EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm LETTER TO INVESTORS Letter to investors

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

February 14, 2005

 

Re: Fourth Quarter 2004 Wells Limited Partnership Fact Sheets

 

Dear <<Investor Name>>:

 

At Wells Real Estate Funds, outstanding client service is a cornerstone of our business. As part of that commitment to you, I hope you find the following important information regarding your investment both informative today and helpful going forward.

 

Enclosed are fourth quarter 2004 Fact Sheets for each Wells limited partnership in which you hold units. In addition to summarizing each portfolio’s annualized yield and tax passive losses, the Fact Sheets highlight the properties purchased and sold, as well as current leasing percentages. For a more in-depth discussion of your investment, please reference the 2004 Form 10-K filing for your fund(s), which will be available after March 31, 2005, on the Wells Web site at www.wellsref.com. Your login is “investor,” and the password is “growth.”

 

To further help you track your Wells Limited Partnership investment, we are also providing you with the following list of your investment(s), the number of units you own, and the net amount invested*:

 

<<Fund, Units, Net Amount Invested >>

 


In the future, I strongly encourage those of you who have not already done so to consider receiving other filings and correspondence electronically in order to save partnership expenses. Simply send an e-mail to clientservices@wellsref.com and include your full name, e-mail address, and the last four digits of your Wells account number or the last four digits of your Social Security number for authorization purposes. Please remember that you can change your mind at any time and reverse this decision. Any correspondence that includes personal account information will continue to be sent to you via U.S. mail.

 

As always, should you have any questions about your Wells investment, we would be pleased to assist you. Simply call a Wells Client Services Specialist at 800-557-4830 or send an e-mail to clientservices@wellsref.com.

 

Thank you for your confidence and trust in Wells Real Estate Funds.

 

Sincerely,

LOGO

Leo F. Wells III

General Partner

 

Enclosure(s)

 

cc: Financial Representative

 

* The “Net Amount Invested” is intended to show the original purchase amount of the units owned in the account less any Net Sale Proceeds (NSP) distributions that may have been paid on the underlying units. It is not intended to reflect the fair market value of your units, and you should be advised that these amounts do not represent the value of the Partnership’s properties or the amount you would receive upon liquidation of the Partnership. Please note that your investment in units is illiquid because there is no public trading market for the units, and there can be no assurance that you will be able to receive this amount for your units at any time in the future or upon the ultimate liquidation of the Partnership.

 


LOGO

 

PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

PROPERTIES
OWNED


   % LEASED AS OF 12/31/2004

   PERCENT OWNED

10407 Centurion Parkway North

(Formerly known as the IBM Jacksonville Building)

   63%    62%
Hartford    SOLD    46%
Marathon    SOLD    16%
Stockbridge Village II    SOLD    46%
Village Overlook    SOLD    62%
WEIGHTED AVERAGE    63%     

 

FUND FEATURES
OFFERING DATES    March 1992 – March 1993
PRICE PER UNIT    $10
A/B STRUCTURE    A’s – Cash available for operating distribution
up to 10% Preferred
B’s – Net loss until capital account reaches zero +
No Operating Distributions
A/B RATIO AT CLOSE OF OFFERING    89% to 11%
AMOUNT RAISED    $17,006,020

 

Portfolio Overview

 

Wells Fund V has moved from the positioning-for-sale phase into the disposition-and-liquidation phase of its life cycle. We have now sold four assets with the closing of the Marathon building in December 2004. Our focus on the remaining asset involves re-leasing and marketing efforts that we believe will result in the best disposition pricing for our investors.

 

We accomplished a number of goals in 2004. We completed two property dispositions — Stockbridge Village II and Marathon — representing significant progress in the Fund’s disposition phase. The recent Marathon sale capitalized on the current strong investor demand for well-leased office properties. We increased occupancy at 10407 Centurion Parkway North, which had significant vacancy at the beginning of the year. Lastly, we made two distributions of net sale proceeds to limited partners totaling approximately $4,793,000, and we announced the next net sale proceeds distribution to limited partners, scheduled for the second quarter 2005, totaling approximately $2,350,000 from the sales of Village Overlook, Stockbridge Village II, and Marathon.

 

With only one property remaining in the Fund, the General Partners are currently reserving operating cash and the remaining net sale proceeds from the sale of the Marathon building to fund the re-leasing costs anticipated for the remaining vacancy at 10407 Centurion Parkway North. We anticipate that operating distributions will continue to be reserved in the near term, as re-leasing occurs at this property, particularly since operating cash flow has decreased with the recent sales of the Stockbridge Village II and Marathon properties. Once the outcome of the property re-leasing effort is known, the General Partners will evaluate if further distributions of net sale proceeds are appropriate.

 

While operating distributions to Class A unit holders have been reserved, we would like to highlight that through December 31, 2004, current Class A unit holders have received cumulative net operating cash flows since inception of approximately 64% of the amount originally invested. Limited partners who have held Class B units since inception have cumulatively received $6.20 per unit in allocated tax losses through December 31, 2003 (data for 2004 are not yet available).

 

No operating distributions have been made to investors holding Class B units or to the General Partners, in line with the partnership agreement.

 

Property Summary

 

    The leasing efforts at 10407 Centurion Parkway North continue. Three leases executed in 2004 have increased the building occupancy to approximately 63%, and we continue to pursue leasing opportunities for the remaining vacant space.

 

LOGO    Continued on reverse


LOGO

 

    The Hartford property was sold in 2003, delivering allocated net sale proceeds to the Fund of approximately $3,780,000. Approximately $1,209,000 has been used to fund the Partnership’s pro-rata share of operating expenses, re-leasing costs, and capital expenditures at the Marathon and 10407 Centurion Parkway North properties. Approximately $1,507,000 of the net sale proceeds was distributed to limited partners in January 2004. The remaining proceeds of approximately $1,065,000 were distributed in November 2004.

 

    The Marathon property was sold in December 2004, following the restabilization of the asset with two long-term leases. Approximately $1,634,000 of the net sale proceeds was allocated to the Fund, and approximately $761,000 is planned to be distributed to the limited partners in the second quarter 2005. The remaining proceeds are being reserved to fund the re-leasing costs for the vacancy at 10407 Centurion Parkway North.

 

    The Stockbridge Village II property was sold on April 29, 2004, and approximately $1,255,000 in net sale proceeds has been allocated to Fund V. These proceeds are scheduled to be distributed to the limited partners in the second quarter 2005.

 

    Village Overlook was sold in 2003, and approximately $3,114,000 of the net sale proceeds was allocated to the Fund. Approximately $559,000 has been used to fund the Partnership’s pro-rata share of operating expenses, re-leasing costs, and capital expenditures at the Marathon and 10407 Centurion Parkway North properties. Net sale proceeds of approximately $2,221,000 were distributed to the limited partners in November 2004, and the remaining proceeds of approximately $334,000 are planned to be distributed in the second quarter 2005.

 

ANNUALIZED YIELD — PER “A” UNIT AT $10 OFFERING PRICE

 

     Q1

  Q2

  Q3

  Q4

  AVG YTD

2004    Reserved   Reserved   Reserved   Reserved   0.00%
2003    2.50%   2.50%   2.00%   Reserved   1.75%
2002    7.25%   6.50%   6.50%   2.50%   5.69%
2001    7.00%   7.00%   7.75%   7.25%   7.25%
2000    6.19%   7.50%   7.51%   7.75%   7.24%
1999    7.29%   7.75%   7.71%   7.77%   7.63%
1998    7.44%   7.73%   7.62%   7.03%   7.46%
1997    6.78%   7.04%   7.17%   7.44%   7.11%
1996    6.64%   6.17%   6.86%   6.39%   6.52%
1995    6.10%   7.55%   6.38%   6.43%   6.62%
1994    3.82%   5.67%   5.55%   5.28%   5.08%
1993    0.00%   0.00%   3.98%   3.43%   1.85%
1992    0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

TAX PASSIVE LOSSES – CLASS B PARTNERS

 

2004


   2003

  2002

  2001

  2000

  1999

–*    -39.26%**   0.00%   0.99%   0.00%   0.00%

 

* Not yet available

 

** Negative percentage due to gain allocation

 

For further information, please refer to Fund V’s most recent 10-Q filing, which can be found on the Wells Web site at www.wellsref.com.

 

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