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Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure

Note 3. Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties

 

Transactions with the Advisor

 

We have an advisory agreement with the advisor whereby the advisor performs certain services for us under a fee arrangement. On September 28, 2012, we amended and restated certain terms in that advisory agreement, as described below. The fee structure related to asset management fees, initial acquisition fees, subordinated acquisition fees and subordinated disposition fees was unchanged by the amendment and restatement, and the advisor remained entitled to 10% of the available cash of the Operating Partnership (the “Available Cash Distribution”), as described below. The term of the advisory agreement, which was scheduled to expire on September 31, 2013, has been extended to January 31, 2014. We also have certain agreements with affiliates regarding jointly-owned investments. In addition, we reimbursed the advisor for organization and offering costs incurred in connection with our offering through its closing on January 31, 2013 and for certain administrative duties performed on our behalf. The following tables present a summary of fees we paid and expenses we reimbursed to the advisor in accordance with the advisory agreement (in thousands):

            
 Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2013 2012 2013 2012
Amounts Included in the           
Consolidated Statements of Income:           
Transaction fees$ 5,720 $ 996 $ 6,891 $ 996
Asset management fees  5,658   4,906   16,131   14,224
Available Cash Distribution  3,557   3,667   12,681   10,225
Personnel and overhead reimbursements  2,262   1,181   6,529   3,322
Office rent reimbursements  366   214   949   561
 $ 17,563 $ 10,964 $ 43,181 $ 29,328
            
Other Transaction Fees Capitalized:           
Current acquisition fees$ 1,824 $ 3,620 $ 4,011 $ 9,201
Deferred acquisition fees   1,460   3,016   2,678   7,367
 $ 3,284 $ 6,636 $ 6,689 $ 16,568
            
       September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
Unpaid Transaction Fees:           
Deferred acquisition fees      $ 17,140 $ 26,246
Subordinated disposition fees        202   202
       $ 17,342 $ 26,448

Transaction Fees

 

We pay the advisor acquisition fees for structuring and negotiating investments and related mortgage financing on our behalf, a portion of which is payable upon acquisition of investments with the remainder subordinated to the achievement of a preferred return, a non-compounded cumulative distribution of 5% per annum (based initially on our invested capital). Acquisition fees payable to the advisor with respect to our long-term net lease investments is 4.5% of the total cost of those investments and is comprised of a current portion of 2.5%, typically paid upon acquisition, and a deferred portion of 2%, typically paid over three years and subject to a 5% preferred return. For certain types of non-long term net lease investments, initial acquisition fees may range from 0% to 1.75% of the equity invested plus the related acquisition fees, with no portion of the fee being deferred. Unpaid installments of deferred acquisition fees are included in Due to affiliates in the consolidated financial statements.

 

The advisor may be entitled to receive a disposition fee in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 50.0% of the competitive real estate commission (as defined in the advisory agreement) or (ii) 3.0% of the contract sales price of the investment being sold; however, payment of such fees is subordinated to the 5% preferred return. These fees, which are paid at the discretion of our board of directors are deferred and are payable to the advisor only in connection with a liquidity event.

 

Asset Management Fees and Available Cash Distribution

 

As defined in the advisory agreement, we pay the advisor asset management fees that vary based on the nature of the underlying investment. We pay 0.5% per annum of average market value for long-term net leases and certain other types of real estate investments, and 1.5% to 1.75% per annum of average equity value for certain types of securities. The asset management fees are payable in cash or shares of our common stock at the option of the advisor. If the advisor elects to receive all or a portion of its fees in shares, the number of shares issued is determined by dividing the dollar amount of fees by our most recently published net asset value per share (“NAV”) or, if an NAV has not yet been published as currently is the case, $10.00 per share, which was the price at which our shares were sold in our recently completed public offering. For both 2013 and 2012, the advisor elected to receive its asset management fees in shares of our common stock, which vest over a period of three years. At September 30, 2013, the advisor owned 5,495,057 shares (1.7%) of our common stock. We also pay the advisor, depending on the type of investments we own, up to 10% of available cash of the Operating Partnership, which is defined as cash generated from operations, excluding capital proceeds, as reduced by operating expenses and debt service, excluding prepayments and balloon payments. Asset management fees and Available Cash Distributions are included in Property expenses and Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, respectively, in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Personnel and Overhead Reimbursements

 

Under the terms of the advisory agreement, the advisor allocates a portion of its personnel and overhead expenses to us and the other publicly-owned, non-listed REITs, which are managed by our advisor under the Corporate Property Associates brand name (the “CPA REITs”) and Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI”). Effective as of October 1, 2012, the advisor allocates these expenses on the basis of our trailing four quarters of reported revenues and those of WPC, the CPA REITs, and CWI. Prior to that date, these costs were allocated on the basis of time charges incurred by the advisor's personnel on behalf of the CPA REITs and CWI.

 

We reimburse the advisor for various expenses it incurs in the course of providing services to us. We reimburse certain third-party expenses paid by the advisor on our behalf, including property-specific costs, professional fees, office expenses and business development expenses. In addition, we reimburse the advisor for the allocated costs of personnel and overhead in managing our day-to-day operations, including accounting services, stockholder services, corporate management, and property management and operations. We do not reimburse the advisor for the cost of personnel if these personnel provide services for transactions for which the advisor receives a transaction fee, such as acquisitions and dispositions. Personnel and office rent reimbursements are included in General and administrative expenses in the consolidated financial statements.

 

The advisor is obligated to reimburse us for the amount by which our operating expenses exceeds the 2%/25% guidelines (the greater of 2% of average invested assets or 25% of net income) as defined in the advisory agreement for any 12-month period. If in any year our operating expenses exceed the 2%/25% guidelines, the advisor will have an obligation to reimburse us for such excess, subject to certain conditions. If our independent directors find that the excess expenses were justified based on any unusual and nonrecurring factors that they deem sufficient, the advisor may be paid in future years for the full amount or any portion of such excess expenses, but only to the extent that the reimbursement would not cause our operating expenses to exceed this limit in any such year. We record the reimbursement as a reduction of asset management fees at such time that a reimbursement is fixed, determinable and irrevocable. Our operating expenses have not exceeded the amount that would require the advisor to reimburse us.

 

Organization and Offering Expenses

 

Through the termination of our public offering on January 31, 2013, we incurred expenses in connection with the offering of our securities. These expenses were deducted from the gross proceeds of our offering. Total organization and offering expenses, including underwriting compensation, did not exceed 15% of the gross proceeds of our offering and our DRIP, consistent with applicable regulatory requirements. Under the terms of a dealer manager agreement between Carey Financial, LLC (“Carey Financial”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of our advisor, and us, Carey Financial received a selling commission of $0.65 per share sold and a dealer manager fee of $0.35 per share sold in our public offering. Carey Financial re-allowed all or a portion of selling commissions to selected dealers participating in the offering and re-allowed up to the full dealer manager fee to the selected dealers. Total underwriting compensation paid in connection with our offering, including selling commissions, the dealer manager fee, and reimbursements made by Carey Financial to selected dealers and investment advisors, did not exceed the limitations prescribed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., which limit underwriting compensation to 10% of gross offering proceeds. We also reimbursed Carey Financial up to an additional 0.5% of offering proceeds for bona fide due diligence expenses. We reimbursed the advisor or one of its affiliates for other organization and offering expenses (including, but not limited to, filing fees, legal, accounting, printing and escrow costs). The advisor agreed to be responsible for the payment of organization and offering expenses (excluding selling commissions and dealer manager fees) that exceed 4% of the gross offering proceeds.

 

During the offering period, we accrued costs incurred in connection with the raising of capital as deferred offering costs. Upon receipt of offering proceeds and reimbursement to the advisor for costs incurred, we charged the deferred costs to equity. The total costs paid by the advisor and its affiliates in connection with the organization and offering of our securities were $20.9 million from inception through January 31, 2013 and were fully reimbursed upon termination of our public offering.

 

Jointly-Owned Investments and Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

We own interests ranging from 12% to 85% in jointly-owned investments, with the remaining interests generally held by affiliates. We consolidate certain of these investments and account for the remainder under the equity method of accounting. We also own interests in jointly-controlled tenancy-in-common interests in properties, which we account for under the equity method of accounting.

 

On August 20, 2013, we and our affiliate, Corporate Property Associates 18 Global Incorporated (“CPA®:18 Global”), acquired an office facility located in Austin, Texas from State Farm Mutual Automobile Company (“State Farm”) through a jointly-owned investment for $115.6 million, of which our share was $57.8 million. We account for this investment under the equity method of accounting (Note 6).