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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form 10-K
     
(Mark One)    
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
or
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number: 001-13545 (AMB Property Corporation)
001-14245 (AMB Property, L.P.)
AMB Property Corporation
AMB Property, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
     
Maryland (AMB Property Corporation)
Delaware (AMB Property, L.P.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  94-3281941
94-3285362
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Pier 1, Bay 1,
San Francisco, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  94111
(Zip Code)
 
(415) 394-9000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
         
   
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
AMB Property Corporation   Common Stock, $.01 par value   New York Stock Exchange
AMB Property Corporation   6.50% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
AMB Property Corporation   6.75% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
AMB Property Corporation   7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
AMB Property Corporation   6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock   New York Stock Exchange
AMB Property, L.P.    None   None
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
             
    AMB Property Corporation   None    
    AMB Property, L.P.    None    
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
         
AMB Property Corporation
  Yes þ   No o
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Yes o   No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
 
         
AMB Property Corporation
  Yes o   No þ
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Yes o   No þ
 
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.
 
         
AMB Property Corporation
  Yes þ   No o
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Yes þ   No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
AMB Property Corporation:
 
     
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) o
  Smaller reporting company o
 
AMB Property, L.P.:
 
     
Large accelerated filer o
  Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) þ
  Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
         
AMB Property Corporation
  Yes o   No þ
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Yes o   No þ
 
The aggregate market value of common shares held by non-affiliates of AMB Property Corporation (based upon the closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange) on June 30, 2009 was $2,668,464,248.
 
As of February 17, 2010, there were 149,203,394 shares of AMB Property Corporation’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Part III incorporates by reference portions of AMB Property Corporation’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders which the registrant anticipates will be filed no later than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A.
 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This report combines the annual reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires: references to “AMB Property Corporation”, the “Parent Company” or the “parent company” mean AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and its controlled subsidiaries; and references to “AMB Property, L.P.”, the “Operating Partnership” or the “operating partnership” mean AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and its controlled subsidiaries. The terms “the Company” and “the company” mean the parent company, the operating partnership and their controlled subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In addition, references to the company, the parent company or the operating partnership could mean the entity itself or one or a number of their controlled subsidiaries.
 
The parent company is a real estate investment trust and the general partner of the operating partnership. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company owned an approximate 97.8% general partnership interest in the operating partnership, excluding preferred units. The remaining approximate 2.2% common limited partnership interests are owned by non-affiliated investors and certain current and former directors and officers of the parent company. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company owned all of the preferred limited partnership units of the operating partnership. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, the parent company has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the operating partnership’s day-to-day management and control.
 
The company believes combining the annual reports on Form 10-K of the parent company and the operating partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
 
  •  enhancing investors’ understanding of the parent company and the operating partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
 
  •  eliminating duplicative disclosure and providing a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the company’s disclosure applies to both the parent company and the operating partnership; and
 
  •  creating time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
 
Management operates the parent company and the operating partnership as one enterprise. The management of the parent company consists of the same members as the management of the operating partnership. These members are officers of the parent company and employees of the operating partnership.
 
There are few differences between the parent company and the operating partnership, which are reflected in the disclosure in this report. The company believes it is important to understand the differences between the parent company and the operating partnership in the context of how the parent company and the operating partnership operate as an interrelated consolidated company. The parent company is a real estate investment trust, whose only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests of the operating partnership. As a result, the parent company does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the sole general partner of the operating partnership, issuing public equity from time to time and guaranteeing certain debt of the operating partnership. The parent company itself does not hold any indebtedness but guarantees some of the secured and unsecured debt of the operating partnership, as disclosed in this report. The operating partnership holds substantially all the assets of the company and holds the ownership interests in the company’s joint ventures. The operating partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for net proceeds from public equity issuances by the parent company, which are contributed to the operating partnership in exchange for partnership units, the operating partnership generates the capital required by the company’s business through the operating partnership’s operations, by the operating partnership’s direct or indirect incurrence of indebtedness or through the issuance of partnership units of the operating partnership or its subsidiaries.
 
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operating partnership’s financial statements and as noncontrolling interests in the parent company’s financial statements. The noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership’s financial statements include the interests of joint venture partners, and preferred limited partnership unitholders and common limited partnership unitholders of AMB Property II, L.P., a subsidiary of the operating partnership. The noncontrolling interests in the parent company’s financial statements include the same noncontrolling interests at the operating partnership level and limited partnership unitholders of the operating partnership. The differences between stockholders’ equity and partners’ capital result from the differences in the equity issued at the parent company and operating partnership levels.
 
To help investors understand the significant differences between the parent company and the operating partnership, this report presents the following separate sections for each of the parent company and the operating partnership:
 
  •  consolidated financial statements;
 
  •  the following notes to the consolidated financial statements:
 
  •  Debt;
 
  •  Income taxes;
 
  •  Noncontrolling Interests; and
 
  •  Stockholders’ Equity of the Parent Company/Partners’ Capital of the Operating Partnership; and
 
  •  Liquidity and Capital Resources in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
This report also includes separate Item 9A. Controls and Procedures sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the parent company and the operating partnership in order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each entity have made the requisite certifications and that the parent company and operating partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. §1350.
 
In order to highlight the differences between the parent company and the operating partnership, the separate sections in this report for the parent company and the operating partnership specifically refer to the parent company and the operating partnership. In the sections that combine disclosure of the parent company and the operating partnership, this report refers to actions or holdings as being actions or holdings of the company. Although the operating partnership is generally the entity that enters into contracts and joint ventures and holds assets and debt, reference to the company is appropriate because the business is one enterprise and the parent company operates the business through the operating partnership.
 
As general partner with control of the operating partnership, the parent company consolidates the operating partnership for financial reporting purposes, and the parent company does not have significant assets other than its investment in the operating partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the parent company and the operating partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. The separate discussions of the parent company and the operating partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the company on a consolidated basis and how management operates the company.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
INDEX
 
                         
        Page    
 
      Business     7          
          The Company     7          
          Investment Strategy     7          
          Primary Sources of Revenue and Earnings     8          
          Long Term Growth Strategies     8          
      Risk Factors     11          
      Unresolved Staff Comments     32          
      Properties     32          
          Industrial Properties     32          
          Owned and Managed Operating Statistics     37          
          Development Properties     39          
          Properties Held Through Co-investment Ventures, Limited Liability Companies and  Partnerships     40          
      Legal Proceedings     44          
      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     44          
 
PART II
      Market for AMB Property Corporation’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     45          
        Market for AMB Property, L.P.’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities     45          
      Selected Financial Data — AMB Property Corporation     48          
        Selected Financial Data — AMB Property, L.P.      50          
      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     52          
          Management’s Overview     52          
          Summary of Key Transactions     55          
          Critical Accounting Policies     55          
          Consolidated Results of Operations     58          
          Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Parent Company     64          
          Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership     70          
          Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements     87          
          Supplemental Earnings Measures     88          
      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     91          
      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     93          
      Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure     93          
      Controls and Procedures     93          
      Other Information     94          
 
PART III
      Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance     95          
      Executive Compensation     95          
      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters     95          
      Certain Relationships and Related Transaction, and Director Independence     95          
      Principal Accountant Fees and Services     95          
 
PART IV
      Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules     95          
 EX-10.6
 EX-21.1
 EX-21.2
 EX-23.1
 EX-23.2
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Some of the information included in this annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because these forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events or circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements might not occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecasting,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates,” or the negative of these words and phrases, or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indicators of whether, or the time at which, such performance or results will be achieved. There is no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and the company may not be able to realize them.
 
The following factors, among others, apply to the company’s business as a whole and could cause its actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:
 
  •  changes in general economic conditions in California, the U.S. or globally (including financial market fluctuations), global trade or in the real estate sector (including risks relating to decreasing real estate valuations and impairment charges);
 
  •  risks associated with using debt to fund the company’s business activities, including re-financing and interest rate risks;
 
  •  the company’s failure to obtain, renew, or extend necessary financing or access the debt or equity markets;
 
  •  the company’s failure to maintain its current credit agency ratings or comply with its debt covenants;
 
  •  risks related to the company’s obligations in the event of certain defaults under co-investment venture and other debt;
 
  •  risks associated with equity and debt securities financings and issuances (including the risk of dilution);
 
  •  defaults on or non-renewal of leases by customers or renewal at lower than expected rent;
 
  •  difficulties in identifying properties, portfolios of properties, or interests in real-estate related entities or platforms to acquire and in effecting acquisitions on advantageous terms and the failure of acquisitions to perform as the company expects;
 
  •  unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties, portfolios of properties, or interests in real-estate related entities;
 
  •  the company’s failure to successfully integrate acquired properties and operations;
 
  •  risks and uncertainties affecting property development, redevelopment and value-added conversion (including construction delays, cost overruns, the company’s inability to obtain necessary permits and financing, the company’s inability to lease properties at all or at favorable rents and terms, and public opposition to these activities);
 
  •  the company’s failure to set up additional funds, attract additional investment in existing funds or to contribute properties to its co-investment ventures due to such factors as its inability to acquire, develop, or lease properties that meet the investment criteria of such ventures, or the co-investment ventures’ inability to access debt and equity capital to pay for property contributions or their allocation of available capital to cover other capital requirements;
 
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  •  risks of doing business internationally and global expansion, including unfamiliarity with new markets and currency risks;
 
  •  risks of changing personnel and roles;
 
  •  losses in excess of the company’s insurance coverage;
 
  •  changes in local, state and federal regulatory requirements, including changes in real estate and zoning laws;
 
  •  increases in real property tax rates;
 
  •  risks associated with the company’s tax structuring;
 
  •  increases in interest rates and operating costs or greater than expected capital expenditures; and
 
  •  environmental uncertainties and risks related to natural disasters.
 
In addition, if the parent company fails to qualify and maintain its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then the parent company’s actual results and future events could differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements.
 
The company’s success also depends upon economic trends generally, various market conditions and fluctuations and those other risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report. The company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect the company’s analysis only and speak as of the date of this report or as of the dates indicated in the statements. All of the company’s forward-looking statements, including those in this report, are qualified in their entirety by this statement. The company assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.
 
The company uses the terms “industrial properties” or “industrial buildings” to describe the various types of industrial properties in its portfolio and uses these terms interchangeably with the following: logistics facilities, centers or warehouses, High Throughput Distribution® (HTD®) facilities; or any combination of these terms. The company uses the term “owned and managed” to describe assets in which it has at least a 10% ownership interest, for which it is the property or asset manager and which it currently intends to hold for the long term. The company uses the term “joint venture” to describe all joint ventures, including co-investment ventures with real estate developers, other real estate operators, or institutional investors where the company may or may not have control, act as the manager and/or developer, earn asset management distributions or fees, or earn incentive distributions or promote interests. In certain cases, the company might provide development, leasing, property management and/or accounting services, for which it may receive compensation. The company uses the term “co-investment venture” to describe joint ventures with institutional investors, managed by the company, from which the company typically receives acquisition fees for acquisitions, portfolio and asset management distributions or fees, as well as incentive distributions or promote interests. Unless otherwise indicated, management’s discussion and analysis applies to both the operating partnership and the parent company.
 
The company’s website address is http://www.amb.com. The annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K of the parent company and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available on the company’s website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after the company electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The public may read and copy these materials at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website that contains such reports, proxy and information statements and other information, and the Internet address is http://www.sec.gov. The company’s Corporate Governance Principles and Code of Business Conduct are also posted on the company’s website. Information contained on the company’s website is not and should not be deemed a part of this report or any other report or filing filed with or furnished to the SEC. The operating partnership does not have a separate internet address and its SEC reports are available free of charge upon request to the attention of the company’s Investor Relations Department, AMB Property Corporation, Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, CA 94111. The following marks are registered trademarks of AMB Property Corporation: AMB®; and High Throughput Distribution® (HTD®).


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PART I
 
Item 1.   Business
 
The Company
 
The company is a global owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, focused on major hub and gateway distribution markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia. As of December 31, 2009, the company owned, or had investments in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 155.1 million square feet (14.4 million square meters) in 47 markets within 14 countries. The company invests in properties located predominantly in the infill submarkets of its targeted markets. The company’s portfolio is comprised of High Throughput Distribution® facilities — industrial properties built for speed and located near airports, seaports and ground transportation systems.
 
The approximately 155.1 million square feet as of December 31, 2009 included:
 
  •  132.6 million square feet (principally, warehouse distribution buildings) on an owned and managed basis, which includes investments held on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint ventures, that were 91.2% leased;
 
  •  15.0 million square feet in its development portfolio, including approximately 9.7 million square feet in 33 development projects that are complete and in the process of stabilization and approximately 5.3 million square feet in 15 development projects under construction;
 
  •  7.4 million square feet in 46 industrial operating buildings in unconsolidated joint ventures in which the company has investments but does not manage; and
 
  •  152,000 square feet through a ground lease, which is the location of its global headquarters.
 
The company’s business is operated primarily through the operating partnership. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company owned an approximate 97.8% general partnership interest in the operating partnership, excluding preferred units. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, the parent company has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for and discretion in its day-to-day management and control.
 
The parent company is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust and it expects that it has qualified, and will continue to qualify, as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes beginning with the year ended December 31, 1997. As a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, the company’s own employees perform its corporate administrative and management functions, rather than the company relying on an outside manager for these services. The company believes that real estate is fundamentally a local business and is best operated by local teams in each of its markets. As a vertically integrated company, the company actively manages its portfolio of properties. In select markets, the company may, from time to time, establish relationships with third-party real estate management firms, brokers and developers that provide some property-level administrative and management services under the company’s direction.
 
The company’s global headquarters are located at Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111; the company’s telephone number is (415) 394-9000. The company’s other principal office locations are in Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2009, the company employed 521 individuals.
 
Investment Strategy
 
The company’s investment strategy focuses on providing distribution space to customers whose businesses are tied to global trade and depend on the efficient movement of goods through the global supply chain. The company’s properties are primarily located in the world’s busiest distribution markets featuring large, supply-constrained infill locations with dense populations and proximity to seaports, airports and major freeway interchanges. When measured by annualized base rent, on an owned and managed basis, a substantial majority of the company’s portfolio of industrial properties is located in its target markets and much of this is in infill submarkets. Infill locations are characterized by supply constraints on the availability of land for competing projects as well as


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physical, political or economic barriers to new development. The company believes that its facilities are essential to creating efficiencies in the supply chain and its business encompasses a blend of real estate, global logistics and infrastructure.
 
In its target markets, the company focuses on HTD® facilities, industrial properties designed to facilitate the rapid distribution of its customers’ products rather than the long term storage of goods. The company’s investment focus on HTD® assets is based on what it believes to be a global trend toward lower inventory levels and expedited supply chains. HTD® facilities generally have a variety of physical and locational characteristics that allow for the rapid transport of goods from point to point. These physical characteristics could include numerous dock doors, shallower building depths, fewer columns, large truck courts and more space for trailer parking. The company believes that these building characteristics help its customers to reduce their costs and become more efficient in their delivery systems. The locational characteristics feature large, supply-constrained infill locations with dense populations and proximity to seaports, airports and major freeway interchanges. The company’s customers comprise logistics, freight forwarding and air-express companies with time-sensitive needs that value facilities that are proximate to transportation infrastructure.
 
The company believes that changes in global trade have been a primary driver of demand for industrial real estate for decades, as the correlation between industrial demand and U.S. imports and exports is approximately 80%. The company has observed that demand for industrial real estate is further influenced by the long-term relationship between trade and GDP. Trade and GDP are closely interrelated as higher levels of investment, production and consumption within a globalized country are consistent with increased levels of imports and exports. As the world produces and consumes more, the company believes that the volume of global trade will continue to increase at a rate well in excess of global GDP. International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts indicated that global trade fell by more than 12% in 2009, the steepest decline in modern history. This compares to a forecasted decline of only 1% in global GDP. Current 2010 consensus estimates for the U.S. and global GDP growth are 2.7% and 3.9%, respectively, which the company believes should result in a significant rebound in trade and industrial real estate demand.
 
Primary Sources of Revenue and Earnings
 
The primary source of the company’s core earnings is revenues received from its real estate operations and private capital business. The principal contributor of its core earnings is rent received from customers under long-term (generally three to ten years) operating leases at its properties, including reimbursements from customers for certain operating costs and asset management fees. The company also generates core earnings from its private capital business, which include priority distributions, acquisition and development fees, promote interests and incentive distributions from its co-investment ventures. The company may generate additional earnings from the disposition of assets in its development-for-sale and value-added conversion programs as well as from land sales.
 
Long-Term Growth Strategies
 
The company believes that its long-term growth will be driven by its ability to:
 
  •  maintain and increase occupancy rates and/or increase rental rates at its properties;
 
  •  raise third-party equity and grow its earnings from its private capital business from the acquisition of new properties or through the possible contribution of properties;
 
  •  acquire industrial real estate with total returns above the company’s cost of capital; and
 
  •  develop properties profitably and either to hold or to sell these development properties to third parties.
 
Growth through Operations
 
The company seeks to generate long-term internal growth by maintaining a high occupancy rate at its properties, by controlling expenses and through contractual rent increases on existing space and thus capitalizing on the economies of scale inherent in owning, operating and growing a large, global portfolio. The company actively manages its portfolio by establishing leasing strategies and negotiating lease terms, pricing, and level and timing of property improvements. With respect to its leasing strategies, the company takes a long-term view to ensure that it


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maximizes the value of its real estate. As the company continues to work through a challenging operating environment and to provide flexibility to its customers, the company evaluates and adjusts its leasing strategies for market terms and leasing rates, which may include leasing terms of less than four years in duration. The company believes that its long-standing focus on customer relationships and ability to provide global solutions for a well-diversified customer base in the logistics, shipping, and air cargo industries will enable it to capitalize on opportunities as they arise.
 
The company believes that the strategic locations within its portfolio, the experience of its cycle-tested operations team and its ability to respond quickly to the needs of its customers provides a competitive advantage in leasing. The company believes that its regular maintenance programs, capital expenditure programs, energy management and sustainability programs create cost efficiencies that provide benefit to it and its customers.
 
Growth through Co-Investments
 
The company, through AMB Capital Partners, LLC, its private capital group, was one of the pioneers of the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry’s co-investment model and has more than 26 years of experience in asset management and fund formation. The company co-invests in properties with private capital investors through partnerships, limited liability companies or other joint ventures. The company has a direct and long-standing relationship with institutional investors. More than 60% of the company’s owned and managed operating portfolio is held through its eight co-investment ventures. The company tailors industrial portfolios to investors’ specific needs in separate or commingled accounts and deploys capital in both close-ended and open-ended structures, while providing complete portfolio management and financial reporting services. Generally, the company is the largest investor in its funds and owns a 10-50% interest in its co-investment ventures. The company believes that its significant ownership of 10-50% in each of its funds provides a strong alignment of its interest with its co-investment partners’ interests.
 
The company believes that its co-investment program with private-capital investors will continue to serve as a source of revenues and capital for new investments. In anticipation of the formation of future co-investment ventures, the company may also hold acquired and newly developed properties for contribution to such future co-investment ventures. The company may make additional investments through its existing co-investment ventures or new co-investment ventures in the future and presently plans to do so. The company is in various stages of discussions with prospective investors to attract new capital to take advantage of potential future opportunities and these capital raising activities may include the formation of new joint ventures. Such transactions, if the company completes them, may be material individually or in aggregate.
 
Growth through Acquisitions and Capital Redeployment
 
The company’s acquisition experience and its network of property management, leasing and acquisition resources should continue to provide opportunities for growth. In addition to its internal resources, the company has long-term relationships with lenders, leasing and investment sales brokers, as well as third-party local property management firms, which may give it access to additional acquisition opportunities because such managers frequently market properties on behalf of sellers. The company is actively monitoring its target markets and may seek opportunities to selectively acquire high-quality, well-located industrial real estate. The company strives to enhance the quality of its portfolio through acquisitions that are accretive to the company’s earnings and its net asset value. In addition, the company seeks to redeploy capital from the sale of non-strategic assets into properties that better fit its current investment focus.
 
The company is generally engaged in various stages of negotiations for a number of acquisitions and other transactions, some of which may be significant, that may include, but are not limited to, individual properties, large multi-property portfolios and platforms or property owning or real estate-related entities.
 
Growth through Development
 
The company’s development business consists of conventional development, build-to-suit development, redevelopment, value-added conversions and land sales. Despite the cyclical downturn in the U.S. and global economy, the company believes that, over the long term, customer demand for new industrial space in strategic


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markets tied to global trade will continue to outpace supply, most notably in major gateway markets in Asia, Europe and Brazil. The company believes that the development, redevelopment and expansion of well-located, high-quality industrial properties provide attractive investment opportunities at higher rates of return, due to the development risk, than may be obtained from the purchase of existing properties. Through the deployment of its in-house development and redevelopment expertise, the company seeks to create value both through new construction and the acquisition and management of redevelopment opportunities. New developments, redevelopments and value-added conversions require significant management attention, and development and redevelopment may require significant capital investment, to maximize their returns. The company pursues development projects directly and in co-investment ventures and development joint ventures, providing it with the flexibility to pursue development projects independently or in partnerships, depending on market conditions, submarkets or building sites and availability of capital. Completed development and redevelopment properties are held in its owned and managed portfolio or sold to third parties.
 
The company believes that its long-standing focus on infill locations creates a unique opportunity to enhance value through the conversion of select industrial properties to higher and better uses. Value-added conversion projects generally involve a significant enhancement or a change in use of the property from an industrial facility to a higher and better use, including use as research & development, office, residential, retail, or manufacturing properties. Activities required to prepare the property for conversion to a higher and better use may include rezoning, redesigning, reconstructing and retenanting. The sales price of a value-added conversion project is generally based on the underlying land value, reflecting its ultimate higher and better use and, as such, little to no residual value is ascribed to the industrial building. Generally, the company expects to sell to third parties these value-added conversion projects at some point in the re-entitlement and conversion process, thus recognizing the enhanced value of the underlying land that supports the property’s repurposed use. The company believes that its global market presence and expertise will enable it to generate and capitalize on a diverse range of development opportunities over the long term.
 
The company’s development team has experience in real estate development, both with the company and with local, national or international development firms. Although the company has reduced its development staff in correlation to reduced levels of development activity, the company has retained certain key investment and development personnel in its most productive platforms around the globe to preserve its long-term growth potential. This core development team possesses multidisciplinary backgrounds that allows for the completion of the build-out of the company’s development pipeline, as well as the temporary deployment of some of the team members in leasing, operations and customer service, as it completes the build-out and lease-up of its current development pipeline.
 
See Part IV, Item 15: Note 18 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for segment information related to the company’s operations and information regarding geographic areas.


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ITEM 1A.   Risk Factors
 
BUSINESS RISKS
 
The company’s operations involve various risks that could have adverse consequences to it. These risks include, among others:
 
Risks of the Current Economic Environment
 
Disruptions in the global capital and credit markets may adversely affect the company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
Recent global market and economic conditions have been unprecedented and challenging with tighter credit conditions, slower growth and recession in most major economies during 2009. Although signs of recovery may exist, there are continued concerns about the systemic impact of inflation, the availability and cost of credit, a declining real estate market, and geopolitical issues that contribute to increased market volatility and uncertain expectations for the global economy. These conditions, combined with declining business activity levels and consumer confidence, increased unemployment and volatile oil prices, contributed to unprecedented levels of volatility in the capital markets during 2009. Any additional, continued or recurring disruptions in the capital and credit markets may adversely affect the company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
As a result of these market conditions, the cost and availability of credit have been and may continue to be adversely affected by illiquid credit markets and wider credit spreads. Concern about the stability of the markets generally and the strength of counterparties specifically has led many lenders and institutional investors to reduce, and in some cases, cease to provide funding to businesses and consumers. These factors have led to a decrease in spending by businesses and consumers alike, and a corresponding decrease in global infrastructure spending. While the company currently believes that it has sufficient working capital and capacity under its credit facilities in the near term, continued or recurring turbulence in the global markets and economies and prolonged declines in business and consumer spending may adversely affect its liquidity and financial condition, as well as the liquidity and financial condition of its customers. If these market conditions persist, recur or worsen in the long term, they may limit the company’s ability, and the ability of its customers, to timely replace maturing liabilities, and access the credit markets to meet liquidity needs.
 
If the long-term debt ratings of the operating partnership fall below its current levels, the borrowing cost of debt under its unsecured credit facilities and certain term loans may increase. In addition, if the long-term debt ratings of the operating partnership fall below investment grade, it may be unable to request borrowings in currencies other than U.S. dollars or Japanese Yen, as applicable; however, the lack of other currency borrowings does not affect its ability to fully draw down under the credit facilities or term loans. While the operating partnership currently does not expect its long-term debt ratings to fall below investment grade, in the event that its ratings do fall below those levels, it may be unable to exercise its options to extend the term of its credit facilities, and the loss of its ability to borrow in foreign currencies could affect its ability to optimally hedge its borrowings against foreign currency exchange rate changes. In addition, the company cannot assure you that additional, continuing or recurring long-term disruptions in the global economy and the continuation of tighter credit conditions among, and potential failures of, third-party financial institutions as a result of such disruptions will not have an adverse effect on the operating partnership’s borrowing capacity and liquidity position. The operating partnership’s access to funds under its credit facilities is dependent on the ability of the lenders that are parties to such facilities to meet their funding commitments to the operating partnership. The company cannot assure you that if one of the operating partnership’s lenders fails (some of whom are lenders under a number of the operating partnership’s facilities), the operating partnership will be successful in finding a replacement lender and, as a result, its borrowing capacity under the applicable facilities may be permanently reduced. If the company does not have sufficient cash flows and income from its operations to meet its financial commitments and those lenders are not able to meet their funding commitments to the operating partnership, the company’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.


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Certain of the company’s third-party indebtedness is held by the company’s consolidated or unconsolidated joint ventures. In the event that the company’s joint venture partner is unable to meet its obligations under the joint venture agreements or the third-party debt agreements, the company may elect to pay its joint venture partner’s portion of debt to avoid foreclosure on the mortgaged property or permit the lender to foreclose on the mortgaged property to meet the joint venture’s debt obligations. In either case, the company could face a loss of income and asset value on the property.
 
There can be no assurance that the markets will stabilize in the near future or that the company will choose to or be able to increase its levels of capital deployment at such time or ever. In addition, a continued increase in the cost of credit and inability to access the capital and credit markets may adversely impact the occupancy of the company’s properties, the disposition of its properties, private capital raising and contribution of properties to its co-investment ventures. For example, an inability to fully lease the company’s properties may result in such properties not meeting the company’s investment criteria for contributions to its co-investment ventures. If the company is unable to contribute completed development properties to its co-investment ventures or sell its completed development projects to third parties, the company will not be able to recognize gains from the contribution or sale of such properties and, as a result, the net income available to the parent company’s common stockholders and its funds from operations will decrease. Additionally, business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns and other similar factors that affect the company’s customers may adversely impact its business and financial condition. Furthermore, general uncertainty in the real estate markets has resulted in conditions where the pricing of certain real estate assets may be difficult due to uncertainty with respect to capitalization rates and valuations, among other things, which may add to the difficulty of buyers or the company’s co-investment ventures to obtain financing on favorable terms to acquire such properties or cause potential buyers to not complete acquisitions of such properties. The market uncertainty with respect to capitalization rates and real estate valuations also adversely impacts the company’s net asset value. In addition, the operating partnership may face difficulty in refinancing its mortgage debt, or may be unable to refinance such debt at all, if its property values significantly decline. Such a decline may also cause a default under the loan-to-value covenants in some of the company’s joint ventures’ mortgage debt, which may require its joint ventures to re-margin or pay down a portion of the applicable debt. There can be no assurance, however, that in such an event, the company will be able to do so to prevent foreclosure.
 
In the event that the company does not have sufficient cash available to it through its operations to continue operating its business as usual, the company may need to find alternative ways to increase its liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, divesting itself of properties, whether or not they otherwise meet the company’s strategic objectives to keep in the long term, at less than optimal terms; issuing and selling its debt and equity in public or private transactions under less than optimal conditions; entering into leases with its customers at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms; or entering into lease renewals with its existing customers without an increase in rental rates at turnover. There can be no assurance, however, that such alternative ways to increase the company’s liquidity will be available to the company. Additionally, taking such measures to increase the company’s liquidity may adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company had $187.2 million in cash and cash equivalents. The company’s available cash and cash equivalents are held in accounts managed by third-party financial institutions and consist of invested cash and cash in its operating accounts. The invested cash is invested in money market funds that invest solely in direct obligations of the government of the United States or in time deposits with certain financial institutions. To date, the company has experienced no loss or lack of access to its invested cash or cash equivalents; however, the company can provide no assurances that access to its invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.
 
At any point in time, the company also has a significant amount of cash deposits in its operating accounts that are with third-party financial institutions, and, as of December 31, 2009, the amount in such deposits was approximately $159.4 million on a consolidated basis. These balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. While the company monitors daily the cash balances in its operating accounts and adjusts the cash balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the company has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.


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The price per share of the parent company’s stock may decline or fluctuate significantly.
 
The market price per share of the parent company’s common stock may decline or fluctuate significantly in response to many factors, including:
 
  •  general market and economic conditions;
 
  •  actual or anticipated variations in the parent company’s operating results or dividends or the parent company’s payment of dividends in shares of its stock;
 
  •  changes in its funds from operations or earnings estimates;
 
  •  difficulties or inability to access capital or extend or refinance existing debt;
 
  •  breaches of covenants and defaults under the operating partnership’s credit facilities and other debt;
 
  •  decreasing (or uncertainty in) real estate valuations, market rents and rental occupancy rates;
 
  •  a change in analyst ratings or the operating partnership’s credit ratings;
 
  •  general stock and bond market conditions, including changes in interest rates on fixed income securities, that may lead prospective purchasers of the parent company’s stock to demand a higher annual yield from future dividends;
 
  •  adverse market reaction to any additional debt the operating partnership incurs in the future or any other capital market activity the company may conduct, including additional issuances of parent company stock;
 
  •  adverse market reaction to the company’s strategic initiatives and their implementation;
 
  •  changes in market valuations of similar companies;
 
  •  publication of research reports about the parent company or the real estate industry;
 
  •  the general reputation of real estate investment trusts and the attractiveness of their equity securities in comparison to other equity securities (including securities issued by other real estate-based companies);
 
  •  additions or departures of key management personnel;
 
  •  actions by institutional stockholders;
 
  •  speculation in the press or investment community;
 
  •  terrorist activity may adversely affect the markets in which the company’s securities trade, possibly increasing market volatility and causing the further erosion of business and consumer confidence and spending;
 
  •  governmental regulatory action and changes in tax laws; and
 
  •  the realization of any of the other risk factors included in this report.
 
Many of the factors listed above are beyond the company’s control. These factors may cause the market price of shares of the parent company’s common stock to decline, regardless of its financial condition, results of operations, business or its prospects.
 
Debt Financing Risks
 
The company faces risks associated with the use of debt to fund its business activities, including refinancing and interest rate risks.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had total debt outstanding of $3.2 billion. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company guaranteed $1.2 billion of the operating partnership’s obligations with respect to the senior debt securities referenced in the parent company’s financial statements. The operating partnership is subject to risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that its cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. It is likely that the operating partnership will need


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to refinance at least a portion of its outstanding debt as it matures. There is a risk that the operating partnership may not be able to refinance existing debt or that the terms of any refinancing will not be as favorable as the terms of its existing debt. If the operating partnership is unable to refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity or pay them with proceeds of other capital transactions, then the operating partnership expects that its cash flow will not be sufficient in all years to repay all such maturing debt and to pay distributions to its unitholders, including the parent company, which, in turn, will be unable to pay cash dividends to its stockholders. Furthermore, if prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans) result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, then the interest expense relating to that refinanced indebtedness would increase. Higher interest rates on newly incurred debt may negatively impact the operating partnership as well. If interest rates increase, the operating partnership’s interest costs and overall costs of capital will increase, which could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operation and cash flow, the market price of the parent company’s stock, the operating partnership’s ability to pay principal and interest on its debt and to pay distributions to its unitholders, the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the operating partnership’s capital deployment activity. In addition, there may be circumstances that will require the operating partnership to obtain amendments or waivers to provisions in its credit facilities or other financings. There can be no assurance that the operating partnership will be able to obtain necessary amendments or waivers at all or without significant expense. In such case, the operating partnership may not be able to fund its business activities as planned, within budget or at all.
 
In addition, if the company mortgages one or more of its properties to secure payment of indebtedness and the company is unable to meet mortgage payments, then the property could be foreclosed upon or transferred to the lender with a consequent loss of income and asset value. A foreclosure on one or more of the company’s properties could adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company had outstanding bank guarantees in the amount of $0.4 million used to secure contingent obligations, primarily obligations under development and purchase agreements. As of December 31, 2009, the company also guaranteed $47.9 million and $106.7 million on outstanding loans for six of its consolidated co-investment ventures and four of its unconsolidated co-investment ventures, respectively. Also, the company has entered into contribution agreements with certain of its unconsolidated co-investment venture funds. These contribution agreements require the company to make additional capital contributions to the applicable co-investment venture fund upon certain defaults by the co-investment venture of its debt obligations to the lenders. Such additional capital contributions will cover all or part of the applicable co-investment venture’s debt obligation and may be greater than the company’s share of the co-investment venture’s debt obligation or the value of the company’s share of any property securing such debt. The company’s contribution obligations under these agreements will be reduced by the amounts recovered by the lender and the fair market value of the property, if any, used to secure the debt and obtained by the lender upon default. The company’s potential obligations under these contribution agreements were $260.6 million as of December 31, 2009. The company intends to continue to guarantee debt of its unconsolidated co-investment venture funds and make additional contributions to its unconsolidated co-investment venture funds in connection with property contributions to the funds. Such payment obligations under such guarantees and contribution obligations under such contribution agreements, if required to be paid, could be of a magnitude that could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
Adverse changes in the company’s credit ratings could negatively affect its financing activity.
 
The credit ratings of the operating partnership’s senior unsecured long-term debt and the parent company’s preferred stock are based on its operating performance, liquidity and leverage ratios, overall financial position and other factors employed by the credit rating agencies in their rating analyses of the company. The company’s credit ratings can affect the amount of capital it can access, as well as the terms and pricing of any debt the operating partnership may incur. There can be no assurance that the company will be able to maintain its current credit ratings, and in the event its current credit ratings are downgraded, the company would likely incur higher borrowing costs


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and may encounter difficulty in obtaining additional financing. Also, a downgrade in the company’s credit ratings may trigger additional payments or other negative consequences under its current and future credit facilities and debt instruments. For example, if the operating partnership’s credit ratings of its senior unsecured long-term debt are downgraded to below investment grade levels, the operating partnership may not be able to obtain or maintain extensions on certain of its existing debt. Adverse changes in the operating partnership’s credit ratings could negatively impact its refinancing and other capital market activities, its ability to manage its debt maturities, its future growth, its financial condition, the market price of the parent company’s stock, and its development and acquisition activity.
 
Covenants in the operating partnership’s debt agreements could adversely affect its financial condition.
 
The terms of the operating partnership’s credit agreements and other indebtedness require that it complies with a number of financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit flexibility in the operating partnership’s operations, and its failure to comply with these covenants could cause a default under the applicable debt agreement even if it has satisfied its payment obligations. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had certain non-recourse, secured loans, which are cross-collateralized by multiple properties. If the operating partnership defaults on any of these loans, it may then be required to repay such indebtedness, together with applicable prepayment charges, to avoid foreclosure on all the cross-collateralized properties within the applicable pool. Foreclosure on the operating partnership’s properties, or its inability to refinance its loans on favorable terms, could adversely impact its financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders or distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock. In addition, the operating partnership’s credit facilities and senior debt securities contain certain cross-default provisions, which are triggered in the event that its other material indebtedness is in default. These cross-default provisions may require the operating partnership to repay or restructure the credit facilities and the senior debt securities in addition to any mortgage or other debt that is in default, which could adversely affect the operating partnership’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay distributions to its unitholders and the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the market price of its stock.
 
Failure to hedge effectively against exchange and interest rates may adversely affect results of operations.
 
The company seeks to manage its exposure to exchange and interest rate volatility by using exchange and interest rate hedging arrangements, such as cap agreements and swap agreements. These agreements involve risks, such as the risk that the counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements, that these arrangements may not be effective in reducing the company’s exposure to exchange or interest rate changes and that a court could rule that such agreements are not legally enforceable. Hedging may reduce overall returns on the company’s investments. Failure to hedge effectively against exchange and interest rate changes may materially adversely affect the company’s results of operations.
 
The company is dependent on external sources of capital.
 
In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust, the parent company is required each year to distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its real estate investment trust taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and by excluding any net capital gain) and is subject to tax to the extent its income is not fully distributed. While historically the parent company has satisfied these distribution requirements by making cash distributions to its stockholders, the parent company may choose to satisfy these requirements by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, its own stock. For distributions with respect to taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2011, and in some cases declared as late as December 31, 2012, recent Internal Revenue Service guidance allows the parent company to satisfy up to 90% of the distribution requirements discussed above through the distribution of shares of its stock, if certain conditions are met. Assuming the parent company continues to satisfy these distribution requirements with cash, the parent company and the operating partnership may not be able to fund all future capital needs, including acquisition and development activities, from cash retained from operations and may have to rely on third-party sources of capital. Further, in


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order to maintain the parent company’s real estate investment trust status and avoid the payment of federal income and excise taxes, the parent company, through the operating partnership, may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis to meet the real estate investment trust distribution requirements even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. These short-term borrowing needs could result from differences in timing between the actual receipt of cash and inclusion of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. The company’s ability to access private debt and equity capital on favorable terms or at all is dependent upon a number of factors, including general market conditions, the market’s perception of the company’s growth potential, its current and potential future earnings and cash distributions and the market price of its securities.
 
The operating partnership could incur more debt, increasing its debt service.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-its share of total market capitalization ratio was 46.5%. The operating partnership’s definition of “the operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization” is the operating partnership’s share of total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market equity. See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table contained in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for the operating partnership’s definitions of “market equity” and “the operating partnership’s share of total debt.” As this ratio percentage increases directly with a decrease in the market price per share of the parent company’s capital stock, an unstable market environment will impact this ratio in a volatile manner. There can also be no assurance that the operating partnership would not become more highly leveraged, resulting in an increase in debt service that could adversely affect the cash available for distribution to its unitholders and, in turn, the cash available to distribute to the parent company’s stockholders. Furthermore, if the operating partnership becomes more highly leveraged, the operating partnership may not be in compliance with the debt covenants contained in the agreements governing its co-investment ventures, which could adversely impact its private capital business.
 
Other Real Estate Industry Risks
 
The company’s performance and value are subject to general economic conditions and risks associated with its real estate assets.
 
The investment returns available from equity investments in real estate depend on the amount of income earned and capital appreciation generated by the properties, as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the properties. If the company’s properties do not generate income sufficient to meet operating expenses, including debt service and capital expenditures, then the operating partnership’s ability to pay distributions to its unitholders (including the parent company) and, in turn, the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders could be adversely affected. In addition, there are significant expenditures associated with an investment in real estate (such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs) that generally do not decline when circumstances reduce the income from the property. Income from, and the value of, the company’s properties may be adversely affected by:
 
  •  changes in the general economic climate, such as the current one, including diminished access to or availability of capital (including difficulties in financing, refinancing and extending existing debt) and rising inflation (see “Risks of the Current Economic Environment”);
 
  •  local conditions, such as oversupply of or a reduction in demand for industrial space;
 
  •  the attractiveness of the company’s properties to potential customers;
 
  •  competition from other properties;
 
  •  the company’s ability to provide adequate maintenance and insurance;
 
  •  increased operating costs;
 
  •  increased cost of compliance with regulations;
 
  •  the potential for liability under applicable laws (including changes in tax laws); and
 
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In addition, periods of economic slowdown or recession in the United States and in other countries, rising interest rates, diminished access to or availability of capital or declining demand for real estate, may result in a general decrease in rents, an increased occurrence of defaults under existing leases or greater difficulty in financing the company’s acquisition and development activities, which would adversely affect the company’s financial condition and results of operations. Future terrorist attacks may result in declining economic activity, which could reduce the demand for and the value of the company’s properties. To the extent that future attacks impact the company’s customers, their businesses similarly could be adversely affected, including their ability to continue to honor their existing leases.
 
The company’s properties are concentrated predominantly in the industrial real estate sector. As a result of this concentration, the company feels the impact of an economic downturn in this sector more acutely than if the company’s portfolio included other property types.
 
Declining real estate valuations and impairment charges could adversely affect the company’s earnings and financial condition.
 
The current economic downturn has generally resulted in lower real estate valuations, which has required the company to recognize real estate impairment charges on its assets. The company conducts a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with its policy of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, which indicates that asset values should be analyzed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the first test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the estimated fair value from a market participant standpoint, with the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the estimated fair value recognized as an impairment charge to earnings. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is tested based on a one-step test, comparing the carrying value to the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The company determines the estimated fair values based on assumptions regarding rental rates, costs to complete, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices or contribution values. The company also utilizes the knowledge of its regional teams and the recent valuations of its two open-ended funds, which contain a large, geographically diversified pool of assets, all of which are subject to third-party appraisals on at least an annual basis. As a result of changing market conditions, the company re-evaluated the carrying value of its investments and recognized real estate impairment losses of $181.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 on certain of its investments.
 
The principal trigger which led to the impairment charges was the severe economic deterioration in some markets resulting in a decrease in leasing and rental rates, rising vacancies and an increase in capitalization rates. Additional impairments may be necessary in the future in the event that market conditions continue to deteriorate and impact the factors used to estimate fair value, which may include impairments relating to the company’s unconsolidated real estate as well as impairments relating to the company’s investments in its unconsolidated co-investment ventures. Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are presented under the equity method. The equity method is used when the company has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the joint venture but does not have control of the joint venture. Under the equity method, these investments are initially recognized in the balance sheet at cost and are subsequently adjusted to reflect the company’s proportionate share of net earnings or losses of the joint venture, distributions received, contributions, deferred gains from the contribution of properties and certain other adjustments, as appropriate. When circumstances indicate there may have been a loss in value of an equity investment, the company evaluates the investment for impairment by estimating the company’s ability to recover its investment or if the loss in value is other than temporary. To evaluate whether an impairment is other than temporary, the company considers relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the period of time in any unrealized loss position, the likelihood of a future recovery, and the company’s positive intent and ability to hold the investment until the forecasted recovery. If the company determines the loss in value is other than temporary, the company recognizes an impairment charge to reflect the


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investment at fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company did not record any impairment on its investments in unconsolidated co-investment ventures. There can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions the company uses to assess impairments are accurate and will reflect actual results. A worsening real estate market may cause the company to reevaluate the assumptions used in its impairment analysis and its intent to hold, sell, develop or contribute properties. Impairment charges could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations and its ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock. See Part IV, Item 15: Note 3 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a more detailed discussion of the real estate impairment losses recorded in the company’s results of operations.
 
The company may be unable to lease vacant space or renew leases or relet space as leases expire.
 
As of December 31, 2009, on an owned and managed basis, the company’s occupancy average was 91.4% year-to-date and the leases on 13.1% of the company’s industrial properties (based on annualized base rent) will expire on or prior to December 31, 2010. The company derives most of its income from rent received from its customers. Accordingly, the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and its ability to pay dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock could be adversely affected if the company is unable to lease vacant space at favorable rents or terms or at all and to promptly relet or renew expiring leases or if the rental rates upon leasing, renewal or reletting are significantly lower than expected. There can be no assurance that the company will be able to lease its vacant space, renew its expiring leases, increase its occupancy to its historical averages or generally realize the potential of its currently low-yielding assets (including the build-out and leasing of its development platform). Periods of economic slowdown or recession are likely to adversely affect the company’s leasing activities. If a customer experiences a downturn in its business or other type of financial distress, then it may be unable to make timely rental payments or renew its lease. Further, the company’s ability to rent space and the rents that it can charge are impacted, not only by customer demand, but by the number of other properties the company has to compete with to appeal to customers.
 
The company could be adversely affected if a significant number of its customers are unable to meet their lease obligations.
 
The company’s results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of the parent company’s stock would be adversely affected if a significant number of the company’s customers were unable to meet their lease obligations. In the current economic environment, it is likely that customer bankruptcies will increase. If a customer seeks the protection of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, such customer’s lease may be terminated in the process and result in a reduction of cash flow to the company. In the event of a significant number of lease defaults and/or tenant bankruptcies, the company’s cash flow may not be sufficient to pay distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and repay maturing debt and any other obligations. As of December 31, 2009, on an owned and managed basis, the company did not have any single customer account for annualized base rent revenues greater than 3.6%. However, in the event of lease defaults by a significant number of the company’s customers, the company may incur substantial costs in enforcing its rights as landlord.
 
The company may be unable to consummate acquisitions on advantageous terms or at all or acquisitions may not perform as it expects.
 
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include non-core assets, that the new investments may come with unexpected liabilities and that the company’s cost estimates for developing or bringing an acquired property up to market standards may prove inaccurate. The company may not be able to acquire assets at values above the company’s cost of capital. In addition, the company expects to finance future acquisitions through a combination of borrowings under its unsecured credit facilities, proceeds from private or public equity or debt offerings (including issuances of operating partnership units) and proceeds from property divestitures, which may not be available at favorable pricing or at all and which could adversely affect the company’s cash flow. Further, the company faces significant competition for attractive investment opportunities from other real estate investors, including both publicly-traded real estate investment trusts and private institutional investors and funds. This competition increases as quality investment opportunities arise at favorable pricing and investments in real estate become increasingly attractive relative to other forms of investment. As a result of competition, the company may be unable to make additional investments as it desires or the purchase price of the investments may be significantly elevated. Also, the company may incur significant transaction-related costs in exploring and pursuing potential transactions it may not consummate. Any of the above risks could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and the ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
The company is subject to risks and liabilities in connection with forming new joint ventures, investing in new or existing joint ventures, attracting third party investment and owning properties through joint ventures and other investment vehicles.
 
As of December 31, 2009, approximately 88.1 million square feet of the company’s properties were held through joint ventures, limited liability companies or partnerships with third parties. The company’s organizational documents do not limit the amount of available funds that it may invest in partnerships, limited liability companies or joint ventures, and the company may and currently intends to develop and acquire properties through joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships with and investments in other entities when warranted by the circumstances. However, there can be no assurance that the company will be able to form new joint ventures, attract third party investment or make additional investments in new or existing joint ventures, successfully develop or acquire properties through such joint ventures, or realize value from such joint ventures. The company’s inability to do so may have an adverse effect on the company’s growth, its earnings and the market price of the parent company’s securities.
 
Joint venture partners may share certain approval rights over major decisions and some partners may manage the properties in the joint venture investments. Joint venture investments involve certain risks, including:
 
  •  if the company’s joint venture partners go bankrupt, then the company and any other remaining partners may generally remain liable for the investment’s liabilities;
 
  •  if the company’s joint venture partners fail to fund their share of any required capital contributions, then the company may choose to or be required to contribute such capital;
 
  •  the company may, under certain circumstances, guarantee all or a portion of the joint venture’s debt, which may require the company to pay an amount greater than its investment in the joint venture;
 
  •  the company’s joint venture partners might have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with the company’s business interests or goals that would affect the company’s ability to operate the property;
 
  •  the company’s joint venture partners may have the power to act contrary to the company’s instructions, requests, policies or objectives, including its current policy with respect to maintaining the parent company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust;
 
  •  the joint venture or other governing agreements often restrict the transfer of an interest in the joint venture or may otherwise restrict the company’s ability to sell the interest when it desires or on advantageous terms;
 
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  to own or operate the interests or assets underlying such relationship or may need to purchase such interests or assets at an above-market price to continue ownership;
 
  •  disputes between the company and its joint venture partners may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase the company’s expenses and prevent its officers and directors from focusing their time and effort on the company’s business and result in subjecting the properties owned by the applicable joint venture to additional risk; and
 
  •  the company may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of its joint venture partners.
 
The company generally seeks to maintain sufficient control or influence over its joint ventures to permit it to achieve its business objectives; however, the company may not be able to do so, and the occurrence of one or more of the events described above could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
The company may not be successful in contributing properties to its co-investment ventures.
 
The company may contribute or sell properties to certain of its co-investment ventures on a case-by-case basis. However, the company may fail to contribute properties to its co-investment ventures due to such factors as its inability to acquire, develop, or lease properties that meet the investment criteria of such ventures, or its co-investment ventures’ inability to access debt and equity capital to pay for property contributions or their allocation of available capital to cover other capital requirements such as forward commitments, loan maturities and future redemptions. If the co-investment ventures are unable to raise additional capital on favorable terms after available capital is depleted or if the value of properties to be contributed or sold to the co-investment ventures are appraised at less than the cost of such properties, then such contributions or sales could be delayed or prevented, adversely affecting the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
A delay in these contributions could result in adverse effects on the company’s liquidity and on its ability to meet projected earnings levels in a particular reporting period, which could have an adverse effect on the company’s results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of its securities.
 
The company may be unable to complete divestitures on advantageous terms or at all.
 
The company may divest itself of properties, which are currently in its portfolio, are held for sale or which otherwise do not meet its strategic objectives. The company may, in certain circumstances, divest itself of properties to increase its liquidity or to capitalize on opportunities that arise. The company’s ability to dispose of properties on advantageous terms or at all depends on factors beyond its control, including competition from other sellers, current market conditions (including capitalization rates applicable to its properties) and the availability of financing for potential buyers of its properties. If the company is unable to dispose of properties on favorable terms or at all or redeploy the proceeds of property divestitures in accordance with its investment strategy, then the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, ability to meet its debt obligations in a timely manner and the ability to pay cash dividends and distributions could be adversely affected, which could also negatively impact the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
Actions by the company’s competitors may affect the company’s ability to divest properties and may decrease or prevent increases of the occupancy and rental rates of the company’s properties.
 
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company may lose potential customers, and the company may be pressured to reduce its rental rates below those the company currently charges in order to retain customers when its customers’ leases expire. As a result, the company’s financial condition, cash flow, cash available for distributions and dividends and, trading price of the parent company’s stock and ability to satisfy the operating partnership’s debt service obligations could be materially adversely affected.
 
The company may be unable to complete renovation, development and redevelopment projects on advantageous terms or at all.
 
On a strategic and selective basis, the company may develop, renovate and redevelop properties. After the financial and real estate markets stabilize, the company may expand its investment in its development, renovation and redevelopment business and complete the build-out and leasing of its development platform. The company may also develop, renovate and redevelop properties in newly formed development joint ventures into which the company may contribute assets. The real estate development, renovation and redevelopment business involves significant risks that could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock, which include the following risks:
 
  •  the company may not be able to obtain financing for development projects on favorable terms or at all and complete construction on schedule or within budget, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs and delays in leasing the properties, generating cash flow and, if applicable, contributing properties to a joint venture;
 
  •  the company may not be able to obtain, or may experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other governmental permits and authorizations;
 
  •  the properties may perform below anticipated levels, producing cash flow below budgeted amounts;
 
  •  the company may not be able to lease properties on favorable terms or at all;
 
  •  construction costs, total investment amounts and the company’s share of remaining funding may exceed the company’s estimates and projects may not be completed, delivered or stabilized as planned;
 
  •  the company may not be able to attract third party investment in new development joint ventures or sufficient customer demand for its product;
 
  •  the company may not be able to capture the anticipated enhanced value created by its value-added conversion projects on its expected timetables or at all;
 
  •  the company may not be able to successfully form development joint ventures or capture value from such newly formed ventures;
 
  •  the company may fail to contribute properties to its co-investment ventures due to such factors as its inability to acquire, develop, or lease properties that meet the investment criteria of such ventures, or its co-investment ventures’ inability to access debt and equity capital to pay for property contributions or their allocation of available capital to cover other capital requirements such as future redemptions;
 
  •  the company may experience delays (temporary or permanent) if there is public opposition to its activities;
 
  •  substantial renovation, new development and redevelopment activities, regardless of their ultimate success, typically require a significant amount of management’s time and attention, diverting their attention from the company’s day-to-day operations; and
 
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Real estate investments are relatively illiquid, making it difficult for the company to respond promptly to changing conditions.
 
Real estate assets are not as liquid as certain other types of assets. Further, the Internal Revenue Code regulates the number of properties that the parent company, as a real estate investment trust, can dispose of in a year, their tax bases and the cost of improvements that the parent company makes to the properties. In addition, a portion of the properties held directly or indirectly by certain of the company’s subsidiary partnerships were acquired in exchange for limited partnership units in the applicable partnership. The contribution agreements for such properties may contain restrictions on certain sales, exchanges or other dispositions of these properties, or a portion thereof, which result in a taxable transaction for specified periods, following the contribution of these properties to the applicable partnership. These limitations may affect the company’s ability to sell properties. This lack of liquidity and the Internal Revenue Code restrictions may limit the company’s ability to vary its portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions and, as a result, could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flow, the market price of the parent company’s stock, the ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the operating partnership’s ability to access capital necessary to meet its debt payments and other obligations.
 
Risks Associated with the Company’s International Business
 
The company’s international activities are subject to special risks and it may not be able to effectively manage its international business.
 
The company acquired and developed, and may continue to acquire and develop on a strategic and selective basis, properties and operating platforms outside the United States. Because local markets affect the company’s operations, the company’s international investments are subject to economic fluctuations in the international locations in which the company invests. Access to capital may be more restricted, or unavailable on favorable terms or at all, in certain locations. In addition, the company’s international operations are subject to the usual risks of doing business abroad such as revisions in tax treaties or other laws and regulations, including those governing the taxation of the company’s international revenues, restrictions on the transfer of funds, and, in certain parts of the world, uncertainty over property rights, terrorist or gang-related activities, civil unrest and political instability. The company cannot predict the likelihood that any of these developments may occur. Further, the company has entered, and may in the future enter, into agreements with non-U.S. entities that are governed by the laws of, and are subject to dispute resolution in the courts of, another country or region. The company cannot accurately predict whether such a forum would provide it with an effective and efficient means of resolving disputes that may arise. Further, even if the company is able to obtain a satisfactory decision through arbitration or a court proceeding, the company could have difficulty enforcing any award or judgment on a timely basis or at all.
 
The company also has offices in many countries outside the United States and, as a result, the company’s operations may be subject to risks that may limit its ability to effectively establish, staff and manage its offices outside the United States, including:
 
  •  differing employment practices and labor issues;
 
  •  local business and cultural factors that differ from the company’s usual standards and practices;
 
  •  regulatory requirements and prohibitions that differ between jurisdictions; and
 
  •  health concerns.
 
The company’s global growth (including growth in new regions in the United States) subjects the company to certain risks, including risks associated with funding increasing headcount, integrating new offices, and establishing effective controls and procedures to regulate the operations of new offices and to monitor compliance with regulations such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In addition, payroll expenses are paid in local currencies and, therefore, the company is exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and these currencies.
 
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results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock could be adversely affected.
 
The company is subject to risks from potential fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the other countries in which it invests.
 
The company may pursue growth opportunities in international markets on a strategic and selective basis. As the company invests in countries where the U.S. dollar is not the national currency, the company is subject to international currency risks from the potential fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of those other countries. A significant depreciation in the value of the currency of one or more countries where the company has a significant investment may materially affect its results of operations. The company attempts to mitigate any such effects by borrowing in the currency of the country in which it is investing and, under certain circumstances, by putting in place international currency put option contracts to hedge exchange rate fluctuations. For leases denominated in international currencies, the company may use derivative financial instruments to manage the international currency exchange risk. The company cannot assure you, however, that its efforts will successfully neutralize all international currency risks.
 
Acquired properties may be located in new markets, where the company may face risks associated with investing in an unfamiliar market.
 
The company has acquired and may continue to acquire properties, portfolios of properties, interests in real-estate related entities or platforms on a strategic and selective basis in international markets that are new to it. When the company acquires properties or platforms located in these markets, it may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, forging new business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local government and permitting procedures. The company works to mitigate such risks through extensive diligence and research and associations with experienced partners; however, there can be no guarantee that all such risks will be eliminated.
 
General Business Risks
 
The company’s performance and value are impacted by the local economic conditions of and the risks associated with doing business in California.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company’s industrial properties located in California represented 22.6% of the aggregate square footage of its industrial operating properties and 21.0% of its industrial annualized base rent, on an owned and managed basis. The company’s revenue from, and the value of, its properties located in California may be affected by local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of or reduced demand for industrial properties) and the local economic climate. Business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns, changing demographics and other factors may adversely impact California’s economic climate. Because of the number of properties the company has located in California, a downturn in California’s economy or real estate conditions could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the market price of its stock.
 
The company faces risks associated with short-term liquid investments.
 
The company continues to have significant cash balances that it invests in a variety of short-term investments that are intended to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income. From time to time, these investments may include (either directly or indirectly):
 
  •  direct obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury;
 
  •  obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies;
 
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  •  commercial paper and other instruments consisting of short-term U.S. dollar denominated obligations issued by corporations and banks;
 
  •  repurchase agreements collateralized by corporate and asset-backed obligations;
 
  •  both registered and unregistered money market funds; and
 
  •  other highly rated short-term securities.
 
Investments in these securities and funds are not insured against loss of principal. Under certain circumstances the company may be required to redeem all or part of its investment, and its right to redeem some or all of its investment may be delayed or suspended. In addition, there is no guarantee that the company’s investments in these securities or funds will be redeemable at par value. A decline in the value of the company’s investment or a delay or suspension of its right to redeem may have an adverse effect on the company’s results of operations or financial condition.
 
The company may experience losses that its insurance does not cover.
 
The company carries commercial liability, property and rental loss insurance covering all the properties that it owns and manages in types and amounts that it believes are adequate and appropriate given the relative risks applicable to the property, the cost of coverage and industry practice. Certain losses, such as those due to terrorism, windstorms, floods or seismic activity, may be insured subject to certain limitations, including large deductibles or co-payments and policy limits. Although the company has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that the company considers commercially reasonable given the cost and availability of such coverage, the company cannot be certain that it will be able to renew coverage on comparable terms or collect under such policies. In addition, there are other types of losses, such as those from riots, bio-terrorism or acts of war, that are not generally insured in the company’s industry because it is not economically feasible to do so. The company may incur material losses in excess of insurance proceeds and it may not be able to continue to obtain insurance at commercially reasonable rates. Given current market conditions, there can also be no assurance that the insurance companies providing the company’s coverage will not fail or have difficulty meeting their coverage obligations to the company. Furthermore, the company cannot assure you that its insurance companies will be able to continue to offer products with sufficient coverage at commercially reasonable rates. If the company experiences a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds its insured limits with respect to one or more of its properties or if the company’s insurance companies fail to meet their coverage commitments to it in the event of an insured loss, then the company could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties, as well as the anticipated future revenue from those properties and, if there is recourse debt, then the company would remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the properties. Moreover, as the general partner of the operating partnership, the parent company generally will be liable for all of the operating partnership’s unsatisfied recourse obligations, including any obligations incurred by the operating partnership as the general partner of co-investment ventures. Any such losses or higher insurance costs could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
A number of the company’s properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to earthquake activity. U.S. properties located in active seismic areas include properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Seattle. The company’s largest concentration of such properties is in California where, on an owned and managed basis, as of December 31, 2009, the company had 280 industrial buildings, aggregating approximately 30.0 million square feet and representing 22.6% of its industrial operating properties based on aggregate square footage and 21.0% based on industrial annualized base rent, on an owned and managed basis. International properties located in active seismic areas include Tokyo and Osaka, Japan and Mexico City, Mexico. The company carries earthquake insurance on all of its properties located in areas historically subject to seismic activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles that it believes are commercially reasonable. The company evaluates its earthquake insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants.


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A number of the company’s properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to hurricane and/or flood risk. The company carries hurricane and flood hazard insurance on all of its properties located in areas historically subject to such activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles that it believes are commercially reasonable. The company evaluates its insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants.
 
Contingent or unknown liabilities could adversely affect the company’s financial condition.
 
The company has acquired and may in the future acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were asserted against the company based upon ownership of any of these entities or properties, then the company might have to pay substantial sums to settle it, which could adversely affect its cash flow. Contingent or unknown liabilities with respect to entities or properties acquired might include:
 
  •  liabilities for environmental conditions;
 
  •  losses in excess of the company’s insured coverage;
 
  •  accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
  •  tax, legal and regulatory liabilities;
 
  •  claims of customers, vendors or other persons dealing with the company’s predecessors prior to its formation or acquisition transactions that had not been asserted or were unknown prior to the company’s formation or acquisition transactions; and
 
  •  claims for indemnification by the general partners, officers and directors and others indemnified by the former owners of the company’s properties.
 
Risks Associated with the Company’s Dependence on Key Personnel
 
The company depends on the efforts of its executive officers and other key employees. From time to time, the company’s personnel and their roles may change. As part of the company’s cost savings plan, the company has reduced its total global headcount and may do so again in the future. While the company believes that it has retained its key talent, left its global platform intact and can find suitable employees to meet its personnel needs, the loss of key personnel, any change in their roles, or the limitation of their availability could adversely affect the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock. The company does not have employment agreements with any of its executive officers.
 
Because the company’s compensation packages include equity-based incentives, pressure on the parent company’s stock price or limitations on the company’s ability to award such incentives could affect the company’s ability to offer competitive compensation packages to its executives and key employees. If the company is unable to continue to attract and retain its executive officers, or if compensation costs required to attract and retain key employees become more expensive, the company’s performance and competitive position could be materially adversely affected.
 
Conflicts of Interest Risks
 
Some of the company’s directors and executive officers are involved in other real estate activities and investments and, therefore, may have conflicts of interest with the company.
 
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any industrial or retail real estate, other than through ownership of not more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a public company engaged in such activities or through certain specified investments. State law may limit the company’s ability to enforce these agreements. The company will not acquire any properties from its executive officers, directors or their affiliates unless the transaction is approved by a majority of the disinterested and independent (as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange) members of the parent company’s board of directors with respect to that transaction.
 
The parent company’s role as general partner of the operating partnership may conflict with the interests of its stockholders.
 
As the general partner of the operating partnership, the parent company has fiduciary obligations to the operating partnership’s limited partners, the discharge of which may conflict with the interests of the parent company’s stockholders. In addition, those persons holding limited partnership units will have the right to vote as a class on certain amendments to the operating partnership’s partnership agreement and individually to approve certain amendments that would adversely affect their rights. The limited partners may exercise these voting rights in a manner that conflicts with the interests of the parent company’s stockholders. In addition, under the terms of the operating partnership’s partnership agreement, holders of limited partnership units will have approval rights with respect to specified transactions that affect all stockholders but which they may not exercise in a manner that reflects the interests of all stockholders.
 
Risks Associated with Government Regulations
 
The costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations and any related potential liability could exceed the company’s budgets for these items.
 
Under various environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of investigation, removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum products at, on, under, in or from its property. The costs of removal or remediation of such substances could be substantial. These laws typically impose liability and clean-up responsibility without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the presence of the contaminants. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination, each person covered by the environmental laws may be held responsible for all of the clean-up costs incurred. In addition, third parties may sue the owner or operator of a site for damages based on personal injury, property damage or other costs, including investigation and clean-up costs, resulting from the environmental contamination.
 
Environmental laws in some countries, including the United States, also require that owners or operators of buildings containing asbestos properly manage and maintain the asbestos, adequately inform or train those who may come into contact with asbestos and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, in the event that asbestos is disturbed during building renovation or demolition. These laws may impose fines and penalties on building owners or operators who fail to comply with these requirements and may allow third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos. Some of the company’s properties are known to contain asbestos-containing building materials.
 
In addition, some of the company’s properties are leased or have been leased, in part, to owners and operators of businesses that use, store or otherwise handle petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, creating a potential for the release of such hazardous or toxic substances. Further, certain of the company’s properties are on, adjacent to or near other properties that have contained or currently contain petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, or upon which others have engaged, are engaged or may engage in activities that may release such hazardous or toxic substances. From time to time, the company may acquire properties, or interests in properties, with known adverse environmental conditions where the company believes that the environmental liabilities associated with these conditions are quantifiable and that the acquisition will yield a superior risk-adjusted return. In such an instance, the company underwrites the costs of environmental investigation, clean-up and monitoring into the acquisition cost and obtains appropriate environmental insurance for the property. Further, in connection with certain divested properties, the company has agreed to remain responsible for, and to bear the cost of, remediating or monitoring certain environmental conditions on the properties.


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At the time of acquisition, the company subjects all of its properties to a Phase I or similar environmental assessments by independent environmental consultants and the company may have additional Phase II testing performed upon the consultant’s recommendation. These environmental assessments have not revealed, and the company is not aware of, any environmental liability that it believes would have a material adverse effect on the company’s financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. Nonetheless, it is possible that the assessments did not reveal all environmental liabilities and that there are material environmental liabilities unknown to the company, or that known environmental conditions may give rise to liabilities that are greater than the company anticipated. Further, the company’s properties’ current environmental condition may be affected by customers, the condition of land, operations in the vicinity of the properties (such as releases from underground storage tanks) or by unrelated third parties. If the costs of compliance with existing or future environmental laws and regulations exceed the company’s budgets for these items, then the company’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders, and the market price of the parent company’s stock could be adversely affected.
 
Compliance or failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar regulations could result in substantial costs.
 
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, places of public accommodation must meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the federal government or the award of damages to private litigants. If the company is required to make unanticipated expenditures to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including removing access barriers, then the company’s cash flow and the amounts available for dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders may be adversely affected. The company’s properties are also subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life-safety requirements. The company could incur fines or private damage awards if it fails to comply with these requirements. While the company believes that its properties are currently in material compliance with these regulatory requirements, the requirements may change or new requirements may be imposed that could require significant unanticipated expenditures by the company that will affect its cash flow and results of operations.
 
Federal Income Tax Risks
 
The parent company’s failure to qualify as a real estate investment trust would have serious adverse consequences to its stockholders.
 
The parent company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1997. The parent company believes it has operated so as to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code and believes that the parent company’s current organization and method of operation comply with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code to enable it to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. However, it is possible that the parent company has been organized or has operated in a manner that would not allow it to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or that the parent company’s future operations could cause it to fail to qualify. Qualification as a real estate investment trust requires the parent company to satisfy numerous requirements (some on an annual and others on a quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex sections of the Internal Revenue Code for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within the parent company’s control. For example, in order to qualify as a real estate investment trust, the parent company must derive at least 95% of its gross income in any year from qualifying sources. In addition, the parent company must pay dividends to its stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its real estate investment trust taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding capital gains) and must satisfy specified asset tests on a quarterly basis. While historically the parent company has satisfied the distribution requirement discussed above by making cash distributions to its stockholders, the parent company may choose to satisfy this requirement by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, its own stock. For distributions with respect to taxable years ending on or before December 31, 2011, and in some cases declared as late as December 31, 2012, recent Internal Revenue


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Service guidance allows the parent company to satisfy up to 90% of this distribution requirement through the distribution of shares of its stock, if certain conditions are met. The provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury regulations regarding qualification as a real estate investment trust are more complicated in the parent company’s case because it holds its assets through the operating partnership. Legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could significantly change the tax laws with respect to qualification as a real estate investment trust or the federal income tax consequences of such qualification. However, the parent company is not aware of any pending tax legislation that would adversely affect its ability to qualify as a real estate investment trust.
 
If the parent company fails to qualify as a real estate investment trust in any taxable year, the parent company will be required to pay federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate rates. Unless the parent company is entitled to relief under certain statutory provisions, the parent company would be disqualified from treatment as a real estate investment trust for the four taxable years following the year in which the parent company lost its qualification. If the parent company lost its real estate investment trust status, the parent company’s net earnings available for investment or distribution to stockholders would be significantly reduced for each of the years involved. In addition, the parent company would no longer be required to make distributions to its stockholders.
 
Furthermore, the parent company owns a direct or indirect interest in certain subsidiary REITs which elected to be taxed as REITs under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. Provided that each subsidiary REIT qualifies as a REIT, the parent company’s interest in such subsidiary REIT will be treated as a qualifying real estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and any dividend income or gains derived by the parent company from such subsidiary REIT will generally be treated as income that qualifies for purposes of the REIT gross income tests. To qualify as a REIT, the subsidiary REIT must independently satisfy all of the REIT qualification requirements. If such subsidiary REIT were to fail to qualify as a REIT, and certain relief provisions did not apply, it would be treated as a regular taxable corporation and its income would be subject to United States federal income tax. In addition, a failure of the subsidiary REIT to qualify as a REIT would have an adverse effect on the parent company’s ability to comply with the REIT income and asset tests, and thus the parent company’s ability to qualify as a REIT.
 
Certain property transfers may generate prohibited transaction income, resulting in a penalty tax on gain attributable to the transaction.
 
From time to time, the company may transfer or otherwise dispose of some of its properties, including by contributing properties to its co-investment venture funds. Under the Internal Revenue Code, any gain resulting from transfers of properties the company holds as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is treated as income from a prohibited transaction subject to a 100% penalty tax. The company does not believe that its transfers or disposals of property or its contributions of properties into its co-investment ventures are prohibited transactions. However, whether property is held for investment purposes is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. The Internal Revenue Service may contend that certain transfers or dispositions of properties by the company or contributions of properties into the company’s co-investment venture funds are prohibited transactions. While the company believes that the Internal Revenue Service would not prevail in any such dispute, if the Internal Revenue Service were to argue successfully that a transfer, disposition, or contribution of property constituted a prohibited transaction, the company would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any gain allocable to the company from the prohibited transaction. In addition, income from a prohibited transaction might adversely affect the company’s ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification as a real estate investment trust.
 
The parent company may in the future choose to pay dividends in its own stock, in which case you may be required to pay tax in excess of the cash you receive.
 
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amount of the dividend as ordinary income to the extent of the parent company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits for United States federal income tax purposes. As a result, a U.S. stockholder may be required to pay tax with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash received. If a U.S. stockholder sells the stock it receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the dividend, depending on the market price of the parent company’s stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to non-U.S. stockholders, the parent company may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such dividends, including in respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in stock. In addition, if a significant number of the parent company’s stockholders determine to sell shares of its stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividends, it may put downward pressure on the trading price of the parent company’s stock.
 
Legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect the parent company’s stockholders.
 
In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made to the federal income tax laws applicable to investments in REITs and similar entities. Additional changes to tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future, and there can be no assurance that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of the parent company, the operating partnership, any stockholder of the parent company or any limited partner of the operating partnership.
 
Risks Associated with Ownership of the Parent Company’s Stock
 
Limitations in the parent company’s charter and bylaws could prevent a change in control.
 
Certain provisions of the parent company’s charter and bylaws may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transaction that could provide the holders of the parent company’s common stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for the common stock. To maintain the parent company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, not more than 50% in value of the parent company’s outstanding stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year after the first taxable year for which a real estate investment trust election is made. Furthermore, the parent company’s common stock must be held by a minimum of 100 persons for at least 335 days of a 12-month taxable year (or a proportionate part of a short tax year). In addition, if the parent company, or an owner of 10% or more of the parent company’s stock, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of one of the parent company’s customers (or a customer of any partnership in which the company is a partner), then the rent received by the parent company (either directly or through any such partnership) from that customer will not be qualifying income for purposes of the real estate investment trust gross income tests of the Internal Revenue Code. To help the parent company maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, the parent company prohibits the ownership, actually or by virtue of the constructive ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, by any single person, of more than 9.8% (by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the issued and outstanding shares of each of the parent company’s common stock, series L preferred stock, series M preferred stock, series O preferred stock, and series P preferred stock (unless such limitations are waived by the parent company’s board of directors). The parent company refers to this limitation as the “ownership limit.” The charter provides that shares acquired or held in violation of the ownership limit will be transferred to a trust for the benefit of a designated charitable beneficiary. The charter further provides that any person who acquires shares in violation of the ownership limit will not be entitled to any dividends on the shares or be entitled to vote the shares or receive any proceeds from the subsequent sale of the shares in excess of the lesser of the price paid for the shares or the amount realized from the sale. A transfer of shares in violation of the above limits may be void under certain circumstances. The ownership limit may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control and, therefore, could adversely affect the parent company’s stockholders’ ability to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for the shares of the parent company’s common stock in connection with such transaction.
 
The parent company’s charter authorizes it to issue additional shares of common and preferred stock and to establish the preferences, rights and other terms of any series or class of preferred stock that the parent company issues. The parent company’s board of directors could establish a series or class of preferred stock that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction, including a change in control, that might involve a premium price for the common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of the parent company’s stockholders.


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The parent company’s charter and bylaws and Maryland law also contain other provisions that may impede various actions by stockholders without the approval of the parent company’s board of directors, which in turn may delay, defer or prevent a transaction, including a change in control. The parent company’s charter and bylaws include the following provisions:
 
  •  directors may be removed only for cause and only upon a two-thirds vote of stockholders;
 
  •  the parent company’s board can fix the number of directors within set limits (which limits are subject to change by the parent company’s board), and fill vacant directorships upon the vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum, or in the case of a vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of the board, a majority of the entire board;
 
  •  stockholders must give advance notice to nominate directors or propose business for consideration at a stockholders’ meeting; and
 
  •  the request of the holders of 50% or more of the parent company’s common stock is necessary for stockholders to call a special meeting.
 
Maryland law includes the following provisions:
 
  •  a two-thirds vote of stockholders is required to amend the parent company’s charter; and
 
  •  stockholders may only act by written consent with the unanimous approval of all stockholders entitled to vote on the matter in question.
 
In addition, the parent company’s board could elect to adopt, without stockholder approval, other provisions under Maryland law that may impede a change in control.
 
If the parent company issues additional securities, then the investment of existing stockholders will be diluted.
 
As the parent company is a real estate investment trust, the company is dependent on external sources of capital and the parent company may issue common or preferred stock and the operating partnership may issue debt securities to fund the company’s future capital needs. The company has the authority to issue shares of common stock or other equity or debt securities, and to cause the operating partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., one of the company’s subsidiaries, to issue limited partnership units, in exchange for property or otherwise. Existing stockholders have no preemptive right to acquire any additional securities issued by the operating partnership, AMB Property II, L.P., or the parent company and any issuance of additional equity securities may adversely affect the market price of the parent company’s stock and could result in dilution of an existing stockholder’s investment.
 
Earnings, cash dividends, asset value and market interest rates affect the price of the parent company’s stock.
 
As the parent company is a real estate investment trust, the market value of the parent company’s equity securities, in general, is based primarily upon the market’s perception of the parent company’s growth potential and its current and potential future earnings and cash dividends. The market value of the parent company’s equity securities is based secondarily upon the market value of its underlying real estate assets. For this reason, shares of the parent company’s stock may trade at prices that are higher or lower than its net asset value per share. To the extent that the parent company retains operating cash flow for investment purposes, working capital reserves, or other purposes, these retained funds, while increasing the value of the parent company’s underlying assets, may not correspondingly increase the market price of its stock. The parent company’s failure to meet the market’s expectations with regard to future earnings and cash dividends likely would adversely affect the market price of the parent company’s stock. Further, the distribution yield on the stock (as a percentage of the price of the stock) relative to market interest rates may also influence the price of the parent company’s stock. An increase in market interest rates might lead prospective purchasers of the parent company’s stock to expect a higher distribution yield, which would adversely affect the parent company’s stock’s market price. Additionally, if the market price of the parent company’s stock declines significantly, then the operating partnership might breach certain covenants with respect to its debt obligations, which could adversely affect the company’s liquidity and ability to make future


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acquisitions and the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the operating partnership’s ability to pay distributions to its unitholders.
 
The parent company’s board of directors has decided to align the parent company’s regular dividend payments with the projected taxable income from recurring operations alone. The parent company may make special distributions going forward, as necessary, related to taxable income associated with any asset dispositions and gain activity. In the past, the parent company’s board of directors has suspended dividends to the parent company’s stockholders, and it is possible that they may do so again in the future, or decide to pay dividends in the parent company’s own stock as provided for in the Internal Revenue Code.
 
The parent company could change its investment and financing policies without a vote of stockholders.
 
Subject to the parent company’s current investment policy to maintain the parent company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust (unless a change is approved by the parent company’s board of directors under certain circumstances), the parent company’s board of directors determines the company’s investment and financing policies, its growth strategy and its debt, capitalization, distribution and operating policies. The parent company’s board of directors may revise or amend these strategies and policies at any time without a vote of stockholders. Any such changes may not serve the interests of all of the parent company’s stockholders or the operating partnership’s unitholders and could adversely affect the company’s financial condition or results of operations, including its ability to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders and distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders.
 
Shares available for future sale could adversely affect the market price of the parent company’s common stock.
 
The operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. had 3,376,141 common limited partnership units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2009, all of which are currently exchangeable on a one-for-one basis into shares of the parent company’s common stock. In the future, the operating partnership or AMB Property II, L.P. may issue additional limited partnership units, and the parent company may issue shares of common stock, in connection with the acquisition of properties or in private placements. These shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon exchange of limited partnership units may be sold in the public securities markets over time, pursuant to registration rights that the parent company has granted, or may grant in connection with future issuances, or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. In addition, common stock issued under the company’s stock option and incentive plans may also be sold in the market pursuant to registration statements that the parent company has filed or pursuant to Rule 144. As of December 31, 2009, under the company’s stock option and incentive plans, the company had 6,079,937 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance, had outstanding options to purchase 8,107,697 shares of common stock (of which 5,807,455 are vested and exercisable and 3,200,220 have exercise prices below market value at December 31, 2009) and had 918,753 unvested restricted shares of common stock outstanding. Future sales of a substantial number of shares of the parent company’s common stock in the market or the perception that such sales might occur could adversely affect the market price of the parent company’s common stock. Further, the existence of the common limited partnership units of the operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. and the shares of the parent company’s common stock reserved for issuance upon exchange of limited partnership units and the exercise of options, and registration rights referred to above, may adversely affect the terms upon which the parent company is able to obtain additional capital through the sale of equity securities.
 
Risks Associated with the Company’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The company’s business could be adversely impacted if it has deficiencies in its disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting.
 
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financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that the company’s internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. Furthermore, the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting with respect to entities that the company does not control or manage or third-party entities that the company may acquire may be substantially more limited than those the company maintains with respect to the subsidiaries that the company has controlled or managed over the course of time. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in the company’s internal control over financial reporting which may occur in the future could result in misstatements of the company’s results of operations, restatements of its financial statements, a decline in the parent company’s stock price, or otherwise materially adversely affect the company’s business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
 
ITEM 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None.
 
ITEM 2.   Properties
 
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company owned and managed 1,101 industrial buildings aggregating approximately 132.6 million rentable square feet (on a consolidated basis, the company had 684 industrial buildings aggregating approximately 73.7 million rentable square feet), excluding development and renovation projects and recently completed development projects available for sale or contribution, located in 47 global markets throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company’s industrial properties were 91.2% leased to 2,481 customers, the largest of which accounted for no more than 3.6% of the company’s annualized base rent from its industrial properties. See Part IV, Item 15: Note 18 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for segment information related to the company’s operations.
 
Property Characteristics.  The company’s industrial properties, which consist primarily of warehouse distribution facilities suitable for single or multiple customers, are typically comprised of multiple buildings.
 
The following table identifies types and characteristics of the company’s industrial buildings and each type’s percentage, based on square footage, of the company’s total owned and managed operating portfolio:
 
                     
        December 31,
Building Type
  Description   2009   2008
 
Warehouse
  Customers typically 15,000-75,000 square feet, single or multi-customer     55.3 %     53.6 %
Bulk Warehouse
  Customers typically over 75,000 square feet, single or multi-customer     34.8 %     36.2 %
Flex Industrial
  Includes assembly or research & development, single or multi-customer     3.6 %     3.4 %
Light Industrial
  Smaller customers, 15,000 square feet or less, higher office finish     2.3 %     2.7 %
Air Cargo
  On-tarmac or airport land for transfer of air cargo goods     2.4 %     2.5 %
Trans-Shipment
  Unique configurations for truck terminals and cross-docking     1.0 %     1.1 %
Office
  Single or multi-customer, used strictly for office     0.6 %     0.5 %
                     
          100.0 %     100.0 %
 
Lease Terms.  The company’s industrial properties are typically subject to leases on a “triple net basis,” in which customers pay their proportionate share of real estate taxes, insurance and operating costs, or are subject to leases on a “modified gross basis,” in which customers pay expenses over certain threshold levels. In addition, most of the company’s leases include fixed rental increases or Consumer Price Index-based rental increases. Lease terms typically range from three to ten years, with a weighted average of six years, excluding renewal options. However, the majority of the company’s industrial leases do not include renewal options.


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Overview of Our Global Market Presence.  The company’s industrial properties are located in the following markets:
 
             
The Americas   Europe   Asia
 
Atlanta
  Northern New Jersey/   Amsterdam   Beijing
Austin
  New York City   Bremerhaven   Guangzhou
Baltimore/Washington D.C. 
  Orlando   Brussels   Nagoya
Boston
  Querétaro   Frankfurt   Osaka
Chicago
  Reynosa   Hamburg   Seoul
Dallas/Ft. Worth
  San Francisco Bay Area   Le Havre   Shanghai
Guadalajara
  Savannah   London   Singapore
Houston
  Seattle   Lyon   Tokyo
Mexico City
  South Florida   Madrid    
Minneapolis
  Southern California   Milan    
Monterrey
  Tijuana   Paris    
New Orleans
  Toronto   Rotterdam    
 
Within these metropolitan areas, the company’s industrial properties are generally concentrated in locations with limited new construction opportunities within established, relatively large submarkets, which we believe should provide a higher rate of occupancy and rent growth than properties located elsewhere. These infill locations are typically near major airports or seaports or convenient to major highway systems and rail lines, and are proximate to large and diverse labor pools. There is typically broad demand for industrial space in these centrally-located submarkets due to a diverse mix of industries and types of industrial uses, including warehouse distribution, light assembly and manufacturing. The company generally avoids locations at the periphery of metropolitan areas where there are fewer constraints to the supply of additional industrial properties.


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Portfolio Overview
 
The following includes the company’s owned and managed operating portfolio and development properties, investments in operating properties through non-managed unconsolidated joint ventures, and recently completed developments that have not yet been placed in operations but are being held for sale or contribution:
 
                                                 
                            Year-to-Date
    Trailing Four
 
          The Company’s
          Annualized
    Same Store NOI
    Quarters Rent
 
    Square Feet
    Share of Square
    2009
    Base Rent(1)
    Growth Without
    Change on
 
    as of
    Feet as of
    Average
    psf as of
    Lease
    Renewals and
 
Markets
  12/31/2009     12/31/2009     Occupancy     12/31/2009     Termination Fees(2)     Rollovers(3)  
 
Southern California
    18,917,656       55.6 %     92.0 %   $ 6.34       (1.8 )%     (6.5 )%
Chicago
    13,118,853       54.0 %     90.4 %     5.14       (2.2 )%     (15.6 )%
No. New Jersey/New York
    11,638,422       50.8 %     90.2 %     7.65       (9.5 )%     (5.5 )%
San Francisco Bay Area
    10,958,673       76.3 %     90.1 %     6.33       (5.2 )%     (1.8 )%
Seattle
    7,883,158       51.6 %     94.1 %     5.48       (5.2 )%     (0.7 )%
South Florida
    6,363,198       72.8 %     94.4 %     7.37       (1.0 )%     (12.4 )%
U.S. On-Tarmac(4)
    2,463,090       92.4 %     89.7 %     19.85       (4.2 )%     1.0 %
Other U.S. Markets
    28,502,247       62.5 %     88.9 %     5.52       (7.6 )%     (11.0 )%
                                                 
U.S. Subtotal/Wtd Avg
    99,845,297       60.8 %     90.9 %   $ 6.43       (5.1 )%     (7.5 )%
                                                 
Canada
    3,564,059       100.0 %     95.3 %   $ 5.49       (28.6 )%     3.4 %
                                                 
Mexico City
    4,165,885       36.9 %     91.4 %   $ 5.59       (18.7 )%     (14.8 %)
Guadalajara
    2,890,526       21.6 %     96.7 %     4.42       (2.2 )%     (13.2 )%
Other Mexico Markets
    893,500       65.6 %     90.5 %     4.63       (26.0 )%     (8.0 )%
                                                 
Mexico Subtotal/Wtd Avg
    7,949,911       34.5 %     93.5 %   $ 5.08       (12.2 )%     (14.1 )%
                                                 
The Americas Total/Wtd Avg
    111,359,267       60.1 %     91.1 %   $ 6.30       (5.4 )%     (8.2 )%
                                                 
                                                 
France
    4,060,708       32.7 %     97.6 %   $ 8.70       (0.7 )%     (14.3 )%
Germany
    3,192,628       30.2 %     96.9 %     8.98       (5.5 )%     (1.8 )%
Benelux
    3,267,362       31.2 %     91.9 %     9.90       (15.1 )%     1.2 %
Other Europe Markets
    343,077       61.9 %     100.0 %     14.92       n/a       n/a  
                                                 
Europe Subtotal/Wtd Avg(5)
    10,863,775       32.4 %     95.7 %   $ 9.32       (4.7 )%     (3.9 )%
                                                 
                                                 
Tokyo
    5,364,804       21.5 %     91.6 %   $ 14.80       4.4 %     (3.1 )%
Osaka
    2,000,037       20.0 %     90.5 %     11.96       (3.2 )%     6.7 %
                                                 
Japan Subtotal/Wtd Avg(5)
    7,364,841       21.1 %     91.3 %   $ 14.07       3.4 %     (0.6 )%
                                                 
China
    1,897,400       100.0 %     86.1 %   $ 4.54       3.5 %     14.1 %
Singapore
    935,926       100.0 %     98.4 %     9.41       (0.2 )%     (4.2 )%
Other Asia Markets
    218,119       100.0 %     85.2 %     5.96       0.0 %     (15.7 )%
                                                 
Asia Total/Wtd Avg(5)
    10,416,286       44.2 %     91.0 %   $ 11.95       1.1 %     (1.6 )%
                                                 
                                                 
Owned and Managed Total/Wtd Avg(6)
    132,639,328       56.6 %     91.4 %   $ 6.98       (4.5 )%     (6.9 )%
Other Real Estate Investments(7)
    7,495,959       51.8 %     86.7 %     5.31                  
                                                 
Total Operating Portfolio
    140,135,287       56.4 %     91.1 %   $ 6.90                  
                                                 
                                                 
Development
                                               
Construction-in-Progress
    5,260,930       86.6 %                                
Pre-Stabilized Developments(8)
    9,667,775       97.0 %                                
                                                 
Development Portfolio Subtotal
    14,928,705       93.3 %                                
                                                 
Total Global Portfolio
    155,063,992       59.9 %                                
                                                 
 
 
(1) Annualized base rent (“ABR”) is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the terms of the lease, as of December 31, 2009, multiplied by 12.
 
(2) See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Supplemental Earnings Measures” for a reconciliation to net income and a discussion of why management believes same store cash basis NOI is a useful supplemental measure for the company’s management and investors, ways to use this measure when assessing the company’s financial performance, and the limitations of the measure as a measurement tool.
 
(3) Rent changes on renewals and rollovers are calculated as the difference, weighted by square feet, of the net ABR due the first month of a term commencement and the net ABR due the last month of the former tenant’s term. If free rent is granted, then the first positive full rent value is used as a point of comparison. The rental


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amounts exclude base stop amounts, holdover rent and premium rent charges. If either the previous or current lease terms are under 12 months, then they are excluded from this calculation. If the lease is first generation or there is no prior lease for comparison, then it is excluded from this calculation.
 
(4) Includes domestic on-tarmac air cargo facilities at 14 airports.
 
(5) Annualized base rent for leases denominated in foreign currencies is translated using the currency exchange rate at December 31, 2009.
 
(6) Owned and managed is defined by the company as assets in which it has at least a 10% ownership interest, for which it is the property or asset manager, and which the company currently intends to hold for the long term.
 
(7) Includes investments in operating properties through the company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that it does not manage, and are therefore excluded from the company’s owned and managed portfolio, and the location of the company’s global headquarters.
 
(8) Represents development projects available for sale or contribution that are not included in the operating portfolio.
 
Lease Expirations(1)
 
The following table summarizes the lease expirations for the company’s owned and managed operating properties for leases in place as of December 31, 2009, without giving effect to the exercise of renewal options or termination rights, if any, at or prior to the scheduled expirations:
 
                         
    Square
    Annualized Base
    % of Annualized
 
Year
  Feet     Rent (000’s)(2)(3)     Base Rent(2)  
 
2010
    17,309,720     $ 116,679       13.1 %
2011
    23,340,991       167,194       18.8 %
2012
    17,790,198       138,026       15.5 %
2013
    16,418,476       118,763       13.4 %
2014
    14,197,938       113,349       12.8 %
2015
    11,079,728       78,101       8.8 %
2016
    3,955,600       26,703       3.0 %
2017
    5,007,304       35,374       4.0 %
2018
    3,777,633       30,570       3.4 %
2019+
    8,647,646       64,062       7.2 %
                         
Total
    121,525,234     $ 888,821       100.0 %
                         
 
 
(1) Schedule includes leases that expire on or after December 31, 2009. Schedule includes owned and managed operating properties which the company defines as properties in which it has at least a 10% ownership interest, for which it is the property or asset manager, and which the company currently intends to hold for the long term.
 
(2) Annualized base rent is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the terms of the lease, as of December 31, 2009, multiplied by 12. If free rent is granted, then the first positive rent value is used. Leases denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the currency exchange rate at December 31, 2009.
 
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Customer Information(1)
 
Top Customers.  As of December 31, 2009, the company’s largest customers by annualized base rent, on an owned and managed basis, are set forth in the table below:
 
                             
          Annualized
       
        Square
    Base (000’s)
    % of Annualized
 
Customer(2)
  Feet     Rent(3)     Base Rent(3)(4)  
 
1
  Deutsche Post World Net (DHL)(5)     3,545,758     $ 30,668       3.6 %
2
  United States Government(5)(6)     1,355,450       20,287       2.4 %
3
  FedEx Corporation(5)     1,400,090       14,687       1.7 %
4
  Sagawa Express     828,552       13,825       1.6 %
5
  Nippon Express     1,029,170       13,578       1.6 %
6
  BAX Global Inc/Schenker/Deutsche Bahn(5)     1,127,451       10,450       1.2 %
7
  La Poste     902,391       8,829       1.0 %
8
  Panalpina     1,316,351       8,636       1.0 %
9
  Caterpillar Logistics Services     543,039       7,810       0.9 %
10
  CEVA Logistics, Inc.      1,032,000       6,933       0.8 %
                             
    Subtotal     13,080,252     $ 135,703       15.8 %
    Top 11-20 Customers     6,634,092       46,682       5.6 %
                             
    Total     19,714,344     $ 182,385       21.4 %
                             
 
 
(1) Schedule includes owned and managed operating properties.
 
(2) Customer(s) may be a subsidiary of or an entity affiliated with the named customer.
 
(3) Annualized base rent is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the terms of the lease, as of December 31, 2009, multiplied by 12. If free rent is granted, then the first positive rent value is used. Leases denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the currency exchange rate at December 31, 2009.
 
(4) Computed as aggregate annualized base rent divided by the aggregate annualized base rent of operating properties.
 
(5) Airport apron rental amounts (but not square footage) are included.
 
(6) United States Government includes the United States Postal Service, United States Customs, United States Department of Agriculture and various other U.S. governmental agencies.


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OWNED AND MANAGED OPERATING STATISTICS
 
Owned and Managed Operating and Leasing Statistics(1)
 
The following table summarizes key operating and leasing statistics for all of the company’s owned and managed operating properties as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                         
Operating Portfolio
  2009   2008   2007
 
Square feet owned(2)(3)
    132,639,328       131,508,119       118,180,295  
Occupancy percentage(3)
    91.2 %     95.1 %     96.0 %
Average occupancy percentage
    91.4 %     94.9 %     95.1 %
                         
Weighted average lease terms (years):
                       
Original
    6.3       6.2       6.2  
Remaining
    3.5       3.4       3.5  
                         
Trailing four quarters tenant retention
    61.2 %     71.5 %     74.0 %
                         
Trailing four quarters rent change on renewals and rollovers:(4)
                       
Percentage
    (6.9 )%     3.1 %     4.9 %
Same space square footage commencing (millions)
    21.7       18.4       19.2  
                         
Trailing four quarters second generation leasing activity:(5) Tenant improvements and leasing commissions per sq. ft.:
                       
Retained
  $ 1.14     $ 1.43     $ 1.19  
Re-tenanted
  $ 2.61     $ 3.23     $ 3.25  
Weighted average
  $ 1.73     $ 2.02     $ 2.03  
Square footage commencing (millions)
    27.0       22.0       22.8  
 
 
(1) Schedule includes owned and managed operating properties. This excludes development and renovation projects and recently completed development projects available for sale or contribution.
 
(2) As of December 31, 2008, one of the company’s subsidiaries also managed approximately 1.1 million additional square feet of properties representing the IAT portfolio on behalf of the IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund. In December 2008, the company entered into a definitive agreement to terminate our management agreement with IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund, effective in the first quarter of 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the company also had investments in 7.3 million square feet of operating properties through its investments in non-managed unconsolidated joint ventures and 0.1 million square feet, which is the location of the company’s global headquarters.
 
(3) On a consolidated basis, the company had approximately 73.7 million rentable square feet with an occupancy rate of 89.6% at December 31, 2009.
 
(4) Rent changes on renewals and rollovers are calculated as the difference, weighted by square feet, of the net ABR due the first month of a term commencement and the net ABR due the last month of the former customer’s term. If free rent is granted, then the first positive full rent value is used as a point of comparison. The rental amounts exclude base stop amounts, holdover rent and premium rent charges. If either the previous or current lease terms are under 12 months, then they are excluded from this calculation. If the lease is first generation or there is no prior lease for comparison, then it is excluded from this calculation.
 
(5) Second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions per square foot are the total cost of tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other leasing costs incurred during leasing of second generation space divided by the total square feet leased. Costs incurred prior to leasing available space are not included until such space is leased. Second generation space excludes newly developed square footage or square footage vacant at acquisition.


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Owned and Managed Same Store Operating Statistics(1)
 
The following table summarizes key operating and leasing statistics for the company’s owned and managed same store operating properties as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                         
Same Store Pool(2)
  2009   2008   2007
 
Square feet in same store pool(3)
    113,692,509       100,912,256       85,192,781  
% of total square feet
    85.7 %     76.7 %     72.1 %
Occupancy percentage(3)
    90.9 %     94.8 %     96.4 %
Average occupancy percentage
    91.6 %     94.6 %     95.9 %
                         
Weighted average lease terms (years):
                       
Original
    6.2       5.8       6.1  
Remaining
    3.2       2.8       3.1  
                         
Trailing four quarters tenant retention
    61.1 %     71.7 %     73.4 %
                         
Trailing four quarters rent change on renewals and rollovers:(4) 
                       
Percentage
    (7.7 )%     2.7 %     5.0 %
Same space square footage commencing (millions)
    20.2       17.3       17.6  
                         
Growth % increase (decrease) (including straight-line rents):
                       
Revenues(5)
    (2.3 )%     3.4 %     4.3 %
Expenses(5)
    2.8 %     5.0 %     6.7 %
Net operating income, excluding lease termination fees(5)(6)
    (4.2 )%     2.8 %     3.4 %
                         
Growth % increase (decrease) (excluding straight-line rents):
                       
Revenues(5)
    (2.5 )%     4.0 %     5.6 %
Expenses(5)
    2.8 %     5.0 %     6.7 %
Net operating income, excluding lease termination fees(5)(6)
    (4.5 )%     3.7 %     5.1 %
 
 
(1) Schedule includes owned and managed operating properties. This excludes development and renovation projects and recently completed development projects available for sale or contribution.
 
(2) Same store pool includes all properties that are owned as of both the current and prior year reporting periods and excludes development properties for both the current and prior reporting years. The same store pool is set annually and excludes properties purchased and developments completed (generally defined as properties that are stabilized or have been substantially complete for at least 12 months) after December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Stabilized is generally defined as properties that are 90% occupied.
 
(3) On a consolidated basis, the company had approximately 63.8 million square feet with an occupancy rate of 89.5% at December 31, 2009.
 
(4) Rent changes on renewals and rollovers are calculated as the difference, weighted by square feet, of the net ABR due the first month of a term commencement and the net ABR due the last month of the former customer’s term. If free rent is granted, then the first positive full rent value is used as a point of comparison. The rental amounts exclude base stop amounts, holdover rent and premium rent charges. If either the previous or current lease terms are under 12 months, then they are excluded from this calculation. If the lease is first generation or there is no prior lease for comparison, then it is excluded from this calculation.


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(5) As of December 31, 2009, on a consolidated basis, the percentage change was (3.0)%, 1.9% and (5.0)%, respectively, for revenues, expenses and NOI (including straight-line rents) and (2.8)%, 1.9% and (4.8)%, respectively, for revenues, expenses and NOI (excluding straight-line rents).
 
(6) See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Supplemental Earnings Measures” for a discussion of same store net operating income and cash-basis same store net operating income and a reconciliation of same store net operating income and cash-basis same store net operating income and net income.
 
DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
 
Development Portfolio(1)
 
The following table sets forth the development portfolio of the company as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                                         
    2010 Expected Completions(2)     2011 Expected Completions(2)     Total Construction-in-Progress     Pre-Stabilized Developments(3)     Total Development Portfolio  
          Estimated
          Estimated
          Estimated
          Estimated
          Estimated
    % of Total
 
    Estimated
    Total
    Estimated
    Total
    Estimated
    Total
    Estimated
    Total
    Estimated
    Total
    Estimated
 
    Square Feet     Investment(4)     Square Feet     Investment(4)     Square Feet     Investment(4)     Square Feet     Investment(4)     Square Feet     Investment(4)     Investment(4)  
 
                                                                                         
The Americas
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
United States
    389,767     $ 36,601       559,605     $ 67,537       949,372     $ 104,138       2,716,297     $ 237,578       3,665,669     $ 341,716       22.2 %
                                                                                         
Other Americas
    607,202       46,487                   607,202       46,487       1,715,452       96,415       2,322,654       142,902       9.2 %
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
The Americas Total
    996,969     $ 83,088       559,605     $ 67,537       1,556,574     $ 150,625       4,431,749     $ 333,993       5,988,323     $ 484,618       31.4 %
                                                                                         
Europe
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
France
    692,754     $ 59,927           $       692,754     $ 59,927       37,760     $ 5,085       730,514     $ 65,012       4.2 %
                                                                                         
Germany
    426,552       50,170                   426,552       50,170       139,608       19,320       566,160       69,490       4.5 %
                                                                                         
Benelux
    573,352       81,649                   573,352       81,649       207,232       35,061       780,584       116,710       7.6 %
                                                                                         
Other Europe
                                        1,022,887       115,045       1,022,887       115,045       7.5 %
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Europe Total
    1,692,658     $ 191,746           $       1,692,658     $ 191,746       1,407,487     $ 174,511       3,100,145     $ 366,257       23.8 %
                                                                                         
Asia
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
Japan
    420,847     $ 54,574           $       420,847     $ 54,574       2,835,609     $ 501,942       3,256,456     $ 556,516       36.1 %
                                                                                         
China
    523,793       22,251       1,067,058       56,525       1,590,851       78,776       598,850       29,854       2,189,701       108,630       7.0 %
                                                                                         
Other Asia
                                        394,080       25,749       394,080       25,749       1.7 %
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Asia Total
    944,640     $ 76,825       1,067,058     $ 56,525       2,011,698     $ 133,350       3,828,539     $ 557,545       5,840,237     $ 690,895       44.8 %
                                                                                         
Total
    3,634,267     $ 351,659       1,626,663     $ 124,062       5,260,930     $ 475,721       9,667,775     $ 1,066,049       14,928,705     $ 1,541,770       100.0 %
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Real estate impairment losses(5)
                                            (28,160 )             (84,245 )             (112,405 )        
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Estimated total investment, net of real estate impairment losses
                                          $ 447,561             $ 981,804             $ 1,429,365          
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
Number of Projects
            13               2               15               33               48          
                                                                                         
The Company’s Weighted Average Ownership Percentage
            90.7 %             57.9 %             82.2 %             97.1 %             92.5 %        
                                                                                         
Remainder to Invest
          $ 23,661             $ 31,160             $ 54,821             $ 28,841             $ 83,662          
                                                                                         
The Company’s Share of Remainder to Invest(6)(7)
          $ 18,300             $ 23,833             $ 42,133             $ 27,014             $ 69,147          
                                                                                         
Weighted Average Estimated Yield(7)(8)
            6.6 %             7.6 %             6.8 %             6.8 %             6.8 %        
                                                                                         
Percent Pre-Leased(9)
            15.1 %             14.8 %             15.0 %             59.9 %             44.1 %        
 
 
(1) Includes investments held through unconsolidated joint ventures.
 
(2) Completions are generally defined as properties that are stabilized or have been substantially complete for at least 12 months.
 
(3) Pre-stabilized development represents assets which have reached completion but have not reached stabilization. Stabilization is generally defined as properties that are 90% occupied.


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(4) Represents total estimated cost of development, renovation, or expansion, including initial acquisition costs, prepaid ground leases, buildings, tenant improvements and associated capitalized interest and overhead costs. Estimated total investments are based on current forecasts and are subject to change. Non-U.S. dollar investments are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009. We cannot assure you that any of these projects will be completed on schedule or within budgeted amounts. Includes value-added conversion projects.
 
(5) See Part IV, Item 15: Note 3 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for discussion of real estate impairment losses.
 
(6) Amounts include capitalized interest as applicable.
 
(7) Calculated as the company’s share of amounts funded to date to its share of estimated total investment.
 
(8) Yields exclude value-added conversion projects and are calculated on an after-tax basis for international projects.
 
(9) Represents the executed lease percentage of total square feet as of the balance sheet date.
 
PROPERTIES HELD THROUGH CO-INVESTMENT VENTURES, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES AND PARTNERSHIPS
 
The company holds interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. The company consolidates joint ventures where it exhibits financial or operational control. Control is determined using accounting standards related to the consolidation of joint ventures and variable interest entities. For joint ventures that are defined as variable interest entities, the primary beneficiary consolidates the entity. In instances where the company is not the primary beneficiary, it does not consolidate the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures that are not defined as variable interest entities, management first considers whether the company is the general partner or a limited partner (or the equivalent in such investments which are not structured as partnerships). The company consolidates joint ventures where it is the general partner (or the equivalent) and the limited partners (or the equivalent) in such investments do not have rights which would preclude control and, therefore, consolidation for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures where the company is the general partner (or the equivalent), but does not control the joint venture as the other partners (or the equivalent) hold substantive participating rights, the company uses the equity method of accounting. For joint ventures where the company is a limited partner (or the equivalent), management considers factors such as ownership interest, voting control, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners (or the equivalent) to determine if the presumption that the general partner controls the entity is overcome. In instances where these factors indicate the company controls the joint venture, the company consolidates the joint venture; otherwise it uses the equity method of accounting.
 
The following table summarizes the company’s eight consolidated and unconsolidated significant co-investment ventures as of December 31, 2009:
 
                         
            Principal
      Incentive
   
    Date
  Geographic
  Venture
  Functional
  Distribution
   
Co-investment Venture
  Established   Focus   Investors   Currency   Frequency   Term
 
Consolidated
                       
                         
AMB-SGP
  March 2001   United States   Subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd.   USD   10 years   March 2011; extendable 10 years
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II
  June 2001   United States   Various   USD   At dissolution   December 2014 (estimated)
AMB-AMS
  June 2004   United States   Various   USD   At dissolution   December 2012; extendable 4 years
Unconsolidated
                       
                         
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III
  October 2004   United States   Various   USD   3 years (next 2Q11)   Open ended
AMB-SGP Mexico
  December 2004   Mexico   Subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd.   USD   7 years   December 2011; extendable 7 years
AMB Japan Fund I
  June 2005   Japan   Various   JPY   At dissolution   June 2013; extendable 2 years
AMB DFS Fund I
  October 2006   United States   Strategic Realty Ventures, LLC   USD   Upon project sales   Perpetual(1)
AMB Europe Fund I
  June 2007   Europe   Various   EUR   3 years (next 2Q10)   Open ended
 
 
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Consolidated Joint Ventures
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company held interests in co-investment ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships with institutional investors and other third parties, which it consolidates in its financial statements. Under the agreements governing the co-investment ventures, the company and the other party to the co-investment venture may be required to make additional capital contributions and, subject to certain limitations, the co-investment ventures may incur additional debt. Such agreements also impose certain restrictions on the transfer of co-investment venture interests by the company or the other party to the co-investment venture and typically provide certain rights to the company or the other party to the co-investment venture to sell the company’s or their interest in the co-investment venture to the co-investment venture or to the other co-investment venture partner on terms specified in the agreement. In addition, under certain circumstances, many of the co-investment ventures include buy/sell provisions. See Part IV, Item 15: Notes 11 and 12 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional details.
 
The table that follows summarizes the company’s consolidated joint ventures as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                         
    Our
          Gross
             
    Ownership
    Square
    Book
    Property
    Other
 
Consolidated Joint Ventures
  Percentage     Feet(1)     Value(2)     Debt     Debt  
 
Operating Co-investment Ventures
                                       
AMB-SGP(3)
    50 %     8,288,663     $ 470,740     $ 335,764     $  
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II(4)
    20 %     7,318,208       513,450       194,980       50,000  
AMB-AMS(5)
    39 %     2,172,137       158,865       79,756        
                                         
Total Operating Co-investment Ventures
    35 %     17,779,008       1,143,055       610,500       50,000  
Total Consolidated Co-investment Ventures
    35 %     17,779,008       1,143,055       610,500       50,000  
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    89 %     2,436,591       230,463       32,186        
Other Industrial Development Joint Ventures
    60 %     770,442       272,237       128,374        
                                         
Total Consolidated Joint Ventures
    47 %     20,986,041     $ 1,645,755     $ 771,060     $ 50,000  
                                         
 
 
(1) For development properties, represents the estimated square feet upon completion for committed phases of development projects.
 
(2) Represents the book value of the property (before accumulated depreciation) owned by the joint venture and excludes net other assets as of December 31, 2009. Development book values include uncommitted land.
 
(3) AMB-SGP, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with Industrial JV Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd., the real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
 
(4) AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust, and a third-party limited partner.
 
(5) AMB-AMS, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with three Dutch pension funds.
 
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
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The table that follows summarizes our unconsolidated joint ventures as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                 
    The Company’s
          Gross
                The Company’s
    Estimated
    Planned
 
    Ownership
    Square
    Book
    Property
    Other
    Net Equity
    Investment
    Gross
 
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  Percentage     Feet(1)     Value(2)     Debt     Debt     Investment(3)     Capacity     Capitalization  
 
Operating Co-Investment Ventures
                                                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III(4)(5)
    23%       36,057,101     $ 3,269,614     $ 1,720,405     $     $ 209,999     $     $ 3,270,000  
AMB Europe Fund I(5)(6)
    21%       9,236,984       1,260,362       719,431             60,177             1,260,000  
AMB Japan Fund I(7)
    20%       7,263,090       1,498,044       832,370       8,601       80,074             1,498,000  
AMB-SGP Mexico(8)
    22%       6,331,990       357,493       167,180       150,272       19,014       245,000       602,000  
                                                                 
Total Operating Co-investment Ventures
    22%       58,889,165       6,385,513       3,439,386       158,873       369,264       245,000       6,630,000  
Development Co-investment Ventures:
                                                               
AMB DFS Fund I(9)
    15%       200,027       85,270                   14,259             85,000  
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III(4)(5)
    23%       559,605       82,547       42,376             9,122       n/a       n/a  
                                                                 
Total Development Co-investment Ventures
    19%       759,632       167,817       42,376             23,381             85,000  
                                                                 
Total Unconsolidated Co-investment Ventures
    22%       59,648,797       6,553,330       3,481,762       158,873       392,645       245,000       6,715,000  
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    51%       7,419,049 (10)     280,432       160,290             50,741       n/a       n/a  
                                                                 
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
    23%       67,067,846     $ 6,833,762     $ 3,642,052     $ 158,873     $ 443,386     $ 245,000     $ 6,715,000  
                                                                 
 
 
(1) For development properties, represents the estimated square feet upon completion for committed phases of development projects.
 
(2) Represents the book value of the property (before accumulated depreciation) owned by the joint venture and excludes net other assets as of December 31, 2009. Development book values include uncommitted land.
 
(3) Through its investment in AMB Property Mexico, the company held equity interests in various other unconsolidated ventures totaling approximately $18.7 million as of December 31, 2009.
 
(4) AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. is an open-ended co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust.
 
(5) The planned capitalization and investment capacity of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, as open-ended funds are not limited. The planned capitalization represents the gross book value of real estate assets as of the most recent quarter end.
 
(6) AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, is an open-ended co-investment venture formed in 2007 with institutional investors. The venture is Euro-denominated. U.S. dollar amounts are converted at the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009.
 
(7) AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. is a co-investment venture formed in 2005 with institutional investors. The venture is Yen-denominated. U.S. dollar amounts are converted at the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009.
 
(8) AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC is a co-investment venture formed in 2004 with Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd., the real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Other debt includes $91.4 million of loans from co-investment venture partners.
 
(9) AMB DFS Fund I, LLC is a co-investment venture formed in 2006 with a subsidiary of GE Real Estate to build and sell properties.
 
(10) Includes investments in 7.4 million square feet of operating properties held through the company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures that it does not manage, which are excluded from the company’s owned and managed portfolio. The company’s owned and managed operating portfolio includes properties in which it has at least a 10% ownership interest, for which it is the property or asset manager, and which the company currently intends to hold for the long-term.
 
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of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, in which the company retained an approximate 20% interest. This interest increased to approximately 22% upon the company’s acquisition of AMB Property Mexico. During 2009, the company made no contributions to this co-investment venture. During 2008, the company contributed three completed development projects totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet to this co-investment venture for approximately $90.5 million. During 2007, the company contributed one approximately 0.1 million square foot operating property for approximately $4.6 million to this co-investment venture. In addition, the company recognized development profits from the contribution to this co-investment venture of two completed development projects aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet with a contribution value of $22.9 million.
 
On June 30, 2005, the company formed AMB Japan Fund I, L.P., a co-investment venture with 13 institutional investors, in which the company retained an approximate 20% interest. The 13 institutional investors have committed 49.5 billion Yen (approximately $532.2 million in U.S. dollars, using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009) for an approximate 80% equity interest. During 2009, the company contributed to this co-investment venture one completed development project, aggregating approximately 1.0 million square feet for approximately $184.8 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During 2008, the company contributed to this co-investment venture two completed development projects, aggregating approximately 0.9 million square feet for approximately $174.9 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During 2007, the company contributed to this co-investment venture one completed development project aggregating approximately 0.5 million square feet for approximately $84.4 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution).
 
On October 17, 2006, the company formed AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, a merchant development co-investment venture with Strategic Realty Ventures, LLC, in which the company retained an approximate 15% interest. The investment period for AMB DFS Fund I, LLC ended in June 2009, and the remaining capitalization of this fund as of December 31, 2009 was the estimated investment of $5.1 million to complete the existing development assets held by the fund. Since inception, the company has contributed $28.5 million of equity to the fund. No properties were contributed to this co-investment venture during 2009 or 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company contributed to this co-investment venture approximately 82 acres of land with a contribution value of approximately $30.3 million. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the company contributed $1.4 million, $4.7 million and $6.0 million to this co-investment venture, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects for approximately $53.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects and one land parcel for approximately $57.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects for approximately $8.9 million.
 
Effective October 1, 2006, the company deconsolidated AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an open-ended co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with institutional investors, on a prospective basis, due to the re-evaluation of the company’s accounting for its investment because of changes to the partnership agreement regarding the general partner’s rights effective October 1, 2006. On July 1, 2008, the partners of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) contributed their interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for interests in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture. During 2009, the company contributed to this co-investment venture two completed development projects, aggregating approximately 0.4 million square feet, for additional units in the fund equal to 100% of the fair value of the assets, for an aggregate price of approximately $32.5 million. During 2008, the company contributed to this co-investment venture one approximately 0.8 million square foot operating property and four completed development projects, aggregating approximately 2.7 million square feet, for approximately $274.3 million. During 2007, the company contributed to this co-investment venture one approximately 0.2 million square foot industrial operating property and four completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.0 million square feet for approximately $116.6 million. During 2009, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. sold industrial operating properties for approximately $46.6 million. No industrial operating property sales were made from this venture during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
On June 12, 2007, the company formed AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, a Euro-denominated open-ended co-investment venture with institutional investors, in which the company retained an approximate 20% interest upon formation. At the time of formation, the institutional investors committed approximately 263.0 million Euros (approximately $376.8 million in U.S. dollars, using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009) for an approximate


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80% equity interest. During 2009, the company made no contributions to this co-investment venture. During 2008, the company contributed to this co-investment venture two development projects, aggregating approximately 0.2 million square feet, for approximately $35.2 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During 2007, the company contributed approximately 4.2 million square feet of industrial operating properties and approximately 1.8 million square feet of completed development projects to this co-investment venture for approximately $799.3 million (using the exchange rates on the dates of contribution).
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company made no contributions of real estate interests, and no gains were recognized. During 2008, the company recognized gains from the contribution of real estate interests, net, of approximately $20.0 million, representing the portion of the company’s interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third-party investors for cash, as a result of the contribution of approximately 0.8 million square feet of industrial operating properties to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company contributed industrial operating properties for approximately $524.9 million, aggregating approximately 4.5 million square feet, into AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. The company recognized a gain of $73.4 million on the contributions, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third-party investors for cash. These gains are presented in gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net of taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company recognized development profits of approximately $29.8 million, as a result of the contribution of three completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.4 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. During 2008, the company recognized development profits of approximately $73.9 million, as a result of the contribution of 11 completed development projects, aggregating approximately 5.2 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. During 2007, the company recognized development profits of approximately $95.7 million, as a result of the contribution of 15 completed development projects and two land parcels, aggregating approximately 82 acres of land, to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P.
 
Under the agreements governing the co-investment ventures, the company and the other parties to the co-investment ventures may be required to make additional capital contributions and, subject to certain limitations, the co-investment ventures may incur additional debt.
 
Secured Debt
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company had $1.1 billion of secured indebtedness, net of unamortized premiums, secured by deeds of trust or mortgages. As of December 31, 2009, the total gross investment book value of those properties securing the debt was $2.0 billion. Of the $1.1 billion of secured indebtedness, $771.1 million, net of unamortized premiums, was consolidated co-investment venture debt secured by properties with a gross investment value of $1.5 billion. As of December 31, 2008, the company had $1.5 billion of secured indebtedness, net of unamortized premiums, secured by deeds of trust or mortgages. As of December 31, 2008, the total gross investment book value of those properties securing the debt was $2.1 billion. Of the $1.5 billion of secured indebtedness, $808.1 million was consolidated co-investment venture debt secured by properties with a gross investment value of $1.4 billion. For additional details, see Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Part IV, Item 15: Notes 6 and 7 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in this report.
 
ITEM 3.   Legal Proceedings
 
As of December 31, 2009, there were no material pending legal proceedings to which we were a party or of which any of our properties was the subject, the adverse determination of which we anticipate would have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
 
ITEM 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
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PART II
 
ITEM 5.   Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (AMB Property Corporation)
 
The parent company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AMB.” As of February 17, 2010, there were approximately 452 holders of record of the parent company’s common stock. Set forth below are the high and low sales prices per share of the parent company’s common stock, as reported on the NYSE composite tape, and the dividend per share paid or payable by the parent company during the period from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009:
 
                         
Year
  High     Low     Dividend  
 
2008
                       
1st Quarter
  $ 57.92     $ 45.75     $ 0.520  
2nd Quarter
    60.17       49.91       0.520  
3rd Quarter
    57.13       40.27       0.520  
4th Quarter
    44.18       8.73        
2009
                       
1st Quarter
  $ 26.03     $ 9.12     $ 0.280  
2nd Quarter
    20.75       13.81       0.280  
3rd Quarter
    25.96       15.91       0.280  
4th Quarter
    27.43       20.71       0.280  
 
The payment of dividends and other distributions by the parent company is at the discretion of its board of directors and depends on numerous factors, including the parent company’s cash flow, financial condition and capital requirements, real estate investment trust provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and other factors.
 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities (AMB Property, L.P.)
 
There is no established public trading market for the operating partnership’s partnership units. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had outstanding 160,448,893 partnership units, consisting of 158,328,965 general partnership units (consisting of 149,028,965 common units, 2,000,000 6.50% series L cumulative redeemable preferred units, 2,300,000 6.75% series M cumulative redeemable preferred units, 3,000,000 7.00% series O cumulative redeemable preferred units and 2,000,000 6.85% series P cumulative redeemable preferred units) and 2,119,928 common limited partnership units. The series L preferred units were issued on June 23, 2003 to the parent company for total consideration of $50.0 million. The series M preferred units were issued on November 25, 2003 to the parent company for total consideration of $57.5 million. The series O preferred units were issued on December 13, 2005 to the parent company for total consideration of $75.0 million. The series P preferred units were issued on August 25, 2006 to the parent company for total consideration of $50.0 million. Subject to certain terms and conditions, the common limited partnership units are redeemable by the holders thereof or, at the operating partnership’s option, exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for shares of the common stock of the parent company. As of December 31, 2009, there were 48 holders of record of our common limited partnership units (including the parent company’s general partnership interest).


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During 2009, the operating partnership redeemed 47,563 common limited partnership units for the same number of shares of the parent company’s common stock. In addition, during 2009, the operating partnership redeemed 13,318 common limited partnership units for approximately $268,599. Set forth below are the distributions per common limited partnership unit paid by us during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
         
Year
  Distribution  
 
2008
       
1st Quarter
  $ 0.520  
2nd Quarter
    0.520  
3rd Quarter
    0.520  
4th Quarter
     
2009
       
1st Quarter
  $ 0.280  
2nd Quarter
    0.280  
3rd Quarter
    0.280  
4th Quarter
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Stock Performance Graph
 
The following line graph compares the change in the parent company’s cumulative total stockholder return on shares of its common stock from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2009 to the cumulative total return of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index and the FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2009. The graph assumes an initial investment of $100 in the common stock of the parent company and each of the indices on December 31, 2004 and, as required by the SEC, the reinvestment of all dividends. The return shown on the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
 
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among AMB Property Corporation, The S&P 500 Index
And The FTSE NAREIT Equity REITs Index
 
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
 
*$100 invested on 12/31/04 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Fiscal year ending December 31.
 
Copyright© 2010 S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved.
 
This graph and the accompanying text are not “soliciting material,” are not deemed filed with the SEC and are not to be incorporated by reference in any filing by the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing.


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ITEM 6.   Selected Financial Data
 
SELECTED COMPANY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA (1) (AMB Property Corporation)
 
The following table sets forth selected consolidated historical financial and other data for the parent company on a historical basis as of and for the years ended December 31:
 
See footnote 2 below for discussion of the comparability of selected financial and other data.
 
                                         
    2009     2008(2)     2007     2006(2)     2005  
    (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  
 
Operating Data
                                       
Total revenues
  $ 633,842     $ 693,563     $ 650,886     $ 694,372     $ 630,643  
(Loss) income from continuing operations(3)
    (122,685 )     (11,308 )     288,266       216,304       190,159  
Income from discontinued operations
    94,725       4,558       83,450       72,509       158,455  
Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716       288,813       348,614  
Net (loss) income
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716       289,006       348,614  
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
    (50,077 )     (66,451 )     293,552       207,970       248,798  
(Loss) income from continuing operations available to common stockholders per common share:
                                       
Basic
    (1.02 )     (0.71 )     2.23       1.60       1.21  
Diluted
    (1.02 )     (0.71 )     2.18       1.55       1.16  
Income from discontinued operations available to common stockholders per common share:
                                       
Basic
    0.65       0.03       0.79       0.77       1.75  
Diluted
    0.65       0.03       0.77       0.74       1.68  
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders per common share:
                                       
Basic
    (0.37 )     (0.68 )     3.02       2.37       2.96  
Diluted
    (0.37 )     (0.68 )     2.95       2.29       2.84  
Dividends declared per common share
    1.12       1.56       2.00       1.84       1.76  
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic
    134,321,231       97,403,659       97,189,749       87,710,500       84,048,936  
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted
    134,321,231       97,403,659       99,601,396       90,960,637       87,733,596  
Other Data
                                       
Funds from operations(4)
  $ 99,275     $ 79,195     $ 363,102     $ 295,893     $ 252,752  
Funds from operations per common share and unit:(4)
                                       
Basic
    0.72       0.78       3.58       3.21       2.85  
Diluted
    0.72       0.77       3.49       3.10       2.74  
Cash flows provided by (used in):
                                       
Operating activities
    242,276       301,020       240,543       335,855       295,815  
Investing activities
    75,129       (881,768 )     (632,240 )     (880,560 )     (60,407 )
Financing activities
    (288,549 )     581,765       420,025       483,621       (101,856 )
Balance Sheet Data
                                       
Investments in real estate at cost
  $ 6,708,660     $ 6,603,856     $ 6,709,545     $ 6,575,733     $ 6,798,294  
Total assets
    6,841,958       7,301,648       7,262,403       6,713,512       6,802,739  
Total consolidated debt
    3,212,596       3,990,185       3,494,844       3,437,415       3,401,561  
Parent company’s share of total debt(5)
    3,580,353       4,293,510       3,272,513       3,088,624       2,601,878  
Preferred stock
    223,412       223,412       223,412       223,417       175,548  
Stockholders’ equity (excluding preferred stock)
    2,716,604       2,291,695       2,540,540       1,943,240       1,740,751  


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(1) All amounts in the consolidated financial statements for prior years have been retrospectively updated for new accounting guidance related to accounting for noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and per share calculations.
 
(2) Effective October 1, 2006, the company deconsolidated AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. on a prospective basis, due to the re-evaluation of the accounting for the company’s investment in the fund because of changes to the partnership agreement regarding the general partner’s rights effective October 1, 2006. On July 1, 2008, the partners of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) contributed their interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for interests in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture. As a result, the financial measures for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, included in the parent company’s operating data, other data and balance sheet data above are not comparable.
 
(3) (Loss) income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 includes real estate impairment losses of $174.4 million and $183.8 million, respectively, and restructuring charges of $6.4 million and $12.3 million, respectively.
 
(4) See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Supplemental Earnings Measures,” for a reconciliation to net income and a discussion of why the company believes FFO is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance, ways in which investors might use FFO when assessing the parent company’s financial performance, and FFO’s limitations as a measurement tool.
 
(5) Parent company’s share of total debt is the pro rata portion of the total debt based on the parent company’s percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt. The company believes that parent company’s share of total debt is a meaningful supplemental measure, which enables both management and investors to analyze the parent company’s leverage and to compare the parent company’s leverage to that of other companies. In addition, it allows for a more meaningful comparison of the parent company’s debt to that of other companies that do not consolidate their joint ventures. Parent company’s share of total debt is not intended to reflect the parent company’s actual liability should there be a default under any or all of such loans or a liquidation of the co-investment ventures. For a reconciliation of parent company’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure, please see the table of debt maturities and capitalization in Part II, Item 7: “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership”


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SELECTED COMPANY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA (1) (AMB Property, L.P.)
 
The following table sets forth selected consolidated historical financial and other data for the operating partnership on a historical basis as of and for the years ended December 31:
 
See footnote 2 below for discussion of the comparability of selected financial and other data.
 
                                         
    2009     2008(2)     2007     2006(2)     2005  
    (dollars in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)  
 
Operating Data
                                       
Total revenues
  $ 633,842     $ 693,563     $ 650,886     $ 694,372     $ 630,643  
(Loss) income from continuing operations(3)
    (122,685 )     (11,308 )     288,266       216,304       190,159  
Income from discontinued operations
    94,725       4,558       83,450       72,509       158,455  
Net (loss) income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716       288,813       348,614  
Net (loss) income
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716       289,006       348,614  
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
    (50,866 )     (67,233 )     305,241       217,419       262,381  
(Loss) income from continuing operations available to common unitholders per common unit:
                                       
Basic
    (1.02 )     (0.69 )     2.20       1.59       1.20  
Diluted
    (1.02 )     (0.69 )     2.15       1.54       1.15  
Net income from discontinued operations available to common uniholders per common unit:
                                       
Basic
    0.65       0.03       0.81       0.77       1.76  
Diluted
    0.65       0.03       0.79       0.74       1.69  
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders per common unit:
                                       
Basic
    (0.37 )     (0.66 )     3.01       2.36       2.96  
Diluted
    (0.37 )     (0.66 )     2.94       2.28       2.84  
Distributions declared per common unit
    1.12       1.56       2.00       1.84       1.76  
Weighted average common units outstanding — basic
    136,484,612       101,253,972       101,550,001       92,047,678       88,684,262  
Weighted average common units outstanding — diluted
    136,484,612       101,253,972       103,961,648       95,297,815       92,368,922  
Other Data
                                       
Funds from operations(4)
  $ 99,275     $ 79,195     $ 363,102     $ 295,893     $ 252,752  
Funds from operations per common unit:(4)
                                       
Basic
    0.72       0.78       3.58       3.21       2.85  
Diluted
    0.72       0.77       3.49       3.10       2.74  
Cash flows provided by (used in):
                                       
Operating activities
    242,276       301,020       240,543       335,855       295,815  
Investing activities
    75,129       (881,768 )     (632,240 )     (880,560 )     (60,407 )
Financing activities
    (288,549 )     581,765       420,025       483,621       (101,856 )
Balance Sheet Data
                                       
Investments in real estate at cost
  $ 6,708,660     $ 6,603,856     $ 6,709,545     $ 6,575,733     $ 6,798,294  
Total assets
    6,841,958       7,301,648       7,262,403       6,713,512       6,802,739  
Total consolidated debt
    3,212,596       3,990,185       3,494,844       3,437,415       3,401,561  
Operating partnership’s share of total debt(5)
    3,580,353       4,293,510       3,272,513       3,088,624       2,601,878  
Preferred units
    223,412       223,412       223,412       223,417       175,548  
Partner’s capital (excluding preferred units)
    2,755,165       2,342,526       2,610,574       2,095,835       1,904,730  
 
 
(1) All amounts in the consolidated financial statements for prior years have been retrospectively updated for new accounting guidance related to accounting for noncontrolling interests, discontinued operations and per unit calculations.
 
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of changes to the partnership agreement regarding the general partner’s rights effective October 1, 2006. On July 1, 2008, the partners of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) contributed their interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for interests in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture. As a result, the financial measures for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005, included in the operating partnership’s operating data, other data and balance sheet data above are not comparable.
 
(3) (Loss) income from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 includes real estate impairment losses of $174.4 million and $183.8 million, respectively, and restructuring charges of $6.4 million and $12.3 million, respectively.
 
(4) See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Supplemental Earnings Measures,” for a reconciliation to net income and a discussion of why the company believes FFO is a useful supplemental measure of operating performance, ways in which investors might use FFO when assessing the operating partnership’s financial performance, and FFO’s limitations as a measurement tool.
 
(5) Operating partnership’s share of total debt is the pro rata portion of the total debt based on the operating partnership’s percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt. The company believes that operating partnership’s share of total debt is a meaningful supplemental measure, which enables both management and investors to analyze the operating partnership’s leverage and to compare the operating partnership’s leverage to that of other companies. In addition, it allows for a more meaningful comparison of the operating partnership’s debt to that of other companies that do not consolidate their joint ventures. Operating partnership’s share of total debt is not intended to reflect the operating partnership’s actual liability should there be a default under any or all of such loans or a liquidation of the co-investment ventures. For a reconciliation of operating partnership’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure, please see the table of debt maturities and capitalization in Part II, Item 7: “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership”


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Item 7.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Please read the following discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Management’s Overview
 
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008, the company began to be impacted by the economic, financial and real estate market crisis. To maintain its competitive advantage, the company established three key near-term priorities for 2009 which included: strengthening its balance sheet and liquidity position; reducing its cost structure; and positioning for future growth opportunities.
 
Management believes that in 2009 it successfully executed on these near-term priorities, which enabled the company to navigate through a challenging environment, and that the company is now positioned to pursue growth opportunities. As such, the company has established three key growth initiatives for 2010, which include:
 
  •  improving the utilization of its existing assets;
 
  •  acquiring industrial real estate with total returns above the company’s cost of capital; and
 
  •  forming new private capital ventures and funds.
 
Management believes that the leading indicators for economic recovery reached an inflection point during the fourth quarter and expects that improving economic conditions will lead to an increase in the demand for industrial real estate. Management expects to see earnings growth if it is able to improve asset utilization by returning its owned and managed portfolio closer to its historical occupancy average of 95%; complete the build-out and leasing of its development portfolio; and realize value from its land bank through new ventures, sales and future build-to-suit projects. The company believes that capital deployment opportunities are increasing and is evaluating multiple transactions in its target markets around the globe. Management believes that its ability to provide multiple forms of consideration to institutional investors, lenders and private developers provide the company with proprietary access to acquisition opportunities. The company is also observing a positive shift in investor interest and believes that this growing level of interest is being met by the scarcity of high quality, well-located industrial real estate. Management believes that its existing and new private capital funds and ventures are well positioned to benefit from this shift in investor preferences.
 
The Company’s Liquidity and Balance Sheet
 
Management believes that the company’s financial position is strong and its debt maturity schedule is well laddered. During 2009, the company completed approximately $2.7 billion of debt repayments, repurchases and extensions, of which $1.6 billion occurred in the fourth quarter. Notable transactions during 2009, which further strengthened the company’s liquidity position included:
 
  •  The issuance and sale of 47.4 million shares of its common stock for net proceeds of approximately $552.3 million, during the first quarter;
 
  •  The issuance of $500.0 million of senior unsecured notes consisting of a $250.0 million tranche at 6.13% due 2016 and a $250.0 million tranche at 6.63% due 2019;
 
  •  The refinancing of its $325.0 million unsecured term loan facility with a $345.0 million multi-currency facility, maturing October 2012, which was subsequently upsized to $425.0 million in December 2009;
 
  •  The early repayment of its $230.0 million secured term loan facility originally due September 2010;
 
  •  The completion of the repurchase of $213.6 million in bonds including $168.9 million in connection with its cash tender offer of notes due 2011 and 2013 and $44.7 million of open market repurchases of notes due 2010 and 2013 with a weighted average yield-to maturity of 4.74%, and the completion of a cash tender offer for $146.5 million and $28.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the operating partnership’s 5.45% medium-term notes due 2010 and 8.0% medium-term notes due 2010, respectively; and


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  •  The purchase of AMB Property II, L.P.’s outstanding 7.18% series D cumulative redeemable preferred units in exchange for 2.9 million shares of the parent company’s common stock for an aggregate price of $67.8 million, which represented a 15% discount to the liquidation preference.
 
As a result of its 2009 financing activity, the company reduced its share of total debt-to-its share of total assets to 43.6% from 51.1% and extended the weighted average remaining life of over 25% of its debt to more than five and a half years at an average interest rate of 4.9%. Having resolved its near-term maturities, the company embarked on a strategy, during the fourth quarter, to further lengthen its maturity schedule to minimize its debt maturities through 2013. Management believes this strategy will provide it with maximum flexibility and further position the company to take advantage of opportunities as they arise.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company’s total consolidated debt maturities for 2010 after extension options (subject to certain conditions) were $322.4 million, excluding principal amortization. The company had unconsolidated debt maturities of $148.2 million for 2010 after extension options (subject to certain conditions) as of December 31, 2009, excluding principal amortization.
 
During 2009, the company disposed of $762.9 million of properties with a weighted average stabilized capitalization rate of 6.8%. During the fourth quarter, the company completed dispositions totaling $92.9 million, with a weighted average stabilized capitalization rate of 8.2%.
 
During 2009, the company increased the availability under its lines of credit by approximately $441 million while reducing its share of outstanding debt by approximately $713 million. As of December 31, 2009, the company had $1.2 billion available for future borrowings under its three multi-currency lines of credit, representing line utilization of 30%, and had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $206.1 million.
 
The Company’s Cost Structure
 
To address the challenges of the current business environment, the company implemented a broad-based cost reduction plan that began in the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result of this plan, the company reduced its total global headcount by approximately one third and reduced gross G&A costs by approximately $60.0 million on a run-rate basis as of December 31, 2009. In executing these cost-saving efforts, the company believes that it has preserved its ability to serve its global customers and manage its industrial operating and development portfolios. While the company has removed excess capacity in its capital deployment teams, it believes that it has retained its key talent and left its global capabilities intact.
 
During the fourth quarter, the company began the process of outsourcing various global property accounting and certain back office functions. The company believes that this initiative will improve the efficiency, cost structure and scalability of its back office operations. The company incurred $2.5 million in severance costs during the fourth quarter and expects to realize $2-3 million of additional restructuring costs in 2010 related to completing this initiative. Management believes that it will produce approximately $5.0 million in annual savings upon the completion of this initiative.
 
Real Estate Operations
 
During 2009, industrial property fundamentals were the most challenging on record. According to data provided by CBRE Econometric Advisors as of January 25, 2010, availability in the United States reached a historical high of 13.9% for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, up 40 basis points from the prior quarter and 250 basis points from the fourth quarter of 2008. For the full year 2009, industrial net absorption was negative 265 million square feet, the lowest on record. The negative trend decelerated over the course of the year, slowing to a negative 38 million square feet in the fourth quarter. Within the U.S., the company believes that its coastal markets will continue to outperform other U.S. industrial markets, as evidenced by flat net absorption and availability unchanged at 12.1% in the fourth quarter. The company continues to believe that the primary infill markets tied to global trade remain relatively strong.
 
Also according to CBRE Econometric Advisors, new construction was at an all time low of 71 million square feet for 2009 and 15.2 million square feet for the fourth quarter. While the company expects the delivery pipeline to continue to decline, the company expects net absorption to be positive in the second half of 2010. At the end of the


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third quarter, the global market fundamentals began to show early signs of stability. Globally, industrial demand is still soft, but management believes that it is seeing signs of increased customer activity and decision making. Market occupancy declines are slowing globally and leasing activity has increased. Market rents remain lower than a year ago and the company expects rent changes on rollovers to continue to trend down through 2010.
 
Current forecasts for 2010, according to the IMF, indicate that global GDP is expected to increase by 3.9% and global trade by 6%, all of which should lead to inventory rebuilding and demand for industrial real estate. The company believes that while the leading indicators for demand for industrial real estate have reached an inflection point, recovery in operating fundamentals will lag behind the recovery in the macro economy as it has in prior cycles. Management expects that its operating fundamentals in the first half of 2010 will be consistent with occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2009 before improving by the end of 2010. Rent changes on rollover are expected to be negative for 2010.
 
For 2009, the company generated $406.9 million of net operating income, on a consolidated basis, from its real estate operations. The company’s owned and managed portfolio occupancy during the three months ended December 31, 2009 was 91.2%, up 20 basis points from September 30, 2009. Average occupancy during the three months ended December 31, 2009 was 90.7%, up 30 basis points from the three months ended September 30, 2009. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, rent changes on rollovers in the company’s industrial operating portfolio declined by 11.5% on an owned and managed basis, excluding expense reimbursements, rental abatements, percentage rents and straight-line rents. Rental rates on lease renewals and rollovers in the company’s portfolio declined by 6.9% for the trailing four quarters ended December 31, 2009.
 
During the quarter, cash-basis same store net operating income without the effect of lease termination fees, decreased by 7.3% and 4.5% for the full year 2009 on an owned and managed basis. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements against the U.S. dollar, cash-basis same store net operating income without the effect of lease termination fees decreased 8.9% for the fourth quarter and 4.7% for the full year 2009. See “Supplemental Earnings Measures” below for a discussion of cash-basis same store net operating income and a reconciliation of cash-basis same store net operating income and net income.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the accounts receivable levels were consistent with historical levels, during recessionary periods, and management believes that the accounts receivable are leveling and that it continues to maintain adequate bad debt reserves. Although the number of bankruptcies of its customers increased during 2009, the company believes the impact of such bankruptcies on its business was not significant for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Private Capital Business
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009, the company generated private capital revenues of $37.9 million, of which $10.5 million occurred in the fourth quarter. During the first quarter, the company contributed one $185.0 million development project to AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. During the third quarter, the company transferred two assets to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for additional units equal to the fair value of the assets, for an aggregate price of $32.5 million, increasing its ownership interest in the fund to 22.7% from 19.3%.
 
Subsequent to year end, the company’s two open-ended funds completed approximately $267.0 million in net capital transactions consisting of: $50.0 million in new third-party equity in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III; $67.0 million in investor-elected redemption withdrawals, thereby reducing AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III’s redemption queue to $14.9 million as of February 1, 2010; the company’s $100.0 million investment in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III; and its $50.0 million investment in AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS.
 
Equityholders in two of the company’s co-investment ventures, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, have a right to request that the ventures redeem their interests under certain conditions. The redemption right of investors in AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS is exercisable beginning after July 1, 2011.
 
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on four previously committed development projects for a total estimated investment cost of $60.6 million. In addition to its committed development pipeline, as of December 31, 2009, the company held a total of 2,488 acres of land for future development or sale on an owned and managed basis, approximately 85% of which is located in the Americas. The company currently estimates that these 2,488 acres of land could support approximately 45.1 million square feet of future development.
 
Impairment Charges
 
The company recognized real estate impairment charges on certain of its assets of $181.9 million in the first quarter of 2009 and of $193.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The principal trigger which led to the impairment charges was the severe economic deterioration in some markets resulting in a decrease in leasing and rental rates, rising vacancies and an increase in capitalization rates. Additional impairments may be necessary in the future in the event that market conditions continue to deteriorate and impact the factors used to estimate fair value, which may include impairments relating to the company’s unconsolidated real estate as well as impairments relating to the company’s investments in its unconsolidated co-investment ventures. See Part IV, Item 15: Note 3 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a more detailed discussion of the real estate impairment losses recorded in the company’s results of operations during the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Summary of Key Transactions
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company completed the following significant capital deployment and other transactions:
 
  •  Contributed one completed development project aggregating approximately 1.0 million square feet for an aggregate price of approximately $184.8 million (using the exchange rate in effect on the date of contribution) to AMB Japan Fund I, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture;
 
  •  Sold development projects aggregating approximately 3.1 million square feet, including 1.1 million square feet that was held in an unconsolidated co-investment venture, and three land parcels totaling 35 acres for an aggregate sales price of $347.5 million;
 
  •  Sold industrial operating properties aggregating approximately 2.9 million square feet, including 0.6 million square feet that were held in an unconsolidated co-investment venture, for an aggregate sales price of $198.1 million; and
 
  •  Transferred two development assets to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for additional partnership units equal to the fair value of the assets for an aggregate price of $32.5 million and aggregating approximately 0.4 million square feet.
 
See Part IV, Item 15: Notes 4 and 5 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a more detailed discussion of the company’s acquisition, development and disposition activity.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
The company’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on its consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAP). The preparation of these financial statements requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The company evaluates its assumptions and estimates on an on-going basis. The company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The company believes the following critical accounting policies affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.


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Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate and leasehold interests are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value. The company also regularly reviews the impact of above or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs for acquisitions, and records an intangible asset or liability accordingly.
 
The company conducts a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with its policy of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, which indicates that asset values should be analyzed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the estimated fair value from a market participant standpoint, with the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the estimated fair value recognized as an impairment charge to earnings. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is tested based on a one-step test, comparing the carrying value to the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The company determines the estimated fair values based on assumptions regarding rental rates, costs to complete, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices or contribution values. The company also utilizes the knowledge of its regional teams and the recent valuations of its two open-ended funds, which contain a large, geographically diversified pool of assets, all of which are subject to third-party appraisals on at least an annual basis.
 
Revenue Recognition.  The company records rental revenue from operating leases on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases and maintains an allowance for estimated losses that may result from the inability of the company’s customers to make required payments. If customers fail to make contractual lease payments that are greater than the company’s allowance for doubtful accounts, security deposits and letters of credit, then the company may have to recognize additional doubtful account charges in future periods. The company monitors the liquidity and creditworthiness of its customers on an on-going basis by reviewing their financial condition periodically as appropriate. Each period the company reviews its outstanding accounts receivable, including straight-line rents, for doubtful accounts and provide allowances as needed. The company also records lease termination fees when a customer has executed a definitive termination agreement with the company and the payment of the termination fee is not subject to any conditions that must be met or waived before the fee is due to the company. If a customer remains in the leased space following the execution of a definitive termination agreement, the applicable termination fees are deferred and recognized over the term of such customer’s occupancy.
 
Property Dispositions.  The company reports real estate dispositions in four separate categories on its consolidated statements of operations. First, when the company divests a portion of its interests in real estate entities or properties, gains from the sale represent the interests acquired by third-party investors for cash and are included in gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests in the statements of operations. Second, the company disposes of value-added conversion projects and build-to-suit and speculative development projects for which it has not generated material operating income prior to sale. The gain or loss recognized from the disposition of these projects is reported net of estimated taxes, when applicable, and is included in development profits, net of taxes, within continuing operations of the statements of operations. Third, the company disposes of value-added conversion and other redevelopment projects for which it may have generated material operating income prior to sale. The gain or loss recognized is reported net of estimated taxes, when applicable, in the development profits, net of taxes, line within discontinued operations. Lastly, guidance related to accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets requires the company to separately report as discontinued operations the historical operating results attributable to industrial operating properties sold and the applicable gain or loss on the disposition of the properties, which is included in development profits and gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes, in the statements of operations. The consolidated statements of operations for prior periods are also retrospectively adjusted to conform with new guidance regarding accounting for discontinued operations and noncontrolling interests, and there is no impact on the company’s previously reported consolidated financial position, net income or


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cash flows. In all cases, gains and losses are recognized using the full accrual method of accounting. Gains relating to transactions which do not meet the requirements of the full accrual method of accounting are deferred and recognized when the full accrual method of accounting criteria are met.
 
Joint Ventures.  The company holds interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. The company consolidates joint ventures where it exhibits financial or operational control. Control is determined using accounting standards related to the consolidation of joint ventures and variable interest entities. For joint ventures that are defined as variable interest entities, the primary beneficiary consolidates the entity. In instances where the company is not the primary beneficiary, it does not consolidate the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures that are not defined as variable interest entities, management first considers whether the company is the general partner or a limited partner (or the equivalent in such investments which are not structured as partnerships). The company consolidates joint ventures where it is the general partner (or the equivalent) and the limited partners (or the equivalent) in such investments do not have rights which would preclude control and, therefore, consolidation for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures where the company is the general partner (or the equivalent), but does not control the joint venture as the other partners (or the equivalent) hold substantive participating rights, the company uses the equity method of accounting. For joint ventures where the company is a limited partner (or the equivalent), management considers factors such as ownership interest, voting control, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners (or the equivalent) to determine if the presumption that the general partner controls the entity is overcome. In instances where these factors indicate the company controls the joint venture, the company consolidates the joint venture; otherwise it uses the equity method of accounting.
 
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are presented under the equity method. Under the equity method, these investments are initially recognized in the balance sheet at cost and are subsequently adjusted to reflect the company’s proportionate share of net earnings or losses of the joint venture, distributions received, contributions, deferred gains from the contribution of properties and certain other adjustments, as appropriate. When circumstances indicate there may have been a loss in value of an equity investment, the company evaluates the investment for impairment by estimating the company’s ability to recover its investment or if the loss in value is other than temporary. To evaluate whether an impairment is other than temporary, the company considers relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the period of time in any unrealized loss position, the likelihood of a future recovery, and the company’s positive intent and ability to hold the investment until the forecasted recovery. If the company determines the loss in value is other than temporary, the company recognizes an impairment charge to reflect the investment at fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals.
 
Real Estate Investment Trust.  As a real estate investment trust, the parent company generally will not be subject to corporate level federal income taxes in the United States if it meets minimum distribution requirements, and certain income, asset and share ownership tests. However, some of the company’s subsidiaries may be subject to federal and state taxes. In addition, foreign entities may also be subject to the taxes of the host country. An income tax allocation is required to be estimated on the company’s taxable income arising from its taxable real estate investment trust subsidiaries and international entities. A deferred tax component could arise based upon the differences in GAAP versus tax income for items such as depreciation and gain recognition. The company is required to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is determined, based on available evidence at the time the determination is made, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The company concluded, based on a review of the relative weight of the available evidence, that it was more likely than not that it would not generate sufficient future taxable income to realize certain deferred tax assets.
 
Foreign Currency Remeasurement and Translation.  Transactions that require the remeasurement and translation of a foreign currency are recorded according to accounting guidance on foreign currency translation. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the company’s subsidiaries formed in the United States, Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe. Other than Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe, the functional currency for the company’s subsidiaries operating outside the United States is generally the local currency of the country in which the entity or property is located, mitigating the effect of currency exchange gains and losses. The company’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar translate their financial statements into U.S. dollars.


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Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect as of the financial statement date. The company translates income statement accounts using the average exchange rate for the period and significant nonrecurring transactions using the rate on the transaction date.
 
The company’s international subsidiaries may have transactions denominated in currencies other than their functional currencies. In these instances, non-monetary assets and liabilities are reflected at the historical exchange rate, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the period and income statement accounts are remeasured at the average exchange rate for the period. The company also records gains or losses in the income statement when a transaction with a third party, denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency, is settled and the functional currency cash flows realized are more or less than expected based upon the exchange rate in effect when the transaction was initiated.
 
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The analysis below includes changes attributable to same store growth, acquisitions, development activity and divestitures. The same store pool includes all properties that are owned as of the end of both the current and prior year reporting periods and excludes development properties stabilized after December 31, 2007 (generally defined as properties that are 90% occupied). As of December 31, 2009, the same store industrial pool consisted of properties aggregating approximately 63.8 million square feet. The company’s future financial condition and results of operations, including rental revenues, may be impacted by the acquisition and disposition of additional properties, and expenses may vary materially from historical results. Acquisition and development property divestiture activity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was as follows:
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
    2009   2008   2007
 
Acquired:
                       
Square feet (in thousands)
          2,831       702  
Acquisition cost (in thousands)
  $     $ 217,044     $ 62,241  
Development Properties Sold or Contributed:
                       
Square feet (in thousands)
    3,387       5,274       8,600  
 
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Revenues
  2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
 
Rental revenues
                               
Same store
  $ 473.8     $ 533.5     $ (59.7 )     (11.2 )%
2008 acquisitions
    19.5       11.0       8.5       77.3 %
Development
    50.9       21.8       29.1       133.5 %
Other industrial
    51.8       58.8       (7.0 )     (11.9 )%
                                 
Total rental revenues
    596.0       625.1       (29.1 )     (4.7 )%
Private capital revenues
    37.9       68.5       (30.6 )     (44.7 )%
                                 
Total revenues
  $ 633.9     $ 693.6     $ (59.7 )     (8.6 )%
                                 
 
Same store rental revenues decreased $59.7 million from the prior year due primarily to the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, on July 1, 2008. Same store rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been $494.6 million if the interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. had been contributed as of January 1, 2008, rather than July 1, 2008. The decrease of $20.8 million, excluding the effect of the contribution of interests in AMB Partners II, L.P., was primarily due to decreased occupancy during 2009. The increase in revenues from prior year acquisitions is due to revenues recognized for the full year ended December 31, 2009 for properties acquired throughout all of 2008. The increase in rental revenues from development of $29.1 million is


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primarily due to increased occupancy at several of the company’s development projects. Other industrial revenues include rental revenues from development projects that have reached certain levels of operation but are not yet part of the same store operating pool of properties. The decrease in these revenues of $7.0 million primarily reflects a decline in occupancy in 2009. The decrease in private capital revenues of $30.6 million was primarily due to a decrease in incentive and acquisition fees recognized in 2009 from fees recognized in the prior year. In 2009, the company recognized incentive distributions of $2.9 million for AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, and in 2008, the company received incentive distributions of $33.0 million for AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and $1.0 million in connection with the sale of the partnership interests in AMB/Erie, L.P., including its final real estate asset to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P.
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Costs and Expenses
  2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
 
Property operating costs:
                               
Rental expenses
  $ 109.9     $ 100.5     $ 9.4       9.4 %
Real estate taxes
    79.1       78.9       0.2       0.3 %
                                 
Total property operating costs
  $ 189.0     $ 179.4     $ 9.6       5.4 %
                                 
Property operating costs
                               
Same store
  $ 143.6     $ 149.6     $ (6.0 )     (4.0 )%
2008 acquisitions
    7.8       3.1       4.7       151.6 %
Development
    21.3       7.7       13.6       176.6 %
Other industrial
    16.3       19.0       (2.7 )     (14.2 )%
                                 
Total property operating costs
    189.0       179.4       9.6       5.4 %
Depreciation and amortization
    179.9       164.2       15.7       9.6 %
General and administrative
    115.3       144.0       (28.7 )     (19.9 )%
Restructuring charges
    6.4       12.3       (5.9 )     (48.0 )%
Fund costs
    1.1       1.1             %
Real estate impairment losses
    174.4       183.7       (9.3 )     (5.1 )%
Other expenses
    10.2       0.5       9.7       1,940.0 %
                                 
Total costs and expenses
  $ 676.3     $ 685.2     $ (8.9 )     (1.3 )%
                                 
 
Same store properties’ operating expenses decreased $6.0 million from the prior year primarily due to the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, on July 1, 2008. Same store operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been $139.7 million if the interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. had been contributed as of January 1, 2008, rather than July 1, 2008. The increase of $3.9 million, excluding the effect of the contribution of interests in AMB Partners II, L.P., was primarily due to an increase in common area maintenance expenses and ground rent expense. The increase in expenses of $4.7 million related to properties acquired in 2008 is due to the recognition of expenses for the full year ended December 31, 2009 for properties acquired throughout all of 2008. The increase in development operating costs of $13.6 million was primarily due to an increase in utilities, repairs and maintenance expenses and ground rent expenses due to higher occupancy in certain development projects. The decrease in other industrial operating costs of $2.7 million was primarily due to the disposition of industrial operating properties during 2009. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses of $15.7 million is primarily due to $15.5 million additional depreciation expense recorded upon reclassification of assets from properties held for contribution to investments in real estate in 2009 and asset stabilizations, partially offset by the full depreciation expense taken on an asset demolition in the third quarter of 2008. The decrease in general and administrative expenses of $28.7 million is primarily due to a personnel and cost reduction plan implemented in the fourth quarter of 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company recorded $6.4 million in restructuring charges, as compared to $12.3 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2008, due to the further implementation of the cost reduction plan, which included a reduction in global headcount, office closure costs and


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the termination of certain contractual obligations. See Item 15: Note 3 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a more detailed discussion of the real estate impairment losses recorded in the company’s results of operations during 2009 and 2008. Other expenses increased $9.7 million primarily as a result of an increase in the company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan expenses of $15.7 million, partially offset by a decrease in dead deal costs of $5.8 million from prior year.
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Other Income and (Expenses)
  2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
 
Development profits, net of taxes
  $ 35.9     $ 81.1     $ (45.2 )     (55.7 )%
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
          20.0       (20.0 )     (100.0 )%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
    11.3       17.1       (5.8 )     (33.9 )%
Other income (expenses)
    6.3       (3.1 )     9.4       303.2 %
Interest expense, including amortization
    (121.4 )     (134.0 )     (12.6 )     (9.4 )%
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    (12.3 )     (0.8 )     11.5       1,437.5 %
                                 
Total other income and (expenses), net
  $ (80.2 )   $ (19.7 )   $ (60.5 )     (307.1 )%
                                 
 
Development profits represent gains from the sale or contribution of development projects, including land. See the development sales and development contributions tables and “Development Sales and Contributions” in “Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership” for a discussion of the development asset sales and contributions and the associated development profits during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company did not contribute any industrial operating properties to unconsolidated co-investment ventures. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company contributed one industrial operating property for approximately $66.2 million, aggregating approximately 0.8 million square feet, into AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. As a result, the company recognized a gain of $20.0 million on the contribution, representing the portion of the company’s interest in the contributed property acquired by the third-party investors for cash.
 
The decrease in equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures of $5.8 million for 2009 as compared to 2008 was primarily due to lower occupancy in 2009 and impairment losses recognized on the company’s unconsolidated assets under management, partially offset by the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, on July 1, 2008. Other income increased $9.4 million from the prior year primarily due to a $15.7 million increase in gains related to the company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan, partially offset by a decrease in bank interest income of $4.7 million due to lower cash balances and interest rates and an increase in foreign currency exchange rate losses. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company recognized a loss on currency remeasurement of approximately $7.2 million, compared to a loss of approximately $5.7 million in the same period of 2008. Interest expense decreased $12.6 million primarily due to decreased borrowings as well as a decrease in interest rates. Loss on early extinguishment of debt increased by $11.5 million primarily due to early repayments of secured debt and the completion of the repurchase of bonds in connection with the company’s tender offers in 2009.
 
                                 
    For the Years
             
    Ended
             
    December 31,              
Discontinued Operations
  2009     2008     $ Change     % Change  
 
Income attributable to discontinued operations
  $ 3.0     $ 2.0     $ 1.0       50.0 %
Development profits, net of taxes
    53.0             53.0       100.0 %
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    38.7       2.6       36.1       1,388.5 %
                                 
Total discontinued operations
  $ 94.7     $ 4.6     $ 90.1       1,958.7 %
                                 
 
The increase in income attributable to discontinued operations of $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008 was primarily due to a decrease in real estate impairment losses on properties sold in 2009 or held for sale as of December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31,


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2009, the company sold value-added conversion development projects and land parcels aggregating approximately 0.2 million square for a sale price of $143.9 million, with a resulting net gain of $53.0 million. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the company sold industrial operating properties aggregating approximately 2.3 million square feet for a sale price of $151.6 million, with a resulting gain of $37.2 million. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the company recognized a deferred gain of $1.6 million on the sale of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for a price of $17.5 million, which was deferred as part of the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in July 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company sold approximately 0.1 million square feet of industrial operating properties for a sale price of $3.6 million, with a resulting gain of $1.0 million, and the company recognized a deferred gain of approximately $1.4 million on the sale of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $3.5 million, which were disposed of on December 31, 2007.
 
                                                 
    For the Years
                         
    Ended
                         
    December 31,                          
Preferred Stock/Units
  2009     2008     $ Change     % Change              
 
Preferred stock dividends/unit distributions
  $ (15.8 )   $ (15.8 )   $       %                
Preferred stock unit redemption discount
    9.8             9.8       100.0 %                
                                                 
Total preferred stock/units
  $ (6.0 )   $ (15.8 )   $ 9.8       62.0 %                
                                                 
 
On November 10, 2009, the parent company purchased all 1,595,337 outstanding series D preferred units of AMB Property II, L.P. in exchange for 2,880,281 shares of its common stock at a discount of $9.8 million and contributed the series D preferred units to the operating partnership. The operating partnership issued 2,880,281 general partnership units to the parent company in exchange for the 1,595,337 series D preferred units the parent company purchased. No repurchases of units were made during the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
For the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in millions):
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Revenues
  2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
 
Rental revenues
                               
Same store
  $ 533.5     $ 555.0     $ (21.5 )     (3.9 )%
2008 acquisitions
    11.0             11.0       100.0 %
Development
    21.8       7.3       14.5       198.6 %
Other industrial
    58.8       56.9       1.9       3.3 %
                                 
Total rental revenues
    625.1       619.2       5.9       1.0 %
Private capital revenues
    68.5       31.7       36.8       116.1 %
                                 
Total revenues
  $ 693.6     $ 650.9     $ 42.7       6.6 %
                                 
 
Same store rental revenues decreased $21.5 million from the prior year due primarily to the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, on July 1, 2008. Same store rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been $573.3 million if the interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. had not been contributed as of December 31, 2008. The increase of $18.3 million, excluding the effect of the contribution of interests in AMB Partners II, L.P., was primarily due to increased rental rates and decreases in free rent. The increase in rental revenues from development of $14.5 million is primarily due to increased occupancy at several of the company’s development projects. Other industrial revenues include rental revenues from development projects that have reached certain levels of operation but are not yet part of the same store operating pool of properties. The increase in these revenues of $1.9 million primarily reflects the number of projects that have reached these levels of operation and higher rent levels during 2008. The increase in private capital revenues of $36.8 million was primarily due to the receipt of an incentive distribution of $33.0 million for AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an


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incentive distribution of $1.0 million in connection with the sale of the partnership interests in AMB/Erie, L.P., including its final real estate asset to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., and an increase in asset management fees as a result of an increase in total unconsolidated assets under management, partially offset by a decrease in acquisition fees.
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Costs and Expenses
  2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
 
Property operating costs:
                               
Rental expenses
  $ 100.5     $ 95.9     $ 4.6       4.8 %
Real estate taxes
    78.9       73.2       5.7       7.8 %
                                 
Total property operating costs
  $ 179.4     $ 169.1     $ 10.3       6.1 %
                                 
Property operating costs
                               
Same store
  $ 149.6     $ 155.3     $ (5.7 )     (3.7 )%
2008 acquisitions
    3.1             3.1       100.0 %
Development
    7.7       2.9       4.8       165.5 %
Other industrial
    19.0       10.9       8.1       74.3 %
                                 
Total property operating costs
    179.4       169.1       10.3       6.1 %
Depreciation and amortization
    164.2       157.3       6.9       4.4 %
General and administrative
    144.0       129.5       14.5       11.2 %
Restructuring charges
    12.3             12.3       100.0 %
Fund costs
    1.1       1.1             %
Real estate impairment losses
    183.7       0.9       182.8       20,311.1 %
Other expenses
    0.5       5.1       (4.6 )     (90.2 )%
                                 
Total costs and expenses
  $ 685.2     $ 463.0     $ 222.2       48.0 %
                                 
 
Same store properties’ operating expenses decreased $5.7 million from the prior year primarily due to the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, on July 1, 2008. Same store operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 would have been $159.9 million if the interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. had not been contributed as of December 31, 2008. The increase of $4.6 million, excluding the effect of the contribution of interests in AMB Partners II, L.P., was primarily due to increased real estate taxes, utilities, repairs and maintenance expenses, ground rent expenses and non-reimbursable expenses. The increase in development operating costs of $4.8 million was primarily due to an increase in real estate taxes as well as increased utilities, repairs and maintenance expenses and ground rent expenses due to higher occupancy in certain development projects. Other industrial expenses include expenses from divested properties that have been contributed to unconsolidated co-investment ventures, which are not classified as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements, and development properties that have reached certain levels of operation but are not yet part of the same store operating pool of properties. The increase in other industrial operating costs of $8.1 million was primarily due to an increase in the number of properties that have reached these levels of operations. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses of $6.9 million was primarily due to the recognition of $4.3 million of depreciation expense resulting from the reclassification of $76.7 million from properties held for contribution to investments in real estate in 2008 and asset stabilizations, as well as the full depreciation expense taken on an asset demolition in the third quarter of 2008. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $14.5 million was primarily due to an increase in personnel costs, resulting from increased employee headcount in the first three quarters of 2008 as well as an increase in professional services, and taxes. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company recorded $12.3 million in restructuring charges due to the implementation of a broad-based cost reduction plan, which included a reduction in global headcount, office closure costs and the termination of certain contractual obligations. The increase in real estate impairment losses was primarily a result of changes in the economic environment in addition to the write-off of pursuit costs. See Item 15: Note 3 of the “Notes to


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Consolidated Financial Statements” for a more detailed discussion of the real estate impairment losses recorded in the company’s results of operations during the fourth quarter of 2008. The decrease in other expenses of $4.6 million was primarily due to a loss on our non-qualified deferred compensation plans during the year ended December 31, 2008, compared to a gain during the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended
             
    December 31,              
Other Income and (Expenses)
  2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
 
Development profits, net of taxes
  $ 81.1     $ 124.3     $ (43.2 )     (34.8 )%
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
    20.0       73.4       (53.4 )     (72.8 )%
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
    17.1       7.5       9.6       128.0 %
Other income (expenses)
    (3.1 )     22.3       (25.4 )     (113.9 )%
Interest expense, including amortization
    (134.0 )     (126.8 )     7.2       5.7 %
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    (0.8 )     (0.4 )     0.4       100.0 %
                                 
Total other income and (expenses), net
  $ (19.7 )   $ 100.3     $ (120.0 )     (119.6 )%
                                 
 
Development profits represent gains from the sale or contribution of development projects including land. See the development sales and development contributions tables and “Development Sales and Contributions” in “Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership” for a discussion of the development asset sales and contributions and the associated development profits during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company contributed one industrial operating property for approximately $66.2 million, aggregating approximately 0.8 million square feet, into AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. As a result, the company recognized a gain of $20.0 million on the contribution, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed property acquired by the third-party investors for cash. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company contributed 4.2 million square feet in industrial operating properties into AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, contributed one 0.2 million square foot industrial operating property into AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., and contributed one industrial operating property aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet into AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, for a total of approximately $524.9 million. As a result of these contributions, the company recognized gains from the contribution of real estate interests of approximately $73.4 million, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third-party investors for cash.
 
The increase in equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures of $9.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007 was primarily due to the contribution of the interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture, as well as growth in the company’s unconsolidated assets under management. Other income (expenses) decreased $25.4 million from the prior year primarily due to foreign currency exchange rate loss, a loss on the company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan of $7.8 million, the recognition of a $5.5 million loss on impairment of an investment and a decrease in interest income of approximately $3.3 million, partially offset by an increase in third party management fees. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company recognized a gain on currency remeasurement of approximately $3.9 million, compared to a loss of approximately $5.7 million in 2008. Additionally, other income during the year ended December 31, 2007 included insurance proceeds of approximately $2.9 million related to losses from Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Interest expense increased $7.2 million as a result of increased total consolidated debt at December 31, 2008.
 
                                 
    For the Years
             
    Ended
             
    December 31,              
Discontinued Operations
  2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
 
Income attributable to discontinued operations
  $ 2.0     $ 19.2     $ (17.2 )     (89.6 )%
Development profits, net of taxes
          52.1       (52.1 )     100.0 %
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    2.6       12.1       (9.5 )     (78.5 )%
                                 
Total discontinued operations
  $ 4.6     $ 83.4     $ (78.8 )     (94.5 )%
                                 


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The decrease in income attributable to discontinued operations of $17.2 million for 2008 as compared to 2007 was primarily due to $10.2 million of real estate impairment losses on assets sold in 2008 and held for sale as of December 31, 2008, as well as a decrease in sales and contributions of industrial operating properties in 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the company sold approximately 0.1 million square feet of industrial operating properties for a sale price of $3.6 million, with a resulting gain of $1.0 million, and the company recognized a deferred gain of approximately $1.4 million on the sale of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $3.5 million, which were disposed of on December 31, 2007. No value-added conversion projects were sold during 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the company sold industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $16.3 million, with a resulting gain of $12.1 million, and value-added conversion projects for an aggregate price of $88.0 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $52.1 million.
 
                                 
    For the Years
             
    Ended
             
    December 31,              
Preferred Stock/Units
  2008     2007     $ Change     % Change  
 
Preferred stock dividends/unit distributions
  $ (15.8 )   $ (15.8 )   $         %
Preferred stock unit redemption premium
          (2.9 )     2.9       (100.0 )%
                                 
Total preferred stock/units
  $ (15.8 )   $ (18.7 )   $ 2.9       (15.5 )%
                                 
 
On April 17, 2007, the operating partnership redeemed all 800,000 of its outstanding 7.95% series J cumulative redeemable preferred limited partnership units and all 800,000 of its outstanding 7.95% series K cumulative redeemable preferred limited partnership units. In addition, AMB Property II, L.P., one of the operating partnership’s subsidiaries, repurchased all 510,000 of its outstanding 8.00% series I cumulative redeemable preferred limited partnership units. As a result of the redemptions and repurchase, the company recognized a reduction of income available to common stockholders of $2.9 million for the original issuance costs during the year ended December 31, 2007. No repurchases of units were made during the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OF THE PARENT COMPANY
 
In this “Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Parent Company” section, the “parent company” refers only to AMB Property Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries.
 
The parent company’s business is operated primarily through the operating partnership. The parent company issues public equity from time to time, but does not otherwise conduct any business or generate any capital itself. The parent company itself does not hold any indebtedness, and its only material asset is its ownership of partnership interests of the operating partnership. The parent company’s principal funding requirement is the payment of dividends on its common and preferred stock. The parent company’s principal source of funding for its dividend payments is distributions it receives from the operating partnership.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the parent company owned an approximate 97.8% general partnership interest in the operating partnership, excluding preferred units. The remaining approximate 2.2% common limited partnership interests are owned by non-affiliated investors and certain current and former directors and officers of the parent company. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company owned all of the preferred limited partnership units of the operating partnership. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, the parent company has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the operating partnership’s day-to-day management and control. The parent company causes the operating partnership to distribute all, or such portion as the parent company may in its discretion determine, of its available cash in the manner provided in the operating partnership’s partnership agreement. Generally, if distributions are made, distributions are paid in the following order of priority: first, to satisfy any prior distribution shortfall to the parent company as the holder of preferred units; second, to the parent company as the holder of preferred units; and third, to the holders of common units of the operating partnership, including the parent company, in accordance with the rights of each such class.
 
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investment in the operating partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of the parent company and the operating partnership are the same on their respective financial statements. However, all debt is held directly or indirectly at the operating partnership level, and the parent company has guaranteed some of the operating partnership’s secured and unsecured debt as discussed below. As the parent company consolidates the operating partnership, the section entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership” should be read in conjunction with this section to understand the liquidity and capital resources of the company on a consolidated basis and how the company is operated as a whole.
 
Capital Resources of the Parent Company
 
Distributions from the operating partnership are the parent company’s principal source of capital. The parent company receives proceeds from equity issuances from time to time, but is required by the operating partnership’s partnership agreement to contribute the proceeds from its equity issuances to the operating partnership in exchange for partnership units of the operating partnership.
 
As circumstances warrant, the parent company may issue equity from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing. The operating partnership may use the proceeds to repay debt, including borrowings under its lines of credit, to make acquisitions of properties, portfolios of properties or U.S. or foreign property-owning or real estate-related entities, to invest in existing or newly created co-investment ventures or for general corporate purposes.
 
Common and Preferred Equity  The parent company has authorized for issuance 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which the following series were designated as of December 31, 2009: 2,300,000 shares of series L cumulative redeemable preferred stock, of which 2,000,000 are outstanding; 2,300,000 shares of series M cumulative redeemable preferred stock, all of which are outstanding; 3,000,000 shares of series O cumulative redeemable preferred stock, all of which are outstanding; and 2,000,000 shares of series P cumulative redeemable preferred stock, all of which are outstanding.
 
On November 10, 2009, the parent company purchased all 1,595,337 outstanding series D preferred units of AMB Property II, L.P. in exchange for 2,880,281 shares of its common stock at a discount of $9.8 million and contributed the series D preferred units to the operating partnership. The operating partnership issued 2,880,281 general partnership units to the parent company in exchange for the 1,595,337 series D preferred units the parent company purchased.
 
In December 2007, the parent company’s board of directors approved a two-year common stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the parent company’s common stock, which terminated on December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the parent company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the parent company repurchased approximately 1.8 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $87.7 million at a weighted average price of $49.64 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the parent company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $53.4 million at a weighted average price of $49.87 per share.
 
In March 2009, the parent company completed the issuance of 47.4 million shares of its common stock at a price of $12.15 per share for proceeds of approximately $552.3 million, net of discounts, commissions and estimated transaction expenses of approximately $23.8 million. The proceeds from the offering were contributed to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance of 47.4 million general partnership units to the parent company.
 


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Market Equity as of December 31, 2009  
    Shares/Units
    Market
    Market
 
Security
  Outstanding     Price(1)     Value(2)  
 
Common stock
    149,258,376 (5)   $ 25.55     $ 3,813,552  
Common limited partnership units(3)
    3,376,141     $ 25.55       86,260  
                         
Total
    152,634,517             $ 3,899,812  
                         
Total options outstanding
                    8,107,697  
Dilutive effect of stock options(4)
                     
 
 
(1) Dollars, per share/unit
 
(2) Dollars, in thousands
 
(3) Includes class B common limited partnership units issued by AMB Property II, L.P.
 
(4) Computed using the treasury stock method and an average share price for the parent company’s common stock of $23.74 for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. All stock options were anti-dilutive as of December 31, 2009.
 
(5) Includes 918,753 shares of unvested restricted stock.
 
                     
Preferred Stock as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands)
    Dividend
    Liquidation
    Redemption/
Security
  Rate     Preference     Callable Date
 
Series L preferred stock
    6.50 %   $ 50,000     June 2008
Series M preferred stock
    6.75 %     57,500     November 2008
Series O preferred stock
    7.00 %     75,000     December 2010
Series P preferred stock
    6.85 %     50,000     August 2011
                     
Weighted average/total
    6.80 %   $ 232,500      
                     
 
Noncontrolling interests in the parent company represent the common limited partnership interests in the operating partnership, limited partnership interests in AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and interests held by third-party partners in joint ventures. Such joint ventures held approximately 21.0 million square feet as of December 31, 2009, and are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
 
Please see “Explanatory Note” on page 1 and Part IV, Item 15: Note 11 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of the noncontrolling interests of the parent company.
 
In order to maintain financial flexibility and facilitate the deployment of capital through market cycles, the parent company presently intends over the long term to operate with a parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total market capitalization ratio or parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total assets of approximately 45% or less. In order to operate at this targeted ratio over the long term, the parent company is currently exploring various options to monetize its development assets through possible contribution to funds where capacity is available, the formation of joint ventures and the sale to third parties. It is also exploring the potential sale of industrial operating assets to further enhance liquidity. As of December 31, 2009, the parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total assets ratio was 43.6%. (See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table below for the definitions of “parent company’s share of total market capitalization,” “market equity,” “parent company’s share of total debt” and “parent company’s share of total assets.”) The parent company typically finances its co-investment ventures with secured debt at a loan-to-value ratio of 50-65% pursuant to its co-investment venture agreements. Additionally, the operating partnership currently intends to manage its capitalization in order to maintain an investment grade rating on its senior unsecured debt. Regardless of these policies, however, the parent company’s and operating partnership’s organizational documents do not limit the amount of indebtedness that either entity may incur. Accordingly, management could alter or eliminate these policies without stockholder or unitholder approval or circumstances could arise that could render the parent company or the operating partnership unable to comply with these policies. For example, decreases in the market

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price of the parent company’s common stock have caused an increase in the ratio of parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total market capitalization.
 
     
Capitalization Ratios as of December 31, 2009
Parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total market capitalization(1)
  46.4%
Parent company’s share of total debt plus preferred-to-parent company’s share of total market capitalization(1)
  49.4%
Parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total assets(1)
  43.6%
Parent company’s share of total debt plus preferred-to-parent company’s share of total assets(1)
  46.4%
Parent company’s share of total debt-to-parent company’s share of total book capitalization(1)
  47.7%
 
 
(1) Although the parent company does not hold any indebtedness itself, the parent company’s total debt reflects the consolidation of the operating partnership’s total debt for financial reporting purposes. The parent company’s definition of “total market capitalization” for the parent company is total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market equity. The definition of “parent company’s share of total market capitalization” is the parent company’s share of total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market equity. The definition of “market equity” is the total number of outstanding shares of common stock of the parent company and common limited partnership units of the operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. multiplied by the closing price per share of the parent company’s common stock as of December 31, 2009. The definition of “preferred” is preferred equity liquidation preferences. “Parent company’s share of total book capitalization” is defined as the parent company’s share of total debt plus noncontrolling interests to preferred unitholders and limited partnership unitholders plus stockholders’ equity. “Parent company’s share of total debt” is the parent company’s pro rata portion of the total debt based on the parent company’s percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt. “Parent company’s share of total assets” is the parent company’s pro rata portion of the gross book value of real estate interests plus cash and other assets. The parent company believes that share of total debt is a meaningful supplemental measure, which enables both management and investors to analyze the parent company’s leverage and to compare the parent company’s leverage to that of other companies. In addition, it allows for a more meaningful comparison of the parent company’s debt to that of other companies that do not consolidate their joint ventures. Parent company’s share of total debt is not intended to reflect the parent company’s actual liability should there be a default under any or all of such loans or a liquidation of the joint ventures. For a reconciliation of parent company’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure, please see the table of debt maturities and capitalization in the section below entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources of AMB Property, L.P.”
 
Liquidity of the Parent Company
 
The liquidity of the parent company is dependent on the operating partnership’s ability to make sufficient distributions to the parent company. The primary cash requirement of the parent company is its payment of dividends to its stockholders. The parent company also guarantees some of the operating partnership’s secured and unsecured debt described in the “Debt Guarantees” section below. If the operating partnership fails to fulfill its debt requirements, which trigger parent guarantee obligations, then the parent company will be required to fulfill its cash payment commitments under such guarantees.
 
The parent company believes the operating partnership’s sources of working capital, specifically its cash flow from operations, and borrowings available under its unsecured credit facilities, are adequate for it to make its distribution payments to the parent company and, in turn, for the parent company to make its dividend payments to its stockholders. However, there can be no assurance that the operating partnership’s sources of capital will continue to be available at all or in amounts sufficient to meet its needs, including its ability to make distribution payments to the parent company. The unavailability of capital could adversely affect the operating partnership’s ability to pay its distributions to the parent company, which will, in turn, adversely affect the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the market price of the parent company’s stock.
 
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liquidity. Such alternatives, which would be done through the operating partnership, may include, without limitation, divesting itself of properties and decreasing the operating partnership’s cash distribution to the parent company. Other alternatives are for the parent company to pay some or all of its dividends in stock rather than cash or issuing its equity in public or private transactions whether or not at favorable pricing or on favorable terms.
 
If the operating partnership is unable to obtain new financing or refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity or pay them with proceeds from other capital transactions, then its cash flow may be insufficient to pay its distributions to the parent company, which will have, as a result, insufficient funds to pay cash dividends to the parent company’s stockholders. Furthermore, if prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans) result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, then the operating partnership’s interest expense relating to that refinanced indebtedness would increase. This increased interest expense of the operating partnership would adversely affect the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the market price of its stock.
 
The operating partnership may, from time to time, seek to retire or purchase its outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for the parent company’s equity securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, the parent company’s liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.
 
For the parent company to maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust, it must pay dividends to its stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its taxable income. While historically the parent company has satisfied this distribution requirement by making cash distributions to its stockholders, it may choose to satisfy this requirement by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, the parent company’s own stock. As a result of this distribution requirement, the operating partnership cannot rely on retained earnings to fund its on-going operations to the same extent that other companies whose parent companies are not real estate investment trusts can. The parent company may need to continue to raise capital in the equity markets to fund the operating partnership’s working capital needs, acquisitions and developments.
 
As circumstances warrant, the parent company may issue equity securities from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing. The parent company would contribute any such proceeds to the operating partnership, which would then use the proceeds to repay debt, including borrowings under its lines of credit, to make acquisitions of properties, portfolios of properties or U.S. or foreign property-owning or real estate-related entities or for general corporate purposes.
 
Dividends.  The following table sets forth the parent company’s dividends paid or payable per share for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                             
        For the Years Ended December 31,  
Paying Entity
  Security   2009     2008     2007  
 
AMB Property Corporation
  Common stock   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series L preferred stock   $ 1.63     $ 1.63     $ 1.63  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series M preferred stock   $ 1.69     $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series O preferred stock   $ 1.75     $ 1.75     $ 1.75  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series P preferred stock   $ 1.71     $ 1.71     $ 1.71  
 
The parent company anticipates that the operating partnership will be required to use proceeds from debt and equity financings (including the issuance of equity by the parent company) and the divestiture of properties, in addition to cash from its operations, to make its distribution payments and repay its maturing debt as it comes due. However, the parent company and the operating partnership may not be able to issue such securities on favorable terms or at all. The parent company’s or the operating partnership’s inability to issue securities on favorable terms or at all would adversely affect the operating partnership’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flow and its ability to pay distributions to the parent company, which will, in turn, adversely affect the market price of the parent company’s stock and the parent company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders.


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Cash flows generated by the operating partnership were sufficient to cover the operating partnership’s distributions for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, including its distributions to the parent company, which were, in turn, paid to the parent company’s stockholders as dividends. Cash flows from the operating partnership’s real estate operations and private capital businesses, which are included in “Net cash provided by operating activities” in the parent company’s Cash Flows from Operating Activities and cash flows from the operating partnership’s real estate development and operations businesses which are included in “Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate” in the parent company’s Cash Flows from Investing Activities in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were sufficient to pay dividends on the parent company’s common stock and preferred stock, distributions on common and preferred limited partnership units of the operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. and distributions to noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Cash Flows from Operating Activities alone were not sufficient to pay such dividends and distributions, as shown in the table below. The parent company uses proceeds from the operating partnership included in Cash Flows from Investing Activities (specifically, the proceeds from sales and contributions of properties as part of its real estate development and operations businesses) to fund dividends and distributions not covered by Cash Flows from Operating Activities, if any.
 
The following table sets forth the summary of the parent company’s dividends and the operating partnership’s distributions paid or payable for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
Summary of Dividends and Distributions Paid
  2009     2008     2007  
(dollars in thousands)                  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 242,276     $ 301,020     $ 240,543  
Dividends paid to common and preferred stockholders(1)
    (137,108 )     (220,476 )     (211,744 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, including preferred units
    (21,178 )     (66,007 )     (137,722 )
                         
Excess of net cash provided by operating activities
                       
over dividends and distributions paid
  $ 83,990     $ 14,537     $ (108,923 )
                         
Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate
  $ 482,515     $ 421,647     $ 824,628  
Excess (deficit) of net cash provided by operating activities
                       
and net proceeds from divestiture of real estate over dividends
                       
and distributions paid
  $ 566,505     $ 436,184     $ 715,705  
                         
 
 
(1) Partnership unit distributions paid to the parent company by the operating partnership are, in turn, paid by the parent company as dividends to its stockholders.
 
Debt guarantees.  The parent company is the guarantor of the operating partnership’s obligations with respect to its unsecured senior debt securities. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had outstanding an aggregate of $1.2 billion in unsecured senior debt securities, which bore a weighted average interest rate of 6.4% and had an average term of 6.1 years. In May 2008, the operating partnership sold $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes under its Series C medium-term note program. The indenture for the senior debt securities contains limitation on mergers or consolidations of the parent company.
 
The parent company guarantees the operating partnership’s obligations with respect to $425.0 million of its other debt, related to the following loan facility. In October 2009, the operating partnership refinanced its $325.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility, which was set to mature in September 2010, with a $345.0 million multi-currency facility, maturing October 2012. In December 2009, the operating partnership exercised its option and increased the facility to $425.0 million, in accordance with the terms set forth in the credit facility. The facility includes Euro and Yen tranches, with both the multi-currency and the U.S. dollar components currently priced at 275 basis points over the applicable LIBOR index. This facility contains limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations of the parent company.
 
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which, as of December 31, 2009, had a balance of $55.5 million using the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009 and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.68%.
 
The parent company, along with the operating partnership, guarantees the obligations of AMB Japan Finance Y.K., a subsidiary of the operating partnership, under its credit facility, as well as the obligations of any other entity in which the operating partnership directly or indirectly owns an ownership interest and which is selected from time to time to be a borrower under and pursuant to the credit agreement. This credit facility has an initial borrowing limit of 55.0 billion Yen, which, using the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009, equaled approximately $591.3 million U.S. dollars. As of December 31, 2009, this facility had a balance of $182.9 million using the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009 and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.7%.
 
The parent company and the operating partnership guarantee the obligations for such subsidiaries and other entities controlled by the operating partnership that are selected by the operating partnership from time to time to be borrowers under and pursuant to a $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The operating partnership and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, each acting as a borrower, with the parent company and the operating partnership as guarantors, entered into this credit facility, which has an option to further increase the facility to $750.0 million, to extend the maturity date to July 2011 and to allow for future borrowing in Indian rupees. As of December 31, 2009, this facility had a balance of $239.2 million using the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009 and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.89%.
 
The credit agreements related to the above facilities contain limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations of the parent company.
 
Potential Contingent and Unknown Liabilities.  Contingent and unknown liabilities may include claims for indemnification by officers and directors and tax, legal and regulatory liabilities.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP
 
Balance Sheet Strategy.  In general, the operating partnership uses unsecured lines of credit, unsecured notes, common and preferred equity (issued by the parent company, the operating partnership and their subsidiaries, as applicable) to capitalize its wholly owned assets. Over time, the operating partnership plans to retire non-recourse, secured debt encumbering its wholly owned assets and replace that debt with unsecured notes where practicable. In managing the co-investment ventures, in general, the operating partnership uses non-recourse, secured debt to capitalize its co-investment ventures.
 
The operating partnership currently expects that its principal sources of working capital and funding for debt service, development, acquisitions, expansion and renovation of properties will include:
 
  •  cash on hand and cash flow from operations;
 
  •  borrowings under its unsecured credit facilities;
 
  •  other forms of secured or unsecured financing;
 
  •  assumption of debt related to acquired properties;
 
  •  proceeds from limited partnership unit offerings (including issuances of limited partnership units by the operating partnership’s subsidiaries);
 
  •  proceeds from debt securities offerings by the operating partnership;
 
  •  proceeds from equity offerings by the parent company;
 
  •  net proceeds from divestitures of properties;
 
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  •  net proceeds from the sales of development projects, value-added conversion projects and land to third parties.
 
The operating partnership currently expects that its principal funding requirements will include:
 
  •  debt service;
 
  •  distributions on outstanding common, preferred and general partnership units;
 
  •  working capital;
 
  •  acquisitions of properties, portfolios of properties, interests in real-estate related entities or platforms; and
 
  •  development, expansion and renovation of properties.
 
Capital Resources of the Operating Partnership
 
The operating partnership believes its sources of working capital, specifically its cash flow from operations, and borrowings available under its unsecured credit facilities, are adequate for it to meet its current liquidity requirements. However, there can be no assurance that the operating partnership’s sources of capital will continue to be available at all or in amounts sufficient to meet its needs. The unavailability of capital could adversely affect the operating partnership’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and the ability to pay cash distributions to its unitholders and make payments to its noteholders.
 
For the parent company to maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust, it must pay dividends to its stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of its taxable income. As a result of this distribution requirement, the operating partnership cannot rely on retained earnings to fund its on-going operations to the same extent that other corporations whose parent companies are not real estate investment trusts can. The operating partnership may need to continue to raise capital in both the debt and equity markets to fund its working capital needs, acquisitions and developments.
 
Cash Flows.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash provided by operating activities was $242.3 million as compared to $301.0 million for the same period in 2008. This change is primarily due to lower net operating income in 2009 as well as changes in the operating partnership’s accounts receivable and other assets and accounts payable and other liabilities. Cash provided by investing activities was $75.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to cash used in investing activities of $881.8 million for the same period in 2008. This change is primarily due to an increase in net proceeds from divestiture of real estate and securities and decreases in the following: cash paid for property acquisitions, additions to land, buildings, development costs, building improvements and lease costs, loans made to affiliated entities and the purchase of equity interests. This is partially offset by the decrease in repayment of mortgage and loan receivables. Cash used in financing activities was $288.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, as compared to cash provided by financing activities of $581.8 million for the same period in 2008. This change is due primarily to a decrease in net borrowings on secured debt, other debt and unsecured credit facilities and an increase in payments on senior debt. This activity was partially offset by an increase in net proceeds from issuances of senior debt, an increase in the issuance of common and preferred units, a decrease in the repurchase of common units, and a decrease in distributions paid to common and preferred unitholders and noncontrolling interests.
 
Partners’ Capital.  As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had outstanding 149,028,965 common general partnership units; 2,119,928 common limited partnership units; 2,000,000 6.50% series L cumulative redeemable preferred units; 2,300,000 6.75% series M cumulative redeemable preferred units; 3,000,000 7.00% series O cumulative redeemable preferred units; and 2,000,000 6.85% series P cumulative redeemable preferred units.
 
On November 10, 2009, the parent company purchased all 1,595,337 outstanding series D preferred units of AMB Property II, L.P. in exchange for 2,880,281 shares of its common stock at a discount of $9.8 million and contributed the series D preferred units to the operating partnership. The operating partnership issued 2,880,281 general partnership units to the parent company in exchange for the 1,595,337 series D preferred units the parent company purchased.


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The net proceeds from the parent company’s March 2009 offering of 47.4 million shares of common stock were contributed to the operating partnership in exchange for the issuance of 47.4 million general partnership units to the parent company. The operating partnership used the proceeds from the offering to reduce borrowings under its unsecured credit facilities. The proceeds were approximately $552.3 million, net of discounts, commissions and estimated transaction expenses of approximately $23.8 million.
 
Development Completions.  Development completions are generally defined as properties that are 90% occupied or pre-leased, or that have been substantially complete for at least 12 months. Development completions on a consolidated basis during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    For the Years Ended
 
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Placed in Operations:
               
Number of projects
    11       1  
Square feet
    3,685,677       396,710  
Estimated investment(1)
  $ 264,697     $ 17,396  
Sold:
               
Number of projects
    3       2  
Square feet
    774,663       158,871  
Estimated investment(1)
  $ 62,695     $ 37,686  
Contributed:
               
Number of projects
          4  
Square feet
          2,122,056  
Estimated investment
  $     $ 139,316  
Available for Sale or Contribution:
               
Number of projects
    24       19  
Square feet
    6,669,855       5,834,143  
Estimated investment(1)
  $ 567,634     $ 751,028  
                 
Total:
               
Number of projects
    38       26  
Square feet
    11,130,195       8,511,780  
Estimated investment(1)
  $ 895,026     $ 945,426  
 
 
(1) Estimated investment is before the impact of cumulative real estate impairment losses.
 
Development sales to third parties during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,
    2009   2008   2007
 
Square feet
    1,977,185       73,927       498,017  
Gross sales price
  $ 293,846     $ 26,116     $ 222,963  
Net proceeds
  $ 254,888     $ 23,557     $ 208,795  
Development profits, net of taxes
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Development contribution activity during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Number of projects contributed to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
    2       4       4  
Square feet
    428,180       2,723,003       1,006,164  
Number of projects contributed to AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC
          3       2  
Square feet
          1,421,043       329,114  
Number of land parcels contributed to AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
                2  
Square feet
                 
Number of projects contributed to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
          2       8  
Square feet
          164,574       1,838,011  
Number of projects contributed to AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    1       2       1  
Square feet
    981,162       891,596       469,627  
                         
Total number of contributed development assets
    3       11       17  
Total square feet
    1,409,342       5,200,216       3,642,916  
Gross contribution price
  $ 217,293     $ 374,878     $ 397,389  
Net proceeds
  $ 56,822     $ 254,791     $ 378,531  
Development profits, net of taxes
  $ 29,808     $ 73,849     $ 95,713  
 
Development Sales and Contributions.  During 2009, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $59.1 million as a result of the sale of development projects and land parcels, aggregating approximately 2.0 million square feet. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $7.2 million as a result of the sale of development projects, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, and land parcels, aggregating approximately 95 acres. During 2007, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $28.6 million as a result of the sale of development projects and 76 acres of land.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $29.8 million, as a result of the contribution of three completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.4 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $73.9 million, as a result of the contribution of 11 completed development projects, aggregating approximately 5.2 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. During 2007, the operating partnership recognized development profits of approximately $95.7 million, as a result of the contribution of 15 completed development projects and two land parcels, aggregating approximately 82 acres of land, to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P.
 
Gains from Sale or Contribution of Real Estate Interests, Net.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership did not contribute any industrial operating properties to unconsolidated co-investment ventures. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the operating partnership contributed one industrial operating property for approximately $66.2 million, aggregating approximately 0.8 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. Also during 2008, the operating partnership recognized a gain of $20.0 million on the contribution, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed property acquired by the third-party investors for cash. During 2007, the operating partnership contributed operating properties for approximately $524.9 million, aggregating approximately 4.5 million square feet, into AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. The operating partnership also recognized a gain of $73.4 million in 2007 on the contributions, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third-


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party investors for cash. These gains are presented in gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Properties Held for Sale or Contribution, Net.  As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership held for sale three properties with an aggregate net book value of $13.9 million. These properties either are not in the operating partnership’s core markets, do not meet its current investment objectives, or are included as part of its development-for-sale or value-added conversion programs. The sales of the properties are subject to negotiation of acceptable terms and other customary conditions. Properties held for sale are stated at the lower of cost or estimated fair value less costs to sell. As of December 31, 2008, the operating partnership held for sale two properties with an aggregate net book value of $8.2 million.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership held for contribution to co-investment ventures 11 properties with an aggregate net book value of $200.5 million, which, when contributed, will reduce its average ownership interest in these projects from approximately 96% to an expected range of 15-20%. As of December 31, 2008, the operating partnership held for contribution to co-investment ventures 20 properties with an aggregate net book value of $600.8 million.
 
As of December 31, 2009, no properties were reclassified from held for sale and properties with an aggregate net book value of $143.9 million were reclassified from held for contribution to investments in real estate as a result of the change in management’s intent to hold these assets. These properties may be reclassified as properties held for sale or held for contribution at some future time. In accordance with the operating partnership’s policies of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, during the year December 31, 2009, the operating partnership recognized additional depreciation expense from the reclassification of assets from properties held for sale and contribution to investments in real estate and related accumulated depreciation of $15.5 million, as well as impairment charges of $55.8 million on real estate assets held for sale or contribution for which it was determined that the carrying value was greater than the estimated fair value. As of December 31, 2008, properties with an aggregate net book value of $100.4 million were reclassified from properties held for contribution to investments in real estate as a result of the change in management’s intent to hold these assets. These properties may be reclassified as properties held for sale or held for contribution at some future time. In accordance with the operating partnership’s policies of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, during the year ended December 31, 2008, the operating partnership recognized additional depreciation expense and related accumulated depreciation of $2.2 million as a result of the reclassification, as well as impairment charges of $21.8 million on real estate assets held for divestiture or contribution for which it was determined that the carrying value was greater than the estimated fair value.
 
Gains from Sale of Real Estate Interests, Net of Taxes.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership sold industrial operating properties aggregating approximately 2.3 million square feet for a sale price of $151.6 million, with a resulting gain of $37.2 million. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership recognized a deferred gain of $1.6 million on the divestiture of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for a price of $17.5 million, which was deferred as part of the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in July 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the operating partnership sold approximately 0.1 million square feet of industrial operating properties for a sale price of $3.6 million, with a resulting gain of $1.0 million, and it recognized a deferred gain of approximately $1.4 million on the sale of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $3.5 million, which were disposed of on December 31, 2007. During 2007, the operating partnership sold industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $16.3 million, with a resulting gain of approximately $12.1 million. These gains are presented in gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes, as discontinued operations in the statements of operations.
 
Value-added Conversion Sales.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership sold value-added conversion projects, including approximately 0.2 million square feet and 21 land acres, for an aggregate price of $143.9 million, with a resulting gain of approximately $53.0 million. No value-added conversion projects were sold during 2008. During 2007, the operating partnership sold value-added conversion projects, aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $88.0 million, with a resulting gain of


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approximately $52.1 million. These gains are presented in development profits, net of taxes, as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Co-investment Ventures.  The operating partnership enters into co-investment ventures with institutional investors, which are managed by the operating partnership’s private capital group and provide it with an additional source of capital to fund certain acquisitions, development projects and renovation projects, as well as private capital income. The operating partnership holds interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.
 
Third-party equity interests in the consolidated co-investment ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership owned approximately 77.4 million square feet of its properties (49.9% of the total operating and development portfolio) through its consolidated and unconsolidated co-investment ventures. The operating partnership may make additional investments through these co-investment ventures or new co-investment ventures in the future and presently plans to do so.
 
The following table summarizes the operating partnership’s significant consolidated co-investment ventures at December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                     
        Approximate
  Original
        Ownership
  Planned
Consolidated Co-investment Venture
  Co-investment Venture Partner   Percentage   Capitalization(1)
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. 
  AMB Institutional Alliance REIT II, Inc.      20 %   $ 490,000  
AMB-SGP, L.P. 
  Industrial JV Pte. Ltd.      50 %   $ 420,000  
AMB-AMS, L.P. 
  PMT, SPW and TNO     39 %   $ 228,000  
 
 
(1) Planned capitalization includes anticipated debt and all partners’ expected equity contributions.
 
In March 2008, the partners of AMB/Erie, L.P., sold their interests in the partnership to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., including its final real estate asset, for a gain of $20.0 million.
 
Please see Part IV, Item 15: Note 12 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.” for a discussion of the operating partnership’s significant consolidated co-investment ventures.
 
The following table summarizes the operating partnership’s significant unconsolidated co-investment ventures at December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                     
        Approximate
   
        Ownership
  Planned
Unconsolidated Co-investment Venture
  Co-investment Venture Partner   Percentage   Capitalization(1)
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
  AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc.      23 %   $ 3,270,000 (2)
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
  Institutional investors     21 %   $ 1,260,000 (2)
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
  Institutional investors     20 %   $ 1,498,000  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC
  Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte. Ltd.      22 %   $ 602,000  
AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
  Strategic Realty Ventures, LLC     15 %   $ 85,000 (3)
 
 
(1) Planned capitalization includes anticipated debt and all partners’ expected equity contributions.
 
(2) The planned capitalization and investment capacity of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, as open-ended funds is not limited. The planned capitalization represents the gross book value of real estate assets as of the most recent quarter end.
 
(3) The investment period for AMB DFS Fund I, LLC ended in June 2009, and the planned capitalization of this fund as of December 31, 2009 was the gross book value as of December 31, 2009 plus the estimated investment of $5.1 million to complete the existing development assets held by the fund.
 
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Property Mexico”). AMB Property Mexico owns and develops real estate and provides real estate management and development services in Mexico. On June 13, 2008, the operating partnership acquired approximately 19% of additional equity interest and on July 18, 2008, it acquired the remaining equity interest (approximately 42%) in AMB Property Mexico, increasing its equity interest from approximately 39% to 100%. Through its investment in AMB Property Mexico, the operating partnership held equity interests in various other unconsolidated ventures totaling approximately $18.7 million and $24.6 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Please see Part IV, Item 15: Note 13 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of the operating partnership’s significant unconsolidated co-investment ventures.
 
Debt.  In order to maintain financial flexibility and facilitate the deployment of capital through market cycles, the operating partnership presently intends over the long term to operate with an operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization ratio or operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total assets of approximately 45% or less. In order to operate at this targeted ratio over the long term, the operating partnership is currently exploring various options to monetize its development assets through possible contribution to funds where capacity is available, the formation of joint ventures and the sale to third parties. The operating partnership is also exploring the potential sale of operating assets to further enhance liquidity. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total assets ratio was 43.6%. (See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table below for the definitions of “operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization,” “market equity,” “operating partnership’s share of total debt” and “operating partnership’s share of total assets.”) The operating partnership typically finances its co-investment ventures with secured debt at a loan-to-value ratio of 50-65% per its co-investment venture agreements. Additionally, the operating partnership currently intends to manage its capitalization in order to maintain an investment grade rating on its senior unsecured debt. Regardless of these policies, however, the operating partnership’s organizational documents do not limit the amount of indebtedness that it may incur. Accordingly, management could alter or eliminate these policies without unitholder approval or circumstances could arise that could render it unable to comply with these policies. For example, decreases in the market price of the parent company’s common stock have caused an increase in the ratio of operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate principal amount of the operating partnership’s secured debt was $1.1 billion, excluding insignificant unamortized net premiums. Of the $1.1 billion of secured debt, $771.3 million, excluding unamortized discounts, is secured by properties in the operating partnership’s joint ventures. Such secured debt is generally non-recourse and, as of December 31, 2009, bore interest at rates varying from 0.7% to 9.4% per annum (with a weighted average rate of 4.5%) and had final maturity dates ranging from February 2010 to November 2022. As of December 31, 2009, $622.4 million of the secured debt obligations bore interest at fixed rates (with a weighted average interest rate of 6.4%), while the remaining $474.1 million bore interest at variable rates (with a weighted average interest rate of 2.0%). As of December 31, 2009, $610.5 million of the secured debt was held by co-investment ventures.
 
On September 4, 2008, the operating partnership entered into a $230.0 million secured term loan credit agreement set to mature on September 4, 2010. In December 2009, the operating partnership paid off the entire balance under this facility.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had outstanding an aggregate of $1.2 billion in unsecured senior debt securities, which bore a weighted average interest rate of 6.4% and had an average term of 6.1 years. The unsecured senior debt securities are subject to various covenants. The covenants contain affirmative covenants, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had $482.9 million outstanding in other debt which bore a weighted average interest rate of 4.1% and had an average term of 2.8 years. Other debt also includes a $70.0 million credit facility obtained on August 24, 2007 by AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P., a subsidiary of the operating partnership, which had a $50.0 million balance outstanding as of December 31, 2009. Of the remaining $432.9 million outstanding in other debt, $425.0 million is related to the loan facility described below.


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In October 2009, the operating partnership refinanced its $325.0 million unsecured term loan facility, which was set to mature in September 2010, with a $345.0 million multi-currency facility, maturing October 2012. In December 2009, the operating partnership exercised its option and increased the facility to $425.0 million, in accordance with the terms set forth in the credit facility. As of December 31, 2009, the facility had an outstanding balance of $417.7 million, using the exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2009. The parent company guarantees the operating partnership’s obligations with respect to certain of its unsecured debt. These covenants contain affirmative covenants, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations. The operating partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants under its unsecured credit facilities at December 31, 2009.
 
If the operating partnership is unable to refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity or pay them with proceeds from other capital transactions, then its cash flow may be insufficient to pay cash distributions to the operating partnership’s unitholders in all years and to repay debt upon maturity. Furthermore, if prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans) result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, then the interest expense relating to that refinanced indebtedness would increase. This increased interest expense would adversely affect its financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay cash distributions to its unitholders and make payments to its noteholders.
 
The operating partnership may from time to time, seek to retire or purchase its outstanding debt through cash purchases and/or exchanges for equity securities in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases or exchanges, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, its liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.
 
If the long-term debt ratings of the operating partnership fall below current levels, the borrowing cost of debt under the operating partnership’s unsecured credit facilities and certain term loans will increase. In addition, if the long-term debt ratings of the operating partnership fall below investment grade, the operating partnership may be unable to request borrowings in currencies other than U.S. dollars or Japanese Yen, as applicable. However, the lack of other currency borrowings does not affect the operating partnership’s ability to fully draw down under the credit facilities or term loans. However, the operating partnership’s lenders will not be able to terminate its credit facilities or certain term loans in the event that its credit rating falls below investment grade status. None of the operating partnership’s credit facilities contain covenants regarding the parent company’s stock price or market capitalization, thus a decrease in the parent company’s stock price is not expected to impact the operating partnership’s ability to borrow under its existing lines of credit. While the operating partnership currently does not expect its long-term debt ratings to fall below investment grade, in the event that the ratings do fall below those levels, it may be unable to exercise its options to extend the term of its credit facilities and the loss of the operating partnership’s ability to borrow in foreign currencies could affect its ability to optimally hedge its borrowings against foreign currency exchange rate changes. In addition, based on publicly available information regarding its lenders, the operating partnership currently does not expect to lose borrowing capacity under its existing lines of credit as a result of a dissolution, bankruptcy, consolidation, merger or other business combination among its lenders. The operating partnership’s access to funds under its credit facilities is dependent on the ability of the lenders that are parties to such facilities to meet their funding commitments to the operating partnership. If the operating partnership does not have sufficient cash flows and income from its operations to meet its financial commitments and lenders are not able to meet their funding commitments to the operating partnership, the operating partnership’s business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected.
 
The operating partnership’s primary financial covenants with respect to its credit facilities generally relate to fixed charge or debt service coverage, liabilities to asset value, debt to asset value and unencumbered cash flow. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants under its credit facilities. There can be no assurance, however, that if the financial markets and economic conditions worsen, the operating partnership will be able to continue to comply with its financial covenants.
 
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its joint venture partner’s portion of debt to avoid foreclosure on the mortgaged property or permit the lender to foreclose on the mortgaged property to meet the joint venture’s debt obligations. In either case, the operating partnership would lose income and asset value on the property.
 
In addition, a continued increase in the cost of credit and inability to access the capital and credit markets may adversely impact the occupancy of the operating partnership’s properties, the disposition of its properties, private capital raising and contribution of properties to its co-investment ventures. If it is unable to contribute completed development properties to its co-investment ventures or sell its completed development projects to third parties, the operating partnership will not be able to recognize gains from the contribution or sale of such properties and, as a result, the net income available to its common unitholders and its funds from operations will decrease. Additionally, business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns and other similar factors that affect the operating partnership’s customers may adversely impact its business and financial condition. Furthermore, general uncertainty in the real estate markets has resulted in conditions where the pricing of certain real estate assets may be difficult due to uncertainty with respect to capitalization rates and valuations, among other things, which may add to the difficulty of buyers or the operating partnership’s co-investment ventures to obtain financing on favorable terms to acquire such properties or cause potential buyers to not complete acquisitions of such properties. The market uncertainty with respect to capitalization rates and real estate valuations also adversely impacts the operating partnership’s net asset value.
 
While the operating partnership believes that it has sufficient working capital and capacity under its credit facilities to continue its business operations as usual in the near term, continued turbulence in the global markets and economies and prolonged declines in business and consumer spending may adversely affect its liquidity and financial condition, as well as the liquidity and financial condition of its customers. If these market conditions persist, recur or worsen in the long term, they may limit the operating partnership’s ability, and the ability of its customers, to timely replace maturing liabilities and access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs. In the event that it does not have sufficient cash available to it through its operations to continue operating its business as usual, the operating partnership may need to find alternative ways to increase its liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, divesting the operating partnership of properties, whether or not they otherwise meet its strategic objectives to keep in the long term, at less than optimal terms; issuing and selling the operating partnership’s debt and equity in public or private transactions under less than optimal conditions; entering into leases with the operating partnership’s customers at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms; entering into lease renewals with the operating partnership’s existing customers with a decrease in rental rates at turnover or on suboptimal terms; or paying a portion of the parent company’s dividends in stock rather than cash. There can be no assurance, however, that such alternative ways to increase its liquidity will be available to the operating partnership. Additionally, taking such measures to increase its liquidity may adversely affect the operating partnership’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
As circumstances warrant, the operating partnership may issue debt securities from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing. The operating partnership would use the proceeds to repay debt, including borrowings under its lines of credit, to make acquisitions of properties, portfolios of properties or U.S. or foreign property-owning or real estate-related entities or platforms, to invest in newly formed or existing joint ventures, or for general corporate purposes.
 
Credit Facilities.  The operating partnership has a $550.0 million (includes Euros, Yen, British pounds sterling or U.S. dollar denominated borrowings) unsecured revolving credit facility that matures on June 1, 2010. The parent company is a guarantor of the operating partnership’s obligations under the credit facility. The line carries a one-year extension option, which the operating partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the operating partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things, and the facility can be increased to up to $700.0 million upon certain conditions. The rate on the borrowings is generally LIBOR plus a margin, which was 42.5 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the operating partnership’s long-term debt rating, with an annual facility fee of 15.0 basis points. If the operating partnership’s long-term debt ratings fall below investment grade, it will be unable to request money market loans and borrowings in Euros, Yen or British pounds sterling. The four-year credit facility includes a multi-currency component, under which up to $550.0 million can be drawn in Euros, Yen, British pounds sterling or U.S. dollars. The operating partnership uses the credit facility principally for acquisitions, funding development activity and general working capital


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requirements. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility was $55.5 million and the remaining amount available was $481.7 million, net of outstanding letters of credit of $12.8 million, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
 
AMB Japan Finance Y.K., a subsidiary of the operating partnership, has a Yen-denominated unsecured revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing limit of 55.0 billion Yen, which, using the exchange rate in effect at December 31, 2009, equaled approximately $591.3 million U.S. dollars and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.70%. The parent company, along with the operating partnership, guarantees the obligations of AMB Japan Finance Y.K. under the credit facility, as well as the obligations of any other entity in which the operating partnership directly or indirectly owns an ownership interest and which is selected from time to time to be a borrower under and pursuant to the credit agreement. The borrowers intend to use the proceeds from the facility to fund the acquisition and development of properties and for other real estate purposes in Japan, China and South Korea. Generally, borrowers under the credit facility have the option to secure all or a portion of the borrowings under the credit facility with certain real estate assets or equity in entities holding such real estate assets. The credit facility matures in June 2010 and has a one-year extension option, which the operating partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the operating partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things. The extension option is also subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions and the payment of an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the outstanding commitments under the facility at that time. The rate on the borrowings is generally TIBOR plus a margin, which was 42.5 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the credit rating of the operating partnership’s long-term debt. In addition, there is an annual facility fee, payable in quarterly amounts, which is based on the credit rating of the operating partnership’s long-term debt, and was 15.0 basis points of the outstanding commitments under the facility as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009, was $182.9 million, and the remaining amount available was $408.4 million.
 
The operating partnership and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, each acting as a borrower, with the parent company and the operating partnership as guarantors, have a $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The parent company, along with the operating partnership, guarantees the obligations for such subsidiaries and other entities controlled by the operating partnership that are selected by the operating partnership from time to time to be borrowers under and pursuant to this credit facility. Generally, borrowers under the credit facility have the option to secure all or a portion of the borrowings under the credit facility. The credit facility includes a multi-currency component under which up to $500.0 million can be drawn in U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Singapore dollars, Canadian dollars, British pounds sterling, and Euros with the ability to add Indian rupees. The line, which matures in July 2011, carries a one-year extension option, which the operating partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the operating partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things, and can be increased to up to $750.0 million upon certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the outstanding commitments. The rate on the borrowings is generally LIBOR plus a margin, which was 60.0 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the credit rating of the operating partnership’s senior unsecured long-term debt, with an annual facility fee based on the credit rating of the operating partnership’s senior unsecured long-term debt. If the operating partnership’s long-term debt ratings fall below investment grade, it will be unable to request borrowings in any currency other than U.S. dollars. The borrowers intend to use the proceeds from the facility to fund the acquisition and development of properties and general working capital requirements. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility, using the exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2009, was approximately $239.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 0.89%, and the remaining amount available was $260.8 million.
 
The above credit facilities contain affirmative covenants, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants of the operating partnership, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations. The operating partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants under each of these credit agreements as of December 31, 2009.


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The tables below summarize the operating partnership’s debt maturities, principal payments and capitalization and reconcile operating partnership’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                         
    Wholly-Owned     Consolidated Joint Venture                    
    Unsecured                       Total
    Unconsolidated
       
    Senior
    Credit
    Other
    Secured
    Secured
    Other
    Consolidated
    Joint
    Total
 
    Debt     Facilities(1)     Debt     Debt     Debt     Debt     Debt     Venture Debt     Debt  
 
2010
  $ 65,000     $ 238,429     $ 2,112     $ 189,562     $ 131,497     $     $ 626,600     $ 197,198     $ 823,798  
2011
    69,000       239,201       2,186       88,284       120,355             519,026       620,324       1,139,350  
2012
                426,385       27,764       388,113       50,000       892,262       449,870       1,342,132  
2013
    293,897             920       19,611       49,938             364,366       712,750       1,077,116  
2014
                616             5,659             6,275       855,551       861,826  
2015
    112,491             664             17,610             130,765       264,519       395,284  
2016
    250,000                         16,231             266,231       73,102       339,333  
2017
                            1,272             1,272       351,639       352,911  
2018
    125,000                         1,455             126,455       183,194       309,649  
2019
    250,000                                     250,000             250,000  
Thereafter
                            39,154             39,154       5,844       44,998  
                                                                         
Subtotal
  $ 1,165,388     $ 477,630     $ 432,883     $ 325,221     $ 771,284     $ 50,000     $ 3,222,406     $ 3,713,991     $ 6,936,397  
Unamortized net (discount) premium
    (9,859 )                 273       (224 )           (9,810 )     (4,513 )     (14,323 )
                                                                         
Subtotal
  $ 1,155,529     $ 477,630     $ 432,883     $ 325,494     $ 771,060     $ 50,000     $ 3,212,596     $ 3,709,478     $ 6,922,074  
Joint venture partners’ share of debt
                            (433,601 )     (40,000 )     (473,601 )     (2,868,120 )     (3,341,721 )
                                                                         
Operating partnership’s share of total debt(2)
  $ 1,155,529     $ 477,630     $ 432,883     $ 325,494     $ 337,459     $ 10,000     $ 2,738,995     $ 841,358     $ 3,580,353  
                                                                         
Weighted average interest rate
    6.4 %     0.8 %     3.9 %     3.5 %     4.9 %     5.8 %     4.6 %     4.8 %     4.7 %
Weighted average maturity (years)
    6.1       1.0       2.8       1.0       2.7       2.7       3.5       4.1       3.8  
 
 
(1) Represents three credit facilities with total capacity of approximately $1.6 billion. Includes $175.5 million of U.S. dollar borrowings, as well as $182.9 million, $93.0 million and $26.2 million in Yen, Canadian dollar and Singapore dollar-based borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2009, respectively, translated to U.S. dollars using the foreign exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2009.
 
(2) Operating partnership’s share of total debt represents the operating partnership’s pro rata portion of the total debt based on the operating partnership’s percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated or unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt. The operating partnership believes that operating partnership’s share of total debt is a meaningful supplemental measure, which enables both management and investors to analyze its leverage and to compare its leverage to that of other companies. In addition, it allows for a more meaningful comparison of the operating partnership’s debt to that of other companies that do not consolidate their joint ventures. Operating partnership’s share of total debt is not intended to reflect the operating partnership’s actual liability should there be a default under any or all of such loans or a liquidation of the co-investment ventures. The above table reconciles operating partnership’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure.


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As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had debt maturing in 2010 through 2013, assuming extension options are exercised, as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    After Extension Options(1)(2)  
    2010     2011     2012     2013  
 
Wholly-owned debt
                               
Unsecured Senior Debt
  $ 65,000     $ 69,000     $     $ 293,897  
Credit Facilities
          238,429       239,201        
Other Debt
                427,635       1,916  
Operating Partnership Secured Debt
    188,445 (3)     87,667       28,648       20,466  
                                 
Subtotal
    253,445       395,096       695,484       316,279  
Consolidated Joint Ventures
                               
AMB-AMS, L.P. 
    2,559 (4)                 39,786  
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. 
    10,029 (5)     31,022       5,555       93,712  
AMB-SGP, L.P. 
          42,064       293,700        
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    56,408       42,353       8,506        
                                 
Subtotal
    68,996       115,439       307,761       133,498  
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
    27,157 (6)     184,580       77,660       287,002  
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    112,004       204,502       179,852       344,432  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC
          58,825       167,180        
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    9,059       31,995             58,771  
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
                6,381       5,018  
                                 
Subtotal
    148,220       479,902       431,073       695,223  
Total Consolidated
    322,441       510,535       1,003,245       449,777  
Total Unconsolidated
    148,220       479,902       431,073       695,223  
                                 
Total
  $ 470,661     $ 990,437     $ 1,434,318     $ 1,145,000  
                                 
Total Operating Partnership’s Share(7)
  $ 323,530     $ 558,967     $ 940,365     $ 513,611  
 
 
(1) Excludes scheduled principal amortization of debt maturing in years subsequent to 2013, as well as debt premiums and discounts.
 
(2) Subject to certain conditions.
 
(3) Subsequent to year end, 10.2 billion yen ($109.7 million using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009) was repaid.
 
(4) Subsequent to year end, $2.6 million was repaid at maturity.
 
(5) Subsequent to year end, $4.7 million was refinanced and extended to maturity in 2014.
 
(6) Subsequent to year end, $27.2 million was repaid.
 
(7) Total operating partnership’s share represents the operating partnership’s pro-rata portion of total debt maturing in 2010 through 2013 based on its percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt.
 


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Market Capital as of December 31, 2009  
    Units
    Market
    Market
 
Security
  Outstanding     Price(1)     Value(2)  
 
Common general partnership units
    149,028,965 (5)   $ 25.55     $ 3,807,690  
Common limited partnership units(3)
    3,376,141     $ 25.55       86,260  
                         
Total
    152,405,106             $ 3,893,950  
                         
Total options outstanding
                    8,107,697  
Dilutive effect of stock options(4)
                     
 
 
(1) Dollars, per unit.
 
(2) Assumes that the operating partnership’s common partnership units are exchanged for the parent company’s common stock on a one-for-one basis because there is no public market for the operating partnership’s units. Dollars, in thousands.
 
(3) Includes class B common limited partnership units issued by AMB Property II, L.P.
 
(4) Computed using the treasury stock method and an average share price for the parent company’s common stock of $23.74 for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.
 
(5) Includes 918,753 shares of unvested restricted stock.
 
                     
Preferred units as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands)
    Distribution
    Liquidation
    Redemption/Callable
Security
  Rate     Preference     Date
 
Series L preferred units
    6.50 %   $ 50,000     June 2008
Series M preferred units
    6.75 %     57,500     November 2008
Series O preferred units
    7.00 %     75,000     December 2010
Series P preferred units
    6.85 %     50,000     August 2011
                     
Weighted average/total
    6.80 %   $ 232,500      
                     
 
Noncontrolling interests in the operating partnership represent limited partnership interests in AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and interests held by third-party partners in joint ventures. Such joint ventures held approximately 21.0 million square feet as of December 31, 2009 and are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
 
Please see “Explanatory Note” on page 1 and Part IV, Item 15: Note 12 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for a discussion of the noncontrolling interests of the operating partnership.
 
     
Capitalization Ratios as of December 31, 2009
 
Operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization(1)
  46.5%
Operating partnership’s share of total debt plus preferred-to-operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization(1)
  49.5%
Operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total assets(1)
  43.6%
Operating partnership’s share of total debt plus preferred-to-operating partnership’s share of total assets(1)
  46.4%
Operating partnership’s share of total debt-to-operating partnership’s share of total book capitalization(1)
  47.7%
 
 
(1) The operating partnership’s definition of “total market capitalization” for the operating partnership is total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market capital. The definition of “operating partnership’s share of total market capitalization” is the operating partnership’s share of total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market capital. The operating partnership’s definition of “market capital” is the total number of outstanding common general partnership units of the operating partnership and common limited partnership units of AMB Property II, L.P. multiplied by the closing price per share of the parent company’s common stock as of December 31, 2009. The definition of “preferred” is preferred equity liquidation preferences. “Operating partnership’s share of total book capitalization” is defined as the operating partnership’s share of total debt plus noncontrolling interests to preferred unitholders and limited partnership

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unitholders plus stockholders’ equity. “Operating partnership’s share of total debt” is the operating partnership’s pro rata portion of the total debt based on its percentage of equity interest in each of the consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures holding the debt. “Operating partnership’s share of total assets” is the operating partnership’s pro rata portion of the gross book value of real estate interests plus cash and other assets. The operating partnership believes that operating partnership’s share of total debt is a meaningful supplemental measure, which enables both management and investors to analyze its leverage and to compare its leverage to that of other companies. In addition, it allows for a more meaningful comparison of the operating partnership’s debt to that of other companies that do not consolidate their joint ventures. Operating partnership’s share of total debt is not intended to reflect the operating partnership’s actual liability should there be a default under any or all of such loans or a liquidation of the joint ventures. For a reconciliation of operating partnership’s share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure, please see the table of debt maturities and capitalization above.
 
Liquidity of the Operating Partnership
 
As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had $187.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $18.9 million in restricted cash. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the operating partnership increased the availability under its lines of credit by approximately $441 million while reducing its share of outstanding debt by approximately $713 million. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had $1.2 billion available for future borrowings under its three multi-currency lines of credit, representing line utilization of 30%.
 
The operating partnership’s available cash and cash equivalents are held in accounts managed by third party financial institutions and consist of invested cash and cash in its operating accounts. The invested cash is invested in money market funds that invest solely in direct obligations of the government of the United States or in time deposits with certain financial institutions. To date, the operating partnership has experienced no loss or lack of access to its invested cash or cash equivalents; however, the operating partnership can provide no assurances that access to its invested cash and cash equivalents will not be impacted by adverse conditions in the financial markets.
 
At any point in time, the operating partnership also has a significant amount of cash deposits in its operating accounts that are with third party financial institutions, which was, as of December 31, 2009, approximately $159.4 million on a consolidated basis. These balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. While the operating partnership monitors daily the cash balances in its operating accounts and adjusts the cash balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the operating partnership has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.
 
The following table sets forth the operating partnership’s distributions paid or payable per unit for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                             
        For the Years Ended December 31,
Paying Entity
  Security   2009   2008   2007
 
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Common limited partnership units   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Series L preferred units   $ 1.63     $ 1.63     $ 1.63  
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Series M preferred units   $ 1.69     $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Series O preferred units   $ 1.75     $ 1.75     $ 1.75  
AMB Property, L.P. 
  Series P preferred units   $ 1.71     $ 1.71     $ 1.71  
AMB Property II, L.P. 
  Class B common limited partnership units   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property II, L.P. 
  Series D preferred units   $ 2.69     $ 3.59     $ 3.64  
 
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distributions to its unitholders and make payments to its noteholders. The operating partnership is currently exploring various options to monetize its development assets including contribution to funds where investment capacity is available, the formation of joint ventures and the sale of assets to third parties. The operating partnership is also exploring the potential sale of operating assets to further enhance liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that the operating partnership will choose to or be able to monetize any of its assets.
 
Cash flows generated by the operating partnership’s business were sufficient to cover its distributions for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, including its distributions to the parent company, which are, in turn, paid to the parent company’s stockholders as dividends and distributions. Cash flows from the operating partnership’s real estate operations and private capital businesses, which are included in “Net cash provided by operating activities” in its Cash Flows from Operating Activities and cash flows from its real estate development and operations businesses which are included in “Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate” in its Cash Flows from Investing Activities in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, were sufficient to pay distributions on common and preferred limited partnership units of the operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. and distributions to noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Cash Flows from Operating Activities alone were not sufficient to pay such dividends and distributions, as shown in the table below. The operating partnership uses proceeds from its businesses included in Cash Flows from Investing Activities (specifically, the proceeds from sales and contributions of properties as part of its real estate development and operations businesses) to fund distributions not covered by Cash Flows from Operating Activities.
 
The following table sets forth the summary of the operating partnership’s distributions paid or payable for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
Summary of Distributions Paid
  2009     2008     2007  
(dollars in thousands)                  
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 242,276     $ 301,020     $ 240,543  
Distributions paid to partners
    (139,515 )     (224,549 )     (211,744 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, including preferred units
    (18,771 )     (61,934 )     (137,722 )
                         
Excess (deficit) of net cash provided by operating activities over distributions paid
  $ 83,990     $ 14,537     $ (108,923 )
                         
Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate
  $ 482,515     $ 421,647     $ 824,628  
                         
Excess of net cash provided by operating activities and net proceeds from divestiture of real estate over distributions paid
  $ 566,505     $ 436,184     $ 715,705  
                         
 
Capital Commitments of the Operating Partnership
 
Lease Commitments.  The operating partnership has entered into operating ground leases on certain land parcels, primarily on-tarmac facilities and office space with remaining lease terms from 1 to 54 years. The buildings and improvements subject to these ground leases are amortized ratably over the lesser of the terms of the related leases or 40 years. Future minimum rental payments required under non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
         
2010
  $ 37,603  
2011
    35,943  
2012
    33,085  
2013
    31,393  
2014
    28,769  
Thereafter
    435,722  
         
Total
  $ 602,515  
         


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Co-Investment Ventures.  The operating partnership enters into co-investment ventures with institutional investors, acting as the general partner or manager of such ventures. These co-investment ventures are managed by the operating partnership’s private capital group and provide the company with an additional source of capital to fund acquisitions, development projects and renovation projects, as well as private capital income. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership had investments in co-investment ventures with a gross book value of $1.1 billion, which are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, and net equity investments in five unconsolidated co-investment ventures of $392.6 million and a gross book value of $6.6 billion. As of December 31, 2009, the operating partnership may make additional capital contributions to current and planned co-investment ventures of up to $24.6 million pursuant to the terms of the co-investment venture agreements. From time to time, the operating partnership may raise additional equity commitments for AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an open-ended unconsolidated co-investment venture formed in 2004 with institutional investors, most of whom invest through a private real estate investment trust, and for AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, an open-ended unconsolidated co-investment venture formed in 2007 with institutional investors. This would increase the operating partnership’s obligation to make additional capital commitments to these ventures. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., and the management regulations of AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, the operating partnership is obligated to contribute 20% of the total equity commitments until such time when its total equity commitment is greater than $150.0 million or 150.0 million Euros, respectively, at which time, its obligation is reduced to 10% of the total equity commitments. The operating partnership expects to fund these contributions with cash from operations, borrowings under its credit facilities, debt or equity issuances or net proceeds from property divestitures, which could adversely affect its cash flow.
 
Captive Insurance Company.  In December 2001, the operating partnership formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd. (Arcata), which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the attachment point of the operating partnership’s third-party insurance policies. The captive insurance company is one element of the operating partnership’s overall risk management program. The company capitalized Arcata in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata establishes annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of the operating partnership’s properties. Like premiums paid to third-party insurance companies, premiums paid to Arcata may be reimbursed by customers pursuant to specific lease terms. Through this structure, the operating partnership believes that it has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market.
 
Potential Contingent and Unknown Liabilities.  Contingent and unknown liabilities may include the following:
 
  •  liabilities for environmental conditions;
 
  •  losses in excess of insured coverage;
 
  •  claims of customers, vendors or other persons dealing with the company’s predecessors prior to the company’s formation or acquisition transactions that had not been asserted or were unknown prior to the operating partnership’s formation or acquisition transactions;
 
  •  claims for indemnification by the general partners, officers and directors and others indemnified by the former owners of the operating partnership’s properties;
 
  •  accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business; and
 
  •  tax, legal and regulatory liabilities.


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Capital Deployment
 
Land acquisitions during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
The Americas:
               
Acres
    4       197  
Estimated build out potential (square feet)
          3,537,632  
Investment(1)
  $ 1,539     $ 88,436  
Europe:
               
Acres
    2       72  
Estimated build out potential (square feet)
    67,805       1,613,087  
Investment(1)
  $ 5,656     $ 66,850  
Asia:
               
Acres
    38       111  
Estimated build out potential (square feet)
    1,075,819       4,371,377  
Investment(1)
  $ 17,032     $ 61,776  
                 
Total:
               
Acres
    44       380  
Estimated build out potential (square feet)
    1,143,624       9,522,096  
Investment(1)
  $ 24,227     $ 217,062  
 
 
(1) Represents actual cost incurred to date including initial acquisition, associated closing costs, infrastructure and associated capitalized interest and overhead costs.
 
Acquisition activity during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
Number of properties acquired by AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
          8  
Square feet
          1,622,649  
Expected investment
  $     $ 171,694  
Number of properties acquired by AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
          3  
Square feet
          848,313  
Expected investment
  $     $ 154,499  
Number of properties acquired by AMB Property, L.P. 
          10  
Square feet
          2,830,936  
Expected investment
  $     $ 217,044  
                 
Total number of properties acquired
          21  
Total square feet
          5,301,898  
Total acquisition cost
  $     $ 529,574  
Total acquisition capital
          13,663  
                 
Total expected investment(1)
  $     $ 543,237  
                 
 
 
(1) Includes total estimated cost of development, renovation, or expansion, including initial acquisition costs, prepaid ground leases, buildings, tenant improvements and associated capitalized interest and overhead costs. Estimated total investments are based on current forecasts and are subject to change. Non-U.S. dollar


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investments are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate as of December 31, 2009 or 2008, as applicable.
 
Overview of Contractual Obligations
 
The following table summarizes our debt, interest and lease payments due by period as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                         
    Less than
                More than
       
Contractual Obligations
  1 Year     1-3 Years     3-5 Years     5 Years     Total  
 
Debt
  $ 626,600     $ 1,411,288     $ 370,641     $ 813,877     $ 3,222,406  
Debt interest payments
    19,894       54,756       22,136       50,543       147,329  
Operating lease commitments
    37,603       69,028       60,162       435,722       602,515  
                                         
Total
  $ 684,097     $ 1,535,072     $ 452,939     $ 1,300,142     $ 3,972,250  
                                         
 
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
 
Standby Letters of Credit.  As of December 31, 2009, the company had provided approximately $15.2 million in letters of credit, of which $12.8 million were provided under the operating partnership’s $550.0 million unsecured credit facility. The letters of credit were required to be issued under certain ground lease provisions, bank guarantees and other commitments.
 
Guarantees and Contribution Obligations.  Excluding parent guarantees associated with debt or contribution obligations as discussed in Part IV, Item 15: Notes 6, 7 and 13 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements,” as of December 31, 2009, the company had outstanding guarantees and contribution obligations in the aggregate amount of $415.6 million as described below.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the company had outstanding bank guarantees in the amount of $0.4 million used to secure contingent obligations, primarily obligations under development and purchase agreements. As of December 31, 2009, the company also guaranteed $47.9 million and $106.7 million on outstanding loans on six of its consolidated joint ventures and four of its unconsolidated joint ventures, respectively.
 
Also, the company has entered into contribution agreements with certain of its unconsolidated co-investment ventures. These contribution agreements require the company to make additional capital contributions to the applicable co-investment venture fund upon certain defaults by the co-investment venture of certain of its debt obligations to the lenders. Such additional capital contributions will cover all or part of the applicable co-investment venture’s debt obligation and may be greater than the company’s share of the co-investment venture’s debt obligation or the value of the company’s share of any property securing such debt. The company’s contribution obligations under these agreements will be reduced by the amounts recovered by the lender and the fair market value of the property, if any, used to secure the debt and obtained by the lender upon default. The company’s potential obligations under these contribution agreements totaled $260.6 million as of December 31, 2009.
 
Performance and Surety Bonds.  As of December 31, 2009, the company had outstanding performance and surety bonds in an aggregate amount of $5.1 million. These bonds were issued in connection with certain of the company’s development projects and were posted to guarantee certain property tax obligations and the construction of certain real property improvements and infrastructure. Performance and surety bonds are renewable and expire upon the payment of the property taxes due or the completion of the improvements and infrastructure.
 
Promote Interests and Other Contractual Obligations.  Upon the achievement of certain return thresholds and the occurrence of certain events, the company may be obligated to make payments to certain of its joint venture partners pursuant to the terms and provisions of their contractual agreements with the company. From time to time in the normal course of its business, the company enters into various contracts with third parties that may obligate the company to make payments, pay promotes, or perform other obligations upon the occurrence of certain events.


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SUPPLEMENTAL EARNINGS MEASURES
 
Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and Funds From Operations Per Share and Unit (“FFOPS”)
 
The company believes that net (loss) income, as defined by U.S. GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, the company considers funds from operations, or FFO, and FFO per share and unit, or FFOPS, to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance. The company defines FFOPS as FFO per fully diluted weighted average share of the parent company’s common stock and operating partnership units. The company calculates FFO as net (loss) income available to common stockholders, calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, less gains (or losses) from dispositions of real estate held for investment purposes and real estate-related depreciation, and adjustments to derive the company’s pro rata share of FFO of consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.
 
The company includes the gains from development, including those from value-added conversion projects, before depreciation recapture, as a component of FFO. The company believes gains from development should be included in FFO to more completely reflect the performance of one of its lines of business. The company believes that value-added conversion dispositions are in substance land sales and as such should be included in FFO, consistent with the real estate investment trust industry’s long standing practice to include gains on the sale of land in FFO. However, the company’s interpretation of FFO or FFOPS may not be consistent with the views of others in the real estate investment trust industry, who may consider it to be a divergence from the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) definition, and may not be comparable to FFO or FFOPS reported by other real estate investment trusts that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than the company does. In connection with the formation of a joint venture, the company may warehouse assets that are acquired with the intent to contribute these assets to the newly formed venture. Some of the properties held for contribution may, under certain circumstances, be required to be depreciated under U.S. GAAP. If this circumstance arises, the company intends to include in its calculation of FFO gains or losses related to the contribution of previously depreciated real estate to joint ventures. Although such a change, if instituted, will be a departure from the current NAREIT definition, the company believes such calculation of FFO will better reflect the value created as a result of the contributions. To date, the company has not included gains or losses from the contribution of previously depreciated warehoused assets in FFO.
 
The company believes that FFO and FFOPS are meaningful supplemental measures of its operating performance because historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with U.S. GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, as reflected through depreciation and amortization expenses. However, since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market and other conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient. Thus, FFO and FFOPS are supplemental measures of operating performance for real estate investment trusts that exclude historical cost depreciation and amortization, among other items, from net (loss) income available to common stockholders, as defined by U.S. GAAP. The company believes that the use of FFO and FFOPS, combined with the required U.S. GAAP presentations, has been beneficial in improving the understanding of operating results of real estate investment trusts among the investing public and making comparisons of operating results among such companies more meaningful. The company considers FFO and FFOPS to be useful measures for reviewing comparative operating and financial performance because, by excluding gains or losses related to sales of previously depreciated operating real estate assets and real estate depreciation and amortization, FFO and FFOPS can help the investing public compare the operating performance of a company’s real estate between periods or as compared to other companies. While FFO and FFOPS are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance of real estate investment trusts, FFO and FFOPS do not represent cash flow from operations or net (loss) income as defined by U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to those measures in evaluating the company’s liquidity or operating performance. FFO and FFOPS also do not consider the costs associated with capital expenditures related to the company’s real estate assets nor are FFO and FFOPS necessarily indicative of cash available to fund the company’s future cash requirements. Management compensates for the limitations of FFO and FFOPS by providing investors with financial statements prepared according to U.S. GAAP, along with this detailed discussion of FFO and FFOPS and a reconciliation of FFO and FFOPS to net (loss) income available to common stockholders, a U.S. GAAP measurement.


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The following table reflects the calculation of FFO reconciled from net (loss) income available to common unitholders of the operating partnership and common stockholders of the parent company for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders of the operating partnership
  $ (50,866 )   $ (67,233 )   $ 305,241  
Net loss (income) available to common unitholders of the operating partnership attributable to limited partners of the operating partnership
    789       782       (11,689 )
                         
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders of the parent company
    (50,077 )     (66,451 )     293,552  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
    (38,718 )     (22,561 )     (85,559 )
Depreciation and amortization:
                       
Total depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Discontinued operations’ depreciation
    2,042       5,011       6,436  
Non-real estate depreciation
    (8,593 )     (7,270 )     (5,623 )
Adjustments to derive FFO from consolidated joint ventures:
                       
Joint venture partners’ noncontrolling interests (Net income)
    11,063       32,855       27,235  
Limited partnership unitholders’ noncontrolling interests (Net (loss) income)
    (3,625 )     (5,063 )     6,019  
Limited partnership unitholders’ noncontrolling interests (Development gains)
    2,377       2,822       7,148  
FFO attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (26,695 )     (49,957 )     (62,902 )
Adjustments to derive FFO from unconsolidated joint ventures:
                       
The company’s share of net loss
    (11,331 )     (17,121 )     (7,467 )
The company’s share of FFO
    42,938       42,742       27,391  
Allocation to participating securities(1)
                (418 )
                         
Funds from operations
  $ 99,275     $ 79,195     $ 363,102  
                         
Basic FFO per common share and unit
  $ 0.72     $ 0.78     $ 3.58  
                         
Diluted FFO per common share and unit
  $ 0.72     $ 0.77     $ 3.49  
                         
Weighted average common shares and units:
                       
Basic
    137,740,825       101,253,972       101,550,001  
                         
Diluted
    137,903,929       102,734,827       103,961,648  
                         
 
 
(1) To be consistent with the company’s policies of determining whether instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities and accounting for earnings per share, the FFO per common share and unit is adjusted for FFO distributed through declared dividends and allocated to all participating securities (weighted average common shares and units outstanding and unvested restricted shares outstanding) under the two-class method. Under this method, allocations were made to 918,753, 855,919 and 652,838 unvested restricted shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively.
 
Same Store Net Operating Income (“SS NOI”)
 
The company defines net operating income, or NOI, as rental revenues, including reimbursements, less property operating expenses. NOI excludes depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expenses, restructuring charges, real estate impairment losses, development profits (losses), gains (losses) from sale or contribution of real estate interests, and interest expense. The company believes that net income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, NOI is a useful supplemental measure calculated to help investors understand the company’s operating performance, excluding the effects of costs and expenses which are not related to the performance of the assets. NOI is widely used by the real estate industry as a useful supplemental measure, which helps investors compare the company’s operating performance with that of other companies. Real estate impairment losses have been excluded in deriving NOI because the company does not consider its impairment losses to be a property operating expense. The company believes that the exclusion of impairment losses from NOI is a common methodology used in the real estate industry. Real estate impairment


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losses relate to the changing values of the company’s assets but do not reflect the current operating performance of the assets with respect to their revenues or expenses. The company’s real estate impairment losses are non-cash charges which represent the write down in the value of assets when estimated fair value over the holding period is lower than current carrying value. The impairment charges were principally a result of increases in estimated capitalization rates and deterioration in market conditions that adversely impacted underlying real estate values. Therefore, the impairment charges are not related to the current performance of the company’s real estate operations and should be excluded from its calculation of NOI.
 
The company considers same store net operating income, or SS NOI, and cash-basis SS NOI to be useful supplemental measures of its operating performance for properties that are considered part of the same store pool. The company defines SS NOI as NOI on a same store basis. The company defines cash-basis SS NOI as SS NOI excluding straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles. The same store pool includes all properties that are owned as of the end of both the current and prior year reporting periods and excludes development properties for both the current and prior reporting periods. The same store pool is set annually and excludes properties purchased and developments stabilized after December 31, 2007. The company considers cash-basis SS NOI to be an appropriate and useful supplemental performance measure because it reflects the operating performance of the real estate portfolio excluding effects of non-cash adjustments and provides a better measure of actual cash-basis rental growth for a year-over-year comparison. In addition, the company believes that SS NOI and cash-basis SS NOI help investors compare the operating performance of its real estate as compared to other companies. While SS NOI and cash-basis SSNOI are relevant and widely used measures of operating performance of real estate investment trusts, they do not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to those measures in evaluating the company’s liquidity or operating performance. SS NOI and cash-basis SS NOI also do not reflect general and administrative expenses, interest expenses, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization costs, capital expenditures and leasing costs, or trends in development and construction activities that could materially impact the company’s results from operations. Further, the company’s computation of SS NOI and cash-basis SS NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating SS NOI and cash-basis SS NOI.
 
The following table reconciles SS NOI, cash-basis SS NOI and cash-basis SS NOI, excluding lease termination fees from net (loss) income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Net (loss) income
  $ (27,960 )   $ (6,750 )   $ 371,716  
Private capital revenues
    (37,879 )     (68,470 )     (31,707 )
Depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Real estate impairment losses
    174,410       183,754       900  
General and administrative and fund costs
    116,315       145,040       130,584  
Restructuring charges
    6,368       12,306        
Total other income and expenses
    90,484       20,213       (95,235 )
Total discontinued operations
    (94,725 )     (4,558 )     (83,450 )
                         
Net operating income
    406,907       445,723       450,098  
Less non same-store NOI
    (77,719 )     (96,766 )     (28,414 )
Less non-cash adjustments(1)
    (398 )     (891 )     (6,214 )
                         
Cash-basis same-store NOI
  $ 328,790     $ 348,066     $ 415,470  
                         
Less lease termination fees
    (2,613 )     (5,498 )     (327 )
                         
Cash-basis same-store NOI, excluding lease termination fees
  $ 326,177     $ 342,568     $ 415,143  
                         
 
 
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Item 7A.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices, interest rates and international exchange rates. The company’s future earnings and cash flows are dependent upon prevailing market rates. Accordingly, the company manages its market risk by matching projected cash inflows from operating, investing and financing activities with projected cash outflows for debt service, acquisitions, capital expenditures, distributions to stockholders and unitholders, payments to noteholders, and other cash requirements. The majority of the company’s outstanding debt has fixed interest rates, which minimize the risk of fluctuating interest rates. The company’s exposure to market risk includes interest rate fluctuations in connection with its credit facilities and other variable rate borrowings and its ability to incur more debt without stockholder and unitholder approval, thereby increasing its debt service obligations, which could adversely affect its cash flows. As of December 31, 2009, the company had one outstanding interest rate swap, four outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts and two interest rate caps with an aggregate notional amount of $836.4 million (in U.S. dollars). See “Financial Instruments” below.
 
The table below summarizes the maturities and interest rates associated with the company’s fixed and variable rate debt outstanding at book value and estimated fair value before unamortized net discounts of $9.8 million as of December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                 
    2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     Thereafter     Total     Fair Value  
 
Fixed rate debt(1)
  $ 194,579     $ 135,794     $ 507,872     $ 344,755     $ 6,275     $ 783,792     $ 1,973,067     $ 1,964,410  
Average interest rate
    7.4 %     6.6 %     5.8 %     6.2 %     6.8 %     6.4 %     6.3 %     n/a  
Variable rate debt(2)
  $ 432,021     $ 383,232     $ 384,390     $ 19,611     $     $ 30,085     $ 1,249,339     $ 1,223,420  
Average interest rate
    1.2 %     1.4 %     2.9 %     1.9 %     %     1.7 %     1.8 %     n/a  
Interest payments
  $ 19,894     $ 14,329     $ 40,427     $ 21,711     $ 425     $ 50,543     $ 147,329       n/a  
 
 
(1) Represents 61.2% of all outstanding debt at December 31, 2009.
 
(2) Represents 38.8% of all outstanding debt at December 31, 2009.
 
If market rates of interest on the company’s variable rate debt increased or decreased by 10%, then the increase or decrease in interest cost on the company’s variable rate debt would be $2.3 million (net of the swap) annually. As of December 31, 2009, the book value and the estimated fair value of the company’s total consolidated debt (both secured and unsecured) were $3.2 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively, based on the company’s estimate of current market interest rates. As of December 31, 2008, the book value and the estimated fair value of the company’s total consolidated debt (both secured and unsecured) were $4.0 billion and $3.5 billion, respectively, based on our estimate of current market interest rates.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, variable rate debt comprised 38.8% and 38.0%, respectively, of all the company’s outstanding debt. Variable rate debt was $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008.
 
Financial Instruments.  The company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value as an asset or liability. For derivatives that qualify as cash flow hedges, the offset to this entry is to accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity for the parent company, partners’ capital for the operating partnership or income. For derivatives which do not qualify as cash flow hedges, the offset to the change in fair value on the derivative asset or liability is recorded directly in earnings as gains or losses through other income (expenses). For revenues or expenses denominated in non-functional currencies, the company may use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk. The company’s derivative financial instruments in effect at December 31, 2009 were one interest rate swap and two interest rate caps hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on U.S. LIBOR and four foreign exchange forward contracts hedging intercompany loans. The company does not hold or issue derivatives for trading purposes.


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The following table summarizes the company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
                                                 
    March 31,
    September 4,
    November 1,
    October 1,
    Notional
       
Related Derivatives
  2010     2010     2010     2012     Amount     Fair Value  
 
Interest Rate Swaps (USD)
                                               
Trade Notional Amount
          $ 130,000                     $ 130,000          
Receive Floating(%)
            3 mo. US LIBOR                                  
Pay Fixed Rate(%)
            2.70 %                                
Fair Market Value (USD)
          $ (1,992 )                           $ (1,992 )
                                                 
Interest Rate Caps (USD)
                                               
Trade Notional Amount
                  $ 7,319             $ 7,319          
Underlying Rate
                    1 mo. US LIBOR                          
Strike Price
                    3.15 %                        
Fair Market Value (USD)
                                        $  
Trade Notional Amount
                          $ 26,500     $ 26,500          
Underlying Rate
                            1 mo. US LIBOR                  
Strike Price
                            4.25 %                
Fair Market Value (USD)
                          $ 141             $ 141  
                                                 
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
                                               
FX Forward Contract, Euro
                                               
Trade Notional Amount (USD)
  $ 339,732                             $ 339,732          
Forward Strike Rate
    1.4380                                          
3/31/2010 Forward Rate as of 12/31/2009
    1.4328                                          
Fair Market Value (USD)
  $ 1,228                                     $ 1,228  
FX Forward Contract, CAD
                                               
Trade Notional Amount (USD)
  $ 189,879                             $ 189,879          
Forward Strike Rate
    1.0467                                          
3/31/10 Forward Rate as of 12/31/2009
    1.0466                                          
Fair Market Value (USD)
  $ (20 )                                   $ (20 )
FX Forward Contract, CAD
                                               
Trade Notional Amount (USD)
  $ 74,053                             $ 74,053          
Forward Strike Rate
    1.0463                                          
3/31/10 Forward Rate as of 12/31/2009
    1.0466                                          
Fair Market Value (USD)
  $ 16                                     $ 16  
FX Forward Contract, GBP
                                               
Trade Notional Amount (USD)
  $ 68,949                             $ 68,949          
Forward Strike Rate
    1.6208                                          
3/31/10 Forward Rate as of 12/31/2009
    1.6169                                          
Fair Market Value (USD)
  $ 168                                     $ 168  
                                                 
                                    $ 836,432     $ (459 )
                                                 
 
International Operations.  The company’s exposure to market risk also includes foreign currency exchange rate risk. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the company’s subsidiaries operating in the United States, Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe. The functional currency for the company’s subsidiaries operating outside the United States, other than Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe, is generally the local currency of the country in which the entity or property is located, mitigating the effect of foreign exchange gains and losses. The company’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar translate their financial statements into U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect as of the financial statement date. The company translates income statement accounts using the average exchange rate for the period and significant nonrecurring transactions using the rate on the transaction date. The (losses) gains resulting from the translation are included in accumulated other comprehensive income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity for the parent company or partners’ capital for the operating partnership and totaled $(22.0) million and $23.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
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rate, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the period and income statement accounts are remeasured at the average exchange rate for the period. The company also records gains or losses in the income statement when a transaction with a third party, denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency, is settled and the functional currency cash flows realized are more or less than expected based upon the exchange rate in effect when the transaction was initiated. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, total unrealized and realized (losses) gains from remeasurement and translation included in the company’s results of operations were $(7.2) million, $(5.7) million and $3.9 million, respectively.
 
ITEM 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
See Item 15: “Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.”
 
ITEM 9.   Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
None.
 
ITEM 9A.   Controls and Procedures
 
Controls and Procedures (AMB Property Corporation)
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The parent company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, the parent company’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and its management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Also, the parent company has investments in certain unconsolidated entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. As the parent company does not control or manage these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities may be substantially more limited than those it maintains with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, management of the parent company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with participation of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures that were in effect as of the end of the year covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the parent company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer each concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2009.
 
There have been no changes in the parent company’s internal control over financial reporting during its most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The parent company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
 
The parent company’s management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to evaluate the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Based on the parent company’s evaluation under the framework in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework,” the parent company’s management has concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009. The effectiveness


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of the parent company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
 
Controls and Procedures (AMB Property, L.P.)
 
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Changes to Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The operating partnership maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of its general partner, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, the operating partnership’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and its management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Also, the operating partnership has investments in certain unconsolidated entities, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. As the operating partnership does not control or manage these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities may be substantially more limited than those it maintains with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.
 
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, management of the operating partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with participation of the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of its general partner, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures that were in effect as of the end of the year covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the operating partnership’s general partner each concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2009.
 
There have been no changes in the operating partnership’s internal control over financial reporting during its most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The operating partnership’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
 
The operating partnership’s management has used the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control — Integrated Framework” published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission to evaluate the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. Based on the operating partnership’s evaluation under the framework in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework,” the operating partnership’s management has concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2009. The effectiveness of the operating partnership’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
 
ITEM 9B.   Other Information
 
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PART III
 
ITEMS 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
 
The information required by Items 10 through 14 will be contained in a definitive proxy statement for the parent company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which the parent company anticipates will be filed no later than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A and accordingly these items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K.
 
PART IV
 
ITEM 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a)(1) and (2) Financial Statements and Schedule:
 
The following consolidated financial information is included as a separate section of this report on Form 10-K.
 
         
    Page
 
    F-1  
    F-2  
Financial Statements of AMB Property Corporation:
       
    F-3  
    F-4  
    F-5  
    F-6  
Financial Statements of AMB Property, L.P.:
       
    F-7  
    F-8  
    F-9  
    F-10  
    F-11  
    S-1  
(c)(1) Financial Statements
       
    S-8  
    S-50  
    S-83  
    S-119  
 
All other schedules are omitted since the required information is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of such schedules or because the information required is included in the financial statements and notes thereto.
 
(a)(3) Exhibits:
 
Unless otherwise indicated below, the Commission file number to the exhibit is No. 001-13545.
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  3 .1   Articles of Incorporation of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  3 .2   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003).
  3 .3   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003).
  3 .4   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.19 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 12, 2005).
  3 .5   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 24, 2006).
  3 .6   Articles Supplementary Reestablishing and Refixing the Rights and Preferences of the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2007).
  3 .7   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 510,000 Shares of 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .8   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 800,000 Shares of 7.95% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .9   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 800,000 Shares of 7.95% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .10   Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2008).
  3 .11   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2009).
  4 .1   Form of Certificate for Common Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).
  4 .2   Form of Certificate for 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003).
  4 .3   Form of Certificate for 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003).
  4 .4   Form of Certificate for 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed December 12, 2005).
  4 .5   Form of Certificate for 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on August 24, 2006).
  4 .6   Specimen of 7.50% Notes due 2018 (included in the Second Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  4 .7   $50,000,000 7.00% Fixed Rate Note No. 9 dated March 7, 2001, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated March 7, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2001).
  4 .8   $25,000,000 6.75% Fixed Rate Note No. 10 dated September 6, 2001, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated September 6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2001).
  4 .9   $100,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. B-2 dated March 16, 2004, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated March 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2004).
  4 .10   $175,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No, B-3, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2005).
  4 .11   Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998, by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2006).
  4 .12   First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .13   Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .14   Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .15   Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 15, 2000 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 16, 2000).
  4 .16   Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 7, 2002 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
  4 .17   Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 11, 2005 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).
  4 .18   5.094% Notes due 2015, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).
  4 .19   Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 10, 2006 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee, including the Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note, Series C, attaching the Form of Parent Guarantee, and the Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note, Series C, attaching the Form of Parent Guarantee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2006).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  4 .20   $175,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. FXR-C-1 dated as of August 15, 2006, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2006).
  4 .21   Form of Registration Rights Agreement among AMB Property Corporation and the persons named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).
  4 .22   Registration Rights Agreement dated November 14, 2003 by and among AMB Property II, L.P. and the unitholders whose names are set forth on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2003).
  4 .23   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 5, 1999 by and among AMB Property Corporation, AMB Property II, L.P. and the unitholders whose names are set forth on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).
  4 .24   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 1, 2006 by and among AMB Property Corporation, AMB Property II, L.P., J.A. Green Development Corp. and JAGI, Inc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).
  4 .25   $325,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. FXR-C-2, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on May 1, 2008).
  4 .26   $50,000,000 8.00% Fixed Rate Note No. 3 dated October 26, 2000, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated October 26, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  4 .27   $25,000,000 8.000% Fixed Rate Note No. 4 dated October 26, 2000 attaching the Parent Guarantee dated October 26, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  4 .28   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 10, 2009 by and between AMB Property Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2009).
  4 .29   Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 20, 2009 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .30   Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 20, 2009 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .31   6.125% Notes due 2016, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .32   6.625% Notes due 2019, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  *10 .1   Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).
  *10 .2   Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  *10 .3   Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P., dated September 23, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2004).
  *10 .4   Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2007).
  10 .5   Twelfth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property, L.P. dated as of August 25, 2006, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2006).
  10 .6   Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P., dated February 19, 2010.
  10 .7   Exchange Agreement dated as of July 8, 2005, by and between AMB Property, L.P. and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).
  10 .8   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of June 1, 2006 by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agents, for the banks listed on the signature page to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .9   Qualified Borrower Guaranty, dated as of June 1, 2006 by AMB Property, L.P. for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agents for the banks listed on the signature page to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .10   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of June 23, 2006 by AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and bookmanager, for the banks that are from time to time parties to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .11   Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, by and among AMB Property, L.P., as Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereof, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Administrative Agent for Alternate Currencies, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Eurohypo AG, New York Branch, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its San Francisco Agency, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Managing Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2006).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .12   Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, by and among the initial borrower and the initial qualified borrowers listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as a guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as a guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and bookmanager, and each of the other lending institutions that becomes a lender thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2006).
  *10 .13   Amended and Restated 2005 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  *10 .14   Amended and Restated 2002 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2006).
  *10 .15   Form of Amended and Restated Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement by and between AMB Property, L.P. and executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2007).
  *10 .16   Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement to Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement by and between AMB Property, L.P. and certain executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  *10 .17   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 20, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and W. Blake Baird (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2006).
  *10 .18   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 21, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and Michael A. Coke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2006).
  10 .19   Collateral Loan Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, by and among The Prudential Insurance Company Of America and Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC, as Lenders, and AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC as Borrowers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .20   $160,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Fixed A-1), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to Prudential Mortgage Capital Company LLC, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .21   $40,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Floating A-2), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .22   $84,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Fixed B-1), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).


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Number
 
Description
 
  10 .23   $21,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Floating B-2), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .24   Deed of Accession and Amendment, dated March 21, 2007, by and between ING Real Estate Finance NV, AMB European Investments LLC, AMB Property, L.P., SCI AMB Givaudan Distribution Center, AMB Hordijk Distribution Center B.V., ING Bank NV, the Original Lenders and the Entities of AMB (both as defined in the Deed of Accession and Amendment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2007).
  10 .25   Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2007, by and among the qualified borrowers listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as a qualified borrower and guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as syndication agent, Calyon New York Branch, Citicorp North America, Inc., and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as co-documentation agents, Banc of America Securities Asia Limited, as Hong Kong Dollars agent, Bank of America, N.A., acting by its Canada Branch, as reference bank, Bank of America, Singapore Branch, as Singapore Dollars agent, and each of the other lending institutions that becomes a lender thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20, 2007).
  10 .26   First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2007, by and among the initial borrower, each qualified borrower listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the Alternate Currency Banks (as defined therein) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  10 .27   RMB Revolving Credit Agreement, dated October 23, 2007, between Wealth Zipper (Shanghai) Property Development Co., Ltd., the RMB Lenders listed therein, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger and Bookmanager, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Shanghai Branch, as RMB Settlement Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  10 .28   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008, among AMB Property, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and U.S. Bank National Association, as documentation agents, and a syndicate of other banks (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on April 2, 2008).
  10 .29   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of March 27, 2008, by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on April 2, 2008).
  10 .30   AMB Property, L.P. Guaranteed Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, by and among AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. acting on its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS, as logistics fund, affiliates of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS as listed therein, financial institutions as listed therein as original lenders (and other lenders that are from time to time parties thereto), AMB Property, L.P., as loan guarantor, and ING Real Estate Finance NV, as facility agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .31   Loan Guarantee, dated as of May 30, 2008, by AMB Property, L.P., as Guarantor, for the benefit of the facility agent and the lenders that are from time to time parties to that certain AMB Property, L.P. Guaranteed Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, among AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. acting on its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS as the logistics fund, AMB Property, L.P. as the loan guarantor, the financial institutions listed therein as original lenders (and other lenders that are from time to time parties thereto) and ING Real Estate Finance N.V., as the facility agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).
  10 .32   Counter-Indemnity, dated May 30, 2008, by and between AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).
  10 .33   Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2008, by and among AMB Property, L.P., as Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and TD Bank N.A. and US Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2008).
  10 .34   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of September 4, 2008, by AMB Property Corporation, as Guarantor, for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2008, among AMB Property, L.P., as the Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, the Administrative Agent, ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and TD Bank N.A. and US Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2008).
  10 .35   Termination Letter, dated December 29, 2008, from ING Real Estate Finance N.V., as Facility Agent, to AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l., acting in its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2009).
  10 .36   Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2009, by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association and U.S. Bank National Association, as documentation agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
  *10 .37   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated September 18, 2009, by and between AMB Property Corporation and John T. Roberts, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2009).
  10 .38   Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, by and among AMB Property, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agent for Euros, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent for Yen and syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Calyon Credit Agricole CIB, New York Branch, and U.S. Bank National Association, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as documentation agents, AMB European Investments LLC and AMB Japan Finance, Y.K., as the initial qualified borrowers, and a syndicate of banks (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .39   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of October 15, 2009, by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).
  10 .40   Qualified Borrower Guaranty, dated as of October 15, 2009, by AMB Property, L.P. for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Administrative Agent, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Administrative Agent, for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of AMB Property Corporation.
  21 .2   Subsidiaries of AMB Property, L.P.
  23 .1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
  23 .2   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
  24 .1   Powers of Attorney (included in signature pages of this annual report).
  31 .1   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications dated February 19, 2010.
  31 .2   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications dated February 19, 2010.
  32 .1   18 U.S.C. § 1350 Certifications dated February 19, 2010. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
  32 .2   18 U.S.C. § 1350 Certifications dated February 19, 2010. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
 
(b) Financial Statement Schedule:
 
See Item 15(a)(1) and (2) above.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, AMB Property Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
  By: 
/s/  HAMID R. MOGHADAM
Hamid R. Moghadam
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: February 19, 2010
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned officers and directors of AMB Property Corporation, hereby severally constitute Hamid R. Moghadam, Thomas S. Olinger and Tamra D. Browne, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Form 10-K filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Form 10-K, and generally to do all such things in our names and in our capacities as officers and directors to enable AMB Property Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of AMB Property Corporation and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  HAMID R. MOGHADAM

Hamid R. Moghadam
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  February 19, 2010
         
/s/  T. ROBERT BURKE

T. Robert Burke
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  DAVID A. COLE

David A. Cole
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  LYDIA H. KENNARD

Lydia H. Kennard
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  J. MICHAEL LOSH

J. Michael Losh
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  FREDERICK W. REID

Frederick W. Reid
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Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  JEFFREY L. SKELTON

Jeffrey L. Skelton
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
    

Thomas W. Tusher
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  CARL B. WEBB

Carl B. Webb
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  THOMAS S. OLINGER

Thomas S. Olinger
  Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  NINA A. TRAN

Nina A. Tran
  Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   February 19, 2010


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, AMB Property, L.P. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
AMB PROPERTY, L.P. :
  By:  AMB Property Corporation, Its General Partner
 
  By: 
/s/  HAMID R. MOGHADAM
Hamid R. Moghadam
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: February 19, 2010
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, the undersigned officers and directors of AMB Property Corporation, hereby severally constitute Hamid R. Moghadam, Thomas S. Olinger and Tamra D. Browne, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Form 10-K filed herewith and any and all amendments to said Form 10-K, and generally to do all such things in our names and in our capacities as officers and directors to enable AMB Property Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and all requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to said Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of AMB Property Corporation and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  HAMID R. MOGHADAM

Hamid R. Moghadam
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
  February 19, 2010
         
/s/  T. ROBERT BURKE

T. Robert Burke
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  DAVID A. COLE

David A. Cole
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  LYDIA H. KENNARD

Lydia H. Kennard
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  J. MICHAEL LOSH

J. Michael Losh
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  FREDERICK W. REID

Frederick W. Reid
  Director   February 19, 2010


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Name
 
Title
 
Date
 
         
/s/  JEFFREY L. SKELTON

Jeffrey L. Skelton
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
Thomas W. Tusher
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  CARL B. WEBB

Carl B. Webb
  Director   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  THOMAS S. OLINGER

Thomas S. Olinger
  Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)   February 19, 2010
         
/s/  NINA A. TRAN

Nina A. Tran
  Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   February 19, 2010


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of AMB Property Corporation
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements of AMB Property Corporation (the “Company”) listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounted for uncertain tax positions in 2007, the manner in which it accounted for fair value measurements of financial and nonfinancial instruments in 2008 and 2009, respectively, the manner in which it accounted for business combinations in 2009 and the manner in which it accounted for noncontrolling interests in 2009. As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which participating securities are included in earnings per share in 2009.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
February 19, 2010


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Partners of AMB Property, L.P.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements of AMB Property, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(1) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2) presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. Also in our opinion, the Operating Partnership maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Operating Partnership’s management is responsible for these financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements, on the financial statement schedule, and on the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Operating Partnership changed the manner in which it accounted for uncertain tax positions in 2007, the manner in which it accounted for fair value measurements of financial and nonfinancial instruments in 2008 and 2009, respectively, the manner in which it accounted for business combinations in 2009 and the manner in which it accounted for noncontrolling interests in 2009. As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, the Operating Partnership changed the manner in which participating securities are included in earnings per unit in 2009.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
February 19, 2010


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Financial Statements of AMB Property Corporation
 
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008
 
                 
    December 31,
    December 31,
 
    2009     2008  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
               
Land
  $ 1,317,461     $ 1,108,193  
Land held for development
    591,489       677,028  
Buildings and improvements
    4,439,313       3,525,871  
Construction in progress
    360,397       1,292,764  
                 
Total investments in properties
    6,708,660       6,603,856  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,113,808 )     (970,737 )
                 
Net investments in properties
    5,594,852       5,633,119  
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
    462,130       431,322  
Properties held for sale or contribution, net
    214,426       609,023  
                 
Net investments in real estate
    6,271,408       6,673,464  
Cash and cash equivalents
    187,169       223,936  
Restricted cash
    18,908       27,295  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,715 and $10,682, respectively
    155,958       160,528  
Deferred financing costs, net
    24,883       25,277  
Other assets
    183,632       191,148  
                 
Total assets
  $ 6,841,958     $ 7,301,648  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities:
               
Debt:
               
Secured debt
  $ 1,096,554     $ 1,522,571  
Unsecured senior debt
    1,155,529       1,153,926  
Unsecured credit facilities
    477,630       920,850  
Other debt
    482,883       392,838  
                 
Total debt
    3,212,596       3,990,185  
Security deposits
    53,283       59,093  
Dividends payable
    46,041       3,395  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    238,718       282,771  
                 
Total liabilities
    3,550,638       4,335,444  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
               
Equity:
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Series L preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $.01 par value, 2,300,000 shares authorized and 2,000,000 issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
    48,017       48,017  
Series M preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $.01 par value, 2,300,000 shares authorized and 2,300,000 issued and outstanding, $57,500 liquidation preference
    55,187       55,187  
Series O preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized and 3,000,000 issued and outstanding, $75,000 liquidation preference
    72,127       72,127  
Series P preferred stock, cumulative, redeemable, $.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized and 2,000,000 issued and outstanding, $50,000 liquidation preference
    48,081       48,081  
Common stock, $.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 149,258,376 and 98,469,872 issued and outstanding, respectively
    1,489       981  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,740,307       2,238,872  
Retained (deficit) earnings
    (29,008 )     29,799  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3,816       22,043  
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,940,016       2,515,107  
Noncontrolling interests:
               
Joint venture partners
    289,909       293,367  
Preferred unitholders
          77,561  
Limited partnership unitholders
    61,395       80,169  
                 
Total noncontrolling interests
    351,304       451,097  
                 
Total equity
    3,291,320       2,966,204  
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 6,841,958     $ 7,301,648  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per
 
    share amounts)  
 
REVENUES
                       
Rental revenues
  $ 595,963     $ 625,093     $ 619,179  
Private capital revenues
    37,879       68,470       31,707  
                         
Total revenues
    633,842       693,563       650,886  
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                       
Property operating costs
    (109,889 )     (100,479 )     (95,854 )
Real estate taxes
    (79,167 )     (78,891 )     (73,227 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (179,894 )     (164,188 )     (157,290 )
General and administrative
    (115,253 )     (143,962 )     (129,508 )
Restructuring charges
    (6,368 )     (12,306 )      
Fund costs
    (1,062 )     (1,078 )     (1,076 )
Real estate impairment losses
    (174,410 )     (183,754 )     (900 )
Other expenses
    (10,247 )     (520 )     (5,112 )
                         
Total costs and expenses
    (676,290 )     (685,178 )     (462,967 )
                         
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
                       
Development profits, net of taxes
    35,874       81,084       124,288  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
          19,967       73,436  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
    11,331       17,121       7,467  
Other income (expenses)
    6,284       (3,124 )     22,286  
Interest expense, including amortization
    (121,459 )     (133,955 )     (126,692 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    (12,267 )     (786 )     (438 )
                         
Total other income and expenses, net
    (80,237 )     (19,693 )     100,347  
                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (122,685 )     (11,308 )     288,266  
                         
Discontinued operations:
                       
Income attributable to discontinued operations
    3,005       1,964       19,196  
Development profits, net of taxes
    53,002             52,131  
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    38,718       2,594       12,123  
                         
Total discontinued operations
    94,725       4,558       83,450  
                         
Net (loss) income
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income:
                       
Joint venture partners’ share of net income
    (11,063 )     (32,855 )     (27,235 )
Joint venture partners’ and limited partnership unitholders’ share of development profits
    (3,308 )     (9,041 )     (16,160 )
Preferred unitholders
    (4,295 )     (5,727 )     (8,042 )
Limited partnership unitholders
    3,625       5,063       (6,019 )
                         
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (15,041 )     (42,560 )     (57,456 )
                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property Corporation
    (43,001 )     (49,310 )     314,260  
Preferred stock dividends
    (15,806 )     (15,806 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs)
    9,759             (2,930 )
Allocation to participating securities
    (1,029 )     (1,335 )     (1,972 )
                         
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (50,077 )   $ (66,451 )   $ 293,552  
                         
Basic (loss) income per common share attributable to AMB Property Corporation
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations (after preferred stock dividends)
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.71 )   $ 2.23  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.79  
                         
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.68 )   $ 3.02  
                         
Diluted (loss) income per common share attributable to AMB Property Corporation
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations (after preferred stock dividends)
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.71 )   $ 2.18  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.77  
                         
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.68 )   $ 2.95  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
                       
Basic
    134,321,231       97,403,659       97,189,749  
                         
Diluted
    134,321,231       97,403,659       99,601,396  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                                                 
                                  Accumulated
             
          Common Stock     Additional
    Retained
    Other
             
    Preferred
    Number
          Paid-in
    Earnings
    Comprehensive
    Noncontrolling
       
    Stock     of Shares     Amount     Capital     (Deficit)     Income (Loss)     Interests     Total  
 
Balance as of December 31, 2006
  $ 223,417       89,662,435     $ 895     $ 1,796,849     $ 147,274     $ (1,778 )   $ 837,560     $ 3,004,217  
Net income
    15,806                         298,454             57,456          
Unrealized (loss) on securities and derivatives
                                  (1,676 )              
Currency translation adjustment
                                  14,775                
Total comprehensive income
                                                            384,815  
Contributions
                                        47,136       47,136  
Distributions and allocations
                                        (132,411 )     (132,411 )
Issuance of common stock, net
          8,365,800       84       471,988                         472,072  
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of restricted stock, net
          (1,179 )           16,046                         16,046  
Exercise of stock options
          1,536,041       15       28,313                         28,328  
Conversion of partnership units
          716,449       7       42,289                   (14,329 )     27,967  
Repurchases of preferred stock
                      (2,930 )                 (102,737 )     (105,667 )
Repurchases of common stock
          (1,069,038 )     (11 )     (53,348 )                       (53,359 )
Forfeiture of restricted stock
                      (3,070 )                       (3,070 )
Reallocation of partnership interest
                      (14,947 )                 14,947        
Offering costs
    (5 )                 (579 )                       (584 )
Dividends ($2.00 per share)
    (15,806 )                       (198,110 )           (10,211 )     (224,127 )
                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2007
    223,412       99,210,508       990       2,280,611       247,618       11,321       697,411       3,461,363  
Net income (loss)
    15,806                         (65,116 )           42,560          
Unrealized (loss) on securities and derivatives
                                  (12,894 )              
Currency translation adjustment
                                  23,616                
Total comprehensive income
                                                            3,972  
Contributions
                                        15,251       15,251  
Distributions and allocations
                                        (66,172 )     (66,172 )
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of restricted stock, net
          430,997       3       21,464                         21,467  
Exercise of stock options
          129,507       1       4,212                         4,213  
Conversion of partnership units
          495,306       5       20,565                   (11,724 )     8,846  
Repurchases of common stock
          (1,765,591 )     (18 )     (87,678 )                       (87,696 )
Forfeiture of restricted stock
          (30,855 )           (1,594 )                       (1,594 )
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest
                                        (12,650 )     (12,650 )
Contribution of consolidated interest to an
                                                               
unconsolidated joint venture
                                        (206,240 )     (206,240 )
Reallocation of partnership interest
                      1,302                   (1,302 )      
Offering costs
                      (10 )                       (10 )
Dividends ($1.56 per share)
    (15,806 )                       (152,703 )           (6,037 )     (174,546 )
                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2008
    223,412       98,469,872       981       2,238,872       29,799       22,043       451,097       2,966,204  
Net income (loss)
    15,806                         (58,807 )           15,041          
Unrealized gain on securities and derivatives
                                  3,793                
Currency translation adjustment
                                  (22,020 )              
Total comprehensive loss
                                                            (46,187 )
Contributions
                                        15,733       15,733  
Distributions and allocations
                                        (26,670 )     (26,670 )
Issuance of common stock, net
          47,437,500       474       551,845                         552,319  
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of restricted stock, net
          382,391       4       23,045                         23,049  
Exercise of stock options
          94,749       1       1,822                         1,823  
Conversion and redemption of partnership units
          47,563             1,091                   (1,413 )     (322 )
Repurchases of preferred units
          2,880,281       29       77,532                   (77,561 )      
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest
                      (859 )                 (8,909 )     (9,768 )
Forfeiture of restricted stock
          (53,980 )           (837 )                       (837 )
Reallocation of partnership interest
                      12,199                   (12,199 )      
Dividends ($1.12 per share)
    (15,806 )                 (164,403 )                 (3,815 )     (184,024 )
                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2009
  $ 223,412       149,258,376     $ 1,489     $ 2,740,307     $ (29,008 )   $ 3,816     $ 351,304     $ 3,291,320  
                                                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
 
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (27,960 )   $ (6,750 )   $ 371,716  
Adjustments to net (loss) income:
                       
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (10,531 )     (10,549 )     (13,246 )
Depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Real estate impairment losses
    174,410       183,754       900  
Foreign exchange losses
    6,081       1,043       2,883  
Stock-based compensation amortization
    23,049       21,467       16,046  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
    (11,331 )     (17,121 )     (7,467 )
Operating distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
    11,687       24,279       18,930  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
          (19,967 )     (73,436 )
Development profits, net of taxes
    (35,874 )     (81,084 )     (124,288 )
Debt premiums, discounts and finance cost amortization, net
    21,866       9,192       3,961  
Discontinued operations:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    2,042       5,011       6,436  
Real estate impairment losses
    7,443       10,164       257  
Development profits, net of taxes
    (53,002 )           (52,131 )
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    (38,718 )     (2,594 )     (12,123 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    17,311       27,776       (82,288 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (24,091 )     (7,789 )     27,103  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    242,276       301,020       240,543  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Change in restricted cash
    (2,312 )     (671 )     (11,303 )
Cash paid for property acquisitions
          (195,554 )     (57,249 )
Additions to land, buildings, development costs, building improvements and lease costs
    (402,349 )     (1,020,819 )     (1,300,651 )
Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate and securities
    482,515       421,647       824,628  
Additions to interests in unconsolidated joint ventures
    (7,447 )     (52,267 )     (54,334 )
Repayment of mortgage and loan receivables
          81,542       1,588  
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
    (8,968 )            
Capital distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
    9,457       35,012       227  
Cash transferred to unconsolidated joint ventures
    (357 )     (16,848 )     (35,146 )
Repayments from (loans made to) affiliates
    4,590       (73,480 )      
Purchase of equity interests, net
          (60,330 )      
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    75,129       (881,768 )     (632,240 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Issuance of common stock, net
    552,319             472,072  
Proceeds from stock option exercises
    1,823       4,213       28,328  
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
          (87,696 )     (53,359 )
Borrowings on secured debt
    147,995       641,572       718,153  
Payments on secured debt
    (478,699 )     (210,440 )     (259,592 )
Borrowings on other debt
    219,045       525,000       75,956  
Payments on other debt
    (122,632 )     (212,547 )     (20,473 )
Borrowings on unsecured credit facilities
    704,639       1,913,126       1,489,256  
Payments on unsecured credit facilities
    (1,147,258 )     (1,856,734 )     (1,507,188 )
Payment of financing fees
    (25,187 )     (14,931 )     (13,755 )
Net proceeds from issuances of senior debt
    500,000       325,000       24,689  
Payments on senior debt
    (497,103 )     (175,000 )     (125,000 )
Issuance, redemption or repurchases of preferred stock or units
    (322 )     (10 )     (584 )
Repurchase of preferred units
                (102,737 )
Contributions from joint venture partners
    15,117       16,695       43,725  
Dividends paid to common and preferred stockholders
    (137,108 )     (220,476 )     (211,744 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, including preferred units
    (21,178 )     (66,007 )     (137,722 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (288,549 )     581,765       420,025  
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (65,623 )     2,695       17,133  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (36,767 )     3,712       45,461  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    223,936       220,224       174,763  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 187,169     $ 223,936     $ 220,224  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                       
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest
  $ 108,901     $ 137,613     $ 134,470  
Non-cash transactions:
                       
Acquisition of properties
  $     $ 227,612     $ 60,293  
Assumption of secured debt
          (16,843 )      
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
          (7,564 )     (17 )
Acquisition capital
          (7,651 )     (1,127 )
Noncontrolling interest contribution, including units issued
                (1,900 )
                         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $     $ 195,554     $ 57,249  
                         
Preferred unit redemption (discount) issuance costs
  $ (9,759 )   $     $ 2,930  
Contribution of properties to unconsolidated joint ventures, net
  $ 41,379     $ 114,423     $ 78,218  
Purchase of equity interest of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
  $     $     $ 26,031  
Exchange of common stock for preferred units
  $ 67,802     $     $  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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Financial Statements of AMB Property, L.P.
 
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
 
 
                 
    December 31,
    December 31,
 
    2009     2008  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
               
Land
  $ 1,317,461     $ 1,108,193  
Land held for development
    591,489       677,028  
Buildings and improvements
    4,439,313       3,525,871  
Construction in progress
    360,397       1,292,764  
                 
Total investments in properties
    6,708,660       6,603,856  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (1,113,808 )     (970,737 )
                 
Net investments in properties
    5,594,852       5,633,119  
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
    462,130       431,322  
Properties held for sale or contribution, net
    214,426       609,023  
                 
Net investments in real estate
    6,271,408       6,673,464  
Cash and cash equivalents
    187,169       223,936  
Restricted cash
    18,908       27,295  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,715 and $10,682, respectively
    155,958       160,528  
Deferred financing costs, net
    24,883       25,277  
Other assets
    183,632       191,148  
                 
Total assets
  $ 6,841,958     $ 7,301,648  
                 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
Liabilities:
               
Debt:
               
Secured debt
  $ 1,096,554     $ 1,522,571  
Unsecured senior debt
    1,155,529       1,153,926  
Unsecured credit facilities
    477,630       920,850  
Other debt
    482,883       392,838  
                 
Total debt
    3,212,596       3,990,185  
Security deposits
    53,283       59,093  
Distributions payable
    46,041       3,395  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    238,718       282,771  
                 
Total liabilities
    3,550,638       4,335,444  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
               
Capital:
               
Partners’ capital:
               
General partner, 149,028,965 and 98,240,461 units outstanding, respectively; 2,000,000 Series L preferred units issued and outstanding with a $50,000 liquidation preference, 2,300,000 Series M preferred units issued and outstanding with a $57,500 liquidation preference, 3,000,000 Series O preferred units issued and outstanding with a $75,000 liquidation preference and 2,000,000 Series P preferred units issued and outstanding with a $50,000 liquidation preference
    2,940,016       2,515,107  
Limited partners, 2,119,928 and 2,180,809 units outstanding, respectively
    38,561       50,831  
                 
Total partners’ capital
    2,978,577       2,565,938  
Noncontrolling interests:
               
Joint venture partners
    289,909       293,367  
Preferred unitholders
          77,561  
Class B limited partnership unitholders
    22,834       29,338  
                 
Total noncontrolling interests
    312,743       400,266  
                 
Total capital
    3,291,320       2,966,204  
                 
Total liabilities and capital
  $ 6,841,958     $ 7,301,648  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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AMB PROPERTY, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2009 , 2008 and 2007
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
    (Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)  
 
REVENUES
                       
Rental revenues
  $ 595,963     $ 625,093     $ 619,179  
Private capital revenues
    37,879       68,470       31,707  
                         
Total revenues
    633,842       693,563       650,886  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                       
Property operating expenses
    (109,889 )     (100,479 )     (95,854 )
Real estate taxes
    (79,167 )     (78,891 )     (73,227 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (179,894 )     (164,188 )     (157,290 )
General and administrative
    (115,253 )     (143,962 )     (129,508 )
Restructuring charges
    (6,368 )     (12,306 )      
Fund costs
    (1,062 )     (1,078 )     (1,076 )
Real estate impairment losses
    (174,410 )     (183,754 )     (900 )
Other expenses
    (10,247 )     (520 )     (5,112 )
                         
Total costs and expenses
    (676,290 )     (685,178 )     (462,967 )
                         
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
                       
Development profits, net of taxes
    35,874       81,084       124,288  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
          19,967       73,436  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
    11,331       17,121       7,467  
Other income (expenses)
    6,284       (3,124 )     22,286  
Interest expense, including amortization
    (121,459 )     (133,955 )     (126,692 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    (12,267 )     (786 )     (438 )
                         
Total other income and expenses, net
    (80,237 )     (19,693 )     100,347  
                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (122,685 )     (11,308 )     288,266  
                         
Discontinued operations:
                       
Income attributable to discontinued operations
    3,005       1,964       19,196  
Development profits, net of taxes
    53,002             52,131  
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    38,718       2,594       12,123  
                         
Total discontinued operations
    94,725       4,558       83,450  
                         
Net (loss) income
    (27,960 )     (6,750 )     371,716  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income:
                       
Joint venture partners’ share of net income
    (11,063 )     (32,855 )     (27,235 )
Joint venture partners’ and Class B limited partnership unitholders’ share of development profits
    (1,804 )     (6,219 )     (9,012 )
Preferred unitholders
    (4,295 )     (5,727 )     (6,434 )
Class B limited partnership unitholders
    1,332       1,459       (1,488 )
                         
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (15,830 )     (43,342 )     (44,169 )
                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (43,790 )     (50,092 )     327,547  
Series L, M, O and P preferred unit distributions
    (15,806 )     (15,806 )     (15,806 )
Series J and K preferred unit distributions
                (1,608 )
Preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs)
    9,759             (2,930 )
Allocation to participating securities
    (1,029 )     (1,335 )     (1,962 )
                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ (50,866 )   $ (67,233 )   $ 305,241  
                         
(Loss) income available to common unitholders attributable to:
                       
General partner
  $ (50,077 )   $ (66,451 )   $ 293,552  
Limited partners
    (789 )     (782 )     11,689  
                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ (50,866 )   $ (67,233 )   $ 305,241  
                         
Basic (loss) income per common unit attributable to AMB Property, L.P.
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations (after preferred unit distributions)
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.69 )   $ 2.20  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.81  
                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 3.01  
                         
Diluted (loss) income per common unit attributable to AMB Property, L.P.
                       
(Loss) income from continuing operations (after preferred unit distributions)
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.69 )   $ 2.15  
                         
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.79  
                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 2.94  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING
                       
Basic
    136,484,612       101,253,972       101,550,001  
                         
Diluted
    136,484,612       101,253,972       103,961,648  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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    General Partner     Limited Partners              
    Preferred Units     Common Units     Preferred Units     Common Units     Noncontrolling
       
    Units     Amount     Units     Amount     Units     Amount     Units     Amount     Interests     Total  
 
Balance as of December 31, 2006
    9,300,000     $ 223,417       89,433,024     $ 1,943,240       1,600,000     $ 77,815       3,450,343     $ 74,780     $ 762,780     $ 3,082,032  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Net income
          15,806             298,454             1,608             11,679       44,169          
Unrealized gain on securities and derivatives
                      (1,676 )                                      
Currency translation adjustment
                      14,775                                        
Total comprehensive income
                                                                            384,815  
Contributions
                                                    47,136       47,136  
Distributions and allocations
                                              (6,614 )     (203,612 )     (210,226 )
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the issuance of restricted stock and options
                (1,179 )     16,046                                     16,046  
Issuance of common units
                8,365,800       472,072                                     472,072  
Issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the exercise of stock options
                1,536,041       28,328                                     28,328  
Conversion of operating partnership
                                                                               
units to common stock
                716,449       42,296                   (716,449 )     (14,329 )           27,967  
Forfeiture of common limited partnership units in connection with the forfeiture of restricted stock
                      (3,070 )                                   (3,070 )
Repurchase of preferred units
                      (2,930 )     (1,600,000 )     (77,815 )                 (24,922 )     (105,667 )
Repurchase of common units
                (1,069,038 )     (53,359 )                                   (53,359 )
Reallocation of interests
                      (14,947 )                       10,603       4,344        
Offering costs
          (5 )           (579 )                                   (584 )
Distributions ($2.00 per unit)
          (15,806 )           (198,110 )           (1,608 )           (6,085 )     (2,518 )     (224,127 )
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2007
    9,300,000       223,412       98,981,097       2,540,540                   2,733,894       70,034       627,377       3,461,363  
Comprehensive income:
                                                                               
Net (loss) income
          15,806             (65,116 )                       (782 )     43,342          
Unrealized (loss) on securities and derivatives
                      (12,894 )                                      
Currency translation adjustment
                      23,616                                        
Total comprehensive income
                                                                            3,972  
Contributions
                                                    15,251       15,251  
Distributions and allocations
                                              (1,748 )     (64,424 )     (66,172 )
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the issuance of restricted stock and options
                430,997       21,467                                     21,467  
Issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the exercise of stock options
                129,507       4,213                                     4,213  
Conversion of operating partnership units to common stock
                495,306       20,570                   (495,306 )     (10,673 )           9,897  
Cash redemption of operating partnership units
                                        (57,779 )     (1,051 )           (1,051 )
Forfeiture of common limited partnership units in connection with the forfeiture of restricted stock
                (30,855 )     (1,594 )                                   (1,594 )
Contribution of consolidated interest to an unconsolidated joint venture
                                                    (206,240 )     (206,240 )
Repurchase of common units
                (1,765,591 )     (87,696 )                                   (87,696 )
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                    (12,650 )     (12,650 )
Reallocation of interests
                      1,302                         (876 )     (426 )      
Offering costs
                      (10 )                                   (10 )
Distributions ($1.56 per unit)
          (15,806 )           (152,703 )                       (4,073 )     (1,964 )     (174,546 )
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2008
    9,300,000       223,412       98,240,461       2,291,695                   2,180,809       50,831       400,266       2,966,204  
Net (loss) income
          15,806             (58,807 )                       (789 )     15,830          
Unrealized gain on securities and derivatives
                      3,793                                        
Currency translation adjustment
                      (22,020 )                                      
Total comprehensive loss
                                                                            (46,187 )
Contributions
                                                    15,733       15,733  
Distributions and allocations
                                              (53 )     (26,617 )     (26,670 )
Stock-based compensation amortization and issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the issuance of restricted stock and options
                382,391       23,049                                     23,049  
Issuance of common units
                47,437,500       552,319                                     552,319  
Issuance of common limited partnership units in connection with the exercise of stock options
                94,749       1,823                                     1,823  
Conversion of operating partnership units to common stock and cash redemption
                47,563       1,091                   (60,881 )     (1,359 )     (54 )     (322 )
Repurchase of noncontrolling interest
                      (859 )                             (8,909 )     (9,768 )
Forfeiture of common limited partnership units in connection with the forfeiture of restricted stock
                (53,980 )     (837 )                                   (837 )
Repurchase of preferred units
                2,880,281       77,561                               (77,561 )      
Reallocation of interests
                      12,199                         (7,662 )     (4,537 )      
Distributions ($1.12 per unit)
          (15,806 )           (164,403 )                       (2,407 )     (1,408 )     (184,024 )
                                                                                 
Balance as of December 31, 2009
    9,300,000     $ 223,412       149,028,965     $ 2,716,604           $       2,119,928     $ 38,561     $ 312,743     $ 3,291,320  
                                                                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (27,960 )   $ (6,750 )   $ 371,716  
Adjustments to net (loss) income:
                       
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (10,531 )     (10,549 )     (13,246 )
Depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Real estate impairment losses
    174,410       183,754       900  
Foreign exchange losses
    6,081       1,043       2,883  
Stock-based compensation amortization
    23,049       21,467       16,046  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures
    (11,331 )     (17,121 )     (7,467 )
Operating distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
    11,687       24,279       18,930  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net
          (19,967 )     (73,436 )
Development profits, net of taxes
    (35,874 )     (81,084 )     (124,288 )
Debt premiums, discounts and finance cost amortization, net
    21,866       9,192       3,961  
Discontinued operations:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    2,042       5,011       6,436  
Real estate impairment losses
    7,443       10,164       257  
Development profits, net of taxes
    (53,002 )           (52,131 )
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    (38,718 )     (2,594 )     (12,123 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    17,311       27,776       (82,288 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (24,091 )     (7,789 )     27,103  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    242,276       301,020       240,543  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Change in restricted cash
    (2,312 )     (671 )     (11,303 )
Cash paid for property acquisitions
          (195,554 )     (57,249 )
Additions to land, buildings, development costs, building improvements and lease costs
    (402,349 )     (1,020,819 )     (1,300,651 )
Net proceeds from divestiture of real estate and securities
    482,515       421,647       824,628  
Additions to interests in unconsolidated joint ventures
    (7,447 )     (52,267 )     (54,334 )
Repayment of mortgage and loan receivables
          81,542       1,588  
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
    (8,968 )            
Capital distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures
    9,457       35,012       227  
Cash transferred to unconsolidated joint ventures
    (357 )     (16,848 )     (35,146 )
Repayments from (loans made to) affiliates
    4,590       (73,480 )      
Purchase of equity interests, net
          (60,330 )      
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    75,129       (881,768 )     (632,240 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Issuance of common units, net
    552,319             472,072  
Proceeds from stock option exercises
    1,823       4,213       28,328  
Repurchase and retirement of common units
          (87,696 )     (53,359 )
Borrowings on secured debt
    147,995       641,572       718,153  
Payments on secured debt
    (478,699 )     (210,440 )     (259,592 )
Borrowings on other debt
    219,045       525,000       75,956  
Payments on other debt
    (122,632 )     (212,547 )     (20,473 )
Borrowings on unsecured credit facilities
    704,639       1,913,126       1,489,256  
Payments on unsecured credit facilities
    (1,147,258 )     (1,856,734 )     (1,507,188 )
Payment of financing fees
    (25,187 )     (14,931 )     (13,755 )
Net proceeds from issuances of senior debt
    500,000       325,000       24,689  
Payments on senior debt
    (497,103 )     (175,000 )     (125,000 )
Issuance, redemption or repurchases of preferred units
    (322 )     (10 )     (584 )
Repurchase of preferred units
                (102,737 )
Contributions from joint venture partners
    15,117       16,695       43,725  
Distributions paid to partners
    (139,515 )     (224,549 )     (211,744 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, including preferred units
    (18,771 )     (61,934 )     (137,722 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (288,549 )     581,765       420,025  
Net effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    (65,623 )     2,695       17,133  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (36,767 )     3,712       45,461  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    223,936       220,224       174,763  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 187,169     $ 223,936     $ 220,224  
                         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
                       
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest
  $ 108,901     $ 137,613     $ 134,470  
Non-cash transactions:
                       
Acquisition of properties
  $     $ 227,612     $ 60,293  
Assumption of secured debt
          (16,843 )      
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
          (7,564 )     (17 )
Acquisition capital
          (7,651 )     (1,127 )
Noncontrolling interest contribution, including units issued
                (1,900 )
                         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $     $ 195,554     $ 57,249  
                         
Preferred unit redemption (discount) issuance costs
  $ (9,759 )   $     $ 2,930  
Contribution of properties to unconsolidated joint ventures, net
  $ 41,379     $ 114,423     $ 78,218  
Purchase of equity interest of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
  $     $     $ 26,031  
Exchange of common units for preferred units
  $ 67,802     $     $  
 
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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007
 
1.   Organization and Formation of the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership
 
The Parent Company commenced operations as a fully integrated real estate company effective with the completion of its initial public offering on November 26, 1997. The Parent Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1997, and believes its current organization and method of operation will enable it to maintain its status as a REIT. The Parent Company, through its controlling interest in its subsidiary, the Operating Partnership, is engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and operation of industrial properties in key distribution markets throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Unless otherwise indicated, the notes to consolidated financial statements apply to both the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership.
 
The Company uses the terms “industrial properties” or “industrial buildings” to describe the various types of industrial properties in its portfolio and uses these terms interchangeably with the following: logistics facilities, centers or warehouses; distribution facilities, centers or warehouses; High Throughput Distribution® (HTD®) facilities; or any combination of these terms. The Company uses the term “owned and managed” to describe assets in which it has at least a 10% ownership interest, for which it is the property or asset manager and which it currently intends to hold long term. The Company uses the term “joint venture” to describe all joint ventures, including co-investment ventures with real estate developers, other real estate operators, or institutional investors where the Company may or may not have control, act as the manager and/or developer, earn asset management distributions or fees, or earn incentive distributions or promote interests. In certain cases, the Company might provide development, leasing, property management and/or accounting services, for which it may receive compensation. The Company uses the term “co-investment venture” to describe joint ventures with institutional investors, managed by the Company, from which the Company typically receives acquisition fees for acquisitions, portfolio and asset management distributions or fees, as well as incentive distributions or promote interests.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Parent Company owned an approximate 97.8% general partnership interest in the Operating Partnership, excluding preferred units. The remaining approximate 2.2% common limited partnership interests are owned by non-affiliated investors and certain current and former directors and officers of the Parent Company. As the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, the Parent Company has full, exclusive and complete responsibility and discretion in the day-to-day management and control of the Operating Partnership. Net operating results of the Operating Partnership are allocated after preferred unit distributions based on the respective partners’ ownership interests. Certain properties are owned by the Company through limited partnerships, limited liability companies and other entities. The ownership of such properties through such entities does not materially affect the Company’s overall ownership interests in the properties.
 
Through the Operating Partnership, the Company enters into co-investment ventures with institutional investors. These co-investment ventures provide the Company with an additional source of capital and income. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had significant investments in three consolidated and five unconsolidated co-investment ventures.
 
Any references to the number of buildings, square footage, customers and occupancy in the financial statement footnotes are unaudited.
 
On July 18, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining equity interest (approximately 42%) in G. Accion, S.A. de C.V. (“G. Accion”), a Mexican real estate company. G. Accion is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and has been renamed AMB Property Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“AMB Property Mexico”). AMB Property Mexico owns and develops real estate and provides real estate management and development services in Mexico.
 
AMB Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AMB Capital Partners”), provides real estate investment services to clients on a fee basis. Headlands Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, conducts a variety of businesses that includes development projects available for sale or contribution to third parties


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
and incremental income programs. IMD Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation, conducts a variety of businesses that also includes development projects available for sale or contribution to third parties. AMB Capital Partners, Headlands Realty Corporation and IMD Holding Corporation are direct subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company owned or had investments in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 155.1 million square feet (14.4 million square meters) in 47 markets within 14 countries.
 
Of the approximately 155.1 million square feet as of December 31, 2009:
 
  •  on an owned and managed basis, which includes investments held on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint ventures, the Company owned or partially owned approximately 132.6 million square feet (principally, warehouse distribution buildings) that were 91.2% leased; the Company had investments in 15 development projects, which are expected to total approximately 5.3 million square feet upon completion; and the Company owned 33 projects, totaling approximately 9.7 million square feet, which are available for sale or contribution;
 
  •  through non-managed unconsolidated joint ventures, the Company had investments in 46 industrial operating buildings, totaling approximately 7.4 million square feet; and
 
  •  the Company held approximately 152,000 square feet through a ground lease, which is the location of the Company’s global headquarters.
 
2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, its wholly owned qualified REIT and taxable REIT subsidiaries, the Operating Partnership and co-investment ventures, in which the Company has a controlling interest. Third-party equity interests in the Operating Partnership and co-investment ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements. The Company also has non-controlling partnership interests in unconsolidated real estate co-investment ventures, which are accounted for under the equity method. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Reclassifications.  Certain items in the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current classifications.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate and leasehold interests are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value. The Company also reviews the impact of above or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs for acquisitions, and records an intangible asset or liability accordingly.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. Investments that are located on-tarmac, which is land owned by federal, state or local airport authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. The estimated lives and components of depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                             
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
 
Estimated Lives
  2009     2008     2007  
 
Building costs
  5-40 years   $ 75,765     $ 72,746     $ 69,625  
Building costs on ground leases
  5-40 years     19,731       16,302       15,951  
Buildings and improvements:
                           
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5-40 years     10,632       6,020       10,639  
Plumbing/signage
  7-25 years     1,676       2,342       1,851  
Major painting and other
  5-40 years     16,535       19,326       12,709  
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term     26,099       18,711       20,125  
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term     22,344       20,573       21,123  
                             
Total real estate depreciation and amortization
        172,782       156,020       152,023  
Other depreciation and amortization
  Various     9,154       13,179       11,703  
Discontinued operations’ depreciation
  Various     (2,042 )     (5,011 )     (6,436 )
                             
Total depreciation and amortization from continuing operations
      $ 179,894     $ 164,188     $ 157,290  
                             
 
The cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property including legal fees and, for 2008 and 2007, acquisition costs. Upon adoption of new accounting guidance related to business combinations, the Company has elected to expense acquisition costs related to business combinations and will continue to capitalize land acquisition costs. Project costs directly associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress. Capitalized interest related to construction projects for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $41.3 million, $64.4 million and $64.0 million, respectively.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Maintenance expenditures include painting and repair costs. The Company expenses costs as incurred and does not accrue in advance of planned major maintenance activities. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic useful life of assets are capitalized and include parking lot, HVAC and roof replacement costs.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  The Company conducts a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with its policy of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, which indicates that asset values should be analyzed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the first test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the estimated fair value from a market participant standpoint, with the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the estimated fair value recognized as an impairment charge to earnings. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is tested based on a one-step test, comparing the carrying value to the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The Company determines the estimated fair


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
values based on assumptions regarding rental rates, costs to complete, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices or contribution values. The Company also utilizes the knowledge of its regional teams and the recent valuations of its two open-ended funds, which contain a large, geographically diversified pool of assets, all of which are subject to third-party appraisals on at least an annual basis. As a result of changing market conditions, the Company re-evaluated the carrying value of its investments and recognized real estate impairment losses of $181.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 on certain of its investments. The Company recognized real estate impairment losses of $193.9 million and $1.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Investments in Consolidated and Unconsolidated Joint Ventures.  The Company holds interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. The Company consolidates joint ventures where it exhibits financial or operational control. Control is determined using accounting standards related to the consolidation of joint ventures and variable interest entities. For joint ventures that are defined as variable interest entities, the primary beneficiary consolidates the entity. In instances where the Company is not the primary beneficiary, it does not consolidate the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures that are not defined as variable interest entities, management first considers whether the Company is the general partner or a limited partner (or the equivalent in such investments which are not structured as partnerships). The Company consolidates joint ventures where it is the general partner (or the equivalent) and the limited partners (or the equivalent) in such investments do not have rights which would preclude control and, therefore, consolidation for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures where the Company is the general partner (or the equivalent), but does not control the joint venture as the other partners (or the equivalent) hold substantive participating rights, the Company uses the equity method of accounting. For joint ventures where the Company is a limited partner (or the equivalent), management considers factors such as ownership interest, voting control, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners (or the equivalent) to determine if the presumption that the general partner controls the entity is overcome. In instances where these factors indicate the Company controls the joint venture, the Company consolidates the joint venture; otherwise it uses the equity method of accounting.
 
Under the equity method, investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are initially recognized in the balance sheet at cost and are subsequently adjusted to reflect the Company’s proportionate share of net earnings or losses of the joint venture, distributions received, contributions, deferred gains from the contribution of properties and certain other adjustments, as appropriate. When circumstances indicate there may have been a loss in value of an equity investment, the Company evaluates the investment for impairment by estimating the Company’s ability to recover its investment or if the loss in value is other than temporary. To evaluate whether an impairment is other than temporary, the Company considers relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the period of time in any unrealized loss position, the likelihood of a future recovery, and the Company’s positive intent and ability to hold the investment until the forecasted recovery. If the Company determines the loss in value is other than temporary, the Company recognizes an impairment charge to reflect the investment at fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third party appraisals. At December 31, 2009, valuations of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P.’s and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC’s properties were below the book value of the Company’s investment in those funds. No impairment charge was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 because the Company deemed the impairments to be temporary. However, the Company’s analysis is an ongoing process and there can be no assurance that the Company will not recognize such impairment charges in the future.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less. These balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. While the Company monitors daily the cash balances in its operating accounts and adjusts the cash balances as appropriate, these cash balances could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or be subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the Company has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with property purchases, Section 1031 exchange accounts and debt or real estate tax payments.
 
Accounts Receivable.  Accounts receivable includes all current accounts receivable, net of allowances, other accruals and deferred rent receivable of $68.4 million and $63.9 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company regularly reviews the credit worthiness of its customers and adjusts its allowance for doubtful accounts, straight-line rent receivable balance and tenant improvement and leasing costs amortization accordingly.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  Other real estate companies compete with the Company in its real estate markets. This results in competition for customers to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Company’s ability to lease space and on the amount of rent received. As of December 31, 2009, the Company does not have any material concentration of credit risk due to the diversification of its customers.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, over the term of the related loan. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, deferred financing costs were $24.9 million and $25.3 million, respectively, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets.  The Company has classified as goodwill the cost in excess of fair value of the net assets of companies acquired in purchase transactions. In accordance with the Company’s policy of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, goodwill and certain indefinite lived intangible assets are no longer amortized, but are subject to at least annual impairment testing. The Company tests annually (or more often, if necessary) for impairment under this policy. The Company determined that there was no impairment to goodwill and intangible assets pursuant to this testing during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Income Taxes.  The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions and seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. Adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2007 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements. The tax years 2004 through 2008 remain open to examination by the major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  Effective April 1, 2009, the FASB issued guidance which the Company has adopted regarding the evaluation of the fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well as in annual financial statements. Due to their short-term nature, the estimated fair value for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, dividends payable, and accounts payable and other liabilities approximate their book value. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company at December 31, 2009, the book value and the estimated fair value of total debt (both secured and unsecured) were both $3.2 billion. The estimated fair value of deferred financing costs approximates its book value.
 
Derivatives and Hedging Activities.  Based on the Company’s policy of accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The majority of the Company’s derivatives are either designated or qualify as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, and are considered cash flow hedges. For revenues or expenses denominated in nonfunctional currencies, the Company may use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk. The Company assesses the effectiveness of each hedging relationship by comparing the changes in fair value or cash flows of the derivative hedging instrument with the changes in fair value or cash flows of the designated hedged item or transaction. For derivatives not designated as hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Company’s derivative financial instruments in effect at December 31, 2009 consisted of one interest rate swap hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on U.S. Libor (USD), two interest rate caps hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on USD, and four currency forward contracts hedging intercompany loans. Adjustments to the fair value of the interest rate swap and one interest rate cap are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet and accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of equity. Adjustments to the fair value of one interest rate cap and the four currency forward contracts are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet and other income (expenses) in the consolidated statements of operations. The adjustments to fair value for year ended December 31, 2009 are discussed in Note 22.
 
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities.  In September 2006, the FASB issued guidance related to accounting for fair value measurements which defines fair value and establishes a framework for measuring fair value in order to meet disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. This hierarchy describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.
 
Financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
 
Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.
 
Level 2.  Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
 
Level 3.  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation using unobservable inputs. This category generally includes long-term derivative contracts, real estate and unconsolidated joint ventures.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring or Nonrecurring Basis as of December 31, 2009
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                 
    Level 1
  Level 2
  Level 3
   
    Assets/Liabilities
  Assets/Liabilities
  Assets/Liabilities
   
    at Fair Value   at Fair Value   at Fair Value   Total
 
Assets:
                               
Investments in real estate(1)
  $     $     $ 202,067     $ 202,067  
Deferred compensation plan
    22,905                   22,905  
Derivative assets
          1,553             1,553  
Investment securities(2)
    2,242                   2,242  
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $     $ 2,012     $     $ 2,012  
Deferred compensation plan
    22,905                   22,905  
 
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring or Nonrecurring Basis as of December 31, 2008
(Dollars in thousands)
 
                                 
    Level 1
  Level 2
  Level 3
   
    Assets/Liabilities
  Assets/Liabilities
  Assets/Liabilities
   
    at Fair Value   at Fair Value   at Fair Value   Total
 
Assets:
                               
Investments in real estate(1)
  $     $     $ 690,667     $ 690,667  
Deferred compensation plan
    16,937                   16,937  
Derivative assets
          1,566             1,566  
Investment securities
    7,812                   7,812  
Liabilities:
                               
Derivative liabilities
  $     $ 8,803     $     $ 8,803  
Deferred compensation plan
    16,937                   16,937  
 
 
(1) Represents certain real estate assets on a consolidated basis that are marked to their fair values at December 31, 2009, as a result of real estate impairment losses, net of recoveries in value as discussed in Note 2.
 
(2) The fair value at December 31, 2009 reflects an other-than-temporary loss on impairment of an investment of $3.7 million recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Debt.  The Company’s debt includes both fixed and variable rate secured debt, fixed and variable rate unsecured debt, unsecured variable rate debt and credit facilities. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company at December 31, 2009, the book value and the estimated fair value of the total debt (both secured and unsecured) were both $3.2 billion.
 
Debt Premiums and Discounts.  Debt premiums (discounts) represent the excess (deficiency) of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and subsequent property acquisitions. The debt premiums and discounts are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. As of both December 31, 2009 and 2008, the net unamortized debt discount was $9.8 million, and was included as a component of secured debt and unsecured senior debt on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
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recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the leases. Reimbursements from customers for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. The Company also records lease termination fees when a customer terminates its lease by executing a definitive termination agreement with the Company, vacates the premises and the payment of the termination fee is not subject to any conditions that must be met before the fee is due to the Company. In addition, the Company nets its allowance for doubtful accounts against rental income for financial reporting purposes. Such amounts totaled $6.1 million, $3.9 million and $3.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Private Capital Income.  Private capital income consists primarily of acquisition and development fees, asset management fees and priority distributions earned by the Company from co-investment ventures and clients. Private capital income also includes promote interests and incentive distributions from the Operating Partnership’s co-investment ventures. The Company received incentive distributions of $2.9 million, $33.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively, during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
 
Development Profits, Net of Taxes.  When the Company disposes of its real estate entities’ interests, gains reported from the sale of these interests represent either: (i) the sale of partial interests in consolidated co-investment ventures to third-party investors for cash or (ii) the sale of partial interests in properties to unconsolidated co-investment ventures with third-party investors for cash.
 
Gains from Sale or Contribution of Real Estate Interests.  Gains and losses are recognized using the full accrual method. Gains related to transactions which do not meet the requirements of the full accrual method of accounting are deferred and recognized when the full accrual method of accounting criteria are met. During 2009, the Company completed the installment sale of one 0.2 million square foot development property and recognized a gain of $0.2 million. The remaining gain of $3.9 million related to this sale was deferred as of December 31, 2009 and will be recognized in 2010.
 
Other Income (Expense).  Other income (expense) consists primarily of foreign currency remeasurement losses and gains, losses and gains on the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plan and interest income from mortgages receivable and on cash and cash equivalents.
 
Discontinued Operations.  The Company reported real estate dispositions as discontinued operations separately as prescribed under the FASB guidance on accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The Company separately reports as discontinued operations the historical operating results attributable to operating properties sold or held for sale and the applicable gain or loss on the disposition of the properties, which is included in development profits and gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes, in the statement of operations. The consolidated statements of operations for prior periods are also retrospectively adjusted to conform with new guidance regarding accounting for discontinued operations and noncontrolling interests. There is no impact on the Company’s previously reported consolidated financial position, net (loss) income available to common stockholders or cash flows.
 
Comprehensive (Loss) Income.  The Parent Company reports comprehensive (loss) income in its consolidated statement of equity. The Operating Partnership reports comprehensive (loss) income in its consolidated statement of capital. Comprehensive (loss) income was $(46.2) million, $4.0 million and $384.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
International Operations.  The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s subsidiaries formed in the United States, Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe. Other than Mexico and certain subsidiaries in Europe, the functional currency for the Company’s subsidiaries operating outside the United States is generally the local currency of the country in which the entity or property is located, mitigating the effect of currency exchange gains and losses on the results of operations. The Company’s subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar translate their financial statements into U.S. dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rate in effect as of the financial statement date. The Company translates income statement accounts using the average exchange rate for the period and significant nonrecurring transactions using the rate on the transaction date.


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For the Parent Company, these gains (losses) are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. For the Operating Partnership, these gains (losses) are included in partners’ capital.
 
The Company’s international subsidiaries may have transactions denominated in currencies other than their functional currencies. In these instances, non-monetary assets and liabilities are reflected at the historical exchange rates, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at the exchange rate in effect at the end of the period and income statement gain or loss accounts are remeasured at the average exchange rate for the period. The Company also records gains or losses in the income statement when a transaction with a third party, denominated in a currency other than the entity’s functional currency, is settled and the functional currency cash flows realized are more or less than expected based upon the exchange rate in effect when the transaction was initiated. These gains (losses) are included in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted policies of fair value measurement with respect to its financial assets and liabilities. In the year ended December 31, 2009, in conjunction with a review for impairment (as discussed in Note 3), selected assets were adjusted to fair value and impairment charges were recorded. Additionally, effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted a policy of accounting for fair value measurements with respect to its nonfinancial assets and liabilities. This adoption had no material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for business combinations, which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. With respect to transactions costs, the Company has elected to expense acquisition costs related to business combinations, which were previously capitalized during the interim period prior to adoption as of January 1, 2009. The Company will continue to capitalize land acquisition costs. This adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity or capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption of these policies, the Company has retrospectively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the equity or capital sections of the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, on the consolidated statements of operations, the presentation of net income (loss) retrospectively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities, which provides enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why the Company uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under the Company’s accounting policy, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect the Company’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Effective June 30, 2009, the Company adopted a policy related to disclosures of subsequent events which involves accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance related to the consolidation of variable-interest entities. These amendments require an enterprise to qualitatively assess the determination of the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) based on whether the entity (1) has the power to direct matters that most


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significantly impact the activities of the VIE, and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Additionally, they require an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and provide a framework for the events that trigger a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. This guidance will be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of its financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Effective September 30, 2009, the Company adopted the Codification, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
3.   Impairment and Restructuring Charges
 
The Company conducted a comprehensive review of all real estate asset classes in accordance with its policy of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, which indicates that asset values should be analyzed whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. The process entailed the analysis of each asset class for instances where the book value might exceed the estimated fair value. As a result of changing market conditions, a portion of the Company’s real estate assets were written down to estimated fair value and a non-cash impairment charge was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009.
 
In order to comply with the Company’s disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements, the designation of the level of inputs used in the fair value models must be determined. Inputs used in establishing estimated fair value for real estate assets generally fall within level three, which are characterized as requiring significant judgment as little or no current market activity may be available for validation. The main indicator used to establish the classification of the inputs was current market conditions that, in many instances, resulted in the use of significant unobservable inputs in establishing estimated fair value measurements.
 
The Company used the market participant pricing approach to estimate the fair value of land, assets under development and assets held for sale or contribution, which estimates what a potential buyer would pay today. The key inputs used in the model included the Company’s intent to sell, hold or contribute, along with capitalization and rental growth rate assumptions, estimated costs to complete and expected lease up and holding periods. When available, current market information, like comparative sales price, was used to determine capitalization and rental growth rates. When market information was not readily available, the inputs were based on the Company’s understanding of market conditions and the experience of the management team. Actual results could differ significantly from the Company’s estimates.
 
The principal trigger which led to the impairment charges was continued economic deterioration in some markets resulting in a decrease in the assumptions of leasing and rental rates and rising vacancies. In addition, the pricing of current transactions in some of the Company’s markets, as well as in-process sales agreements on some of its assets targeted for disposition were indicative of an increase in capitalization rates. Additional impairments may be necessary in the future in the event that market conditions continue to deteriorate and impact the factors used to estimate fair value. The real estate impairment losses recognized on these assets represent the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value, which, on a consolidated basis, totaled approximately $59.7 million for land, $115.2 million for assets under development and assets available for sale or contribution and $7.0 million for industrial operating properties for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Company recognized real estate impairment losses of approximately $94.7 million for land and $99.2 million for assets under development and assets available for sale or contribution for the year ended December 31, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The impairment charges disclosed above do not impact the Company’s liquidity, cost and availability of credit or affect the Operating Partnership’s continued compliance with its various financial covenants under its credit facilities and unsecured bonds.
 
In the second quarter of 2009, the Company continued a broad-based cost reduction plan that was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result, the Company recognized restructuring charges of approximately $6.4 million and $12.3 million, respectively, in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, associated with severance, office closures and the termination of certain contractual obligations. During 2009 and 2008, $3.9 million and all of the restructuring charges were cash-related expenses, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had accrued liabilities of $2.5 million for restructuring charges to be paid in 2010.
 
4.   Real Estate Acquisition and Development Activity
 
During 2009, the Company did not acquire any properties. During 2008, the Company acquired 10 properties in the Americas, Asia and Europe aggregating approximately 2.8 million square feet for $217.0 million.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 15 construction-in-progress development projects, on an owned and managed basis, which are expected to total approximately 5.3 million square feet and have an aggregate estimated investment of $447.6 million upon completion, net of $28.2 million of cumulative real estate impairment losses to date. Two of these projects totaling approximately 0.8 million square feet with an aggregate estimated investment of $87.3 million were held in an unconsolidated co-investment venture. Construction-in-progress, at December 31, 2009, included projects expected to be completed through the fourth quarter of 2011. As of December 31, 2009, on a consolidated basis, the Company and its development joint venture partners had funded an aggregate of $346.6 million, or 89%, of the total estimated investment before the impact of real estate impairment losses and will need to fund an estimated additional $41.8 million, or 11%, in order to complete the Company’s development pipeline.
 
In addition to the Company’s committed construction-in-progress, it held a total of 2,395 acres of land for future development or sale, on a consolidated basis, approximately 85% of which was located in North America. The Company currently estimates that these 2,395 acres of land could support approximately 43.6 million square feet of future development.
 
On a consolidated basis, as of December 31, 2009, the Company had an additional 33 pre-stabilized development projects totaling approximately 9.7 million square feet, with an aggregate estimated investment of $981.8 million, net of $84.2 million of cumulative real estate impairment losses to date, and an aggregate gross book value of $953.0 million, net of cumulative real estate impairment losses.
 
5.   Development Profits, Gains from Sale or Contribution of Real Estate Interests and Discontinued Operations
 
Development Sales and Contributions.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $59.1 million as a result of the sale of development projects, including approximately $53.0 million from sales of value-added conversion projects as discussed in Discontinued Operations below, and land parcels, aggregating approximately 2.0 million square feet. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $7.2 million as a result of the sale of development projects, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet and land parcels, aggregating approximately 95 acres. During 2007, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $28.6 million as a result of the sale of development projects and 76 acres of land.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $29.8 million, as a result of the contribution of three completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.4 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $73.9 million, as a result


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of the contribution of 11 completed development properties, aggregating approximately 5.2 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. During 2007, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $95.7 million, as a result of the contribution of 15 completed development projects and two land parcels, aggregating approximately 82 acres of land, to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P.
 
Gains from Sale or Contribution of Real Estate Interests, Net.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company did not contribute any industrial operating properties to unconsolidated co-investment ventures. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company contributed one industrial operating property for approximately $66.2 million, aggregating approximately 0.8 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. The Company recognized a gain of $20.0 million on this contribution, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed property acquired by the third-party investors for cash. During 2007, the Company contributed operating properties for approximately $524.9 million, aggregating approximately 4.5 million square feet, into AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. The Company also recognized a gain of $73.4 million in 2007 on these contributions, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third-party investors for cash. These gains are presented in gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net, in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Properties Held for Sale or Contribution, Net.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company held for sale three properties with an aggregate net book value of $13.9 million. These properties either are not in the Company’s core markets, do not meet its current investment objectives, or are included as part of its development-for-sale or value-added conversion programs. The sales of the properties are subject to negotiation of acceptable terms and other customary conditions. Properties held for sale are stated at the lower of cost or estimated fair value less costs to sell. As of December 31, 2008, the Company held for sale two properties with an aggregate net book value of $8.2 million.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company held for contribution to co-investment ventures 11 properties with an aggregate net book value of $200.5 million, which, if contributed, will reduce the Company’s average ownership interest in these projects from approximately 96% to an expected range of 15-20%. As of December 31, 2008, the Company held for contribution to co-investment ventures 20 properties with an aggregate net book value of $600.8 million.
 
As of December 31, 2009, no properties were reclassified from held for sale and properties with an aggregate net book value of $143.9 million were reclassified from held for contribution to investments in real estate as a result of the change in management’s intent to hold these assets. These properties may be reclassified as properties held for sale or held for contribution at some future time. In accordance with the Company’s policies of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized additional depreciation expense from the reclassification of assets from properties held for sale or contribution to investments in real estate and related accumulated depreciation of $15.5 million, as well as impairment charges of $55.8 million on real estate assets held for sale or contribution for which it was determined that the carrying value was greater than the estimated fair value. As of December 31, 2008, properties with an aggregate net book value of $100.4 million were reclassified from properties held for contribution to investments in real estate as a result of the change in management’s intent to hold these assets. These properties may be reclassified as properties held for sale or held for contribution at some future time. In accordance with the Company’s policies of accounting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets, during the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized additional depreciation expense and related accumulated depreciation of $2.2 million as a result of the reclassification, as well as impairment charges of $21.8 million on real estate assets held for sale or contribution for which it was determined that the carrying value was greater than the estimated fair value.
 
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December 31, 2009, the Company sold industrial operating properties aggregating approximately 2.3 million square feet for a sale price of $151.6 million, with a resulting gain of $37.2 million. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized a deferred gain of $1.6 million on the divestiture of industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for a price of $17.5 million, which was deferred as part of the contribution of AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in July 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold approximately 0.1 million square feet of industrial operating properties for a sale price of $3.6 million, with a resulting gain of $1.0 million, and the Company recognized a deferred gain of approximately $1.4 million on the sale of industrial operating buildings, aggregating approximately 0.1 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $3.5 million, which was disposed of on December 31, 2007. During 2007, the Company sold industrial operating properties, aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $16.3 million, with a resulting gain of approximately $12.1 million. These gains are presented in gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes, as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company sold value-added conversion projects, including development projects aggregating approximately 0.2 million square feet and 21 land acres, for an aggregate price of $143.9 million, with a resulting gain of approximately $53.0 million. No value-added conversion projects were sold during 2008. During 2007, the Company sold value-added conversion projects, aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet, for an aggregate price of $88.0 million, with a resulting gain of approximately $52.1 million. These gains are presented in development profits, net of taxes, as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.


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The following summarizes the condensed results of discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Rental revenues
  $ 15,070     $ 21,810     $ 31,372  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    565       38       512  
Property operating expenses
    (2,122 )     (3,511 )     (4,354 )
Real estate taxes
    (1,842 )     (2,304 )     (3,019 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (2,042 )     (5,011 )     (6,436 )
General and administrative
          (52 )     (2 )
Real estate impairment losses
    (7,443 )     (10,164 )     (257 )
Other income and expenses, net
    819       1,158       1,380  
                         
Income attributable to discontinued operations
    3,005       1,964       19,196  
Development profits, net of taxes
    53,002             52,131  
Gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    38,718       2,594       12,123  
                         
Discontinued operations attributable to the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership
  $ 94,725     $ 4,558     $ 83,450  
                         
Parent Company:
                       
Discontinued operations
  $ 94,725     $ 4,558     $ 83,450  
Noncontrolling interests:
                       
Joint venture partners’ and limited partnership unitholders’ share of income attributable to discontinued operations
    (50 )     (1,184 )     (1,920 )
Joint venture partners’ and limited partnership unitholders’ share of development profits attributable to discontinued operations
    (1,309 )           (2,226 )
Joint venture partners’ and limited partnership unitholders’ share of gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    (8,148 )     (707 )     (2,241 )
                         
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Parent Company
  $ 85,218     $ 2,667     $ 77,063  
                         
Operating Partnership:
                       
Discontinued operations
  $ 94,725     $ 4,558     $ 83,450  
Noncontrolling interests:
                       
Joint venture partners’ and Class B limited partnership unitholders’ share of income attributable to discontinued operations
    (3 )     (1,154 )     (1,150 )
Class B limited partnership unitholders’ share of development profits attributable to discontinued operations
    (481 )            
Joint venture partners’ and Class B limited partnership unitholders’ share of gains from sale of real estate interests, net of taxes
    (6,809 )     (312 )     450  
                         
Income from discontinued operations attributable to the Operating Partnership
  $ 87,432     $ 3,092     $ 82,750  
                         
 
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As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, assets and liabilities attributable to properties held for sale by the Company consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2009     2008  
 
Accounts receivable, deferred financing costs and other assets
  $ 53     $ 572  
Secured debt
  $ 1,979     $ 1,923  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
  $ 4,622     $  
 
6.   Debt of the Parent Company
 
The Parent Company itself does not hold any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company has guaranteed some of the Operating Partnership’s secured debt and all of the Operating Partnership’s unsecured debt. The debt that is guaranteed by the Parent Company is discussed below. Note 7 below entitled “Debt of the Operating Partnership” should be read in conjunction with this Note 6 for a discussion of the debt of the Operating Partnership consolidated into the Parent Company’s financial statements. In this Note 6, the “Parent Company” refers only to AMB Property Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries.
 
Unsecured Senior Debt Guarantees
 
The Parent Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s obligations with respect to its unsecured senior debt securities. As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had outstanding an aggregate of $1.2 billion in unsecured senior debt securities, which bore a weighted average interest rate of 6.4% and had an average term of 6.1 years. In May 2008, the Operating Partnership issued and sold $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes under its Series C medium-term note program. The indenture for the senior debt securities contains limitations on mergers or consolidations of the Parent Company.
 
Other Debt Guarantees
 
The Parent Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s obligations with respect to $425.0 million of its other debt, related to the following loan facility. In October 2009, the Operating Partnership refinanced its $325.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility, which was set to mature in September 2010, with a $345.0 million multi-currency facility, maturing October 2012. In December 2009, the Operating Partnership exercised its option and increased the facility to $425.0 million, in accordance with the terms set forth in the credit facility. The facility includes Euro and Yen tranches, with both the multi-currency and the U.S. dollar components currently priced at 275 basis points over the applicable LIBOR index.
 
Unsecured Credit Facility Guarantees
 
The Parent Company is a guarantor of the Operating Partnership’s obligations under its $550.0 million (includes Euros, Yen, British pounds sterling or U.S. dollar denominated borrowings) unsecured revolving credit facility that matures on June 1, 2010.
 
The Parent Company and the Operating Partnership guarantee the obligations of AMB Japan Finance Y.K., a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, under a Yen-denominated unsecured revolving credit facility, as well as the obligations of any other entity in which the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly owns an ownership interest and which is selected from time to time to be a borrower under and pursuant to the credit agreement. This credit facility has an initial borrowing limit of 55.0 billion Yen, which, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009, equaled approximately $591.3 million U.S. dollars and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.70%.
 
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and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries, each acting as a borrower, and the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, entered into this credit facility, which has an option to further increase the facility to $750.0 million, to extend the maturity date to July 2011 and to allow for borrowing in Indian rupees.
 
The credit agreements related to the above facilities contain limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations of the Parent Company.
 
If the Operating Partnership is unable to refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity or pay them with proceeds from other capital transactions, then its cash flow may be insufficient to pay its distributions to the Parent Company, which will have, as a result, insufficient funds to pay cash dividends to the Parent Company’s stockholders. Furthermore, if prevailing interest rates or other factors at the time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans) result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, then the Operating Partnership’s interest expense relating to that refinanced indebtedness would increase. This increased interest expense of the Operating Partnership would adversely affect its ability to pay its distributions to the Parent Company, which will, in turn, adversely affect the Parent Company’s ability to pay cash dividends to its stockholders and the market price of the Parent Company’s stock.
 
In the event that the Operating Partnership does not have sufficient cash available through its operations or under its lines of credit to continue operating its business as usual, including making its distributions to the Parent Company, it may need to find alternative ways to increase its liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, decreasing the Operating Partnership’s cash distribution to the Parent Company and paying some of the Parent Company’s dividends in stock rather than cash. In addition, the Parent Company may issue equity in public or private transactions whether or not with favorable pricing or on favorable terms and contribute the proceeds of such issuances to the Operating Partnership for a number of partnership units in the Operating Partnership equal to the number of shares of Parent Company stock issued in the applicable transaction.
 
7.   Debt of the Operating Partnership
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, debt of the Operating Partnership consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    2009     2008  
 
Wholly owned secured debt, varying interest rates from 0.7% to 9.1%, due February 2010 to August 2013 (weighted average interest rates of 3.5% and 3.7% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively)
  $ 325,221     $ 715,640  
Consolidated joint venture secured debt, varying interest rates from 1.0% to 9.4%, due February 2010 to November 2022 (weighted average interest rates of 4.9% and 4.8% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively)
    771,284       808,119  
Unsecured senior debt securities, varying interest rates from 5.1% to 8.0%, due November 2010 to December 2019 (weighted average interest rates of 6.4% and 6.0% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively)
    1,165,388       1,162,491  
Other debt, varying interest rates from 3.0% to 7.5%, due May 2012 to November 2015 (weighted average interest rates of 4.1% and 3.9% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively)
    482,883       392,838  
Unsecured credit facilities, variable interest rate, due June 2010 and July 2011 (weighted average interest rates of 0.8% and 2.2% at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively)
    477,630       920,850  
                 
Total debt before unamortized net discounts
    3,222,406       3,999,938  
Unamortized net discounts
    (9,810 )     (9,753 )
                 
Total consolidated debt
  $ 3,212,596     $ 3,990,185  
                 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Wholly owned and Consolidated Joint Venture Secured Debt
 
Secured debt generally requires monthly principal and interest payments. Some of the loans are cross-collateralized by multiple properties. The secured debt is collateralized by deeds of trust, mortgages or other instruments on certain properties and is generally non-recourse. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total gross investment book value of those properties securing the debt was $2.0 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively, including $1.5 billion and $1.4 billion held in consolidated joint ventures, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, $622.4 million of the secured debt obligations bore interest at fixed rates (with a weighted average interest rate of 6.4%), while the remaining $474.1 million bore interest at variable rates (with a weighted average interest rate of 2.0%). As of December 31, 2009, $610.5 million of the secured debt was held by the Operating Partnership’s co-investment ventures.
 
On September 4, 2008, the Operating Partnership entered into a $230.0 million secured term loan credit agreement set to mature on September 4, 2010. In December 2009, the Operating Partnership paid off the entire outstanding balance under this facility.
 
The Operating Partnership recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $12.3 million in relation to early repayments of secured debt including the $230.0 million facility mentioned above and the completion of the repurchase of bonds in connection with the Operating Partnership’s tender offers in 2009.
 
Unsecured Senior Debt
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had outstanding an aggregate of $1.2 billion in unsecured senior debt securities, which bore a weighted average interest rate of 6.4% and had an average term of 6.1 years.
 
In November 2009, the Operating Partnership issued $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, consisting of a new series of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% notes due 2016 and a new series of $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.625% notes due 2019, respectively. The Parent Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s obligations with respect to its unsecured senior debt securities.
 
In November 2009, the Company commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s outstanding 6.3% medium-term notes due 2013, 5.9% medium-term notes due 2013, 7.0% medium-term notes due 2011 and 6.75% medium-term notes due 2011. The tender offer expired in December 2009, with approximately $88.0 million, $74.9 million and $6.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 6.3% medium-term notes due 2013, 5.9% medium-term notes due 2013 and 7.0% medium-term notes due 2011, respectively, validly tendered, not withdrawn and accepted for payment.
 
In June 2009, the Operating Partnership also repurchased at an 8% discount, $8.2 million aggregate principal amount of its Series C medium-term notes due 2013, guaranteed by the Parent Company, for $7.5 million.
 
In April 2009, the Company commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the Operating Partnership’s outstanding 8.00% medium-term notes due 2010, guaranteed by the Parent Company, which had $75.0 million aggregate principal outstanding, and any and all of the Operating Partnership’s outstanding 5.45% medium-term notes due 2010, guaranteed by the Parent Company, which had $175.0 million aggregate principal outstanding. The tender offer expired in May 2009, with $28.5 million and $146.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the 8.00% medium-term notes due 2010 and 5.45% medium-term notes due 2010, respectively, validly tendered, not withdrawn and accepted by the Operating Partnership for purchase at par.
 
In May 2008, the Operating Partnership issued and sold $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes under its Series C medium-term note program.
 
The Parent Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s obligations with respect to its unsecured senior debt securities. The unsecured senior debt securities are subject to various covenants of the Operating Partnership.


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
These covenants contain affirmative covenants, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations. The Operating Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants for all unsecured senior debt securities at December 31, 2009.
 
Other Debt
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had $482.9 million outstanding in other debt which bore a weighted average interest rate of 4.1% and had an average term of 2.8 years. Of the total other debt, $425.0 million is related to the loan facility described below.
 
In October 2009, the Operating Partnership refinanced its $325.0 million senior unsecured term loan facility, which was set to mature in September 2010, with a $345.0 million multi-currency facility, maturing October 2012. In December 2009, the Operating Partnership exercised its option and increased the facility to $425.0 million, in accordance with the terms set forth in the credit facility. Using the exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2009, the facility had an outstanding balance of approximately $417.7 million in U.S. dollars. The Parent Company guarantees the Operating Partnership’s obligations with respect to certain of its unsecured debt. These covenants contain affirmative covenants, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations. The Operating Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants for all other debt at December 31, 2009.
 
Unsecured Credit Facilities
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had three credit facilities with total capacity of approximately $1.6 billion.
 
The Operating Partnership has a $550.0 million (includes Euros, Yen, British pounds sterling or U.S. dollar denominated borrowings) unsecured revolving credit facility that matures on June 1, 2010. The Parent Company is a guarantor of the Operating Partnership’s obligations under the credit facility. The line carries a one-year extension option, which the Operating Partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things, and the facility can be increased up to $700.0 million upon certain conditions. The rate on the borrowings is generally LIBOR plus a margin, which was 42.5 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt rating, with an annual facility fee of 15.0 basis points. If the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt ratings fall below investment grade, the Operating Partnership will be unable to request money market loans and borrowings in Euros, Yen or British pounds sterling. The four-year credit facility includes a multi-currency component, under which up to $550.0 million can be drawn in Euros, Yen, British pounds sterling or U.S. dollars. The Operating Partnership uses the credit facility principally for acquisitions, funding development activity and general working capital requirements. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility was $55.5 million, which bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.68%, and the remaining amount available was $481.7 million, net of outstanding letters of credit of $12.8 million, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009.
 
AMB Japan Finance Y.K., a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, has a Yen-denominated unsecured revolving credit facility with an initial borrowing limit of 55.0 billion Yen, which, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009, equaled approximately $591.3 million U.S. dollars and bore a weighted average interest rate of 0.70%. The Parent Company and the Operating Partnership guarantee the obligations of AMB Japan Finance Y.K. under the credit facility, as well as the obligations of any other entity in which the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly owns an ownership interest and which is selected from time to time to be a borrower under and pursuant to the credit agreement. The borrowers intend to use the proceeds from the facility to fund the acquisition and development of properties and for other real estate purposes in Japan, China and South Korea. Generally, borrowers under the credit facility have the option to secure all or a portion of the borrowings under the credit


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
facility with certain real estate assets or equity in entities holding such real estate assets. The credit facility matures in June 2010 and has a one-year extension option, which the Operating Partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things. The extension option is also subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the outstanding commitments under the facility at that time. The rate on the borrowings is generally TIBOR plus a margin, which was 42.5 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the credit rating of the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt. In addition, there is an annual facility fee, payable quarterly, which is based on the credit rating of the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt and was 15.0 basis points of the outstanding commitments under the facility as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility, using the exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2009, was $182.9 million, and the remaining amount available was $408.4 million.
 
The Operating Partnership and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, each acting as a borrower, and the Parent Company and the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, have a $500.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The Parent Company and the Operating Partnership guarantee the obligations for such subsidiaries and other entities controlled by the Operating Partnership that are selected by the Operating Partnership from time to time to be borrowers under and pursuant to the credit facility. Generally, borrowers under the credit facility have the option to secure all or a portion of the borrowings under the credit facility. The credit facility includes a multi-currency component under which up to $500.0 million can be drawn in U.S. dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Singapore dollars, Canadian dollars, British pounds sterling, and Euros with the ability to add Indian rupees. The line, which matures in July 2011, carries a one-year extension option, which the Operating Partnership may exercise at its sole option so long as the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt rating is investment grade, among other things, and can be increased up to $750.0 million upon certain conditions and the payment of an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the outstanding commitments. The rate on the borrowings is generally LIBOR plus a margin, which was 60.0 basis points as of December 31, 2009, based on the credit rating of the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured long-term debt, with an annual facility fee based on the credit rating of the Operating Partnership’s senior unsecured long-term debt. If the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt ratings fall below current levels, its cost of debt will increase. If the Operating Partnership’s long-term debt ratings fall below investment grade, the Operating Partnership will be unable to request borrowings in any currency other than U.S. dollars. The borrowers intend to use the proceeds from the facility to fund the acquisition and development of properties and general working capital requirements. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this credit facility, using the exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2009, was approximately $239.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 0.89%, and the remaining amount available was $260.8 million.
 
The above credit facilities contain affirmative covenants of the Operating Partnership, including compliance with financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specified financial ratios, and negative covenants of the Operating Partnership, including limitations on the incurrence of liens and limitations on mergers or consolidations. The Operating Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants under each of these credit agreements at December 31, 2009.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had $187.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, held in accounts managed by third party financial institutions, consisting of invested cash and cash in the Operating Partnership’s operating accounts. In addition, the Operating Partnership had $1.2 billion available for future borrowings under its three multicurrency lines of credit at December 31, 2009. In the event that the Operating Partnership does not have sufficient cash available to it through its operations or under its lines of credit to continue operating its business as usual, the Operating Partnership may need to find alternative ways to increase its liquidity. Such alternatives may include, without limitation, divesting itself of properties; issuing the Operating Partnership’s debt securities; entering into leases with the Operating Partnership’s customers at lower rental rates or less than optimal terms; entering into lease renewals with its existing customers without an increase or with a decrease in rental rates at turnover; or the Parent Company issuing equity and contributing the net proceeds to the Operating Partnership.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
If the long-term debt ratings of the Operating Partnership fall below current levels, the borrowing cost of debt under the Operating Partnership’s unsecured credit facilities and certain term loans will increase. In addition, if the long-term debt ratings of the Operating Partnership fall below investment grade, the Operating Partnership may be unable to request borrowings in currencies other than U.S. dollars or Japanese Yen, as applicable; however, the lack of other currency borrowings does not affect the Operating Partnership’s ability to fully draw down under the credit facilities or term loans. The loss of its ability to borrow in currencies other than U.S. dollars or Japanese Yen could affect its ability to optimally hedge its borrowings against foreign currency exchange rate changes.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the scheduled maturities and principal payments of the Operating Partnership’s total debt were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                         
    Wholly Owned     Consolidated Joint Venture        
    Unsecured                       Total
 
    Senior
    Credit
    Other
    Secured
    Secured
    Other
    Consolidated
 
    Debt     Facilities(1)     Debt     Debt     Debt     Debt     Debt  
 
2010
  $ 65,000     $ 238,429     $ 2,112     $ 189,562     $ 131,497     $     $ 626,600  
2011
    69,000       239,201       2,186       88,284       120,355             519,026  
2012
                426,385       27,764       388,113       50,000       892,262  
2013
    293,897             920       19,611       49,938             364,366  
2014
                616             5,659             6,275  
2015
    112,491             664             17,610             130,765  
2016
    250,000                         16,231             266,231  
2017
                            1,272             1,272  
2018
    125,000                         1,455             126,455  
2019
    250,000                                     250,000  
Thereafter
                            39,154             39,154  
                                                         
Subtotal
  $ 1,165,388     $ 477,630     $ 432,883     $ 325,221     $ 771,284     $ 50,000     $ 3,222,406  
Unamortized net (discount) premium
    (9,859 )                 273       (224 )           (9,810 )
                                                         
Total
  $ 1,155,529     $ 477,630     $ 432,883     $ 325,494     $ 771,060     $ 50,000     $ 3,212,596  
                                                         
 
 
(1) Represents three credit facilities with total capacity of approximately $1.6 billion. Includes $175.5 million of U.S. dollar borrowings, as well as $182.9 million, $93.0 million and $26.2 million in Yen, Canadian dollar and Singapore dollar-based borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2009, respectively, translated to U.S. dollars using the foreign exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2009.
 
8.   Leasing Activity
 
Future minimum base rental income due under non-cancelable leases with customers in effect as of December 31, 2009 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
         
2010
  $ 464,247  
2011
    394,959  
2012
    313,621  
2013
    224,307  
2014
    157,343  
Thereafter
    397,891  
         
Total
  $ 1,952,368  
         
 
The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements and straight-line rents. In addition to minimum rental


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
payments, certain customers pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses, which amounted to $136.8 million, $139.8 million and $142.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These amounts are included as rental revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.
 
9.   Income Taxes of the Parent Company
 
The Parent Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code, commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1997. To qualify as a REIT, the Parent Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. While historically the Parent Company has satisfied this distribution requirement by making cash distributions to its stockholders, the Parent Company may choose to satisfy this requirement by making distributions of cash or other property, including, in limited circumstances, its own stock. It is management’s current intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Parent Company’s REIT status. As a REIT, the Parent Company generally will not be subject to corporate level federal income tax on net income it distributes currently to its stockholders. As such, no provision for federal income taxes has been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. If the Parent Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal income taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may be ineligible to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. Even if the Parent Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Parent Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. The Parent Company is required to pay federal and state income tax on its net taxable income, if any, from the activities conducted by the Parent Company’s taxable REIT subsidiaries. Foreign income taxes are accrued for foreign countries in which the Parent Company operates, as necessary.
 
In connection with its decision to curtail development activities, as of December 31, 2008, the Parent Company incurred charges of approximately $5.0 million to establish a reserve against tax assets associated with a reduction in development, which is recorded in general and administrative expense on the consolidated statement of operations. The Parent Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if it is determined, based on available evidence at the time the determination is made, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Parent Company concluded, based on a review of the relative weight of the available evidence, that it was more likely than not that it would not generate sufficient future taxable income to realize all of its deferred tax assets.
 
The following is a reconciliation of net (loss) income available to common stockholders to taxable income available to common stockholders for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (50,077 )   $ (66,451 )   $ 293,552  
Book depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Book depreciation discontinued operations
    2,042       5,011       6,436  
Impairment losses
    181,853       193,918       1,157  
Tax depreciation and amortization
    (138,010 )     (146,707 )     (143,873 )
Book/tax difference on gain on divestitures, contributions and corporate investments
    (14,132 )     18,510       (168,777 )
Book/tax difference in stock option expense
    20,099       14,330       (22,271 )
Other book/tax differences, net(1)
    29,799       (2,996 )     14,532  
                         
Taxable income available to common stockholders
  $ 211,468     $ 179,803     $ 138,046  
                         
 
 
(1) Primarily due to timing differences from straight-line rent, prepaid rent, joint venture accounting, international transactions and debt amortization.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
For income tax purposes, distributions paid to common stockholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, non-taxable return of capital or a combination thereof. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Parent Company elected to distribute all of its taxable capital gains. A portion of the 2010 dividend will be used to meet the 2009 dividend distribution requirement. The taxability of the Parent Company’s distributions to common stockholders is summarized below:
 
                                                         
    2009     2008     2007        
 
Ordinary income
  $ 0.72       64.6 %   $ 1.24       60.4 %   $ 0.85       43.3 %        
Capital gains
    0.29       25.7 %     0.60       29.1 %     0.49       24.9 %        
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain
    0.11       9.7 %           %     0.09       4.9 %        
                                                         
Dividends paid or payable
    1.12       100.0 %     1.84       89.5 %     1.43       73.1 %        
                                                         
Return of capital
          %     0.22       10.5 %     0.53       26.9 %        
                                                         
Total distributions
  $ 1.12       100.0 %   $ 2.06       100.0 %   $ 1.96       100.0 %        
                                                         
 
10.   Income Taxes of the Operating Partnership
 
As a partnership, the allocated share of income of the Operating Partnership is included in the income tax returns of its partners. Accordingly, no accounting for income taxes is required in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Operating Partnership may be subject to certain state, local and foreign taxes on its income and property. In addition, the Operating Partnership is required to pay federal and state income tax on its net taxable income, if any, from the activities conducted by the Operating Partnership’s taxable REIT subsidiaries. Where the Operating Partnership operates in countries other than the United States that do not recognize REITs under their respective tax laws, the Operating Partnership recognizes income taxes as necessary.
 
The following is a reconciliation of net (loss) income available to common unitholders attributable to the general partner to taxable income available to common unitholders attributable to the general partner for the years ended December 31 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders attributable to the general partner
  $ (50,077 )   $ (66,451 )   $ 293,552  
Book depreciation and amortization
    179,894       164,188       157,290  
Book depreciation discontinued operations
    2,042       5,011       6,436  
Real estate impairment losses
    181,853       193,918       1,157  
Tax depreciation and amortization
    (138,010 )     (146,707 )     (143,873 )
Book/tax difference on gain on divestitures, contributions and corporate investments
    (14,132 )     18,510       (168,777 )
Book/tax difference in stock option expense
    20,099       14,330       (22,271 )
Other book/tax differences, net(1)
    29,799       (2,996 )     14,532  
                         
Taxable income available to common unitholders attributable to the general partner
  $ 211,468     $ 179,803     $ 138,046  
                         
 
 
(1) Primarily due to timing differences from straight-line rent, prepaid rent, joint venture accounting, international transactions and debt amortization.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
For income tax purposes, distributions paid to common unitholders consist of ordinary income, capital gains, non-taxable return of capital or a combination thereof. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Operating Partnership elected to distribute all of its taxable capital gains. The taxability of the Operating Partnership’s distributions to common unitholders is summarized below:
 
                                                         
    2009     2008     2007        
 
Ordinary income
  $ 0.72       64.6 %   $ 1.24       60.4 %   $ 0.85       43.3 %        
Capital gains
    0.29       25.7 %     0.60       29.1 %     0.49       24.9 %        
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain
    0.11       9.7 %           %     0.09       4.9 %        
                                                         
Distributions paid or payable
    1.12       100.0 %     1.84       89.5 %     1.43       73.1 %        
                                                         
Return of capital
          %     0.22       10.5 %     0.53       26.9 %        
                                                         
Total distributions
  $ 1.12       100.0 %   $ 2.06       100.0 %   $ 1.96       100.0 %        
                                                         
 
11.   Noncontrolling Interests in the Parent Company
 
In this Note 11, the “Parent Company” refers only to AMB Property Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests in the Parent Company’s financial statements include the common limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership, common limited and preferred limited partnership interests in AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, and interests held by third party partners in joint ventures. Such joint ventures hold approximately 21.0 million square feet and are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
 
The Parent Company’s consolidated joint ventures’ total investment and property debt at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                             
        Parent
    Total Investment
                         
        Company’s
    in Real Estate     Property Debt     Other Debt  
        Ownership
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
Consolidated Joint Ventures
 
Co-investment Venture Partner
  Percentage     2009     2008     2009     2008     2009     2008  
 
Co-investment Ventures
                                                           
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P.(1)
  AMB Institutional Alliance REIT II, Inc.     20%     $ 513,450     $ 538,906     $ 194,980     $ 232,856     $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
AMB-SGP, L.P.(2)
  Industrial JV Pte. Ltd.     50%       470,740       461,981       335,764       341,855              
AMB-AMS, L.P.(3)
  PMT, SPW and TNO     39%       158,865       157,034       79,756       83,337              
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
        89%       230,463       212,472       32,186       21,544              
Other Industrial Development Joint Ventures
        60%       272,237       299,687       128,374       128,501              
                                                             
Total Consolidated Joint Ventures
          $ 1,645,755     $ 1,670,080     $ 771,060     $ 808,093     $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
                                                         
 
 
(1) AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001, comprised of 14 institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust, and one third-party limited partner as of December 31, 2009.
 
(2) AMB-SGP, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with Industrial JV Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd., the real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
 
(3) AMB-AMS, L.P. is a co-investment partnership with three Dutch pension funds. PMT is Stichting Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek, SPW is Stichting Pensioenfonds voor de Woningcorporaties and TNO is Stichting Pensioenfonds TNO.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
The following table details the noncontrolling interests of the Parent Company as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):
 
                     
    December 31,
    December 31,
    Redemption/Callable
    2009     2008     Date
 
Joint venture partners
  $ 289,909     $ 293,367     N/A
Limited partners in the Operating Partnership
    38,561       50,831     N/A
Held through AMB Property II, L.P.:
                   
Class B limited partners
    22,834       29,338     N/A
Series D preferred units (liquidation preference of $79,767)
          77,561     February 2012
                     
Total noncontrolling interests
  $ 351,304     $ 451,097      
                     
 
The following table distinguishes the Parent Company’s noncontrolling interests’ share of net income, including noncontrolling interests’ share of development profits, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2009     2008     2007        
 
Joint venture partners’ share of net income
  $ 11,063     $ 32,855     $ 27,235          
Joint venture partners’ and common limited partners’ share of development profits
    2,435       9,041       16,160          
Common limited partners in the Operating Partnership’s share of net (loss) income
    (2,293 )     (3,284 )     4,531          
Series J preferred units (liquidation preference of $40,000)
                804          
Series K preferred units (liquidation preference of $40,000)
                804          
Held through AMB Property II, L.P.:
                               
Class B common limited partnership units’ share of development profits
    873                      
Class B common limited partnership units’ share of net (loss) income
    (1,332 )     (1,779 )     1,488          
Series D preferred units (liquidation preference of $79,767)
    4,295       5,727       5,799          
Series I preferred units (liquidation preference of $25,500)
                635          
                                 
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
  $ 15,041     $ 42,560     $ 57,456          
                                 
 
12.   Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership
 
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership represent limited partnership interests in AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and interests held by third party partners in several real estate joint ventures, aggregating approximately 21.0 million square feet, which are consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
 
The Operating Partnership holds interests in both consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures. The Operating Partnership consolidates joint ventures where it exhibits financial or operational control. Control is determined using accounting standards related to the consolidation of joint ventures and variable interest entities. For joint ventures that are defined as variable interest entities, the primary beneficiary consolidates the entity. In instances where the Operating Partnership is not the primary beneficiary, it does not consolidate the joint venture for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures that are not defined as variable interest entities, management first considers whether the Operating Partnership is the general partner or a limited partner (or the equivalent in such investments which are not structured as partnerships). The Operating Partnership consolidates joint ventures where it is the general partner (or the equivalent) and the limited partners (or the equivalent) in such investments do not have rights which would preclude control and, therefore, consolidation for financial reporting purposes. For joint ventures where the Operating Partnership is the general partner (or the equivalent), but does not control the joint


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venture as the other partners (or the equivalent) hold substantive participating rights, the Operating Partnership uses the equity method of accounting. For joint ventures where the Operating Partnership is a limited partner (or the equivalent), management considers factors such as ownership interest, voting control, authority to make decisions, and contractual and substantive participating rights of the partners (or the equivalent) to determine if the presumption that the general partner controls the entity is overcome. In instances where these factors indicate the Operating Partnership controls the joint venture, the Operating Partnership consolidates the joint venture; otherwise it uses the equity method of accounting.
 
The Operating Partnership’s consolidated joint ventures’ total investment and property debt at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                             
        Operating
    Total Investment
                         
        Partnership’s
    in Real Estate     Property Debt     Other Debt  
        Ownership
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
Consolidated Joint Ventures
 
Co-investment Venture Partner
  Percentage     2009     2008     2009     2008     2009     2008  
 
Co-investment Ventures
                                                           
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. 
  AMB Institutional Alliance REIT II, Inc.     20%     $ 513,450     $ 538,906     $ 194,980     $ 232,856     $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
AMB-SGP, L.P. 
  Industrial JV Pte. Ltd.     50%       470,740       461,981       335,764       341,855              
AMB-AMS, L.P. 
  PMT, SPW and TNO     39%       158,865       157,034       79,756       83,337              
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
        89%       230,463       212,472       32,186       21,544              
Other Industrial Development Joint Ventures
        60%       272,237       299,687       128,374       128,501              
                                                             
Total Consolidated Joint Ventures
          $ 1,645,755     $ 1,670,080     $ 771,060     $ 808,093     $ 50,000     $ 50,000  
                                                         
 
The following table details the noncontrolling interests of the Operating Partnership as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (dollars in thousands):
 
                     
    December 31,
    December 31,
    Redemption/Callable
    2009     2008     Date
 
Joint venture partners
  $ 289,909     $ 293,367     N/A
Held through AMB Property II, L.P.:
                   
Class B limited partners
    22,834       29,338     N/A
Series D preferred units (liquidation preference of $79,767)
          77,561     February 2012
                     
Total noncontrolling interests
  $ 312,743     $ 400,266      
                     
 
The following table distinguishes the Operating Partnership’s noncontrolling interests’ share of net income, including noncontrolling interests’ share of development profits, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Joint venture partners’ share of net income
  $ 11,063     $ 32,855     $ 27,235  
Joint venture partners’ share of development profits
    931       6,219       9,012  
Held through AMB Property II, L.P.:
                       
Class B common limited partnership units’ share of development profits
    873              
Class B common limited partnership units’ share of net (loss) income
    (1,332 )     (1,459 )     1,488  
Series D preferred units (liquidation preference of $79,767)
    4,295       5,727       5,799  
Series I preferred units (liquidation preference of $25,500)
                635  
                         
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
  $ 15,830     $ 43,342     $ 44,169  
                         


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The Operating Partnership has consolidated joint ventures that have finite lives under the terms of the joint venture agreements. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the aggregate book value of the joint venture noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets was approximately $289.9 million and $293.4 million, respectively. The Operating Partnership believes that the aggregate settlement value of these interests was approximately $336.8 million at December 31, 2009 and $451.2 million at December 31, 2008. However, there can be no assurance that these amounts will be the aggregate settlement value of the interests. The aggregate settlement value is based on the estimated liquidation values of the assets and liabilities and the resulting proceeds that the Operating Partnership would distribute to its joint venture partners upon dissolution, as required under the terms of the respective joint venture agreements. There can be no assurance that the estimated liquidation values of the assets and liabilities and the resulting proceeds that the Operating Partnership distributes upon dissolution will be the same as the actual liquidation values of such assets, liabilities and proceeds distributed upon dissolution. Subsequent changes to the estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities of the consolidated joint ventures will affect the Operating Partnership’s estimate of the aggregate settlement value. The joint venture agreements do not limit the amount to which the noncontrolling joint venture partners would be entitled in the event of liquidation of the assets and liabilities and dissolution of the respective joint ventures.
 
13.   Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
 
On December 30, 2004, AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, a co-investment venture with Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd., the real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, was formed, in which the Company retained an approximate 20% interest. This interest increased to approximately 22% upon the Company’s acquisition of AMB Property Mexico in 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company made no contributions to this co-investment venture. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company contributed three completed development projects totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet to this co-investment venture for approximately $90.5 million. During 2007, the Company contributed one approximately 0.1 million square foot industrial operating property for approximately $4.6 million to this co-investment venture. In addition, the Company recognized development profits from the contribution to this co-investment venture of two completed development projects aggregating approximately 0.3 million square feet with a contribution value of $22.9 million.
 
On June 30, 2005, AMB Japan Fund I, L.P., a Yen-denominated co-investment venture with 13 institutional investors, was formed, in which the Company retained an approximate 20% interest. The 13 institutional investors have committed 49.5 billion Yen (approximately $532.2 million in U.S. dollars, using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009) for an approximate 80% equity interest. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture one completed development project, aggregating approximately 1.0 million square feet for approximately $184.8 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture two completed development projects, aggregating approximately 0.9 million square feet for approximately $174.9 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During 2007, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture one completed development project aggregating approximately 0.5 million square feet for approximately $84.4 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution).
 
On October 17, 2006, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, a merchant development co-investment venture with Strategic Realty Ventures, LLC, was formed, in which the Company retained an approximate 15% interest. The co-investment venture was formed to build and sell properties. The investment period for AMB DFS Fund I, LLC ended in June 2009, and the remaining capitalization of this fund as of December 31, 2009 was the estimated investment of $5.1 million to complete the existing development assets held by the fund. Since inception, the Company has contributed $28.5 million of equity to the fund. No properties were contributed to this co-investment venture during 2009 or 2008. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture approximately 82 acres of land with a contribution value of approximately $30.3 million. During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company contributed approximately $1.4 million, $4.7 million and $6.0 million to this co-investment venture,


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respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects for approximately $53.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2008, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects and land acreage for approximately $57.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB DFS Fund I, LLC sold development projects for approximately $8.9 million.
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. is an open-ended co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust, and a third-party limited partner, on a prospective basis. On July 1, 2008, the partners of AMB Partners II, L.P. (previously, a consolidated co-investment venture) contributed their interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. in exchange for interests in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., an unconsolidated co-investment venture. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture two completed development projects, aggregating approximately 0.4 million square feet, for additional units in the fund equal to 100% of the fair value of the assets, for an aggregate price of approximately $32.5 million. The Company made no contributions of industrial operating properties to this co-investment venture during 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture one approximately 0.8 million square foot industrial operating property and four completed development projects, aggregating approximately 2.7 million square feet for approximately $274.3 million. During 2007, the company contributed to this co-investment venture one approximately 0.2 million square foot industrial operating property and four completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.0 million square feet for approximately $116.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. sold industrial operating properties for approximately $46.6 million. No industrial operating property sales were made from this venture during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.
 
On June 12, 2007, AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, a Euro-denominated open-ended co-investment venture with institutional investors, was formed, in which the Company retained an approximate 20% interest upon formation. The institutional investors have committed approximately 263.0 million Euros (approximately $376.8 million in U.S. dollars, using the exchange rate at December 31, 2009) for an approximate 80% equity interest. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company made no contributions to this co-investment venture. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company contributed to this co-investment venture two development projects, aggregating approximately 0.2 million square feet, for approximately $35.2 million (using the exchange rate on the date of contribution). During 2007, the Company contributed approximately 4.2 million square feet of industrial operating properties and approximately 1.8 million square feet of completed development projects to this co-investment venture for approximately $799.3 million (using the exchange rates on the dates of contribution).
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company made no contributions of real estate interests, and no gains were recognized. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized gains from the contribution of real estate interests, net, of approximately $20.0 million, representing the portion of the Company’s interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third party investors for cash, as a result of the contribution of approximately 0.8 million square feet of industrial operating properties to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company contributed industrial operating properties for approximately $524.9 million, aggregating approximately 4.5 million square feet, into AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC. The Company recognized a gain of $73.4 million on the contributions, representing the portion of its interest in the contributed properties acquired by the third party investors for cash. These gains are presented in gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net of taxes in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $29.8 million, as a result of the contribution of three completed development projects, aggregating approximately 1.4 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $73.9 million, as a result of the contribution of 11 completed development projects, aggregating approximately 5.2 million square feet, to AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. and AMB-SGP


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Mexico, LLC. These gains are included in development profits, net of taxes, in the consolidated statements of operations. During 2007, the Company recognized development profits of approximately $95.7 million, as a result of the contribution of 15 completed development projects and two land parcels, aggregating approximately 82 acres of land, to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., AMB DFS Fund I, LLC, and AMB Japan Fund I, L.P.
 
Under the agreements governing the co-investment ventures, the Company and the other parties to the co-investment ventures may be required to make additional capital contributions and, subject to certain limitations, the co-investment ventures may incur additional debt.
 
Distributions received from unconsolidated joint ventures are classified as either cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows based on the nature of the distribution received. Distributions from operations of the unconsolidated joint ventures are considered to be returns on investment and are classified as cash inflows from operating activities. If the unconsolidated joint venture sells assets, or performs any equity or debt financing, then the distribution to the Company of its share of the proceeds from the asset sale or financings is considered a return of investment that is classified as cash inflows from investing activities in the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company received $9.5 million, $35.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively, from its unconsolidated joint ventures for the Company’s share of the proceeds from asset sales or financing during the respective periods.
 
The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures’ net equity investments at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    December 31, 2009              
    Company’s
                   
    Ownership
    Square
    December 31,
    December 31,
 
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  Percentage     Feet     2009     2008  
 
Co-investment Ventures
                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
    23 %     36,616,706     $ 219,121     $ 185,430  
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
    21 %     9,236,984       60,177       65,563  
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    20 %     7,263,090       80,074       65,705  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC
    22 %     6,331,990       19,014       19,519  
AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
    15 %     200,027       14,259       20,663  
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures(1)
    51 %     7,419,049       50,741       49,791  
                                 
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures(2)
            67,067,846     $ 443,386     $ 406,671  
                                 
 
 
(1) Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures includes joint ventures between the Company and third parties which generally have been formed to take advantage of a particular market opportunity that can be accessed as a result of the joint venture partner’s experience in the market. The Company typically owns 40-60% of these joint ventures.
 
(2) Through its investment in AMB Property Mexico, the Company held equity interests in various other unconsolidated ventures totaling approximately $18.7 million and $24.6 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
On June 13, 2008, the Company acquired an additional approximate 19% interest in G. Accion, a Mexican real estate company that holds equity method investments, and as a result of its increased ownership, the Company began consolidating its interest in G. Accion, effective as of that date. On July 18, 2008, the Company acquired the remaining equity interest (approximately 42%) in G. Accion. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had a 100% consolidated interest in G. Accion. As a wholly owned subsidiary, G. Accion has been renamed AMB Property Mexico, S.A. de C.V. and it continues to provide management and development services for industrial, retail and residential properties in Mexico.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table presents summarized financial information for the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                                 
                                                    Income (Loss)
       
    Net
                                        Property
    from
    Net
 
    Investment
    Total
    Total
    Total
    Noncontrolling
                Operating
    Continuing
    Income
 
2009
  in Properties     Assets     Debt     Liabilities     Interests     Equity     Revenues     Expenses     Operations     (Loss)  
 
Co-investment Ventures
                                                                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
  $ 3,122,280     $ 3,214,087     $ 1,762,781     $ 1,832,217     $ 10,043     $ 1,371,827     $ 274,916     $ (75,536 )   $ 7,589     $ (625 )
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
    1,155,883       1,286,142       719,431       822,974       2,775       460,393       99,616       (19,455 )     (3,344 )     (3,344 )
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    1,420,405       1,588,400       840,971       926,312       130,991       531,097       100,799       (22,755 )     14,981       14,981  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC(1)(2)
    323,401       336,361       317,452       349,886       (365 )     (13,160 )     39,313       (7,397 )     (14,317 )     (14,317 )
AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
    85,270       86,371             528             85,843       17       (483 )     (3,046 )     (3,046 )
                                                                                 
Total Co-investment Ventures
    6,107,239       6,511,361       3,640,635       3,931,917       143,444       2,436,000       514,661       (125,626 )     1,863       (6,351 )
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    196,686       192,907       160,290       164,976             27,931       36,773       (9,466 )     9,055       9,054  
                                                                                 
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  $ 6,303,925     $ 6,704,268     $ 3,800,925     $ 4,096,893     $ 143,444     $ 2,463,931     $ 551,434     $ (135,092 )   $ 10,918     $ 2,703  
                                                                                 
 


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                                                                 
                                                    Income (Loss)
       
    Net
                                        Property
    from
    Net
 
    Investment
    Total
    Total
    Total
    Noncontrolling
                Operating
    Continuing
    Income
 
2008
  in Properties     Assets     Debt     Liabilities     Interests     Equity     Revenues     Expenses     Operations     (Loss)  
 
Co-investment Ventures
                                                                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
  $ 3,194,838     $ 3,245,081     $ 1,807,473     $ 1,884,370     $ 10,485     $ 1,350,226     $ 233,320     $ (60,485 )   $ 8,341     $ 8,341  
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
    1,155,527       1,268,028       709,812       805,740       3,056       459,232       100,103       (19,260 )     (13,276 )     (13,276 )
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    1,300,086       1,446,014       907,422       986,032       115,120       344,862       77,861       (16,775 )     6,027       6,027  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC(1)(2)
    332,021       344,885       320,675       344,093       10       782       33,009       (5,238 )     (13,082 )     (13,082 )
AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
    135,391       138,600             8,032             130,568       541       (214 )     10,911       10,911  
                                                                                 
Total Co-investment Ventures
    6,117,863       6,442,608       3,745,382       4,028,267       128,671       2,285,670       444,834       (101,972 )     (1,079 )     (1,079 )
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    201,284       198,395       164,206       168,720             29,675       38,766       (8,371 )     13,095       21,429  
                                                                                 
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  $ 6,319,147     $ 6,641,003     $ 3,909,588     $ 4,196,987     $ 128,671     $ 2,315,345     $ 483,600     $ (110,343 )   $ 12,016     $ 20,350  
                                                                                 


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                                                                                 
                                                    Income (Loss)
       
    Net
                                        Property
    from
    Net
 
    Investment
    Total
    Total
    Total
    Noncontrolling
                Operating
    Continuing
    Income
 
2007
  in Properties     Assets     Debt     Liabilities     Interests     Equity     Revenues     Expenses     Operations     (Loss)  
 
Co-investment Ventures:
                                                                               
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
  $ 1,889,061     $ 1,971,518     $ 1,048,029     $ 1,108,761     $ 2,833     $ 859,924     $ 138,607     $ (36,063 )   $ 13,352     $ 13,308  
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
    1,066,743       1,159,209       667,018       757,669       3,862       397,678       36,189       (6,135 )     (6,605 )     (6,605 )
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. 
    905,118       1,034,704       666,909       723,020       77,275       234,409       53,130       (29,724 )     7,187       7,187  
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC(1)(2)
    250,082       267,318       241,056       262,052       161       5,105       24,026       (11,849 )     (11,452 )     (11,452 )
AMB DFS Fund I, LLC
    147,831       148,243             6,388             141,855                         1,169  
                                                                                 
Total Co-investment Ventures
    4,258,835       4,580,992       2,623,012       2,857,890       84,131       1,638,971       251,952       (83,771 )     2,482       3,607  
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    220,949       234,008       177,870       183,580             50,428       41,457       (8,385 )     14,044       16,716  
Other Investments:
                                                                               
G. Accion
    37,383       198,669       45,566       102,130       646       95,893       59,456       (46,020 )     3,572       16,333  
                                                                                 
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
  $ 4,517,167     $ 5,013,669     $ 2,846,448     $ 3,143,600     $ 84,777     $ 1,785,292     $ 352,865     $ (138,176 )   $ 20,098     $ 36,656  
                                                                                 
 
 
(1) Includes $91.4 million, $91.4 million and $67.6 million of loans from co-investment venture partners in Total Debt and Total Liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
(2) Includes $15.3 million, $13.5 million and $10.2 million of interest expense on loans from co-investment venture partners for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 


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14.   Stockholders’ Equity of the Parent Company
 
Holders of common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership and class B common limited partnership units of AMB Property II, L.P. have the right to require the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., as applicable, to redeem part or all of their common limited partnership units or class B common limited partnership units, as applicable, for cash (based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Parent Company at the time of redemption). The right of the holders of common limited partnership units is subject to the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., in its respective sole and absolute discretion, electing to have the Parent Company exchange those common limited partnership units for shares of the Parent Company’s common stock, whether or not such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of certain rights, certain extraordinary distributions and similar events. The redemption right is also subject to the limits on ownership and transfer of common stock set forth in the Parent Company’s charter. With each exchange of the Operating Partnership’s common limited partnership units for the Parent Company’s common stock, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. The redemption right commences on or after the first anniversary of a unitholder becoming a limited partner of the Operating Partnership or of AMB Property II, L.P., as applicable (or such other date agreed to by the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P. and the unit holder). During the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Operating Partnership exchanged 47,563, 495,306 and 716,449 of its common limited partnership units for shares of the Parent Company’s common stock.
 
On November 10, 2009, the Parent Company purchased all 1,595,337 outstanding series D preferred units of AMB Property II, L.P. in exchange for 2,880,281 shares of its common stock at a discount of $9.8 million, which has been treated as income to the common stockholders in the calculation of net (loss) income available to common stockholders, and contributed the series D preferred units to the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership issued 2,880,281 general partnership units to the Parent Company in exchange for the 1,595,337 series D preferred units the Parent Company purchased.
 
The Parent Company has authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock for issuance, of which the following series were designated as of December 31, 2009: 2,300,000 shares of series L cumulative redeemable preferred, of which 2,000,000 are outstanding; 2,300,000 shares of series M cumulative redeemable preferred, all of which are outstanding; 3,000,000 shares of series O cumulative redeemable preferred, all of which are outstanding; and 2,000,000 shares of series P cumulative redeemable preferred, all of which are outstanding.
 
The series L, M, O and P preferred stock have preference rights with respect to distributions and liquidation over the common stock. Holders of the series L, M, O and P preferred stock are not entitled to vote on any matters, except under certain limited circumstances. In the event of a cumulative arrearage equal to six quarterly dividends, holders of the series L, M, O and P preferred stock will have the right to elect two additional members to serve on the Parent Company’s board of directors until dividends have been paid in full. At December 31, 2009, there were no dividends in arrears. The Parent Company may issue additional series of preferred stock ranking on a parity with the series L, M, O and P preferred stock, but may not issue any preferred stock senior to the series L, M, O and P preferred stock without the consent of two-thirds of the holders of each of the series L, M, O and P preferred stock. The series L, M, O and P preferred stock have no stated maturity and are not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund. The series L and M preferred stock are redeemable solely at the option of the Parent Company, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The series O and P preferred stock will be redeemable at the option of the Parent Company on and after December 13, 2010 and August 25, 2011, respectively, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table sets forth the dividends or distributions paid or payable per share:
 
                             
Paying Entity
 
Security
  2009     2008     2007  
 
AMB Property Corporation
  Common stock   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series L preferred stock   $ 1.63     $ 1.63     $ 1.63  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series M preferred stock   $ 1.69     $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series O preferred stock   $ 1.75     $ 1.75     $ 1.75  
AMB Property Corporation
  Series P preferred stock   $ 1.71     $ 1.71     $ 1.71  
 
In December 2007, the Parent Company’s board of directors approved a two-year common stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Parent Company’s common stock, which terminated on December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Parent Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Parent Company repurchased approximately 1.8 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $87.7 million at a weighted average price of $49.64 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Parent Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $53.4 million at a weighted average price of $49.87 per share.
 
In March 2009, the Parent Company completed the issuance of 47.4 million shares of its common stock at a price of $12.15 per share for proceeds of approximately $552.3 million, net of discounts, commissions and estimated transaction expenses of approximately $23.8 million. The net proceeds from the offering were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for the issuance of 47.4 million general partnership units to the Parent Company. The Operating Partnership used the net proceeds to repay borrowings under its unsecured credit facilities.
 
15.   Partners’ Capital of the Operating Partnership
 
Holders of common limited partnership units of the Operating Partnership and class B common limited partnership units of AMB Property II, L.P. have the right to require the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., as applicable, to redeem part or all of their common limited partnership units or class B common limited partnership units, as applicable, for cash (based upon the fair market value of an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Parent Company at the time of redemption). The right of the holders of common limited partnership units is subject to the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., in its respective sole and absolute discretion, electing to have the Parent Company exchange those common limited partnership units for shares of the Parent Company’s common stock, whether or not such shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends, issuance of certain rights, certain extraordinary distributions and similar events. The redemption right is also subject to the limits on ownership and transfer of common stock set forth in the Parent Company’s charter. With each exchange of the Operating Partnership’s common limited partnership units for the Parent Company’s common stock, the Parent Company’s percentage ownership in the Operating Partnership will increase. The redemption right commences on or after the first anniversary of a unitholder becoming a limited partner of the Operating Partnership or of AMB Property II, L.P., as applicable (or such other date agreed to by the Operating Partnership or AMB Property II, L.P. and the unit holder).
 
On November 10, 2009, the Parent Company purchased all 1,595,337 outstanding series D preferred units of AMB Property II, L.P. in exchange for 2,880,281 shares of its common stock at a discount of $9.8 million, which has been treated as income to the common unitholders in the calculation of net (loss) income available to common unitholders. The Operating Partnership issued 2,880,281 general partnership units to the Parent Company in exchange for the 1,595,337 series D preferred units the Parent Company purchased.
 
The series L, M, O and P preferred units have preference rights with respect to distributions and liquidation over the common units. The series L, M, O and P preferred units are only redeemable if and when the shares of the series L, M, O and P preferred stock are redeemed by the Parent Company. The series L, M, O and P preferred stock have no stated maturity and are not subject to mandatory redemption or any sinking fund. Any such redemption would be for a purchase price equivalent to that of the Parent Company’s preferred stock. The Parent Company’s


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series L and M preferred stock are redeemable solely at the option of the Parent Company, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. The series O and P preferred stock will be redeemable solely at the option of the Parent Company on and after December 13, 2010 and August 25, 2011, respectively, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends.
 
The Operating Partnership has classified the preferred and common units held by outside parties and by the Parent Company as permanent equity based on the following considerations:
 
  •  The Operating Partnership determined that settlement in the Parent Company’s stock is equivalent to settlement in equity of the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company’s only significant asset is its interest in the Operating Partnership and the Parent Company conducts substantially all of its business through the Operating Partnership. The Parent Company’s stock is the economic equivalent of the Operating Partnership’s corresponding units. The Company has concluded that a redemption and issuance of shares in exchange for units does not represent a delivery of assets.
 
  •  In accordance with the guidance for Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Operating Partnership, as the issuer of the units, controls the settlement options of the redemption of the units (shares or cash). Pursuant to an assignment agreement, the Parent Company has transferred to the Operating Partnership the right to elect to acquire some or all of any tendered units from the tendering partner in exchange for stock of the Parent Company. The unitholder has no control over whether it receives cash or Parent Company stock. There are no factors outside the issuer’s control that could impact those settlement options and there are no provisions that could require cash settlement upon redemption of units. The Operating Partnership units that are held by the Parent Company are redeemable only to maintain the 1:1 ratio of outstanding shares of the Parent Company to the outstanding units of the Operating Partnership and to facilitate the transfer of cash to the Parent Company from the Operating Partnership upon redemption of Parent Company stock. The Parent Company and the Operating Partnership are structured and operated as one interrelated, consolidated business under a single management. The decision to pay cash or have the Parent Company issue registered or unregistered shares of stock is made by a single management team acting for both the Operating Partnership and the Parent Company and causing the entities to act in concert.
 
  •  Management has concluded that there is no conflict in fiduciary duty or interest with respect to the decision to settle a redemption request in cash or common shares of the Parent Company.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Operating Partnership had outstanding 149,028,965 common general partnership units; 2,119,928 common limited partnership units; 2,000,000 6.5% series L cumulative redeemable preferred units; 2,300,000 6.75% series M cumulative redeemable preferred units; 3,000,000 7.00% series O cumulative redeemable preferred units; and 2,000,000 6.85% series P cumulative redeemable preferred units.
 
The following table sets forth the distributions paid or payable per unit:
 
                             
Paying Entity
 
Security
  2009     2008     2007  
 
AMB Property, L.P.
  Common limited partnership units   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property, L.P.
  Series L preferred units   $ 1.63     $ 1.63     $ 1.63  
AMB Property, L.P.
  Series M preferred units   $ 1.69     $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
AMB Property, L.P.
  Series O preferred units   $ 1.75     $ 1.75     $ 1.75  
AMB Property, L.P.
  Series P preferred units   $ 1.71     $ 1.71     $ 1.71  
AMB Property II, L.P.
  Class B common limited partnership units   $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ 2.00  
AMB Property II, L.P.
  Series D preferred units   $ 2.69     $ 3.59     $ 3.64  
 
In December 2007, the Parent Company’s board of directors approved a two-year common stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million of the Parent Company’s common stock, which terminated on December 31, 2009. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Parent Company did not repurchase any shares


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of its common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Parent Company repurchased approximately 1.8 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $87.7 million at a weighted average price of $49.64 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Parent Company repurchased approximately 1.1 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate price of $53.4 million at a weighted average price of $49.87 per share. Immediately prior to any repurchase under this program, the Operating Partnership will repurchase a number of partnership units from the Parent Company equal to the number of shares of Parent Company common stock to be repurchased at a price per partnership unit equal to the price per share of common stock to be repurchased.
 
The net proceeds from the Parent Company’s March 2009 offering of 47.4 million shares of common stock were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for the issuance of 47.4 million general partnership units to the Parent Company. The proceeds were approximately $552.3 million, net of discounts, commissions and estimated transaction expenses of approximately $23.8 million.
 
16.   Stock Incentive Plan, 401(k) Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan
 
Stock Incentive Plans.  The Company has stock option and incentive plans (“Stock Incentive Plans”) for the purpose of attracting and retaining eligible officers, directors and employees. The Company has authorized for issuance 17,500,000 shares of common stock under its 2002 stock incentive plan of which 6,079,937 shares were remaining available for grant and 7,030,855 shares were reserved for issuance at December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 8,107,697 non-qualified options outstanding granted to certain directors, officers and employees which includes 1,076,842 shares of common stock reserved for issuance for outstanding option grants under its 1997 stock incentive plan which expired in November 2007. Each option is exchangeable for one share of the Company’s common stock. Each option’s exercise price is equal to the Company’s market price on the date of grant. The options have an original ten-year term and generally vest pro rata in annual installments over a three to five-year period from the date of grant.
 
For each share of common stock the Parent Company issues pursuant to the Parent Company and Operating Partnership’s Stock Incentive Plans, the Operating Partnership will issue a corresponding common partnership unit to the Parent Company. As of December 31, 2009, the Stock Incentive Plans have approximately 6.1 million shares of common stock available for issuance as either stock options or restricted stock grants. The fair value of each option grant is generally estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and forfeitures within the valuation model. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of the Parent Company’s stock. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
 
The Company values stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and recognizes this value as an expense over the vesting periods. Under this guidance, recognition of expense for stock options is applied to all options granted after the beginning of the year of adoption. In accordance with the adopted guidance, the Company will recognize the associated expense over the three to five-year vesting periods. Additionally, the Company awards restricted stock and recognizes this value as an expense over the vesting periods. As of December 31, 2009, there was $23.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Stock Incentive Plans. Of this total, $5.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost relates to stock options and $17.5 million relates to restricted stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years and 2.1 years, respectively.
 
The following table summarizes stock option expense and restricted stock expense, included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                         
Expense
  2009     2008     2007  
 
Stock option expense
  $ 7,630     $ 6,265     $ 5,394  
Restricted stock compensation expense
    15,419       15,202       10,652  
                         
Total
  $ 23,049     $ 21,467     $ 16,046  
                         


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The FASB guidance requires the cash flows resulting from tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows. The Company does not have any such excess tax benefits.
 
The following table presents the assumptions and fair values for grants during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007:
 
                                                             
                                      Weighted
    Weighted
 
    Dividend Yield   Expected Volatility     Risk-free Interest Rate     Average
    Average
 
Year Ended
        Weighted
        Weighted
          Weighted
    Expected Life
    Grant Date Fair
 
December 31,
  Range     Average   Range     Average     Range     Average     (Years)     Value  
 
2009
    4.9% - 7.0%     6.7%     40.1% - 48.0%       40.7%       1.4% - 2.9%       1.9%       5.9     $ 3.55  
2008
    3.7% - 4.5%     4.1%     28.5% - 33.5%       28.8%       2.7% - 3.1%       2.8%       4.9     $ 9.13  
2007
    3.1% - 4.1%     3.2%     18.7% - 22.4%       19.1%       3.8% - 4.7%       4.7%       6.0     $ 11.47  
 
The following table is a summary of the option activity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 (options in thousands):
 
                                 
                Weighted
       
    Shares
    Weighted
    Average
    Aggregate
 
    Under
    Average
    Remaining
    Intrinsic
 
    Option
    Exercise Price
    Contractual Life
    Value
 
    (in thousands)     per Share     (in years)     (in thousands)  
 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2006
    6,843     $ 31.42                  
Granted
    619       62.29                  
Exercised
    (1,536 )     26.49                  
Forfeited
    (70 )     52.22                  
                                 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2007
    5,856       35.63                  
Granted
    754       49.30                  
Exercised
    (130 )     32.53                  
Forfeited
    (273 )     41.02                  
                                 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2008
    6,207       37.12                  
Granted
    2,371       16.07                  
Exercised
    (97 )     19.29                  
Forfeited
    (373 )     44.49                  
                                 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2009
    8,108     $ 30.84       5.63     $ 22,978  
                                 
Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2009
    7,844     $ 31.00       5.52     $ 21,140  
                                 
Vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2009
    5,808     $ 33.70       4.35     $ 5,666  
                                 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes additional information concerning outstanding and exercisable stock options at December 31, 2009 (options in thousands):
 
                                         
                Weighted
             
                Average
    Currently Exercisable  
          Weighted
    Remaining
          Weighted
 
Range of
  Number
    Average
    Contractual
    Number
    Average
 
Exercise Price
  of Options     Exercise Price     Life in Years     of Options     Exercise Price  
 
$ 9.72 - $ 9.72
    5     $ 9.72       9.2           $  
$15.92 - $15.92
    2,160       15.92       9.1       482       15.92  
$17.39 - $27.12
    2,617       25.51       2.6       2,466       25.94  
$27.14 - $64.80
    3,326       44.75       5.8       2,860       43.39  
                                         
      8,108                       5,808          
                                         
 
The following table summarizes additional information concerning unvested stock options at December 31, 2009 (options in thousands):
 
                 
          Weighted
 
    Number
    Average
 
Unvested Options
  of Options     Exercise Price  
 
Unvested at December 31, 2008
    1,045     $ 53.50  
Granted
    2,371       16.07  
Vested
    (743 )     43.83  
Forfeited
    (373 )     44.49  
                 
Unvested at December 31, 2009
    2,300     $ 23.61  
                 
 
Cash received from options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $1.8 million, $4.2 million and $28.3 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $0.5 million, $2.9 million and $52.9 million, respectively.
 
The Company issued 405,416, 485,127 and 283,653 shares of restricted stock, respectively, to certain officers of the Company as part of the pay-for-performance compensation program and in connection with employment with the Company during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total fair value of restricted shares granted was $6.5 million, $23.8 million and $17.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, 207,663 shares of restricted stock had been forfeited. The 918,753 outstanding restricted shares are subject to repurchase rights, which generally lapse over a period from three to five years.
 
The following table summarizes additional information concerning unvested restricted shares at December 31, 2009 (shares in thousands):
 
                 
          Weighted Average
 
          Grant Date
 
Unvested Shares
  Shares     Fair Value  
 
Unvested at December 31, 2008
    859     $ 51.87  
Granted
    405       16.14  
Vested
    (316 )     51.61  
Forfeited
    (30 )     42.68  
                 
Unvested at December 31, 2009
    918     $ 36.49  
                 
 
The total fair value of shares vested, based on the market price on the vesting date, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $5.8 million, $12.5 million and $12.5 million, respectively.


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401(k) Plan.  In November 1997, the Company established a Section 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”), which is a continuation of the 401(k) Plan of the Company’s predecessor, to cover eligible employees of the Company. During the first quarter of 2007, the 401(k) Plan permitted eligible employees to defer up to 20% of their annual compensation (as adjusted under the terms of the 401(k) Plan), subject to certain limitations imposed by the Code. During the remainder of 2007 and in 2008, the percentage of compensation that may be deferred was increased to 75%. During 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company matched employee contributions under the 401(k) Plan in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6.0% of annual compensation deferred by each employee, up to a maximum match of $7,350, $6,900 and $6,750 per year, respectively, for each participating employee. In the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company made matching contributions of $0.9 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The Company may also make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) Plan. No discretionary contributions were made by the Company to the 401(k) Plan in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007.
 
The employees’ elective deferrals are immediately vested and non-forfeitable upon contribution to the 401(k) Plan. Matching contributions made by the Company vest fully one year after the commencement of an employee’s employment with the Company.
 
Deferred Compensation Plans.  The Company has established two non-qualified deferred compensation plans for eligible officers and directors of the Company and certain of its affiliates, which enable eligible participants to defer income from their U.S. payroll up to 100% of annual base pay, up to 100% of annual bonuses, up to 100% of their meeting fees and/or committee chairmanship fees, and up to 100% of certain equity-based compensation, as applicable, subject to restrictions, on a pre-tax basis. This deferred compensation is an unsecured obligation of the Company. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions to participant accounts at any time. The Company made no such discretionary matching contributions in the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. The participant’s elective deferrals and any matching contributions are immediately 100% vested. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the total fair value of compensation deferred was $66.2 million and $53.1 million, respectively, including $43.3 million and $36.2 million, respectively, of the Company’s common stock.
 
17.   Income (Loss) Per Share and Unit
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted a policy which clarifies that share-based payment awards that entitle their holders to receive nonforfeitable dividends before vesting should be considered participating securities. As participating securities, these instruments should be included in the computation of earnings per share (“EPS”) using the two-class method. Pursuant to this adoption, the computation of EPS has been retrospectively adjusted for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Parent Company had no dilutive stock options outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Parent Company had 2,411,647 dilutive stock options outstanding. The effect on income (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2007 was to increase weighted average shares outstanding. Such dilution was computed using the treasury stock method. The computation of the Parent Company’s basic and diluted EPS is presented below (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Numerator
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders
  $ (128,219 )   $ (51,977 )   $ 237,197  
Preferred stock dividends
    (15,806 )     (15,806 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs)
    9,759             (2,930 )
                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations (after noncontrolling interests’ share of (income) loss from continuing operations, preferred stock dividends and preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs))
    (134,266 )     (67,783 )     218,461  
Total discontinued operations attributable to common stockholders after noncontrolling interests
    85,218       2,667       77,063  
Allocation to participating securities
    (1,029 )     (1,335 )     (1,972 )
                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (50,077 )   $ (66,451 )   $ 293,552  
                         
Denominator
                       
Basic
    134,321,231       97,403,659       97,189,749  
Stock option dilution(1)
                2,411,647  
                         
Diluted weighted average common shares
    134,321,231       97,403,659       99,601,396  
                         
Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to AMB Property Corporation
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.71 )   $ 2.23  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.79  
                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders(2)
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.68 )   $ 3.02  
                         
Diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to AMB Property Corporation
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.71 )   $ 2.18  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.77  
                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders(2)
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.68 )   $ 2.95  
                         
 
 
(1) Excludes anti-dilutive stock options of 6,305,892, 3,413,277 and 1,022,605 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These weighted average shares relate to anti-dilutive stock options, which are calculated using the treasury stock method, and could be dilutive in the future.
 
(2) In accordance with the Company’s policies for EPS and participating securities, the net income (loss) available to common stockholders is adjusted for earnings distributed through declared dividends and allocated to all participating securities (weighted average common shares outstanding and unvested restricted stock outstanding) under the two-class method. Under this method, allocations were made to 918,753, 859,206 and 652,838 unvested restricted shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
When the Parent Company issues shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options or issues restricted stock, the Operating Partnership issues corresponding common general partnership units to the Parent Company on a one-for-one basis. The Operating Partnership had no dilutive stock options outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2009 and


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2008. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Operating Partnership had 2,411,647 dilutive stock options outstanding. The effect on income (loss) per unit for the year ended December 31, 2007 was to increase weighted average units outstanding. Such dilution was computed using the treasury stock method. The computation of the Operating Partnership’s basic and diluted income (loss) per unit is presented below (dollars in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Numerator
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common unitholders
  $ (131,222 )   $ (53,184 )   $ 244,797  
Preferred unit distributions
    (15,806 )     (15,806 )     (17,414 )
Preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs)
    9,759             (2,930 )
                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations (after noncontrolling interests’ share of (income) loss from continuing operations, preferred unit distributions and preferred unit redemption discount (issuance costs))
    (137,269 )     (68,990 )     224,453  
Total discontinued operations attributable to common unitholders after noncontrolling interests
    87,432       3,092       82,750  
Allocation to participating securities
    (1,029 )     (1,335 )     (1,962 )
                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders
  $ (50,866 )   $ (67,233 )   $ 305,241  
                         
Denominator
                       
Basic
    136,484,612       101,253,972       101,550,001  
Stock option dilution(1)
                2,411,647  
                         
Diluted weighted average common units
    136,484,612       101,253,972       103,961,648  
                         
Basic income (loss) per common unit attributable to AMB Property, L.P.
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.69 )   $ 2.20  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.81  
                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders(2)
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 3.01  
                         
Diluted (loss) income per common unit attributable to AMB Property, L.P.
                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.02 )   $ (0.69 )   $ 2.15  
Discontinued operations
    0.65       0.03       0.79  
                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders(2)
  $ (0.37 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 2.94  
                         
 
 
(1) Excludes anti-dilutive stock options of 6,305,892, 3,413,277 and 1,022,605 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These weighted average shares relate to anti-dilutive stock options, which are calculated using the treasury stock method, and could be dilutive in the future.
 
(2) In accordance with the Company’s policies for EPS and participating securities, the net income (loss) available to common unitholders is adjusted for earnings distributed through declared distributions and allocated to all participating securities (weighted average common units outstanding and unvested restricted stock outstanding) under the two-class method. Under this method, allocations were made to 918,753, 859,206 and 652,838 unvested restricted shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
18.   Segment Information
 
The Company has two lines of business: real estate operations and private capital. Real estate operations is comprised of various segments while private capital consists of a single segment, on which the Company evaluates its performance:
 
  •  Real Estate Operations.  The Company operates industrial properties and manages its business by geographic markets. Such industrial properties are typically comprised of multiple distribution warehouse facilities suitable for single or multiple customers who are engaged in various types of businesses. The geographic markets where the Company owns industrial properties are managed separately because it believes each market has its own economic characteristics and requires its own operating, pricing and leasing strategies. Each market is considered to be an individual operating segment. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company evaluates performance based upon property net operating income of the combined properties in each segment, which are listed below. In addition, the Company’s development business is included under real estate operations. It primarily consists of the Company’s development of real estate properties that are subsequently contributed to a co-investment venture fund in which the Company has an ownership interest and for which the Company acts as manager, or that are sold to third parties. The Company evaluates performance of the development business by reported operating segment based upon gains generated from the disposition and/or contribution of real estate. The assets of the development business generally include properties under development and land held for development. During the period between the completion of development of a property and the date the property is contributed to an unconsolidated co-investment venture or sold to a third party, the property and its associated rental income and property operating costs are included in the real estate operations segment because the primary activity associated with the property during that period is leasing. Upon contribution or sale, the resulting gain or loss is included as gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests or development profits, as appropriate.
 
  •  Private Capital.  The Company, through its private capital group, AMB Capital Partners, LLC (“AMB Capital Partners”), provides real estate investment, portfolio management and reporting services to co-investment ventures and clients. The private capital income earned consists of acquisition and development fees, asset management fees and priority distributions, and promote interests and incentive distributions from the Company’s co-investment ventures and AMB Capital Partners’ clients. With respect to the Company’s U.S. and Mexico funds and co-investment ventures, the Company typically earns a 90.0 basis points acquisition fee on the acquisition cost of third party acquisitions, asset management priority distributions of 7.5% of net operating income on stabilized properties, 70.0 basis points of total projected costs as asset management fees on renovation or development properties, and incentive distributions of 15% of the return over a 9% internal rate of return and 20% of the return over a 12% internal rate of return to investors on a periodic basis or at the end of a fund’s life. In Japan, the Company earns a 90.0 basis points acquisition fee on the acquisition cost of third-party acquisitions, asset management priority distributions of 1.5% of unreturned equity, and incentive distributions of 20% of the return over a 10% internal rate of return and 25% of the return over a 13% internal rate of return to investors at the end of a fund’s life. In Europe, the Company earns a 90.0 basis points acquisition fee on the acquisition cost of third-party acquisitions, asset management fees of 75.0 basis points on the gross asset value of the fund, and incentive distributions of 20% of the return over a 9% internal rate of return and 25% of the return over a 12% internal rate of return to investors on a periodic basis. The accounting policies of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies under Note 2 of this document.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
Summary information for the reportable segments is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                                                         
    Revenues     Property NOI(2)     Development Gains  
Segments(1)
  2009     2008     2007     2009     2008     2007     2009     2008     2007  
 
U.S. Markets
                                                                       
Southern California
  $ 89,042     $ 106,046     $ 109,810     $ 69,448     $ 83,208     $ 86,309     $ 47,632     $ 21,843     $ 11,672  
No. New Jersey/New York
    61,501       66,430       73,337       40,624       46,519       50,404                    
San Francisco Bay Area
    83,943       88,450       90,301       58,820       65,582       69,424             85       58,836  
Chicago
    40,395       50,239       54,093       26,194       33,050       37,933             3,145       2,915  
On-Tarmac
    51,702       52,441       53,607       27,523       29,294       30,171       5,312              
South Florida
    41,493       41,196       42,032       27,431       27,776       29,179       1,585       7,044       14,262  
Seattle
    19,807       32,227       39,424       15,446       25,751       30,822       3,044       7,236       5,161  
Toronto
    24,796       18,223       6,194       16,812       12,086       3,806       (75 )     60       671  
Baltimore/Washington
    21,419       22,477       24,663       16,342       17,359       19,346                          
Non-U.S. Markets
                                                                       
Europe
    22,709       6,459       25,066       11,290       4,128       20,211       (312 )     6,008       58,451  
Japan
    24,131       26,706       4,215       14,867       19,256       3,441       28,588       17,104       16,417  
Other Markets
    120,129       125,498       115,075       83,250       87,198       80,317       3,102       18,559       8,034  
                                                                         
Total markets
    601,067       636,392       637,817       408,047       451,207       461,363       88,876       81,084       176,419  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    10,531       10,549       13,246       10,531       10,549       13,246                    
Discontinued operations
    (15,635 )     (21,848 )     (31,884 )     (11,671 )     (16,033 )     (24,511 )     (53,002 )           (52,131 )
Private capital income
    37,879       68,470       31,707                                      
                                                                         
Total
  $ 633,842     $ 693,563     $ 650,886     $ 406,907     $ 445,723     $ 450,098     $ 35,874     $ 81,084     $ 124,288  
                                                                         
 
 
(1) The markets included in U.S. markets are a subset of the Company’s regions defined as East, West and Central in the Americas. Japan is a part of the Company’s Asia region.
 
(2) Property net operating income (“NOI”) is defined as rental revenues, including reimbursements, less property operating expenses. NOI excludes depreciation, amortization, general and administrative expenses, restructuring charges, real estate impairment losses, development profits (losses), gains (losses) from sale or contribution of real estate interests, and interest expense. The Company believes that net income, as defined by GAAP, is the most appropriate earnings measure. However, NOI is a useful supplemental measure calculated to help investors understand the Company’s operating performance, excluding the effects of costs and expenses which are not related to the performance of the assets. NOI is widely used by the real estate industry as a useful supplemental measure, which helps investors compare the Company’s operating performance with that of other companies. Real estate impairment losses have been excluded in deriving NOI because the Company does not consider its impairment losses to be a property operating expense. The Company believes that the exclusion of impairment losses from NOI is a common methodology used in the real estate industry. Real estate impairment losses relate to the changing values of the Company’s assets but do not reflect the current operating performance of the assets with respect to their revenues or expenses. The Company’s real estate impairment losses are non-cash charges which represent the write down in the value of assets when estimated fair value over the holding period is lower than current carrying value. The impairment charges were principally a result of increases in estimated capitalization rates and deterioration in market conditions that adversely impacted underlying real estate values. Therefore, the impairment charges are not related to the current performance of the Company’s real estate operations and should be excluded from its calculation of NOI.
 
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of real estate investment trusts, it does not represent cash flow from operations or net income as defined by GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to those measures in evaluating the Company’s liquidity or operating performance. NOI also does not reflect general and administrative expenses, interest expenses, real estate impairment losses, depreciation and amortization costs, capital expenditures and leasing costs, or trends in development and construction activities that could materially impact the Company’s results from operations. Further, the Company’s computation of NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies, as they may use different methodologies for calculating NOI. For a reconciliation of NOI to net income, see the table below.
 
The following table is a reconciliation from NOI to reported net (loss) income, a financial measure under GAAP (dollars in thousands):
 
                         
    2009     2008     2007  
 
Property NOI
  $ 406,907     $ 445,723     $ 450,098  
Private capital revenues
    37,879       68,470       31,707  
Depreciation and amortization
    (179,894 )     (164,188 )     (157,290 )
General and administrative
    (115,253 )     (143,962 )     (129,508 )
Restructuring charges
    (6,368 )     (12,306 )      
Fund costs
    (1,062 )     (1,078 )     (1,076 )
Real estate impairment losses
    (174,410 )     (183,754 )     (900 )
Other expenses
    (10,247 )     (520 )     (5,112 )
Development profits, net of taxes
    35,874       81,084       124,288  
Gains from sale or contribution of real estate interests, net of taxes
          19,967       73,436  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net
    11,331       17,121       7,467  
Other income (expenses)
    6,284       (3,124 )     22,286  
Interest expense, including amortization
    (121,459 )     (133,955 )     (126,692 )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
    (12,267 )     (786 )     (438 )
Total discontinued operations
    94,725       4,558       83,450  
                         
Net (loss) income
  $ (27,960 )   $ (6,750 )   $ 371,716  
                         
 
The Company’s total assets by reportable segments were (dollars in thousands):
 
                 
    Total Assets as of December 31,  
    2009     2008  
 
U.S. Markets
               
Southern California
  $ 635,124     $ 776,819  
No. New Jersey / New York
    544,743       524,883  
San Francisco Bay Area
    733,381       783,345  
Chicago
    302,501       319,043  
On-Tarmac
    159,549       185,877  
South Florida
    411,811       411,408  
Seattle
    146,192       195,822  
Toronto
    297,282       288,058  
Baltimore/Washington
    131,186       134,079  
Non-U.S. Markets
               
Europe
    579,584       484,866  
Japan
    663,032       860,982  
Other Markets
    1,542,330       1,628,294  
                 
Total markets
    6,146,715       6,593,476  
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
    462,130       431,322  
Non-segment assets
    233,113       276,850  
                 
Total assets
  $ 6,841,958     $ 7,301,648  
                 


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A summary of the Company’s real estate impairment losses and restructuring charges by real estate operations reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
                                 
    2009     2008  
    Real Estate
    Restructuring
    Real Estate
    Restructuring
 
    Impairment Losses     Charges     Impairment Losses     Charges  
 
U.S. Markets
                               
Southern California
  $ 16,809     $ 71     $ 40,540     $ 424  
No. New Jersey / New York
    9,056             10,393       1,255  
San Francisco Bay Area
    4,275       4,021       18,331       2,957  
Chicago
    1,330       36       2,628       460  
On-Tarmac
                      400  
South Florida
    5,531             27,088        
Seattle
                      388  
Toronto
    30,921             9,390        
Baltimore/Washington
    543                    
Non-U.S. Markets
                               
Europe
    30,393       426       19,403       1,553  
Japan
    13,469       343             576  
Other Markets
    69,526       1,471       66,145       4,293  
                                 
Total markets
  $ 181,853     $ 6,368     $ 193,918     $ 12,306  
                                 
 
19.   Commitments and Contingencies
 
Commitments
 
Lease Commitments.  The Company has entered into operating ground leases on certain land parcels, primarily on-tarmac facilities and office space with remaining lease terms of 1 to 54 years. The buildings and improvements subject to these ground leases are depreciated ratably over the lesser of the terms of the related leases or 40 years. Future minimum rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2009 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
         
2010
  $ 37,603  
2011
    35,943  
2012
    33,085  
2013
    31,393  
2014
    28,769  
Thereafter
    435,722  
         
Total
  $ 602,515  
         
 
Standby Letters of Credit.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company had provided approximately $15.2 million in letters of credit, of which $12.8 million was provided under the Operating Partnership’s $550.0 million unsecured credit facility. The letters of credit were required to be issued under certain ground lease provisions, bank guarantees and other commitments.
 
Guarantees and Contribution Obligations.  Excluding parent guarantees associated with debt or contribution obligations as discussed in Notes 6, 7 and 13 as of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding guarantees and contribution obligations in the aggregate amount of $415.6 million as described below.


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As of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding bank guarantees in the amount of $0.4 million used to secure contingent obligations, primarily obligations under development and purchase agreements. As of December 31, 2009, the Company also guaranteed $47.9 million and $106.7 million on outstanding loans on six of its consolidated joint ventures and four of its unconsolidated joint ventures, respectively.
 
Also, the Company has entered into contribution agreements with its unconsolidated co-investment ventures. These contribution agreements require the Company to make additional capital contributions to the applicable co-investment venture upon certain defaults by the co-investment venture of certain of its debt obligations to the lenders. Such additional capital contributions will cover all or part of the applicable co-investment venture’s debt obligation and may be greater than the Company’s share of the co-investment venture’s debt obligation or the value of its share of any property securing such debt. The Company’s contribution obligations under these agreements will be reduced by the amounts recovered by the lender and the fair market value of the property, if any, used to secure the debt and obtained by the lender upon default. The Company’s potential obligations under these contribution agreements totaled $260.6 million as of December 31, 2009.
 
Performance and Surety Bonds.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding performance and surety bonds in an aggregate amount of $5.1 million. These bonds were issued in connection with certain of its development projects and were posted to guarantee certain property tax obligations and the construction of certain real property improvements and infrastructure. The performance and surety bonds are renewable and expire upon the payment of the property taxes due or the completion of the improvements and infrastructure.
 
Promote Interests and Other Contractual Obligations.  Upon the achievement of certain return thresholds and the occurrence of certain events, the Company may be obligated to make payments to certain of its joint venture partners pursuant to the terms and provisions of their contractual agreements with the Operating Partnership. From time to time in the normal course of the Company’s business, the Company enters into various contracts with third parties that may obligate it to make payments, pay promotes or perform other obligations upon the occurrence of certain events.
 
Contingencies
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Company monitors its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the properties that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations and cash flow. The Company carries environmental insurance and believes that the policy terms, conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and current industry practice.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Company carries property and rental loss, liability, flood and terrorism insurance. The Company believes that the policy terms, conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and current industry practice. In addition, a significant number of the Company’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity. As a result, the Company has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war, that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Company has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that it believes are commercially reasonable, there can be no assurance that the


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Company will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, the Company could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property.
 
Captive Insurance Company.  The Company has a wholly owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd. (Arcata), which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the attachment point of the Company’s third-party insurance policies. The captive insurance company is one element of the Company’s overall risk management program. The Company capitalized Arcata in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata establishes annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience at the Company’s properties. Like premiums paid to third-party insurance companies, premiums paid to Arcata may be reimbursed by customers pursuant to specific lease terms. Through this structure, the Company believes that it has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market.


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20.   Quarterly Financial Data (AMB Property Corporation) (Unaudited)
 
Selected quarterly financial results for 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                                         
    Quarter (unaudited)(1)        
2009
  March 31     June 30     September 30     December 31     Year(2)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 163,546     $ 149,678     $ 157,216     $ 163,402     $ 633,842  
                                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests
  $ (141,431 )   $ 17,023     $ 13,578     $ (11,855 )   $ (122,685 )
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of loss (income) from continuing operations
    5,360       (4,363 )     (3,565 )     (2,685 )     (5,534 )
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property Corporation from continuing operations
    (136,071 )     12,660       10,013       (14,540 )     (128,219 )
Total discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests
    17,673       8,714       57,127       1,423       85,218  
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property Corporation
    (118,398 )     21,374       67,140       (13,117 )     (43,001 )
Preferred stock dividends
    (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,950 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount
                      9,759       9,759  
Allocation to participating securities
    (258 )     (260 )     (398 )     (257 )     (1,029 )
                                         
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders
  $ (122,608 )   $ 17,162     $ 62,790     $ (7,565 )   $ (50,077 )
                                         
Basic income (loss) per common share(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.42 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.04     $ (0.06 )   $ (1.02 )
Discontinued operations
    0.18       0.06       0.39       0.01       0.65  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (1.24 )   $ 0.12     $ 0.43     $ (0.05 )   $ (0.37 )
                                         
Diluted income (loss) per common share(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.42 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.04     $ (0.06 )   $ (1.02 )
Discontinued operations
    0.18       0.06       0.39       0.01       0.65  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (1.24 )   $ 0.12     $ 0.43     $ (0.05 )   $ (0.37 )
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
                                       
Basic
    98,915,587       145,318,364       145,332,050       147,046,767       134,321,231  
                                         
Diluted
    98,915,587       145,379,807       145,658,847       147,046,767       134,321,231  
                                         
 


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    Quarter (unaudited)(1)        
2008
  March 31     June 30     September 30     December 31     Year(2)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 171,709     $ 204,461     $ 158,155     $ 159,238     $ 693,563  
                                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests
  $ 65,213     $ 84,018     $ 31,446     $ (191,985 )   $ (11,308 )
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of loss (income) from continuing operations
    (25,877 )     (10,299 )     (6,303 )     1,811       (40,669 )
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property Corporation from continuing operations
    39,336       73,719       25,143       (190,174 )     (51,977 )
Total discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests
    3,596       3,300       3,008       (7,238 )     2,667  
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property Corporation
    42,932       77,019       28,151       (197,412 )     (49,310 )
Preferred stock dividends
    (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,950 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount
                             
Allocation to participating securities
    (466 )     (666 )     (471 )           (1,335 )
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 38,514     $ 72,401     $ 23,728     $ (201,362 )   $ (66,451 )
                                         
Basic income (loss) per common share(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.35     $ 0.72     $ 0.21     $ (1.99 )   $ (0.71 )
Discontinued operations
    0.04       0.03       0.03       (0.07 )     0.03  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 0.39     $ 0.75     $ 0.24     $ (2.06 )   $ (0.68 )
                                         
Diluted income (loss) per common share(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.35     $ 0.70     $ 0.21     $ (1.99 )   $ (0.71 )
Discontinued operations
    0.04       0.03       0.03       (0.07 )     0.03  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ 0.39     $ 0.73     $ 0.24     $ (2.06 )   $ (0.68 )
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
                                       
Basic
    97,750,901       97,083,044       97,149,079       97,583,940       97,403,659  
                                         
Diluted
    99,668,302       99,269,047       98,832,143       97,583,940       97,403,659  
                                         
 
 
(1) Certain reclassifications related to discontinued operations have been made to the quarterly data to conform with the annual presentation.
 
(2) The sum of quarterly financial data may vary from the annual data due to the change in limited partnership unitholder weighted average ownership percentage and rounding.

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21.   Quarterly Financial Data (AMB Property, L.P.) (Unaudited)
 
Selected quarterly financial results for 2009 and 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts):
 
                                         
    Quarter (unaudited)(1)        
2009
  March 31     June 30     September 30     December 31     Year(2)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 163,546     $ 149,678     $ 157,216     $ 163,402     $ 633,842  
                                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests
  $ (141,431 )   $ 17,023     $ 13,578     $ (11,855 )   $ (122,685 )
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of loss (income) from continuing operations
    1,599       (3,704 )     (4,203 )     (2,802 )     (8,537 )
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property, L.P. from continuing operations
    (139,832 )     13,319       9,375       (14,657 )     (131,222 )
Total discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests
    18,765       8,865       58,929       1,446       87,432  
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (121,067 )     22,184       68,304       (13,211 )     (43,790 )
Preferred unit distributions
    (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,950 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount
                      9,759       9,759  
Allocation to participating securities
    (258 )     (260 )     (399 )     (257 )     (1,029 )
                                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ (125,277 )   $ 17,972     $ 63,953     $ (7,659 )   $ (50,866 )
                                         
Basic income (loss) per common unit(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.43 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ (0.06 )   $ (1.02 )
Discontinued operations
    0.19       0.06       0.40       0.01       0.65  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders
  $ (1.24 )   $ 0.12     $ 0.43     $ (0.05 )   $ (0.37 )
                                         
Diluted income (loss) per common unit(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ (1.43 )   $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ (0.06 )   $ (1.02 )
Discontinued operations
    0.19       0.06       0.40       0.01       0.65  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders
  $ (1.24 )   $ 0.12     $ 0.43     $ (0.05 )   $ (0.37 )
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING
                                       
Basic
    101,093,862       147,495,173       147,505,288       149,167,494       136,484,612  
                                         
Diluted
    101,093,862       147,556,616       147,832,085       149,167,494       136,484,612  
                                         
 


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    Quarter (unaudited)(1)        
2008
  March 31     June 30     September 30     December 31     Year(2)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 171,709     $ 204,461     $ 158,155     $ 159,238     $ 693,563  
                                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations before noncontrolling interests
  $ 65,213     $ 84,018     $ 31,446     $ (191,985 )   $ (11,308 )
Total noncontrolling interests’ share of loss (income) from continuing operations
    (25,094 )     (8,331 )     (5,419 )     (3,372 )     (41,876 )
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property, L.P. from continuing operations
    40,119       75,687       26,027       (195,357 )     (53,184 )
Total discontinued operations, net of noncontrolling interests
    4,068       3,430       3,126       (7,522 )     3,092  
                                         
Net (loss) income attributable to AMB Property, L.P. 
    44,187       79,117       29,153       (202,879 )     (50,092 )
Preferred unit distributions
    (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,952 )     (3,950 )     (15,806 )
Preferred unit redemption discount
                             
Allocation to participating securities
    (466 )     (659 )     (471 )           (1,335 )
                                         
Net (loss) income available to common unitholders
  $ 39,769     $ 74,506     $ 24,730     $ (206,829 )   $ (67,233 )
                                         
Basic income (loss) per common unit(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.35     $ 0.71     $ 0.21     $ (1.98 )   $ (0.69 )
Discontinued operations
    0.04       0.03       0.03       (0.07 )     0.03  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders
  $ 0.39     $ 0.74     $ 0.24     $ (2.05 )   $ (0.66 )
                                         
Diluted income (loss) per common unit(2)
                                       
Income (loss) from continuing operations
  $ 0.34     $ 0.69     $ 0.21     $ (1.98 )   $ (0.69 )
Discontinued operations
    0.04       0.03       0.03       (0.07 )     0.03  
                                         
Net income (loss) available to common unitholders
  $ 0.38     $ 0.72     $ 0.24     $ (2.05 )   $ (0.66 )
                                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON UNITS OUTSTANDING
                                       
Basic
    101,728,152       101,055,221       101,119,207       101,101,742       101,253,972  
                                         
Diluted
    103,645,553       103,241,224       102,802,271       101,101,742       101,253,972  
                                         
 
 
(1) Certain reclassifications related to discontinued operations have been made to the quarterly data to conform with the annual presentation.
 
(2) The sum of quarterly financial data may vary from the annual data due to the change in Class B limited partnership unitholder weighted average ownership percentage and rounding.

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22.   Derivatives and Hedging Activities
 
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
 
The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings. The Company’s derivative financial instruments in effect at December 31, 2009 were one interest rate swap and two interest rate caps hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on U.S. LIBOR.
 
Certain of the Company’s foreign operations expose the Company to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of the Company’s cash receipts and payments in terms of the Company’s functional currency. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency, the U.S. dollar. At December 31, 2009, the Company had four currency forward contracts hedging intercompany loans.
 
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
 
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an upfront premium.
 
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a separate component of stockholders’ equity for the Parent Company and within partners’ capital for the Operating Partnership and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2009, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate borrowings.
 
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate borrowings. For the twelve months from December 31, 2009, the Company estimates that an additional $2.0 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
 
                 
    Number of
  Trade
Related Derivatives
  Instruments   Notional Amount
        (in thousands)
 
Interest rate swaps
    1     $ 130,000  
Interest rate caps
    1     $ 26,500  


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Non-designated Hedges
 
Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to identified risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, but do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements of the accounting policy for derivative instruments and hedging activities. At December 31, 2009, the Company had four foreign currency forward contracts hedging intercompany loans and one interest rate cap hedging a construction loan and other variable rate borrowings which were not designated as hedges. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings and are offset by changes in the fair value of the underlying assets or liabilities being hedged, which are also recorded in earnings.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were non-designated hedges:
 
                 
    Number of
  Trade
Related Derivatives
  Instruments   Notional Amount
        (in thousands)
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
    4     $ 672,613  
Interest rate caps
    1     $ 7,319  
 
The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
                         
    Fair Value of Derivative Instruments at December 31, 2009  
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Balance Sheet
        Balance Sheet
     
    Location   Fair Value     Location   Fair Value  
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
                       
Interest rate swaps
      $     Other assets
(contra asset)
  $ 1,992  
Interest rate caps
  Other assets     141            
                         
Total
      $ 141         $ 1,992  
                         
                         
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
                       
Foreign exchange forward contracts
  Other assets   $ 1,412     Other assets
(contra asset)
  $ 20  
Interest rate caps
  Other assets                
                         
Total
      $ 1,412         $ 20  
                         
Total derivative instruments
      $ 1,553         $ 2,012  
                         
 
The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 (in thousands):
 
                     
    Gain (Loss) Recognized
  Location of Gain
  Gain (Loss)
    in Accumulated Other
  (Loss) Reclassified
  Reclassified
    Comprehensive (Loss)
  from Accumulated OCI
  from Accumulated
Derivative Instruments
  Income (OCI)
  into Income
  OCI into Income
in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
  (Effective Portion)   (Effective Portion)   (Effective Portion)
 
For the year ended December 31, 2009:
                   
Interest rate swaps
  $ 2,173     Interest expense   $ (8,187 )
Interest rate caps
  $ 145     Interest expense   $  
 


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION AND AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
             
    Location of Gain (Loss)
     
Derivative Instruments Not
  Recognized in Statement
  Amount of Gain (Loss)
 
Designated as Hedging Instruments
  of Operations   Recognized  
 
Foreign exchange forward contracts
  Other (expenses) income   $ (72,770 )
Interest rate caps
  Other (expenses) income     (15 )
             
Total
      $ (72,785 )
             
 
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
 
In order to limit the financial risks associated with derivative applications, the Company requires rigorous counterparty selection criteria and agreements to minimize counterparty risk for over-the-counter derivatives. For the Company’s derivatives, the counterparty is typically the same entity as, or an affiliate of, the lender.
 
The Company’s agreements with its derivative counterparties contain default and termination provisions related to the Company’s debt. If certain of the Company’s indebtedness (excluding its corporate lines of credit and intra-company indebtedness) in an amount in excess of three percent of the Company’s equity, as determined at the end of the last fiscal year, becomes, or becomes capable of being declared, due and payable earlier than it otherwise would have been, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. Also, if an event of default occurs under the Company’s corporate lines of credit and, as a result, amounts outstanding under such lines are declared or become due and payable in an amount in excess of three percent of the Company’s equity, as determined at the end of the last fiscal year, it shall constitute an additional termination event under the derivative contracts.
 
23.   Subsequent Events
 
Subsequent to year end, the Company’s two open-ended funds completed $267 million in net capital transactions consisting of: $50 million in new third-party equity in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III; $67 million in investor-elected redemption withdrawals, thereby reducing AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III’s redemption queue to $14.9 million as of February 1, 2010; the Company’s $100 million investment in AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III; and its $50 million investment in AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS.
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 19, 2010, the date these financial statements were issued, in accordance with the Company’s policy related to disclosures of subsequent events.

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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
As of December 31, 2009
(dollars in thousands)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to
          Gross Amount Carried at
                   
                            Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
    Total
    Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
Atlanta
                                                                                                       
Atlanta South Business Park
    9       GA       IND     $     $ 8,047     $ 24,180     $ 7,580     $ 8,089     $ 31,718     $ 39,807     $ 11,335       1997       5-40  
AMB Garden City Indust
    1       GA       IND             357       2,120       516       378       2,615       2,993       487       2004       5-40  
Southfield/KRDC Industrial SG
    13       GA       IND       50,144       13,578       35,730       12,327       13,578       48,057       61,635       12,658       1997       5-40  
Southside Distribution Center
    1       GA       IND       1,064       766       2,480       113       766       2,593       3,359       602       2001       5-40  
Sylvan Industrial
    1       GA       IND             1,186       3,953       1,205       1,193       5,151       6,344       2,006       1999       5-40  
AMB Hartsfield East DC
    1       GA       IND             417       3,939       1,368       417       5,307       5,724       175       2009       5-40  
Chicago
                                                                                                       
Addison Business Center
    1       IL       IND             1,060       3,228       389       1,060       3,617       4,677       1,082       2000       5-40  
Alsip Industrial
    1       IL       IND             1,200       3,744       1,160       1,200       4,904       6,104       1,461       1998       5-40  
Belden Avenue SGP
    3       IL       IND       15,111       5,393       13,655       2,761       5,487       16,322       21,809       5,159       2001       5-40  
Bensenville Ind Park
    13       IL       IND             20,799       62,438       28,161       20,799       90,599       111,398       37,308       1993       5-40  
Bridgeview Industrial
    1       IL       IND             1,332       3,996       727       1,332       4,723       6,055       1,730       1995       5-40  
Chicago Industrial Portfolio
    1       IL       IND             762       2,285       748       762       3,033       3,795       1,220       1992       5-40  
Chicago Ridge Freight Terminal
    1       IL       IND             3,705       3,576       765       3,705       4,341       8,046       950       2001       5-40  
AMB District Industrial
    1       IL       IND             703       1,338       351       703       1,689       2,392       630       2004       5-40  
Elk Grove Village SG
    10       IL       IND       24,767       7,059       21,739       8,004       7,059       29,743       36,802       9,593       2001       5-40  
Executive Drive
    1       IL       IND             1,399       4,236       2,218       1,399       6,454       7,853       2,605       1997       5-40  
AMB Golf Distribution
    1       IL       IND       11,214       7,740       16,749       2,135       7,740       18,884       26,624       3,426       2005       5-40  
Hamilton Parkway
    1       IL       IND             1,554       4,408       622       1,554       5,030       6,584       1,675       1995       5-40  
Hintz Building
    1       IL       IND             420       1,259       855       420       2,114       2,534       571       1998       5-40  
Itasca Industrial Portfolio
    5       IL       IND             3,830       11,537       3,534       3,830       15,071       18,901       6,354       1994       5-40  
AMB Kehoe Industrial
    1       IL       IND             2,000       3,006       84       2,000       3,090       5,090       402       2006       5-40  
Melrose Park Distribution Ctr. 
    1       IL       IND             2,936       9,190       4,506       2,936       13,696       16,632       5,468       1995       5-40  
NDP — Chicago
    1       IL       IND             313       881       272       312       1,154       1,466       399       1998       5-40  
AMB Nicholas Logistics Center
    1       IL       IND             4,681       5,811       1,879       4,681       7,690       12,371       2,042       2001       5-40  
O’Hare Industrial Portfolio
    10       IL       IND             4,392       16,917       3,527       4,392       20,444       24,836       7,099       1996       5-40  
Poplar Gateway Truck Terminal
    1       IL       IND             4,551       3,152       833       4,551       3,985       8,536       896       2002       5-40  
AMB Port O’Hare
    2       IL       IND       5,320       4,913       5,761       2,945       4,913       8,706       13,619       2,672       2001       5-40  
AMB Sivert Distribution
    1       IL       IND             857       1,377       876       857       2,253       3,110       862       2004       5-40  
Touhy Cargo Terminal
    1       IL       IND       4,638       2,800       110       4,627       2,800       4,737       7,537       845       2002       5-40  
AMB Remington Lakes Dist
    1       IL       IND             1,625       5,717       838       1,626       6,554       8,180       126       2009          
Windsor Court
    1       IL       IND             766       2,338       201       766       2,539       3,305       828       1997       5-40  
Wood Dale Industrial SG
    5       IL       IND       8,381       2,868       9,166       2,710       2,868       11,876       14,744       3,482       2001       5-40  
Yohan Industrial
    3       IL       IND       3,997       5,904       7,323       2,536       5,904       9,859       15,763       2,759       2003       5-40  
Dallas/Ft. Worth
                                                                                                       
Addison Technology Center
    1       TX       IND             899       2,696       1,782       899       4,478       5,377       1,983       1998       5-40  
Dallas Industrial
    12       TX       IND             5,938       17,836       7,537       5,938       25,373       31,311       10,875       1994       5-40  
Greater Dallas Industrial Port
    4       TX       IND             3,583       12,197       6,096       3,583       18,293       21,876       8,266       1997       5-40  
Lincoln Industrial Center
    1       TX       IND             559       1,662       1,481       558       3,144       3,702       1,264       1994       5-40  
Lonestar Portfolio
    6       TX       IND       14,414       6,451       19,360       7,317       6,451       26,677       33,128       7,436       1994       5-40  
Northfield Dist. Center
    8       TX       IND       4,327       9,313       27,388       11,462       10,276       37,887       48,163       7,890       2002       5-40  
Richardson Tech Center SGP
    2       TX       IND       4,790       1,522       5,887       2,694       1,522       8,581       10,103       2,047       2001       5-40  
Valwood Industrial
    2       TX       IND             1,983       5,989       3,432       1,983       9,421       11,404       3,732       1994       5-40  
West North Carrier Parkway
    1       TX       IND             1,375       4,165       1,282       1,375       5,447       6,822       2,376       1993       5-40  


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    Gross Amount Carried at 12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
    Total
    Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
Los Angeles
                                                                                                       
Anaheim Industrial Property
    1       CA       IND             1,457       4,341       1,658       1,464       5,992       7,456       1,950       1994       5-40  
Artesia Industrial
    23       CA       IND             21,764       65,270       24,070       21,878       89,226       111,104       31,044       1996       5-40  
Bell Ranch Distribution
    4       CA       IND             6,084       11,385       2,002       6,116       13,355       19,471       3,317       2001       5-40  
Carson Industrial
    12       CA       IND             4,231       10,418       8,529       4,253       18,925       23,178       6,103       1999       5-40  
Carson Town Center
    2       CA       IND             6,565       3,210       17,062       6,600       20,237       26,837       5,805       2000       5-40  
Chartwell Distribution Center
    1       CA       IND             2,711       8,191       2,457       2,725       10,634       13,359       2,809       2000       5-40  
Del Amo Industrial Center
    1       CA       IND             2,529       7,651       852       2,542       8,490       11,032       1,891       2000       5-40  
Eaves Distribution Center
    3       CA       IND       13,177       11,893       12,708       5,464       11,893       18,172       30,065       5,982       2001       5-40  
Fordyce Distribution Center
    1       CA       IND       6,528       5,835       10,985       1,064       5,835       12,049       17,884       2,543       2001       5-40  
Ford Distribution Cntr
    7       CA       IND             24,557       22,046       8,976       24,685       30,894       55,579       8,337       2001       5-40  
Harris Bus Ctr Alliance II
    9       CA       IND       28,773       20,772       31,050       7,462       20,863       38,421       59,284       10,704       2000       5-40  
LA Co Industrial Port SGP
    6       CA       IND       41,511       9,430       29,242       8,068       9,432       37,308       46,740       9,726       2001       5-40  
Los Nietos Business Center SG
    4       CA       IND       11,432       2,488       7,751       2,074       2,488       9,825       12,313       2,851       2001       5-40  
International Multifoods
    1       CA       IND             1,613       4,879       2,072       1,622       6,942       8,564       2,837       1993       5-40  
NDP — Los Angeles
    6       CA       IND             5,948       17,844       6,167       5,979       23,980       29,959       8,099       1998       5-40  
Normandie Industrial
    1       CA       IND             2,398       7,491       5,053       3,390       11,552       14,942       3,758       2000       5-40  
Spinnaker Logistics
    1       CA       IND       18,007       12,198       17,276       1,928       12,198       19,204       31,402       2,572       2004       5-40  
Stadium BP
    1       CA       IND             752       2,519       472       756       2,987       3,743       273       1994       5-40  
AMB Starboard Distribution Ctr
    1       CA       IND             19,683       17,387       5,721       19,786       23,005       42,791       3,701       2005       5-40  
Sunset Dist. Center
    3       CA       IND       12,938       13,360       2,765       10,859       13,360       13,624       26,984       2,819       2002       5-40  
AMB Topanga Distr Center
    1       CA       IND             2,950       1,343       294       2,965       1,622       4,587       137       2006       5-40  
AMB Triton Distribution Center
    1       CA       IND       9,700       6,856       7,135       1,535       6,856       8,670       15,526       1,473       2005       5-40  
Van Nuys Airport Industrial
    4       CA       IND             9,393       8,641       16,925       9,442       25,517       34,959       7,752       2000       5-40  
AMB Vista Rialto Distrib Ctr
    1       CA       IND             10,097       15,462       581       9,509       16,631       26,140       640       2008       5-40  
Walnut Drive
    1       CA       IND             964       2,918       1,434       969       4,347       5,316       1,559       1997       5-40  
Watson Industrial Center AFdII
    1       CA       IND       3,951       1,713       5,321       1,815       1,713       7,136       8,849       1,943       2001       5-40  
Wilmington Avenue Warehouse
    2       CA       IND             3,849       11,605       5,043       3,869       16,628       20,497       5,770       1999       5-40  
Miami
                                                                                                       
Beacon Centre
    18       FL       IND       65,798       31,704       96,681       37,415       35,833       129,967       165,800       38,453       2000       5-40  
Beacon Centre — Headlands
    1       FL       IND             2,260       6,946       1,939       2,260       8,885       11,145       2,765       2000       5-40  
Beacon Industrial Park
    8       FL       IND             10,105       31,437       13,134       10,158       44,518       54,676       14,653       1996       5-40  
Beacon Lakes
    1       FL       IND       8,980       2,624       7,883       2,120       2,624       10,003       12,627       853       2008       5-40  
Blue Lagoon Business Park
    2       FL       IND             4,945       14,875       3,467       4,971       18,316       23,287       6,212       1996       5-40  
Cobia Distribution Center
    2       FL       IND       7,800       1,792       5,950       2,404       1,792       8,354       10,146       1,617       2004       5-40  
Dolphin Distribution Center
    1       FL       IND       2,658       1,581       3,602       1,710       1,581       5,312       6,893       1,047       2003       5-40  
Marlin Distribution Center
    1       FL       IND             1,076       2,169       1,119       1,082       3,282       4,364       789       2003       5-40  
Miami Airport Business Center
    6       FL       IND             6,400       19,634       7,129       6,434       26,729       33,163       7,734       1999       5-40  
Pompano Center of Commer
    5       FL       IND             2,491       13,948       3,247       2,492       17,194       19,686       711       2009       5-40  
Sunrise Industrial
    3       FL       IND             4,573       17,088       4,242       4,597       21,306       25,903       5,389       1998       5-40  
Tarpon Distribution Center
    1       FL       IND       2,837       884       3,914       666       884       4,580       5,464       911       2004       5-40  


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to
          Gross Amount Carried at
                   
                            Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
          Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Total Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
No. New Jersey/New York City
                                                                                                       
AMB Meadowlands Park
    8       NJ       IND             5,449       14,458       8,250       5,449       22,708       28,157       6,944       2000       5-40  
Dellamor
    7       NJ       IND       10,892       11,255       10,805       3,650       11,255       14,455       25,710       4,060       2002       5-40  
Docks Corner SG (Phase II)
    1       NJ       IND       45,304       13,672       22,516       23,447       13,672       45,963       59,635       11,689       2001       5-40  
Fairfalls Portfolio
    28       NJ       IND       32,517       20,186       44,528       10,453       20,185       54,982       75,167       12,075       2004       5-40  
AMB Franklin Comm Ctr
    1       NJ       IND             3,563       12,295       2,895       3,564       15,189       18,753       666       2006       5-40  
AMB Highway 17, 55 Madis
    1       NJ       IND             4,954       7,054       3,109       4,954       10,163       15,117       1,812       2007       5-40  
JFK Air Cargo
    12       NY       IND             16,670       44,872       4,288       14,643       51,187       65,830       16,052       2000       5-40  
JFK Airport Park
    1       NY       IND             2,350       7,251       1,977       2,362       9,216       11,578       2,823       2000       5-40  
AMB JFK Airgate Center
    4       NY       IND       23,436       5,980       26,393       3,473       5,980       29,866       35,846       5,650       2005       5-40  
Linden Industrial
    1       NJ       IND             900       2,753       2,500       905       5,248       6,153       1,767       1999       5-40  
Mahwah Corporate Center
    4       NJ       IND             7,068       22,086       8,000       7,105       30,049       37,154       10,281       1998       5-40  
Mooncreek Distribution Center
    1       NJ       IND             2,958       7,924       360       2,974       8,268       11,242       1,341       2004       5-40  
Meadowlands ALFII
    3       NJ       IND       10,650       5,210       10,272       3,565       5,199       13,848       19,047       4,445       2001       5-40  
Meadowlands Cross Dock
    1       NJ       IND             1,110       3,485       1,244       1,116       4,723       5,839       1,553       2000       5-40  
Meadow Lane
    1       NJ       IND             838       2,594       1,301       842       3,891       4,733       1,170       1999       5-40  
Murray Hill Parkway
    2       NJ       IND             1,670       2,568       7,604       1,679       10,163       11,842       3,812       1999       5-40  
Newark Airport I & II
    2       NJ       IND             1,755       5,400       1,477       1,764       6,868       8,632       2,123       2000       5-40  
Orchard Hill
    1       NJ       IND       1,418       1,212       1,411       649       1,212       2,060       3,272       585       2002       5-40  
Porete Avenue Warehouse
    1       NJ       IND             4,067       12,202       6,605       4,089       18,785       22,874       6,080       1998       5-40  
Portview Commerce Center
    2       NJ       IND       2,678       813       1,065       15,977       6,116       11,739       17,855       403       2007       5-40  
Skyland Crossdock
    1       NJ       IND                   7,250       1,282             8,532       8,532       1,784       2002       5-40  
Teterboro Meadowlands 15
    1       NJ       IND       8,503       4,961       9,618       7,226       4,961       16,844       21,805       5,199       2001       5-40  
AMB Tri-Port Distribution Ctr
    1       NJ       IND             25,672       19,852       1,760       25,807       21,477       47,284       3,769       2004       5-40  
AMB Liberty Log Ctr
    1       NJ       IND             5,052       9,299       7,870       6,813       15,408       22,221       563       2009       5-40  
AMB I-78 Dist. Center
    1       NJ       IND             4,976       19,342       4,735       4,975       24,078       29,053       788       2009       5-40  
Two South Middlesex
    1       NJ       IND             2,247       6,781       2,648       2,259       9,417       11,676       3,698       1995       5-40  
On-Tarmac
                                                                                                       
AMB BWI Cargo Center E
    1       MD       IND                   6,367       393             6,760       6,760       3,287       2000       5-19  
AMB DFW Cargo Center East
    3       TX       IND       5,195             20,632       1,507             22,139       22,139       7,821       2000       5-26  
AMB DAY Cargo Center
    5       OH       IND       5,760             7,163       724             7,887       7,887       3,137       2000       5-23  
AMB DFW Cargo Center 1
    1       TX       IND                   34,199       1,685             35,884       35,884       5,120       2005       5-32  
AMB DFW Cargo Center 2
    1       TX       IND                   4,286       14,970             19,256       19,256       5,454       1999       5-39  
AMB IAD Cargo Center 5
    1       VA       IND                   38,840       2,026             40,866       40,866       19,969       2002       5-15  
AMB JAX Cargo Center
    1       FL       IND                   3,029       375             3,404       3,404       1,438       2000       5-22  
AMB JFK Cargo Center 75_77
    2       NJ       IND                   30,965       9,948             40,913       40,913       23,870       2002       5-13  
AMB LAX Cargo Center
    3       CA       IND                   13,445       1,017             14,462       14,462       6,044       2000       5-22  
AMB MCI Cargo Center 1
    1       MO       IND                   5,793       625             6,418       6,418       3,198       2000       5-18  
AMB MCI Cargo Center 2
    1       MO       IND       7,630             8,134       109             8,243       8,243       2,736       2000       5-27  
AMB PHL Cargo Center C2
    1       PA       IND                   9,716       2,442             12,158       12,158       6,546       2000       5-27  
AMB PDX Cargo Center Airtrans
    2       OR       IND                   9,207       2,163             11,370       11,370       4,173       1999       5-28  
AMB RNO Cargo Center 10_11
    2       NV       IND                   6,014       510             6,524       6,524       2,041       2003       5-23  
AMB Sea Cargo Ctr North 6
    1       WA       IND                         125             125       125       54       2009       1-10  
AMB SEA Cargo Center North
    2       WA       IND       2,683             15,594       812             16,406       16,406       5,792       2000       5-27  
AMB SEA Cargo Center South
    1       WA       IND                   3,056       510             3,566       3,566       2,332       2000       5-14  


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to
          Gross Amount Carried at
                   
                            Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
    Total
    Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
San Francisco Bay Area
                                                                                                       
Acer Distribution Center
    1       CA       IND             3,146       9,479       4,179       3,163       13,641       16,804       5,311       1998       5-40  
Albrae Business Center
    1       CA       IND       6,801       6,299       6,227       2,242       6,299       8,469       14,768       2,497       2001       5-40  
Alvarado Business Center SG
    5       CA       IND       38,855       6,328       26,671       12,929       6,328       39,600       45,928       10,298       2001       5-40  
AMB Arques Business Pk
    2       CA       IND             11,789       4,347       1,888       11,789       6,235       18,024       294       2009       5-40  
Brennan Distribution
    1       CA       IND       3,190       3,683       3,022       2,444       3,683       5,466       9,149       2,447       2001       5-40  
Component Drive Ind Port
    3       CA       IND             12,688       6,974       2,006       12,688       8,980       21,668       3,051       2001       5-40  
AMB Cypress
    1       CA       IND             3,517       2,933       581       3,536       3,495       7,031       233       2007       5-40  
Dado Distribution
    1       CA       IND             7,221       3,739       2,954       7,259       6,655       13,914       2,135       2001       5-40  
Doolittle Distribution Center
    1       CA       IND             2,644       8,014       2,248       2,658       10,248       12,906       3,247       2000       5-40  
Dowe Industrial Center
    2       CA       IND             2,665       8,034       4,166       2,679       12,186       14,865       4,296       1991       5-40  
Dublin Ind Portfolio
    1       CA       IND             2,980       8,940       1,744       2,877       10,787       13,664       473       2000       5-40  
East Bay Whipple
    1       CA       IND       6,012       5,333       8,126       2,130       5,333       10,256       15,589       2,609       2001       5-40  
East Bay Doolittle
    1       CA       IND             7,128       11,023       5,174       7,165       16,160       23,325       4,639       2001       5-40  
Edgewater Industrial Center
    1       CA       IND             4,038       15,113       6,559       4,059       21,651       25,710       7,207       2000       5-40  
East Grand Airfreight
    2       CA       IND       2,266       5,093       4,190       1,121       5,093       5,311       10,404       1,706       2003       5-40  
Fairway Drive Ind SGP
    4       CA       IND       20,018       4,204       13,949       4,485       4,204       18,434       22,638       5,032       2001       5-40  
Hayward Ind — Hathaway
    2       CA       IND             4,472       12,407       1,389       4,496       13,772       18,268       111       2009       5-40  
Junction Industrial Park
    4       CA       IND             7,875       23,975       6,621       7,916       30,555       38,471       9,606       1999       5-40  
AMB Lakeside BC
    2       CA       IND             24,121       3,968       599       24,122       4,566       28,688       79       2009       5-40  
Laurelwood Drive
    2       CA       IND             2,673       8,326       2,625       2,687       10,937       13,624       3,249       1997       5-40  
Lawrence SSF
    1       CA       IND             2,870       5,521       1,550       2,885       7,056       9,941       2,174       2001       5-40  
AMB Manzanita R&D
    1       CA       IND             1,316       3,238       888       1,316       4,126       5,442       390       2007       5-40  
Martin/Scott Ind Port
    2       CA       IND             9,052       5,309       1,926       9,099       7,188       16,287       1,832       2001       5-40  
Milmont Page SGP
    3       CA       IND       9,590       3,420       10,600       5,044       3,420       15,644       19,064       3,935       2001       5-40  
Moffett Distribution
    7       CA       IND       14,676       26,916       11,277       4,419       26,916       15,696       42,612       4,864       2001       5-40  
Moffett Park / Bordeaux R&D
    14       CA       IND             14,805       44,462       21,067       14,883       65,451       80,334       27,594       1996       5-40  
Pacific Business Center
    2       CA       IND             5,417       16,291       5,807       5,446       22,069       27,515       8,612       1993       5-40  
Pardee Drive SG
    1       CA       IND       3,195       619       1,880       466       619       2,346       2,965       591       2001       5-40  
Pier One
    1       CA       IND       26,382             38,351       15,900             54,251       54,251       19,916       2007       5-40  
South Bay Brokaw
    3       CA       IND             4,372       13,154       4,665       4,394       17,797       22,191       6,859       1995       5-40  
South Bay Junction
    2       CA       IND             3,464       10,424       2,138       3,483       12,543       16,026       4,254       1995       5-40  
South Bay Lundy
    2       CA       IND             5,497       16,542       4,941       5,526       21,454       26,980       7,639       1995       5-40  
Silicon Valley R&D
    4       CA       IND             6,700       20,186       7,698       5,439       29,145       34,584       13,495       1997       5-40  
AMB TriPoint Bus Park
    4       CA       IND             20,996       6,808       1,324       21,107       8,021       29,128       161       2009       5-40  
Utah Airfreight
    1       CA       IND       15,196       18,753       8,381       2,673       18,753       11,054       29,807       3,054       2003       5-40  
Wiegman Road
    1       CA       IND             1,563       4,688       2,548       1,571       7,228       8,799       2,828       1997       5-40  
Willow Park Ind
    21       CA       IND             25,593       76,772       28,690       25,725       105,330       131,055       38,399       1998       5-40  
Yosemite Drive
    1       CA       IND             2,350       7,051       2,695       2,363       9,733       12,096       3,090       1997       5-40  
Zanker/Charcot Industrial
    5       CA       IND             5,282       15,887       6,566       5,310       22,425       27,735       7,976       1992       5-40  


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to
          Gross Amount Carried at
                   
                            Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
    Total
    Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
Seattle
                                                                                                       
East Valley Warehouse
    1       WA       IND             6,813       20,511       12,251       6,848       32,727       39,575       10,747       1999       5-40  
Harvest Business Park
    3       WA       IND             2,371       7,153       3,498       2,383       10,639       13,022       3,841       1995       5-40  
Kent Centre Corporate Park
    4       WA       IND             3,042       9,165       5,043       3,058       14,192       17,250       4,797       1995       5-40  
Kingsport Industrial Park
    7       WA       IND             7,919       23,812       10,854       7,961       34,624       42,585       12,708       1992       5-40  
NDP — Seattle
    4       WA       IND       10,403       3,992       11,773       3,165       3,992       14,938       18,930       3,720       2002       5-40  
Northwest Distribution Center
    3       WA       IND             3,533       10,751       3,359       3,551       14,092       17,643       5,027       1992       5-40  
Puget Sound Airfreight
    1       WA       IND             1,329       1,830       966       1,329       2,796       4,125       886       2002       5-40  
Renton Northwest Corp. Park
    4       WA       IND       7,067       8,657       4,937       1,826       8,657       6,763       15,420       1,474       2002       5-40  
AMB Sumner Landing
    1       WA       IND             6,937       17,577       3,628       6,973       21,169       28,142       4,104       2005       5-40  
U.S. Other Target Markets
                                                                                                       
MET PHASE 1 95, LTD
    4       TX       IND             10,968       14,554       3,205       10,968       17,759       28,727       2,317       1995       5-40  
MET 4/12, LTD
    1       TX       IND                   18,390       3,970             22,360       22,360       11,396       1997       5-40  
TechRidge Phase IIIA Bldg. 4.1
    1       TX       IND       9,200       3,143       12,087       1,367       3,143       13,454       16,597       2,868       2004       5-40  
Beltway Distribution
    1       MD       IND             4,800       15,159       7,022       4,818       22,163       26,981       7,046       1999       5-40  
Columbia Business Center
    9       MD       IND             3,856       11,736       7,797       3,876       19,513       23,389       7,385       1999       5-40  
Corridor Industrial
    1       MD       IND             996       3,019       499       1,001       3,513       4,514       1,102       1999       5-40  
Crysen Industrial
    1       MD       IND             1,425       4,275       1,949       1,432       6,217       7,649       2,236       1998       5-40  
Gateway Commerce Center
    5       MD       IND             4,083       12,336       7,553       4,105       19,867       23,972       5,521       1999       5-40  
AMB Granite Hill Dist. Center
    2       MD       IND             3,731       5,182       736       3,750       5,899       9,649       849       2006       5-40  
Greenwood Industrial
    3       MD       IND             4,729       14,188       6,040       4,754       20,203       24,957       7,090       1998       5-40  
Meadowridge Industrial
    3       MD       IND             3,716       11,147       1,804       3,735       12,932       16,667       3,924       1998       5-40  
Oakland Ridge Ind Ctr I
    1       MD       IND             797       2,466       1,763       801       4,225       5,026       1,719       1999       5-40  
Oakland Ridge Ind Ctr II
    1       MD       IND             839       2,557       1,726       844       4,278       5,122       1,994       1999       5-40  
Oakland Ridge Ind Ctr V
    4       MD       IND                   6,654       5,171             11,825       11,825       4,874       1999       5-40  
Patuxent Range Road
    2       MD       IND             1,696       5,127       2,028       1,696       7,155       8,851       2,674       1997       5-40  
Preston Court
    1       MD       IND             2,313       7,192       1,391       2,313       8,583       10,896       2,804       1997       5-40  
Boston Industrial
    15       MA       IND             14,624       42,352       29,676       14,769       71,883       86,652       25,679       1998       5-40  
Cabot Business Park
    12       MA       IND             14,535       35,969       20,949       15,398       56,055       71,453       20,967       1997       5-40  
Cabot Business Park SGP
    3       MA       IND       14,413       6,253       18,747       3,460       6,253       22,207       28,460       5,301       2002       5-40  
Patriot Dist. Center
    1       MA       IND       11,167       4,164       22,603       2,347       4,164       24,950       29,114       4,324       2003       5-40  
AMB Aurora Industrial
    1       MN       IND             1,430       3,354       1,287       1,430       4,641       6,071       313       2007       5-40  
Braemar Business Center
    2       MN       IND             1,566       4,613       2,795       1,574       7,400       8,974       2,648       1998       5-40  
Burnsville Business Center
    1       MN       IND             932       2,796       2,516       937       5,307       6,244       2,326       1998       5-40  
Corporate Square Industrial
    6       MN       IND             4,024       12,113       6,797       4,046       18,888       22,934       7,476       1996       5-40  
Minneapolis Distribution Port
    3       MN       IND             4,052       13,375       5,336       4,073       18,690       22,763       6,804       1994       5-40  
Mendota Heights Gateway Common
    1       MN       IND             1,367       4,565       3,422       1,374       7,980       9,354       3,575       1997       5-40  
Minneapolis Industrial Port IV
    3       MN       IND             3,956       12,053       4,429       4,031       16,407       20,438       6,352       1994       5-40  
Penn James Warehouse
    2       MN       IND             1,991       6,013       5,042       2,001       11,045       13,046       3,980       1996       5-40  
AMB Rogers Distr Center
    1       MN       IND             888       4,481       479       893       4,955       5,848       93       2009       5-40  
Round Lake Business Center
    1       MN       IND             875       2,625       1,743       880       4,363       5,243       1,560       1998       5-40  
Twin Cities
    1       MN       IND             2,927       8,769       7,225       2,942       15,979       18,921       6,914       1995       5-40  
Chancellor Square
    3       FL       IND             2,009       6,106       6,185       2,020       12,280       14,300       5,067       1998       5-40  
Presidents Drive
    6       FL       IND             5,770       17,655       7,254       5,801       24,878       30,679       8,508       1997       5-40  
Sand Lake Service Center
    6       FL       IND             3,483       10,585       6,435       3,501       17,002       20,503       7,101       1998       5-40  
AMB I-81 Dist. Center
    1       PA       IND             1,346       10,715       189       1,346       10,904       12,250       45       2009       5-40  


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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
                                                                                                         
                            Initial Cost to
          Gross Amount Carried at
                   
                            Company(1)     Costs Capitalized
    12/31/09(1)           Year of
       
    No. of
                            Building &
    Subsequent to
          Building &
    Total
    Accumulated
    Construction/
    Depreciable Life
 
Property
  Bldgs     Location     Type     Encumbrances(2)     Land     Improvements     Acquisition     Land     Improvements     Costs(3)(4)     Depreciation(5)(6)     Acquisition     (Years)  
 
Other U.S. Non-Target Markets
                                                                                                       
Elmwood Distribution
    5       LA       IND             4,167       12,495       8,261       4,184       20,739       24,923       5,242       1998       5-40  
AMB Morgan Bus Ctr
    1       GA       IND             499       13,410       1,565       499       14,975       15,474       373       2009       5-40  
International Target Markets
                                                                                                     
AMB Annagem Distrib Centre II
    1       Canada       IND             1,961       4,573       1,070       2,088       5,516       7,604       532       2007       5-40  
AMB Annagem Dist. Center
    1       Canada       IND             3,671       7,707       2,258       3,794       9,842       13,636       1,379       2007       5-40  
AMB Airport Rd. Dist Ctr
    1       Canada       IND             11,690       53,674       11,096       11,971       64,489       76,460       804       2009       5-40  
AMB Milton Crossings Bus Pk
    1       Canada       IND             8,408       13,595       621       8,802       13,822       22,624       122       2008       5-40  
AMB Millcreek Distribution Ctr
    2       Canada       IND             8,827       15,363       2,741       9,401       17,530       26,931       1,046       2008       5-40  
AMB Milton 402 Bus Park
    1       Canada       IND             3,778       14,697       5,094       3,592       19,977       23,569       1,594       2008       5-40  
AMB Milton 401 Bus. Park
    1       Canada       IND             3,607       16,578       2,853       3,695       19,343       23,038       471       2006       5-40  
AMB Pearson Logist. Ctr
    2       Canada       IND             11,620       30,442       2,731       11,606       33,187       44,793       3,092       2007       5-40  
AMB Shinkiba Dist Crtr 1
    1       Japan       IND       73,110       62,319       39,634       15,343       62,319       54,977       117,296       3,168       2007       5-40  
AMB Shiohama Distr Ctr 1
    1       Japan       IND             28,900       7,086       5,603       28,900       12,689       41,589       80       2005       5-40  
AMB Tsurumi Dist Ctr 1
    1       Japan       IND       109,664       27,857       76,531       14,907       27,848       91,447       119,295       1,853       2008       5-40  
AMB Fukuoka Manami DC 2
    1       Japan       IND             8,331       48,164       4,406       8,332       52,569       60,901       403       2007       5-40  
AMB Nanko Naka DC 1
    1       Japan       IND             10,385       33,972       7,908       10,386       41,879       52,265       274       2007       5-40  
AMB Kasugai DC 1
    1       Japan       IND             22,713       97,921       16,543       22,692       114,485       137,177       3,285       2007       5-40  
AMB Icheon Distrib Ctr
    1       Korea       IND             5,434       8,064       178       5,435       8,241       13,676       893       2008       5-40  
AMB ICN Logistics Ctr
    1       Korea       IND                   22,389       3,221             25,610       25,610       703       2008       2-40  
AMB Airport Logistics Center 3
    1       Singapore       IND       13,643             18,438       1,794             20,232       20,232       2,560       2007       5-40  
Singapore Airport Logist Ctr 2
    1       Singapore       IND                   23,235       15             23,250       23,250       2,727       2008       5-40  
AMB Changi-North DC1
    1       Singapore       IND       6,823             8,790       319             9,109       9,109       891       2007       5-40  
AMB Changi South Distr Ctr 1
    1       Singapore       IND                   30,949       108             31,057       31,057       1,425       2008       5-40  
AMB Tuas Distribution Center
    1       Singapore       IND                   9,921       656             10,577       10,577       1,345       2007       5-40  
AMB Beilun Port Dist Ctr
    2       China       IND                   16,349       1,889             18,238       18,238       371       2007       5-40  
AMB Fengxian Log Ctr
    3       China       IND                   16,815       154             16,969       16,969       2,867       2006       5-40  
AMB Jiuting Distribution Ctr
    2       China       IND                   15,215       1,083             16,298       16,298       2,318       2005       5-40  
AMB Kunshan Bonded LC
    1       China       IND                   9,552       187             9,739       9,739       211       2007       5-40  
AMB Beijing Capital Airport DC
    4       China       IND                   12,846       68             12,914       12,914       138       2008       5-40  
AMB Tianjin Bonded LP
    2       China       IND                   703       7,707             8,410       8,410       132       2008       5-40  
AMB Pacifico Distr Ctr
    4       Mexico       IND             2,953       8,085       1,743       2,953       9,828       12,781       417       2009       5-40  
AMB Parque Opcion Catalina
    1       Mexico       IND             735       1,305       1,534       735       2,839       3,574       1,358       2008       5-40  
AMB Agua Fria Ind. Park
    3       Mexico       IND             2,185       18,657       3,633       2,185       22,290       24,475       446       2009       5-40  
AMB Carrizal Ind Park
    1       Mexico       IND             3,264       10,347       244       3,264       10,591       13,855       0       2009       5-40  
AMB Ladero Industrial Pk
    0 (7)     Mexico       IND             20       3,286       0       20       3,286       3,306       21       2009       5-40  
AMB Mezquite III prefund
    1       Mexico       IND             1,760       9,226       598       1,760       9,824       11,584       77       2009       5-40  
AMB Piracanto Ind Park
    4       Mexico       IND       14,557       9,793       15,727       734       9,793       16,461       26,254       813       2008       5-40  
AMB Tres Rios (Fund)
    0 (7)     Mexico       IND             1,152             3,480       1,152       3,480       4,632       1,560       2007       5  
Tres Rios
    2       Mexico       IND             3,406       16,812       897       3,406       17,709       21,115       69       2009       5-40  
AMB Arrayanes IP (REIT)
    1       Mexico       IND             411       9,470       76       411       9,546       9,957       213       2009       5-40  
AMB Los Altos Ind Park
    2       Mexico       IND             4,474       19,270       1,265       4,474       20,535       25,009       60       2009       5-40  
AMB Barajas Logistics Pk
    4       Spain       IND                   42,321       2,343             44,664       44,664       1,273       2007       5-24  
AMB Hausbruch Ind Ctr 4-B
    1       Germany       IND             3,977       10,000       394       4,109       10,262       14,371       654       2008       5-40  
AMB Hausbruch Ind Ctr 5-650
    1       Germany       IND             1,422       2,691       445       1,507       3,051       4,558       255       2008       5-40  
                                                                                                         
Total
    717                     $ 955,151     $ 1,303,127     $ 3,361,645     $ 1,092,002     $ 1,317,461     $ 4,439,313     $ 5,756,774     $ 1,112,283                  
                                                                                                         
 


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144AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
SCHEDULE III
CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
 
 
(1)   The Company recognized real estate impairment losses of approximately $193.9 million and $181.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, as a result of changes in the economic environment.
 
                             
        2009     2008     2007  
 
(2)
  Reconciliation of total debt to consolidated balance sheet caption
  as of December 31:
                       
    Total per Schedule III   $ 955,151     $ 812,230     $ 1,147,787  
    Debt on properties held for divestiture     11,604       232,330       107,175  
    Debt on development properties     129,750       479,199       211,911  
    Unamortized premiums (discounts)     49       (1,188 )     4,214  
                             
      Total secured debt   $ 1,096,554     $ 1,522,571     $ 1,471,087  
                             
(3)
  Reconciliation of total cost to consolidated balance sheet caption as of December 31:                        
    Total per Schedule III   $ 5,756,774     $ 4,634,064     $ 5,053,831  
    Construction in process and land held for development     951,886       1,969,792       1,655,714  
                             
      Total investments in properties(6)   $ 6,708,660     $ 6,603,856     $ 6,709,545  
                             
(4)
  Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in
  real estate
  $ 6,615,119     $ 6,540,559     $ 6,410,055  
                             
(5)
  Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation to consolidated
  balance sheet caption as of December 31:
                       
    Total per Schedule III   $ 1,112,283     $ 970,737     $ 915,759  
    Accumulated depreciation and amortization on properties under
  renovation or in development(8)
    1,525             927  
                             
      Total accumulated depreciation(6)   $ 1,113,808     $ 970,737     $ 916,686  
                             
(6)
  A summary of activity for real estate and accumulated depreciation for the years ended December 31, is as follows:                        
    Investments in Properties:                        
      Balance at beginning of year   $ 6,603,856     $ 6,709,545     $ 6,575,733  
      Acquisition of properties           219,961       59,166  
      Improvements, including development properties     268,897       478,010       599,438  
      Deconsolidation of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P.                   
      Deconsolidation of AMB Partners II, L.P.            (205,618 )      
      Asset impairment     (181,853 )     (193,918 )     (1,157 )
      Divestiture of properties     (357,599 )     (231,765 )     (267,063 )
      Adjustment for properties held for sale or contribution(9)     375,359       (172,359 )     (256,572 )
                             
      Balance at end of year   $ 6,708,660     $ 6,603,856     $ 6,709,545  
                             
    Accumulated Depreciation:                        
      Balance at beginning of year   $ 970,737     $ 916,686     $ 789,693  
      Depreciation expense, including discontinued operations     178,506       149,748       134,961  
      Properties divested     (36,288 )     (12,843 )     (3,914 )
      Deconsolidation of AMB Partners II, L.P.            (84,701 )      
      Adjustment for properties held for divestiture     853       1,847       (4,054 )
                             
      Balance at end of year   $ 1,113,808     $ 970,737     $ 916,686  
                             
(7)
  Property represents a leased parking lot with an office space, tenant improvements, and capitalized lease costs.
(8)
  In 2009, includes $1,307 of accumulated amortization of prepaid ground lease costs on construction-in-progress projects in China.
(9)
  Includes additions during year to properties held for sale or contribution at both current year end and prior year end as well as reclassifications in and out of properties held for sale or contribution during year.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
(Report not required)
 


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 1,068,800  
Buildings and improvements
    2,200,817  
Construction in progress
    82,544  
         
Total investments in real estate
    3,352,161  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (229,881 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    3,122,280  
Cash and cash equivalents
    45,614  
Restricted cash
    5,528  
Deferred financing costs, net
    6,824  
Accounts receivable and other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
       
$2,065 as of December 31, 2009
    33,841  
         
Total assets
  $ 3,214,087  
         
 
LIABILITIES, PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 1,697,781  
Secured credit facility
    65,000  
Accounts payable and other liabilities, including net payables to affiliate
       
of $466 as of December 31, 2009
    48,783  
Distributions payable
    796  
Interest payable
    7,334  
Security deposits
    12,523  
         
Total liabilities
    1,832,217  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
       
Partners’ capital:
       
Series A Preferred Units
    88  
AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property II, L.P. and AMB HFC, L.P. (general and limited partners)
    271,641  
AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (limited partner)
    692,954  
City and County of San Francisco Employees’
       
Retirement System (limited partner)
    407,144  
         
Total partners’ capital
    1,371,827  
Noncontrolling interests
    10,043  
         
Total partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    1,381,870  
         
Total liabilities, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  $ 3,214,087  
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 274,916  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    31,431  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    44,105  
Depreciation and amortization
    82,678  
General and administrative
    2,421  
Real estate impairment losses
    1,607  
         
Total costs and expenses
    162,242  
         
Operating income
    112,674  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    93  
Interest, including amortization
    (105,127 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (105,034 )
         
Income from continuing operations
    7,640  
Discontinued operations
       
Loss attributable to discontinued operations
    (9,547 )
Gains from disposition of real estate
    1,333  
         
Total discontinued operations
    (8,214 )
         
Net loss
    (574 )
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (51 )
         
Net loss after noncontrolling interests
    (625 )
Series A preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (13,205 )
Priority distributions to City and County of San Francisco
       
Employees’ Retirement System, L.P. 
    (782 )
         
Net loss available to partners
  $ (14,628 )
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
                                                 
    (Report not Required)  
          AMB
                         
          Property,
                         
          L.P., AMB
          City and
             
          Property
    AMB
    County of
             
          II, L.P. and
    Institutional
    San Francisco
             
          AMB HFC, L.P.
    Alliance
    Employees’
             
    Series A
    (General and
    REIT III, Inc.
    Retirement
             
    Preferred
    Limited
    (Limited
    System
    Noncontrolling
       
    Units     Partners)     Partner)     (Limited Partner)     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 88     $ 241,608     $ 697,662     $ 410,868     $ 10,485     $ 1,360,711  
Contributions
          32,608       3,621                   36,229  
Net income (loss)
    16       10,630       (8,329 )     (2,942 )     51       (574 )
Distributions
    (16 )                       (493 )     (509 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. (Note 8)
          (13,205 )                       (13,205 )
Priority distributions to City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System, L.P. (Note 8)
                      (782 )           (782 )
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ 88     $ 271,641     $ 692,954     $ 407,144     $ 10,043     $ 1,381,870  
                                                 
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net loss
  $ (574 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    82,678  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (13,030 )
Straight-line ground rent expense
    510  
Real estate impairment losses
    1,607  
Debt premiums, discounts and finance cost amortization, net
    2,263  
Depreciation related to discontinued operations
    445  
Real estate impairment losses related to discontinued operations
    9,768  
Gains from disposition of real estate
    (1,333 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    56  
Restricted cash
    627  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    1,208  
Interest payable
    (321 )
Security deposits
    (1,619 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    82,285  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Cash received from property acquisitions
    541  
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate
    45,042  
Additions to properties
    (35,922 )
         
Net cash provided by investing activities
    9,661  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from partners
    3,729  
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    18,091  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (61,368 )
Payments on unsecured credit facility
    (40,000 )
Borrowings on secured credit facility
    38,900  
Payments of preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Payment of priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (13,337 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (493 )
Payment of financing costs
    (314 )
         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (54,808 )
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    37,138  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    8,476  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 45,614  
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(Report not required)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On September 17, 2003, AMB Property, L.P. formed AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, LLC (“Alliance Fund III, LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company. On October 25, 2004, AMB converted Alliance Fund III, LLC into a limited partnership, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. (“Fund III”), a Delaware limited partnership, and admitted AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (“REIT III”) into Fund III as a limited partner. Due to the related party nature of the conversion, and that Fund III was under common control with Alliance Fund III, LLC, the assets and liabilities were accounted for by Fund III at historical cost.
 
On October 26, 2004 (“Inception”), Fund III completed its first closing and accepted capital contributions from AMB Property, L.P. and REIT III. On November 1, 2006, AMB Property II, L.P. was admitted to Fund III as a limited partner in exchange for a contribution of 16 industrial buildings with an estimated value of $111.9 million. On January 4, 2008, AMB HFC, L.P. was admitted to Fund III as a limited partner in exchange for a contribution of two industrial buildings with an estimated value of $86.8 million. AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property II, L.P. and AMB HFC, L.P. are herein referred to as “AMB.” On July 1, 2008, the City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (“CCSFERS”) and AMB contributed their partnership interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. (“Partners II”) to Fund III in exchange for partnership interests in Fund III. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III has accepted capital contributions from AMB, CCSFERS and REIT III (excluding AMB Property, L.P.’s interest), and contributions resulting from Fund III’s dividend reinvestment program, for ownership interests in Fund III of 22.7 percent, 24.4 percent and 52.9 percent, respectively. AMB is a general and limited partner of Fund III. As of December 31, 2009, all capital balances reflect balances at liquidation value.
 
As of December 31, 2009, $56.6 million of REIT III units in Fund III have been redeemed.
 
As of December 31, 2009, Fund III owned 125 operating properties and one renovation property (consisting of 305 industrial buildings aggregating 36.6 million square feet (unaudited)) and two parcels of land held for future development (the “Properties”). The Properties are located in the following markets: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Northern New Jersey/New York, Orlando, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, South Florida, and Southern California.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Fund III and the ventures in which Fund III has a controlling interest. Third-party equity interests in Fund III’s ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value.
 
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airport authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building costs on ground leases
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
Prior to January 1, 2009, the initial cost of buildings and improvements included the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs. Pursuant to the Fund’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, legal fees and acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
 
Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III capitalized interest and property taxes of approximately $0.4 million.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic life of assets are capitalized.
 
Fund III records at acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III has recorded intangible assets or liabilities in the amounts of $12.7 million, $39.1 million, $38.2 million, and $78.1 million for the value attributable to above-market leases, below-market leases, in- place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Fund III also records at acquisition an asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market assumed mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III has recorded $1.0 million for net above market assumed mortgage loans payable.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. When the carrying value of a property is greater than its estimated fair value, based on the intended use and holding period, an impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess over its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. An impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is determined using the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The management of Fund III determines estimated fair values based on its assumptions regarding rental rates, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices. As a result of the economic environment, the management of Fund III re-evaluated the carrying value of its investments and recorded impairment charges of $11.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 on certain of its investments.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Discontinued Operations.  Fund III reports its property sales as discontinued operations separately as prescribed under its policy of accounting for the disposal of long-lived assets, which requires Fund III to separately report as discontinued operations the historical operating results attributable to properties held for divestiture or operating properties sold and the applicable gain or loss on the disposition of the properties. Although this application may affect the presentation of Fund III’s consolidated results of operations for the periods that it has already reported, there will be no effect on its previously reported consolidated financial position, net income or cash flows.
 
The following summarizes the condensed results of operations of the properties sold for the year ended December 31, 2009:
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
Rental revenues
  $ 1,532  
Property operating costs
    (235 )
Real estate taxes and insurance
    (399 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (445 )
Real estate impairment losses
    (9,768 )
Interest, including amortization
    (232 )
         
Loss attributable to discontinued operations
  $ (9,547 )
         
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with reserves from loan proceeds for certain capital improvements and real estate tax payments. Restricted cash also includes cash held by third parties as collateral for certain letters of credit. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III had two letters of credit outstanding totaling $0.2 million. These letters of credit are for security deposits on ground leases.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the terms of the related mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2009, deferred financing costs were $6.8 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Mortgage Premiums and Discounts.  Mortgage premiums and discounts represent the difference between the fair value of debt and the principal value of debt assumed in connection with acquisitions. The mortgage premiums and discounts are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the effective-interest method. As of December 31, 2009, the net unamortized mortgage discounts were approximately $4.7 million.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by an affiliate of AMB and third-party investors in various Fund III entities. Such investments are consolidated because Fund III owns a majority interest and exercises control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Partners’ Capital.  Profits and losses of Fund III are allocated to each of the partners in accordance with the partnership agreement. Partner distributions, if any, are made quarterly. Distributions, other than priority distributions (Note 8), are paid or accrued to each of the partners in accordance with their respective partnership units owned at the time distributions are declared.
 
On January 1, 2005, Fund III issued 125 Series A preferred units at a price of $1,000 per unit, which are held by REIT III. REIT III in turn issued 125 shares of Series A preferred stock at a price of $1,000 per share. The Series A preferred stock is 12.5 percent cumulative non-voting preferred stock, callable with a premium based on the period of time the stock has been outstanding. The call premium was 15.0 percent through December 31, 2007. The


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
premium will reduce each year thereafter by 5.0 percent per year such that there will be no premium after December 31, 2009. Dividends are payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year.
 
Rental Revenues.  Fund III, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, Fund III nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. Such amounts totaled approximately $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Fund III recorded net $4.1 million of income related to amortization of lease intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2009. Of the net $4.1 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2009, $2.4 million relates to amortization expense of above-market leases and $6.5 million relates to amortization income of below-market leases, respectively. The lease intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
 
Gains from Sale.  Gains and losses are recognized using the full accrual method. Gains related to transactions which do not meet the requirements of the full accrual method of accounting are deferred and recognized when the full accrual method of accounting criteria are met.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with Fund III in its trade areas. This results in competition for tenants to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on Fund III’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be achieved. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III did not have any material concentration of credit risk due to the diversification of its tenants.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  As of December 31, 2009, Fund III’s consolidated financial instruments include mortgage loans payable and a secured credit facility. Based on borrowing rates available to Fund III at December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans payable and the secured credit facility was $1.5 billion.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  Effective January 1, 2009, Fund III adopted policies related to accounting for business combinations, which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. This adoption did not have a material effect on Fund III’s financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, Fund III adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, Fund III has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the capital section of the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net loss retroactively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued guidance related to accounting for fair value measurements which define fair value and establish a framework for measuring fair value in order to meet disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
 
Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.
 
Level 2.  Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes certain corporate debt securities and derivative contracts.
 
Level 3.  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category generally includes long-term derivative contracts and real estate.
 
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring or Nonrecurring Basis as of December 31, 2009
 
         
    Level 3
 
    Assets/Liabilities
 
    at Fair Value  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Assets:
  $ 39,296  
         
Investments in real estate(1)
  $ 39,296  
         
 
 
(1) The fair value at December 31, 2009 reflects a cumulative loss on impairment of real estate assets of $8.8 million, measured on a nonrecurring basis.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, adjustments of $0 and $1.6 million were recorded to estimated fair value of the Fund’s non financial assets and impairment charges, respectively, following the review for impairment. This adoption had no material impact on the Fund’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, in conjunction with a review for impairment, selected assets were adjusted to fair value and impairment charges were recorded. This adoption had no material impact on Fund III’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Effective June 2009, Fund III adopted a policy related to disclosures of subsequent events which involves accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This adoption did not have any impact on the Fund III’s financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of its financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Effective September 2009, Fund III has adopted the Codification, which did not have a material impact on Fund III’s financial statements.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION/DISPOSITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III acquired two industrial buildings through an equity exchange totaling 428,180 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately $32.5 million. The $32.5 million total purchase price related to these acquisitions was allocated $5.0 million to land,


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
$22.1 million to buildings and improvements, $0.7 million to in-place leases, and $4.7 million to lease origination costs.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III disposed of six industrial buildings totaling 529,971 square feet (unaudited), for an aggregate sales price of approximately $46.6 million, including $1.6 million of disposition costs. The dispositions resulted in net gains of approximately $1.3 million.
 
4.   DEBT
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III repaid $28.7 million on one outstanding mortgage loan payable and $9.9 million on two outstanding mortgage loans payable in conjunction with the disposition of real estate. The loans bore interest at 7.50 percent, 7.31 percent and 4.75 percent, respectively. In addition, Fund III used the sales proceeds from the dispositions to reduce $2.6 million of near-term mortgage loan maturities.
 
As of December 31, 2009, Fund III had a secured credit facility providing for loans in an initial principal amount outstanding of up to $65.0 million. The credit facility is secured by a pledge of the equity in AMB Mosaic Properties, LLC, a Special Purpose Entity (“SPE”) whose sole purpose is to own the AMB Mosaic properties. The Fund is a guarantor of the obligations under the facility. During the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III increased its borrowings on this facility by $38.9 million. The secured credit facility matures in September 2014 and $26.1 million bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 190 basis points (3.2 percent at December 31, 2009) and $38.9 million bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 225 basis points and cost of funds (3.4 percent at December 31, 2009). As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance on this secured credit facility was $65.0 million. The credit facility contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The management of Fund III believes that it was in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2009.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III obtained one mortgage loan payable totaling $18.1 million. This loan bears interest at 5.48 percent and matures in 2015.
 
As of December 31, 2009, Fund III had outstanding mortgage loans payable totaling $1.7 billion, not including net unamortized mortgage discounts of approximately $4.7 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.82 percent and mature between 2010 and 2024.
 
The mortgage loans payable are collateralized by certain Properties and require monthly interest and principal payments until maturity. Certain of the mortgage loans payable are cross-collateralized. In addition, the mortgage loans payable have various covenants. Management of Fund III believes that Fund III was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2009.
 
As of December 31, 2009, certain Fund III mortgage loans payable require the existence of SPEs, whose sole purposes are to own AMB Baltimore Beltway, AMB Palmetto, AMB Spruce Avenue, AMB Zuma Distribution Center, Boston Marine, JFK Logistics Center, LAX Gateway and SEA Logistics Center 2, properties that collateralize 11 mortgage loans payable. All SPEs are consolidated in Fund III’s consolidated financial statements. The creditors of the SPEs do not have recourse to any other assets or revenues of Fund III or to AMB or its affiliated entities. Conversely, the creditors of AMB and its affiliated entities do not have recourse to any of the assets or revenues of the SPEs.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The scheduled principal payments of Fund III’s mortgage loans payable and secured credit facility as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2010
  $ 48,889  
2011
    300,794  
2012
    90,260  
2013
    313,687  
2014
    168,046  
Thereafter
    845,799  
         
Subtotal
    1,767,475  
Net unamortized premiums and (discounts)
    (4,694 )
         
Total debt
  $ 1,762,781  
         
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2009. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2010
  $ 204,097  
2011
    174,381  
2012
    140,088  
2013
    112,784  
2014
    84,021  
Thereafter
    247,880  
         
Total
  $ 963,251  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses per their applicable lease agreement, which amounted to approximately $59.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. These amounts are included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
6.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 103,422  
         
Decrease in accounts payable related to capital improvements
  $ (1,911 )
         
Acquisition of properties
  $ 32,500  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Contributions from partners
    (32,500 )
Assumption of other liabilities
    (541 )
         
Net cash received from property acquisitions
  $ (541 )
         
 
7.   INCOME TAXES
 
As a partnership, the allocated share of income of Fund III is included in the income tax returns of the individual partners. Accordingly, no accounting for income taxes is required in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2008, Fund III adopted policies related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, and such adoption did not have a material impact on Fund III.
 
8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Amended Partnership Agreement, AMB receives acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of properties acquired. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Fund III did not pay AMB any acquisition fees. Prior to January 1, 2009, acquisition fees were capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Pursuant to the Fund’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
 
At certain of Alliance Fund III’s properties, AMB is responsible for the property management or the accounting or both. For properties which AMB provides both property management and accounting services, AMB earns fees between 0.5 percent and 4.5 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. For properties where the property management service is provided by a third-party, AMB earns accounting fees between 0.4 percent and 1.0 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. For the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB earned combined property management and accounting fees of approximately $5.5 million.
 
At certain properties, AMB earns a leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. For the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB earned leasing commissions of approximately $1.2 million.
 
At certain properties, AMB earns construction management fees when it has acted as the project manager. AMB earned construction management fees of approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
On a quarterly basis, AMB, as general partner, receives priority distributions of 7.5 percent of net operating income (excluding straight-line rents, straight-line ground rent expense, and amortization of lease intangibles) for providing asset management services to Fund III. AMB earned approximately $13.2 million in priority distributions for the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, Fund III owed AMB $0.5 million in property


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
management and accounting fees, operating cash flow distributions, priority distributions, and other miscellaneous items, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Commencing January 1, 2009, AMB, as general partner, offered CCSFERS an opportunity to have a portion of the priority distribution otherwise payable to AMB effectively returned to CCSFERS because CCSFERS has invested capital in excess of $50.0 million in Fund III. Pursuant to its participation in this program and based on the amount of its invested capital in Fund III, $0.8 million of the priority distribution otherwise payable to AMB as general partner for the year ended December 31, 2009 was payable to CCSFERS. Investors that have invested capital in excess of $50.0 million in AMB Fund III Holdings, L.P. (“Fund III Holdings”) or REIT III (as opposed to Fund III directly) are similarly eligible to participate in this program through the profit sharing program available to investors in Fund III Holdings.
 
For renovation properties, AMB earns a quarterly fee equal to 0.70 percent per annum of the respective property’s acquisition cost (as defined). Such renovation fees are payable in arrears over the property’s initial renovation period (as defined). For the year ended December 31, 2009, AMB earned renovation fees of approximately $0.1 million. Such renovation fees are capitalized and are included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Commencing June 30, 2008 and every three years thereafter, AMB is entitled to receive an incentive distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR. As of December 31, 2009, a cumulative incentive distribution of $39.3 million has been earned by AMB.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third-party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Contingent and unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, and accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, Fund III may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of Fund III.
 
Environmental Matters.  Fund III follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. Fund III is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on Fund III’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on Fund III’s results of operations and cash flows.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
General Uninsured Losses.  Fund III carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. Fund III believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of Fund III’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, Fund III has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although Fund III has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that Fund III believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that Fund III will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, Fund III could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by Fund III.
 
10.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, Fund III evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 11, 2010, the date these financial statements were issued, in accordance with Fund III’s policy related to disclosures of subsequent events.
 
During January 2010, Fund III completed an equity closing totaling $50.0 million from REIT III and $100.0 million from AMB, which results in REIT III (including AMB Property L.P.’s interest), CCSFERS, and AMB ownership interests in Fund III of 50.8 percent, 20.1 percent and 29.1 percent, respectively. AMB’s overall interest in Fund III is 30.4 percent.
 
During January 2010, Fund III repaid $27.5 million on two outstanding mortgage loans payable and $38.9 million on a secured credit facility. The loans bore a weighted average interest rate of 6.2 percent and LIBOR plus 225 basis points and cost of funds (3.4 percent at December 31, 2009), respectively.
 
Effective January 25, 2010 Fund III, REIT III and Fund III Holdings changed their legal names. These legal name changes do not involve a change of control or other change in the ownership percentages of these entities. All other Fund III related and subsidiary entities remain as is. Legal name changes are as follows:
 
     
Former Names:
 
Effective Names:
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. 
  AMB U.S. Logistics Fund, L.P.
AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. 
  AMB U.S. Logistics REIT, Inc.
AMB Fund III Holdings, L.P. 
  AMB U.S. Logistics Fund Holdings, L.P.
 
During February 2010, Fund III repaid $9.1 million on one outstanding mortgage loan payable. The loan bore interest at 7.1 percent.


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Partners of
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P.:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations, of partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Partnership”) at December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As discussed in Note 11 to the financial statements, the Partnership adopted accounting standards related to noncontrolling interests effective January 1, 2009. All amounts have been reclassified herein to conform to 2009 presentation.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
February 12, 2009, except for Note 11 as to which the date is February, 11, 2010


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 1,142,357  
Buildings and improvements
    2,197,603  
Construction in progress
    10,039  
         
Total investments in real estate
    3,349,999  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (155,161 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    3,194,838  
Cash and cash equivalents
    8,476  
Restricted cash
    6,155  
Deferred financing costs, net
    9,178  
Accounts receivable and other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $915 as of December 31, 2008 and including net receivables from affiliates of $58 as of December 31, 2008
    26,434  
         
Total assets
  $ 3,245,081  
         
 
LIABILITIES, PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 1,741,373  
Secured credit facility
    26,100  
Unsecured credit facility
    40,000  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    55,100  
Interest payable
    7,655  
Security deposits
    14,142  
         
Total liabilities
    1,884,370  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
       
Partners’ capital:
       
Series A Preferred Units
    88  
AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Property II, L.P. (general and limited partners)
    241,608  
AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (limited partner)
    697,662  
City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (limited partner)
    410,868  
         
Total partners’ capital
    1,350,226  
Noncontrolling interests
    10,485  
         
Total partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    1,360,711  
         
Total liabilities, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  $ 3,245,081  
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 233,320  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    24,210  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    36,275  
Depreciation and amortization
    68,822  
General and administrative
    2,126  
Real estate impairment losses
    8,939  
         
Total costs and expenses
    140,372  
         
Operating income
    92,948  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    1,099  
Interest, including amortization
    (85,367 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (84,268 )
         
Net income
    8,680  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (339 )
         
Net income after noncontrolling interests
    8,341  
Series A preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Incentive distribution to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (39,264 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (12,208 )
         
Net loss available to partners
  $ (43,147 )
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
                                                 
                      City and
             
          AMB Property,
          County of
             
          L.P. and
          San Francisco
             
          AMB Property
          Employees’
             
          II, L.P.
    AMB Institutional
    Retirement
             
    Series A
    (General and
    Alliance REIT III, Inc.
    System
    Noncontrolling
       
    Preferred Units     Limited Partners)     (Limited Partner)     (Limited Partner)     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 88     $ 127,252     $ 732,584     $     $ 2,833     $ 862,757  
Contributions
          129,383       94,586       419,424       7,801       651,194  
Redemptions
                (56,552 )                 (56,552 )
Net income (loss)
    16       45,060       (35,343 )     (1,392 )     339       8,680  
Distributions
    (16 )     (8,615 )     (37,613 )     (7,164 )     (488 )     (53,896 )
Incentive distribution to AMB Property, L.P. (Note 8)
          (39,264 )                       (39,264 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. (Note 8)
          (12,208 )                       (12,208 )
                                                 
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 88     $ 241,608     $ 697,662     $ 410,868     $ 10,485     $ 1,360,711  
                                                 
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net income
  $ 8,680  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    68,822  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (10,424 )
Straight-line ground rent expense
    620  
Real estate impairment losses
    8,939  
Debt premiums, discounts and finance cost amortization, net
    318  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    2,476  
Restricted cash
    (109 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (5,859 )
Interest payable
    1,031  
Security deposits
    610  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    75,104  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Cash paid for property acquisitions
    (425,256 )
Cash acquired from property acquisitions
    14,505  
Additions to properties
    (28,207 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (438,958 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from partners
    111,302  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    61  
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    515,800  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (56,922 )
Borrowings on unsecured credit facility
    112,500  
Payments on unsecured credit facility
    (207,500 )
Borrowings on secured credit facility
    26,100  
Payments on unsecured note payable
    (16,000 )
Payments of preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Payment of incentive distribution to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (39,264 )
Payment of priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (12,244 )
Redemptions to partners
    (56,552 )
Distributions to partners
    (53,392 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (488 )
Payment of financing costs
    (3,787 )
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    319,598  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (44,256 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    52,732  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 8,476  
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On September 17, 2003, AMB Property, L.P. formed AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, LLC (“Alliance Fund III, LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company. On October 25, 2004, AMB converted Alliance Fund III, LLC into a limited partnership, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. (“Fund III”), a Delaware limited partnership, and admitted AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (“REIT III”) into Fund III as a limited partner. Due to the related party nature of the conversion, and that Fund III was under common control with Alliance Fund III, LLC, the assets and liabilities were accounted for by Fund III at historical cost.
 
On October 26, 2004 (“Inception”), Fund III completed its first closing and accepted capital contributions from AMB Property, L.P. and REIT III. On November 1, 2006, AMB Property II, L.P. (collectively with AMB Property, L.P., “AMB”) was admitted to Fund III as a limited partner in exchange for a contribution of 16 industrial buildings with an estimated value of $111.9 million. On July 1, 2008, the City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (“CCSFERS”) and AMB contributed their partnership interests in AMB Partners II, L.P. (“Partners II”) to Fund III in exchange for partnership interests in Fund III. As of December 31, 2008, Fund III has accepted capital contributions from AMB, CCSFERS and REIT III (excluding AMB Property, L.P.’s interest), and contributions resulting from Fund III’s dividend reinvestment program, for ownership interests in Fund III of 19.4 percent, 25.5 percent and 55.1 percent, respectively. AMB is a general and limited partner of Fund III. As of December 31, 2008, all capital balances reflect balances at liquidation value.
 
As of December 31, 2008, $56.6 million of REIT III units in Fund III have been redeemed.
 
As of December 31, 2008, Fund III owned 128 operating properties and one renovation property (consisting of 310 industrial buildings aggregating 37.0 million square feet (unaudited)) and one parcel of land held for future development (the “Properties”). The Properties are located in the following markets: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Northern New Jersey/New York, Orlando, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, South Florida, and Southern California.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Fund III and the ventures in which Fund III has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in Fund III’s ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value. Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions and the availability of capital. If impairment analysis assumptions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of Fund III’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the assumptions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to


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income and is included on the consolidated statement of operations. As a result of the economic environment, the management of Fund III re-evaluated the carrying value of its investments and recorded impairment charges of $8.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. Investments that are located on-tarmac, which is land owned by federal, state or local airport authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building costs on ground leases
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
The initial cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property or interest in property including legal fees and acquisition costs. Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Fund III capitalized interest and property taxes of approximately $0.3 million.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic life of assets are capitalized.
 
Fund III records at acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2008, Fund III has recorded intangible assets or liabilities in the amounts of $12.6 million, $42.1 million, $37.8 million, and $73.6 million for the value attributable to above-market leases, below-market leases, in-place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Fund III also records at acquisition an asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market assumed mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2008, Fund III has recorded $0.9 million for net above market assumed mortgage loans payable.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with reserves from loan proceeds for certain capital improvements and real estate tax payments. Restricted cash also includes cash held by third parties as collateral for certain letters of credit. As of December 31, 2008, the Partnership had two letters of credit outstanding totaling $0.2 million. These letters of credit are for security deposits on ground leases.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the terms of the related mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2008, deferred financing costs were $9.2 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Mortgage Premiums and Discounts.  Mortgage premiums and discounts represent the difference between the fair value of debt and the principal value of debt assumed in connection with acquisitions. The mortgage premiums and discounts are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the effective-interest method. As of December 31, 2008, the net unamortized mortgage discounts were approximately $4.4 million.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by an affiliate of AMB and third-party investors in various Fund III entities. Such investments are consolidated because Fund III owns a majority interest and exercises control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Partners’ Capital.  Profits and losses of Fund III are allocated to each of the partners in accordance with the partnership agreement. Partner distributions are made quarterly. Distributions, other than priority distributions (Note 8), are paid or accrued to each of the partners in accordance with their respective partnership units owned at the time distributions are declared.
 
On January 1, 2005, Fund III issued 125 Series A preferred units at a price of $1,000 per unit, which are held by REIT III. REIT III in turn issued 125 shares of Series A preferred stock at a price of $1,000 per share. The Series A preferred stock is 12.5 percent cumulative non-voting preferred stock, callable with a premium based on the period of time the stock has been outstanding. The call premium was 15.0 percent through December 31, 2007. The premium will reduce each year thereafter by 5.0 percent per year such that there will be no premium after December 31, 2009. Dividends are payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year.
 
Rental Revenues.  Fund III, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, Fund III nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. Such amounts totaled approximately $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. Fund III recorded net $3.7 million of income related to amortization of lease intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2008. Of the net $3.7 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2008, $3.0 million relates to amortization expense of above-market leases and $6.7 million relates to amortization income of below-market leases, respectively. The lease intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with Fund III in its trade areas. This results in competition for tenants to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on Fund III’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be achieved. As of December 31, 2008, Fund III did not have any material concentration of credit risk due to the diversification of its tenants.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  As of December 31, 2008, Fund III’s consolidated financial instruments include mortgage loans payable, a secured credit facility and an unsecured credit facility. Based on borrowing rates available to Fund III at December 31, 2008, the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans payable, secured credit facility and unsecured credit facility was $1.7 billion.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a policy which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for preacquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Fund III is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of this policy will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows, but, at a minimum, it will require the expensing of transaction costs.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued a policy which clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued a policy which requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. Fund III is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this policy.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, Fund III acquired 141 industrial buildings totaling 15,657,271 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately $1.4 billion, which includes approximately $6.4 million in closing costs and acquisition fees related to these acquisitions. The $1.3 billion total purchase price related to these acquisitions was allocated $480.8 million to land, $817.9 million to buildings and improvements, $9.1 million to in-place leases, $39.6 million to lease origination costs, $5.2 million to above-market lease assets, $4.0 million to below-market lease liabilities, and $0.5 million to a below-market assumed mortgage loan payable.
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2008, Fund III had an unsecured revolving credit facility providing for loans in an initial principal amount outstanding of up to $110.0 million. Fund III guarantees the obligations under the credit facility pursuant to the revolving credit agreement. Fund III intends to use the facility to finance its real estate acquisition activity. The credit facility matures in December 2011 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 160 basis points (2.0 percent at December 31, 2008). In addition, there is an annual administration fee of $20,000 per year, payable quarterly in arrears. As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance on this credit facility was $40.0 million. The credit facility contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The management of Fund III believes that it was in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2008.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, Fund III obtained a secured credit facility providing for loans in an initial principal amount outstanding of up to $65.0 million. The credit facility is secured by a pledge of the equity in AMB Mosaic Properties, LLC. The secured credit facility matures in September 2015 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 190 basis points (2.3 percent at December 31, 2008). As of December 31, 2008, the outstanding balance on this secured credit facility was $26.1 million. The credit facility contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The management of Fund III believes that it was in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2008.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, Fund III obtained 16 mortgage loans payable totaling $510.1 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.94 percent and mature between 2010 and 2018.
 
In conjunction with the contribution of Partners II, Fund III assumed 25 mortgage loans payable totaling $379.4 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.96 percent and mature between 2009 and 2024.
 
As of December 31, 2008, Fund III had 74 mortgage loans payable totaling $1.8 billion, not including net unamortized mortgage discounts of approximately $4.4 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.55 percent and mature between 2009 and 2024.
 
The mortgage loans payable are collateralized by certain of the Properties and require monthly interest and principal payments until maturity. Certain of the mortgage loans payable are cross-collateralized. In addition, the mortgage loans payable have various covenants. Management of Fund III believes that Fund III was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2008.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
As of December 31, 2008, certain Fund III mortgage loans payable require the existence of Special Purpose Entities (“SPEs”) whose sole purposes are to own AMB Baltimore Beltway, the AMB Mosaic properties, AMB Palmetto, AMB Spruce Avenue, AMB Zuma Distribution Center, Boston Marine, JFK Logistics Center, LAX Gateway and SEA Logistics Center 2, properties that collateralize 11 mortgage loans payable. All SPEs are consolidated in Fund III’s consolidated financial statements. The creditors of the SPEs do not have recourse to any other assets or revenues of Fund III or to AMB or its affiliated entities. Conversely, the creditors of AMB and its affiliated entities do not have recourse to any of the assets or revenues of the SPEs.
 
The scheduled principal payments of Fund III’s mortgage loans payable, secured credit facility and unsecured credit facility as of December 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2009
  $ 89,296  
2010
    47,802  
2011
    340,811  
2012
    88,963  
2013
    286,712  
Thereafter
    958,268  
         
Subtotal
    1,811,852  
Net unamortized premiums and discounts
    (4,379 )
         
Total debt
  $ 1,807,473  
         
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2008. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2009
  $ 208,838  
2010
    180,647  
2011
    146,382  
2012
    113,130  
2013
    88,768  
Thereafter
    273,492  
         
Total
  $ 1,011,257  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses per their applicable lease agreement, which amounted to approximately $47.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. These amounts are included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
6.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2008  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 81,501  
         
Increase in accounts payable related to capital improvements
  $ 1,477  
         
Acquisition of properties
  $ 1,358,937  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Contributions from partners
    (532,091 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    (7,740 )
Assumption of mortgage loans payable
    (391,340 )
Assumption of net mortgage discounts
    4,640  
Assumption of security deposits
    (5,853 )
Loan assumption fees
    407  
Assumption of other assets
    19,520  
Assumption of other liabilities
    (21,224 )
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $ 425,256  
         
 
7.   INCOME TAXES
 
As a partnership, the allocated share of income of Fund III is included in the income tax returns of the individual partners. Accordingly, no accounting for income taxes is required in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Amended Partnership Agreement, AMB receives acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of properties acquired. For the year ended December 31, 2008, Fund III paid AMB acquisition fees of approximately $1.6 million. Acquisition fees are capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
At certain properties, AMB is responsible for the property management or the accounting or both. On a monthly basis, AMB earns property management fees between 0.35 percent and 3.50 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. On a monthly basis, AMB earns accounting fees between 0.15 percent and 1.20 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. For the year ended December 31, 2008, AMB earned property management and accounting fees of approximately $3.1 million.
 
At certain properties, AMB earns a leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. For the year ended December 31, 2008, AMB earned leasing commissions of approximately $0.2 million.
 
On a quarterly basis, AMB, as general partner, receives priority distributions of 7.5 percent of net operating income (excluding straight-line rents, straight-line ground rent expense, and amortization of lease intangibles) for providing asset management services to Fund III. AMB earned approximately $12.2 million in priority distributions for the year ended December 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2008, AMB owed Fund III $0.1 million in operating cash flow distributions, priority distributions, and other miscellaneous items, which is included in accounts receivable and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
For renovation properties, AMB earns a quarterly fee equal to 0.70 percent per annum of the respective property’s acquisition cost (as defined). Such renovation fees are payable in arrears over the property’s initial renovation period (as defined). For the year ended December 31, 2008, AMB earned renovation fees of $12,000. Such renovation fees are capitalized and are included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Commencing June 30, 2008 and every three years thereafter, AMB is entitled to receive an incentive distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR. As of December 31, 2008, an incentive distribution of $39.3 million has been earned by AMB.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Contingent and unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, Fund III may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of Fund III.
 
Environmental Matters.  Fund III follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. Fund III is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on Fund III’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on Fund III’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  Fund III carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. Fund III believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of Fund III’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, Fund III has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although Fund III has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that Fund III believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that Fund III will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, Fund III could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by Fund III.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
10.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On February 4, 2009, two properties were added to AMB Mosaic Properties, LLC. A pledge of the equity in AMB Mosaic Properties, LLC secures a credit facility providing for loans in an initial principal amount outstanding of up to $65.0 million, which Fund III obtained during the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
11.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Effective January 1, 2009, Fund III adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, Fund III has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the capital section of the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net income retroactively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 668,737  
Buildings and improvements
    1,306,718  
         
Total investments in real estate
    1,975,455  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (86,394 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    1,889,061  
Cash and cash equivalents
    52,732  
Restricted cash
    4,231  
Deferred financing costs, net
    6,536  
Accounts receivable and other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $536 as of December 31, 2007
    18,958  
         
Total assets
  $ 1,971,518  
         
 
LIABILITIES, PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 962,029  
Unsecured credit facility
    70,000  
Unsecured note payable
    16,000  
Accounts payable and other liabilities, including net payables to affiliate of $226 as of December 31, 2007
    48,964  
Interest payable
    4,089  
Security deposits
    7,679  
         
Total liabilities
    1,108,761  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) 
       
Partners’ capital:
       
Series A Preferred Units
    88  
AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Property II, L.P. (general and limited partners)
    127,252  
AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (limited partner)
    732,584  
         
Total partners’ capital
    859,924  
Noncontrolling interests
    2,833  
         
Total partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    862,757  
         
Total liabilities, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  $ 1,971,518  
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 138,607  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    14,902  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    21,161  
Depreciation and amortization
    42,493  
General and administrative
    1,112  
         
Total costs and expenses
    79,668  
         
Operating income
    58,939  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    1,035  
Interest, including amortization
    (46,372 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (45,337 )
         
Income from continuing operations
    13,602  
Discontinued operations
       
Loss attributable to discontinued operations
    (44 )
         
Total discontinued operations
    (44 )
Net income
    13,558  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (250 )
         
Net income after noncontrolling interests
    13,308  
Series A preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (7,258 )
         
Net income available to partners
  $ 6,034  
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
                                         
    (Report not Required)  
          AMB
                   
          Property,
                   
          L.P. and
                   
          AMB
    AMB
             
          Property
    Institutional
             
          II, L.P.
    Alliance
             
    Series A
    (General and
    REIT III, Inc.
             
    Preferred
    Limited
    (Limited
    Noncontrolling
       
    Units     Partners)     Partner)     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)        
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 88     $ 120,791     $ 480,668     $ 3,090     $ 604,637  
Contributions
          12,275       281,290             293,565  
Net income
    16       8,261       5,031       250       13,558  
Distributions
    (16 )     (6,817 )     (34,405 )     (507 )     (41,745 )
Priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. (Note 8)
          (7,258 )                 (7,258 )
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 88     $ 127,252     $ 732,584     $ 2,833     $ 862,757  
                                         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net income
  $ 13,558  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    42,493  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (6,548 )
Straight-line ground rent expense
    569  
Debt premiums, discounts and finance cost amortization, net
    522  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    2,322  
Restricted cash
    (160 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    3,070  
Interest payable
    1,840  
Security deposits
    228  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    57,894  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Cash paid for property acquisitions
    (607,102 )
Additions to properties
    (20,982 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (628,084 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from partners
    288,048  
Borrowings on note payable to affiliate
    33,144  
Payments on note payable to affiliate
    (33,144 )
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    354,308  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (7,256 )
Borrowings on unsecured credit facility
    161,000  
Payments on unsecured credit facility
    (151,000 )
Borrowings on unsecured note payable
    16,000  
Payments on preferred unit distributions
    (16 )
Payment of priority distributions to AMB Property, L.P. 
    (7,418 )
Distributions to partners
    (41,535 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (507 )
Payment of financing costs
    (1,103 )
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    610,521  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    40,331  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    12,401  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 52,732  
         
 
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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Report not required)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On September 17, 2003, AMB Property, L.P. formed AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, LLC (“Alliance Fund III, LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company. On October 25, 2004, AMB converted Alliance Fund III, LLC into a limited partnership, AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. (“Fund III”), a Delaware limited partnership, and admitted AMB Institutional Alliance REIT III, Inc. (“REIT III”) into Fund III as a limited partner. Due to the related party nature of the conversion, and that Fund III was under common control with Alliance Fund III, LLC, the assets and liabilities were accounted for by Fund III at historical cost.
 
On October 26, 2004 (“Inception”), Fund III completed its first closing and accepted capital contributions from AMB Property, L.P. and REIT III. On November 1, 2006, AMB Property II, L.P. (collectively with AMB Property, L.P., “AMB”) was admitted to Fund III as a limited partner in exchange for a contribution of 16 industrial buildings with an estimated value of $111.9 million. As of December 31, 2007, Fund III has accepted capital contributions from AMB and REIT III, and contributions resulting from Fund III’s dividend reinvestment program, for ownership interests in Fund III of 15.2 percent and 84.8 percent, respectively. AMB is a general and limited partner of Fund III.
 
As of December 31, 2007, Fund III owned 80 operating properties consisting of 169 industrial buildings aggregating 21.4 million square feet (unaudited) (the “Properties”). The Properties are located in the following markets: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Northern New Jersey/New York, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, South Florida, and Southern California.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Fund III and the joint ventures in which Fund III has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in Fund III’s joint ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value. Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions and the availability of capital. If impairment analysis assumptions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of Fund III’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the assumptions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to income and is included on the consolidated statement of operations. The management of Fund III believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2007.
 
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airport authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building costs on ground leases
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
The initial cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property or interest in property including legal fees and acquisition costs. Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III capitalized interest and property taxes of approximately $0.1 million.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic life of assets are capitalized.
 
Fund III records at acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2007, Fund III has recorded intangible assets or liabilities in the amounts of $7.4 million, $38.1 million, $28.8 million, and $34.0 million for the value attributable to above-market leases, below-market leases, in-place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Fund III also records at acquisition an asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market assumed mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2007, Fund III has recorded $3.8 million for net above market assumed mortgage loans payable.
 
Discontinued Operations.  Fund III reports its property sales as prescribed under its policy of accounting for the disposal of long-lived assets, which requires Fund III to separately report as discontinued operations the historical operating results attributable to properties held for divestiture or operating properties sold and the applicable gain or loss on the disposition of the properties. Although this application may affect the presentation of Fund III’s consolidated results of operations for the periods that it has already reported, there will be no effect on its previously reported consolidated financial position, net income or cash flows.
 
The following summarizes the condensed results of operations of the properties sold for the year ended December 31, 2007:
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
Rental revenues
  $ 2  
Property operating costs
    (1 )
Real estate taxes and insurance
    (2 )
General and administrative
    (47 )
Interest, including amortization
    4  
         
Loss attributable to discontinued operations
  $ (44 )
         
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow in connection with reserves from loan proceeds for certain capital improvements and real estate tax payments.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the terms of the related mortgage loans payable. As of December 31, 2007, deferred financing costs were $6.5 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Mortgage Premiums.  Mortgage premiums represent the excess of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with acquisitions. The mortgage premiums are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the effective- interest method. As of December 31, 2007, the unamortized mortgage premiums were approximately $1.5 million.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by an affiliate of AMB and third-party investors in various Fund III entities. Such investments are consolidated because Fund III owns a majority interest and exercises significant control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Partners’ Capital.  Profits and losses of Fund III are allocated to each of the partners in accordance with the partnership agreement. Partner distributions are made quarterly. Distributions, other than priority distributions (Note 8), are paid or accrued to each of the partners in accordance with their respective partnership units owned at the time distributions are declared.
 
On January 1, 2005, Fund III issued 125 Series A preferred units at a price of $1,000 per unit, which are held by REIT III. REIT III in turn issued 125 shares of Series A preferred stock at a price of $1,000 per share. The Series A preferred stock is 12.5 percent cumulative non-voting preferred stock, callable with a premium based on the period of time the stock has been outstanding. The call premium was 15.0 percent through December 31, 2007. The premium will reduce each year thereafter by 5.0 percent per year such that there will be no premium after December 31, 2009. Dividends are payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year.
 
Rental Revenues.  Fund III, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, Fund III nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. Such amount totaled approximately $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. Fund III recorded net $2.3 million of income to rental revenues related to amortization of lease intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2007. Of the net $2.3 million recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007, $2.0 million relates to amortization expense of above-market leases, and $4.3 million relates to amortization income of below-market leases, respectively. The lease intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with Fund III in its trade areas. This results in competition for tenants to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on Fund III’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be achieved. As of December 31, 2007, Fund III did not have any material concentration of credit risk due to the diversification of its tenants.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  As of December 31, 2007, Fund III’s consolidated financial instruments include mortgage loans payable and an unsecured note payable. Based on borrowing rates available to Fund III at December 31, 2007, the estimated fair market value of the mortgage loans payable and unsecured note payable was $974.6 million. Management of Fund III believes that those mortgage loans payable with short maturities or variable interest rates approximate fair value.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. Adoption of this policy on January 1, 2007 did not have a material effect on Fund III.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued a policy which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Fund III does not believe that the adoption of this policy will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued a policy which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Fund III does not believe that the adoption of this policy will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III acquired 49 industrial buildings totaling 7,425,913 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately $633.7 million, which includes approximately $8.9 million in closing costs and acquisition fees related to these acquisitions. The $606.7 million total purchase price related to these acquisitions was allocated $244.3 million to land, $358.0 million to buildings and improvements, $8.7 million to in-place leases, $13.7 million to lease origination costs, $0.1 million to above-market lease assets, and $18.1 million to below-market lease liabilities.
 
4.   DEBT
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III increased the capacity of its existing unsecured revolving credit facility providing for loans in an initial principal amount outstanding from $60.0 million up to $110.0 million. Fund III guarantees the obligations under the credit facility pursuant to the revolving credit agreement. Fund III intends to use the facility to finance its real estate acquisition activity. The credit facility matures in December 2011 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 160 basis points (6.20 percent at December 31, 2007). In addition, there is an annual administration fee of $20,000 per year, payable quarterly in arrears. As of December 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on this credit facility was $70.0 million. The credit facility contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The management of Fund III believes that it was in compliance with these financial covenants at December 31, 2007.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III obtained an unsecured note payable in the amount of $16.0 million. This note payable bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.2 percent and matures in October 2015.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III obtained eight mortgage loans payable totaling $354.3 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.93 percent and mature between 2015 and 2017.
 
As of December 31, 2007, Fund III had 29 mortgage loans payable totaling $960.5 million, not including unamortized mortgage premiums of approximately $1.5 million. These loans bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.80 percent and mature between 2009 and 2017.
 
The mortgage loans payable are collateralized by certain of the Properties and require monthly interest and principal payments until maturity. Certain of the mortgage loans payable are cross-collateralized. In addition, the mortgage loans payable have various covenants. Management of Fund III believes that Fund III was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2007.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III also borrowed and repaid $33.1 million in the form of a collateralized note payable to AMB. The note bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points (6.60 percent at December 31, 2007), which totaled approximately $44,000 for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
As of December 31, 2007, certain Fund III mortgage loans payable require the existence of Special Purpose Entities (“SPEs”) whose sole purposes are to own AMB Baltimore Beltway, AMB Spruce Avenue, AMB Zuma Distribution Center, Boston Marine, and four buildings at JFK Logistics Center, properties that collateralize seven mortgage loans payable. All SPEs are consolidated in Fund III’s consolidated financial statements. The creditors of the SPEs do not have recourse to any other assets or revenues of Fund III or to AMB or its affiliated entities. Conversely, the creditors of AMB and its affiliated entities do not have recourse to any of the assets or revenues of the SPEs.
 
The scheduled principal payments of Fund III’s mortgage loans payable as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2008
  $ 9,215  
2009
    39,371  
2010
    26,284  
2011
    132,612  
2012
    12,953  
Thereafter
    740,099  
         
Subtotal
    960,534  
Unamortized premiums
    1,495  
         
Total mortgage loans payable
  $ 962,029  
         
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2007. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars
 
    in thousands)  
 
2008
  $ 124,551  
2009
    108,075  
2010
    91,717  
2011
    70,177  
2012
    52,318  
Thereafter
    172,136  
         
Total
  $ 618,974  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses per their applicable lease agreement, which amounted to approximately $24.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. These amounts are included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
6.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 44,040  
         
Decrease in accounts payable related to capital improvements
  $ (223 )
         
Acquisition of properties
  $ 633,657  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Contributions from partners
    (5,517 )
Assumption of security deposits
    (1,890 )
Assumption of other assets
    904  
Assumption of other liabilities
    (20,052 )
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $ 607,102  
         
 
7.   INCOME TAXES
 
As a partnership, the allocated share of income of Fund III is included in the income tax returns of the individual partners. Accordingly, no accounting for income taxes is required in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Amended Partnership Agreement, AMB receives acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of properties acquired. For the year ended December 31, 2007, Fund III paid AMB acquisition fees of approximately $4.3 million. Acquisition fees are capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
At certain properties, AMB is responsible for the property management or the accounting or both. On a monthly basis, AMB earns property management fees between 1.05 percent and 2.6 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. On a monthly basis, AMB earns accounting fees between 0.22 percent and 1.0 percent of the respective property’s cash receipts. For the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB earned property management and accounting fees of approximately $1.7 million.
 
At certain properties, AMB earns a leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. For the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB earned leasing commissions of approximately $0.1 million.
 
On a quarterly basis, AMB, as general partner, receives priority distributions of 7.5 percent of net operating income (excluding straight-line rents, straight-line ground rent expense, and amortization of lease intangibles) for providing asset management services to Fund III. AMB earned approximately $7.3 million in priority distributions for the year ended December 31, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, Fund III owed AMB $0.2 million in operating cash flow distributions, priority distributions, and other miscellaneous items, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities and distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
For renovation properties, AMB earns a quarterly fee equal to 0.70 percent per annum of the respective property’s acquisition cost (as defined). Such renovation fees are payable in arrears over the property’s initial renovation period (as defined). For the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB did not earn any renovation fees. Such renovation fees are capitalized and are included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.


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AMB INSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE FUND III, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Commencing June 30, 2008 and every three years thereafter, AMB is entitled to receive an incentive distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR. As of December 31, 2007, no incentive distribution has been earned by AMB.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, Fund III may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of Fund III.
 
Environmental Matters.  Fund III follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. Fund III is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on Fund III’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on Fund III’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  Fund III carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. Fund III believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of Fund III’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, Fund III has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although Fund III has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that Fund III believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that Fund III will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, Fund III could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by Fund III.
 
10.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On January 3, 2008, Fund III completed an equity closing totaling $50.0 million from REIT III, which results in REIT III and AMB ownership interests in Fund III of 85.5 percent and 14.5 percent, respectively. AMB’s overall interest in Fund III is 16.9 percent.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
On January 4, 2008, Fund III acquired two industrial buildings totaling 1,003,229 square feet (unaudited) for a total purchase price of approximately $86.8 million.
 
On January 10, 2008, Fund III repaid $50.0 million of the unsecured revolving credit facility, which had an outstanding balance of $70.0 million as of December 31, 2007.
 
11.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Effective January 1, 2009, Fund III adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, Fund III has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the capital section of the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net income retroactively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Partners of
AMB Japan Fund I, L.P.:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of operations, of partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (denominated in Yen). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Partnership changed the manner in which it accounted for noncontrolling interests in 2009 and has retroactively reclassified the 2008 consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations to conform to the current year presentation.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
February 11, 2010


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
               
Land
  ¥ 48,799,210     ¥ 44,765,559  
Buildings and improvements
    90,533,821       77,739,338  
                 
Total investments in real estate
    139,333,031       122,504,897  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (7,221,121 )     (4,613,064 )
                 
Net investments in real estate
    132,111,910       117,891,833  
Cash and cash equivalents
    8,736,013       7,409,549  
Restricted cash
    5,595,746       4,281,411  
Deferred financing costs, net
    689,488       798,928  
Accounts receivable and other assets
    597,781       742,801  
Net receivables from affiliates
    6,112        
                 
Total assets
  ¥ 147,737,050     ¥ 131,124,522  
                 
 
LIABILITIES, PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
               
Mortgage loans payable
  ¥ 24,462,253     ¥ 16,728,873  
Bonds payable
    52,956,469       53,601,564  
Secured loan payable
          11,985,000  
Unsecured loan payable
    800,000        
Net payables to affiliates
          232,703  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    3,447,057       3,374,015  
Distributions payable
    1,561,327       1,116,382  
Security deposits
    2,929,193       2,374,865  
                 
Total liabilities
    86,156,299       89,413,402  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
               
Partners’ Capital:
               
AMB Japan Investments, LLC (general partner)
    493,972       312,719  
Limited partners’ capital
    48,903,261       30,959,356  
                 
Total partners’ capital
    49,397,233       31,272,075  
Noncontrolling interests
    12,183,518       10,439,045  
                 
Total partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    61,580,751       41,711,120  
                 
Total liabilities, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  ¥ 147,737,050     ¥ 131,124,522  
                 
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  ¥ 9,426,058     ¥ 8,026,402  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
               
Property operating costs
    1,014,943       812,697  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    1,112,987       916,603  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,610,651       2,184,298  
General and administrative
    508,313       442,576  
                 
Total costs and expenses
    5,246,894       4,356,174  
                 
Operating income
    4,179,164       3,670,228  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
               
Interest and other income
    11,422       19,360  
Interest, including amortization
    (2,532,167 )     (2,130,266 )
                 
Total other income and expenses
    (2,520,745 )     (2,110,906 )
                 
Income before noncontrolling interests and taxes
    1,658,419       1,559,322  
Income and withholding taxes
    (257,486 )     (335,323 )
                 
Net income
    1,400,933       1,223,999  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net income
    (288,553 )     (287,942 )
                 
Net income after noncontrolling interests
    1,112,380       936,057  
Priority distributions to AMB Japan Investments, LLC
    (894,945 )     (314,763 )
                 
Net income available to partners
  ¥ 217,435     ¥ 621,294  
                 
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
                                 
    AMB Japan
                   
    Investments, LLC
          Noncontrolling
       
    (General Partner)     Limited Partners     Interests     Total  
    (yen in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  ¥ 277,301     ¥ 25,908,564     ¥ 8,632,377     ¥ 34,818,242  
Contributions
    33,895       4,900,000       1,784,904       6,718,799  
Distributions
                (154,809 )     (154,809 )
Net income
    320,976       615,081       287,942       1,223,999  
Other comprehensive loss (Note 2)
    (4,690 )     (464,289 )     (111,369 )     (580,348 )
Priority distributions (Note 9)
    (314,763 )                 (314,763 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2008
    312,719       30,959,356       10,439,045       41,711,120  
Contributions
    179,613       17,781,650       1,580,800       19,542,063  
Distributions
                (112,166 )     (112,166 )
Net income
    897,120       215,260       288,553       1,400,933  
Other comprehensive loss (Note 2)
    (535 )     (53,005 )     (12,714 )     (66,254 )
Priority distributions (Note 9)
    (894,945 )                 (894,945 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
  ¥ 493,972     ¥ 48,903,261     ¥ 12,183,518     ¥ 61,580,751  
                                 
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  ¥ 1,400,933     ¥ 1,223,999  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
               
operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    2,610,651       2,184,298  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (110,503 )     (167,828 )
Debt premiums and finance cost amortization, net
    416,379       233,490  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable and other assets
    110,584       866,029  
Restricted cash
    (1,314,335 )     (635,133 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (294,230 )     (1,564,289 )
Security deposits
    (102,365 )     (76,994 )
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,717,114       2,063,572  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Debt financed distributions to AMB Japan for property acquisitions
    (800,000 )     (600,000 )
Cash paid for property acquisitions
    (4,845,692 )     (2,169,972 )
Cash paid for prior year property acquisitions
    (163,029 )      
Release of restricted cash
          2,200,000  
Additions to properties
    (230,729 )     (348,907 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (6,039,450 )     (918,879 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Contributions from limited partners
    17,781,650       4,900,000  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    368,665       836,977  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (60,621 )     (12,124 )
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
          10,417,500  
Borrowings on secured loans payable
          600,000  
Borrowings on unsecured loan payable
    800,000        
Payments of financing costs
    (56,132 )     (317,453 )
Payments on bonds payable
    (1,637,596 )     (321,568 )
Payments on secured loans payable
    (11,985,000 )     (15,885,300 )
Payment of priority distributions to AMB Japan Investments, LLC
    (450,000 )     (400,000 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (112,166 )     (154,809 )
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    4,648,800       (336,777 )
                 
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    1,326,464       807,916  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    7,409,549       6,601,633  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  ¥ 8,736,013     ¥ 7,409,549  
                 
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On May 19, 2005, AMB Japan Investments, LLC (“AMB Japan”) and AMB Property II, L.P. as limited partner, formed AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. (the “Fund”), a Cayman Islands-exempted limited partnership. On June 30, 2005 (“Inception”), 13 institutional investors were admitted as limited partners to the Fund and AMB Property II, L.P. withdrew as a limited partner.
 
The limited partners collectively committed ¥ 49.5 billion in equity to the Fund and AMB Japan, as general partner, committed ¥ 0.5 billion in equity to the Fund. In addition, AMB Property Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“AMB Singapore”) committed ¥ 11.9 billion in equity to co-invest with the Fund in properties. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund completed eight capital calls totaling ¥ 49.5 billion and ¥ 0.5 billion from the limited partners and general partner, respectively, of which non-cash contributions from the general partner totaled ¥ 0.4 billion.
 
The Fund and AMB Singapore co-invest (80.81 percent and 19.19 percent, respectively) in Singapore private limited companies (“PTEs”) which indirectly own industrial real estate in Japan. The properties are owned individually in Japanese Tokutei Mokuteki Kaishas (“TMKs”). TMKs are asset-backed entities subject to tax on income net of distributions. Distributions from TMKs to non-residents are subject to local withholding taxes.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund indirectly owned 80.81 percent of 27 operating buildings (the “Properties”) aggregating approximately 7.3 million square feet (unaudited). The Properties are located in the Fukuoka market, the Chiba, Funabashi, Kashiwa, Kawasaki, Narita, Narashino, Ohta, Sagamihara and Saitama submarkets of Tokyo, and the Amagasaki submarket of Osaka.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in Yen currency. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Fund and the ventures in which the Fund has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in the Fund’s ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Functional and Reporting Currency.  The Yen is both the functional and reporting currency for the Fund’s operations. Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Fund operates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Yen are remeasured using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value.


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Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the investments in real estate. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
Prior to January 1, 2009, the initial cost of buildings and improvements included the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs. Pursuant to the Fund’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, legal fees and acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic life of assets are capitalized.
 
The Fund records at acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund has recorded ¥ 553.4 million, ¥ 1.7 billion, and ¥ 332.9 million for the value attributable to below-market leases, in-place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2008, the Fund had recorded intangible assets and liabilities in the amounts of ¥ 553.4 million, ¥ 1.5 billion, and ¥ 235.0 million for the value attributable to below-market leases, in-place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. When the carrying value of a property is greater than its estimated fair value, based on the intended use and holding period, an impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess over its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the lower of cost (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization) or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. An impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the lower of cost (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization) or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is determined using the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The management of the Fund determines estimated fair values based on its assumptions regarding rental rates, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices. The management of the Fund believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash reserves required to be held pursuant to agreements with Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., JP Morgan Trust Bank, Ltd. (“JP Morgan”), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Corporation, Shinsei Bank, Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease, Finance Company Limited, GE Real Estate Corporation Japan and PK Airfinance Japan Limited, as well as cash held in escrow under the terms of the loan agreement with JP Morgan. Pursuant to these agreements, minimum levels of cash are required to be held as reserves for operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance reserves, security deposits, maintenance reserves and periodic withholding of collections for debt servicing.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the terms of the related debt. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, deferred financing costs were ¥ 689.5 million and ¥ 798.9 million, respectively, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Derivatives and Hedging Activities.  Based on the Fund’s policies of accounting for derivatives and hedging activities, the Fund records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. All of the Fund’s derivatives are designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, and are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge.
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss).  The Fund reports other comprehensive income (loss) in its consolidated statements of partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests. Other comprehensive loss was ¥ 66.3 million and ¥ 580.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Mortgage and Bond Premiums.  Mortgage and bond premiums represent the excess of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with acquisitions. The mortgage and bond premiums are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the effective-interest method. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the unamortized mortgage and bond premiums were approximately ¥ 16.9 million and ¥ 30.4 million, respectively.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent a 19.19 percent indirect equity interest in the Properties held by AMB Singapore. Such investments are consolidated because the Fund owns a majority interest and exercises significant control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Partners’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to each of the partners in accordance with the Fund’s partnership agreement. Partner distributions are expected to be made when distributable proceeds are available after taking into account the Fund’s cash needs. Distributions, other than priority distributions (Note 9), are made to each of the partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests at the time of the distribution.
 
Rental Revenues.  The Fund, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, the Fund nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund recorded bad debt expense of ¥ 249.0 million and ¥ 93.5 million, respectively. The ¥ 249.0 million consists of ¥ 220.0 million for base rent and utilities, ¥ 18.7 million for punitive rent, and ¥ 10.3 million for termination compensation and restoration. The Fund recorded ¥ 137.9 million and ¥ 163.0 million of revenue related to the amortization of lease intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The lease intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
 
Deferred tax assets and valuation allowance.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the effects of tax losses, credits, and the future income tax effects of temporary differences between the Fund financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and are measured using enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
settled. A valuation allowance is recognized, based on historical and projected financial information of the Fund along with any positive or negative evidence, when it is more-likely-than-not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with the Fund in its trade areas. This results in competition for tenants to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Fund’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be achieved. The Fund had five tenants that accounted for 40.5 percent of rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The Fund’s financial instruments include mortgage loans payable, bonds payable and an unsecured loan payable. Based on borrowing rates available to the Fund at December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the financial instruments was ¥ 75.0 billion.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund adopted policies related to accounting for business combinations, which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. This adoption did not have a material effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Fund has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the capital section of the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, on the consolidated statements of operations, the presentation of net income retroactively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund adopted policies related to disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities, which provides enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This adoption did not have a material effect on the Fund’s financial statements.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued guidance related to accounting for fair value measurements which define fair value and establish a framework for measuring fair value in order to meet disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. This guidance also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.
 
Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
 
Level 1.  Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities and derivative contracts that are traded in an active exchange market.
 
Level 2.  Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 assets and liabilities include debt securities with quoted prices that are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments and derivative contracts whose value is determined using a pricing model with inputs that


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. This category generally includes certain corporate debt securities and derivative contracts.
 
Level 3.  Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. This category generally includes long-term derivative contracts and real estate.
 
Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis as of December 31, 2009
 
         
    Level 2
 
    Assets/Liabilities
 
    at Fair Value  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Liabilities:
       
Interest rate swap
  ¥ 1,152,657  
Interest rate cap
    (30 )
         
    ¥ 1,152,627  
         
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, neither adjustments to estimated fair value of the Fund’s non financial assets nor impairment charges were recorded following the review for impairment. This adoption had no material impact on the Fund’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Effective June 2009, the Fund adopted a policy related to disclosures of subsequent events which involves accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This adoption did not have any impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the FASB issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of its financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Effective September 2009, the Fund has adopted the Codification, which did not have a material impact on the Fund’s financial statements.
 
Reclassifications.  Certain items in the consolidated financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to current classifications.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund acquired an 80.81 percent equity interest in one entity that indirectly owned one operating property aggregating 981,162 square feet (unaudited) from AMB Japan. AMB Singapore retained 19.19 percent of the equity interest in the same entity. The total aggregate investment cost was approximately ¥ 16.6 billion.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund acquired an 80.81 percent equity interest in two entities that indirectly owned two operating properties aggregating 891,596 square feet (unaudited) from AMB Japan. AMB Singapore retained 19.19 percent of the equity interest in the same entities. The total aggregate investment cost was approximately ¥ 18.7 billion which includes approximately ¥ 23.3 million in closing costs related to these acquisitions. As of December 31, 2008, the Fund owed AMB Japan ¥ 163.0 million, which represents the unpaid portion of the purchase price related to the acquisitions, and is included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Fund paid this unpaid portion of purchase price to AMB Japan in 2009.


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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The total purchase price, excluding closing costs and acquisition fees, has been allocated as follows:
 
                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Land
  ¥ 4,033,651     ¥ 6,913,374  
Buildings and improvements
    12,251,743       11,389,749  
In-place leases
    216,693       249,048  
Lease origination costs
    97,913       97,829  
                 
    ¥ 16,600,000     ¥ 18,650,000  
                 
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had five and four mortgage loans payable totaling ¥ 24.5 billion and ¥ 16.7 billion, respectively. Of the ¥ 24.5 billion mortgage loans payable, ¥ 21.8 billion bears interest at a rate per annum equal to three-month Yen TIBOR or three-month Yen LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 130 to 200 basis points, ¥ 10.4 billion matures in September 2010, ¥ 3.6 billion matures in August 2011 and ¥ 7.8 billion matures in November 2011. To hedge the cash flows of these floating rate borrowings, the Fund purchased interest swaps and interest rate caps, which have fixed the interest rates payable on principal amounts totaling ¥ 21.8 billion as of December 31, 2009 at rates ranging from 1.05 percent to 1.50 percent per annum, excluding margins. Including the interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, the effective borrowings cost for the ¥ 21.8 billion mortgage loans payable as of December 31, 2009 is 2.45 percent. Of the ¥ 21.8 billion mortgage loans payable, ¥ 14.0 billion is collateralized by a first priority security interest in, and to all of certain TMKs’ right, title and interest in and to twelve buildings, and severally but not jointly guaranteed by the Fund and AMB Singapore, the indirect owners of the TMKs. The remaining ¥ 7.8 billion is collateralized by a first priority security interest in certain TMK’s right, title and interest in one building.
 
Of the remainder of the ¥ 24.5 billion, ¥ 2.7 billion as of both December 31, 2009 and 2008, not including unamortized mortgage premiums of approximately ¥ 7.5 million and ¥ 13.5 million, respectively, bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.83 percent and matures in 2011. The mortgage loan payable is collateralized by two buildings and requires interest only payments to be made quarterly until maturity in 2011. In addition, the mortgage loan payable has various covenants. Management of the Fund believes that the Fund was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had one collateralized bond payable, totaling ¥ 3.2 billion and ¥ 3.3 billion, respectively, not including an unamortized bond premium of ¥ 9.4 million and ¥ 16.9 million, respectively. The bond bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.83 percent and matures in 2011. Principal amortization on the bond started in June 2007.
 
If at any such time the principal outstanding on the ¥ 3.2 billion bond payable reaches the balance of the principal outstanding on the ¥ 2.7 billion mortgage loan payable, amortization of principal would then be applied on a pro rata basis of 50.0 percent to the bond payable and 50.0 percent to the mortgage loan payable.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had eight and seven collateralized specified bonds payable, respectively, totaling ¥ 49.7 billion and ¥ 50.3 billion, respectively. Of the ¥ 49.7 billion bonds payable, ¥ 40.6 billion bears interest at rates per annum equal to the rates of three-month Yen TIBOR or three-month Yen LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 85 to 200 basis points and matures between 2011 and 2013. To hedge the cash flows of these floating rate borrowings, the Fund purchased interest swaps and interest rate caps, which have fixed the interest rates payable on principal amounts totaling ¥ 36.6 billion and ¥ 36.4 billion as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, at rates ranging from 1.32 percent to 1.60 percent per annum excluding the margin. Including the interest rate swaps and interest rate caps, the effective borrowing costs for the ¥ 40.6 billion and ¥ 41.0 billion bonds


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payable as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 respectively, are 2.50 percent and 2.56 percent per annum, respectively. Of the remainder of the ¥ 49.7 billion bonds payable, ¥ 6.8 billion and ¥ 2.3 billion bear interest at fixed rates of 2.54 percent and 4.30 percent, respectively, and mature in 2013.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had an unsecured loan payable totaling ¥ 800.0 million and a secured loan payable totaling ¥ 12.0 billion, respectively. The outstanding unsecured loan payable bears interest at a rate per annum equal to three-month Yen LIBOR plus a margin of 275 basis points. The loan matures in January 2011. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the interest rate approximated 3.35 percent per annum. The secured loan payable of ¥ 12.0 billion as of December 31, 2008 was collateralized by the partners’ capital commitments and bore interest at a rate of 1.79 percent per annum. This loan was repaid in January 2009.
 
The scheduled principal payments of the Fund’s mortgage loans payable, bonds payable and unsecured loan payable as of December 31, 2009 are as follows:
 
                                 
    Mortgage loans
          Unsecured loan
       
    payable     Bonds payable     payable     Total  
          (Yen in thousands)        
 
2010
  ¥ 10,478,121     ¥ 767,928     ¥     ¥ 11,246,049  
2011
    13,976,634       4,910,590       800,000       19,687,224  
2012
          16,699,720             16,699,720  
2013
          30,568,858             30,568,858  
                                 
Subtotal
    24,454,755       52,947,096       800,000       78,201,851  
Unamortized premiums
    7,498       9,373             16,871  
                                 
Total
  ¥ 24,462,253     ¥ 52,956,469     ¥ 800,000     ¥ 78,218,722  
                                 
 
Except for the unsecured loan payable of ¥ 800.0 million due in January 2011, which is held by the Fund, the Fund’s operating properties, mortgage loans payable and bonds payable are all held in Japanese TMKs, which are special purpose companies (“SPCs”). TMKs are SPCs established under Japanese Asset Liquidation law. As of December 31, 2009, the 12 TMKs included in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements are AMB Funabashi Tokorozawa TMK, AMB Higashi-Ogijima TMK, AMB Tokai TMK, AMB Narita 1-1 TMK, AMB Amagasaki TMK, AMB Kashiwa TMK, AMB Funabashi 6 TMK, AMB Minami Kanto TMK, AMB Funabashi 5 TMK, AMB Sagamihara TMK, AMB Narita 1-2 TMK and AMB Amagasaki 2 TMK. The buildings owned by both AMB Funabashi Tokorozawa TMK and AMB Amagasaki 2 TMK collateralize one mortgage loan payable and one bond payable each. The buildings owned by AMB Tokai TMK, AMB Narita 1-1 TMK, AMB Amagasaki TMK, AMB Kashiwa TMK, AMB Funabashi 5 TMK and AMB Sagamihara TMK collateralize bonds payable by the respective entities. Five buildings owned by AMB Funabashi 6 TMK, six buildings owned by AMB Minami Kanto TMK and the building owned by AMB Narita 1-2 TMK collateralize mortgage loans payable. The creditors of the TMKs do not have recourse to any other assets or revenues of AMB Japan or its affiliated entities. Conversely, the creditors of AMB Japan and its affiliated entities do not have recourse to any of the assets or revenues of the TMKs.
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2009. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 


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    (Yen in thousands)  
 
2010
  ¥ 7,986,101  
2011
    5,772,947  
2012
    4,377,172  
2013
    3,826,424  
2014
    2,664,385  
Thereafter
    11,208,809  
         
Total
  ¥ 35,835,838  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses per their applicable lease agreement, which amounted to ¥ 710.2 million and ¥ 494.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These amounts are included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.
 
6.   DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
 
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
 
The Fund is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Fund principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Fund manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its debt funding and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Fund enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Fund’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Fund’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Fund’s borrowings. The Fund’s derivative financial instruments in effect at December 31, 2009 were six interest rate swaps hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on Yen TIBOR, two interest rate swaps hedging cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on Yen LIBOR and two interest rate caps hedging the cash flows of variable rate borrowings based on Yen LIBOR.
 
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
 
The Fund’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Fund primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Fund making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. Interest rate caps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty if interest rates rise above the strike rate on the contract in exchange for an upfront premium.
 
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges is recorded in other comprehensive income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the year ended December 31, 2009, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate borrowings.
 
Amounts reported in other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Fund’s variable-rate borrowings. During the twelve month period from December 31, 2009, the Fund estimates that an additional ¥ 425.2 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:
 
                 
    Number of
       
Related Derivatives
  Instruments     Notional Amount  
          (Yen in millions)  
 
Interest rate swaps
    8     ¥ 49,564  
Interest rate caps
    2     ¥ 8,800  
 
The table below presents the fair value of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009:
 
                         
    Fair Value of Derivative Instruments at December 31, 2009  
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Balance Sheet
  Fair
    Balance Sheet
  Fair
 
    Location   Value     Location   Value  
        (Yen in millions)         (Yen in millions)  
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under SFAS No. 133
                       
Interest rate swaps
  Accounts payable and other liabilities   ¥     Accounts payable and other liabilities   ¥ (1,154 )
Interest rate caps
  Accounts payable and other liabilities     1     Accounts payable and other liabilities      
                         
Total
      ¥ 1         ¥ (1,154 )
                         
 
The table below presents the effect of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments on the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009:
 
                     
    Amount of Gain (Loss)
    Location of Gain (Loss)
  Amount of Gain (Loss)
 
Derivative Instruments
  Recognized in
    Reclassified from
  Reclassified from
 
in SFAS No. 133 Cash Flow
  Other Comprehensive Income
    Accumulated OCI into
  Accumulated OCI into
 
Hedging Relationships
  (OCI) (Effective Portion)     Income (Effective Portion)   Income (Effective Portion)  
(Yen in millions)         (Yen in millions)  
 
Interest rate swaps
  ¥ (61 )   Interest, including amortization   ¥ (368 )
Interest rate caps
    (5 )   Interest, including amortization      
                     
Total
  ¥ (66 )       ¥ (368 )
                     
 
Credit-risk-related Contingent Features
 
In order to limit the financial risks associated with derivative applications, the Fund adheres to the Fund’s Derivative policy to minimize counterparty risk. The derivative contracts are executed by the subsidiary of the Fund that is the borrower of the debt being hedged. With the exception of the two interest rate caps, the derivative counterparty is the same entity as, or an affiliate of, the lender of the applicable borrowings. Certain of the derivative contracts provide that if the borrower’s counterparty is downgraded below BBB- by S&P it can constitute an additional termination event.
 
Some of the Fund’s subsidiaries’ agreements with their derivative counterparties also include a provision that an occurrence of an Event of Default under the applicable borrowing being hedged would constitute an Event of Default under the applicable derivative contract. Some of the borrowing agreements of the Fund’s subsidiaries also contain a provision that a default under a derivative contract by the entity could, if it continues without waiver or cure, constitute an Event of Default under the borrowing agreements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
As of December 31, 2009, the fair value of derivatives in a liability position related to these agreements was ¥ 1.2 billion.
 
7.   INCOME AND WITHHOLDING TAXES
 
The Fund is exempt from all forms of taxation in the Cayman Islands, including income, capital gains, and withholding tax. The foreign countries where the Fund has operations may impose income, withholding, and other direct and indirect taxes under their respective laws. Generally, the foreign countries impose a withholding tax rate on dividends or interest between countries based on various treaty rates. The Japanese Yugen Kaisha (“YK”) entities are also subject to a 40.69% statutory rate. Accordingly, the Fund recognizes income taxes for these jurisdictions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as necessary. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund has accrued a current tax liability of ¥ 209.8 million and ¥ 264.4 million, respectively, representing future withholding taxes on distributions from operations and other local income taxes in Japan and Singapore. The Fund also accrued a deferred tax asset of ¥ 27.7 million and ¥ 49.6 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The accrued tax liability and the deferred tax asset are included in accounts payable and other liabilities and accounts receivable and other assets, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
The tax consequences for each partner of the Fund of acquiring, holding, or disposing of partnership interests will depend upon the relevant laws of any jurisdiction to which the partner is subject.
 
Effectively January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted policies related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Fund.
 
8.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
                 
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest
  ¥ 2,109,204     ¥ 1,904,354  
                 
Acquisition of property
  ¥ 16,600,000     ¥ 18,673,262  
Non-cash transactions:
               
Assumption of bond payable
    (1,000,000 )     (9,400,000 )
Assumption of mortgage loan payable
    (7,800,000 )     (3,630,000 )
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
    (118,646 )     (1,546,703 )
Assumption of security deposits
    (656,693 )     (156,308 )
Receivable (Payable) for remaining portion of purchase price
    12,779       (182,198 )
Contributions from general partner
    (179,613 )     (33,895 )
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    (1,212,135 )     (954,186 )
                 
      5,645,692       2,769,972  
Debt financed distribution for acquisition of property
    (800,000 )     (600,000 )
                 
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  ¥ 4,845,692     ¥ 2,169,972  
                 
 
The debt financed distribution for acquisition of property is an unsecured loan payable borrowed by the Fund to finance the acquisition of equity interest(s) in one or more entities of indirectly owned operating properties.


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9.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement and the Co-Investment Agreement, AMB Japan receives an acquisition fee equal to 0.9 percent of the Fund’s share of the acquisition cost of properties purchased from third parties. This acquisition fee is reduced by a 0.4 percent acquisition fee AMB Singapore receives of the acquisition cost of properties purchased from third parties who are referred to the Fund by AMB Singapore. The Fund paid no acquisition fee to AMB Japan during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. Prior to January 1, 2009, acquisition fees are capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Pursuant to the Fund’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had an obligation of ¥ 0 and ¥ 163.0 million, respectively, payable to AMB Japan, related to the unpaid portion of the contribution value for the Singapore PTE entities contributed to the Fund by AMB Japan, which is included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The obligation as of December 31, 2008 of ¥ 163.0 million has been paid to AMB Japan during 2009.
 
Pursuant to the Asset Management Fees Agreement, on January 1, 2006, AMB Property Japan began providing asset management services to the Properties. The asset management fee is payable monthly. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund recorded asset management fees of approximately ¥ 242.2 million and ¥ 187.1 million, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, AMB Singapore receives management service fees, payable on a quarterly basis, equal to 0.25 percent of capital (equity and shareholder loans) contributed to each PTE by the Fund and AMB Singapore. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the PTEs recorded management service fees of approximately ¥ 76.2 million and ¥ 61.1 million, respectively, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund owed ¥ 20.1 million and ¥ 50.1 million, respectively, for management service fees, which are included in net receivables from affiliates and net payables to affiliates, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement from June 30, 2005 to June 30, 2006, AMB Japan, as general partner, received asset management priority distributions equal to 1.5 percent per annum, payable on a quarterly basis, of aggregate capital commitments made to the Fund from the effective date of the agreement through the Supplemental Capital Call Date (as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement). Pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Limited Partnership, for the period from July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, the asset management priority distribution base changed from 100.0 percent to 90.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund; for the period from April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008, the asset management priority distribution base changed from 90.0 percent to 80.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund; for the period from April 1, 2008 through the Supplementary Capital Call Date, the asset management priority distribution base changed from 80.0 percent to 65.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund until the Triggering Event Date (as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement) which is the earlier of the date the unfunded capital commitments is less than 35.0 percent or the Supplemental Capital Call Date. Subsequently, AMB Japan receives asset management priority distribution equal to 1.5 percent per annum, payable on a quarterly basis, of the unreturned capital contributions. The amounts referred to above are reduced by amounts paid or accrued to AMB Singapore for management service fees pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and asset management fees paid or accrued to AMB Property Japan, pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Asset Management Fees.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The Fund reached its Triggering Event Date on January 7, 2009. Promptly following the Triggering Event Date, an asset management priority distribution recalculation was performed as follows:
 
(i) For the period from July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 (the “First Calculation Period”), the asset management priority distribution was recalculated based on the greater of 90.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund and 100.0 percent of the unreturned capital contributions. The recalculated asset management priority distribution was greater than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the First Calculation Period, and a priority distribution true up of ¥ 56.2 million is payable by the Fund to AMB Japan, which is included in distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
(ii) For the period from April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008 (the “Second Calculation Period”), the asset management priority distribution was recalculated based on the greater of 80.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund and 100.0 percent of the unreturned capital contributions. The recalculated asset management priority distribution was greater than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the Second Calculation Period, and a priority distribution true up of ¥ 149.9 million is payable by the Fund to AMB Japan, which is included in distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
(iii) For the period from April 1, 2008 through the Triggering Event Date (the “Third Calculation Period”), the asset management priority distribution was recalculated based on the greater of 65.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund and 100.0 percent of the unreturned capital contributions. The recalculated asset management priority distribution was greater than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the Third Calculation Period, and a priority distribution true up of ¥ 201.8 million is payable by the Fund to AMB Japan, which is included in distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
As a result of the asset management priority distribution recalculation the Fund accrued priority distributions true ups to AMB Japan totaling ¥ 407.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009, which is included in priority distributions in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund recorded assets management priority distributions of approximately ¥ 895.0 million and ¥ 314.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund owed ¥ 1.6 billion and ¥ 1.1 billion, respectively, for asset management priority distributions, which are included in distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, AMB Japan receives incentive distributions equal to 20.0 percent of the amount over a 10.0 percent net nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) accruing to the limited partners. The incentive distributions increase to 25.0 percent of the amount over a 13.0 percent IRR accruing to the limited partners. As of December 31, 2009, no incentive distribution has been paid or accrued.
 
AMB, the indirect owner of AMB Japan, obtains company-wide insurance coverage from third parties that apply to all properties owned or managed by AMB, including the Properties. As such, the Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund recorded insurance expense of approximately ¥ 239.0 million and ¥ 222.4 million, respectively.
 
At certain properties, AMB Property Japan earns a market rate leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, AMB Property Japan earned leasing commissions of approximately ¥ 110.0 million and ¥ 35.5 million, respectively.
 
Pursuant to the Property Management Agreements with certain TMKs, AMB Property Japan earns property management fees for managing their properties. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, AMB Property Japan earned property management fees of approximately ¥ 68.3 million and ¥ 0, respectively.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Asset Management Agreements with certain TMKs, AMB Property Japan earns an accounting fee for maintaining the books and records with respect to their properties. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, AMB Japan earned accounting fees of approximately ¥ 7.5 million and ¥ 12.4 million, respectively.
 
10.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Fund may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Fund.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Fund follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Fund is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on the Fund’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Fund carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. Management of the Fund believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of the Fund’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, the Fund has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Fund has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that management of the Fund believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Fund will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, the Fund could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by the Fund.
 
11.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Fund evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 11, 2010, the date these financial statements were issued, in accordance with the Fund’s policy related to disclosures of subsequent events.


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    Report not
 
    Required  
    (Yen
 
    in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  ¥ 37,852,211  
Buildings and improvements
    65,687,302  
         
Total investments in real estate
    103,539,513  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (2,428,766 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    101,110,747  
Cash and cash equivalents
    6,601,633  
Restricted cash
    5,846,278  
Deferred financing costs, net
    458,783  
Accounts receivable and other assets
    1,569,316  
         
Total assets
  ¥ 115,586,757  
         
 
LIABILITIES, PARTNERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loan payable
  ¥ 2,699,496  
Bonds payable
    44,530,632  
Secured loans payable
    27,270,300  
Net payables to affiliates
    134,213  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    2,636,704  
Distributions payable
    1,201,619  
Security deposits
    2,295,551  
         
Total liabilities
    80,768,515  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
       
Partners’ Capital:
       
AMB Japan Investments, LLC (general partner)
    277,301  
Limited partners’ capital
    25,908,564  
         
Total partners’ capital
    26,185,865  
Noncontrolling interests
    8,632,377  
         
Total partners capital and noncontrolling interests
    34,818,242  
         
Total liabilities, partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  ¥ 115,586,757  
         
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    Report not
 
    Required  
    (Yen
 
    in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  ¥ 6,267,362  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    672,940  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    687,371  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,671,013  
General and administrative
    474,951  
         
Total costs and expenses
    3,506,275  
         
Operating income
    2,761,087  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    8,404  
Interest, including amortization
    (1,625,140 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (1,616,736 )
         
Income before noncontrolling interests and taxes
    1,144,351  
Income and withholding taxes
    (32,026 )
         
Net income
    1,112,325  
Noncontrolling interests’ share of income
    (264,473 )
         
Net income after noncontrolling interests
    847,852  
Priority distributions to AMB Japan Investments, LLC
    (460,238 )
         
Net income available to partners
  ¥ 387,614  
         
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’
CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
                                 
    Report not Required  
    AMB Japan
                   
    Investments, LLC
    Limited
    Noncontrolling
       
    (General Partner)     Partners     Interests     Total  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  ¥ 168,487     ¥  16,680,272     ¥  5,785,959     ¥  22,634,718  
Contributions
    109,000       9,246,600       2,773,712       12,129,312  
Net income
    464,113       383,739       264,473       1,112,325  
Other comprehensive loss (Note 2)
    (4,061 )     (402,047 )     (96,439 )     (502,547 )
Distributions
                (95,328 )     (95,328 )
Priority distributions (Note 8)
    (460,238 )                 (460,238 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  ¥ 277,301     ¥ 25,908,564     ¥ 8,632,377     ¥ 34,818,242  
                                 
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    Report not
 
    Required  
    (Yen
 
    in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net income
  ¥ 1,112,325  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    1,671,013  
Straight-line rents and amortization of lease intangibles
    (166,182 )
Debt premiums and finance cost amortization, net
    153,366  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    (1,033,154 )
Restricted cash
    (860,185 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    1,347,187  
Security deposits
    141,597  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,365,967  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Debt financed distributions to AMB Japan for property acquisitions
    (3,300,000 )
Cash paid for property acquisitions
    (20,682,711 )
Restricted cash acquired
    (286,555 )
Release of restricted cash
    2,600,000  
Restricted cash used as collateral
    (2,200,000 )
Additions to properties
    (542,760 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (24,412,026 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from general partner
    93,400  
Contributions from limited partners
    9,246,600  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    2,033,133  
Payment of priority distributions to AMB Japan Investments, LLC
    (280,000 )
Borrowings on secured loans payable
    20,785,300  
Payments of financing costs
    (53,441 )
Payments on bonds payable
    (212,426 )
Payments on secured loans payable
    (5,900,000 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (95,328 )
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    25,617,238  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    3,571,179  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    3,030,454  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  ¥ 6,601,633  
         
 
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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2007
(Report not required)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On May 19, 2005, AMB Japan Investments, LLC (“AMB Japan”) and AMB Property II, L.P. as limited partner, formed AMB Japan Fund I, L.P. (the “Fund”), a Cayman Islands-exempted limited partnership. On June 30, 2005 (“Inception”), 13 institutional investors were admitted as limited partners to the Fund and AMB Property II, L.P. withdrew as a limited partner.
 
The limited partners have collectively committed ¥ 49.5 billion in equity to the Fund and AMB Japan, as general partner, has committed ¥0.5 billion in equity to the Fund. In addition, AMB Property Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“AMB Singapore”) has committed ¥11.9 billion in equity to co-invest with the Fund in properties. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had completed five capital calls totaling ¥26.8 billion and ¥0.3 billion from the limited partners and general partner, respectively, of which non-cash contributions from the general partner totaled ¥0.2 billion.
 
The Fund and AMB Singapore co-invest (80.81 percent and 19.19 percent, respectively) in Singapore private limited companies (“PTEs”) which indirectly own industrial real estate in Japan. The properties are owned individually in Japanese Tokutei Mokuteki Kaishas (“TMKs”). TMKs are asset-backed entities subject to tax on income net of distributions. Distributions from TMKs to non-residents are subject to local withholding taxes.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund indirectly owned 80.81 percent of 24 operating buildings (the “Properties”) aggregating approximately 5.4 million square feet (unaudited). The Properties are located in the Fukuoka market and in the following submarkets of Tokyo: Chiba, Funabashi, Kashiwa, Kawasaki, Narita, Narashino, Ohta, and Saitama, and the Amagasaki submarket of Osaka.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) in Yen currency. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Fund and the joint ventures in which the Fund has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in the Fund’s joint ventures are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Functional and Reporting Currency.  The Yen is both the functional and reporting currency for the Fund’s operations. Functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Fund operates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the Yen are remeasured using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value. Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. If impairment analysis assumptions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of


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the Fund’s long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the assumptions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to income and is included in the consolidated statement of operations. The management of the Fund believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2007.
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the investments in real estate. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
 
Estimated Lives
 
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
The initial cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or betterments that extend the economic life of assets are capitalized.
 
The Fund records at acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above- or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund has recorded intangible assets and liabilities in the amounts of ¥553.4 million, ¥1.2 billion, and ¥137.1 million for the value attributable to below-market leases, in-place leases, and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash reserves required to be held pursuant to agreements with Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., JP Morgan Trust Bank, Ltd. (“JP Morgan”), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Shinsei Bank, Limited, as well as cash held in escrow under the terms of the loan agreement with JP Morgan. Pursuant to these agreements, minimum levels of cash are required to be held as reserves for operating expenses, real estate taxes and insurance reserves, security deposits, consumption tax and maintenance reserves. Restricted cash also includes cash held directly by the Fund as collateral for a ¥2.2 billion of secured loan payable in connection with the Fund’s acquisition of AMB Funabashi Distribution Center 6. Upon repayment of the secured loan payable, the cash will be released. During the year ended December 31, 2007, ¥2.6 billion of restricted cash, which was held directly by the Fund as collateral, was released upon full repayment of the ¥2.6 billion secured loan payable in connection with the Fund’s acquisition of Higashi-Ogijima Distribution Center in 2005.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the terms of the related debt. As of December 31, 2007, deferred financing costs were ¥458.8 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Financial Instruments.  Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and for Hedging Activities, provides comprehensive guidelines for the recognition and measurement of derivatives and hedging activities and, specifically, requires all derivatives to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as an asset or liability, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. The Fund’s derivative financial instruments in effect at December 31, 2007 were five interest rate swaps, hedging cash flows of the Fund’s variable rate bonds based on Tokyo Inter-bank Offered Rate (“TIBOR”) and London Inter-


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bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin. Adjustments to the fair value of these instruments for the year ended December 31, 2007 resulted in a loss of ¥406.1 million, net of noncontrolling interests. There were no other derivative financial instruments included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2007. This loss is included in accounts payable and other liabilities and other comprehensive loss in the accompanying consolidated statement of partners’ capital and noncontrolling interests.
 
Mortgage and Bond Premiums.  Mortgage and bond premiums represent the excess of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with acquisitions. The mortgage and bond premiums are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the effective-interest method. As of December 31, 2007, the unamortized mortgage and bond premiums were approximately ¥43.9 million.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent a 19.19 percent indirect equity interest in the Properties held by AMB Singapore. Such investments are consolidated because the Fund owns a majority interest and exercises significant control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Partners’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to each of the partners in accordance with the Fund’s partnership agreement. Partner distributions are expected to be made on a semi-annual basis when distributable proceeds are available. Distributions, other than priority distributions (Note 8), are made to each of the partners in accordance with their respective ownership interests at the time of the distribution.
 
Rental Revenues.  The Fund, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. The Fund recorded ¥95.7 million of revenue related to the amortization of lease intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2007. The lease intangibles are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with the Fund in its trade areas. This results in competition for tenants to occupy space. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Fund’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be achieved. The Fund had five tenants that accounted for 47.7 percent of rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The Fund’s financial instruments include a mortgage loan payable, bonds payable and secured loans payable. Based on borrowing rates available to the Fund at December 31, 2007, the estimated fair market value of the financial instruments was ¥74.4 billion.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for income taxes. Adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 did not have a material effect on the Fund.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Fund does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities


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AMB JAPAN FUND I, L.P.
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Fund does not believe that the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund acquired 11 buildings totaling 1,105,800 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately ¥22.0 billion, which includes approximately ¥660.9 million in closing costs and acquisition fees related to these acquisitions.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund acquired an 80.81 percent equity interest in an entity that indirectly owned an operating property aggregating 469,627 square feet (unaudited) from AMB Japan. AMB Singapore retained 19.19 percent of the equity interest in the same entity. The total aggregate investment cost was approximately ¥9.7 billion which includes ¥19.5 million in closing costs. As of December 31, 2007, AMB Japan owed the Fund ¥29.7 million, which represents the overpaid portion of the purchase price, and is included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The total purchase price, excluding closing costs and acquisition fees has been allocated as follows:
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Land
  ¥ 8,719,741  
Buildings and improvements
    21,710,666  
In-place leases
    406,719  
Lease origination costs
    75,280  
Below-market leases
    (442,406 )
         
    ¥ 30,470,000  
         
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had one mortgage loan payable totaling ¥2.7 billion, not including an unamortized mortgage premium of approximately ¥19.5 million. The mortgage loan payable bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.83 percent and matures in 2011.
 
The mortgage loan payable is collateralized by certain of the Properties and requires interest only payments to be made quarterly until maturity in 2011. In addition, the mortgage loan payable has various covenants. Management of the Fund believes that the Fund was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2007.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had one collateralized bond payable totaling ¥3.3 billion, not including an unamortized bond premium of ¥24.4 million. The bond bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.83 percent and matures in 2011. Principal amortization on this bond started in June 2007.
 
If at any such time the principal outstanding on the ¥3.3 billion bond payable reaches the balance of the principal outstanding on the ¥2.7 billion mortgage loan payable, amortization of principal would then be applied on a pro rata basis of 50.0 percent to the bond payable and 50.0 percent to the mortgage loan payable.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had five collateralized specified bonds payable totaling ¥41.2 billion. The bonds bear interest at rates per annum equal to the rates of the TIBOR and Yen LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 85 to 155 basis points and mature between 2012 and 2013. To hedge the cash flows of these floating rate borrowings, the Fund purchased interest swaps, which have fixed the interest rates payable on principal amounts totaling ¥36.6 billion as of December 31, 2007, at rates ranging from 1.32 percent to 1.60 percent per annum excluding the


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margin. Including the interest rate swaps, the effective borrowing costs for the ¥41.2 billion bonds as of December 31, 2007 is 2.54 percent per annum.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had secured loans payable totaling ¥27.3 billion:
 
(i) Of the ¥27.3 billion secured loans payable, ¥15.5 billion bears interest at a rate per annum equal to TIBOR plus a margin ranging from 20 to 95 basis points. ¥13.3 billion matures in June 2008 and ¥2.2 billion matures in February 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the interest rate approximated 0.74 percent per annum. ¥2.2 billion of the loans payable is secured by the restricted cash balances held directly by the Fund in a cash collateral account. ¥13.3 billion of the loans payable is secured by a first priority security interest in, and to all of certain TMKs’ right, title and interest in and to nine buildings, and severally but not jointly guaranteed by the Fund and AMB Singapore, the indirect owners of the TMKs.
 
(ii) Of the ¥27.3 billion secured loans payable, ¥11.8 billion bears interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus a margin of 75 basis points and matures in April 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the interest rate approximated 1.31 percent per annum. The loan payable is secured by the partners’ capital commitments.
 
The scheduled principal payments of the Fund’s mortgage payable, bonds payable and secured loans payable as of December 31, 2007 are as follows (Yen in thousands):
 
                                 
    Mortgage
          Secured
       
    Loan
    Bonds
    Loans
       
    Payable     Payable     Payable     Total  
 
2008
  ¥     ¥ 227,568     ¥ 27,270,300     ¥ 27,497,868  
2009
          499,568             499,568  
2010
          579,928             579,928  
2011
    2,680,000       3,722,590             6,402,590  
2012
          16,511,720             16,511,720  
Thereafter
          22,964,888             22,964,888  
                                 
Subtotal
    2,680,000       44,506,262       27,270,300       74,456,562  
Unamortized premiums
    19,496       24,370             43,866  
                                 
Total
  ¥ 2,699,496     ¥ 44,530,632     ¥ 27,270,300     ¥ 74,500,428  
                                 
 
Except for the secured loan payable of ¥11.8 billion due in 2008 which is held by the Fund, the Fund’s operating properties, mortgage loan payable, bonds payable, and secured loans payable are all held in Japanese TMKs, which are special purpose companies (“SPCs”). TMKs are SPCs established under Japanese Asset Liquidation law. As of December 31, 2007, the nine TMKs included in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements are AMB Funabashi Tokorozawa TMK, AMB Higashi-Ogijima TMK, AMB Tokai TMK, AMB Narita 1-1 TMK, AMB Amagasaki TMK, AMB Kashiwa TMK, AMB Funabashi 6 TMK, AMB Minami Kanto TMK and AMB Funabashi 5 TMK. The Properties owned by AMB Funabashi Tokorozawa TMK collateralize one mortgage loan payable and one bond payable. One of the secured loans payable held by AMB Funabashi 6 TMK is collateralized by cash directly held by the Fund in a cash collateral account. The properties owned by AMB Tokai TMK, AMB Narita 1-1 TMK, AMB Amagasaki TMK, AMB Kashiwa TMK and AMB Funabashi 5 TMK collateralize bonds payable by the respective entities. Four out of the five properties owned by AMB Funabashi 6 TMK and five properties owned by AMB Minami Kanto TMK collateralize secured loans payable. The creditors of the TMKs do not have recourse to any other assets or revenues of AMB Japan or its affiliated entities. Conversely, the creditors of AMB Japan and its affiliated entities do not have recourse to any of the assets or revenues of the TMKs.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2007. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
2007
  ¥ 6,369,487  
2008
    5,317,269  
2009
    4,388,848  
2010
    2,828,036  
2011
    2,039,723  
Thereafter
    3,138,314  
         
Total
  ¥ 24,081,677  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses per their applicable lease agreement, which amounted to ¥439.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This amount is included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.
 
6.   INCOME AND WITHHOLDING TAXES
 
The Fund is exempt from all forms of taxation in the Cayman Islands, including income, capital gains, and withholding tax. The foreign countries where the Fund has operations may impose income, withholding, and other direct and indirect taxes under their respective laws. Accordingly, the Fund recognizes income taxes for these jurisdictions in accordance with U.S. GAAP, as necessary. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund has accrued a current tax liability of ¥28.3 million, representing future withholding taxes on distributions from operations in Japan and Singapore. The Fund also accrued a deferred tax asset of ¥72.5 million as of December 31, 2007. These amounts are included in accounts payable and other liabilities and accounts receivables and other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The tax consequences for each partner of the Fund of acquiring, holding, or disposing of partnership interests will depend upon the relevant laws of any jurisdiction to which the partner is subject.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
7.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Yen in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
  ¥ 1,390,369  
         
Acquisition of properties
  ¥ 31,592,826  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Assumption of bond payable
    (6,200,000 )
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
    (243,273 )
Assumption of security deposits
    (440,361 )
Receivable for remaining portion of purchase price
    29,698  
Non-cash contribution by General Partner
    (15,600 )
Non-cash contribution from noncontrolling interests
    (740,579 )
         
      23,982,711  
Debt financed distribution for acquisition of property
    (3,300,000 )
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  ¥ 20,682,711  
         
 
8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB Japan contributed its equity interest in one Singapore PTE entity, which owned a 80.81 percent indirect interest in one operating property, aggregating 0.5 million square feet (unaudited), to the Fund. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had an obligation of ¥86.0 million, payable to AMB Japan, related to the unpaid portion of the contribution value for the Singapore PTE entities, which is included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement and the Co-Investment Agreement, AMB Japan receives an acquisition fee equal to 0.9 percent of the Fund’s share of the acquisition cost of properties purchased from third parties. This acquisition fee is reduced by a 0.4 percent acquisition fee AMB Singapore receives of the acquisition cost of properties purchased from third parties who are referred to the Fund by AMB Singapore. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund incurred acquisition fees of approximately ¥157.0 million, of which ¥87.2 million was paid to AMB Japan and ¥69.8 million was paid to AMB Singapore related to the Fund’s acquisition of AMB Funabashi Distribution Center 6-9, AMB Fukuoka Distribution Center 1, AMB Chiba Distribution Center 1, AMB Higashi-Ogijima Distribution Center 2, AMB Narashino Distribution Center 1 and AMB Saitama Distribution Center 4 and 5. As of December 31, 2007, ¥2.3 million was payable to AMB Japan and ¥1.9 million was payable to AMB Singapore related to the Fund’s acquisition of AMB Saitama Distribution Center 4, which are included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The acquisition fee paid to AMB Blackpine Ltd (a former joint venture company which was subsequently fully acquired by AMB’s wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary during the year ended December 31, 2006) in relation to the acquisition of Higashi-Ogijima Distribution Center in 2005 was capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2007, the unamortized acquisition fee was approximately ¥59.7 million.
 
Pursuant to an asset management fees agreement, on January 1, 2006, AMB Property Japan began providing asset management services to the Properties. The asset management fee is payable monthly. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund recorded asset management fees of approximately ¥146.1 million.
 
Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, AMB Singapore receives management service fees, payable on a quarterly basis, equal to 0.25 percent of capital (equity and shareholder loans) contributed to each PTE by the Fund and AMB Singapore. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the PTEs recorded management service fees of


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
approximately ¥49.3 million. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund owed ¥44.5 million, for management service fees, which are included in net payables to affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of Limited Partnership, for the period from July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, the asset management priority distribution base changed from 100.0 percent to 90.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund; and for the period from April 1, 2007 through the Supplemental Capital Call Date, the asset management priority distribution base changed from 90.0 percent to 80.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund until the earlier of 80.0 percent of capital commitments being called or the Supplemental Capital Call Date. Subsequently, AMB Japan receives asset management priority distributions equal to 1.5 percent per annum, payable on a quarterly basis, of the unreturned capital contributions. The amounts referred to above are reduced by amounts paid or accrued to AMB Singapore for management service fees pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and asset management fees paid or accrued to AMB Property Japan, pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Asset Management Fees.
 
Promptly following the Supplemental Capital Call Date, an asset management priority distribution recalculation will be performed as follows:
 
(i) For the period from July 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007 (the “First Calculation Period”), the asset management priority distribution will be recalculated based on the greater of 90.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund and 100.0 percent of the unreturned capital contributions. If the recalculated asset management priority distribution is greater than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the First Calculation Period, a special payment equal to the difference shall be paid by the Fund to AMB Japan at the time of such recalculation. If the recalculated asset management priority distribution is equal to or less than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the First Calculation Period, no additional amount shall be paid by the Fund to AMB Japan and no refund of such difference shall be paid by AMB Japan to the Fund.
 
(ii) For the period from April 1, 2007 through the Supplemental Capital Call Date (the “Second Calculation Period”), the asset management priority distribution will be recalculated based on the greater of 80.0 percent of the aggregate capital commitments to the Fund and 100.0 percent of the unreturned capital contributions. If the recalculated asset management priority distribution is greater than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the Second Calculation Period, a special payment equal to the difference shall be paid by the Fund to AMB Japan at the time of such recalculation. If the recalculated asset management priority distribution is equal to or less than the amount previously earned by AMB Japan with respect to the Second Calculation Period, no additional amount shall be paid by the Fund to AMB Japan and no refund of such difference shall be paid by AMB Japan to the Fund.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund recorded asset management priority distributions of approximately ¥460.2 million. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund owed ¥1.2 billion, for asset management priority distributions, which are included in distributions payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement, AMB Japan receives incentive distributions equal to 20.0 percent of the amount over a 10.0 percent net nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) accruing to the limited partners. The incentive distributions increase to 25.0 percent of the amount over a 13.0 percent IRR accruing to the limited partners. As of December 31, 2007, no incentive distributions have been paid or accrued.
 
AMB, the indirect owner of AMB Japan, obtains company-wide insurance coverage from third parties that apply to all properties owned or managed by AMB, including the Properties. As such, the Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Fund recorded insurance expense of approximately ¥161.9 million.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
At certain properties, AMB Property Japan earns a leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. During the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB Property Japan earned ¥26.0 million.
 
Pursuant to the Accounting Service Agreements with certain TMKs, AMB Property Japan earns an accounting fee for maintaining the books and records with respect to their properties. During the year ended December 31, 2007, AMB Property Japan earned ¥5.9 million.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Fund may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Fund.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Fund follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Fund is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on the Fund’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Fund carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. Management of the Fund believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of the Fund’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, the Fund has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Fund has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that management of the Fund believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Fund will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, the Fund could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by the Fund.
 
10.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Fund adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Fund has renamed minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances within the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net income includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 and 2008
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(Report not required)
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Total investments in real estate at fair value, including cumulative unrealised losses of €165,152 and €84,740 as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively (Note 3)
  708,214     783,915  
Cash and cash equivalents
    59,105       50,125  
Restricted cash
    189       198  
Fund formation costs, net (Note 6)
    889       1,252  
Deferred financing costs, net (Note 8)
    4,567       5,341  
Deferred tax asset (Note 11)
    1,697       1,062  
Receivables from affiliates
    2,784       3,913  
Accounts receivable and other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of €671 and €744 as of December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively (Note 7)
    22,583       19,875  
                 
Total assets
  800,028     865,681  
                 
 
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
               
Mortgage loans payable, including cumulative unrealised losses of €3,147 as of December 31, 2009 and cumulative unrealised gains of €7,670 as of December 31, 2008 (Note 4)
  505,332     500,319  
Payables to affiliates
    5,421       6,318  
Accounts payable and other liabilities (Note 9)
    21,097       21,796  
Deferred tax liability (Note 11)
    13,132       17,098  
Interest payable
    3,837       4,453  
Security deposits
    3,288       2,926  
                 
Total liabilities
    552,107       552,910  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
               
Minority interests
    1,867       2,391  
                 
Total net assets
  246,054     310,380  
                 
UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL
AMB European Investments, LLC
  50,634     63,958  
Other Unitholders
    195,420       246,422  
                 
Total net assets
  246,054     310,380  
                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(Report not required)
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  70,153     66,369  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
               
Property operating costs
    9,888       9,317  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    4,111       3,785  
Amortisation of fund formation costs (Note 6)
    363       362  
General and administrative (Note 12)
    3,852       5,604  
                 
Total costs and expenses
    18,214       19,068  
                 
Operating income
    51,939       47,301  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
               
Interest and other income
    436       2,151  
Interest, including amortisation (Note 10)
    (24,599 )     (28,517 )
                 
Total other income and expenses
    (24,163 )     (26,366 )
                 
Income before minority interests
    27,776       20,935  
Minority interests’ share of net investment income
    (219 )     (205 )
                 
Net investment income
    27,557       20,730  
Unrealised gains and losses:
               
Unrealised losses on investments in real estate
    (80,412 )     (90,860 )
Change in provision for deferred tax liabilities
    3,966       4,408  
Minority interests’ share of unrealised losses on investments in real estate and change in provision for deferred tax liabilities
    676       233  
Unrealised gains (losses) from deferred tax assets
    635       (713 )
Minority interests’ share of unrealised gains on deferred tax assets
          (5 )
Unrealised (losses) gains from debt fair value adjustments, including swaps (Note 4)
    (10,817 )     4,670  
Minority interests’ share of unrealised losses (gains) from debt fair value adjustments, including swaps
    67       (27 )
                 
Net unrealised losses and gains
    (85,885 )     (82,294 )
AMB Fund Management, S.à r.l. management fee (Note 14)
    (6,090 )     (7,217 )
Hypothetical incentive distribution accrual (Note 14)
          913  
                 
Net decrease in net assets available to Unitholders
  (64,418 )   (67,868 )
                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(Report not required)
 
                                 
    AMB European
    Other
          Units
 
    Investments, LLC     Unitholders     Total     Issued  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  61,354     225,728     287,082       283,675  
Adjustment to deferred tax liability due to property contributions
    (8 )     (31 )     (39 )      
Net investment income
    4,266       16,464       20,730        
Currency translation adjustment
    (422 )     (1,884 )     (2,306 )      
Hypothetical incentive distribution accrual (Note 14)
    188       725       913        
Net unrealised gains and losses
    (16,909 )     (65,385 )     (82,294 )      
Contributions
    20,470       90,005       110,475       106,330  
AMB Fund Management, S.à.r.l. management fee (Note 14)
    (1,485 )     (5,732 )     (7,217 )      
Distributions to Unitholders
    (3,496 )     (13,468 )     (16,964 )      
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2008
    63,958       246,422       310,380       390,005  
Net investment income
    5,671       21,886       27,557        
Currency translation adjustment
    (68 )     (269 )     (337 )      
Net unrealised gains and losses
    (17,674 )     (68,211 )     (85,885 )      
Contributions
          429       429       530  
AMB Fund Management, S.à.r.l. management fee (Note 14)
    (1,253 )     (4,837 )     (6,090 )      
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
  50,634     195,420     246,054       390,535  
                                 
Ownership percentage as of December 31, 2009
    20.58 %     79.42 %     100.00 %        
                                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(Report not required)
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net investment income
  27,557     20,730  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Straight-line rents
    (1,129 )     (209 )
Finance cost amortisation
    845       762  
Amortisation fund formation costs
    363       362  
Minority interests’ share of net investment income
    219       205  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable and other assets
    (1,579 )     (108 )
Restricted cash
    9       430  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (270 )     (4,390 )
Interest payable
    (616 )     17  
Security deposits
    362       31  
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    25,761       17,830  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Cash paid for property acquisitions
          (115,608 )
Additions to properties
    (4,711 )     (6,358 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,711 )     (121,966 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Contributions from Unitholders
          109,364  
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    1,691       67,515  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (7,495 )     (16,702 )
Payment of distributions to Unitholders
    (3 )     (16,531 )
Payments to affiliates
    (5,855 )     (21,059 )
Payment of financing costs
    (71 )     (1,363 )
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (11,733 )     121,224  
                 
Effects of FX rates changes on cash
    (337 )     (2,306 )
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    8,980       14,782  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    50,125       35,343  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  59,105     50,125  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Cash paid for interest
  24,370     27,738  
Non-cash transactions
               
Acquisition of properties
      116,617  
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
          (114 )
Non cash contribution of properties
          (895 )
                 
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
      115,608  
                 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009 and 2008
(Report not required)
 
1.   ORGANISATION
 
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS (the “Fund”) was formed on May 31, 2007 (“Incorporation”) as a fonds commun de placement organised under the form of a fonds d’ investissement specialisé subject to the law of February 13, 2007 of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg concerning specialised investment funds. The Fund is an unincorporated co-ownership of securities and other assets, managed in the interest of its co-owners (the “Unitholders”) by AMB Fund Management, S.à r.l. a Luxembourg private limited company (the “Management Company”), pursuant to the Management Regulations of the Fund, as the same may be modified or supplemented (“the Management Regulations”).
 
On June 12, 2007 (“Inception”), the Fund completed its first closing and accepted capital contributions from 20 Unitholders to acquire indirect real property interests. Also at Inception, AMB European Investments, LLC (“AMB Europe”) was admitted to the Fund as a Unitholder in exchange for the indirect contribution of 38 industrial buildings.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, no new Unitholders were admitted to the Fund. As of December 31, 2009, the Fund has 24 Unitholders and had received capital contributions of approximately €395.2 million in exchange for 390,535 Units in the Fund. Profits and distributions of the Fund are allocated to Unitholders as provided in the Management Regulations. AMB Europe owned an approximate 20.6 percent interest in the Fund as of December 31, 2009.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements for investment funds (“Lux GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of the Fund and the joint ventures in which the Fund has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in the Fund’s joint ventures are reflected as minority interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated. All monetary figures are expressed in Euro.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Lux GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Valuation of Real Estate Investments.  Real estate investments not publicly traded are carried at their estimated fair value in accordance with Lux GAAP.
 
The fair value of real estate investments held by the Fund are determined in accordance with the Fund’s appraisal policy (the “Appraisal Policy”) as approved by the Management Company and the three member independent council (the “Independent Council”) for the Fund. Under the Appraisal Policy, approximately one fourth of the Fund’s properties are valued by the Fund’s independent appraiser (the “Independent Appraiser”) each quarter, such that all properties are valued at least annually. With respect to all properties acquired by the Fund, the Management Company will determine the quarter during which each such property will first be appraised, provided that it is appraised within the first five calendar quarters beginning after the acquisition of such property by the Fund.
 
Appraisals are conducted by the Independent Appraiser in accordance with valuation principles set forth in the Appraisal and Valuation Manual as published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or such other standards as may be proposed by the Management Company and approved by the Independent Council.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Recently acquired investments are accounted for and carried at cost, including costs of acquisition plus capital expenditures subsequent to acquisition, as this is the best estimate of fair value.
 
Once a property has been appraised, the value of the property is the net value of the property shown in the appraisal, adjusted (if appropriate) to take into account unamortized closing costs and transfer tax savings, if any, resulting from the structure of the acquisition of the property, plus capital expenditures subsequent to the appraisal not otherwise taken into account in the appraisal. Closing costs are costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of a property indirectly through a share transaction or directly through an asset deal. Transfer tax savings result in certain cases depending on the structure of the acquisition transaction, and are assumed to generally be split between a buyer and a seller of real estate on a fifty-fifty basis, based on the estimated transfer taxes. The property values are reviewed and approved by the Management Company and the Independent Council.
 
Ultimate realisation of the fair values is dependent to a great extent on economic and other conditions that are beyond management’s control (such as general economic conditions, conditions affecting tenants and other events occurring in the markets in which individual properties are located). Further, values may or may not represent the prices at which the real estate investments would be sold since market prices of real estate investments can only be determined by negotiation between a willing buyer and seller.
 
Unrealised gains and losses are determined by comparing the fair value of the real estate investments to the total acquisition cost plus capital expenditures of such assets, and are calculated excluding the impact, if any, of movements in exchange rates, that occurred. Unrealised gains and losses relating to changes in fair value of the Fund’s real estate investments are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a component of unrealised gains and losses on investments in real estate.
 
Real Estate Transactions.  Purchases of real estate investments are recorded at the purchase price when beneficial ownership of the real estate has been transferred to the Fund. Deal costs in relation to pre-acquisition such as legal and other professional fees, appraisals and other direct expenses incurred for prospective acquisitions of properties are capitalised and included within the cost of the corresponding investment upon acquisition. In the event that the deal is abandoned, the costs are then charged to the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Capital Expenditures.  Expenditures which extend the economic life of the asset, or which represent additional capital improvements providing benefit in future periods (including tenant improvements) are capitalised together with the cost of investments purchased.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  All cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions and short term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash and cash equivalents.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow by notaries or in connection with reserves from loan proceeds for certain capital improvements and real estate tax payments.
 
Fund Formation Costs.  The formation costs of the Fund are capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over a five-year period starting at Inception.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs resulting from debt issues are capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of the corresponding debt. Amortisation of deferred financing costs is included in interest, including amortisation, in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Deferred Tax Asset.  Deferred tax assets are included in the consolidated statements of net assets when it is highly probable that future taxable income will be recognised in the foreseeable future.
 
Taxation in Luxembourg.  The Fund is liable for a subscription tax of 0.01 percent per annum computed, and proportionately paid on its net asset value at the end of each quarter.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Luxembourg subsidiaries of the Fund are fully subject to Luxembourg taxes on income and net worth, however exemptions are available. Dividend payments to the Fund from the Luxembourg subsidiaries, if any, are subject to a withholding tax of 15.0 percent. The tax implications have been discussed and agreed upon with the Luxembourg Tax Authorities and confirmed in an Advance Tax Agreement.
 
Taxation abroad.  Provisions for taxation are made for income earned by the Fund’s subsidiaries abroad on the basis of laws and regulations relating to taxation in the countries where the relevant net income is earned.
 
Deferred Tax Liability.  The deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 is related to built-in unrealised gains on the properties. The unrealised taxable gains are valued at the statutory tax rate for capital gains in the jurisdiction in which the property is located and reduced by 50.0 percent to represent a customary buyer and seller split of proceeds on potential future dispositions.
 
Debt.  Debt consists of secured and unsecured external debt, if any, stated at face value, adjusted for unrealised gains or losses reflecting the change in the fair value of the debt.
 
Minority Interests.  Minority interests represent interests held by affiliates of AMB and third-party investors in various entities of the Fund. The Fund consolidates these investments because the Fund owns a majority interest and exercises significant control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Unitholders’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to each of the Unitholders in accordance with the Management Regulations. Distributions to Unitholders are typically made quarterly. Distributions, other than incentive distributions (Note 14), are paid or accrued to each of the Unitholders in accordance with their respective Units owned at the time distributions are declared.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments.  The Fund may acquire derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations on certain variable rate loans. These financial instruments are recorded at fair value with any unrealised and realised gains or losses included in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Rental Revenue and Income Recognition.  The Fund, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income as well as rent incentives are recognised on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases until the first break right, if any, in the lease. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognised as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest received is stated net of withholding taxes. In addition, the Fund includes bad debt expense in property operating costs.
 
Foreign Currency.  Transactions in foreign currencies have been translated into Euros at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of those transactions. Settlement of transactions in foreign currencies, as well as translation of monetary assets or liabilities in foreign currency, may cause realised or unrealised exchange rate gains or losses, which are included in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Foreign currency differences relating to the translation of net investments in foreign entities are treated as part of Unitholders’ capital. Balance sheets of foreign entities are translated at the rate as of the balance sheet date, whereas the statements of operations are translated at the average rate of the period under review.
 
Receivables from Affiliates and Payables to Affiliates.  Receivables from and payables to affiliates are shown on a gross basis on the consolidated statements of net assets.
 
3.   INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund owned 35 operating properties consisting of 60 industrial buildings aggregating 858,144 rentable square meters (unaudited) (the “Properties”). The Properties are located in the following markets: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Lyon, Paris and Rotterdam.


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During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Fund did not acquire any buildings.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund acquired five industrial buildings totaling 94,100 square meters (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately €122.4 million, which includes approximately €5.5 million in closing costs and acquisition fees related to these acquisitions.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, all properties were valued or revalued, resulting in a net decrease in the fair value of approximately €80.4 million. This decrease excludes the impact, if any, of movements in exchange rates, that occurred during the period.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, all properties were valued or revalued, resulting in a net decrease in the fair value of approximately €90.9 million. This decrease excludes the impact, if any, of movements in exchange rates, that occurred during the period.
 
The following table summarizes the changes to the fair value of the investments in real estate for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Beginning value
  783,915     751,800  
Acquisitions, including acquisition fees
          122,434  
Capital expenditures
    3,055       6,339  
Exchange rate differences
    1,656       (5,798 )
Unrealised losses on investments in real estate
    (80,412 )     (90,860 )
                 
Ending value
  708,214     783,915  
                 
 
AMB Property, L.P. (“AMB L.P.”) obtains various types of liability and property insurance for the benefit of the Fund. The insurance coverage includes Commercial General Liability Insurance, Umbrella Liability and Excess Liability Insurance, and Broad Form All Risk Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance, which include earthquake, flood, terrorism, and boiler and machinery. The Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance provides for a $150 million each occurrence limit of liability subject to industry standard per occurrence and aggregate policy sub-limits, deductibles, definitions, exclusions and limitations. Property damage is valued on a replacement cost basis. Using this method for valuing loss, damages for a claim equal amount needed to replace the property using new materials without a reduction for depreciation.
 
AMB L.P. regularly evaluates the types and amounts of coverage that it carries, and to assess whether in AMB L.P.’s good faith discretion, the coverage and limits carried are appropriate for the Fund.
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Fund had a €428.0 million credit facility (“Facility 1”) with ING Real Estate Finance Bank N.V. (“ING”), which provides that certain of the Fund’s affiliates may borrow either acquisition loans, up to a €100.0 million sub-limit (the “Acquisition Facility”), or secured term loans, in connection with properties located in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain or the United Kingdom. On December 22, 2009, the Fund amended and restated Facility 1, to, among other things, extend the Acquisition Facility through December 31, 2010, to reduce the total commitments under Facility 1 to €378.0 million, with an Acquisition Facility sub-limit of €65.0 million, and to reduce the interest rate for drawings under the Acquisition Facility to 160 basis points over ING’s cost of funds, subject to further adjustments. Acquisition Facility drawings are repayable within six months of the date of advance, unless extended. Loan draws under Facility 1 bear interest at a rate of 65 basis points over the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) if advanced before December 12, 2007, 90 basis points over EURIBOR if advanced on or after December 12, 2007 but before December 23, 2008 and 150 basis points over ING’s cost of funds if drawn on or after December 23, 2008, subject to further adjustments,


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and may occur until its maturity on April 30, 2014. The Fund guarantees the Acquisition Facility and is a carve-out indemnitor with respect to the secured term loans.
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had €312.4 million and €316.9 million, respectively, in outstanding term loans under Facility 1. No amounts were outstanding under the Acquisition Facility, as of both respective dates. Facility 1 contains customary and other affirmative and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The Management Company of the Fund believes that the Fund was in compliance with these financial covenants as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
On August 9, 2007, the Fund executed with Aareal Bank A.G. a €275.0 million facility (“Facility 2”), which provides that certain of the Fund’s affiliates may borrow secured term loans in connection with properties located in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain or the United Kingdom. Drawings under Facility 2 may occur until its maturity on November 28, 2014, and those made in the first year bore interest at rates ranging from 75 basis points to 130 basis points over EURIBOR. The Fund is a carve-out indemnitor with respect to the secured term loans. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund had €165.1 million and €164.7 million, respectively, in outstanding term loans under Facility 2. Facility 2 contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The Management Company of the Fund believes that the Fund was in compliance with these financial covenants as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.
 
In addition to both facilities, the Fund had two mortgage loans outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 totaling €24.7 million and €26.4 million, respectively, which mature between 2012 and 2017. As of December 31, 2009, these loans, which are held with IKB Bank A.G. and Credit Fonciere de France, had outstanding balances of €12.5 million and €12.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, these loans had outstanding balances of €13.1 million and €13.3 million, respectively. The mortgage loans with IKB Bank A.G. are also secured in part with bank guarantees in the amount of €3.3 million, which have been issued off of a line of credit guaranteed by AMB L.P. These mortgage loans, together with the loans outstanding under the facilities, bear interest at a weighted average rate of 4.40 percent and 4.96 percent as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Fund’s total outstanding debt was approximately €502.2 million, which includes €371.4 million and €130.8 million fixed and floating interest rate debt, respectively, and excludes €3.1 million of unfavourable fair value adjustments. The fixed interest rate debt includes €354.8 million of debt for which the variable interest rate was swapped to a fixed rate (Note 5).
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Fund’s total outstanding debt was approximately €508.0 million, which includes €375.9 million and €132.1 million fixed and floating interest rate debt, respectively, and excludes €7.7 million of favourable fair value adjustments. The fixed interest rate debt includes €357.9 million of debt for which the variable interest rate was swapped to a fixed rate (Note 5).
 
Adjustments to the fair value of the outstanding debt and related derivative financial instruments (Note 5) for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 resulted in a net unrealised loss of approximately €10.8 million and a net unrealised gain of approximately €4.7 million, respectively .


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The scheduled principal payments of the Fund’s mortgage loans payable as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
2010
  7,731  
2011
    7,836  
2012
    11,587  
2013
    10,222  
2014
    459,565  
Thereafter
    5,244  
         
Subtotal
    502,185  
Fair value adjustments
    3,147  
         
Total mortgage loans payable
  505,332  
         
 
5.   DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund’s derivative financial instruments included five interest rate swaps with Aareal Bank A.G., ING Bank N.V., and IKB Financial Products S.A. that hedged the cash flows of the Fund’s variable rate borrowings based on EURIBOR plus a margin.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Fund entered into two interest rate swaps with Aareal Bank A.G., which had effective commencement dates of January 31, 2008 and April 4, 2008, respectively, and into an interest rate swap with ING Bank N.V., which had an effective commencement date of June 30, 2008.
 
6.   FUND FORMATION COSTS, NET
 
                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Beginning balance
  1,252     1,614  
Amortisation expense
    (363 )     (362 )
                 
Ending balance
  889     1,252  
                 
 
7.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER ASSETS
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Trade debtors
  16,325     15,566  
Prepayments and accrued income
    6,258       4,309  
                 
Ending balance
  22,583     19,875  
                 
 
Trade debtors includes pre-invoiced rent for upcoming rental periods, also included under accounts payable and other liabilities, as “Deferred rent receivable” (Note 9). Trade debtors are shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts of €0.7 million as of both December 31, 2009 and 2008.


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8.   DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, NET
 
                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Beginning balance
  5,341     4,740  
Changes during the period
    71       1,363  
Amortisation expense
    (845 )     (762 )
                 
Ending balance
  4,567     5,341  
                 
 
9.   ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Trade creditors
  2,236     1,878  
Deferred rent receivable
    10,145       10,549  
Accruals
    5,526       5,944  
Value added taxes
    1,669       83  
Other creditors
    1,521       3,342  
                 
Ending balance
  21,097     21,796  
                 
 
10.   INTEREST ON DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING COSTS
 
                 
    Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Bank interest and similar expenses
  23,754     27,247  
Interest to affiliates
          508  
Amortisation of deferred finance costs
    845       762  
                 
Interest, including amortisation
  24,599     28,517  
                 
 
11.   TAXATION
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Fund has accrued a deferred tax liability of €13.1 million and €17.1 million, respectively, representing taxation on the built-in unrealised gains on the properties. The Fund has also accrued a deferred tax asset of €1.7 million and €1.1 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing net operating loss carry forwards.
 
The tax consequences for each investor of the Fund of acquiring, holding or disposing of an interest will depend upon the relevant laws of any jurisdiction to which the investor is subject.


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12.   GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
 
                         
          Year Ended
    Year Ended
 
          December 31, 2009     December 31, 2008  
          (Euros in thousands)  
 
Legal fees
          998     1,450  
Finance & Accounting
            517       865  
Audit fees
            502       927  
Tax advisory
            497       554  
Appraisals
            325       280  
Fund administrative
            377       406  
Taxation
            215       484  
Other fees
            421       638  
                         
            3,852     5,604  
                         
 
13.   FUND NET ASSET VALUE
 
The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund is determined based on the values of the Properties (determined in accordance with the Appraisal Policy), and takes into account, among other things, the value of the Fund’s cash and short-term investments, an intangible asset valued based on the formation costs of the Fund, the carrying value of all other assets of the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund, including an adjustment to reflect the cost or value on any above- or below- market indebtedness of the Fund, a ratable portion of the present value of the projected incentive distribution, and a provision for deferred tax liabilities relating to the acquisition of properties as determined in accordance with the Appraisal Policy.
 
The Fund’s NAV is determined by the Investment Advisor (as defined in Note 14) and is reviewed and approved by the Management Company and the Independent Council.
 
The following table is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Lux GAAP net assets to the Fund NAV as of December 31, 2009 and 2008:
 
                                 
    2009     2008  
    (Euros in thousands)     (Euros per unit)     (Euros in thousands)     (Euros per unit)  
 
Lux GAAP net assets
  246,054       630.04     310,380       795.84  
Write-off of straight-line rent receivable
    (2,004 )             (813 )        
Deferred taxes: difference between nominal and present value of liability included in net investment income
    (2,741 )             (1,397 )        
Deferred tax liability: difference between nominal and present value relating to in-kind property contributions
    7,243               7,243          
                                 
Fund NAV
  248,552       636.44     315,413       808.74  
                                 
Units outstanding
    390,535               390,005          
                                 
 
14.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Management Regulations, the Management Company is entitled to receive an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”), payable quarterly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75 percent per annum of the gross value of the Fund’s assets (determined in accordance with the Management Regulations) as of


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the end of each calendar quarter. The Fund incurred Management Fees of approximately €6.1 million and €7.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Also under the Management Regulations, the Management Company is entitled to receive an acquisition fee (the “Acquisition Fee”) in an amount equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of properties acquired by the Fund for identifying, analysing, recommending and closing the purchase of properties acquired directly or indirectly by the Fund from a third party. Acquisition Fees are capitalised and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated statements of net assets. The Fund capitalised Acquisition Fees of €0 and approximately €0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
 
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Management Company has retained AMB Property Europe B.V. (the “Investment Advisor”) to provide operations and asset management services and acquisition advisory services to the Fund and its subsidiaries and fund advisory services to the Management Company. To the extent services are provided directly to the subsidiaries of the Fund, the Investment Advisor or its affiliated delegates providing such services may charge fees, without duplication, directly to the subsidiaries to which the services are provided.
 
At certain properties, affiliates of AMB L.P. are responsible for the property management or the accounting or both. For some properties, property management services are provided by a third party. On a quarterly basis, affiliates of AMB L.P. earn property management fees between 0.8 percent and 2.0 percent of the respective property’s base rent. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, affiliates of AMB L.P. earned property management fees of approximately €1.1 million and €1.0 million, respectively.
 
At certain properties, affiliates of AMB L.P. earn construction management fees when they have acted as the project manager. During both years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, affiliates of AMB L.P. earned construction management fees of approximately 0.1 million.
 
At certain properties, affiliates of AMB L.P. earn a leasing commission when they have acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, affiliates of AMB L.P. earned no leasing commissions.
 
Commencing June 30, 2010 and every three years thereafter, AMB Europe is entitled to receive an incentive distribution of 20.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 25.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR. As of December 31, 2009, no incentive distribution has been paid to AMB Europe. The Fund accrued no incentive distributions to AMB Europe for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Fund reduced the accrual for the hypothetical incentive distributions to AMB Europe during the year ended December 31, 2008 by approximately €0.9 million.
 
AMB L.P. has a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd. (“Arcata”), which provides insurance coverage for a portion of losses under our third-party policies. AMB L.P. capitalised Arcata in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Annually, AMB L.P. engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Consistent with third party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB L.P. based on AMB L.P.’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties was approximately €1.0 million and €0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


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15.   SUBSIDIARIES
 
The following subsidiaries of the Fund were fully consolidated as of December 31, 2009:
 
                     
            Name of
  Registered
   
    Registered
  Effective
  Entity
  Office,
  Effective
Name of Entity
 
Office, Country
 
Ownership
 
(Continued)
 
Country
 
Ownership
 
AMB Altenwerder DC 1 Holding B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB FRA LC 568 Holding BV   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Altenwerder DC 1 BV & Co KG
  Hamburg, Germany   94%   AMB Koolhovenlaan 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Arena DC 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Koolhovenlaan 2 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Arena DC 2 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Holding 1 S.a.r.l.   Luxembourg   100%
AMB Bremerhaven DC 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Holding 2 S.a.r.l.   Luxembourg   100%
AMB BRU Air Cargo Center BVBA
  Brussels, Belgium   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Mesnil SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Capronilaan B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Santal SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB CDG CC Holding SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Saturne SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB CDG Cargo Center SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Scandy SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Cessnalaan DC 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Scipion SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Douglassingel B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Segur SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Dutch Holding B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sepia SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Eemhaven DC B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Seringa SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Eemhaven DC 2 BV.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Signac SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Eemhaven DC 3 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sisley SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB European Holding S.a.r.l.
  Luxembourg   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Soliflore SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sonate SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 2 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sorbiers SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 3B B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Storland SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 4A B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Le Grand Roissy Symphonie SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB France Holding SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB North Heathrow DC 1 BV   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB France Participations SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Orléans Holding 1 SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fund Luxembourg 1 S.a.r.l.
  Luxembourg   100%   SCI AMB Orléans DC 1   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fund Luxembourg 2 S.a.r.l.
  Luxembourg   100%   AMB Paris Nord 2 DC Holding 3 SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Fund Luxembourg 3 S.a.r.l.
  Luxembourg   100%   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 1   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Gebäude 556 S.a.r.l.
  Luxembourg   94%   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 2   Paris La Défense, France   100%
Gebäude 556 Cargo City Süd B.V. & Co. KG
  Bremen, Germany   94%   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 3   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Gonesse DC Holding SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Paris Nord 2 Holding 4 S.a.r.l.   Luxembourg   100%
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 2 SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   SAS Paris Nord 2 DC 4   Paris La Défense, France   100%
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 3 SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Schiphol DC B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 4 SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Steinwerder DC 1-4 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   99.6%
SCI AMB Gonesse DC
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Tilburg DC 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 2
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Villebon DC 2 SAS   Paris La Défense, France   100%
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 3
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Villebon Holding S.a.r.l.   Luxembourg   47.6%
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 4
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Waltershof DC 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   99.7%
AMB Hamburg Holding BV & Co. KG
  Hamburg, Germany   94%   AMB Waltershof DC 2 Holding B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Hausbruch IC 1 BV.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Waltershof DC 3 Holding B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
AMB Hausbruch IC 6 GmbH
  Düsseldorf, Germany   100%   AMB Waltershof DC 2 B.V. & Co. KG   Hamburg, Germany   94%
AMB Hordijk DC B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%   AMB Waltershof DC 3 B.V. & Co. KG   Hamburg, Germany   94%
AMB Isle d’Abeau Holding 2A SAS
  Paris La Défense, France   100%   AMB Waltershof DC 4-7 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands   100%
SCI AMB Isle d’Abeau DC 2A
  Paris La Défense, France   100%            
 
16.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Fund may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Fund.
 
On November 25, 2008, a tenant (the “Tenant”) at the AMB BRU Air Cargo Center filed a lawsuit against AMB BRU Air Cargo Center BVBA (“BRU Cargo”), the owner of the facility, alleging various claims for damages in the amount of approximately €0.6 million arising from the construction of the expansion works at the facility. BRU Cargo has required N.V. Cosimco (“Cosimco”), the general contractor for the expansion works, Guido Peters (the “Construction Manager”), the construction manager for the expansion works, and Styfhals and Partners (the “Architect”), the architect, to intervene in the proceedings on behalf of BRU Cargo, and BRU Cargo has filed indemnification claims against Cosimco, the Construction Manager and the Architect with respect to the lawsuit.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Neither BRU Cargo nor the Fund has accrued any amounts related to the litigation with the Tenant. BRU Cargo for itself and on behalf of the Fund intends to vigorously defend itself against the claims.
 
Forward Commitments.  On September 27, 2008, the Fund entered into a forward commitment agreement to purchase the shares of Cargoport Grundstücks GmbH (“Cargoport”) upon the completion and stabilisation of a two-story warehouse facility by the seller on land ground leased by Cargoport and located in the Frankfurt market. Due to non-performance under the agreement, the Fund has rescinded the agreement and demanded payment from seller of €0.5 million in contractual damages. The seller has disputed the rescission of the agreement by the fund, however, no formal claim for damages has been made by the seller.
 
Other Commitments.  One of the Fund’s subsidiaries has granted a lease incentive to its lessee for an amount of €0.6 million as a contribution towards improvements to be made by the lessee to the premises. This amount will be paid upon receipt of a specified invoice from lessee in cash.
 
On March 9, 2009, the Fund entered into a lease agreement with JLM IMMO for AMB Orléans Distribution Center 1, France (“Orléans DC 1”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions in the lease agreement the tenant held an option to purchase Orléans DC 1 before December 31, 2009. This option, which was not excercised, expired on December 31, 2009. The property was appraised during the year ended December 31, 2009, and the expiration of the purchase option was considered in the appraisal. The fair value of Orléans DC 1 as of December 31, 2009 was determined in accordance with the Fund’s Appraisal Policy (Note 2).
 
Environmental Matters.  The Fund follows AMB L.P.’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Fund is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on The Fund’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on the Fund’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Fund carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. The Fund believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Fund has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that the Fund believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Fund will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, the Fund could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB Europe has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB Europe, including properties owned by the Fund.
 
17.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On January 15, 2010, the Fund completed an equity closing totaling €34.9 million from AMB Europe, which resulted in third party Unitholders and AMB Europe ownership interests of 69.6% and 30.4%, respectively.
 
18.   DIFFERENCES FROM UNITED STATES ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
 
Luxembourg GAAP varies in certain significant respects from the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The approximate effect of these principal differences on the Fund’s Audited Consolidated Statement of Net Assets and Audited Consolidated Statement of Operations are quantified below and described in the accompanying notes.
 
The differences between US GAAP and Luxembourg GAAP are summarised as follows:
 
Under US GAAP:
 
  •  Investments in real estate and leasehold interests are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value. At


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
  acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs for all acquisitions is recorded. Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions and the availability of capital. If impairment analysis assumptions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of our long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the assumptions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to earnings.
 
  •  Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. Investments that are owned by federal, state or local port authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. Depreciation of tenant improvements is recorded of the remaining lease term. Amortisation of above and below-market leases is recorded in rental revenues over the average remaining lease term. In-place leases are amortised over the average remaining lease term.
 
  •  Debt premiums represent the excess of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with the Fund’s formation and subsequent property acquisitions. The debt premiums are being amortised as an offset to interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. Costs incurred related to start-up activities, including organizational costs, are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred relating to raising capital are recorded as an offset to Unitholderss Capital. Financial instruments are recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and for Hedging Activities. This standard provides comprehensive guidelines for the recognition and measurement of derivatives and hedging activities and, specifically, requires all derivatives to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as an asset or liability, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
 
  •  Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets can be recorded as an offset to deferred tax assets. The Fund is not subject to tax and therefore does not record deferred tax liability related to the ultimate sale of assets.
 
  •  Minority interest is renamed noncontrolling interests and reclassified in the statements of net assets to be part of net assets. Additionally, the presentation of net investment income would include the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
Under Luxembourg GAAP:
 
  •  All real estate investments, including debt investments and derivatives, are revalued to fair market value and the premium generated from the acquisition of entities at a price below fair market value of acquired assets and liabilities is recognised as an unrealised gain.
 
  •  Organizational costs and other fund formation costs are capitalized and amortised on a straight-line basis over a 5 year period.
 
  •  Deferred tax liabilities are recorded on unrealized taxable gains at the statutory tax rate for capital gains in the property’s jurisdiction and reduced by 50% to represent a customary buyer and seller split of proceeds on potential future dispositions.
 
  •  Additional differences under Luxembourg GAAP are discussed in Note 2.


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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCORPORATION (MAY 31, 2007)
TO DECEMBER 31, 2007
 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Unitholders of
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of net assets, operations, changes in net assets and cash flows, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the period from May 31, 2007 to December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in Luxembourg. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Board of Managers of AMB Fund Management S.à r.1. (the “Management Company”). Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers S.à r.1.
Réviseur d’ entreprises
Represented by
 
Kees Hage
Luxembourg, February 27, 2008, except with respect to Note 17 as to which the date is February 19, 2010


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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Total investments in real estate at fair market value, including cumulative unrealised gains of €6,120 (Note 3)
  751,800  
Cash and cash equivalents
    35,343  
Restricted cash
    628  
Fund formation costs, net (Note 6)
    1,614  
Deferred financing costs, net (Note 8)
    4,740  
Deferred tax asset
    1,775  
Accounts receivable and other assets, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of €174 as of December 31, 2007 (Note 7)
    19,558  
         
Total assets
  815,458  
         
 
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable (Note 4)
  454,175  
Accounts payable and other liabilities, including net payables to affiliate of €25,343 (Note 9)
    42,604  
Deferred tax liability
    21,394  
Interest payable
    4,436  
Security deposits
    2,895  
         
Total liabilities
    525,504  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
       
Minority interests
    2,872  
         
Total net assets
  287,082  
         
 
UNITHOLDERS’ CAPITAL
AMB European Investments, LLC
  61,354  
Other Unitholders
    225,728  
         
Total net assets
  287,082  
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statement.


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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCORPORATION (MAY 31, 2007) TO DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  26,411  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    2,832  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    1,652  
Amortisation of fund formation costs
    200  
General and administrative (Note 12)
    1,911  
         
Total costs and expenses
    6,595  
         
Operating income
    19,816  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    846  
Interest, including amortisation (Note 10)
    (10,766 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (9,920 )
         
Income before minority interests
    9,896  
Minority interests’ share of net investment income
    (83 )
         
Net investment income
    9,813  
Unrealised gains and losses:
       
Addition to provision for deferred tax liabilities
    (440 )
Unrealised gains on investments in real estate
    6,120  
Minority interests’ share of unrealised gains on investments in real estate
    (99 )
Unrealised gain from deferred tax assets
    1,775  
Minority interests’ share of unrealised gains on deferred tax assets
    (12 )
Unrealised gains on debt mark-to-market, including swaps (Note 5)
    3,000  
Minority interests’ share of unrealised gains on debt mark-to-market, including swaps
    (30 )
         
Net unrealised gains and losses
    10,314  
AMB Fund Management, S.à.r.l. management fee (Note 14)
    (3,002 )
Incentive distribution accrual (Note 14)
    (913 )
         
Net increase in net assets available to Unitholders
  16,212  
         
 
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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCORPORATION (MAY 31, 2007) TO DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
                                 
    AMB European
                   
    Investments, LLC     Other Unitholders     Total     Units issued  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Balance at Incorporation (May 31, 2007)
  —-                
Contributions at Inception (June 12, 2007)
    52,500       210,000       262,500       262,500  
Adjustment to deferred tax liability (Note 13)
    (1,473 )     (5,731 )     (7,204 )      
Net investment income
    1,945       7,868       9,813        
Incentive distribution accrual (Note 14)
    (187 )     (726 )     (913 )      
Net unrealised gains
    2,103       8,211       10,314        
Contributions
    8,422       13,364       21,786       21,175  
AMB Fund Management, S.à.r.l. management fee (Note 14)
    (616 )     (2,386 )     (3,002 )      
Distributions to Unitholders
    (1,340 )     (4,872 )     (6,212 )      
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  61,354     225,728     287,082       283,675  
                                 
Ownership percentage as of December 31, 2007
    21.37 %     78.63 %     100.00 %        
                                 
 
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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM INCORPORATION (MAY 31, 2007) TO DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net investment income
  9,813  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
       
Straight-line rents
    (604 )
Finance cost amortisation
    538  
Amortisation fund formation costs
    200  
Minority interests’ share of net investment income
    83  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivable and other assets
    (4,537 )
Restricted cash
    (391 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (2,786 )
Interest payable
    2,972  
Security deposits
    497  
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    5,785  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Cash paid for property acquisitions
    (404,527 )
Additions to properties
    (2,183 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (406,710 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from Unitholders
    254,458  
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    192,924  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (2,591 )
Payment of distributions to Unitholders
    (6,187 )
Payment of financing costs
    (2,336 )
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    436,268  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    35,343  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of period
     
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of period
  35,343  
         
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
       
Cash paid for interest
  6,330  
Non-cash transactions
       
Acquisition of properties
  (743,497 )
Assumption of secured debt
    266,842  
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
    49,504  
Non cash contribution of properties
    22,624  
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  (404,527 )
         
 
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AMB EUROPE FUND I, FCP-FIS
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
1.   ORGANISATION
 
AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS (the “Fund”) was formed on May 31, 2007 (“Incorporation”) as a fonds commun de placement organised under the form of a fonds d’ investissement specialisé subject to the law of February 13, 2007 of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg concerning specialised investment funds. The Fund is an unincorporated co-ownership of securities and other assets, managed in the interest of its co-owners (the “Unitholders”) by AMB Fund Management, S.à r.l. a Luxembourg private limited company (the “Management Company”), pursuant to the Management Regulations of the Fund, as the same may be modified or supplemented (“the Management Regulations”).
 
Between May 31, 2007 and June 11, 2007 no financial transactions took place within the Fund.
 
On June 12, 2007 (“Inception”), the Fund completed its first closing and accepted capital contributions from 20 Unitholders to acquire indirect real property interests. Also at Inception, AMB European Investments, LLC (“AMB Europe”) was admitted to the Fund as a Unitholder in exchange for the indirect contribution of 38 industrial buildings. At Inception, total equity committed to the Fund by all Unitholders, including AMB Europe, was €315.1 million. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had received capital contributions of approximately €284.3 million in exchange for 283,675 Units in the Fund. Profits and distributions of the Fund are allocated to Unitholders as provided in the Management Regulations. AMB Europe owned an approximate 21.4 percent interest in the Fund as of December 31, 2007.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements (“Lux GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of the Fund and the joint ventures in which the Fund has a controlling interest. Third party equity interests in the Fund’s joint ventures are reflected as minority interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated. All monetary figures are expressed in Euro.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Lux GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Valuation of Real Estate Investments.  Real estate investments not publicly traded are carried at their estimated fair value in accordance with Luxembourg legal and regulatory requirements for investment funds.
 
The fair value of real estate investments held by the Fund are determined in accordance with the Fund’s appraisal policy as approved by the Management Company and the three member Independent Council for the Fund (the “Appraisal Policy”). Under the Appraisal Policy, approximately one fourth of the Fund’s properties are valued by the Fund’s independent appraiser (the “Independent Appraiser”) each quarter, such that all properties are valued at least annually. With respect to all properties acquired by the Fund, the Management Company will determine the quarter during which each such property will first be appraised, provided that it is appraised within the first five calendar quarters beginning after the acquisition of such property by the Fund.
 
Appraisals are conducted by the Independent Appraiser in accordance with valuation principles set forth in the Appraisal and Valuation Manual as published by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or such other standards as may be proposed by the Management Company and approved by the Independent Council.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Once a property has been appraised, the value of the property is the net value of the property shown in the appraisal, adjusted (if appropriate) to take into account unamortized closing costs and transfer tax savings, if any, resulting from the structure of the acquisition of the property, plus capital expenditures subsequent to the appraisal not otherwise taken into account in the appraisal. Closing costs are costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of a property indirectly through a share transaction or directly through an asset deal. Transfer tax savings result in certain cases depending on the structure of the acquisition transaction, and are assumed to generally be split between a buyer and a seller of real estate, of the estimated transfer taxes on a fifty-fifty basis. The property values are reviewed and approved by the Management Company and the Independent Council.
 
Ultimate realisation of the fair values is dependent to a great extent on economic and other conditions that are beyond management’s control (such as general economic conditions, conditions affecting tenants and other events occurring in the markets in which individual properties are located). Further, values may or may not represent the prices at which the real estate investments would be sold since market prices of real estate investments can only be determined by negotiation between a willing buyer and seller.
 
Unrealised gains and losses are determined by comparing the fair value of the real estate investments to the total acquisition cost plus capital expenditures of such assets and are shown net of deferred tax liabilities. Unrealised gains and losses relating to changes in fair value of the Fund’s real estate investments are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as a component of unrealised gains and losses on investments in real estate.
 
Real Estate Transactions.  Purchases of real estate investments are recorded at purchase price when title to the real estate has been transferred to the Fund. Deal costs in relation to pre-acquisition such as legal and other professional fees, appraisals and other direct expenses incurred for prospective acquisitions of properties are capitalised and included within the cost of the corresponding investment upon acquisition. In the event that the deal is abandoned, the costs are then charged to the consolidated statement of operations.
 
Capital Expenditures.  Expenditures which extend the economic life of the asset, or which represent additional capital improvements providing benefit in future periods (including tenant improvements) are capitalised together with the cost of investments purchased.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  All cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions and short term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash and cash equivalents.
 
Restricted Cash.  Restricted cash includes cash held in escrow by notaries or in connection with reserves from loan proceeds for certain capital improvements and real estate tax payments.
 
Fund Formation Costs.  The formation costs of the Fund are capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over a five-year period starting at Inception.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs resulting from debt issues are capitalised and amortised on a straight-line basis over the period of the corresponding debt.
 
Deferred Tax Asset.  Deferred tax assets are included in the consolidated statement of net assets when it is probable that future taxable income will be recognised in the foreseeable future.
 
Taxation in Luxembourg.  The Fund is liable for a subscription tax of 0.01 percent per annum computed, and proportionately paid on its net assets value at the end of each quarter.
 
Luxembourg subsidiaries of the Fund are fully subject to Luxembourg taxes on income and net worth, however exemptions are available. Dividend payments to the Fund from the Luxembourg subsidiaries, if any, are subject to a withholding tax of 15.0 percent. The tax implications have been discussed and agreed with the Luxembourg Tax Authorities and confirmed in an Advance Tax Agreement.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Taxation abroad.  Provisions for taxation are made for income earned by the Fund’s subsidiaries abroad on the basis of laws and regulations relating to taxation in the countries where the relevant net income is earned.
 
Deferred Tax Liability.  The deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2007 is related to built-in unrealised gain on the properties. The unrealised taxable gains are valued at the statutory tax rate for capital gains in the jurisdiction in which the property is located and reduced by 50.0 percent to represent a customary buyer and seller split of proceeds on potential future dispositions.
 
Debt.  Debt consists of external secured debt stated at face value, adjusted for unrealised gains or losses reflecting the change in the fair market value of the debt.
 
Minority Interests.  Minority interests represent interests held by affiliates of AMB and third-party investors in various entities of the Fund. The Fund consolidates these investments because the Fund owns a majority interest and exercises significant control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Unitholders’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Fund are allocated to each of the Unitholders in accordance with the Management Regulations. Distributions to Unitholders are typically made quarterly. Distributions, other than incentive distributions (Note 14), are paid or accrued to each of the Unitholders in accordance with their respective units owned at the time distributions are declared.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments.  The Fund may acquire derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to interest rate fluctuations on certain variable rate loans. These financial instruments are recorded at fair value with any unrealised and realised gains or losses included in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
Rental Revenue and Income Recognition.  The Fund, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income as well as rent incentives are recognised on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases until the first break right, if any, in the lease. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognised as revenue in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Interest received is stated net of withholding taxes. In addition, the Fund includes bad debt expense in property operating costs.
 
Foreign currency translation.  Transactions on foreign currencies have been translated into Euros at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of those transactions.
 
3.   INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund owned 55 industrial buildings aggregating 762,918 rentable square meters (unaudited) (the “Properties”). The Properties are located in the following markets: Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Lyon, Paris and Rotterdam.
 
During the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007, the Fund acquired 17 industrial buildings totaling 324,380 square meters (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately €293.9 million, which includes approximately €2.2 million in closing costs and acquisition fees related to these acquisitions.
 
For the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007, nine properties were valued or revalued, resulting in an increase in the fair market value of approximately €6.1 million. In accordance with the Appraisal Policy the Management Company did not consider any off-cycle appraisals necessary for the part of the portfolio that was not appraised during the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The following table summarizes the changes in the investments in real estate for the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007.
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Acquisition cost of real estate at Inception
  449,636  
Acquisition after Inception, including acquisition fees
    293,861  
Capital expenditures
    2,183  
Unrealised gains on investments in real estate
    6,120  
         
Fair value as of December 31, 2007
  751,800  
         
 
AMB Property L.P. (“AMB L.P.”) obtains various types of liability and property insurance for the benefit of the Fund. The insurance coverage includes Commercial General Liability Insurance, Umbrella Liability and Excess Liability Insurance and Broad Form All Risk Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance, which include earthquake, flood, terrorism, and boiler and machinery. The Property Damage and Business Interruption Insurance provides for a $150,000,000 each occurrence limit of liability subject to industry standard per occurrence and aggregate policy sub-limits, deductibles, definitions, exclusions and limitations. Property damage is valued on a replacement cost basis. Using this method for valuing loss, damages for a claim equal amount needed to replace the property using new materials without a reduction for depreciation.
 
AMB L.P. regularly evaluates the types and amounts of coverage that it carries, and to assess whether in AMB L.P.’s good faith discretion, the coverage and limits carried are appropriate for the Fund.
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had a €428.0 million credit facility with ING Bank N.V. (“Facility 1”), which provides that certain of the Fund’s affiliates may borrow either acquisition loans, up to a €100.0 million sub-limit (the “Acquisition Loan Facility”), or secured term loans, in connection with properties located in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, or Spain. Loan draws under Facility 1 bear interest at a rate of 65 basis points over EURIBOR and may occur until its maturity on April 30, 2014. Drawings under the Acquisition Loan Facility bear interest at a rate of 75 basis points over EURIBOR and are repayable within six months of the date of advance, unless extended. The Fund guarantees the Acquisition Loan Facility and is a carve-out indemnitor with respect to the secured term loans. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had €295.9 million in outstanding term loans under Facility 1, including €24.7 million outstanding under the Acquisition Loan Facility. Facility 1 contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios. The Management Company of the Fund believes that it was in compliance with these financial covenants as of December 31, 2007.
 
On August 9, 2007, the Fund executed with Aareal Bank A.G. a €275.0 million facility (“Facility 2”), which provides that certain of the Fund’s affiliates may borrow secured term loans in connection with properties located in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy or Spain. Drawings under Facility 2 may occur until its maturity on November 28, 2014, and those made in the first year are expected to bear interest at a rate of 75 basis points over EURIBOR. The Fund is a carve-out indemnitor in respect to the secured term loans. As of December 31, 2007, the Fund had €133.0 million in outstanding term loans under Facility 2. Facility 2 contains customary and other affirmative covenants and negative covenants, including financial reporting requirements and maintenance of specific ratios.
 
In addition to both facilities, the Fund had two mortgage loans outstanding, as of December 31, 2007 totaling €28.3 million, which mature between 2008 and 2017. These loans are held with IKB Bank A.G. and Credit Fonciere de France for €13.9 million and €14.4 million, respectively. These mortgage loans, together with the loans outstanding under both facilities, bear interest at a weighted average rate of 5.1 percent.


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As of December 31, 2007, the Fund’s total outstanding mortgage loans payable were approximately €457.2 million, which includes €317.3 million and €139.9 million fixed and floating interest rate mortgage debt, respectively, and excludes €3.0 million of mark-to-market adjustments. The fixed interest rate debt includes €302.9 million of debt for which the variable interest rate was swapped to a fixed rate (Note 5).
 
The scheduled principal payments of the Fund’s mortgage loans payable as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
2008
  32,105  
2009
    7,554  
2010
    7,674  
2011
    7,778  
2012
    11,544  
Thereafter
    390,520  
         
Subtotal
    457,175  
Market-to-market adjustment — interest rate swaps
    (3,107 )
Market-to-market adjustment — mortgage loan
    107  
         
Total mortgage loans payable
  454,175  
         
 
5.   DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund’s derivative financial instruments included two interest rate swaps with ING Bank N.V. and IKB Bank A.G., that hedged the cash flows of the Fund’s variable rate borrowings based on EURIBOR plus a margin. The Fund also entered into an interest rate swap with Aareal Bank A.G. , which will have an effective commencement date of January 31, 2008. Adjustments to the fair value of these instruments for the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007 resulted in a net unrealised gain of approximately €3.0 million.
 
6.   FUND FORMATION COSTS, NET
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Balance at Inception
  1,640  
Additions during the period
    174  
Amortisation charge
    (200 )
         
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  1,614  
         
 
7.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND OTHER ASSETS
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Trade debtors
  11,018  
Prepayments and accrued income
    4,732  
Value added taxes
    3,808  
         
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  19,558  
         
 
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8.   DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS, NET
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Balance at Inception
  2,942  
Additions during the period
    2,336  
Amortisation charge for the period
    (538 )
         
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  4,740  
         
 
9.   ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
 
         
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Trade creditors
  2,339  
Deferred rent receivable
    8,915  
Payables to affiliates
    25,343  
Accruals
    5,779  
Other creditors
    228  
         
Balance as of December 31, 2007
  42,604  
         
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Fund owed affiliates €25.3 million for shareholder loans, accrued management fees, and other miscellaneous items, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated statement of net assets. The shareholder loans bear interest at a rate of 8.0 percent per annum and are due after a term of five years.
 
10.   INTEREST ON DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING COSTS
 
         
    For the Period from
 
    Incorporation to
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Bank interest and similar charges
  10,228  
Amortisation of deferred finance costs
    538  
         
Interest, including amortisation
  10,766  
         
 
11.   TAXATION
 
During the third quarter of 2007 new German tax legislation was passed that reduced the corporate income tax rate from 26.38 percent to 15.83 percent, effective as of January 1, 2008. Accordingly, the unrealised gain was measured using this new rate at which the deferred tax liability will reverse in the future.


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12.   GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
 
         
    For the Period from
 
    Incorporation to
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Euros in thousands)  
 
Legal fees
  449  
Finance and accounting
    150  
Audit fees
    458  
Tax advisory
    177  
Appraisals
    39  
Other fees
    575  
Taxation
    63  
         
    1,911  
         
 
13.   FUND NET ASSET VALUE
 
The net asset value (“NAV”) of the Fund is determined based on the values of the properties (determined in accordance with the Appraisal Policy), and takes into account, among other things, the value of the Fund’s cash and short-term investments, an intangible asset valued based on the formation costs of the Fund, the carrying value of all other assets of the Fund, and the liabilities of the Fund, including an adjustment to reflect the cost or value on any above- or below- market indebtedness of the Fund, a ratable portion of the present value of the projected incentive distribution, and a provision for deferred tax liabilities relating to the acquisition of properties as determined in accordance with the Appraisal Policy. The Fund’s NAV is determined by the Investment Advisor (as defined in Note 14) and is reviewed and approved by the Management Company and the Independent Council.
 
The following table is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Lux GAAP NAV to the Fund NAV as of December 31, 2007:
 
                 
    (Euros in thousands)     (Euros per unit)  
 
Lux GAAP NAV as of December 31, 2007
  287,082       1,012.01  
Write-off of straight-line rent receivable
    (653 )        
Deferred tax liability: difference between nominal and present value included in net investment income
    168          
Deferred tax liability: difference between nominal and present value relating to in-kind property contributions
    7,204          
                 
Fund NAV as of December 31, 2007
  293,801          
                 
Units outstanding as of December 31, 2007
    283,675       1,035.70  
                 
 
14.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
Pursuant to the Management Regulations, the Management Company is entitled to receive an annual management fee (the “Management Fee”), payable quarterly in arrears, in an amount equal to 0.75 percent per annum of the gross value of the Fund’s assets (determined in accordance with the Management Regulations) as of the end of each calendar quarter. The Fund incurred Management Fees of approximately €3.0 million for the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007.
 
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the Fund from a third party. Acquisition Fees are capitalised and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated statement of net assets. During the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007, the Fund capitalised approximately €1.3 million in acquisition fees.
 
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), the Management Company has retained AMB Property Europe B.V. (the “Investment Advisor”) to provide operations and asset management services and acquisition advisory services to the Fund and its subsidiaries and fund advisory services to the Management Company. To the extent services are provided directly to the subsidiaries of the Fund, the Investment Advisor or its affiliated delegates providing such services may charge fees, without duplication, directly to the subsidiaries to which the services are provided.
 
At certain properties, affiliates of AMB L.P. are responsible for the property management or the accounting or both. On a quarterly basis, AMB L.P. earns property management fees between 0.1 percent and 2.8 percent of the respective property’s base rent. For the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007, AMB L.P. earned property management fees of approximately €0.3 million.
 
At certain properties, AMB L.P. earns a leasing commission when it has acted as the listing broker or the procuring broker or both. During the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007, AMB L.P. earned no leasing commissions.
 
Commencing June 30, 2010 and every three years thereafter, AMB Europe is entitled to receive an incentive distribution of 20.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 25.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR. As of December 31, 2007, no incentive distribution has been paid to AMB Europe. The Fund accrued approximately €0.9 million in incentive distributions to AMB Europe for the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007.
 
AMB L.P. has a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd. (“Arcata”), which provides insurance coverage for a portion of losses under our third-party policies. AMB L.P. capitalised Arcata in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Annually, AMB L.P. engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Consistent with third party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB L.P. based on AMB L.P.’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties was approximately €0.3 million for the period from Incorporation to December 31, 2007.


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15.   SUBSIDIARIES
 
The following subsidiaries of the Fund were fully consolidated as of December 31, 2007 (some entity names have been or are in the process of being changed):
 
                             
    Registered Office,
  Effective
    Name of Entity
  Registered Office,
  Effective
 
Name of Entity
 
Country
 
Ownership
   
(Continued)
 
Country
 
Ownership
 
 
AMB Altenwerder DC 1 Holding B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Koolhovenlaan 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Altenwerder DC 1 BV & Co KG
  Frankfurt am Main, Germany     94 %   AMB Koolhovenlaan 2 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Arena DC 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Holding 1 S.a r.l.   Luxembourg     100 %
AMB Arena DC 2 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Holding 2 S.a r.l.   Luxembourg     100 %
AMB Bremerhaven DC 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Seringa SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB BRU Air Cargo Center, B.V.B.A. 
  Brussels, Belgium     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Santal SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Capronilaan B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Signac SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB CDG Cargo Center SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Saturne SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB CDG CC Holding SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sisley SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Cessnalaan DC1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Mesnil SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Douglassingel B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Soliflore SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Dutch Holding B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Scandy SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Eemhaven DC B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sonate SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Eemhaven DC 3 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Scipion SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB European Holding S.a r.l.
  Luxembourg     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sorbiers SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 1 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Segur SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 2 B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Storland SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 3B B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Sepia SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Fokker Logistics Center 4A B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %   AMB Le Grand Roissy Symphonie SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB France Holding SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Lille Holding 1 SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB France Participations SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   SCI AMB Lille DC 1   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
SCI AMB Isle d’Abeau DC 2A
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 1   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Isle d’Abeau DC 2 Holding SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 2   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Gebäude 556 S.a r.l.
  Luxembourg     94 %   SCI AMB Paris Nord 2 DC 3   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
Gebäude 556 Cargo City Süd B.V. & Co. KG
  Frankfurt am Main, Germany     94 %   AMB Paris Nord 2 DC Holding 3 SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
SCI AMB Gonesse DC
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Eemhaven DC 2 BV   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Gonesse DC Holding SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Orléans Holding 1 SAS   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 2 SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   SCI AMB Orléans DC 1   Levallois Perret, France     100 %
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 2
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Schiphol DC B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 3 SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Steinwerder DC 1-4 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     99.6 %
AMB Gonesse DC Holding 4 SAS
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Tilburg DC 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 3
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Waltershof DC 2 Holding B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
SCI AMB Gonesse DC 4
  Levallois Perret, France     100 %   AMB Waltershof DC 3 Holding B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Fund Luxembourg 1 S.a r.l.
  Luxembourg     100 %   AMB Waltershof DC 3 B.V. & Co. KG   Frankfurt am Main, Germany     94 %
AMB Fund Luxembourg 2 S.a r.l.
  Luxembourg     100 %   AMB Waltershof DC 2 B.V. & Co. KG   Frankfurt am Main, Germany     94 %
AMB Fund Luxembourg 3 S.a r.l.
  Luxembourg     100 %   AMB Waltershof DC 1 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     99.7 %
AMB Hamburg Holding BV & Co. KG
  Frankfurt am Main, Germany     94 %   AMB Waltershof DC 4-7 B.V.   Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %
AMB Hordijk DC B.V.
  Amsterdam, Netherlands     100 %                
 
16.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Fund may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions would have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Fund.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Fund follows AMB L.P.’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Fund is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the Properties that would have a material adverse effect on The Fund’s business, assets or results of operations. However, there can


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be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability would have an adverse effect on the Fund’s results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Fund carries property and rental loss, liability, flood, environmental and terrorism insurance. The Fund believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss, the cost of such coverage and industry practice. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Fund has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that the Fund believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Fund will be able to collect under such policies. Should an uninsured loss occur, the Fund could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB Europe has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB Europe, including properties owned by the Fund.
 
17.   Differences from United States Accounting Principles
 
Luxembourg GAAP varies in certain significant respects from the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The approximate effect of these principal differences on the Fund’s Audited Consolidated Statement of Net Assets and Audited Consolidated Statement of Operations are quantified below and described in the accompanying notes.
 
A.   The differences between US GAAP and Luxembourg GAAP are summarised as follows:
 
Under US GAAP:
 
  •  Investments in real estate and leasehold interests are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, the carrying value of the property is reduced to estimated fair value. At acquisition an intangible asset or liability for the value attributable to above or below-market leases, in-place leases and lease origination costs for all acquisitions is recorded. Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying value of the property. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions and the availability of capital. If impairment analysis assumptions change, then an adjustment to the carrying value of our long-lived assets could occur in the future period in which the assumptions change. To the extent that a property is impaired, the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its estimated fair value is charged to earnings.
 
  •  Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. Investments that are owned by federal, state or local port authorities, and subject to ground leases are depreciated over the lesser of 40 years or the contractual term of the underlying ground lease. Depreciation of tenant improvements is recorded of the remaining lease term. Amortisation of above and below-market leases is recorded in rental revenues over the average remaining lease term. In-place leases are amortised over the average remaining lease term.
 
  •  Debt premiums represent the excess of the fair value of debt over the principal value of debt assumed in connection with the Fund’s formation and subsequent property acquisitions. The debt premiums are being amortised as an offset to interest expense over the term of the related debt instrument using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. Costs incurred related to start-up activities, including organizational costs, are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred relating to raising capital are recorded as an offset to Unitholderss Capital. Financial instruments are recorded in accordance with


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  SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and for Hedging Activities. This standard provides comprehensive guidelines for the recognition and measurement of derivatives and hedging activities and, specifically, requires all derivatives to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value as an asset or liability, with an offset to accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
 
  •  Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets can be recorded as an offset to deferred tax assets. The Fund is not subject to tax and therefore does not record deferred tax liability related to the ultimate sale of assets.
 
  •  Minority interest is renamed noncontrolling interests and reclassified in the statement of net assets to be part of net assets. Additionally, the presentation of net investment income would include the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
Under Luxembourg GAAP:
 
  •  All real estate investments, including debt investments and derivatives, are revalued to fair market value and the premium generated from the acquisition of entities at a price below fair market value of acquired assets and liabilities is recognised as an unrealised gain.
 
  •  Organizational costs and other fund formation costs are capitalized and amortised on a straight-line basis over a 5 year period.
 
  •  Deferred tax liabilities are recorded on unrealized taxable gains at the statutory tax rate for capital gains in the property’s jurisdiction and reduced by 50% to represent a customary buyer and seller split of proceeds on potential future dispositions.
 
  •  Additional differences under Luxembourg GAAP are discussed in Note 2.
 
B.   Conversion of financial statements to US GAAP
 
(I)   INCREMENTAL IMPACT ON NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE TO UNITHOLDERS
 
         
Net increase in net assets available to Unitholders, as reported under Luxembourg GAAP
  16,212  
Fair market value adjustments
    (8,551 )
Fund formation and organization cost adjustments
    (93 )
Depreciation expense
    (10,692 )
Amortisation of above/below market leases
    41  
Valuation allowance for deferred tax asset
    (1,775 )
Reclassification of financial instruments to other comprehensive income
    3,041  
Derivative instrument expense
    (66 )
         
Net decrease in net assets
  (1,883 )
         
Noncontrolling interest
    96  
         
Net decrease in net assets available to Unitholders under US GAAP
  (1,787 )
         


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(II)   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
US GAAP requires that a Statement of Comprehensive Income be presented reporting the non-shareholder related transactions that have affected shareholders’ equity during the period.
 
         
Net decrease in net assets available to Unitholders under US GAAP
  (1,787 )
Other comprehensive gain (loss) items, before tax:
       
Financial instrument adjustments
    (3,041 )
         
Comprehensive net decrease in net assets available to Unitholders under US GAAP
  (4,828 )
         
 
(III)   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
 
The incorporation of the differences in accounting principles results in the following Consolidated Statement of Net Assets presented under US GAAP as at December 31, 2007.
 
         
ASSETS
Total investments in real estate
  731,147  
Cash and cash equivalents
    35,343  
Restricted cash
    628  
Deferred financing costs, net
    4,740  
Accounts receivable and other assets
    22,665  
         
Total assets
  794,523  
         
 
LIABILITIES
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  457,175  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    54,801  
Interest payable
    4,436  
Security deposits
    2,895  
         
Total liabilities
    519,307  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
       
Total net assets
  275,216  
         
Net assets attributable to noncontrolling interest
  (2,647 )
         
Total net assets attributable to AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS
  272,569  
         


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(IV)   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
The following is a reconciliation of Unitholders’ Capital incorporating the differences between Luxembourg and US GAAP.
 
         
Unitholders’ capital under Luxembourg GAAP
  287,082  
Real estate adjustments
    8,048  
Fund formation costs
    (1,521 )
Cumulative adjustments to net decrease in net assets available to Unitholders
    (17,999 )
Cumulative adjustments to other comprehensive income
    (3,041 )
         
Unitholders’ capital under US GAAP
  272,569  
         
 
18.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
On January 4, 2008, the Fund completed an equity closing totaling €65.5 million from third party Unitholders as well as from AMB Europe, which resulted in third party Unitholders and AMB Europe ownership interests of 79.4 percent and 20.6 percent, respectively.
 
On February 15, 2008, the Fund acquired one industrial building totaling 10,285 square meters (unaudited), for a total purchase price of approximately €17.7 million. In conjunction with this acquisition, AMB Europe received approximately €0.6 million in Units.


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 73,633  
Buildings and improvements
    283,860  
         
Total investments in real estate
    357,493  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (34,092 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    323,401  
Cash and cash equivalents
    7,224  
Accounts receivables and other assets
    4,874  
Deferred financing costs, net
    862  
         
Total assets
  $ 336,361  
         
 
LIABILITIES, MEMBERS’ DEFICIT AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 167,180  
Lines of credit
    58,825  
Shareholder loans payable
    91,447  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    1,691  
Due to related parties
    2,635  
Interest payable
    23,703  
Security deposits
    2,955  
Deferred tax liabilities
    1,450  
         
Total liabilities
    349,886  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
       
Members’ deficit:
       
AMB Property, L.P. 
    (2,488 )
Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd
    (10,672 )
         
Total members’ deficit
    (13,160 )
Noncontrolling interests
    (365 )
         
Total members’ deficit and noncontrolling interests
    (13,525 )
         
Total liabilities, members’ deficit and noncontrolling interests
  $ 336,361  
         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 39,312  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    6,648  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    749  
Depreciation and amortization
    12,130  
General and administrative
    2,644  
         
Total costs and expenses
    22,171  
         
Operating income
    17,141  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income (expense)
    (350 )
Interest, including amortization
    (27,317 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (27,667 )
         
Loss before noncontrolling interests and provision for income and flat taxes
    (10,526 )
         
Expense for income and flat taxes:
       
Current
    (2,341 )
Deferred
    (1,450 )
         
Net loss
    (14,317 )
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net loss
    375  
         
Net loss available to members
  $ (13,942 )
         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF MEMBERS’ CAPITAL (DEFICIT) AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
                                 
    (Report not Required)  
          Industrial (Mexico)
    Noncontrolling
       
    AMB Property, L.P.     JV Pte Ltd     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 188     $ 594     $ 10     $ 792  
Net loss
    (2,676 )     (11,266 )     (375 )     (14,317 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2009
  $ (2,488 )   $ (10,672 )   $ (365 )   $ (13,525 )
                                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net loss
  $ (14,317 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    12,130  
Finance cost amortization
    429  
Straight-line rents
    (2,119 )
Deferred taxes
    1,450  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivables and other assets
    (560 )
Prepaid income taxes
    (22 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (58 )
Due to related parties
    (135 )
Interest payable
    7,837  
Security deposits
    (54 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    4,581  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Additions to properties
    (3,512 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (3,512 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (3,223 )
         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (3,223 )
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (2,154 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    9,378  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 7,224  
         
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2009
(Report not required)
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On December 31, 2004 (“Date of Inception”), AMB Property, L.P. (“AMB”) and Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd (“GIC”), formed AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for the purpose of investing in industrial properties in Mexico.
 
At the Date of Inception, AMB and GIC made cash equity contributions, net of transaction costs, of $1.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and acquired three properties comprised of eight buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet (unaudited).
 
Pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Agreement”), AMB and GIC have investment capital commitments to the Company of $50.0 million and $200.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, the remaining investment capital commitments from AMB and GIC were $24.6 million and $98.1 million, respectively.
 
AMB is the general manager of the Company with a 19.19 percent managing member and limited member interest. GIC is an 80.81 percent limited member. According to the Agreement, the term of the Company will continue until December 31, 2011, unless extended or terminated sooner as provided for in the Agreement. AMB provides asset and portfolio management services for the Company’s real estate investments.
 
The Company owns 99.0 percent of the membership interests in the following Delaware limited liability corporations: AMB Mexico, L.L.C., AMB Chapala, LLC, AMB GDL 1, LLC, AMB Ferrocarril, LLC, AMB Corregidora, LLC, AMB Frontera, LLC, AMB Arbolada, LLC, AMB Los Altos 1, LLC, AMB Ocotillo, LLC and AMB GDL 2, LLC (the “U.S. LLCs”). In connection with the Company’s holdings in AMB Ferrocarril, LLC and in accordance with the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, AMB will be treated as if it had contributed a 99.0 percent membership interest in the U.S. LLCs in exchange for the real estate assets held by the Mexican limited liability entities covered under the Agreement. The U.S. LLCs in turn hold a 98.0 percent equity interest in the following Mexican limited liability entities (the “SRLs”): AMB Acción San Martín Obispo I, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Centro Logístico Parque 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción GDL 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción San Martin Obispo II, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Corregidora Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V. , AMB-Acción Apodaca Industrial Park 2, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Arbolada Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Los Altos Industrial Park 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB Ocotillo, S. de R.L. de C.V. and AMB Acción GDL 2, de R.L. de C.V.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company owned 26 industrial buildings (the “Properties”), 13 in Guadalajara, 11 in Mexico City, 1 in Queretaro and 1 in Tijuana, totaling approximately 6.3 million square feet (unaudited).
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company and the Company’s controlled subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
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operates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured using the exchange rate at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are reported at historical U.S. dollar balances. Income and expenses denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured in a manner that approximates the weighted average exchange rates for the quarter. Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported foreign currency remeasurement and transaction losses of approximately $0.4 million.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value.
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
Prior to January 1, 2009, the initial cost of buildings and improvements included the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs. Pursuant to the Company’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, legal fees and acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
 
Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or improvements that extend the economic useful life of assets are capitalized.
 
The Company records at acquisition an intangible asset for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2009, the Company has recorded intangible assets in the amounts of $7.8 million and $9.5 million for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. When the carrying value of a property is greater than its estimated fair value, based on the intended use and holding period, an impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess over its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. An impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is determined using the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The


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management of the Company determines estimated fair values based on its assumptions regarding rental rates, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices. The management of the Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2009.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the term of the related loan. As of December 31, 2009, deferred financing costs were $0.9 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by AMB and affiliates of AMB (“AMB Mexico”) in various Company entities. Such investments are consolidated because the Company owns a majority interest and exercises control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Members’ Deficit.  Profits and losses of the Company are allocated to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement. Distributions are made to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement.
 
Rental Revenues.  The Company, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period in which the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, the Company nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. No bad debt expense was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Income Taxes.  No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been recorded on the books of the Company, since the members’ respective shares of taxable income are reportable by the members on their respective tax returns. The Company accounts for Mexican income taxes for its Mexican subsidiaries using the asset and liability method. Under this method, income and flat taxes are provided for amounts currently payable and for amounts deferred as tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and the value of net operating loss carry-forward balances. Deferred income taxes are measured using the tax rates that are assumed will be in effect when the temporary differences will reverse and/or the net operating loss carry-forward balances will be utilized. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized.
 
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with the Company in its trade areas. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Company’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be received. The Company has one tenant that accounted for 14.0 percent of rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  As of December 31, 2009, the Company’s financial instruments include mortgage loans payable and lines of credit. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company at December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans payable and lines of credit was $215.2 million.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for business combinations, which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in


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the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. This adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Company has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances within the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net loss retroactively includes the portion of loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.
 
Effective June 2009, the Company adopted a policy related to disclosures of subsequent events, which involves accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. This adoption did not have any impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”), which identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of its financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Effective September 2009, the Company has adopted the Codification, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
 
3.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2009, debt consisted of the following:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Mortgage loans, fixed interest rate ranging from 6.6% of 6.9%, due on January 15, 2012
  $ 145,146  
Mortgage loan, variable interest rate of 1.9% over 30-day LIBOR (2.1% at December 31, 2009), due on January 15, 2012
    22,034  
Subscription line of credit of $56,000, variable interest rate of 1.0% over 30-day LIBOR as of December 31, 2009 (1.2% at December 31, 2009), due on July 27, 2011
    47,060  
Subscription line of credit of $14,000, variable interest rate of 1.3% over 30-day LIBOR as of December 31, 2009 (1.5% at December 31, 2009), due on July 27, 2011
    11,765  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to AMB, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2009) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    17,928  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to GIC, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2009) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    71,690  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to AMB Mexico, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2009) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    1,829  
         
Total consolidated debt
  $ 317,452  
         
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded interest expense of $15.0 million, related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to AMB and GIC. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.3 million related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to AMB Mexico.


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The scheduled principal payments of the Company’s mortgage loans payable and lines of credit as of December 31, 2009 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2010
  $ 3,411  
2011
    62,439  
2012
    160,155  
         
Total
  $ 226,005  
         
 
4.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2009. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2010
  $ 26,853  
2011
    23,777  
2012
    22,903  
2013
    17,501  
2014
    12,092  
Thereafter
    28,016  
         
Total
  $ 131,142  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses, which amounted to $6.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This amount is included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.
 
5.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2009  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 19,051  
         
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 2,363  
         
Decrease in accounts payable related to capital improvements
  $ (2 )
         
 
6.   INCOME AND FLAT TAXES
 
In November 2009, the Mexican legislative branch approved the 2010 Mexican Tax Reform Bill. The primary change in the Mexican tax law that impacts the Company is the income tax rate change. The corporate income tax rate will be increased from 28.0 percent to 30.0 percent for the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012, and will then be scaled back to 29.0 percent in 2013, and finally back to 28.0 percent in 2014 and future years. Accordingly, the deferred taxes were measured at 30.0 percent as of December 31, 2009.
 
As a U.S. limited liability company, the allocated share of income or loss of the Company is included in the income tax returns of the individual equity interest owners. The Company’s Mexican subsidiaries are subject to Mexican statutory income and flat tax laws.


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As of December 31, 2009, the Company had prepaid taxes to the Government of Mexico in the amount of $2.4 million, which is offset against current taxes payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The Company’s current income tax provision was computed based on the Mexican statutory rate of 28.0 percent. The flat tax provision was computed at the Mexican statutory rate of 17.0 percent.
 
Mexican income and flat tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Current income and flat tax expense
  $ (2,341 )
Deferred income tax expense
    (1,450 )
         
Total expense for income and flat taxes
  $ (3,791 )
         
 
For tax purposes, as of December 31, 2009, the Company has Mexican net operating loss carry-forwards of $35.6 million, which will be available to offset future taxable income. If not used, this carry-forward will expire between 2012 and 2019.
 
The Company’s deferred tax assets primarily relate to the value of tax net operating losses. The Company’s deferred tax liabilities relate to the differences between the basis for financial reporting purposes and tax reporting purposes. As of December 31, 2009, management believes that it is more likely than not that any deferred tax asset that exceeds the deferred tax liability will not be realized and therefore is offset with a valuation allowance. This analysis is completed for each Mexican subsidiary.
 
7.   TRANSACTIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTIES
 
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company records management/consulting fees to AMB and AMB Mexico at a rate of 7.35 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively, of the net operating income of each SRL. The management/consulting fees are payable on a quarterly basis. Management/consulting fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company recorded management/consulting fees to AMB and AMB Mexico of $2.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
In addition, the Agreement states that AMB and AMB Mexico will receive in aggregate acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of any assets purchased by the Company other than assets purchased from an AMB-affiliated entity. The Company paid no acquisition fees to AMB and AMB Mexico during the year ended December 31, 2009. Prior to January 1, 2009, acquisition fees are capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Pursuant to the Company’s adoption of policies related to accounting for business combinations, acquisition costs are now expensed and included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
 
AMB will be entitled to receive a promote distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR, reflecting the hypothetical dissolution of the Company at December 31, 2011, or actual dissolution of the Company. As of December 31, 2009, no promote distribution had been earned by AMB.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Company had obligations to AMB of $2.6 million, which is primarily related to the unpaid portion of the purchase price of the properties acquired at the Date of Inception.
 
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the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company incurred property management and accounting fees to AMB Mexico of $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third-party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Contingent and unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, and accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.
 
8.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Company follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the SRLs that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have an adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Company carries liability, flood, environmental, terrorism and property and rental loss insurance. The Company believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss and the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of the Company’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, the Company has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of war that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although the Company has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits, that the Company believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Company will be able to collect under such policies. If an uninsured loss occurs, the Company could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by the Company.
 
9.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated subsequent events occurring through February 11, 2010, the date these financial statements were issued, in accordance with the Company’s policy related to disclosures of subsequent events.


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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
 


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Members of
AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of operations, of members’ capital and noncontrolling interests and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) at December 31, 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
As discussed in Note 10 to the financial statements, the Company adopted accounting standards related to noncontrolling interests effective January 1, 2009. All amounts have been reclassified herein to conform to 2009 presentation.
 
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
February 12, 2009, except for Note 10 as to which the date is February 11, 2010


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 73,633  
Buildings and improvements
    280,350  
         
Total investments in real estate
    353,983  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (21,962 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    332,021  
Cash and cash equivalents
    9,378  
Accounts receivables and other assets
    2,195  
Deferred financing costs, net
    1,291  
         
Total assets
  $ 344,885  
         
 
LIABILITIES, MEMBERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 170,403  
Lines of credit
    58,825  
Shareholder loans payable
    91,447  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    1,773  
Due to related parties
    2,770  
Interest payable
    15,866  
Security deposits
    3,009  
         
Total liabilities
    344,093  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
       
Members’ capital:
       
AMB Property, L.P. 
    188  
Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd
    594  
         
Total members’ capital
    782  
Noncontrolling interests
    10  
         
Total members’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    792  
         
Total liabilities, members’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  $ 344,885  
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statement.


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 33,009  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    4,507  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    731  
Depreciation and amortization
    9,605  
General and administrative
    2,678  
         
Total costs and expenses
    17,521  
         
Operating income
    15,488  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income (expense)
    (480 )
Interest, including amortization
    (27,413 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (27,893 )
         
Loss before noncontrolling interests and provision for income and flat taxes
    (12,405 )
         
Benefit (expense) for income and flat taxes:
       
Current
    (1,325 )
Deferred
    256  
         
Net loss
    (13,474 )
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net loss
    392  
         
Net loss available to members
  $ (13,082 )
         
 
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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF MEMBERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
                                 
    AMB
    Industrial (Mexico)
    Noncontrolling
       
    Property, L.P.     JV Pte Ltd     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 1,013     $ 4,092     $ 161     $ 5,266  
Contributions
    1,685       7,074       241       9,000  
Net loss
    (2,510 )     (10,572 )     (392 )     (13,474 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2008
  $ 188     $ 594     $ 10     $ 792  
                                 
 
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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net loss
  $ (13,474 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    9,605  
Finance cost amortization
    653  
Straight-line rents
    227  
Deferred taxes
    (256 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivables and other assets
    8,526  
Prepaid income taxes
    (339 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    (1,215 )
Due to related parties
    (14 )
Interest payable
    2,738  
Security deposits
    (147 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,304  
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Additions to properties
    (1,185 )
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
    (91,097 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (92,282 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from members
    8,759  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    241  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (3,046 )
Payment of financing costs
    (167 )
Borrowings on lines of credit
    58,825  
Borrowings on shareholder loans payable
    23,840  
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    88,452  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    2,474  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    6,904  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 9,378  
         
 
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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On December 31, 2004 (“Date of Inception”), AMB Property, L.P. (“AMB”) and Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd (“GIC”), formed AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for the purpose of investing in industrial properties in Mexico.
 
At the Date of Inception, AMB and GIC made cash equity contributions, net of transaction costs, of $1.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and acquired three properties comprised of eight buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet (unaudited).
 
Pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Agreement”), AMB and GIC have investment capital commitments to the Company of $50.0 million and $200.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2008, the remaining investment capital commitments from AMB and GIC were $24.6 million and $98.1 million, respectively.
 
AMB is the general manager of the Company with a 19.19 percent managing member and limited member interest. GIC is an 80.81 percent limited member. According to the Agreement, the term of the Company will continue until December 31, 2011, unless extended or terminated sooner as provided for in the Agreement. AMB provides asset and portfolio management services for the Company’s real estate investments.
 
The Company owns 99.0 percent of the membership interests in the following Delaware limited liability corporations: AMB Mexico, L.L.C., AMB Chapala, LLC, AMB GDL 1, LLC, AMB Ferrocarril, LLC, AMB Corregidora, LLC, AMB Frontera, LLC, AMB Arbolada, LLC, AMB Los Altos 1, LLC, AMB Ocotillo, LLC and AMB GDL 2, LLC (the “U.S. LLCs”). In connection with the Company’s holdings in AMB Ferrocarril, LLC and in accordance with the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, AMB will be treated as if it had contributed a 99.0 percent membership interest in the U.S. LLCs in exchange for the real estate assets held by the Mexican limited liability entities covered under the Agreement. The U.S. LLCs in turn hold a 98.0 percent equity interest in the following Mexican limited liability entities (the “SRLs”): AMB Acción San Martín Obispo I, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB- Acción Centro Logístico Parque 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción GDL 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción San Martin Obispo II, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Corregidora Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V. , AMB-Acción Apodaca Industrial Park 2, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Arbolada Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Los Altos Industrial Park 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB Ocotillo, S. de R.L. de C.V. and AMB Acción GDL 2, de R.L. de C.V.
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 26 industrial buildings (the “Properties”), 13 in Guadalajara, 11 in Mexico City, 1 in Queretaro and 1 in Tijuana, totaling approximately 6.3 million square feet (unaudited).
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company and the Company’s controlled subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Foreign Currency Remeasurement and Transactions.  The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s Mexican operations as it is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured using the exchange rate at


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are reported at historical U.S. dollar balances. Income and expenses denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured in a manner that approximates the weighted average exchange rates for the quarter. Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company reported foreign currency remeasurement and transaction losses of approximately $1.2 million.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value.
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
The initial cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs.
 
Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or improvements that extend the economic useful life of assets are capitalized.
 
The Company records at acquisition an intangible asset for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2008, the Company has recorded intangible assets in the amounts of $7.8 million and $9.5 million for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. When the carrying value of a property is greater than its estimated fair value, based on the intended use and holding period, an impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess over its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. An impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is determined using the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The management of the Company determines estimated fair values based on its assumptions regarding rental rates, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices. The management of the Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2008.


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the term of the related loan. As of December 31, 2008, deferred financing costs were $1.3 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by AMB and AMB Property Mexico (“AMB Mexico”), formerly known as G. Acción, S.A. de C.V. (“G. Acción”), in various Company entities. Such investments are consolidated because the Company owns a majority interest and exercises control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Members’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Company are allocated to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement. Distributions are made to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement.
 
Rental Revenues.  The Company, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period in which the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, the Company nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. No bad debt expense was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Income Taxes.  No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been recorded on the books of the Company, since the members’ respective shares of taxable income are reportable by the members on their respective tax returns. The Company accounts for Mexican income taxes for its Mexican subsidiaries using the asset and liability method. Under this method, income and flat taxes are provided for amounts currently payable and for amounts deferred as tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and the value of net operating loss carry-forward balances. Deferred income taxes are measured using the tax rates that are assumed will be in effect when the temporary differences will reverse and/or the net operating loss carry-forward balances will be utilized. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized.
 
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions, and such adoption did not have a material impact on the Company.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with the Company in its trade areas. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Company’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be received. The Company has one tenant that accounted for 14.1 percent of rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  As of December 31, 2008, the Company’s financial instruments include mortgage loans payable and unsecured lines of credit. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company at December 31, 2008, the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans payable and lines of credit was $215.0 million.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a policy related to accounting for business combinations, which changes the accounting for business combinations including the measurement of acquirer shares issued in consideration for a business combination, the recognition of contingent consideration, the accounting for pre-acquisition gain and loss contingencies, the accounting for acquisition-related restructuring cost accruals, the treatment of acquisition-related transaction costs and the recognition of changes in the acquirer’s income tax valuation allowance. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of this policy will have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows, but, at a minimum, it will require the expensing of transaction costs.


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued a policy related to accounting for disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities, which requires entities to provide enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this policy.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company acquired three industrial buildings totaling 1,421,042 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately $91.1 million, which includes approximately $0.6 million in closing costs related to these acquisitions. The $90.5 million total purchase price related to these acquisitions was allocated $13.8 million to land, $69.1 million to buildings and improvements, $1.6 million to in-place leases, and $6.0 million to lease origination costs.
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2008, debt consisted of the following:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Mortgage loans, fixed interest rate ranging from 6.6% of 6.9%, due on January 15, 2012
  $ 147,964  
Mortgage loan, variable interest rate of 1.9% over 30-day LIBOR (2.3% at December 31, 2008), due on January 15, 2012
    22,439  
Subscription line of credit of $56,000, variable interest rate of 1.0% over 30-day LIBOR as of December 31, 2008 (1.4% at December 31, 2008), due on July 27, 2011
    47,060  
Subscription line of credit of $14,000, variable interest rate of 1.3% over 30-day LIBOR as of December 31, 2008 (1.7% at December 31, 2008), due on July 27, 2011
    11,765  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to AMB, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2008) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    17,928  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to GIC, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2008) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    71,690  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to AMB Mexico, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 16.5% at December 31, 2008) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    1,829  
         
Total consolidated debt
  $ 320,675  
         
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company amended the maturity date for its lines of credit, which expired on July 26, 2008. The new maturity date for these lines of credit is July 27, 2011.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded interest expense of $13.2 million, related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to AMB and GIC. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.3 million, related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to AMB Mexico.


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AMB-SGP MEXICO, LLC
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The scheduled principal payments of the Company’s mortgage loans payable and lines of credit as of December 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2009
  $ 3,223  
2010
    3,411  
2011
    62,439  
2012
    160,155  
         
Total
  $ 229,228  
         
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2008. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2009
  $ 30,839  
2010
    24,084  
2011
    16,052  
2012
    13,968  
2013
    8,542  
Thereafter
    23,918  
         
Total
  $ 117,403  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses, which amounted to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This amount is included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.


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6.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2008  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 24,022  
         
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 339  
         
Decrease in accounts receivable related to
       
capital improvements
  $ (671 )
         
Decrease in accounts payable related to
       
capital improvements
  $ (67 )
         
Acquisition of properties
  $ 91,097  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Assumption of security deposits
    (867 )
Assumption of other assets
    1,722  
Assumption of other liabilities
    (855 )
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $ 91,097  
         
 
7.   INCOME AND FLAT TAXES
 
As a U.S. limited liability company, the allocated share of income or loss of the Company is included in the income tax returns of the individual equity interest owners. The Company’s Mexican subsidiaries are subject to Mexican statutory income and flat tax laws.
 
As of January 1, 2008, the business flat tax (IETU) replaced the asset tax and functions as an alternative minimum corporation tax.
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Company had prepaid taxes to the Government of Mexico in the amount of $1.7 million, which is offset against current taxes payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The Company’s current income tax provision was computed based on the Mexican statutory rate of 28.0 percent. The flat tax provision was computed at the Mexican statutory rate of 16.5 percent.
 
Mexican income and flat tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Current income and flat tax (expense)
  $ (1,325 )
Deferred income tax benefit
    256  
         
Total (expense) benefit for income and flat taxes
  $ (1,069 )
         
 
For tax purposes, as of December 31, 2008, the Company has Mexican net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $59.9 million, which will be available to offset future taxable income. If not used, this carry-forward will expire between 2012 and 2018.
 
The Company’s deferred tax assets primarily relate to the value of tax net operating losses. The Company’s deferred tax liabilities relate to the differences between the basis for financial reporting purposes and tax reporting purposes. As of December 31, 2008, management believes that it is more likely than not that any deferred tax asset that exceeds the deferred tax liability will not be realized and therefore is offset with a valuation allowance. This analysis is completed for each Mexican subsidiary.


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8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTIES
 
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company records management/consulting fees to AMB and AMB Mexico at a rate of 7.35 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively, of the net operating income of each SRL. The management/consulting fees are payable on a quarterly basis. Management/consulting fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company recorded management/consulting fees to AMB and AMB Mexico of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
In addition, the Agreement states that AMB and AMB Mexico will receive in aggregate acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of any assets purchased by the Company other than assets purchased from an AMB-affiliated entity. The Company paid no acquisition fees to AMB and AMB Mexico for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
AMB will be entitled to receive a promote distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR, reflecting the hypothetical dissolution of the Company at December 31, 2011, or actual dissolution of the Company. As of December 31, 2008, no promote distribution had been earned by AMB.
 
As of December 31, 2008, the Company had obligations to AMB of $2.8 million, primarily related to the unpaid portion of the purchase price of the properties acquired at the Date of Inception.
 
The SRLs are charged property management fees from AMB Mexico. The property management fees are calculated at a rate of 3.0 percent of net rental income as defined in the various SRL project agreements. Property management fees are included as part of property operating costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company incurred property management fees to AMB Mexico of $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third-party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Contingent and unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, and accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to approximately $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2008.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Company follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the SRLs that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business assets or results of operations. However, there


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can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have an adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Company carries liability, flood, environmental, terrorism and property and rental loss insurance. The Company believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss and the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of the Company’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, the Company has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of wars that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although, the Company has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits, that the Company believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Company will be able to collect under such policies. If an uninsured loss occurs, the Company could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies, which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by the Company.
 
10.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Company has retroactively renamed minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances within the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net loss retroactively includes the portion of loss attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Investments in real estate:
       
Land
  $ 59,849  
Buildings and improvements
    202,590  
         
Total investments in real estate
    262,439  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (12,357 )
         
Net investments in real estate
    250,082  
Cash and cash equivalents
    6,904  
Accounts receivables and other assets
    8,555  
Deferred financing costs, net
    1,777  
         
Total assets
  $ 267,318  
         
 
LIABILITIES, MEMBERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
Liabilities:
       
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 173,449  
Shareholder loans payable
    67,607  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    2,539  
Due to related parties
    2,784  
Interest payable
    13,128  
Security deposits
    2,289  
Deferred tax liabilities
    256  
         
Total liabilities
    262,052  
         
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
       
Members’ capital:
       
AMB Property, L.P. 
    1,013  
Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd
    4,092  
         
Total members’ capital
    5,105  
Noncontrolling interests
    161  
         
Total members’ capital and noncontrolling interests
    5,266  
         
Total liabilities, members’ capital and noncontrolling interests
  $ 267,318  
         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
RENTAL REVENUES
  $ 24,026  
COSTS AND EXPENSES
       
Property operating costs
    3,290  
Real estate taxes and insurance
    539  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,959  
General and administrative
    2,061  
         
Total costs and expenses
    11,849  
         
Operating income
    12,177  
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
       
Interest and other income
    148  
Interest, including amortization
    (21,383 )
         
Total other income and expenses
    (21,235 )
         
Loss before noncontrolling interests and provision for income and flat taxes
    (9,058 )
         
Expense for income and asset taxes:
       
Current
    (2,352 )
Deferred
    (377 )
         
Net loss
    (11,787 )
Noncontrolling interests’ share of net loss
    335  
         
Net loss available to members
  $ (11,452 )
         
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF MEMBERS’ CAPITAL AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
                                 
    (Report not Required)  
          Industrial (Mexico)
    Noncontrolling
       
    AMB Property, L.P.     JV Pte Ltd     Interests     Total  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $ 1,652     $ 6,784     $ 228     $ 8,664  
Contributions
    1,707       7,190       285       9,182  
Distributions
    (149 )     (627 )     (17 )     (793 )
Net loss
    (2,197 )     (9,255 )     (335 )     (11,787 )
                                 
Balance at December 31, 2007
  $ 1,013     $ 4,092     $ 161     $ 5,266  
                                 
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
 
         
    (Report not Required)  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
       
Net loss
  $ (11,787 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
       
Depreciation and amortization
    5,959  
Finance cost amortization
    677  
Straight-line rents
    (245 )
Deferred taxes
    377  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
       
Accounts receivables and other assets
    (6,892 )
Prepaid income taxes
    (1,810 )
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    2,022  
Due to related parties
    (136 )
Interest payable
    5,442  
Security deposits
    938  
         
Net cash used in operating activities
    (5,455 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
       
Additions to properties
    (1,075 )
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
    (96,019 )
         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (97,094 )
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
       
Contributions from members
    8,897  
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
    285  
Distributions to members
    (776 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (17 )
Borrowings on mortgage loans payable
    80,170  
Payments on mortgage loans payable
    (1,720 )
Payment of financing costs
    (630 )
Borrowings on lines of credit
    55,851  
Payments on lines of credit
    (67,551 )
Borrowings on shareholder loans payable
    24,936  
         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    99,445  
         
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (3,104 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    10,008  
         
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 6,904  
         
 
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1.   ORGANIZATION
 
On December 31, 2004 (“Date of Inception”), AMB Property, L.P. (“AMB”) and Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte Ltd (“GIC”), formed AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), for the purpose of investing in industrial properties in Mexico.
 
At the Date of Inception, AMB and GIC made cash equity contributions, net of transaction costs, of $1.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and acquired three properties comprised of eight buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet (unaudited).
 
Pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Agreement (the “Agreement”), AMB and GIC have investment capital commitments to the Company of $50.0 million and $200.0 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2007, the remaining investment capital commitments from AMB and GIC were $31.0 million and $123.9 million, respectively.
 
AMB is the general manager of the Company with a 19.19 percent managing member and limited member interest. GIC is an 80.81 percent limited member. According to the Agreement, the term of the Company will continue until December 31, 2011, unless extended or terminated sooner as provided for in the Agreement. AMB provides asset and portfolio management services for the Company’s real estate investments.
 
The Company owns 99.0 percent of the membership interests in the following Delaware limited liability corporations: AMB Mexico, L.L.C., AMB Chapala, LLC, AMB GDL 1, LLC, AMB Ferrocarril, LLC, AMB Corregidora, LLC, AMB Frontera, LLC, AMB Arbolada, LLC and AMB Los Altos 1, LLC (the “U.S. LLCs”). In connection with the Company’s holdings in AMB Ferrocarril, LLC and in accordance with the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, AMB will be treated as if it had contributed a 99.0 percent membership interest in the U.S. LLCs in exchange for the real estate assets held by the Mexican limited liability entities covered under the Agreement. The U.S. LLCs in turn hold a 98.0 percent equity interest in the following Mexican limited liability entities (the “SRLs”): AMB Acción San Martín Obispo I, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB- Acción Centro Logístico Parque 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción GDL 1, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción San Martin Obispo II, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Corregidora Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V. , AMB-Acción Apodaca Industrial Park 2, S. de R.L. de C.V., AMB-Acción Arbolada Distribution Center, S. de R.L. de C.V., and AMB-Acción Los Altos Industrial Park 1, S. de R.L. de C.V.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Company owned 23 industrial buildings (the “Properties”), 12 in Guadalajara, 9 in Mexico City, 1 in Queretaro and 1 in Tijuana, totaling approximately 4.9 million square feet (unaudited).
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation.  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company and the Company’s controlled subsidiaries. Noncontrolling interests are reflected as noncontrolling interests in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany amounts have been eliminated.
 
Use of Estimates.  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Foreign Currency Remeasurement and Transactions.  The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for the Company’s Mexican operations as it is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured using the exchange rate at


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the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are reported at historical U.S. dollar balances. Income and expenses denominated in Mexican pesos are remeasured in a manner that approximates the weighted average exchange rates for the quarter. Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction gains and losses are included in other income in the consolidated statement of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company reported foreign currency remeasurement and transaction losses of approximately $0.2 million.
 
Investments in Real Estate.  Investments in real estate are stated at cost unless circumstances indicate that cost cannot be recovered, in which case, an adjustment to the carrying value of the property is made to reduce it to its estimated fair value.
 
Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the real estate investments. The estimated lives are as follows:
 
     
Building costs
  5 to 40 years
Building and improvements:
   
Roof/HVAC/parking lots
  5 to 40 years
Plumbing/signage
  7 to 25 years
Painting and other
  5 to 40 years
Tenant improvements
  Over initial lease term
Lease commissions
  Over initial lease term
 
The initial cost of buildings and improvements includes the purchase price of the property or interest in the property including legal fees and acquisition costs.
 
Project costs associated with the development and construction of a real estate project, which include interest and property taxes, are capitalized as construction in progress.
 
Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Significant renovations or improvements that extend the economic useful life of assets are capitalized.
 
The Company records at acquisition an intangible asset for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has recorded intangible assets in the amounts of $6.2 million and $3.5 million, for the value attributable to in-place leases and lease origination costs, respectively, which are included in buildings and improvements in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
Real Estate Impairment Losses.  Carrying values for financial reporting purposes are reviewed for impairment on a property-by-property basis whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a property may not be fully recoverable. When the carrying value of a property is greater than its estimated fair value, based on the intended use and holding period, an impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess over its estimated fair value less costs to sell. The intended use of an asset, either held for sale or held for the long term, can significantly impact how impairment is measured. If an asset is intended to be held for the long term, the impairment analysis is based on a two-step test. The first test measures estimated expected future cash flows over the holding period, including a residual value (undiscounted and without interest charges), against the carrying value of the property. If the asset fails the test, then the asset carrying value is measured against the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. An impairment charge to earnings is recognized for the excess of the asset’s carrying value over the lower of cost or the present value of expected cash flows over the expected hold period. If an asset is intended to be sold, impairment is determined using the estimated fair value less costs to sell. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions and the availability of capital. The management of the Company determines estimated fair values based on its assumptions regarding rental rates, lease-up and holding periods, as well as sales prices. The management of the Company believes that there were no impairments of the carrying values of its investments in real estate as of December 31, 2007.


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Cash and Cash Equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in financial institutions and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Deferred Financing Costs.  Costs incurred in connection with financings are capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the effective-interest method over the term of the related loan. As of December 31, 2007, deferred financing costs were $1.8 million, net of accumulated amortization.
 
Noncontrolling Interests.  Noncontrolling interests represent interests held by AMB and G. Acción, S.A. de C.V. (“G. Acción”), a 38.9 percent owned entity of AMB, in various Company entities. Such investments are consolidated because the Company owns a majority interest and exercises control through the ability to control major operating decisions.
 
Members’ Capital.  Profits and losses of the Company are allocated to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement. Distributions are made to each of the members in accordance with the Agreement.
 
Rental Revenues.  The Company, as a lessor, retains substantially all of the benefits and risks of ownership of the Properties and accounts for its leases as operating leases. Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Reimbursements from tenants for real estate taxes and other recoverable operating expenses are recognized as revenue in the period in which the applicable expenses are incurred. In addition, the Company nets its bad debt expense against rental income for financial reporting purposes. No bad debt expense was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Income Taxes.  No provision for U.S. federal income taxes has been recorded on the books of the Company, since the members’ respective shares of taxable income are reportable by the members on their respective tax returns. The Company accounts for Mexican income taxes for its Mexican subsidiaries using the asset and liability method. Under this method, income and asset taxes are provided for amounts currently payable and for amounts deferred as tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and the value of net operating loss carry-forward balances. Deferred income taxes are measured using the statutory tax rates that are assumed will be in effect when the temporary differences will reverse and/or the net operating loss carry-forward balances will be utilized. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized.
 
Concentration of Credit Risk.  There are owners and developers of real estate that compete with the Company in its trade areas. The existence of competing properties could have a material impact on the Company’s ability to lease space and on the level of rent that can be received. The Company has two tenants that accounted for 12.8 percent and 10.2 percent, respectively, of rental revenues for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The Company’s financial instruments include mortgage loans payable and unsecured lines of credit. Based on borrowing rates available to the Company at December 31, 2007, the estimated fair value of the mortgage loans payable and lines of credit was $177.3 million. Management of the Company believes that the book value of its other financial instruments approximates fair value as of December 31, 2007.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements.  In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a policy related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertainty in tax positions. Adoption of this policy, on January 1, 2007, did not have a material impact on the Company.
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued a policy related to accounting for fair value measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this policy will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


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In February 2007, the FASB issued a policy related to the accounting for the fair value option for financial assets and liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. This policy is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this policy will have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
3.   REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company acquired nine industrial buildings totaling 2,165,039 square feet (unaudited). The total aggregate investment was approximately $96.0 million, which includes approximately $2.9 million in closing costs. The $93.1 million total purchase price related to these acquisitions was allocated $20.1 million to land, $65.9 million to buildings and improvements, $3.0 million to in-place leases, and $4.1 million to lease origination costs.
 
4.   DEBT
 
As of December 31, 2007, debt consisted of the following:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Mortgage loans, fixed interest rate ranging from 6.6% of 6.9%, due on January 15, 2012
  $ 150,728  
Mortgage loan, variable interest rate of 1.9% over 30-day LIBOR (6.5% at December 31, 2007), due on January 15, 2012
    22,721  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to AMB, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 17.4% at December 31, 2007) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    13,257  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to GIC, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 17.4% at December 31, 2007) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    53,008  
Unsecured shareholder loan payable to G’Accion, fixed interest rates ranging from 14.0% to 20.0% (weighted average rate of 17.4% at December 31, 2007) with maturity dates ranging from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2018
    1,342  
         
Total consolidated debt
  $ 241,056  
         
 
On November 16, 2007, the Company repaid the outstanding balance on its lines of credit secured by capital commitments to the Company.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company obtained one mortgage loan payable totaling $61.0 million. This loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.6 percent and matures on January 15, 2012.
 
During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded interest expense of $10.0 million, related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to AMB and GIC. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recorded interest expense of $0.2 million, related to unsecured shareholder loans payable to G’Accion.


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The scheduled principal payments of the Company’s mortgage loans payable as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2008
  $ 3,306  
2009
    3,539  
2010
    3,783  
2011
    4,043  
2012
    158,778  
         
Total
  $ 173,449  
         
 
5.   LEASING ACTIVITY
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future cash rentals on non-cancelable tenant operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2007. The schedule does not reflect future rental revenues from the renewal or replacement of existing leases and excludes property operating expense reimbursements.
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
2008
  $ 22,337  
2009
    20,305  
2010
    15,679  
2011
    12,538  
2012
    10,710  
Thereafter
    27,650  
         
Total
  $ 109,219  
         
 
In addition to minimum rental payments, certain tenants pay reimbursements for their pro rata share of specified operating expenses, which amounted to $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007. This amount is included as rental revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Some leases contain options to renew.
 
6.   SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
 
         
    For the Year Ended
 
    December 31, 2007  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Cash paid for interest
  $ 15,264  
         
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 1,810  
         
Decrease in accounts payable related to capital improvements
  $ (4 )
         
Acquisition of properties
  $ 95,987  
Non-cash transactions:
       
Assumption of other assets and liabilities
    32  
         
Net cash paid for property acquisitions
  $ 96,019  
         


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7.   INCOME AND ASSET TAXES
 
As a U.S. limited liability company, the allocated share of income or loss of the Company is included in the income tax returns of the individual equity interest owners. The Company’s Mexican subsidiaries are subject to Mexican statutory income and asset tax laws.
 
During the third quarter 2007, new legislation was passed and effective January 1, 2008, the business flat tax (IETU) will replace the existing asset tax and function as an alternative minimum corporation tax.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Company prepaid taxes to the Government of Mexico in the amount of $2.0 million, which is offset against current taxes payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
The Company’s income tax provision was computed based on the 2007 Mexican statutory rate of 28.0 percent.
 
Mexican income and asset tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:
 
         
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Current income and asset tax expense
  $ (2,352 )
Deferred income tax expense
    (377 )
         
Total expense for income taxes
  $ (2,729 )
         
 
For tax purposes, as of December 31, 2007, the Company has Mexican net operating loss carry-forwards of approximately $26.9 million, which will be available to offset future taxable income. If not used, this carry-forward will expire between 2012 and 2017.
 
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The Company’s deferred tax assets primarily relate to the value of tax net operating losses.
 
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon generating sufficient taxable income matching the reversal of prior years’ net operating losses giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2007, management believes that it is more likely than not that 100 percent of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
 
8.   TRANSACTIONS WITH SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTIES
 
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company records management/consulting fees to AMB and G. Acción at a rate of 7.35 percent and 0.15 percent, respectively, of the net operating income of each SRL. The management/consulting fees are payable on a quarterly basis. Management/consulting fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company recorded management/consulting fees to AMB and G. Acción of $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
In addition, the Agreement states that AMB and G. Acción will receive in aggregate acquisition fees equal to 0.9 percent of the acquisition cost of any assets purchased by the Company other than assets purchased from an AMB-affiliated entity. The Company paid acquisition fees to AMB and G. Accion of $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2007. These fees are capitalized and included in investments in real estate in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
AMB will be entitled to receive a promote distribution of 15.0 percent of the return over a 9.0 percent nominal internal rate of return (“IRR”) and 20.0 percent over a 12.0 percent nominal IRR, reflecting the hypothetical dissolution of the Company at December 31, 2011, or actual dissolution of the Company. As of December 31, 2007, no promote distribution had been earned by AMB.
 
As of December 31, 2007, the Company had obligations to AMB and G. Acción of $2.8 million, primarily related to the unpaid portion of the purchase price of the properties acquired at the Date of Inception.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
The SRLs are charged property management fees from G. Acción. The property management fees are calculated at a rate of 3.0 percent of net rental income as defined in the various SRL project agreements. Property management fees are included as part of property operating costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The Company incurred property management fees to G. Acción of $0.7 million for year ended December 31, 2007.
 
In December 2001, AMB formed a wholly-owned captive insurance company, Arcata National Insurance Ltd., which provides insurance coverage for all or a portion of losses below the deductible under our third-party policies. The captive insurance company is one element of AMB’s overall risk management program. AMB capitalized Arcata National Insurance Ltd. in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Arcata National Insurance Ltd. established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of AMB’s properties. Annually, AMB engages an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to Arcata National Insurance Ltd. may be adjusted based on this estimate. Consistent with third-party policies, premiums may be reimbursed by customers subject to specific lease terms. Through this structure, AMB has more comprehensive insurance coverage at an overall lower cost than would otherwise be available in the market. Unknown liabilities may include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions, and accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business.
 
The Properties are allocated a portion of the insurance expense incurred by AMB based on AMB’s assessment of the specific risks at those properties. Insurance expense allocated to the Properties amounted to approximately $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
9.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation.  In the normal course of business, from time to time, the Company may be involved in legal actions relating to the ownership and operations of its Properties. Management does not expect that the liabilities, if any, that may ultimately result from such legal actions will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company.
 
Environmental Matters.  The Company follows AMB’s policy of monitoring its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability with respect to the SRLs that would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business assets or results of operations. However, there can be no assurance that such a material environmental liability does not exist. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have an adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and cash flows.
 
General Uninsured Losses.  The Company carries liability, flood, environmental, terrorism and property and rental loss insurance. The Company believes that the policy terms and conditions, limits and deductibles are adequate and appropriate under the circumstances, given the relative risk of loss and the cost of such coverage and industry practice. In addition, certain of the Company’s properties are located in areas that are subject to earthquake activity; therefore, the Company has obtained limited earthquake insurance on those properties. There are, however, certain types of extraordinary losses, such as those due to acts of wars that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable. Although, the Company has obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits, that the Company believes are commercially reasonable, it is not certain that the Company will be able to collect under such policies. If an uninsured loss occurs, the Company could lose its investment in and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a property. AMB has adopted certain policies with respect to insurance coverage and proceeds as part of its operating policies which apply to properties owned or managed by AMB, including properties owned by the Company.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
10.   RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted policies related to accounting for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements, which clarified that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as capital in the consolidated financial statements. As a result of the adoption, the Company has retroactively renamed the minority interests as noncontrolling interests and has reclassified these balances to the capital section of the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, on the consolidated statement of operations, the presentation of net loss retroactively includes the portion of income attributable to noncontrolling interests.


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Unless otherwise indicated below, the Commission file number to the exhibit is No. 001-13545.
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  3 .1   Articles of Incorporation of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).
  3 .2   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003).
  3 .3   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003).
  3 .4   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.19 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 12, 2005).
  3 .5   Articles Supplementary establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 24, 2006).
  3 .6   Articles Supplementary Reestablishing and Refixing the Rights and Preferences of the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 22, 2007).
  3 .7   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 510,000 Shares of 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .8   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 800,000 Shares of 7.95% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .9   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 800,000 Shares of 7.95% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 16, 2007).
  3 .10   Sixth Amended and Restated Bylaws of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2008).
  3 .11   Articles Supplementary Redesignating and Reclassifying 1,595,337 Shares of 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2009).
  4 .1   Form of Certificate for Common Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).
  4 .2   Form of Certificate for 61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on June 20, 2003).
  4 .3   Form of Certificate for 63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of AMB Property Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on November 12, 2003).
  4 .4   Form of Certificate for 7.00% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed December 12, 2005).
  4 .5   Form of Certificate for 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-A filed on August 24, 2006).
  4 .6   Specimen of 7.50% Notes due 2018 (included in the Second Supplemental Indenture incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .7   $50,000,000 7.00% Fixed Rate Note No. 9 dated March 7, 2001, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated March 7, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 16, 2001).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  4 .8   $25,000,000 6.75% Fixed Rate Note No. 10 dated September 6, 2001, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated September 6, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2001).
  4 .9   $100,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. B-2 dated March 16, 2004, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated March 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2004).
  4 .10   $175,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No, B-3, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2005).
  4 .11   Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998, by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2006).
  4 .12   First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .13   Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .14   Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1998 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-49163)).
  4 .15   Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 15, 2000 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 16, 2000).
  4 .16   Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 7, 2002 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
  4 .17   Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 11, 2005 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).
  4 .18   5.094% Notes due 2015, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).
  4 .19   Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 10, 2006 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee, including the Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note, Series C, attaching the Form of Parent Guarantee, and the Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note, Series C, attaching the Form of Parent Guarantee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2006).
  4 .20   $175,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. FXR-C-1 dated as of August 15, 2006, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2006).
  4 .21   Form of Registration Rights Agreement among AMB Property Corporation and the persons named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-35915)).
  4 .22   Registration Rights Agreement dated November 14, 2003 by and among AMB Property II, L.P. and the unitholders whose names are set forth on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 17, 2003).


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Number
 
Description
 
  4 .23   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 5, 1999 by and among AMB Property Corporation, AMB Property II, L.P. and the unitholders whose names are set forth on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).
  4 .24   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 1, 2006 by and among AMB Property Corporation, AMB Property II, L.P., J.A. Green Development Corp. and JAGI, Inc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).
  4 .25   $325,000,000 Fixed Rate Note No. FXR-C-2, attaching the Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on May 1, 2008).
  4 .26   $50,000,000 8.00% Fixed Rate Note No. 3 dated October 26, 2000, attaching the Parent Guarantee dated October 26, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  4 .27   $25,000,000 8.000% Fixed Rate Note No. 4 dated October 26, 2000 attaching the Parent Guarantee dated October 26, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000).
  4 .28   Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 10, 2009 by and between AMB Property Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 10, 2009).
  4 .29   Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 20, 2009 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .30   Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 20, 2009 by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as successor-in-interest to State Street Bank and Trust Company of California, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .31   6.125% Notes due 2016, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  4 .32   6.625% Notes due 2019, attaching Parent Guarantee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2009).
  *10 .1   Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).
  *10 .2   Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).
  *10 .3   Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P., dated September 23, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2004).
  *10 .4   Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Option and Incentive Plan of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2007).
  10 .5   Twelfth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property, L.P. dated as of August 25, 2006, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2006).
  10 .6   Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P., dated February 19, 2010.
  10 .7   Exchange Agreement dated as of July 8, 2005, by and between AMB Property, L.P. and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 13, 2005).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .8   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of June 1, 2006 by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agents, for the banks listed on the signature page to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .9   Qualified Borrower Guaranty, dated as of June 1, 2006 by AMB Property, L.P. for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agents for the banks listed on the signature page to the Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .10   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of June 23, 2006 by AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and bookmanager, for the banks that are from time to time parties to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  10 .11   Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, by and among AMB Property, L.P., as Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereof, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Administrative Agent for Alternate Currencies, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Eurohypo AG, New York Branch, Wachovia Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents, The Bank of Nova Scotia, acting through its San Francisco Agency, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC and LaSalle Bank National Association, as Managing Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2006).
  10 .12   Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2006, by and among the initial borrower and the initial qualified borrowers listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as a guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as a guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger and bookmanager, and each of the other lending institutions that becomes a lender thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2006).
  *10 .13   Amended and Restated 2005 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  *10 .14   Amended and Restated 2002 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 4, 2006).
  *10 .15   Form of Amended and Restated Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement by and between AMB Property, L.P. and executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 1, 2007).
  *10 .16   Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement to Change in Control and Noncompetition Agreement by and between AMB Property, L.P. and certain executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
  *10 .17   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 20, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and W. Blake Baird (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2006).
  *10 .18   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated November 21, 2006, by and between AMB Property Corporation and Michael A. Coke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 24, 2006).
  10 .19   Collateral Loan Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2007, by and among The Prudential Insurance Company Of America and Prudential Mortgage Capital Company, LLC, as Lenders, and AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC as Borrowers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .20   $160,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Fixed A-1), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to Prudential Mortgage Capital Company LLC, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .21   $40,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Floating A-2), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .22   $84,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Fixed B-1), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .23   $21,000,000 Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note (Floating B-2), dated February 14, 2007, by AMB-SGP California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-California, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-I, LLC, AMB-SGP Docks, LLC, AMB-SGP Georgia, LLC, AMB-SGP CIF-Illinois, L.P. and AMB-SGP TX/IL SUB, LLC, as Borrowers, to The Prudential Insurance Company of America, as Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2007).
  10 .24   Deed of Accession and Amendment, dated March 21, 2007, by and between ING Real Estate Finance NV, AMB European Investments LLC, AMB Property, L.P., SCI AMB Givaudan Distribution Center, AMB Hordijk Distribution Center B.V., ING Bank NV, the Original Lenders and the Entities of AMB (both as defined in the Deed of Accession and Amendment) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 23, 2007).
  10 .25   Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2007, by and among the qualified borrowers listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as a qualified borrower and guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as syndication agent, Calyon New York Branch, Citicorp North America, Inc., and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as co-documentation agents, Banc of America Securities Asia Limited, as Hong Kong Dollars agent, Bank of America, N.A., acting by its Canada Branch, as reference bank, Bank of America, Singapore Branch, as Singapore Dollars agent, and each of the other lending institutions that becomes a lender thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 20, 2007).
  10 .26   First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2007, by and among the initial borrower, each qualified borrower listed on the signature pages thereto, AMB Property, L.P., as guarantor, AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the Alternate Currency Banks (as defined therein) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  10 .27   RMB Revolving Credit Agreement, dated October 23, 2007, between Wealth Zipper (Shanghai) Property Development Co., Ltd., the RMB Lenders listed therein, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Sole Lead Arranger and Bookmanager, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Shanghai Branch, as RMB Settlement Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to AMB Property Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  10 .28   Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008, among AMB Property, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, and U.S. Bank National Association, as documentation agents, and a syndicate of other banks (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on April 2, 2008).


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Number
 
Description
 
  10 .29   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of March 27, 2008, by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, as administrative agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on April 2, 2008).
  10 .30   AMB Property, L.P. Guaranteed Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, by and among AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. acting on its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS, as logistics fund, affiliates of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS as listed therein, financial institutions as listed therein as original lenders (and other lenders that are from time to time parties thereto), AMB Property, L.P., as loan guarantor, and ING Real Estate Finance NV, as facility agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).
  10 .31   Loan Guarantee, dated as of May 30, 2008, by AMB Property, L.P., as Guarantor, for the benefit of the facility agent and the lenders that are from time to time parties to that certain AMB Property, L.P. Guaranteed Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008, among AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. acting on its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS as the logistics fund, AMB Property, L.P. as the loan guarantor, the financial institutions listed therein as original lenders (and other lenders that are from time to time parties thereto) and ING Real Estate Finance N.V., as the facility agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).
  10 .32   Counter-Indemnity, dated May 30, 2008, by and between AMB Property, L.P. and AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l. on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on 8-K filed on June 5, 2008).
  10 .33   Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2008, by and among AMB Property, L.P., as Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent, ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and TD Bank N.A. and US Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2008).
  10 .34   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of September 4, 2008, by AMB Property Corporation, as Guarantor, for the benefit of The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Administrative Agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2008, among AMB Property, L.P., as the Borrower, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, the Administrative Agent, ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Syndication Agent, The Bank of Nova Scotia and ING Real Estate Finance (USA) LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and TD Bank N.A. and US Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2008).
  10 .35   Termination Letter, dated December 29, 2008, from ING Real Estate Finance N.V., as Facility Agent, to AMB Fund Management S.à.r.l., acting in its own name but on behalf of AMB Europe Fund I FCP-FIS (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2009).
  10 .36   Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2009, by and among AMB Property, L.P., AMB Property Corporation, as guarantor, the banks listed on the signature pages thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association and U.S. Bank National Association, as documentation agents (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to AMB Property Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
  *10 .37   Separation Agreement and Release of All Claims, dated September 18, 2009, by and between AMB Property Corporation and John T. Roberts, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AMB Property Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2009).


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Description
 
  10 .38   Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, by and among AMB Property, L.P., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as administrative agent for Euros, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent for Yen and syndication agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Calyon Credit Agricole CIB, New York Branch, and U.S. Bank National Association, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as documentation agents, AMB European Investments LLC and AMB Japan Finance, Y.K., as the initial qualified borrowers, and a syndicate of banks (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).
  10 .39   Guaranty of Payment, dated as of October 15, 2009, by AMB Property Corporation for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).
  10 .40   Qualified Borrower Guaranty, dated as of October 15, 2009, by AMB Property, L.P. for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as Administrative Agent, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as Administrative Agent, for the banks that are from time to time parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AMB Property Corporation and AMB Property, L.P. filed on October 21, 2009).
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of AMB Property Corporation.
  21 .2   Subsidiaries of AMB Property, L.P.
  23 .1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
  23 .2   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
  24 .1   Powers of Attorney (included in signature pages of this annual report).
  31 .1   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications dated February 19, 2010.
  31 .2   Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications dated February 19, 2010.
  32 .1   18 U.S.C. § 1350 Certifications dated February 19, 2010. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
  32 .2   18 U.S.C. § 1350 Certifications dated February 19, 2010. The certifications in this exhibit are being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and are not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not to be incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
 
 
* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

EX-10.6 2 f54839exv10w6.htm EX-10.6 exv10w6
Exhibit 10.6
 
FIFTEENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AMB PROPERTY II, L.P.
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
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ARTICLE 1. DEFINED TERMS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION     4  
 
               
 
  Section 1.1.   Definitions     4  
 
               
ARTICLE 2. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS     20  
 
               
 
  Section 2.1.   Organization     20  
 
  Section 2.2.   Name     20  
 
  Section 2.3.   Resident Agent; Principal Office     21  
 
  Section 2.4.   Power of Attorney     21  
 
  Section 2.5.   Term     22  
 
  Section 2.6.   Number of Partners     22  
 
               
ARTICLE 3. PURPOSE     23  
 
               
 
  Section 3.1.   Purpose and Business     23  
 
  Section 3.2.   Powers     23  
 
  Section 3.3.   Partnership Only for Purposes Specified     23  
 
  Section 3.4.   Representations and Warranties by the Parties     24  
 
  Section 3.5.   Certain ERISA Matters     25  
 
               
ARTICLE 4. CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS     26  
 
               
 
  Section 4.1.   Capital Contributions of the Partners     26  
 
  Section 4.2.   Loans     26  
 
  Section 4.3.   Additional Funding and Capital Contributions     26  
 
  Section 4.4.   No Preemptive Rights     27  
 
  Section 4.5.   Other Contribution Provisions     27  
 
               
ARTICLE 5. DISTRIBUTIONS     27  
 
               
 
  Section 5.1.   Requirement and Characterization of Distributions     27  
 
  Section 5.2.   Distributions in Kind     28  
 
  Section 5.3.   Distributions Upon Liquidation     28  
 
  Section 5.4.   Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests     28  
 
               
ARTICLE 6. ALLOCATIONS     29  
 
               
 
  Section 6.1.   Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss     29  
 
  Section 6.2.   General Allocations     29  
 
  Section 6.3.   Additional Allocation Provisions     31  
 
  Section 6.4.   Tax Allocations     33  
 
               
ARTICLE 7. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS     34  
 
               
 
  Section 7.1.   Management     34  
 
  Section 7.2.   Certificate of Limited Partnership     37  
 
  Section 7.3.   Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority     38  
 
  Section 7.4.   Reimbursement of the General Partner     40  
 
  Section 7.5.   Outside Activities of the General Partner     40  
 
  Section 7.6.   Employee Benefit Plans     41  
 
  Section 7.7.   Indemnification     41  
 
  Section 7.8.   Liability of the General Partner     43  
 
  Section 7.9.   Other Matters Concerning the General Partner     44  
 
  Section 7.10.   Title to Partnership Assets     44  
 
  Section 7.11.   Reliance by Third Parties     45  
 
               
ARTICLE 8. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS     45  

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  Section 8.1.   Limitation of Liability     45  
 
  Section 8.2.   Management of Business     45  
 
  Section 8.3.   Outside Activities of Limited Partners     46  
 
  Section 8.4.   Return of Capital     46  
 
  Section 8.5.   Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership     46  
 
               
ARTICLE 9. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS     47  
 
               
 
  Section 9.1.   Records and Accounting     47  
 
  Section 9.2.   Fiscal Year     47  
 
  Section 9.3.   Reports     48  
 
  Section 9.4.   Nondisclosure of Certain Information     48  
 
               
ARTICLE 10. TAX MATTERS     48  
 
               
 
  Section 10.1.   Preparation of Tax Returns     48  
 
  Section 10.2.   Tax Elections     49  
 
  Section 10.3.   Tax Matters Partner     49  
 
  Section 10.4.   Organizational Expenses     50  
 
  Section 10.5.   Withholding     50  
 
               
ARTICLE 11. TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS     51  
 
               
 
  Section 11.1.   Transfer     51  
 
  Section 11.2.   Transfer of Common Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest     51  
 
  Section 11.3.   Preferred Limited Partners’ and Class B Common Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer     52  
 
  Section 11.4.   Substituted Limited Partners     53  
 
  Section 11.5.   Assignees     54  
 
  Section 11.6.   General Provisions     54  
 
               
ARTICLE 12. ADMISSION OF PARTNERS     56  
 
               
 
  Section 12.1.   Admission of Successor General Partner     56  
 
  Section 12.2.   Admission of Additional Limited Partners     56  
 
  Section 12.3.   Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership     57  
 
               
ARTICLE 13. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION     57  
 
               
 
  Section 13.1.   Dissolution     57  
 
  Section 13.2.   Winding Up     58  
 
  Section 13.3.   Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations     59  
 
  Section 13.4.   Deemed Distribution and Recontribution     60  
 
  Section 13.5.   Rights of Limited Partners     60  
 
  Section 13.6.   Notice of Dissolution     60  
 
  Section 13.7.   Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership     60  
 
  Section 13.8.   Reasonable Time for Winding-Up     61  
 
  Section 13.9.   Waiver of Partition     61  
 
               
ARTICLE 14. AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS     61  
 
               
 
  Section 14.1.   Amendments     61  
 
  Section 14.2.   Action by the Partners     61  
 
               
ARTICLE 15. GENERAL PROVISIONS     62  
 
               
 
  Section 15.1.   Addresses and Notice     62  
 
  Section 15.2.   Titles and Captions     62  
 
  Section 15.3.   Pronouns and Plurals     62  
 
  Section 15.4.   Further Action     63  
 
  Section 15.5.   Binding Effect     63  
 
  Section 15.6.   Creditors     63  
 
  Section 15.7.   Waiver     63  
 
  Section 15.8.   Counterparts     63  
 
  Section 15.9.   Applicable Law     63  

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  Section 15.10.   Invalidity of Provisions     63  
 
  Section 15.11.   Entire Agreement     63  
 
  Section 15.12.   No Rights as Stockholders     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 16. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 17. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 18. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 19. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 20. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 21. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 22. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     64  
 
               
ARTICLE 23. CLASS B COMMON UNITS     65  
 
               
 
  Section 23.1.   Designation     65  
 
  Section 23.2.   Ranking     65  
 
  Section 23.3.   Distributions     65  
 
  Section 23.4.   Class B Redemption     66  
 
               
ARTICLE 24. INTENTIONALLY OMITTED     68  

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FIFTEENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
OF
AMB PROPERTY II, L.P.
     THIS FIFTEENTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, dated as of February 19, 2010, is entered into by and among AMB PROPERTY HOLDING CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), as the General Partner, and the Persons whose names are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as the Limited Partners (the “Existing Limited Partners”), together with any other Persons who become Partners in the Partnership as provided herein.
          WHEREAS, the General Partner and the Existing Limited Partners are parties to that certain Fourteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, dated as of February 22, 2007, as amended by the First Amendment thereto, dated as of January 1, 2008;
          WHEREAS, on November 24, 1998, Belcrest Realty Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and Belair Real Estate Corporation, a Delaware corporation (each a “Contributor” and, together the “Contributors”), made an aggregate Capital Contribution of $110,000,000, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Contributors received an aggregate of 2,200,000 Series C Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on May 5, 1999, J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series D Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $79,766,850, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series D Contributor received 1,595,337 Series D Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on August 31, 1999, Fifth Third Equity Exchange Fund 1999, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series E Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $11,022,000, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series E Contributor received 220,440 Series E Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on March 22, 2000, Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series F Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $19,871,950, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series F Contributor received 397,439 Series F Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on August 29, 2000, Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series G Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $1,000,000, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series G Contributor received 20,000 Series G Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on September 1, 2000, J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series H Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of

 


 

$42,000,000, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series H Contributor received 840,000 Series H Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on March 21, 2001, J.P. Morgan Chase Mosaic Fund V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Series I Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $25,500,000, in cash, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series I Contributor received 510,000 Series I Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on December 5, 2001, the Partnership repurchased all 2,200,000 of the Series C Preferred Units from the Series C Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, and the Series C Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on July 31, 2002, the Partnership repurchased 130,000 of the Series F Preferred Units and all 20,000 of the outstanding Series G Preferred Units from the Series F Limited Partner and G Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the General Partner and the Series F Limited Partner and G Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on July 14, 2003, the Partnership repurchased 66,300 of the Series F Preferred Units from the Series F Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the General Partner and the Series F Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on November 14, 2003, Fred Shepherd, LLC and East Grand Business Center Partnership, L.P. (the “East Grand Class B Contributors”) made Capital Contributions of $4,486,735.42, to the Partnership in exchange for which the East Grand Class B Contributors received an aggregate of 145,548 Class B Common Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on September 24, 2004, Robert Pattillo Properties, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Series N Contributor”), made a Capital Contribution of $36,479,100, to the Partnership in exchange for which the Series N Contributor received an aggregate of 729,582 Series N Preferred Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on January 27, 2006, the Series N Limited Partner transferred all 729,582 of the Series N Preferred Units to the Operating Partnership pursuant to the terms of an Assignment Agreement, entered into by and among the Operating Partnership and the Series N Limited Partner, and the Partnership repurchased all 729,582 of the Series N Preferred Units from the Operating Partnership;
          WHEREAS, on March 21, 2006, the Partnership repurchased all 840,000 of the Series H Preferred Units from the Series H Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the Former General Partner and the Series H Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on June 30, 2006, the Partnership repurchased all 220,440 of the Series E Preferred Units from the Series E Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the Former General Partner and the Series E Limited Partner;

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          WHEREAS, on September 21, 2006, the Partnership repurchased 201,139 of the Series F Preferred Units from the Series F Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the Former General Partner and the Series F Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on November 1, 2006, J.A. Green Development Corp., a New York corporation, and JAGI, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together, the “J.A. Green Class B Contributors”), made Capital Contributions of $63,689,030.00, to the Partnership in exchange for which the J.A. Green Class B Contributors received an aggregate of 1,130,835 Class B Common Units in the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, pursuant to an Agreement Regarding Transfer of Partnership Units and Admission of Substituted Limited Partner, dated as of January 29, 2007, made by and among the Partnership, the Former General Partner, the Operating Partnership, AMB, JPM Mosaic I REIT, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Transferor”), and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation (“JPMSI”), Transferor transferred to JPMSI all of the Series D Preferred Units and the Agreement was amended and restated to reflect (i) a change in the rate applicable to the Series D Preferred Units from 7.75% to 7.18%, (ii) a change in the date prior to which the Series D Preferred Units could not be redeemed from May 5, 2004 to February 22, 2012, and (iii) certain other matters;
          WHEREAS, on April 17, 2007, the Partnership repurchased all 510,000 of the Series I Preferred Units from the Series I Limited Partner pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Repurchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the Former General Partner and the Series I Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, on January 1, 2008, the Former General Partner transferred its ownership interest in the Partnership to the General Partner;
          WHEREAS, on November 10, 2009, AMB purchased all 1,595,337 of the Series D Preferred Units from the Series D Limited Partner in exchange for 2,880,281 REIT Shares pursuant to the terms of a Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, entered into by and among the Partnership, the General Partner, AMB and the Series D Limited Partner;
          WHEREAS, AMB contributed the Series D Preferred Units to the Operating Partnership, which contributed the Series D Preferred Units to the Partnership in exchange for 2,880,281 Class A Common Units of the Partnership;
          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.3D(iii) of the Agreement, the General Partner may, without the consent of the other partners, amend the Agreement to set forth or amend the designations, rights, powers, duties, and preferences of the holders of any additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Article 4;
          WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to the General Partner under the Agreement, the General Partner desires to amend and restate the Agreement to reflect (i) the repurchase of the Series I Preferred Units, (ii) the repurchase of the Series D Preferred Units; and (iii) certain other matters described herein; and

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          WHEREAS, by virtue of the execution of this Agreement by the Company in its capacity as General Partner of the Partnership, the General Partner hereby consents to the amendment and restatement of the Fourteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership.
          NOW, THEREFORE, for good and adequate consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINED TERMS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.1. Definitions
          The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.
          “Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute.
          “Additional Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.A.
          “Additional Limited Partner” means a Person admitted to the Partnership as a Limited Partner pursuant to Section 12.2 and who is shown as such on the books and records of the Partnership.
          “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Partner, the deficit balance, if any, in such Partner’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant fiscal year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
  (i)   decrease such deficit by any amounts which such Partner is obligated to restore pursuant to this Agreement or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentence of each of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(5) and 1.704-2(g); and
 
  (ii)   increase such deficit by the items described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
          The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
          “Adjustment Factor” means 1.0; provided, however, that in the event that: AMB (i) declares or pays a dividend on its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares or makes a distribution to all holders of its outstanding REIT Shares in REIT Shares, (ii) splits or subdivides its outstanding REIT Shares or (iii) effects a reverse stock split or otherwise combines its outstanding REIT Shares into a smaller number of REIT Shares, the Adjustment Factor shall be adjusted by multiplying the Adjustment Factor in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction, (1) the numerator of which shall be the number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or

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combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination has occurred as of such time) and (2) the denominator of which shall be the actual number of REIT Shares issued and outstanding on the record date for such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination (assuming for such purposes that such dividend, distribution, split, subdivision, reverse split or combination has not occurred as of such time). Any adjustments to the Adjustment Factor shall become effective immediately after the effective date of such event, retroactive to the record date, if any, for such event.
          “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.
          “Agreed Value” means (i) in the case of any Contributed Property set forth in Exhibit A and as of the time of its contribution to the Partnership, the Agreed Value of such property as set forth in Exhibit A; (ii) in the case of any Contributed Property not set forth in Exhibit A and as of the time of its contribution to the Partnership, the fair market value of such property or other consideration as determined by the General Partner, reduced by any liabilities either assumed by the Partnership upon such contribution or to which such property is subject when contributed; and (iii) in the case of any property distributed to a Partner by the Partnership, the fair market value of such property as determined by the General Partner at the time such property is distributed, reduced by any indebtedness either assumed by such Partner upon such distribution or to which such property is subject at the time of the distribution as determined under Section 752 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder.
          “Agreement” means this Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, as it may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
          “AMB” means AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership.
          “Appraisal” means with respect to any assets, the opinion of an independent third party experienced in the valuation of similar assets, selected by the General Partner in good faith; such opinion may be in the form of an opinion by such independent third party that the value for such asset as set by the General Partner is fair, from a financial point of view, to the Partnership.
          “Assignee” means a Person to whom one or more Partnership Units have been transferred in a manner permitted under this Agreement, but who has not become a Substituted Limited Partner, and who has the rights set forth in Section 11.5.
          “Available Cash” means, with respect to any period for which such calculation is being made, (i) the sum of:
     (a) the Partnership’s Net Income or Net Loss (as the case may be) for such period,
     (b) Depreciation and all other noncash charges deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,

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     (c) the amount of any reduction in reserves of the Partnership referred to in clause (ii)(f) below (including, without limitation, reductions resulting because the General Partner determines such amounts are no longer necessary),
     (d) the excess of the net proceeds from the sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing of Partnership property for such period over the gain (or loss, as the case may be) recognized from any such sale, exchange, disposition, or refinancing during such period, and
     (e) all other cash received by the Partnership for such period that was not included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period;
(ii) less the sum of:
     (a) all principal debt payments made during such period by the Partnership,
     (b) capital expenditures made by the Partnership during such period,
     (c) investments in any entity (including loans made thereto) to the extent that such investments are not otherwise described in clauses (ii)(a) or (b),
     (d) all other expenditures and payments not deducted in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period,
     (e) any amount included in determining Net Income or Net Loss for such period that was not received by the Partnership during such period,
     (f) the amount of any increase in reserves established during such period which the General Partner determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, and
     (g) the amount of any working capital accounts and other cash or similar balances which the General Partner determines to be necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, Available Cash shall not include any cash received or reductions in reserves, or take into account any disbursements made or reserves established, after commencement of the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership.
          “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of AMB.
          “Business Day” means each day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, which is not a day on which banking institutions in Los Angeles, California or New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.
          “Capital Account” means, with respect to any Partner, the Capital Account maintained for such Partner in accordance with the following provisions:

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          (i) To each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be added such Partner’s Capital Contributions, such Partner’s share of Net Income and any items in the nature of income or gain which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3, and the amount of any Partnership liabilities assumed by such Partner or which are secured by any property distributed to such Partner.
          (ii) From each Partner’s Capital Account there shall be subtracted the amount of cash and the Gross Asset Value of any property distributed to such Partner pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Partner’s distributive share of Net Losses and any items in the nature of expenses or losses which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, and the amount of any liabilities of such Partner assumed by the Partnership or which are secured by any property contributed by such Partner to the Partnership.
          (iii) In the event any interest in the Partnership is transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred interest.
          (iv) In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subsections (i) and (ii) hereof, there shall be taken into account Code Section 752(c) and any other applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations.
          (v) The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2, and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. In the event the General Partner shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto (including, without limitation, debits or credits relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the Partnership, the General Partner, or the Limited Partners) are computed in order to comply with such Regulations, the General Partner may make such modification; provided that, it is not likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributable to any Person pursuant to Article 13 of this Agreement upon the dissolution of the Partnership. The General Partner also shall (a) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between the Capital Accounts of the Partners and the amount of Partnership capital reflected on the Partnership’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q) and (b) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) or Section 1.704-2.
          “Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Partner, the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Partnership by such Partner.
          “Cash Amount” means an amount of cash equal to the product of (a) the Value of a REIT Share and (b) the REIT Shares Amount determined as of the applicable Valuation Date.
          “Certificate” means the Certificate of Limited Partnership relating to the Partnership filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the Act.

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          “Class A Common Limited Partner” means any Person, other than the General Partner, holding Class A Common Units, and named as a Class A Common Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time, any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Class A Common Limited Partner in the Partnership.
          “Class A Common Units” means the Partnership’s Class A Common Units, as reflected on Exhibit A, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time. All Class A Common Units shall be Limited Partnership Interests, unless held by the General Partner.
          “Class B Common Capital” means a Capital Account balance attributable to the Class B Common Units as reasonably determined by the General Partner.
          “Class B Common Limited Partner” means any Person holding Class B Common Units, and named as a Class B Common Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time, any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Class B Common Limited Partner in the Partnership.
          “Class B Common Units” means the Partnership’s Class B Common Units, as reflected on Exhibit A, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time. All Class B Common Units shall be Limited Partnership Interests.
          “Class B Distributions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.3.A.
          “Class B Redemption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.4.A.
          “Charter” means AMB’s Articles of Incorporation, as filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on November 24, 1997.
          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the applicable regulations thereunder. Any reference herein to a specific section or sections of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any corresponding provision of future law.
          “Common Unit” means (i) each Class A Common Unit, (ii) each Class B Common Unit and (iii) each Partnership Unit that is not entitled to any preference with respect to any other Partnership Unit as to distribution or voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership.
          “Common Limited Partner” means any Person holding Common Units, and named as a Common Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time, or any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Common Limited Partner in the Partnership.
          “Common Percentage Interest” means, as to a Partner holding any Common Units, its interest in the Partnership as determined by dividing the sum of Class A Common Units plus Class B Common Units owned by such Partner by the sum of the total number of

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Class A Common Units plus the total number of Class B Common Units then outstanding as specified in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time.
          “Consent” means the consent to, approval of, or vote on a proposed action by a Partner given in accordance with Article 14 hereof.
          “Consent of the Limited Partners” means the Consent of a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners, other than the Preferred Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and may be given or withheld by a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, in their sole and absolute discretion.
          “Consent of the Partners” means the Consent of Partners, other than the Preferred Limited Partners, holding Common Percentage Interests that in the aggregate are equal to or greater than a majority of the aggregate Common Percentage Interests of all Partners, other than the Preferred Limited Partners, which Consent shall be obtained prior to the taking of any action for which it is required by this Agreement and may be given or withheld by such Partners, in their sole and absolute discretion.
          “Constructively Own” means ownership under the constructive ownership rules described in Exhibit C.
          “Contributed Property” means each property or other asset, in such form as may be permitted by the Act, but excluding cash, contributed or deemed contributed to the Partnership (or, to the extent provided in applicable regulations, deemed contributed by the Partnership on termination and reconstitution thereof pursuant to Section 708 of the Code).
          “Contributor” shall have the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.
          “Debt” means, as to any Person, as of any date of determination: (i) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services; (ii) all amounts owed by such Person to banks or other Persons in respect of reimbursement obligations under letters of credit, surety bonds and other similar instruments guaranteeing payment or other performance of obligations by such Person; (iii) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services secured by any lien on any property owned by such Person, to the extent attributable to such Person’s interest in such property, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; and (iv) lease obligations of such Person which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, should be capitalized.
          “Depreciation” means, for each fiscal year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such year or other period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year or other period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the Federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such year is

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zero, Depreciation shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the General Partner.
          “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
          “Former General Partner” means Texas AMB I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the former general partner of the Partnership.
          “Funding Debt” means the incurrence of any Debt by or on behalf of the General Partner for the purpose of providing funds to the Partnership.
          “General Partner” means the Company or its successors as general partner of the Partnership.
          “General Partner Interest” means a Partnership Interest held by the General Partner. A General Partner Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
          “Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s adjusted basis for Federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
          (i) The initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Partner to the Partnership shall be the gross fair market value of such asset, as determined by the contributing Partner and the General Partner (as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time); provided, that if the contributing Partner is the General Partner then, except with respect to the General Partner’s initial Capital Contribution which shall be determined as set forth on Exhibit A, or capital contributions of cash, the determination of the fair market value of the contributed asset shall be determined by (a) the price paid by the General Partner if the asset is acquired by the General Partner contemporaneously with its contribution to the Partnership or (b) by Appraisal if otherwise acquired by the General Partner.
          (ii) Immediately prior to the times listed below, the Gross Asset Values of all Partnership assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross fair market values, as determined by the General Partner using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt:
  (a)   the acquisition of an additional interest in the Partnership by a new or existing Partner in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution, if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;
 
  (b)   the distribution by the Partnership to a Partner of more than a de minimis amount of Partnership property as consideration for an interest in the Partnership if the General Partner reasonably determines that such adjustment is necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Partners in the Partnership;

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  (c)   the liquidation of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and
 
  (d)   at such other times as the General Partner shall reasonably determine necessary or advisable in order to comply with Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2.
          (iii) The Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset distributed to a Partner shall be the gross fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the distributee and the General Partner; provided, that if the distributee is the General Partner, or if the distributee and the General Partner cannot agree on such a determination, by Appraisal.
          (iv) The Gross Asset Values of Partnership assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that Gross Asset Values shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) to the extent that the General Partner reasonably determines that an adjustment pursuant to subparagraph (ii) is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subparagraph (iv).
          (v) If the Gross Asset Value of a Partnership asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iv), such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Losses.
          “Holder” means either the Partner or Assignee owning a Partnership Unit.
          “Immediate Family” means, with respect to any natural Person, such natural Person’s estate or heirs or current spouse or former spouse, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings and grandchildren and any trust or estate, all of the beneficiaries of which consist of such Person or such Person’s spouse, former spouse, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings or grandchildren.
          “Incapacity” or “Incapacitated” means: (i) as to any individual Partner, death, total physical disability or entry by a court of competent jurisdiction adjudicating him or her incompetent to manage his or her Person or his or her estate; (ii) as to any corporation which is a Partner, the filing of a certificate of dissolution, or its equivalent, for the corporation or the revocation of its charter; (iii) as to any partnership which is a Partner, the dissolution and commencement of winding up of the partnership; (iv) as to any estate which is a Partner, the distribution by the fiduciary of the estate’s entire interest in the Partnership; (v) as to any trustee of a trust which is a Partner, the termination of the trust (but not the substitution of a new trustee); or (vi) as to any Partner, the bankruptcy of such Partner. For purposes of this definition, bankruptcy of a Partner shall be deemed to have occurred when (a) the Partner commences a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (b) the Partner is adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and nonappealable order for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect has been entered against the Partner, (c) the Partner

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executes and delivers a general assignment for the benefit of the Partner’s creditors, (d) the Partner files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against the Partner in any proceeding of the nature described in clause (b) above, (e) the Partner seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator for the Partner or for all or any substantial part of the Partner’s properties, (f) any proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect has not been dismissed within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the commencement thereof, (g) the appointment without the Partner’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator has not been vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days of such appointment or (h) an appointment referred to in clause (g) is not vacated within ninety (90) days after the expiration of any such stay.
          “Indemnitee” means (i) any Person subject to a claim or demand or made or threatened to be made a party to, or involved or threatened to be involved in, an action, suit or proceeding by reason of his or her status as (a) the General Partner or (b) a director, officer, employee or agent of the Partnership or the General Partner and (ii) such other Persons (including Affiliates of the General Partner or the Partnership) as the General Partner may designate from time to time, in its sole and absolute discretion.
          “IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service, which administers the internal revenue laws of the United States.
          “Issuance Date” means with respect to each Class B Common Unit, the date on which such Class B Common Unit was issued as set forth on Exhibit A, as such exhibit may be amended from time to time.
          “Junior Common Units” means the Class A Common Units and any other Partnership Units representing any class or series of Partnership Interest ranking, as to distributions and voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership, junior to the Class B Common Units.
          “Limited Partner” means any Person named as a Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time, any Substituted Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Limited Partner in the Partnership.
          “Limited Partnership Interest” means a Partnership Interest of a Limited Partner representing a fractional part of the Partnership Interests of all Limited Partners and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. A Limited Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units.
          “Liquidating Events” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1.
          “Liquidator” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.A.
          “Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners” means Limited Partners (other than any Preferred Limited Partner) holding Common Percentage Interests that in the aggregate are

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greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Common Percentage Interests of all Limited Partners (other than any Preferred Limited Partner).
          “Majority in Interest of Partners” means Partners (other than Preferred Limited Partners) holding Percentage Interests that are greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate Percentage Interests of all Partners (other than Preferred Limited Partners).
          “Net Income” or “Net Loss” means for each fiscal year of the Partnership, an amount equal to the Partnership’s taxable income or loss for such fiscal year, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
          (i) Any income of the Partnership that is exempt from Federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of Net Income or Net Loss shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
          (ii) Any expenditures of the Partnership described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of Net Income or Net Loss shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
          (iii) In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;
          (iv) Gain or loss resulting from any disposition of property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for Federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of the property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such property differs from its Gross Asset Value;
          (v) In lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such fiscal year;
          (vi) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Partner’s interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of the asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and
          (vii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this definition of Net Income or Net Loss, any items which are specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss. The amounts of the items of Partnership income,

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gain, loss, or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 6.3 shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in this definition of Net Income or Net Loss.
          Solely for purposes of allocating Net Income or Net Loss in any Fiscal Year to the Holders of any Preferred Units pursuant to Sections 6.2.B.1(c) and (f), and Section 6.2.B.2(c), items of Net Income and Net Loss, as the case may be, shall not include Depreciation with respect to properties that are “ceiling limited” in respect of Preferred Limited Partners. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Partnership property shall be considered ceiling limited in respect of a Preferred Limited Partner if Depreciation attributable to such Partnership property which would otherwise be allocable to such Partner, without regard to this paragraph, exceeded depreciation determined for federal income tax purposes attributable to such Partnership property which would otherwise be allocable to such Partner by more than 5%.
          “Nonrecourse Deductions” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1), and the amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(c).
          “Nonrecourse Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).
          “Notice of Redemption” means the Notice of Redemption substantially in the form of Exhibit B to this Agreement.
          “Operating Partnership” means AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
          “Parity Preferred Unit” means any class or series of Partnership Interests of the Partnership now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding expressly designated by the Partnership to rank on a parity with other Preferred Units with respect to distributions and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Partnership.
          “Partner” means a General Partner or a Limited Partner, and “Partners” means the General Partner and the Limited Partners.
          “Partner Minimum Gain” means an amount, with respect to each Partner Nonrecourse Debt, equal to the Partnership Minimum Gain that would result if such Partner Nonrecourse Debt were treated as a Nonrecourse Liability, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).
          “Partner Nonrecourse Debt” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).
          “Partner Nonrecourse Deductions” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2), and the amount of Partner Nonrecourse Deductions with respect to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

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          “Partnership” means the limited partnership formed under the Act and pursuant to this Agreement, and any successor thereto.
          “Partnership Interest” means an ownership interest in the Partnership of either a Limited Partner or the General Partner and includes any and all benefits to which the holder of such a Partnership Interest may be entitled as provided in this Agreement, together with all obligations of such Person to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. There may be one or more classes of Partnership Interests as provided in Section 4.3. A Partnership Interest may be expressed as a number of Partnership Units. Unless otherwise expressly provided for by the General Partner at the time of the original issuance of any Partnership Interests, all Partnership Interests (whether of a Limited Partner or a General Partner) shall be of the same class. The Partnership Interests represented by the Class A Common Units and the Class B Common Units are the only Partnership Interests and each such type of unit is a separate class of Partnership Interest for all purposes of this Agreement.
          “Partnership Minimum Gain” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), and the amount of Partnership Minimum Gain, as well as any net increase or decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, for a Partnership Year shall be determined in accordance with the rules of Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).
          “Partnership Record Date” means the record date established by the General Partner for the distribution of Available Cash with respect to Common Units pursuant to Section 5.1 which record date shall be the same as the record date established by AMB for a distribution to its stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.
          “Partnership Unit” means, with respect to any class of Partnership Interest, a fractional, undivided share of such class of Partnership Interest issued pursuant to Sections 4.1 and 4.3. The ownership of Partnership Units may be evidenced by a certificate for units substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto or as the General Partner may determine with respect to any class of Partnership Units issued from time to time under Sections 4.1 and 4.3.
          “Partnership Year” means the fiscal year of the Partnership, which shall be the calendar year.
          “Percentage Interest” means, as to a Partner holding a class of Partnership Interests, its interest in the Partnership as determined by dividing the Partnership Units of such class owned by such Partner by the total number of Partnership Units of such class then outstanding as specified in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time. If the Partnership issues more than one class of Partnership Interest, the interest in the Partnership among the classes of Partnership Interests shall be determined as set forth in the definition of Common Percentage Interest with respect to Common Units or in an amendment to the Agreement setting forth the rights and privileges of such additional classes of Partnership Interest, if any, as contemplated by Section 4.3.B.
          “Person” means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association or other entity.

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          “Plan Asset Regulation” means the regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Labor in Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 2510, Section 101-3, and any successor regulations thereto.
          “Pledge” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.A.
          “Preferred Distribution Shortfall” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 5.1 hereof.
          “Preferred Limited Partner” means any Person holding a Preferred Unit, and named as a Preferred Limited Partner in Exhibit A attached hereto, as such Exhibit may be amended from time to time, or any Substitute Limited Partner or Additional Limited Partner, in such Person’s capacity as a Preferred Limited Partner in the Partnership.
          “Preferred Share” means a share of AMB preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, with such rights, priorities and preferences as shall be designated by the Board of Directors in accordance with the REIT Charter.
          “Preferred Unit” means a Partnership Unit representing a Limited Partnership Interest, with such preferential rights and priorities as shall be designated by the General Partner pursuant to Section 4.3.C hereof.
          “Priority Return” means, with respect to any Preferred Unit, an amount equal to the per annum coupon rate on any such Preferred Unit then outstanding beginning on and including the issuance date of such Preferred Unit.
          “Properties” means such interests in real property and personal property including without limitation, fee interests, interests in ground leases, interests in joint ventures, interests in mortgages, and Debt instruments as the Partnership may hold from time to time.
          “Qualified REIT Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of AMB that is a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(i) of the Code.
          “Qualified Transferee” means an “Accredited Investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act.
          “Regulations” means the Income Tax Regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
          “Regulatory Allocations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.A(viii).
          “REIT” means a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.
          “REIT Charter” means the Articles of Incorporation of AMB as of November 24, 1997, as amended by the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on July 23, 1998 designating the 81/2% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of

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Assessments and Taxation on November 12, 1998 designating the 8.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on November 24, 1998 designating the 83/4% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on May 5, 1999 designating the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 31, 1999 designating the 7.75% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on March 23, 2000 designating the 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 30, 2000 designating the 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on September 1, 2000 designating the 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on March 21, 2001 designating the 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on September 12, 2001 designating the 7.95% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on December 6, 2001 redesignating and reclassifying the 83/4% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on April 17, 2002 designating the 7.95% Series K Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 7, 2002 redesignating and reclassifying 130,000 shares of the 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and the Articles Supplementary to be filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 7, 2002 redesignating and reclassifying the 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on June 20, 2003 designating the 6 1/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on November 24, 2003 designating the 6 3/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on December 8, 2003 redesignating and reclassifying the Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on December 12, 2005 designating the 7.95% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on February 17, 2006 redesignating and reclassifying the 8 1/2% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on March 22, 2006 redesignating and reclassifying the 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on August 24, 2006 designating the 6.85% Series P Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on October 3, 2006 redesignating and reclassifying the 7.75% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on October 3, 2006 redesignating and reclassifying 267,439 shares of the 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on February 22, 2007 reestablishing and refixing the rights and preferences of the 7.75% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as 7.18% Series D

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Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on May 15, 2007 redesignating and reclassifying 510,000 shares of the 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and the Articles Supplementary filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation on December 21, 2009 redesignating and reclassifying 1,595,337 shares of the 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and as further amended or restated from time to time.
          “REIT Dividend” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.3.A.
          “REIT Requirements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
          “REIT Share” means a share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of AMB.
          “REIT Shares Amount” means a number of REIT Shares equal to the product of (a) the number of Tendered Units and (b) the Adjustment Factor.
          “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
          “Series C Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series C Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on December 5, 2001.
          “Series C Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 83/4% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on December 5, 2001.
          “Series D Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series D Preferred Units, which were indirectly acquired by the Partnership on November 10, 2009.
          “Series D Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 7.18% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were indirectly acquired by the Partnership on November 10, 2009.
          “Series E Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series E Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on June 30, 2006.
          “Series E Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 7.75% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on June 30, 2006.
          “Series F Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series F Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on July 31, 2002, July 14, 2003 and September 21, 2006.
          “Series F Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 7.95% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on July 31, 2002, July 14, 2003 and September 21, 2006.
          “Series G Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series G Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on July 31, 2002.

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          “Series G Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 7.95% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on July 31, 2002.
          “Series H Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series H Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on March 21, 2006.
          “Series H Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 8.125% Series H Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on March 21, 2006.
          “Series I Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series I Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on April 17, 2007.
          “Series I Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 8.00% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on April 17, 2007.
          “Series N Limited Partner” means any Person holding Series N Preferred Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on January 27, 2006.
          “Series N Preferred Units” means the Partnership’s 5.00% Series N Cumulative Redeemable Partnership Units, which were repurchased by the Partnership on January 27, 2006.
          “Specified Redemption Date” means the day of receipt by the General Partner of a Notice of Redemption.
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other entity of which a majority of (i) the voting power of the voting equity securities or (ii) the outstanding equity interests, is owned, directly or indirectly, by such person.
          “Subsidiary Partnership” means any partnership or limited liability company that is a Subsidiary of the Partnership or the Operating Partnership.
          “Substituted Limited Partner” means a Person who is admitted as a Limited Partner to the Partnership pursuant to Section 11.4.
          “Tax Items” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.A.
          “Tenant” means any tenant from which AMB derives rent either directly or indirectly through partnerships, including the Partnership.
          “Tendered Units” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.4.A.
          “Tendering Partner” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.4.A.
          “Valuation Date” means (a) in the case of a Class B Redemption, the Specified Redemption Date or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day, or (b) in any other case, the date specified in this Agreement or, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

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          “Value” means, on any Valuation Date, the average of the daily market price of a REIT Share for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding Valuation Date. The market price for each such trading day shall be (i) if such shares are listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the closing price, regular way, on such day, or if no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, (ii) if such shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, the last reported sale price on such day or, if no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner or (iii) if such shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any securities exchange or the Nasdaq National Market and no such last reported sale price or closing bid and asked prices are available, the average of the reported high bid and low asked prices on such day, as reported by a reliable quotation source designated by the General Partner, or if there shall be no bid and asked prices on such day, the average of the high bid and low asked prices, as so reported, on the most recent day (not more than ten (10) days prior to the date in question) for which prices have been so reported; provided, that if there are no bid and asked prices reported during the ten (10) days prior to the date in question, the Value of such shares shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. In the event the REIT Shares Amount for such shares includes rights that a holder of such shares would be entitled to receive, then the Value of such rights shall be determined by the General Partner acting in good faith on the basis of such quotations and other information as it considers, in its reasonable judgment, appropriate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner in its reasonable discretion may use a different “Value” for purposes of making the determinations under subparagraph (ii) of the definition of “Gross Asset Value” in connection with the contribution of Property to the Partnership by a third-party, provided such value shall be based upon the value per REIT Share (or per Partnership Unit) agreed upon by the General Partner and such third-party for purposes of such contribution.
ARTICLE 2.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
Section 2.1. Organization
          The Partnership is a limited partnership formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Except as expressly provided herein, the rights and obligations of the Partners and the administration and termination of the Partnership shall be governed by the Act. The Partnership Interest of each Partner shall be personal property for all purposes.
Section 2.2.Name
          The name of the Partnership is AMB Property II, L.P. The Partnership’s business may be conducted under any other name or names deemed advisable by the General Partner, including the name of the General Partner or any Affiliate thereof. The words “Limited Partnership,” “L.P.,” “Ltd.” or similar words or letters shall be included in the Partnership’s

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name where necessary for the purposes of complying with the laws of any jurisdiction that so requires. The General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion may change the name of the Partnership at any time and from time to time and shall notify the Limited Partners of such change in the next regular communication to the Limited Partners.
Section 2.3. Resident Agent; Principal Office
          The name and address of the resident agent of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Kent County, Delaware 19904. The address of the principal office of the Partnership in the State of Delaware is National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, Kent County, Delaware 19904 at such address. The principal office of the Partnership is located at Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111, or such other place as the General Partner may from time to time designate by notice to the Limited Partners. The Partnership may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the General Partner deems advisable.
Section 2.4. Power of Attorney
          A. Each Limited Partner and each Assignee constitutes and appoints the General Partner, any Liquidator, and authorized officers and attorneys-in-fact of each, and each of those acting singly, in each case with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead to:
  (i)   execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices: (a) all certificates, documents and other instruments (including, without limitation, this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments or restatements thereof) that the General Partner or the Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify or continue the existence or qualification of the Partnership as a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the Limited Partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Partnership may conduct business or own property; (b) all instruments that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (c) all conveyances and other instruments or documents that the General Partner or any Liquidator deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, a certificate of cancellation; (d) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal, removal or substitution of any Partner pursuant to, or other events described in, Articles 11, 12 and 13 or the Capital Contribution of any Partner; and (e) all certificates, documents and other instruments relating to the determination of the rights, preferences and privileges of Partnership Interests; and
 
  (ii)   execute, swear to, acknowledge and file all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the

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      sole and absolute discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to make, evidence, give, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Partners hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or appropriate or necessary, in the sole discretion of the General Partner or any Liquidator, to effectuate the terms or intent of this Agreement.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed as authorizing the General Partner or any Liquidator to amend this Agreement except in accordance with Article 14 or as may be otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement.
          B. The foregoing power of attorney is hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, in recognition of the fact that each of the Partners will be relying upon the power of the General Partner and any Liquidator to act as contemplated by this Agreement in any filing or other action by it on behalf of the Partnership, and it shall survive and not be affected by the subsequent Incapacity of any Limited Partner or Assignee and the transfer of all or any portion of such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s Partnership Units and shall extend to such Limited Partner’s or Assignee’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives. Each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by any representation made by the General Partner or any Liquidator, acting in good faith pursuant to such power of attorney; and each such Limited Partner or Assignee hereby waives any and all defenses which may be available to contest, negate or disaffirm the action of the General Partner or any Liquidator, taken in good faith under such power of attorney. Each Limited Partner or Assignee shall execute and deliver to the General Partner or any Liquidator, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the General Partner’s or Liquidator’s request therefor, such further designation, powers of attorney and other instruments as the General Partner or the Liquidator, as the case may be, deems necessary to effectuate this Agreement and the purposes of the Partnership.
Section 2.5. Term
          The term of the Partnership commenced on October 15, 1997 and shall continue until October 15, 2096 unless it is dissolved sooner pursuant to the provisions of Article 13 or as otherwise provided by law.
Section 2.6. Number of Partners
          Without the consent of the General Partner which may be given or withheld in its sole discretion, the Partnership shall not at any time have more than one hundred (100) partners (including as partners those persons indirectly owning an interest in the Partnership through a partnership, limited liability company, S corporation or grantor trust (such entity, a “flow through entity”), but only if substantially all of the value of such person’s interest in the flow through entity is attributable to the flow through entity’s interest (direct or indirect) in the Partnership).

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ARTICLE 3.
PURPOSE
Section 3.1. Purpose and Business
          The purpose and nature of the business to be conducted by the Partnership is (i) to conduct any business that may be lawfully conducted by a limited partnership organized pursuant to the Act; provided, however, that such business shall be limited to and conducted in such a manner as to permit AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, at all times to be classified as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes, unless AMB ceases to qualify as a REIT for reasons other than the conduct of the business of the Partnership, (ii) to enter into any partnership, joint venture or other similar arrangement to engage in any of the foregoing or to own interests in any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in any of the foregoing and (iii) to do anything necessary or incidental to the foregoing. In connection with the foregoing, and without limiting AMB’s right in its sole discretion to cease qualifying as a REIT, the Partners acknowledge that AMB’s current status as a REIT inures to the benefit of all the Partners and not solely the General Partner.
Section 3.2. Powers
          The Partnership is empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary, appropriate, proper, advisable, incidental to or convenient for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes and business described herein and for the protection and benefit of the Partnership, including, without limitation, full power and authority, directly or through its ownership interest in other entities, to enter into, perform and carry out contracts of any kind, borrow money and issue evidences of indebtedness, whether or not secured by mortgage, deed of trust, pledge or other lien, acquire and develop real property, and manage, lease, sell, transfer and dispose of real property; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Partnership shall not take, or refrain from taking, any action which, in the judgment of AMB, in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) could adversely affect the ability of AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, to continue to qualify as a REIT, (ii) absent the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, could subject AMB to any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, or (iii) could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over AMB or its securities, unless any such action (or inaction) under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) shall have been specifically consented to by AMB in writing.
Section 3.3. Partnership Only for Purposes Specified
          The Partnership shall be a partnership only for the purposes specified in Section 3.1, and this Agreement shall not be deemed to create a partnership among the Partners with respect to any activities whatsoever other than the activities within the purposes of the Partnership as specified in Section 3.1. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Partner shall have any authority to act for, bind, commit or assume any obligation or responsibility on behalf of the Partnership, its properties or any other Partner. No Partner, in its capacity as a Partner under this Agreement, shall be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or

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obligation of another Partner, nor shall the Partnership be responsible or liable for any indebtedness or obligation of any Partner, incurred either before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Partner, except as to those responsibilities, liabilities, indebtedness or obligations incurred pursuant to and as limited by the terms of this Agreement and the Act.
Section 3.4. Representations and Warranties by the Parties
          A. Each Partner that is an individual represents and warrants to each other Partner that (i) such Partner has in the case of any Person other than an individual, the power and authority, and in the case of an individual, the legal capacity, to enter into this Agreement and perform such Partner’s obligations hereunder, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by such Partner will not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, any agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partner’s property is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner is subject, (iii) such Partner is neither a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f) of the Code nor a “foreign partner” within the meaning of Section 1446(e) of the Code and (iv) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Partner and is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms.
          B. Each Partner that is not an individual represents and warrants to each other Partner that (i) its execution and delivery of this Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be performed by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action, including without limitation, that of its general partner(s), committee(s), trustee(s), beneficiaries, directors and/or stockholder(s), as the case may be, as required, (ii) the consummation of such transactions shall not result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, its certificate of limited partnership, partnership agreement, trust agreement, limited liability company operating agreement, charter or by-laws, as the case may be, any agreement by which such Partner or any of such Partner’s properties or any of its partners, beneficiaries, trustees or stockholders, as the case may be, is or are bound, or any statute, regulation, order or other law to which such Partner or any of its partners, trustees, beneficiaries or stockholders, as the case may be, is or are subject, (iii) such Partner is neither a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f) of the Code nor a “foreign partner” within the meaning of Section 1446(e) of the Code and (iv) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Partner and is binding upon, and enforceable against, such Partner in accordance with its terms.
          C. Each Partner represents, warrants and agrees that it has acquired and continues to hold its interest in the Partnership for its own account for investment only and not for the purpose of, or with a view toward, the resale or distribution of all or any part thereof, nor with a view toward selling or otherwise distributing such interest or any part thereof at any particular time or under any predetermined circumstances. Each Partner further represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor, able and accustomed to handling sophisticated financial matters for itself, particularly real estate investments, and that it has a sufficiently high net worth that it does not anticipate a need for the funds it has invested in the Partnership in what it understands to be a highly speculative and illiquid investment.

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     D. Each Partner further represents, warrants and agrees as follows:
          (i) Except as provided in Exhibit E, at any time such Partner actually or Constructively owns a 25% or greater capital interest or profits interest in the Partnership, it does not and will not, without the prior written consent of the General Partner, actually own or Constructively Own (a) with respect to any Tenant that is a corporation, any stock of such Tenant and (b) with respect to any Tenant that is not a corporation, any interests in either the assets or net profits of such Tenant.
          (ii) Except as provided in Exhibit F, at any time such Partner actually or Constructively owns a 25% or greater capital interest or profits interest in the Partnership, it does not, and agrees that it will not without the prior written consent of the General Partner, actually own or Constructively Own, any stock in AMB, subject to the ownership limitations set forth in the REIT Charter.
          (iii) Upon request of the General Partner, it will disclose to the General Partner the amount of shares of capital stock of AMB that it actually owns or Constructively Owns.
          (iv) It understands that if, for any reason, (a) the representations, warranties or agreements set forth in Section 3.4.D(i) or (ii) are violated or (b) the Partnership’s actual or Constructive Ownership of the REIT Shares or other shares of capital stock of AMB violates the limitations set forth in the REIT Charter, then (x) some or all of the Class B Redemption rights of the Limited Partners may become non-exercisable, and (y) some or all of such shares owned by the Partners and/or some or all of the Partnership Interests owned by the Limited Partners may be automatically transferred to a trust for the benefit of a charitable beneficiary, as provided in the REIT Charter and Exhibit I of this Agreement, respectively.
          E. The representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.4.A, 3.4.B, 3.4.C and 3.4.D shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement by each Partner and the dissolution and winding up of the Partnership.
          F. Each Partner hereby acknowledges that no representations as to potential profit, cash flows, funds from operations or yield, if any, in respect of the Partnership or the General Partner have been made by any Partner or any employee or representative or Affiliate of any Partner, and that projections and any other information, including, without limitation, financial and descriptive information and documentation, which may have been in any manner submitted to such Partner shall not constitute any representation or warranty of any kind or nature, express or implied.
Section 3.5. Certain ERISA Matters
          Each Partner acknowledges that the Partnership is intended to qualify as a “real estate operating company” (as such term is defined in the Plan Asset Regulation). The General Partner will use its reasonable best efforts to structure the investments in, relationships with and conduct with respect to Properties and any other assets of the Partnership so that the Partnership will be a “real estate operating company” (as such term is defined in the Plan Asset Regulation).

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ARTICLE 4.
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.1. Capital Contributions of the Partners
          At the time of their respective execution of this Agreement, the Partners shall make or shall have made Capital Contributions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Partners shall own Partnership Units of the class and in the amounts set forth in Exhibit A and shall have a Percentage Interest in the Partnership as set forth in Exhibit A, which Percentage Interest shall be adjusted in Exhibit A from time to time by the General Partner to the extent necessary to accurately reflect exchanges, redemptions, Capital Contributions, the issuance of additional Partnership Units or similar events having an effect on a Partner’s Percentage Interest. Except as required by law or as otherwise provided in Sections 4.3 and 10.5, no Partner shall be required or permitted to make any additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership.
Section 4.2. Loans
          Subject to Section 4.3, the Partnership may incur Debt, or enter into other similar credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose (including, without limitation, in connection with any further acquisition of Properties) with any Person, including the General Partner, the Operating Partnership and their affiliates, upon such terms as the General Partner determines appropriate; provided, that the Partnership shall not incur any Debt that is recourse to the General Partner, except to the extent otherwise agreed to by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
Section 4.3. Additional Funding and Capital Contributions
          A. General. The General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine that the Partnership requires additional funds (“Additional Funds”) for the acquisition of additional Properties or for such other Partnership purposes as the General Partner may determine. Additional Funds may be raised by the Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.3. No Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or similar right or rights to subscribe for or acquire any Partnership Interest.
          B. Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests. The General Partner may raise all or any portion of the Additional Funds by accepting additional Capital Contributions of cash. The General Partner may also accept additional Capital Contributions of real property or other non-cash assets. In connection with any such additional Capital Contributions (of cash or property), the General Partner is hereby authorized to cause the Partnership from time to time to issue to Partners (including the General Partner) or other Persons (including, without limitation, in connection with the contribution of property to the Partnership) additional Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests in one or more classes, or one or more series of any of such classes, with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, powers, and duties, including rights, powers, and duties senior to then existing Limited Partnership Interests, all as shall be determined by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion subject to Delaware law, and as set forth by amendment to this Agreement, including without limitation: (i) the allocations of items of Partnership income, gain, loss, deduction, and

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credit to such class or series of Partnership Interests; (ii) the right of each such class or series of Partnership Interests to share in Partnership distributions; (iii) the rights of each such class or series of Partnership Interests upon dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership; and (iv) the right to vote. In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests pursuant to this Section 4.3.B, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Agreement (including but not limited to the revisions described in Sections 5.4 and 6.2.C) as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests.
          C. Percentage Interest Adjustments in the Case of Capital Contributions for Partnership Units. Upon the acceptance of additional Capital Contributions in exchange for Partnership Units, the Percentage Interest related thereto, and the Percentage Interest of each other Partner, shall be equal to the amounts agreed to by the Partnership and the contributors.
          D. AMB agrees to comply with Section 4.3.D of the Twelfth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as amended or waived from time to time.
Section 4.4. No Preemptive Rights
          Except to the extent expressly granted by the Partnership pursuant to another agreement, no Person shall have any preemptive, preferential or other similar right with respect to (i) making additional Capital Contributions or loans to the Partnership or (ii) issuance or sale of any Partnership Units or other Partnership Interests.
Section 4.5. Other Contribution Provisions
          In the event that any Partner is admitted to the Partnership and is given (or is treated as having received) a Capital Account in exchange for services rendered to the Partnership, such transaction shall be treated by the Partnership and the affected Partner as if the Partnership had compensated such Partner in cash, and the Partner had contributed such cash to the capital of the Partnership. In addition, with the consent of the General Partner, in its sole discretion, one or more Limited Partners may enter into contribution agreements with the Partnership which have the effect of providing a guarantee of certain obligations of the Partnership.
ARTICLE 5.
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 5.1. Requirement and Characterization of Distributions
          The General Partner shall cause the Partnership to distribute all, or such portion as the General Partner may in its discretion determine, Available Cash generated by the Partnership (i) first, to the extent that the amount of cash distributed with respect to any Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution for any prior distribution period was less than the required distribution for such outstanding Partnership Interests for such prior distribution period, and to the extent such deficiency has not been subsequently distributed pursuant to this Section 5.1 (a “Preferred Distribution Shortfall”), in accordance with the rights of such class of Partnership Interests (and within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on the applicable record date) and to the Partners who are Partners on the applicable

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record date with respect to such distribution, (ii) second, with respect to any Partnership Interests that are entitled to any preference in distribution, in accordance with the rights of such class of Partnership Interests (and within such class, pro rata in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests on the applicable record date) and (iii) third, with respect to Partnership Interests that are not entitled to any preference in distribution, pro rata to each such class on a quarterly basis and in accordance with the terms of such class to Partners who are Partners of such class on the Partnership Record Date with respect to such distribution (and within each such class, pro rata in proportion with the respective Percentage Interests on such Partnership Record Date). Except as expressly provided for in Article 23 with respect to the Class B Common Units and in an agreement, if any, entered into in connection with the creation of a new class of Partnership Interests in accordance with Article 4, no Partnership Interest shall be entitled to a distribution in preference to any other Partnership Interest. The General Partner shall take such reasonable efforts, as determined by it in its sole and absolute discretion and consistent with AMB’s qualification as a REIT, to cause the Partnership to distribute sufficient amounts to enable AMB, in its capacity of general partner of the Operating Partnership, and the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner, to pay stockholder dividends that will, so long as AMB has determined to qualify as a REIT, (a) satisfy the requirements for qualifying as a REIT under the Code and Regulations (“REIT Requirements”) and (b) except to the extent otherwise determined by the General Partner, avoid any Federal income or excise tax liability of AMB, except to the extent that a distribution pursuant to clause (b) would prevent the Partnership from making a distribution to the holders of Class B Common Units in accordance with Section 23.2.
Section 5.2. Distributions in Kind
          No right is given to any Partner to demand and receive property other than cash. The General Partner may determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, to make a distribution in kind to the Partners of Partnership assets, and such assets shall be distributed in such a fashion as to ensure that the fair market value is distributed and allocated in accordance with Articles 5, 6 and 10; provided, however, that, in such case, the General Partner shall distribute only cash to any Preferred Limited Partners.
Section 5.3. Distributions Upon Liquidation
          Proceeds from a Liquidating Event shall be distributed to the Partners in accordance with Section 13.2.
Section 5.4. Distributions to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests
          In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.3.B or 4.4, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Article 5 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests. In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, an Additional Limited Partner shall be entitled to the distributions set forth in Section 5.1 (without regard to this Section 5.4) with respect to the quarter during which the closing of its contribution to the Partnership occurs, multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days from and after the date of such closing through the end of the applicable quarter, and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such quarter.

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ARTICLE 6.
ALLOCATIONS
Section 6.1. Timing and Amount of Allocations of Net Income and Net Loss
          Net Income and Net Loss of the Partnership shall be determined and allocated with respect to each fiscal year of the Partnership as of the end of each such year. Subject to the other provisions of this Article 6, an allocation to a Holder of a share of Net Income or Net Loss shall be treated as an allocation of the same share of each item of income, gain, loss or deduction that is taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss.
Section 6.2. General Allocations
          A. In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Article 6, Net Income and Net Loss allocable with respect to a class of Partnership Interests, shall be allocated to each of the Holders holding such class of Partnership Interests in accordance with their respective Percentage Interest of such class.
          B. B.1. Net Income. Except as provided in Section 6.3, Net Income for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:
  (a)   First, 100% to the General Partner in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to the General Partner pursuant to Section 6.2.B.2(e) for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(a) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (b)   Second, 100% to each Holder of Partnership Interests in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to Section 6.2.B.2(d) for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to such Holder pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(b) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (c)   Third, 100% to the Holders of Preferred Units in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to such Holders pursuant to Section 6.2.B.2(c) for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to such Holders pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(c) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (d)   Fourth, 100% to the Holders of Class B Common Units in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to Section 6.2.B.2(b) for all prior Partnership Years minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to each Holder pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(d) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (e)   Fifth, 100% to the Holders of Class A Common Units, in an amount equal to the remainder, if any, of the cumulative Net Losses allocated to each such Holder pursuant to Section 6.2.B.2(a) for all prior Partnership Years

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      minus the cumulative Net Income allocated to each Holder pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(e) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (f)   Sixth, 100% to the Holders of Preferred Units, with respect to each series of Preferred Units, in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the cumulative Priority Return to the last day of the current Partnership Year or to the date of redemption of such Preferred Units, to the extent such Preferred Units are redeemed during such year, over (ii) the cumulative Net Income allocated to the Holders of such Preferred Units, pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(f) for all prior Partnership Years;
 
  (g)   Seventh, 100% to the Holders of Class B Common Units in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the cumulative Class B Distributions made in the current and all prior Partnership Years over (ii) the cumulative Net Income allocated to the Holders of such Class B Common Units, pursuant to this Section 6.2.B.1(g) for all prior Partnership Years; and
 
  (h)   Eighth, 100% to the Holders of Class A Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests in the Class A Common Units.
          To the extent the allocations of Net Income set forth above in any paragraph of this Section 6.2.B.1 are not sufficient to entirely satisfy the allocation set forth in such paragraph, such allocation shall be made in proportion to the total amount that would have been allocated pursuant to such paragraph without regard to such shortfall.
          B.2. Net Losses. Except as provided in Section 6.3, Net Losses for any Partnership Year shall be allocated in the following manner and order of priority:
  (a)   First, 100% to the Holders of Class A Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests in the Class A Common Units (to the extent consistent with this Section 6.2.B.2(a)) until the Adjusted Capital Account (ignoring for this purpose any amounts a Holder is obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated to contribute pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2) and ignoring the Holder’s Class B Common Capital) of each such Holder is zero;
 
  (b)   Second, 100% to the Holders of Class B Common Units in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests in the Common Units (to the extent consistent with this Section 6.2.B.2(b)) until the Adjusted Capital Account (ignoring for this purpose any amounts a Holder is obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated to contribute pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2)) of each such Holder is zero;
 
  (c)   Third, 100% to the Holders of Preferred Units, pro rata to each such Holder’s Adjusted Capital Account (ignoring for this purpose any amounts a Holder is obligated to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or is deemed obligated to contribute pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-

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      1(b)(2)(ii)(c)(2)), until the Adjusted Capital Account (as so modified) of each such Holder is zero;
 
  (d)   Fourth, 100% to the Holders of Partnership Interests to the extent of, and in proportion to, the positive balance (if any) in their Adjusted Capital Accounts; and
 
  (e)   Fifth, 100% to the General Partner.
          C. Allocations to Reflect Issuance of Additional Partnership Interests. In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to the General Partner or any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.3 or 4.4, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Section 6.2 or to Section 12.2.B as it determines are necessary to reflect the terms of the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests, including making preferential allocations to certain classes of Partnership Interests.
          D. Allocations After Liquidating Event. Subject to the allocations of Net Income and Net Loss to Holders of Preferred Units and to Section 6.3, but otherwise notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.1.B.1 and B.2 above, if a Liquidating Event occurs in a Partnership Year, Net Income or Net Loss (or, if necessary, separate items of income, gain, loss and deduction) for such Partnership Year and any Partnership Years thereafter shall be allocated to Holders of Class B Common Units in such amounts as will cause, to the greatest extent possible, each such Holder’s Capital Account per Class B Common Unit to be equal to the sum of (a) such Holder’s accrued and unpaid Class B Distributions per Class B Common Unit (if any), and (b) the product of (i) the Value of a REIT Share (with the date of the liquidating distribution being the Valuation Date), and (ii) the Adjustment Factor. Any additional Net Income or Net Loss (or items thereof) shall be allocated to the Holders of Class A Common Units as set forth in Section 6.1.B.1 and B.2 above.
Section 6.3. Additional Allocation Provisions
          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 6:
          A. Regulatory Allocations.
          (i) Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2, or any other provision of this Article 6, if there is a net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain during any fiscal year, each Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holder’s share of the net decrease in Partnership Minimum Gain, as determined under Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Holder pursuant thereto. The items to be allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(i) is intended to qualify as a “minimum gain chargeback” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(i).

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               (ii) Partner Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), and notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.2, or any other provision of this Article 6 (except Section 6.3.A(i)), if there is a net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to a Partner Nonrecourse Debt during any fiscal year, each Holder who has a share of the Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, subsequent years) in an amount equal to such Holder’s share of the net decrease in Partner Minimum Gain attributable to such Partner Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Holder pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 6.3.A(ii) is intended to qualify as a “chargeback of partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.704-2(i) which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulation and this Section 6.3.A(ii).
               (iii) Nonrecourse Deductions and Partner Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Holders in accordance with their respective Percentage Interest in Class A Common Units. Any Partner Nonrecourse Deductions for any fiscal year shall be specially allocated to the Holder(s) who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Partner Nonrecourse Debt to which such Partner Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable, in accordance with Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.704-2(i).
               (iv) Qualified Income Offset. If any Holder unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or distribution described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6), items of Partnership income and gain shall be allocated, in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), to the Holder in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by such Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Holder as quickly as possible provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(iv) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Holder would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in the Agreement. It is intended that this Section 6.3.A(iv) qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of Regulations 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), which shall be controlling in the event of a conflict between such Regulations and this Section 6.3.A(iv).
               (v) Gross Income Allocation. In the event any Holder has a deficit Capital Account at the end of any fiscal year which is in excess of the sum of (a) the amount (if any) such Holder is obligated to restore to the Partnership and (b) the amount such Holder is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) or the penultimate sentences of Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), each such Holder shall be specially allocated items of Partnership income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 6.3.A(v) shall be made if and only to the extent that such Holder would have a deficit Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations

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provided in this Article 6 have been tentatively made as if this Section 6.3.A(v) and Section 6.3.A(iv) were not in the Agreement.
               (vi) Limitation on Allocation of Net Loss. To the extent any allocation of Net Loss would cause or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as to any Holder, such allocation of Net Loss shall be reallocated among the other Holders in accordance with Section 6.2.B.2, subject to the limitations of this Section 6.3.A(vi).
               (vii) Section 754 Adjustment. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Partnership asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b) is required, pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Holder in complete liquidation of his interest in the Partnership, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Holders in accordance with their interests in the Partnership in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Holders to whom such distribution was made in the event that Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.
               (viii) Curative Allocation. The allocations set forth in Sections 6.3.A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain regulatory requirements, including the requirements of Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.2, the Regulatory Allocations shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Holders so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocations of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Holder shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Holder if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred.
          B. For purposes of determining a Holder’s proportional share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Partnership within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Holder’s interest in Partnership profits shall be such Holder’s Common Percentage Interest.
Section 6.4. Tax Allocations
          A. In General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.4, for income tax purposes each item of income, gain, loss and deduction (collectively, “Tax Items”) shall be allocated among the Holders in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” income, gain, loss or deduction is allocated pursuant to Sections 6.2 and 6.3.
          B. Allocations Respecting Section 704(c) Revaluations. Notwithstanding Section 6.4.A, Tax Items with respect to Partnership property that is contributed to the Partnership by a Partner shall be shared among the Holders for income tax purposes pursuant to Regulations promulgated under Section 704(c) of the Code, so as to take into account the variation, if any, between the basis of the property to the Partnership and its initial Gross Asset

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Value. With respect to Partnership property that is initially contributed to the Partnership upon its formation pursuant to Section 4.1, such variation between basis and initial Gross Asset Value shall be taken into account under the “traditional method” as described in Regulations Section 1.704-3(b). With respect to properties subsequently contributed to the Partnership, the Partnership shall account for such variation under any method approved under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable regulations as chosen by the General Partner. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any Partnership asset is adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of the definition of Gross Asset Value (provided in Article 1), subsequent allocations of Tax Items with respect to such asset shall take account of the variation, if any, between the adjusted basis of such asset and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable regulations consistent with the requirements of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) using any method approved under 704(c) of the Code and the applicable regulations as chosen by the General Partner.
ARTICLE 7.
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS
Section 7.1. Management
          A. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all management powers over the business and affairs of the Partnership are exclusively vested in the General Partner, and no Limited Partner shall have any right to participate in or exercise control or management power over the business and affairs of the Partnership; provided, however, that the General Partner may be removed by the holders of a majority of the Class A Common Units, with or without cause, such removal effective upon the delivery of written notice thereof by the Limited Partners to the General Partner. In addition to the powers now or hereafter granted a general partner of a limited partnership under the Act and other applicable law or which are granted to the General Partner under any other provision of this Agreement, the General Partner, subject to the other provisions hereof including Section 7.3, shall have full power and authority to do all things deemed necessary or desirable by it to conduct the business of the Partnership, to exercise all powers set forth in Section 3.2 and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Section 3.1, including, without limitation:
  (i)   the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money (including, without limitation, making prepayments on loans and borrowing money to permit the Partnership to make distributions to its Partners in such amounts as will permit AMB, in its capacity as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner (for so long as AMB has determined to qualify as a REIT), to avoid the payment of any Federal income tax (including, for this purpose, any excise tax pursuant to Section 4981 of the Code) and to make distributions to its stockholders sufficient to permit AMB to maintain REIT status), the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness (including the securing of same by mortgage, deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance on all or any of the Partnership’s assets) and the incurring of any obligations it deems necessary for the conduct of the activities of the Partnership;

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  (ii)   the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Partnership;
 
  (iii)   subject to the provisions of Section 7.3.D, the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any assets of the Partnership or the merger or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity;
 
  (iv)   the mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or hypothecation of all or any assets of the Partnership, and the use of the assets of the Partnership (including, without limitation, cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement and on any terms it sees fit, including, without limitation, the financing of the conduct or the operations of the General Partner or the Partnership, the lending of funds to other Persons (including, without limitation, the General Partner (if necessary to permit the financing or capitalization of a subsidiary of the General Partner or the Partnership) and any Subsidiaries of the Partnership) and the repayment of obligations of the Partnership, any of its Subsidiaries and any other Person in which it has an equity investment;
 
  (v)   the negotiation, execution, and performance of any contracts, leases, conveyances or other instruments that the General Partner considers useful or necessary to the conduct of the Partnership’s operations or the implementation of the General Partner’s powers under this Agreement;
 
  (vi)   the distribution of Partnership cash or other Partnership assets in accordance with this Agreement;
 
  (vii)   the selection and dismissal of employees of the Partnership (including, without limitation, employees having titles such as “president,” “vice president,” “secretary” and “treasurer”), and agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors of the Partnership, the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring, including waivers of conflicts of interest and the payment of their expenses and compensation out of the Partnership’s assets;
 
  (viii)   the maintenance of such insurance for the benefit of the Partnership and the Partners as it deems necessary or appropriate;
 
  (ix)   the formation of, or acquisition of an interest in, and the contribution of property to, any further limited or general partnerships, joint ventures or other relationships that it deems desirable (including, without limitation, the acquisition of interests in, and the contributions of property to any Subsidiary and any other Person in which it has an equity investment from time to time); provided that as long as AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, has determined to continue to

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      qualify as a REIT, the Partnership may not engage in any such formation, acquisition or contribution that would cause AMB to fail to qualify as a REIT;
 
  (x)   the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Partnership, including the conduct of litigation and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation, and the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;
 
  (xi)   the undertaking of any action in connection with the Partnership’s direct or indirect investment in any Person (including, without limitation, contributing or loaning Partnership funds to, incurring indebtedness on behalf of, or guarantying the obligations of any such Persons);
 
  (xii)   subject to the other provisions in this Agreement, the determination of the fair market value of any Partnership property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt; provided that, such methods are otherwise consistent with requirements of this Agreement;
 
  (xiii)   the management, operation, leasing, landscaping, repair, alteration, demolition or improvement of any real property or improvements owned by the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any Person in which the Partnership has made a direct or indirect equity investment;
 
  (xiv)   holding, managing, investing and reinvesting cash and other assets of the Partnership;
 
  (xv)   the collection and receipt of revenues and income of the Partnership;
 
  (xvi)   the exercise, directly or indirectly through any attorney-in-fact acting under a general or limited power of attorney, of any right, including the right to vote, appurtenant to any asset or investment held by the Partnership;
 
  (xvii)   the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of or in connection with any Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Person in which the Partnership has a direct or indirect interest, or jointly with any such Subsidiary or other Person;
 
  (xviii)   the exercise of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement on behalf of any Person in which the Partnership does not have an interest, pursuant to contractual or other arrangements with such Person;
 
  (xix)   the making, execution and delivery of any and all deeds, leases, notes, deeds to secure debt, mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements, conveyances, contracts, guarantees, warranties, indemnities, waivers, releases or legal instruments or other agreements in writing necessary or

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      appropriate in the judgment of the General Partner for the accomplishment of any of the powers of the General Partner enumerated in this Agreement; and
  (xx)   the making of loans by the Partnership to its Partners, for any purpose, provided that such loans be upon arm’s-length terms.
          B. Each of the Limited Partners agrees that the General Partner is authorized to execute, deliver and perform the above-mentioned agreements and transactions on behalf of the Partnership without any further act, approval or vote of the Partners, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (except as provided in Section 7.3), the Act or any applicable law, rule or regulation. The execution, delivery or performance by the General Partner or the Partnership of any agreement authorized or permitted under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach by the General Partner of any duty that the General Partner may owe the Partnership or the Limited Partners or any other Persons under this Agreement or of any duty stated or implied by law or equity.
          C. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to obtain and maintain (i) casualty, liability and other insurance (including, without limitation, earthquake insurance) on the properties of the Partnership and (ii) liability insurance for the Indemnities hereunder.
          D. At all times from and after the date hereof, the General Partner may cause the Partnership to establish and maintain working capital and other reserves in such amounts as the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate and reasonable from time to time.
          E. In exercising its authority under this Agreement, the General Partner may, but other than as set forth in the following sentence and as expressly set forth in the agreements listed on Exhibit H hereto, shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any Partner (including the General Partner) of any action taken by the General Partner. The General Partner and the Partnership shall not have liability to a Limited Partner under any circumstances as a result of an income tax liability incurred by such Limited Partner as a result of an action (or inaction) by the General Partner pursuant to its authority under this Agreement.
          F. Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent the duties of the General Partner require expenditures of funds to be paid to third parties, the General Partner shall not have any obligations hereunder except to the extent that Partnership funds are reasonably available to it for the performance of such duties, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize or require the General Partner, in its capacity as such, to expend its individual funds for payment to third parties or to undertake any individual liability or obligation on behalf of the Partnership.
Section 7.2. Certificate of Limited Partnership
          To the extent that such action is determined by the General Partner to be reasonable and necessary or appropriate, the General Partner shall file amendments to and restatements of the Certificate and do all the things to maintain the Partnership as a limited

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partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) under the laws of the State of Delaware and to maintain the Partnership’s qualification to do business as a foreign limited partnership in each other state, the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property. Subject to the terms of Section 8.5.A(iv), the General Partner shall not be required, before or after filing, to deliver or mail a copy of the Certificate or any amendment thereto to any Limited Partner. The General Partner shall use all reasonable efforts to cause to be filed such other certificates or documents as may be reasonable and necessary or appropriate for the formation, continuation, qualification and operation of a limited partnership (or a partnership in which the limited partners have limited liability) in the State of Delaware, and any other state, or the District of Columbia or other jurisdiction, in which the Partnership may elect to do business or own property.
Section 7.3. Restrictions on General Partner’s Authority
          A. The General Partner may not take any action in contravention of this Agreement, including, without limitation:
  (i)   take any action that would make it impossible to carry on the ordinary business of the Partnership, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
 
  (ii)   possess Partnership property, or assign any rights in specific Partnership property, for other than a Partnership purpose except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
 
  (iii)   admit a Person as a Partner, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement;
 
  (iv)   perform any act that would subject a Limited Partner to liability as a general partner in any jurisdiction or any other liability except as provided herein or under the Act; or
 
  (v)   perform any act that would subject the Partnership to regulation as an “investment company” as such term is defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
          B. The General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Partners (in addition to any Consent of the Limited Partners required by any other provision hereof), undertake, on behalf of the Partnership, any of the following actions or enter into any transaction which would have the effect of such transactions:
  (i)   except as provided in Section 7.3.D below, amend, modify or terminate this Agreement other than to reflect the admission, substitution, termination or withdrawal of partners pursuant to Article 12;
 
  (ii)   make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or appoint or acquiesce in the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or any part of the assets of the Partnership;

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  (iii)   institute any proceeding for bankruptcy on behalf of the Partnership;
 
  (iv)   confess a judgment against the Partnership; or
 
  (v)   enter into a merger (including a triangular merger), consolidation or other combination of the Partnership with or into another entity.
          C. Except in the case of a Liquidating Event pursuant to Section 13.1 (other than Section 13.1.F), the General Partner shall not, without the prior Consent of the Limited Partners, undertake, on behalf of the Partnership, any actions or enter into any transaction which would have the effect of a dissolution of the Partnership, including a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions.
          D. Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B and 7.3.C, but subject to Section 7.3.E, the General Partner shall have the power, without the Consent of the Partners, to amend this Agreement as may be required to facilitate or implement any of the following purposes:
  (i)   to add to the obligations of the General Partner or surrender any right or power granted to the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner for the benefit of the Limited Partners;
 
  (ii)   to reflect the issuance of additional Partnership Interests pursuant to Section 4.3.B, or the admission, substitution, termination, reduction in Partnership Units or withdrawal of Partners in accordance with this Agreement (which may be effected through the replacement of Exhibit A with an amended Exhibit A);
 
  (iii)   to set forth or amend the designations, rights, powers, duties, and preferences of the holders of any additional Partnership Interests issued pursuant to Article 4;
 
  (iv)   to reflect a change that is of an inconsequential nature and does not adversely affect the Limited Partners in any material respect, or to cure any ambiguity in, correct or supplement any provision, or make other changes with respect to matters arising under, this Agreement that will not be inconsistent with law or with the provisions of this Agreement;
 
  (v)   to satisfy any requirements, conditions, or guidelines contained in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of a Federal, state of local agency or contained in Federal, state or local law;
 
  (vi)   to reflect such changes as are reasonably necessary for AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, to maintain its status as a REIT, including changes which may be necessitated due to a change in applicable law (or an authoritative interpretation thereof) or a ruling of the IRS; and

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  (vii)   to modify, as set forth in the definition of “Capital Account,” the manner in which Capital Accounts are computed.
The General Partner will provide notice to the Limited Partners when any action under this Section 7.3.D is taken.
          E. Notwithstanding Sections 7.3.B, 7.3.C and 7.3.D, this Agreement shall not be amended, and no action may be taken by the General Partner, including in either case through merger or sale of assets of the Partnership or otherwise, without the Consent of each Common Limited Partner or Preferred Limited Partner adversely affected if such amendment or action would (i) convert a Limited Partner’s interest in the Partnership into a general partner’s interest (except as the result of the General Partner acquiring such interest), (ii) modify the limited liability of a Limited Partner, (iii) alter rights of the Partner to receive distributions pursuant to Article 5 or Section 13.2.A(4) or the allocations specified in Article 6 (except as permitted pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 7.3.D), (iv) alter the Class B Redemption as set forth in Section 23.4, or (v) amend this Section 7.3.E. Further, no amendment may alter the restrictions on the General Partner’s authority set forth elsewhere in this Section 7.3 without the Consent specified in such section.
          F. The General Partner shall not undertake to dispose of any Partnership Property specified in the agreements listed in Exhibit G in a taxable sale or taxable exchange prior to the dates specified in such agreements without the prior consent of each Limited Partner which contributed all or any portion of an interest in such Property to the Partnership, as set forth in such agreements.
Section 7.4. Reimbursement of the General Partner
          A. Except as provided in this Section 7.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement (including the provisions of Articles 5 and 6 regarding distributions, payments and allocations to which it may be entitled), the General Partner shall not be compensated for its services as general partner of the Partnership.
          B. The General Partner shall be reimbursed on a monthly basis, or such other basis as the General Partner may determine in its sole and absolute discretion, for all expenses it incurs relating to the ownership of interests in and operation of, or for the benefit of, the Partnership. Such reimbursements shall be in addition to any reimbursement to the General Partner as a result of indemnification pursuant to Section 7.7.
          C. If and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.4 constitute gross income of the General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership), such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.
Section 7.5. Outside Activities of the General Partner
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ownership, acquisition and disposition of Partnership Interests as a General Partner and the management of the business of the Partnership and such activities as are incidental to the same and activities incidental to the ownership of interests permitted by the next succeeding sentence. Without the Consent of the Limited Partners, the General Partner shall not, directly or indirectly, participate in or otherwise acquire any interest in any real or personal property, except its General Partner Interest, its interest in any Subsidiary Partnership(s) (held directly or indirectly through a Qualified REIT Subsidiary) that the General Partner holds in order to maintain such Subsidiary Partnership’s status as a partnership, and such bank accounts, similar instruments or other short-term investments as it deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement and the REIT Charter. The General Partner’s General Partner Interest in the Partnership, and interests in such short-term liquid investments, bank accounts or similar instruments as the General Partner deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement and the Charter are interests which the General Partner is permitted to acquire and hold for purposes of this Section 7.5.
Section 7.6. Employee Benefit Plans
          The General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the approval of the Limited Partners, may propose and adopt on behalf of the Partnership employee benefit plans funded by the Partnership for the benefit of employees of the General Partner, the Partnership, Subsidiaries of the Partnership or any Affiliate of any of them in respect of services performed, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the Partnership, the General Partner, or any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries.
Section 7.7. Indemnification
          A. The Partnership shall indemnify an Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, that relate to the operations of the Partnership as set forth in this Agreement in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, unless it is established that: (i) the act or omission of the Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty; (ii) the Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. Without limitation, the foregoing indemnity shall extend to any liability of any Indemnitee, pursuant to a loan guaranty or otherwise, for any indebtedness of the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership (including, without limitation, any indebtedness which the Partnership or any Subsidiary of the Partnership has assumed or taken subject to), and the General Partner is hereby authorized and empowered, on behalf of the Partnership, to enter into one or more indemnity agreements consistent with the provisions of this Section 7.7 in favor of any Indemnitee having or potentially having liability for any such indebtedness. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order or settlement does not create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct set forth in this Section 7.7.A. The termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or any entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, creates a rebuttable presumption that the Indemnitee acted in a manner contrary to that specified in this

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Section 7.7.A. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall be made only out of the assets of the Partnership, and any insurance proceeds from the liability policy covering the General Partner and any Indemnitee, and neither the General Partner nor any Limited Partner shall have any obligation to contribute to the capital of the Partnership or otherwise provide funds to enable the Partnership to fund its obligations under this Section 7.7.
          B. Reasonable expenses incurred by an Indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding may be paid or reimbursed by the Partnership in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt by the Partnership of (i) a written affirmation by the Indemnitee of the Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Partnership as authorized in Section 7.7.A has been met and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met.
          C. The indemnification provided by this Section 7.7 shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee or any other Person may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the Partners, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity.
          D. The Partnership may purchase and maintain insurance, on behalf of the Indemnitees and such other Persons as the General Partner shall determine, against any liability that may be asserted against or expenses that may be incurred by any such Person in connection with the Partnership’s activities, regardless of whether the Partnership would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
          E. For purposes of this Section 7.7, the Partnership shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Partnership also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute fines within the meaning of Section 7.7; and actions taken or omitted by the Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose which is not opposed to the best interests of the Partnership.
          F. In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Limited Partners to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.
          G. An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
          H. The provisions of this Section 7.7 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 7.7 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the Partnership’s liability to any Indemnitee under this Section 7.7 as in effect immediately

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prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
          I. If and to the extent any reimbursements to the General Partner pursuant to this Section 7.7 constitute gross income of the General Partner (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership) such amounts shall constitute guaranteed payments within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code, shall be treated consistently therewith by the Partnership and all Partners, and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Partners’ Capital Accounts.
          J. Any indemnification hereunder is subject to, and limited by, the provisions of Section 17-108 of the Act.
          K. In the event the Partnership is made a party to any litigation or otherwise incurs any loss or expense as a result of or in connection with any Partner’s personal obligations or liabilities unrelated to Partnership business, such Partner shall indemnify and reimburse the Partnership for all such loss and expense incurred, including legal fees, and the Partnership Interest of such Partner may be charged therefor. The liability of a Partner under this Section 7.7.K shall not be limited to such Partner’s Partnership Interest, but shall be enforceable against such Partner personally.
Section 7.8. Liability of the General Partner
          A. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, none of the General Partner and any of its officers, directors, agents and employees shall be liable or accountable in damages or otherwise to the Partnership, any Partners or any Assignees, or their successors or assigns, for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived as a result of errors in judgment or mistakes of fact or law or any act or omission if the General Partner acted in good faith.
          B. The Limited Partners expressly acknowledge that the General Partner is acting for the benefit of the Partnership, the Limited Partners and AMB’s stockholders collectively, that the General Partner is under no obligation to give priority to the separate interests of the Limited Partners or AMB’s stockholders (including, without limitation, the tax consequences to Limited Partners or Assignees or to stockholders) in deciding whether to cause the Partnership to take (or decline to take) any actions and that the General Partner shall not be liable to the Partnership or to any Limited Partner for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred, or benefits not derived by Limited Partners in connection with such decisions; provided, that the General Partner has acted in good faith.
          C. Subject to its obligations and duties as General Partner set forth in Section 7.1.A, the General Partner may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents. The General Partner shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by it in good faith.
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liability of the General Partner and any of its officers, directors, agents and employees to the Partnership and the Limited Partners under this Section 7.8 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.
Section 7.9. Other Matters Concerning the General Partner
          A. The General Partner may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
          B. The General Partner may consult with legal counsel, accountants, appraisers, management consultants, investment bankers and other consultants and advisers selected by it, and any act taken or omitted to be taken in reliance upon the opinion of such Persons as to matters which such General Partner reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence shall be conclusively presumed to have been done or omitted in good faith and in accordance with such opinion.
          C. The General Partner shall have the right, in respect of any of its powers or obligations hereunder, to act through any of its duly authorized officers and a duly appointed attorney or attorneys-in-fact. Each such attorney shall, to the extent provided by the General Partner in the power of attorney, have full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and duty which is permitted or required to be done by the General Partner hereunder.
          D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or any non-mandatory provision of the Act, any action of the General Partner on behalf of the Partnership or any decision of the General Partner to refrain from acting on behalf of the Partnership, undertaken in the good faith belief that such action or omission is necessary or advisable in order to protect the ability of AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, for so long as AMB has determined to qualify as a REIT, to (i) continue to qualify as a REIT or (ii) except with respect to the distribution of Available Cash to the Class B Limited Partners in accordance in accordance with Section 23.2, avoid AMB incurring any taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code, is expressly authorized under this Agreement and is deemed approved by all of the Limited Partners.
          E. So long as the General Partner holds any interest in the Partnership (as either a General Partner or Limited Partner), the General Partner shall have “management rights” (as such term is defined in the Plan Asset Regulation) with respect to the Partnership and its Properties to the extent necessary to qualify AMB as a “venture capital operating company” (as such term is defined in the Plan Asset Regulation).
Section 7.10. Title to Partnership Assets
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portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Partnership assets may be held in the name of the Partnership, the General Partner or one or more nominees, as the General Partner may determine, including Affiliates of the General Partner. The General Partner hereby declares and warrants that any Partnership assets for which legal title is held in the name of the General Partner or any nominee or Affiliate of the General Partner shall be deemed held by the General Partner or such nominee or Affiliate for the use and benefit of the Partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the General Partner shall use its best efforts to cause beneficial and record title to such assets to be vested in the Partnership as soon as reasonably practicable. All Partnership assets shall be recorded as the property of the Partnership in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Partnership assets is held.
Section 7.11. Reliance by Third Parties
          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Person dealing with the Partnership shall be entitled to assume that the General Partner has full power and authority to encumber, sell or otherwise use in any manner any and all assets of the Partnership and to enter into any contracts on behalf of the Partnership, and such Person shall be entitled to deal with the General Partner as if it were the Partnership’s sole party in interest, both legally and beneficially. Each Limited Partner hereby waives any and all defenses or other remedies which may be available against such Person to contest, negate or disaffirm any action of the General Partner in connection with any such dealing. In no event shall any Person dealing with the General Partner or its representatives be obligated to ascertain that the terms of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any act or action of the General Partner or its representatives. Each and every certificate, document or other instrument executed on behalf of the Partnership by the General Partner or its representatives shall be conclusive evidence in favor of any and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, document or instrument, this Agreement was in full force and effect, (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, document or instrument was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Partnership and (iii) such certificate, document or instrument was duly executed and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is binding upon the Partnership.
ARTICLE 8.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF LIMITED PARTNERS
Section 8.1. Limitation of Liability
          The Limited Partners shall have no liability under this Agreement except as expressly provided in this Agreement or under the Act.
Section 8.2. Management of Business
          No Limited Partner or Assignee (other than the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, general partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such) shall take part in the operations, management or control (within the meaning of the Act) of the Partnership’s business, transact any business in the Partnership’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Partnership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the General Partner may be

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removed by the Class A Common Limited Partners, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 7.1. Upon the removal of the General Partner, the Class A Common Limited Partners shall select a successor General Partner, who shall upon the acceptance of such selection be admitted as a successor General Partner pursuant to Section 12.1 hereof. The transaction of any such business by the General Partner, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee, general partner, agent or trustee of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their Affiliates, in their capacity as such, shall not affect, impair or eliminate the limitations on the liability of the Limited Partners or Assignees under this Agreement.
Section 8.3. Outside Activities of Limited Partners
          Subject to any agreements entered into by a Limited Partner or its Affiliates with the General Partner, Partnership or a Subsidiary, any Limited Partner and any officer, director, employee, agent, trustee, Affiliate or stockholder of any Limited Partner shall be entitled to and may have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Partnership, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Partnership or that are enhanced by the activities of the Partnership. Neither the Partnership nor any Partners shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any Limited Partner or Assignee. Subject to such agreements, none of the Limited Partners nor any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement or the partnership relationship established hereby in any business ventures of any other Person, other than the Limited Partners benefiting from the business conducted by the General Partner, and such other Person shall have no obligation pursuant to this Agreement to offer any interest in any such business ventures to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or any such other Person, even if such opportunity is of a character which, if presented to the Partnership, any Limited Partner or such other Person, could be taken by such other Person.
Section 8.4. Return of Capital
          Except pursuant to the Class B Redemption rights set forth in Section 23.4, no Limited Partner shall be entitled to the withdrawal or return of his or her Capital Contribution, except to the extent of distributions made pursuant to this Agreement or upon termination of the Partnership as provided herein. Except as expressly set forth herein with respect to the rights, priorities and preferences of the Preferred Limited Partners holding any series of Preferred Units, no Limited Partner or Assignee shall have priority over any other Limited Partner or Assignee either as to the return of Capital Contributions, or as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, as to profits, losses, distributions or credits.
Section 8.5. Rights of Limited Partners Relating to the Partnership
          A. In addition to other rights provided by this Agreement or by the Act, and except as limited by Section 8.5.B, each Limited Partner shall have the right, for a purpose reasonably related to such Limited Partner’s interest as a limited partner in the Partnership, upon written demand with a statement of the purpose of such demand and at the Partnership’s expense:

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  (i)   to obtain a copy of the most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by AMB pursuant to the Exchange Act, and each communication sent to the stockholders of AMB;
 
  (ii)   to obtain a copy of the Partnership’s Federal, state and local income tax returns for each Partnership Year;
 
  (iii)   to obtain a current list of the name and last known business, residence or mailing address of each Partner;
 
  (iv)   to obtain a copy of this Agreement and the Certificate and all amendments thereto, together with executed copies of all powers of attorney pursuant to which this Agreement, the Certificate and all amendments thereto have been executed; and
 
  (v)   to obtain true and full information regarding the amount of cash and a description and statement of any other property or services contributed by each Partner and which each Partner has agreed to contribute in the future, and the date on which each became a Partner.
          B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.5, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners, for such period of time as the General Partner determines in its sole and absolute discretion to be reasonable, any information that (i) the General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or (ii) the Partnership or the General Partner is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.
ARTICLE 9.
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS
Section 9.1. Records and Accounting
          The General Partner shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Partnership appropriate books and records with respect to the Partnership’s business, including without limitation, all books and records necessary to provide to the Limited Partners any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 9.3. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the Partnership in the regular course of its business may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device; provided, that the records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time. The books of the Partnership shall be maintained, for financial and tax reporting purposes, on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Section 9.2. Fiscal Year
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Section 9.3. Reports
          A. (1) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than the earlier to occur of (a) 105 days after the close of each Partnership Year and (b) five (5) business days following the date on which AMB files its annual report in respect of a fiscal year on Form 10-K, or such other applicable form (“Form 10-K”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a complete copy of AMB’s audited financial statements for such fiscal year including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for such fiscal year prepared and audited by an independent nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants in accordance with GAAP and (2) not later than fifteen (15) days after the date documents are delivered in clause (A)(1) above, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner the consolidating balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement of the Operating Partnership for such fiscal year, prepared by AMB; and
          B. (1) As soon as practicable, but in no event later than five (5) business days following the date on which AMB files its quarterly report in respect of a fiscal quarter on Form 10-Q, or such other applicable form (“Form 10-Q”), with the Commission, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner a complete copy of AMB’s unaudited quarterly financial statements for such fiscal quarter including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for such fiscal quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP and (2) not later than fifteen (15) days after the date documents are delivered in clause (B)(1) above, the General Partner shall cause to be mailed to each Limited Partner the consolidating balance sheet, cash flow statement and income statement of the Operating Partnership for such fiscal quarter, prepared and certified by AMB.
Section 9.4. Nondisclosure of Certain Information
          Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 9.1 and 9.3, the General Partner may keep confidential from the Limited Partners any information that the General Partner believes to be in the nature of trade secrets or other information the disclosure of which the General Partner in good faith believes is not in the best interests of the Partnership or which the Partnership is required by law or by agreements with unaffiliated third parties to keep confidential.
ARTICLE 10.
TAX MATTERS
Section 10.1. Preparation of Tax Returns
          The General Partner shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all returns of Partnership income, gains, deductions, losses and other items required of the Partnership for Federal and state income tax purposes and shall use all reasonable efforts to furnish, within ninety (90) days of the close of each taxable year, the tax information reasonably required by Limited Partners for Federal and state income tax reporting purposes. Each Limited Partner shall promptly provide the General Partner with such information relating to any Contributed Property contributed by such Limited Partner to the Partnership.

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Section 10.2. Tax Elections
          Except as otherwise provided herein, the General Partner shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine whether to make any available election pursuant to the Code, including the election under Section 754 of the Code. The General Partner shall have the right to seek to revoke any such election (including without limitation, any election under Section 754 of the Code) upon the General Partner’s determination in its sole and absolute discretion that such revocation is the best interests of the Partners.
Section 10.3. Tax Matters Partner
          A. The General Partner shall be the “tax matters partner” of the Partnership for Federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to Section 6223(c) of the Code, upon receipt of notice from the IRS of the beginning of an administrative proceeding with respect to the Partnership, the tax matters partner shall furnish the IRS with the name, address and profit interest of each of the Limited Partners and Assignees; provided, however, that such information is provided to the Partnership by the Limited Partners and Assignees.
          B. The tax matters partner is authorized, but not required:
  (i)   to enter into any settlement with the IRS with respect to any administrative or judicial proceedings for the adjustment of Partnership items required to be taken into account by a Partner for income tax purposes (such administrative proceedings being referred to as a “tax audit” and such judicial proceedings being referred to as “judicial review”), and in the settlement agreement the tax matters partner may expressly state that such agreement shall bind all Partners, except that such settlement agreement shall not bind any Partner (a) who (within the time prescribed pursuant to the Code and Regulations) files a statement with the IRS providing that the tax matters partner shall not have the authority to enter into a settlement agreement on behalf of such Partner or (b) who is a “notice partner” (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) or a member of a “notice group” (as defined in Section 6223(b)(2) of the Code);
 
  (ii)   in the event that a notice of a final administrative adjustment at the Partnership level of any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes (a “final adjustment”) is mailed to the tax matters partner, to seek judicial review of such final adjustment, including the filing of a petition for readjustment with the Tax Court or the United States Claims Court, or the filing of a complaint for refund with the District Court of the United States for the district in which the Partnership’s principal place of business is located;
 
  (iii)   to intervene in any action brought by any other Partner for judicial review of a final adjustment;
 
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      appropriate pleading (petition or complaint) for judicial review with respect to such request;
  (v)   to enter into an agreement with the IRS to extend the period for assessing any tax which is attributable to any item required to be taken into account by a Partner for tax purposes, or an item affected by such item; and
 
  (vi)   to take any other action on behalf of the Partners of the Partnership in connection with any tax audit or judicial review proceeding to the extent permitted by applicable law or regulations.
          The taking of any action and the incurring of any expense by the tax matters partner in connection with any such proceeding, except to the extent required by law, is a matter in the sole and absolute discretion of the tax matters partner and the provisions relating to indemnification of the General Partner set forth in Section 7.7 shall be fully applicable to the tax matters partner in its capacity as such.
          C. The tax matters partner shall receive no compensation for its services. All third party costs and expenses incurred by the tax matters partner in performing its duties as such (including legal and accounting fees) shall be borne by the Partnership. Nothing herein shall be construed to restrict the Partnership from engaging an accounting firm to assist the tax matters partner in discharging its duties hereunder, so long as the compensation paid by the Partnership for such services is reasonable.
Section 10.4. Organizational Expenses
          The Partnership shall elect to deduct expenses, if any, incurred by it in organizing the Partnership ratably over a sixty (60) month period as provided in Section 709 of the Code.
Section 10.5. Withholding
          Each Limited Partner hereby authorizes the Partnership to withhold from or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Limited Partner any amount of Federal, state, local, or foreign taxes that the General Partner determines that the Partnership is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Limited Partner pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, any taxes required to be withheld or paid by the Partnership pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code. Any amount paid on behalf of or with respect to a Limited Partner shall constitute a loan by the Partnership to such Limited Partner, which loan shall be repaid by such Limited Partner within fifteen (15) days after notice from the General Partner that such payment must be made unless (i) the Partnership withholds such payment from a distribution which would otherwise be made to the Limited Partner or (ii) the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such payment may be satisfied out of the available funds of the Partnership which would, but for such payment, be distributed to the Limited Partner. Any amounts withheld pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii) shall be treated as having been distributed to such Limited Partner. Each Limited Partner hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Partnership a security interest in such Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest to secure such Limited Partner’s obligation to pay to the Partnership any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5. In the event that a Limited Partner fails to pay any amounts owed to the Partnership pursuant to this

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Section 10.5 when due, the General Partner may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to make the payment to the Partnership on behalf of such defaulting Limited Partner, and in such event shall be deemed to have loaned such amount to such defaulting Limited Partner and shall succeed to all rights and remedies of the Partnership as against such defaulting Limited Partner (including, without limitation, the right to receive distributions and the holding of a security interest in such Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest). Any amounts payable by a Limited Partner hereunder shall bear interest at the base rate on corporate loans at large United States money center commercial banks, as published from time to time in the Wall Street Journal, plus two percentage points (but not higher than the maximum lawful rate) from the date such amount is due (i.e., 15 days after demand) until such amount is paid in full. Each Limited Partner shall take such actions as the Partnership or the General Partner shall request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder.
ARTICLE 11.
TRANSFERS AND WITHDRAWALS
Section 11.1. Transfer
          A. The term “transfer,” when used in this Article 11 with respect to a Partnership Interest, shall be deemed to refer to a transaction by which the General Partner purports to assign its General Partner Interest to another Person or by which a Limited Partner purports to assign its Limited Partnership Interest to another Person, and includes a sale, assignment, gift (outright or in trust), pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage, exchange or any other disposition by law or otherwise. Except to the extent otherwise specified, the term “transfer” when used in this Article 11 does not include any exchange for REIT Shares pursuant to Section 23.4. No part of the interest of a Limited Partner shall be subject to the claims of any creditor, any spouse for alimony or support, or to legal process, and may not be voluntarily or involuntarily alienated or encumbered, except as may be specifically provided for in this Agreement.
          B. No Partnership Interest shall be transferred, in whole or in part, except in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Article 11. Any transfer or purported transfer of a Partnership Interest not made in accordance with this Article 11 shall be null and void ab initio unless otherwise consented by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion.
Section 11.2. Transfer of Common Limited Partner’s Partnership Interest
          A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.2.A or Section 11.2.B, no Common Limited Partner shall withdraw from or transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Partnership (whether by sale, statutory merger, consolidation, liquidation or otherwise). Any attempted transfer of a Common Limited Partner Interest contrary to this Section 11.2.A shall be void ab initio. To the extent the prior sentence does not have the effect of preventing any such proposed transfer, the transfer shall cause the dissolution of the Partnership.
          B. Notwithstanding Section 11.2.A but subject to the other limitations set forth in this Agreement, (i) any Class A Common Limited Partner other than the Operating Partnership shall be permitted to transfer, with the consent of the General Partner (which consent

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may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion), all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to the Operating Partnership, and (ii) any Class B Common Limited Partner shall be permitted to transfer, with the consent of the General Partner (which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion), all or any portion of its Partnership Interest.
Section 11.3. Preferred Limited Partners’ and Class B Common Limited Partners’ Rights to Transfer
          A. Any Preferred Limited Partner may, at any time without the consent of the General Partner, (i) transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to the General Partner, (ii) transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to an Affiliate controlled thereby or to an Immediate Family member, subject to the provisions of Section 11.6, (iii) transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to a trust for the benefit of a charitable beneficiary or to a charitable foundation, subject to the provisions of Section 11.6 and (iv) subject to the provisions of Section 11.6, (a) pledge (a “Pledge”) all or any portion of its Partnership Interest to a lending institution, which is not an Affiliate of such Preferred Limited Partner, as collateral or security for a bona fide loan or other extension of credit, or (b) transfer such pledged Partnership Interest to such lending institution in connection with the exercise of remedies under such loan or extension of credit. In addition, each Preferred Limited Partner or Assignee (resulting from a transfer made pursuant to clauses (i)-(iv) of the preceding sentence) shall have the right to transfer all or any portion of its Partnership Interest, subject to the provisions of Section 11.6, provided that any transfer of a Partnership Interest shall be made only to Qualified Transferees.
          It is a condition to any transfer otherwise permitted hereunder that the transferee assumes by operation of law or express agreement all of the obligations of the transferor Preferred Limited Partner or Class B Common Limited Partner, as the case may be, under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Partnership Interest and no such transfer (other than pursuant to a statutory merger or consolidation wherein all obligations and liabilities of the transferor Partner are assumed by a successor corporation by operation of law) shall relieve the transferor Partner of its obligations under this Agreement without the approval of the General Partner, in its reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transferee of any transferred Partnership Interest shall be subject to any and all ownership limitations contained in the REIT Charter, which may limit or restrict such transferee’s ability to exercise its Class B Redemption rights set forth in Section 23.4, and to the representations set forth in Section 3.4.D. Any transferee, whether or not admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, shall take subject to the obligations of the transferor hereunder. Unless admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner, no transferee, whether by a voluntary transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, shall have any rights hereunder, other than the rights of an Assignee as provided in Section 11.5.
          B. If a Preferred Limited Partner or Class B Common Limited Partner is subject to Incapacity, the executor, administrator, trustee, committee, guardian, conservator, or receiver of such Limited Partner’s estate shall have all the rights of a Preferred Limited Partner or Class B Common Limited Partner, as the case may be, but not more rights than those enjoyed by other Preferred Limited Partners or Class B Common Limited Partner, as the case may be, for the purpose of settling or managing the estate, and such power as the Incapacitated Preferred Limited Partner or Incapacitated Class B Common Limited Partner, as the case may be,

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possessed to transfer all or any part of his or its interest in the Partnership. The Incapacity of a Limited Partner, in and of itself, shall not dissolve or terminate the Partnership.
          C. The General Partner may prohibit any transfer otherwise permitted under Section 11.2 or this Section 11.3 if, in the opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership, such transfer would require the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act by the Partnership or would otherwise violate any Federal or state securities laws or regulations applicable to the Partnership or the Partnership Unit.
          D. No transfer (including any Class B Redemption rights set forth in Section 23.4, or any other acquisition of Common Units or Preferred Units by the General Partner, AMB or the Partnership) may be made to any person if (i) in the opinion of legal counsel for the Partnership, it could result in the Partnership being treated as an association taxable as a corporation or (ii) absent the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, such transfer could be treated as effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code.
          E. No transfer may be made to a lender to the Partnership or any Person who is related (within the meaning of Section 1.752-4(b) of the Regulations) to any lender to the Partnership whose loan constitutes a Nonrecourse Liability, without the consent of the General Partner, in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, that as a condition to such consent, the lender will be required to enter into an arrangement with the Partnership and the General Partner to redeem or exchange for the specified amount of REIT Shares and/or Preferred Shares (as the case may be) any Partnership Units in which a security interest is held simultaneously with the time at which such lender would be deemed to be a partner in the Partnership for purposes of allocating liabilities to such lender under Section 752 of the Code.
          F. No Preferred Limited Partner or Class B Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership except as a result of transfer, Class B Redemption, or exchange of all of its Partnership Units pursuant hereto.
Section 11.4. Substituted Limited Partners
          A. Any Preferred Limited Partner or Class B Common Limited Partner shall have the right to substitute a transferee permitted by this Agreement as a Limited Partner in his or her place. The General Partner shall have the right to consent to the admission of a permitted transferee of the interest of any other Limited Partner, as a Substituted Limited Partner, pursuant to this Section 11.4, which consent may be given or withheld by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The General Partner’s failure or refusal to permit a transferee of any such interests to become a Substituted Limited Partner shall not give rise to any cause of action against the Partnership or any Partner.
          B. A transferee who has been admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner in accordance with this Article 11 shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the restrictions and liabilities of a Limited Partner under this Agreement. The admission of any transferee as a Substituted Limited Partner shall be subject to the transferee executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement

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(including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2.4 and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission, each in form and substance satisfactory to the General Partner) and the acknowledgment by such transferee that each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 are true and correct with respect to such transferee as of the date of the transfer of the Partnership Interest to such transferee and will continue to be true to the extent required by such representations and warranties.
          C. Upon the admission of a Substituted Limited Partner, the General Partner shall amend Exhibit A to reflect the name, address, number of Partnership Units, and Percentage Interest of such Substituted Limited Partner and to eliminate or adjust, if necessary, the name, address and interest of the predecessor of such Substituted Limited Partner.
Section 11.5. Assignees
          If the General Partner, with respect to a transferee requiring the General Partner’s consent, does not consent, in its sole and absolute discretion, to the admission of any permitted transferee under Section 11.3 as a Substituted Limited Partner, as described in Section 11.4, such transferee shall be considered an Assignee for purposes of this Agreement. An Assignee shall be entitled to all the rights of an assignee of a limited partnership interest under the Act, including the right to receive distributions from the Partnership and the share of Net Income, Net Losses, gain and loss attributable to the Partnership Units assigned to such transferee, the rights to transfer the Partnership Units provided in this Article 11, and the Class B Redemption set forth in Section 23.4¸ but shall not be deemed to be a holder of Partnership Units for any other purpose under this Agreement, and shall not be entitled to effect a Consent with respect to such Partnership Units on any matter presented to the Limited Partners for approval (such Consent remaining with the transferor Limited Partner). In the event any such transferee desires to make a further assignment of any such Partnership Units, such transferee shall be subject to all the provisions of this Article 11 to the same extent and in the same manner as any Limited Partner desiring to make an assignment of Partnership Units. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, as a condition to becoming an Assignee, any prospective Assignee must first execute and deliver to the Partnership an acknowledgment that each of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 hereof are true and correct with respect to such prospective Assignee as of the date of the prospective assignment of the Partnership Interest to such prospective Assignee and will continue to be true to the extent required by such representations or warranties.
Section 11.6. General Provisions
          A. No Limited Partner may withdraw from the Partnership other than as a result of (i) a transfer of all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units as permitted in accordance with this Article 11 and the transferee(s) of such Units being admitted to the Partnership as a Substituted Limited Partner(s), or (ii) pursuant to the Class B Redemption pursuant to Section 23.4; provided, further, that in connection with any such redemption or exchange, the applicable Limited Partner thereafter owns no Partnership Interest.
          B. Any Limited Partner who shall transfer all of such Limited Partner’s Partnership Units in a transfer permitted pursuant to this Article 11 where such transferee was admitted as a Substituted Limited Partner or pursuant to the exercise of its rights of Class B

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Redemption pursuant to Section 23.4, shall cease to be a Limited Partner; provided the Limited Partner owns no other Partnership Interest.
          C. Transfers pursuant to this Article 11 may only be made effective on the last day of the month set forth on the written instrument of transfer, unless the General Partner otherwise agrees.
          D. If any Partnership Interest is transferred, assigned or redeemed during any quarterly segment of the Partnership’s fiscal year in compliance with the provisions of this Article 11, on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items attributable to such Partnership Interest for such fiscal year shall be divided and allocated between the transferor Partner and the transferee Partner by taking into account their varying interests during the fiscal year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using the interim closing of the books method. Except as otherwise required by Section 706(d) of the Code or as otherwise specified in this Agreement or as otherwise determined by the General Partner (to the extent consistent with Section 706(d) of the Code), solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which the transfer, assignment or redemption occurs shall be allocated among all the Partners and Assignees in a manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
          E. In addition to any other restrictions on transfer herein contained, including without limitation the provisions of this Article 11 and Section 2.6, in no event may any transfer or assignment of a Partnership Interest by any Partner (including by way of a Class B Redemption, or any other acquisition of Common Units or Preferred Units by the Partnership, AMB or the General Partner) be made (i) to any person or entity who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own a Partnership Interest; (ii) in violation of applicable law; (iii) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, of any component portion of a Partnership Interest, such as the Capital Account, or rights to distributions, separate and apart from all other components of a Partnership Interest; (iv) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if in the opinion of legal counsel to the Partnership such transfer would cause a termination of the Partnership for Federal or state income tax purposes; (v) if in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership such transfer could cause the Partnership to cease to be classified as a partnership for Federal or state income tax purposes; (vi) if such transfer would cause the Partnership to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(c) of the Code); (vii) if such transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the Partnership, cause any portion of the assets of the Partnership to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to Department of Labor Regulations Section 2510.2-101; (viii) if such transfer requires the registration of such Partnership Interest or requires the registration of the exchange of such Partnership Interests for any capital stock pursuant to any applicable Federal or state securities laws; (ix) except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, if such transfer could be treated as effectuated through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market” (or the substantial equivalent thereof) within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or such transfer causes the Partnership to become a “Publicly Traded Partnership,” as such term is defined in Sections 469(k)(2) or 7704(b) of the Code; (x) if such transfer subjects the Partnership to be regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 or

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the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, each as amended; (xi) if the transferee or assignee of such Partnership Interest is unable to make the representations set forth in Section 3.4.D or such transfer could otherwise adversely affect the ability of AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, to remain qualified as a REIT; or (xii) if, except with the consent of the General Partner, which may be given or withheld in its sole and absolute discretion, such transfer could subject AMB to any additional taxes under Section 857 or Section 4981 of the Code.
          F. The General Partner shall monitor the transfers of interests in the Partnership (including any acquisition of Class B Common Units by the Partnership, AMB or the General Partner) to determine (i) if such interests are being traded on an “established securities market” or a “secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and (ii) whether such transfers of interests would result in the Partnership being unable to qualify for at least one of the “safe harbors” set forth in Regulations Section 1.7704-1 (or such other applicable guidance subsequently published by the IRS setting forth safe harbors under which interests will not be treated as “readily tradable on a secondary market (or the substantial equivalent thereof)” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code) (the “Safe Harbors”). The General Partner shall have authority (but shall not be required to) to take any steps it determines are necessary or appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion to prevent any trading of interests which could cause the Partnership to become a “publicly traded partnership,” or any recognition by the Partnership of such transfers, or to insure that at least one of the Safe Harbors is met.
ARTICLE 12.
ADMISSION OF PARTNERS
Section 12.1. Admission of Successor General Partner
          A successor to all of the General Partner’s General Partner Interest who is proposed to be admitted as a successor General Partner shall be admitted to the Partnership as the General Partner, effective upon such transfer. Any such transferee shall carry on the business of the Partnership without dissolution. In each case, the admission shall be subject to the successor General Partner executing and delivering to the Partnership an acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and such other documents or instruments as may be required to effect the admission. In the case of such admission on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, all items attributable to the General Partner Interest for such Partnership Year shall be allocated between the transferring General Partner and such successor as provided in Article 11.
Section 12.2. Admission of Additional Limited Partners
          A. A Person who makes a Capital Contribution to the Partnership in accordance with this Agreement shall be admitted to the Partnership as an Additional Limited Partner only upon furnishing to the General Partner (i) evidence of acceptance in form satisfactory to the General Partner of all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the power of attorney granted in Section 2.4 and (ii) such other

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documents or instruments as may be required in the discretion of the General Partner in order to effect such Person’s admission as an Additional Limited Partner.
          B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 12.2, no Person shall be admitted as an Additional Limited Partner without the consent of the General Partner, which consent may be given or withheld in the General Partner’s sole and absolute discretion. The admission of any Person as an Additional Limited Partner shall become effective on the date upon which the name of such Person is recorded on the books and records of the Partnership, following the receipt of the Capital Contribution in respect of such Limited Partner, the documents set forth in this Section 12.2.A and the consent of the General Partner to such admission. If any Additional Limited Partner is admitted to the Partnership on any day other than the first day of a Partnership Year, then Net Income, Net Losses, each item thereof and all other items allocable among Partners and Assignees for such Partnership Year shall be allocated among such Limited Partner and all other Partners and Assignees by taking into account their varying interests during the Partnership Year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using the interim closing of the books method. Solely for purposes of making such allocations, each of such items for the calendar month in which an admission of an Additional Limited Partner occurs shall be allocated among all the Partners and Assignees, including such Additional Limited Partner, in a manner determined by the General Partner in its sole discretion.
Section 12.3. Amendment of Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership
          For the admission to the Partnership of any Partner, the General Partner shall take all steps necessary and appropriate under the Act to amend the records of the Partnership and, if necessary, to prepare as soon as practical an amendment of this Agreement (including an amendment of Exhibit A) and, if required by law, shall prepare and file an amendment to the Certificate and may for this purpose exercise the power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2.4.
ARTICLE 13.
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Section 13.1. Dissolution
          The Partnership shall not be dissolved by the admission of Substituted Limited Partners or Additional Limited Partners or by the admission of a successor General Partner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the withdrawal of the General Partner, any successor General Partner (selected as described in Section 13.1.B below) shall continue the business of the Partnership. The Partnership shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon the first to occur of any of the following (“Liquidating Events”):
          A. the expiration of its term as provided in Section 2.5;
          B. an event of withdrawal of the General Partner, as defined in the Act, unless, within ninety (90) days after the withdrawal, all of the remaining Common Limited Partners agree in writing, in their sole and absolute discretion, to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of the date of withdrawal, of a substitute General Partner;

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          C. prior to October 15, 2096, an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner with the consent of Limited Partners who hold ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding Units held by Limited Partners;
          D. subject to the provisions of Section 7.3.C, an election to dissolve the Partnership made by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion;
          E. entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Partnership pursuant to the provisions of the Act;
          F. the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of the Partnership; or
          G. a final and non-appealable judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction ruling that the General Partner is bankrupt or insolvent, or a final and non-appealable order for relief is entered by a court with appropriate jurisdiction against the General Partner, in each case under any Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect, unless prior to or at the time of the entry of such order or judgment a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners remaining consent in writing to continue the business of the Partnership and to the appointment, effective as of a date prior to the date of such order or judgment, of a substitute General Partner.
Section 13.2. Winding Up
          A. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Partnership shall continue solely for the purposes of winding up its affairs in an orderly manner, liquidating its assets, and satisfying the claims of its creditors and Partners. No Partner shall take any action that is inconsistent with, or not necessary to or appropriate for, the winding up of the Partnership’s business and affairs. The General Partner (or, in the event there is no remaining General Partner, any Person elected by a Majority in Interest of the Limited Partners (the “Liquidator”)) shall be responsible for overseeing the winding up and dissolution of the Partnership and shall take full account of the Partnership’s liabilities and assets and the Partnership property shall be liquidated as promptly as is consistent with obtaining the fair value thereof, and the proceeds therefrom (which may, to the extent determined by the General Partner, include equity interests of the General Partner) shall be applied and distributed in the following order:
  (i)   First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to creditors other than the Partners;
 
  (ii)   Second, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to the General Partner;
 
  (iii)   Third, to the payment and discharge of all of the Partnership’s debts and liabilities to the other Partners; and
 
  (iv)   The balance, if any, to the Partners in accordance with their Capital Account balances determined after giving effect to all contributions and distributions for all periods, and after taking into account all Capital Account adjustments for the Partnership taxable year during which the

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      liquidation occurs (other than those made as a result of the liquidating distribution set forth in this Section 13.2.A(iv)).
The General Partner shall not receive any additional compensation for any services performed pursuant to this Article 13 other than reimbursement of its expenses as provided in Section 7.4.
          B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.2.A which require liquidation of the assets of the Partnership, but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if prior to or upon dissolution of the Partnership the Liquidator determines that an immediate sale of part or all of the Partnership’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss to the Partners, the Liquidator may, in its sole and absolute discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy liabilities of the Partnership (including to those Partners as creditors) and/or distribute to the Partners, in lieu of cash, as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.2.A, undivided interests in such Partnership assets as the Liquidator deems not suitable for liquidation. Any such distributions in kind shall be made only if, in the good faith judgment of the Liquidator, such distributions in kind are in the best interest of the Partners, and shall be subject to such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such properties as the Liquidator deems reasonable and equitable and to any agreements governing the operation of such properties at such time. The Liquidator shall determine the fair market value of any property distributed in kind using such reasonable method of valuation as it may adopt.
          C. The Partnership shall be terminated when any notes received in connection with any such sale or disposition referenced in Section 13.1.E above, or in connection with the liquidation of the Partnership have been paid and all of the cash or property available for application and distribution under this Agreement have been applied and distributed in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 13.3. Compliance with Timing Requirements of Regulations
          In the event the Partnership is “liquidated” within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g), distributions shall be made pursuant to this Article 13 to the General Partner and Limited Partners who have positive Capital Accounts in compliance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2). If any Partner has a deficit balance in his or her Capital Account (after giving effect to all contributions, distributions and allocations for the taxable years, including the year during which such liquidation occurs), such Partner shall have no obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Partnership with respect to such deficit, and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Partnership or to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever, except to the extent otherwise agreed to by such Partner and the General Partner. In the discretion of the Liquidator or the General Partner, a pro rata portion of the distributions that would otherwise be made to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to this Article 13 may be:
          A. distributed to a trust established for the benefit of the General Partner and Limited Partners for the purposes of liquidating Partnership assets, collecting amounts owed to the Partnership, and paying any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership or of the General Partner arising out of or in connection with the Partnership. The assets of any such trust shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners from time

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to time, in the reasonable discretion of the Liquidator or the General Partner, in the same proportions and the amount distributed to such trust by the Partnership would otherwise have been distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement; or
          B. withheld to establish any reserves deemed necessary or appropriate for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Partnership; and to reflect the unrealized portion of any installment obligations owed to the Partnership; provided that, such withheld amounts shall be distributed to the General Partner and Limited Partners as soon as practicable.
Section 13.4. Deemed Distribution and Recontribution
          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 13, in the event the Partnership is liquidated within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but no Liquidating Event has occurred, the Partnership’s property shall not be liquidated, the Partnership’s liabilities shall not be paid or discharged, and the Partnership’s affairs shall not be wound up. Instead, the Partnership shall be deemed to have distributed the Partnership property in kind to the General Partner and Limited Partners, who shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such property subject to all Partnership liabilities, all in accordance with their respective Capital Accounts. Immediately thereafter, the General Partner and Limited Partners shall be deemed to have recontributed the Partnership property in kind to the Partnership, which shall be deemed to have assumed and taken such property subject to all such liabilities.
Section 13.5. Rights of Limited Partners
          Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Limited Partner shall look solely to the assets of the Partnership for the return of his Capital Contribution and shall have no right or power to demand or receive property from the General Partner. Except as expressly set forth herein with respect to the rights, priorities and preferences of the Preferred Limited Partners holding any series of Preferred Units and the Class B Common Limited Partners, no Limited Partner shall have priority over any other Limited Partner as to the return of his Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.
Section 13.6. Notice of Dissolution
          In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for provisions of Section 13.1, result in a dissolution of the Partnership, the General Partner shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice thereof to each of the Partners and to all other parties with whom the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the General Partner) and shall publish notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each place in which the Partnership regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the General Partner).
Section 13.7. Cancellation of Certificate of Limited Partnership
          Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Partnership cash and property as provided in Section 13.2, the Partnership shall be terminated and the Certificate and all qualifications of the Partnership as a foreign limited partnership in jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware shall be canceled and such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Partnership shall be taken.

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Section 13.8. Reasonable Time for Winding-Up
          A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding-up of the business and affairs of the Partnership and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 13.2, in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding-up, and the provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect between the Partners during the period of liquidation.
Section 13.9. Waiver of Partition
          Each Partner hereby waives any right to partition of the Partnership property.
ARTICLE 14.
AMENDMENT OF PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; CONSENTS
Section 14.1. Amendments
          A. The actions requiring consent or approval of the Partners or of the Limited Partners pursuant to this Agreement, including Section 7.3, or otherwise pursuant to applicable law, are subject to the procedures in this Article 14.
          B. Amendments to this Agreement requiring the consent or approval of Limited Partners may be proposed by the General Partner or by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by Limited Partners entitled to consent to or approve such matter. Following such proposal, the General Partner shall submit any proposed amendment to the Partners or to the Limited Partners entitled to consent to or approve such amendment, as applicable. The General Partner shall seek the written consent or approval of the Partners or the Limited Partners entitled to consent to or approve the proposed amendment or shall call a meeting to vote thereon and to transact any other business that it may deem appropriate. For purposes of obtaining a written consent, the General Partner may require a response within a reasonable specified time, but not less than fifteen (15) days, and failure to respond in such time period shall constitute a consent which is consistent with the General Partner’s recommendation (if so recommended); provided that, an action shall become effective at such time as requisite consents are received even if prior to such specified time.
Section 14.2. Action by the Partners
          A. Meetings of the Partners may be called by the General Partner and shall be called upon the receipt by the General Partner of a written request by Limited Partners holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the Partnership Interests held by the Limited Partners that are entitled to vote on the matters proposed to be voted on at such meeting. The call shall state the nature of the business to be transacted. Notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Partners not less than seven days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such meeting. Partners may vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. Whenever the vote of the Percentage Interests or Common Percentage Interests, as the case may be, of the Partners, or the Consent of the Partners or Consent of the Limited Partners is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or Consent may be given at a meeting of Partners or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Section 14.1.

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          B. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Partners may be taken without a meeting if a written consent setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Percentage Interests or Common Percentage Interests, as the case may be, as is expressly required by this Agreement for the action in question. Such consent may be in one instrument or in several instruments, and shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the Percentage Interests or Common Percentage Interests, as the case may be, of the Partners (expressly required by this Agreement). Such consent shall be filed with the General Partner. An action so taken shall be deemed to have been taken at a meeting held on the effective date so certified.
          C. Each Limited Partner may authorize any Person or Persons to act for him by proxy on all matters in which a Limited Partner is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by the Limited Partner or his attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Limited Partner executing it.
          D. Each meeting of Partners shall be conducted by the General Partner or such other Person as the General Partner may appoint pursuant to such rules for the conduct of the meeting as the General Partner or such other Person deems appropriate.
          E. Except as otherwise expressly provided, on matters on which Limited Partners are entitled to vote, each Limited Partner shall have a vote equal to the number of Partnership Units held.
ARTICLE 15.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.1. Addresses and Notice
          Any notice, demand, request or report required or permitted to be given or made to a Partner or Assignee under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by certified first class United States mail, nationally recognized overnight delivery service or facsimile transmission to the Partner or Assignee at the address set forth in Exhibit A or such other address as the Partners shall notify the General Partner in writing.
Section 15.2. Titles and Captions
          All article or section titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only. They shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provisions hereof. Except as specifically provided otherwise, references to “Articles” and “Sections” are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement.
Section 15.3. Pronouns and Plurals
          Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.

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Section 15.4. Further Action
          The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 15.5. Binding Effect
          This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
Section 15.6. Creditors
          Other than as expressly set forth herein with respect to Indemnitees, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of, or shall be enforceable by, any creditor of the Partnership.
Section 15.7. Waiver
          No failure or delay by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon any breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.
Section 15.8. Counterparts
          This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Each party shall become bound by this Agreement immediately upon affixing its signature hereto.
Section 15.9. Applicable Law
          This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law.
Section 15.10. Invalidity of Provisions
          If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section 15.11. Entire Agreement
          This Agreement (together with the agreements listed on Exhibit H hereto as to rights and obligations in respect of the Units held by the Limited Partners who are parties thereto, or their permitted transferees) contains the entire understanding and agreement among

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the Partners with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other prior written or oral understandings or agreements among them with respect thereto.
Section 15.12. No Rights as Stockholders
          Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as conferring upon the holders of Partnership Units any rights whatsoever as stockholders of the General Partner or AMB including without limitation any right to receive dividends or other distributions made to stockholders of the General Partner or AMB or to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in respect of any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the General Partner or AMB or any other matter.
ARTICLE 16.
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ARTICLE 17.
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ARTICLE 18.
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ARTICLE 19.
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ARTICLE 20.
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ARTICLE 23.
CLASS B COMMON UNITS
Section 23.1. Designation
          A series of Partnership Units in the Partnership designated as the Class B Common Units (the “Class B Common Units”) is hereby established.
Section 23.2. Ranking
          The Class B Common Units shall, with respect to distribution rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Partnership, rank (i) senior to other Common Units and to all Partnership Units the terms of which provide that such Partnership Units shall rank junior to the Class B Common Units; and (ii) on parity with all other Partnership Interests now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding expressly designated by the Partnership to rank on parity with the Class B Common Units with respect to distributions and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Partnership; and (iii) junior to all Parity Preferred Units and all Partnership Units which rank senior to the Class B Common Units.
Section 23.3. Distributions
          A. Payment of Distributions. Subject to the rights of holders of the Parity Preferred Units as to the payment of distributions (including pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof), holders of Class B Common Units will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Partnership acting through the General Partner, out of Available Cash, cumulative preferential cash distributions (the “Class B Distributions”) in an amount equal to any dividend or distribution (a “REIT Dividend”) made by AMB to the holders of REIT Shares. The amount of any Class B Distribution payable on a Class B Common Unit shall be calculated as if such Class B Common Unit had been exchanged for a REIT Share pursuant to Section 23.4 immediately prior to the record day for the payment of such REIT Dividend. Such distributions will be payable on any date AMB pays a REIT Dividend. Distributions on the Class B Common Units will be made to the holders of record of the Class B Common Units on the relevant record dates, which record date will correspond with the record date for the corresponding REIT Dividend. For purposes of clarifying the relative distribution priority rights of the Class B Common Units and the Parity Preferred Units, no distributions may be paid with respect to the Class B Common Units prior to the payment of all distributions accrued with respect to the Parity Preferred Units. Distribution payments with respect to the Class B Common Units occurring on a different date from the Parity Preferred Units shall not be deemed to create a priority in favor of the Class B Common Units over the Parity Preferred Units.
          B. Distributions Cumulative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, distributions on the Class B Common Units will accrue whether or not the terms and provisions of any agreement of the Partnership at any time prohibit the current payment of distributions, whether or not the Partnership has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such distributions and whether or not such distributions are authorized. Accrued but unpaid distributions on the Class B Common Units will accumulate as of date on which they first become payable.

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          C. Priority as to Distributions. (i) So long as any Class B Common Units are outstanding, no distribution of cash or other property shall be authorized, declared, paid or set apart for payment on or with respect to any class or series of Partnership Interest represented by any Junior Common Units, nor shall any Junior Common Units be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any monies be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such Junior Common Units) by the Partnership (except by conversion into or exchange for other Junior Common Units, as the case may be) unless, in each case, full cumulative distributions have been or contemporaneously are authorized and paid or authorized and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Class B Common Units. The foregoing sentence will not prohibit (a) distributions payable solely in such Junior Common Units, or (b) the exchange of such Junior Common Units into Partnership Interests of the Partnership ranking junior to the Class B Common Units as to distributions and upon voluntary and involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Partnership.
          (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, distributions on Partnership Interests held by either (a) the General Partner, (b) the Operating Partnership or (c) any other holder of Partnership Interests in the Partnership, in each case ranking junior to or on parity with the Class B Common Units may be made, without preserving the priority of distributions described in Sections 23.3.C(i), but only to the extent such distributions are required to preserve the REIT status of AMB, in its capacity as the owner of 100% of the equity interests of the General Partner and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, and in the case of any holder other than the General Partner only to the extent required by the Agreement; provided, that the Partnership shall not be disproportionately burdened by this provision relative to the cash flow generated by other assets owned directly or indirectly by AMB.
          D. No Further Rights. Holders of Class B Common Units shall not be entitled to any distributions, whether payable in cash, other property or otherwise, in excess of the full cumulative distributions described herein.
Section 23.4. Class B Redemption
          A. On or after the date one year after the Issuance Date with respect to a particular Class B Common Unit, or on or after such other date as expressly provided in an agreement entered into between the Partnership and any Class B Common Limited Partner, a Class B Common Limited Partner shall have the right (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in any other such agreement, as applicable) to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the Class B Common Units held by such Class B Common Limited Partner and issued on the Issuance Date (such Partnership Units being hereafter referred to as “Tendered Units”) in exchange for the Cash Amount (a “Class B Redemption”); provided, that the terms of such Class B Common Units do not provide that such Class B Common Units are not entitled to a right of Class B Redemption. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or a separate agreement entered into between the Partnership and the holders of such Partnership Units, all Class B Common Units shall be entitled to a right of Class B Redemption hereunder. Any Class B Redemption shall be exercised pursuant to a Notice of Redemption delivered to the Partnership by the Class B Common Limited Partner who is exercising the right (the “Tendering Partner”). The Cash Amount shall be delivered as a certified check payable to the Tendering

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Partner within ten (10) days of the Specified Redemption Date in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice of Redemption.
          B. Notwithstanding Section 23.4.A above, if a Class B Common Limited Partner has delivered to the Partnership a Notice of Redemption then the Partnership may, in its sole and absolute discretion (subject to the limitations on ownership and transfer of REIT Shares set forth in Article IV.E of the REIT Charter), elect to have AMB acquire some or all of the Tendered Units from the Tendering Partner in exchange for the REIT Shares Amount (as of the Specified Redemption Date) and, if the Partnership so elects, the Tendering Partner shall sell the Tendered Units to AMB in exchange for the REIT Shares Amount. In such event, the Tendering Partner shall have no right to cause the Partnership to redeem such Tendered Units. The Partnership shall promptly give such Tendering Partner written notice of its election, and the Tendering Partner may elect to withdraw its redemption request at any time prior to the acceptance of the Cash Amount or REIT Shares Amount by such Tendering Partner.
          C. The REIT Shares Amount, if applicable, shall be delivered as duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable REIT Shares and, if applicable, free of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or restriction, other than those provided in the REIT Charter, the Bylaws of AMB, the Securities Act, relevant state securities or blue sky laws and any applicable registration rights agreement with respect to such REIT Shares entered into by the Tendering Partner. The REIT Shares Amount shall be delivered as set forth in the Notice of Redemption. Notwithstanding any delay in such delivery (but subject to Section 8.6.E below), the Tendering Partner shall be deemed the owner of such REIT Shares for all purposes, including without limitation, rights to vote or consent, and receive dividends, as of the Specified Redemption Date.
          D. Each Class B Common Limited Partner covenants and agrees with the Partnership that all Tendered Units shall be delivered to the Partnership, in the case of a redemption for a Cash Amount, or AMB, in the case of an exchange for a REIT Share Amount, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances whatsoever and should any such liens, claims and/or encumbrances exist or arise with respect to such Tendered Units, the Partnership or AMB, as the case may be, shall be under no obligation to acquire the same. Each Class B Common Limited Partner further agrees that, in the event any state or local property transfer tax is payable as a result of the transfer of its Tendered Units to the Partnership or AMB (or their designee), such Class B Common Limited Partner shall assume and pay such transfer tax.
          E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 23.4.A, 23.4.B, 23.4.C or any other provision of this Agreement, a Class B Common Limited Partner (i) shall not be entitled to effect a Class B Redemption for cash or an exchange for REIT Shares to the extent the ownership or right to acquire REIT Shares pursuant to such exchange by such Partner on the Specified Redemption Date would cause such Partner or any other Person, or, in the opinion of counsel selected by AMB, may cause such Partner or any other Person, to violate the restrictions on ownership and transfer of REIT Shares set forth in Article IV.E of the REIT Charter and (ii) shall have no rights under this Agreement to acquire REIT Shares which would otherwise be prohibited under the REIT Charter. To the extent any attempted Class B Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares would be in violation of this Section 23.4.E, it shall be null and void ab initio and such Class B Common Limited Partner shall not acquire any rights or economic interest in the cash otherwise payable upon such redemption or the REIT Shares otherwise issuable upon such exchange.

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          F. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (but subject to Section 23.4.E above), with respect to any Class B Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares pursuant to this Section 23.4:
  (i)   All Class B Common Units acquired by AMB pursuant thereto shall automatically, and without further action required, be converted into and deemed to be Class A Common Units.
 
  (ii)   Without the consent of the General Partner, each Class B Common Limited Partner may not effect a Class B Redemption for less than 10,000 Partnership Units or, if the Class B Common Limited Partner holds less than 10,000 Partnership Units, all of the Class B Common Units held by such Class B Common Limited Partner.
 
  (iii)   Without the consent of the General Partner, each Class B Common Limited Partner may not effect a Class B Redemption during the period after the Partnership Record Date with respect to a distribution and before the record date established by AMB for a distribution to its common stockholders of some or all of its portion of such distribution.
 
  (iv)   The consummation of any Class B Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares shall be subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period, if any, under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
 
  (v)   Each Tendering Partner shall continue to own all Class B Common Units subject to any Class B Redemption or exchange for REIT Shares, and be treated as a Class B Common Limited Partner with respect to such Class B Common Units for all purposes of this Agreement, until such Class B Common Units are transferred to AMB and paid for or exchanged as of the Specified Redemption Date. Until a Specified Redemption Date, the Tendering Partner shall have no rights as a stockholder of AMB with respect to any exchange of such Tendering Partner’s Class B Common Units.
          In the event that the Partnership issues additional Partnership Interests to any Additional Limited Partner pursuant to Section 4.3.B, the General Partner shall make such revisions to this Section 23.4 as it determines are necessary to reflect the issuance of such additional Partnership Interests.
ARTICLE 24.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
             
    GENERAL PARTNER:    
 
           
    AMB PROPERTY HOLDING CORPORATION, a
Maryland corporation
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas S. Olinger    
 
     
 
Thomas S. Olinger
   
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
 
           
    CLASS A COMMON LIMITED PARTNER:    
 
           
    AMB PROPERTY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership    
 
           
 
  By:   AMB Property Corporation,    
 
      its general partner    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas S. Olinger    
 
     
 
Thomas S. Olinger
   
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
 
           
    GENERAL PARTNER OF CLASS A COMMON LIMITED PARTNER:    
 
           
    AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION,
a Maryland corporation
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas S. Olinger    
 
     
 
Thomas S. Olinger
   
 
      Chief Financial Officer    

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EXHIBIT A
PARTNERS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
I. Common Units
                                                         
                    Agreed Value                     Percentage     Common  
    Contribution     Cash     of Contributed     Total     Partnership     Interest in     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Class     Interest  
Class A Common Units
                                                       
 
                                                       
General Partner:
                                                       
AMB Property Holding Corporation
    11/26/97           $ 3,626,023     $ 3,626,023       172,668              
AMB Property Holding Corporation
    12/31/01           (3,626,023 )   $ (3,626,023 )     (172,668 )            
 
                                                       
Texas AMB I, LLC
    12/31/01           $ 3,626,023     $ 3,626,023       172,668              
 
                                                       
Texas AMB I, LLC
    1/1/08           $ (3,626,023 )   $ (3,626,023 )     (172,668 )            
AMB Property Holding Corporation
    1/1/08           $ 3,626,023     $ 3,626,023       172,668       .85427 %     .80419 %
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Limited Partners:
    11/26/97           $ 358,976,301     $ 358,976,301     17,094,110            
AMB Property, L.P.
    06/30/98           $ 1,161,489     $ 1,161,489     47,602                  
 
                                                       
AMB Property, L.P.
    7/20/05           $ 544,704     $ 544,704     17,670                  
 
                                                       
AMB Property, L.P.
    11/10/09           $ 67,801,815   $ 67,801,815       2,880,281       99.14573 %     93.33344 %
 
                                           
Total Class A Common Units
                $ 432,110,332     $ 432,110,332       20,212,331       100.0000 %     94.13763 %
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Class B Common Units
                                                       
Fred Shepherd, LLC
    11/14/03           $ 2,307,918     $ 2,307,918       74,868              
Fred Shepherd, LLC
    11/14/03           $ (2,307,918 )   $ (2,307,918 )     (74,868 )            
East Grand Business Center Partnership, L.P.
    11/14/03           $ 2,178,817     $ 2,178,817       70,680              
East Grand Business Center Partnership, L.P.
    11/14/03           $ (2,178,817 )   $ (2,178,817 )     (70,680 )            
Paul Shepherd
    11/14/03           $ 1,314,010     $ 1,314,010       42,626       3.38647 %     .19852 %
Virginia Shepherd (Trust)
    11/14/03           $ 544,704     $ 544,704       17,670              
John French
    11/14/03           $ 1,858,715     $ 1,858,715       60,296       4.79029 %     .28082 %
Jack Woodruff (Trust)
    11/14/03           $ 769,306     $ 769,306       24,956       1.98266 %     .11623 %
Virginia Shepherd (Trust)
    7/20/05           $ (544,704 )   $ (544,704 )     (17,670 )            
J.A. Green Development Corp.
    11/01/06           $ 31,117,860     $ 31,117,860       552,515       43.89523 %     2.57330 %
JAGI, Inc.
    11/01/06           $ 32,571,170     $ 32,571,170       578,320       45.94534 %     2.69348 %
 
                                           
Total Class B Common Units
                $ 67,631,061     $ 67,631,061       1,258,713       100.0000 %     5.86237 %
 
                                           
 
                                                       
Total Combined Common Units
                $ 499,741,393     $ 499,741,393       21,471,044       100.0000 %     100.0000 %
 
                                           
 
  The amount of this Capital Contribution reflects the Gross Asset Value, as defined in Section 1.1 of the Agreement, of the Series D Preferred Units contributed to the Partnership.

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EXHIBIT A
PARTNERS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
II. Series C Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series C        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    11/24/98     $ 24,000,000           $ 24,000,000       480,000       21.81818 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    11/24/98     $ 86,000,000           $ 86,000,000       1,720,000       78.18182 %
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    2/23/99     $ 19,050,000           $ 19,050,000       381,000       17.31818 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    2/23/99     $ (19,050,000 )         $ (19,050,000 )     (381,000 )     (17.31818 %)
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    4/29/99     $ 11,950,000           $ 11,950,000       239,000       10.86364 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    4/29/99     $ (11,950,000 )         $ (11,950,000 )     (239,000 )     (10.86364 %)
Argosy Realty Corporation
    7/9/99     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Belmar Realty Corporation
    7/9/99     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Belport Realty Corporation
    7/9/99     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Belrieve Realty Corporation
    7/9/99     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    7/9/99     $ (6,501,200 )         $ (6,501,200 )     (130,024 )     (5.91018 %)
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    7/28/99     $ 15,000,000           $ 15,000,000       300,000       13.63636 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    7/28/99     $ (15,000,000 )         $ (15,000,000 )     (300,000 )     (13.63636 %)
Belmar Realty Corporation
    3/17/00     $ (1,625,300 )         $ (1,625,300 )     (32,506 )     (1.47755 %)
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    3/17/00     $ (12,500,000 )         $ (12,500,000 )     (250,000 )     (11.36364 %)
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    3/17/00     $ 14,125,300           $ 14,125,300       282,506       12.84118 %
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    12/19/00     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Altavera Realty Corporation,formerly known as Belrieve Realty
    12/19/00     $ (1,625,300 )         $ (1,625,300 )     (32,506 )     (1.47755 %)
Corporation
                                               
Belport Realty Corporation
    3/14/01     $ (1,625,300 )         $ (1,625,300 )     (32,506 )     (1.47755 %)
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    3/14/01     $ 1,625,300           $ 1,625,300       32,506       1.47755 %
Argosy Realty Corporation
    12/5/01     $ (1,625,300 )         $ (1,625,300 )     (32,506 )     (1.47755 %)
Belair Real Estate Corporation
    12/5/01     $ (50,874,700 )         $ (50,874,700 )     (1,017,494 )     (46.24972 %)
Belcrest Realty Corporation
    12/5/01     $ (57,500,000 )         $ (57,500,000 )     (1,150,000 )     (52.27272 %)
 
                                     
Total Series C Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
III. Series D Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series D        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund, LLC
    5/5/99     $ 79,766,850           $ 79,766,850       1,595,337       100.0000 %
J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund, LLC
    12/31/01     $ (79,766,850 )         $ (79,766,850 )     (1,595,337 )     (100.0000 %)
JPM Mosaic I REIT, Inc.
    12/31/01     $ 79,766,850           $ 79,766,850       1,595,337       100.0000 %
JPM Mosaic I REIT, Inc.
    1/29/07     $ (79,766,850 )         $ (79,766,850 )     (1,595,337 )     (100.0000 %)
JP Morgan Securities, Inc.
    1/29/07     $ 79,766,850           $ 79,766,850       1,595,337       100.0000 %
JP Morgan Securities, Inc.
    11/10/09     $ (79,766,850 )         $ (79,766,850 )     (1,595,337 )     (100.0000 %)
AMB Property Corporation
    11/10/09     $ 79,766,850           $ 79,766,850       1,595,337       100.0000 %
AMB Property Corporation
    11/10/09     $ (79,766,850 )         $ (79,766,850 )     (1,595,337 )     (100.0000 %)
AMB Property, L.P.
    11/10/09     $ 79,766,850         $ 79,766,850       1,595,337       100.0000 %
AMB Property, L.P.
    11/10/09     $ (79,766,850 )         $ (79,766,850 )     (1,595,337 )     (100.0000 %)
 
                                     
Total Series D Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
 
  Contributed to the Partnership for Class A Common Units.

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IV. Series E Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series E        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
Fifth Third Equity Exchange Fund 1999, LLC
    8/31/99     $ 11,022,000           $ 11,022,000       220,440       100.0000 %
Fifth Third Equity Exchange Fund 1999, LLC
    6/30/06     $ (11,022,000 )         $ (11,022,000 )     (220,440 )     (100.0000 %)
 
                                     
Total Series E Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
V. Series F Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of                    
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Series F     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Partnership Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC
    3/22/00     $ 19,871,950           $ 19,871,950       397,439       100.0000 %
Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC
    7/31/02     $ (6,500,000 )         $ (6,500,000 )     (130,000 )     (32.70942 %)
Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC
    7/14/03     $ (3,300,000 )         $ (3,300,000 )     (66,300 )     (16.60632 %)
Bailard Technology Exchange Fund, LLC (formerly Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC)
    9/21/06     $ (10,071,950 )         $ (10,071,950 )     (201,139 )     (50.60877 %)
 
                                     
 
                                               
 
                                     
Total Series F Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
VI. Series G Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series G        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC
    8/29/00     $ 1,000,000           $ 1,000,000       20,000       100.0000 %
Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser Technology Exchange Fund, LLC
    7/31/02     $ (1,000,000 )         $ (1,000,000 )     (20,000 )     (100.0000 %)
 
                                     
 
                                               
 
                                     
Total Series G Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
VII. Series H Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series H        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund IV, LLC
    9/1/00     $ 42,000,000           $ 42,000,000       840,000       100.0000 %
J.P. Morgan Mosaic Fund IV, LLC
    12/31/01     $ (42,000,000 )         $ (42,000,000 )     (840,000 )     (100.0000 %)
JPM Mosaic IV REIT, Inc.
    12/31/01     $ 42,000,000           $ 42,000,000       840,000       100.0000 %
JPM Mosaic IV REIT, Inc.
    3/21/06     $ (42,000,000 )         $ (42,000,000 )     (840,000 )     (100.0000 %)
 
                                     
 
Total Series H Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     

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VIII. Series I Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series I        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
J.P. Morgan Chase Mosaic Fund V, LLC
    3/21/01     $ 25,500,000           $ 25,500,000       510,000       100.0000 %
J.P. Morgan Chase Mosaic Fund V, LLC
    12/31/01     $ (25,500,000 )         $ (25,500,000 )     (510,000 )     (100.0000 %)
JPM Mosaic V REIT, Inc.
    12/31/01     $ 25,500,000           $ 25,500,000       510,000       100.0000 %
JPM Mosaic V REIT, Inc.
    4/17/07     $ (25,500,000 )         $ (25,500,000 )     (510,000 )     (100.0000 %)
 
 
                                     
Total Series I Preferred Units
            0             0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
IX. Series N Preferred Units
                                                 
                    Agreed Value of             Series N        
    Contribution     Cash     Contributed     Total     Partnership     Percentage  
Name of Partner   Date     Contributions     Property     Contributions     Units     Interest  
Limited Partner:
                                               
Robert Pattillo Properties, Inc.
    9/24/04           $ 36,479,100     $ 36,479,100       729,582       100.0000 %
Robert Pattillo Properties, Inc.
    1/27/06           $ (36,479,100 )   $ (36,479,100 )     (729,582 )     100.0000 %
 
                                     
Total Series N Preferred Units
                  0       0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     
 
                                               
 
                                     
Total All Series of Preferred Units
            0       0       0       0       000.0000 %
 
                                     

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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION
     The undersigned hereby irrevocably (i) exchanges                      Limited Partnership Units in AMB Property II, L.P. in accordance with the terms of the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P. dated as of February 19, 2010 and the rights of                      Redemption referred to therein, (ii) surrenders such Limited Partnership Units and all right, title and interest therein and (iii) directs that the cash (or, if applicable, Preferred Stock or Common Stock) deliverable upon                      Redemption or exchange be delivered to the address specified below, and if applicable, that such Preferred Stock or Common Stock be registered or placed in the name(s) and at the address(es) specified below.
           
     
Dated:        
  Name of Limited Partner:     
       
 
     
          
      (Signature of Limited Partner)   
       
          
      (Street Address)   
       
          
      (City) (State) (Zip Code)   
       
 
      Signature Guaranteed by:
 
 
          
       
       
 
Issue Shares in the name of:
Please insert social security or identifying number:
Address (if different than above):

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EXHIBIT C
CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP DEFINITION
          The term “Constructively Owns” means ownership determined through the application of the constructive ownership rules of Section 318 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. Generally, these rules provide the following:
     a. an individual is considered as owning the Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for his spouse, his children, his grandchildren, and his parents;
     b. an Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for a partnership, limited liability company or estate is considered as owned proportionately by its partners, members or beneficiaries;
     c. an Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for a trust is considered as owned by its beneficiaries in proportion to the actuarial interest of such beneficiaries (provided, however, that in the case of a “grantor trust” the Ownership Interest will be considered as owned by the grantors);
     d. if ten percent (10%) or more in value of the stock in a corporation is owned, actually or constructively, by or for any person, such person shall be considered as owning the Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for such corporation in that proportion which the value of the stock which such person so owns bears to the value of all the stock in such corporation;
     e. an Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for a partner or member which actually or constructively owns a 25% or greater capital interest or profits interest in a partnership or limited liability company, or by or for a beneficiary of an estate or trust, shall be considered as owned by the partnership, limited liability company, estate, or trust (or, in the case of a grantor trust, the grantors);
     f. if ten percent (10%) or more in value of the stock in a corporation is owned, actually or constructively, by or for any person, such corporation shall be considered as owning the Ownership Interest that is owned, actually or constructively, by or for such person;
     g. if any person has an option to acquire an Ownership Interest (including an option to acquire an option or any one of a series of such options), such Ownership Interest shall be considered as owned by such person;
     h. an Ownership Interest that is constructively owned by a person by reason of the application of the rules described in paragraphs (a) through (g) above shall, for purposes of applying paragraphs (a) through (g), be considered as actually owned by such person provided, however, that (i) an Ownership Interest constructively owned by an individual by reason of paragraph (a) shall not be considered as owned by him for purposes of again applying paragraph (a) in order to make another the constructive owner of such Ownership Interest, (ii) an Ownership Interest constructively owned by a partnership, estate, trust, or corporation by reason of the application of paragraphs (e) or (f) shall not be considered as owned by it for purposes of applying paragraphs (b), (c), or (d) in order to make another the constructive owner of such Ownership Interest, (iii) if an Ownership Interest may be considered as owned by an individual under paragraphs (a) or (g), it shall be considered as owned by him under paragraph (g) and (iv) for purposes of the above described rules, an S corporation shall be treated as a partnership and any stockholder of the S corporation shall be treated as a partner of such partnership except that this rule shall not apply for purposes of determining whether stock in the S corporation is constructively owned by any person.
     i. For purposes of the above summary of the constructive ownership rules, the term “Ownership Interest” means the ownership of stock with respect to a corporation and, with respect to any other type of entity, the ownership of an interest in either its assets or net profits.

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EXHIBIT D-1
FORM OF PARTNERSHIP UNIT CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE FOR PARTNERSHIP UNITS OF
AMB PROPERTY II, L.P.
No.                                                                                     UNITS
          AMB Property Holding Corporation as the General Partner of AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), hereby certifies that                                          is a Limited Partner of the Operating Partnership whose Partnership Interests therein, as set forth in the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P., dated as of February 19, 2010 (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms, (the “Partnership Agreement”), under which the Operating Partnership is existing and as filed in the office of the Delaware [State Department of Assessments and Taxation] (copies of which are on file at the Operating Partnership’s principal office at                                                             , represent                       units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Units”).
     THE PARTNERSHIP UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP). EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE PARTNERSHIP UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR (B) IF THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH A SATISFACTORY OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER OF THE PARTNERSHIP UNITS REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE THAT SUCH TRANSFER, SALE ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN EFFECT THEREUNDER.
DATED:                                        , 20                    .
           
      AMB PROPERTY HOLDING CORPORATION

General Partner of
AMB Property II, L.P.

ATTEST: 
By:      By:        
       
       
 

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EXHIBIT E
SCHEDULE OF PARTNERS’ OWNERSHIP
WITH RESPECT TO TENANTS
None

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EXHIBIT F
SCHEDULE OF REIT SHARES
ACTUALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNED BY 25% LIMITED PARTNERS
OTHER THAN THOSE ACQUIRED PURSUANT TO AN EXCHANGE
None

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EXHIBIT G
SCHEDULE OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATING TO
PROPERTIES WITH RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSITION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.3.F
1.   APLP II Contribution Agreement dated as of May 21, 1998, by and between Hayes Realty Company, an Illinois general partnership and AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
2.   AMB II Partnership Contribution and Exchange Agreement dated as of                     , 2003, by and between                                          and AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

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EXHIBIT H
SCHEDULE OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS CONTAINING
LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL PARTNERS GENERAL AUTHORITY
1.   APLP II Contribution Agreement dated as of May 21, 1998, by and between Hayes Realty Company, an Illinois general partnership and AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
 
2.   AMB II Partnership Contribution and Exchange Agreement dated as of                     , 2003, by and between                                          and AMB Property II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

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EXHIBIT I
RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER TO PRESERVE TAX BENEFIT
     (a) Definitions. for the purposes of this Exhibit I, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     “Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of a Trust, as determined pursuant to subsection (c)(vi), each of which shall be an organization described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the Code.
     “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
     “Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Partnership Units by a Person who is or would be treated as an owner of such Partnership Units either actually or constructively through the application of Section 318 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.
     “Exempted Person” shall mean any Person exempted from time to time by the General Partner in its sole and absolute discretion. The Operating Partnership shall be considered an Exempted Person.
     “Market Price” shall mean the market price of the Partnership Units on the relevant date as determined in good faith by the General Partner; provided, however, if AMB has outstanding shares of capital stock which correspond to such Partnership Units, the Market Price of each such Partnership Unit shall be equal to the Value of a share of such capital stock, subject to adjustment if the right to exchange such Partnership Units for such stock is other than one to one.
     “Ownership Limit” shall mean 24.9% of the capital or profits interests of the Partnership.
     “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Section 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity.
     “Purported Beneficial Transferee” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer (or other event) which results in a transfer to a Trust, as provided in subsection (b)(ii), the Purported Record Transferee, unless the Purported Record Transferee would have acquired or owned Partnership Units for another Person who is the beneficial transferee or owner of such Partnership Units, in which case the Purported Beneficial Transferee shall be such Person.

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     “Purported Record Transferee” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer (or other event) which results in a transfer to a Trust, as provided in subsection (b)(ii), the holder of the Partnership Units as set forth or to be set forth in Exhibit A to the Partnership Agreement, and any Assignee of such Partnership Units, if such Transfer or ownership had been valid under subsection (b)(i).
     “Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day after the date hereof on which the General Partner determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that compliance with subsection (b)(i) is no longer necessary or advisable.
     “Transfer” shall mean any sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition of Partnership Units, (including (i) the granting of any option or entering into any agreement for the sale, transfer or other disposition of Partnership Units or (ii) the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of any securities (or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Partnership Units)), whether voluntary or involuntary, whether such transfer has occurred of record or beneficially or Constructively (including but not limited to transfers of interests in other entities which results in changes in Constructive Ownership of Partnership Units), and whether such transfer has occurred by operation of law or otherwise.
     “Trust” shall mean each of the trusts provided for in subsection (c).
     “Trustee” shall mean any Person unaffiliated with the Partnership, or a Purported Beneficial Transferee, or a Purported Record Transferee, that is appointed by the Partnership to serve as trustee of a Trust.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Fifteenth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AMB Property II, L.P. (the “Partnership Agreement”), as such agreement may be amended from time to time. All references to “Section” refer to the Partnership Agreement.
     (b) Restriction on Ownership and Transfers.
          (i) Prior to the Restriction Termination Date, no Person, other than an Exempted Person, shall at any time Constructively Own Partnership Units in excess of the Ownership Limit if the representations contained in Section 3.4.D are not at such time true and correct.
          (ii) If, prior to the Restriction Termination Date, any Transfer or other event occurs that, if effective, would result in any Person Constructively Owning Partnership Units in violation of subsection (b)(i), (1) then that number of Partnership Units that otherwise would cause such Person to violate subsection (b)(i) (rounded up to the nearest whole Partnership Unit) shall be automatically transferred (provided such Transfer is not in violation of the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Partnership Agreement, except to the extent the General Partner waives such restrictions) to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in subsection (c),

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effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the date of such Transfer or other event, and such Purported Beneficial Transferee shall thereafter have no rights in such Partnership Units or (2) if, for any reason, the transfer to the Trust described in clause (1) of this sentence is not automatically effective as provided therein to prevent any Person from Constructively Owning Partnership Units in violation of subsection (b)(i), then the Transfer of that number of Partnership Units that otherwise would cause any Person to violate subsection (b)(i) shall be void ab initio, and the Purported Beneficial Transferee shall have no rights in such Partnership Units.
     (c) Transfers of Partnership Units in Trust.
          (i) Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in subsection (b)(ii), such Partnership Units shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Trustee in his capacity as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to subsection (b)(ii). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Partnership and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Partnership, any Purported Beneficial Transferee, or any Purported Record Transferee. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Partnership as provided in subsection (c)(vi).
          (ii) Partnership Units held by the Trustee shall be issued and outstanding Partnership Units of the Partnership. The Purported Beneficial Transferee or Purported Record Transferee shall have no rights in the Partnership Units held by the Trustee. The Purported Beneficial Transferee or Purported Record Transferee shall not benefit economically from ownership of any Partnership Units held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to distributions or allocations with respect to Partnership Units held in the Trust and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the Partnership Units held in the Trust.
          (iii) The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to distributions and allocations with respect to Partnership Units held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Partnership that Partnership Units have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand, and any distribution with respect to such Partnership Units shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any distributions so paid over to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary.
          The Purported Record Transferee and Purported Beneficial Transferee shall have no voting rights with respect to the Partnership Units held in the Trust and, subject to Delaware law, effective as of the date the Partnership Units has been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Purported Record Transferee with respect to such Partnership Units prior to the discovery by the Partnership that the Partnership Units has been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Partnership has already taken irreversible action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Exhibit I to the contrary, until the Partnership has received notification that the Partnership Units have been transferred into a Trust, the Partnership shall be entitled to rely on its Partnership

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Unit transfer and other unitholder records for purposes of preparing Exhibit A to the Partnership Agreement, lists of unitholders entitled to vote at meetings, and otherwise conducting votes of Partners.
          (iv) Within 20 days of receiving notice from the Partnership that Partnership Units have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall, in accordance with the terms of (and subject to the limitations contained in) the Partnership Agreement, sell the Partnership Units held in the Trust to a Person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the Partnership Units will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in subsection (b)(i). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Partnership Units sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Purported Record Transferee and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this subsection (c)(iv). The Purported Record Transferee shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Purported Record Transferee for the Partnership Units in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, if the event which resulted in the transfer to the Trust did not involve a purchase of such Partnership Units at Market Price, the Market Price of such Partnership Units on the day of the event which resulted in the transfer of such Partnership Units to the Trust) and (2) the price per Partnership Unit received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the Partnership Units held in the Trust. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Purported Record Transferee shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary together with any distributions thereon. If, prior to the discovery by the Partnership that Partnership Units have been transferred to the Trustee, such Partnership Units are sold by a Purported Record Transferee then (i) such Partnership Units shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Purported Record Transferee received an amount for such Partnership Units that exceeds the amount that such Purported Record Transferee was entitled to receive pursuant to this subsection (c)(iv), such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand. The expenses described in item (2) above shall include any expenses of administering the Trust, any transfer of Partnership Units thereto or disposition of Partnership Units thereby, which shall be allocated equitably among the Partnership Units which are transferred to the Trust.
          (v) Partnership Units transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Partnership, or its designee, at a price per Partnership Unit equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid by the Purported Record Transferee for the Partnership Units in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, if the event which resulted in the transfer to the Trust did not involve a purchase of such Partnership Units at Market Price, the Market Price of such Partnership Units on the day of the event which resulted in the transfer of such Partnership Units to the Trust) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Partnership, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Partnership shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the Partnership Units held in the Trust pursuant to subsection (c)(iv). Upon such a sale to the Partnership, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the Partnership Units sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Purported Record Transferee and any distributions held by the Trustee with respect to such Partnership Units shall thereupon be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary.
          (vi) By written notice to the Trustee, the Partnership shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that the

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Partnership Units held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in subsection (b)(i) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary.
     (d) Remedies For Breach. If the General Partner shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or other event has taken place in violation of subsection (b) or that a Person intends to acquire, has attempted to acquire or may acquire beneficial ownership (determined without reference to any rules of attribution) or Constructive Ownership of any Partnership Units of the Partnership in violation of subsection (b), the General Partner shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect or to prevent such Transfer, including, but not limited to, causing the Partnership to redeem Partnership Units, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Partnership or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer; provided, however, that any Transfers (or, in the case of events other than a Transfer, ownership or Constructive Ownership) in violation of subsection (b)(i), shall automatically result in the transfer to a Trust as described in subsection (b)(ii).
     (e) Notice of Restricted Transfer. Any Person who acquires or attempts to acquire or own Partnership Units in violation of subsection (b), or any Person who is a Purported Beneficial Transferee such that an automatic transfer to a Trust results under subsection (b)(ii), shall immediately give written notice to the Partnership of such event and shall provide to the Partnership such other information as the Partnership may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer or attempted Transfer on such Person’s compliance with subsection (b)(i).
     (f) Owners Required To Provide Information. Prior to the Restriction Termination Date each Person who is a beneficial owner or Constructive Owner of Partnership Units and each Person who is holding Partnership Units for a beneficial owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Partnership such information that the Partnership may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Partnership’s status as a partnership (as opposed to a corporation) or AMB’s status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.
     (g) Remedies Not Limited. Nothing contained in this Exhibit I shall limit the authority of the General Partner to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Partnership and the interests of its Partners by preservation of the Partnership’s status as a partnership (as opposed to a corporation) or AMB’s status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.
     (h) Ambiguity. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Exhibit I, including any definition contained in subsection (a), the General Partner shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of this Exhibit I with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event that a provision of this Exhibit I requires an action by the General Partner and Exhibit I fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the General Partner shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Exhibit I. Absent a decision to the contrary by the General Partner (which the General Partner may make in its sole and absolute discretion), if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in subsection (b)) acquired Constructive Ownership of Partnership Units in violation of subsection (b)(i), such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the Partnership Units which, but for such remedies, would have been actually owned

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by such Person, and second to Partnership Units which, but for such remedies, would have been Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such Partnership Units based upon the relative number of the Partnership Units held by each such Person.

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EX-21.1 3 f54839exv21w1.htm EX-21.1 exv21w1
EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
     
    Jurisdiction of Organization
Name of Subsidiary   And Type of Entity
AMB Property, L.P.   Delaware limited partnership
AMB Property, L.P. is the direct or indirect parent entity of 178 wholly or partially owned subsidiaries operating in the United States and 238 wholly or partially owned subsidiaries operating in jurisdictions outside of the United States. AMB Property, L.P. and its subsidiaries are in the real estate operations, development and private capital business.

EX-21.2 4 f54839exv21w2.htm EX-21.2 exv21w2
EXHIBIT 21.2
SUBSIDIARIES OF AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
AMB Property, L.P. is the direct or indirect parent entity of 178 wholly or partially owned subsidiaries operating in the United States and 238 wholly or partially owned subsidiaries operating in jurisdictions outside of the United States. AMB Property, L.P. and its subsidiaries are in the real estate operations, development and private capital business.

EX-23.1 5 f54839exv23w1.htm EX-23.1 exv23w1
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-153379, 333-78699, 333-81475, 333-75951, 333-140861 and 333-161347) and Form S-8 (Nos. 333-42015, 333-78779, 333-90042, 333-100214 and 333-144489) of AMB Property Corporation of our report dated February 19, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, our report dated February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Japan Fund I, L.P., our report dated February 12, 2009, except for Note 11 as to which the date is February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., our report dated February 12, 2009, except for Note 10 as to which the date is February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, and our report dated February 27, 2008, except with respect to Note 17 as to which the date is February 19, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, which appear in this Form 10-K.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
February 19, 2010

 

EX-23.2 6 f54839exv23w2.htm EX-23.2 exv23w2
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-153379, 333-78699, 333-81475, 333-75951, 333-140861 and 333-161347) and Form S-8 (No. 333-100214) of AMB Property, L.P. of our report dated February 19, 2010 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, our report dated February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Japan Fund I, L.P., our report dated February 12, 2009, except for Note 11 as to which the date is February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., our report dated February 12, 2009, except for Note 10 as to which the date is February 11, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC, and our report dated February 27, 2008, except with respect to Note 17 as to which the date is February 19, 2010 relating to the financial statements of AMB Europe Fund I, FCP-FIS, which appear in this Form 10-K.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
February 19, 2010

 

EX-31.1 7 f54839exv31w1.htm EX-31.1 exv31w1
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Hamid R. Moghadam, certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMB Property Corporation;
 
(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: February 19, 2010
         
  By:   /s/ HAMID R. MOGHADAM    
      Hamid R. Moghadam    
      Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
 
 

 


 

         
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
I, Thomas S. Olinger, certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMB Property Corporation;
 
(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: February 19, 2010
         
  By:   /s/ THOMAS S. OLINGER   
      Thomas S. Olinger    
      Chief Financial Officer   

 

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AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Hamid R. Moghadam, certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMB Property, L.P.;
 
(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: February 19, 2010
         
     
  By:   /s/ HAMID R. MOGHADAM    
      Hamid R. Moghadam    
      Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer of
AMB Property Corporation
 
 

 


 

         
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
I, Thomas S. Olinger, certify that:
(1)   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of AMB Property, L.P.;
 
(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: February 19, 2010
         
     
  By:   /s/ THOMAS S. OLINGER   
      Thomas S. Olinger    
      Chief Financial Officer of
AMB Property Corporation
 
 

 

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AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
EXHIBIT 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
   
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of AMB Property Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
     (i) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year end period ended December 31, 2009 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: February 19, 2010
         
  /s/ HAMID R. MOGHADAM    
  Hamid R. Moghadam   
  Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer 
 
         
  /s/ THOMAS S. OLINGER    
  Thomas S. Olinger   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 
     The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

EX-32.2 10 f54839exv32w2.htm EX-32.2 exv32w2
AMB PROPERTY, L.P.
EXHIBIT 32.2
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
   
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of AMB Property Corporation, the sole general partner of AMB Property, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”), hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
     (i) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Operating Partnership for the year end period ended December 31, 2009 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.
Date: February 19, 2010
         
  /s/ HAMID R. MOGHADAM    
  Hamid R. Moghadam   
  Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer 
 
         
  /s/ THOMAS S. OLINGER    
  Thomas S. Olinger   
  Chief Financial Officer   
 
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Operating Partnership, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

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