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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

 

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

OR

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-11690

SITE Centers Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

34-1723097

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

3300 Enterprise Parkway

Beachwood, OH

44122

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 755-5500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, Par Value $0.10 Per Share

 

SITC

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Depositary Shares, each representing 1/20 of a share of 6.375% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares without Par Value

 

SITC PRA

 

New York Stock Exchange

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes No

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

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

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

As of April 26, 2024 the registrant had 209,543,106 shares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 


 

SITE Centers Corp.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED March 31, 2024

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements – Unaudited

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

6

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2.

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

15

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

31

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

32

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

33

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

33

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

33

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

33

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

33

Item 5.

Other Information

33

Item 6.

Exhibits

34

SIGNATURES

35

 

 

2


 

SITE Centers Corp.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited; in thousands, except share amounts)

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Land

$

906,727

 

 

$

930,540

 

Buildings

 

3,185,457

 

 

 

3,311,368

 

Fixtures and tenant improvements

 

542,875

 

 

 

537,872

 

 

 

4,635,059

 

 

 

4,779,780

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

(1,575,920

)

 

 

(1,570,377

)

 

 

3,059,139

 

 

 

3,209,403

 

Construction in progress and land

 

54,148

 

 

 

51,379

 

Total real estate assets, net

 

3,113,287

 

 

 

3,260,782

 

Investments in and advances to joint ventures, net

 

38,607

 

 

 

39,372

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

551,285

 

 

 

551,968

 

Restricted cash

 

5,433

 

 

 

17,063

 

Accounts receivable

 

57,159

 

 

 

65,623

 

Other assets, net

 

126,807

 

 

 

126,543

 

 

$

3,892,578

 

 

$

4,061,351

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Unsecured indebtedness:

 

 

 

 

 

Senior notes, net

$

1,242,191

 

 

$

1,303,243

 

Term loan, net

 

198,940

 

 

 

198,856

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,441,131

 

 

 

1,502,099

 

Mortgage indebtedness, net

 

124,100

 

 

 

124,176

 

Total indebtedness

 

1,565,231

 

 

 

1,626,275

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

173,242

 

 

 

195,727

 

Dividends payable

 

30,161

 

 

 

63,806

 

Total liabilities

 

1,768,634

 

 

 

1,885,808

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

SITE Centers Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Class A—6.375% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value;
   
750,000 shares authorized; 350,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and
   December 31, 2023

 

175,000

 

 

 

175,000

 

Common shares, with par value, $0.10 stated value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 214,375,205 and
   
214,373,833 shares issued at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

 

21,437

 

 

 

21,437

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

5,971,666

 

 

 

5,974,904

 

Accumulated distributions in excess of net income

 

(3,988,449

)

 

 

(3,934,736

)

Deferred compensation obligation

 

5,052

 

 

 

5,167

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

8,723

 

 

 

6,121

 

Less: Common shares in treasury at cost: 5,107,171 and 5,340,654 shares at March 31, 2024 and
   December 31, 2023, respectively

 

(69,485

)

 

 

(72,350

)

Total equity

 

2,123,944

 

 

 

2,175,543

 

 

$

3,892,578

 

 

$

4,061,351

 

 

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

 

 

 

3


 

 

SITE Centers Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Revenues from operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Rental income

$

119,592

 

 

$

135,872

 

Fee and other income

 

2,499

 

 

 

2,820

 

 

122,091

 

 

 

138,692

 

Rental operation expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and maintenance

 

20,544

 

 

 

23,166

 

Real estate taxes

 

16,738

 

 

 

20,053

 

Impairment charges

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

11,072

 

 

 

10,645

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

43,150

 

 

 

54,016

 

 

158,104

 

 

 

107,880

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(18,913

)

 

 

(19,923

)

Interest income

 

7,294

 

 

 

 

Gain on debt retirement

 

760

 

 

 

 

Loss on equity derivative instruments

 

(4,096

)

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

 

(4,063

)

 

 

(687

)

 

(19,018

)

 

 

(20,610

)

(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items

 

(55,031

)

 

 

10,202

 

Equity in net income of joint ventures

 

17

 

 

 

1,359

 

Gain on sale and change in control of interests, net

 

 

 

 

3,749

 

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

 

31,714

 

 

 

205

 

(Loss) income before tax expense

 

(23,300

)

 

 

15,515

 

Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes

 

(252

)

 

 

(213

)

Net (loss) income

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,302

 

Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net

 

 

 

 

(18

)

Net (loss) income attributable to SITE Centers

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,284

 

Preferred dividends

 

(2,789

)

 

 

(2,789

)

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

$

(26,341

)

 

$

12,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.06

 

Diluted

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

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

 

4


 

SITE Centers Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,302

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in cash flow hedges, net of amount reclassed to earnings

 

 

2,602

 

 

 

(3,200

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

2,602

 

 

 

(3,200

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(20,950

)

 

$

12,102

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to SITE Centers

 

$

(20,950

)

 

$

12,084

 

 

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

 

5


 

SITE Centers Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

 

SITE Centers Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

Common
Shares

 

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

 

Accumulated Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income

 

 

Deferred
Compensation
Obligation

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

Treasury
Stock at
Cost

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2023

$

175,000

 

 

$

21,437

 

 

$

5,974,904

 

 

$

(3,934,736

)

 

$

5,167

 

 

$

6,121

 

 

$

(72,350

)

 

$

2,175,543

 

Stock-based compensation, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,238

)

 

 

 

 

 

(115

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,865

 

 

 

(488

)

Dividends declared-common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,372

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,372

)

Dividends declared-preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,789

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,789

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,552

)

 

 

 

 

 

2,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,950

)

Balance, March 31, 2024

$

175,000

 

 

$

21,437

 

 

$

5,971,666

 

 

$

(3,988,449

)

 

$

5,052

 

 

$

8,723

 

 

$

(69,485

)

 

$

2,123,944

 

 

 

SITE Centers Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

Common
Shares

 

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

 

Accumulated Distributions
in Excess of
Net Income

 

 

Deferred Compensation Obligation

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

 

 

Treasury
Stock at
Cost

 

 

Non-
Controlling
Interests

 

 

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2022

$

175,000

 

 

$

21,437

 

 

$

5,974,216

 

 

$

(4,046,370

)

 

$

5,025

 

 

$

9,038

 

 

$

(51,518

)

 

$

5,794

 

 

$

2,092,622

 

Issuance of common shares
   related to stock plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,611

)

 

 

 

 

 

(26,611

)

Stock-based compensation, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,133

)

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,009

)

Distributions to non-controlling
   interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(18

)

Dividends declared-common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,292

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(27,292

)

Dividends declared-preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,789

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,789

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

12,102

 

Balance, March 31, 2023

$

175,000

 

 

$

21,437

 

 

$

5,966,089

 

 

$

(4,061,167

)

 

$

5,055

 

 

$

5,838

 

 

$

(73,035

)

 

$

5,794

 

 

$

2,045,011

 

 

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

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SITE Centers Corp.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited; in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,302

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

43,150

 

 

 

54,016

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,031

 

 

 

1,760

 

Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs and fair market value of debt adjustments

 

1,819

 

 

 

1,111

 

Gain on debt retirement

 

(760

)

 

 

 

Other income—unrealized loss on derivatives

 

4,096

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income of joint ventures

 

(17

)

 

 

(1,359

)

Gain on sale and change in control of interests

 

 

 

 

(3,749

)

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

 

(31,714

)

 

 

(205

)

Impairment charges

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

Assumption of building due to ground lease termination

 

(1,952

)

 

 

 

Net change in accounts receivable

 

7,790

 

 

 

4,819

 

Net change in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(15,643

)

 

 

(16,205

)

Net change in other operating assets and liabilities

 

(11,896

)

 

 

(13,323

)

Total adjustments

 

63,504

 

 

 

26,865

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

 

39,952

 

 

 

42,167

 

Cash flow from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate acquired, net of liabilities and cash assumed

 

(18,065

)

 

 

(26,503

)

Real estate developed and improvements to operating real estate

 

(19,813

)

 

 

(27,990

)

Proceeds from sale of joint venture interests

 

 

 

 

3,405

 

Proceeds from disposition of real estate

 

115,329

 

 

 

 

Equity contributions to joint ventures

 

(44

)

 

 

(56

)

Repayment of joint venture advance

 

730

 

 

 

318

 

Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities

 

78,137

 

 

 

(50,826

)

Cash flow from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility, net

 

 

 

 

75,000

 

Payment of loan commitment fees

 

(3,183

)

 

 

 

Repayment of senior notes

 

(60,758

)

 

 

 

Repayment of mortgage debt

 

(134

)

 

 

(314

)

Repurchase of common shares in conjunction with equity award plans and dividend reinvestment plan

 

(2,594

)

 

 

(4,800

)

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

 

 

(26,611

)

Distributions to redeemable operating partnership units

 

 

 

 

(18

)

Dividends paid

 

(63,733

)

 

 

(30,353

)

Net cash flow (used for) provided by financing activities

 

(130,402

)

 

 

12,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(12,313

)

 

 

4,245

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

569,031

 

 

 

21,214

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

556,718

 

 

$

25,459

 

 

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

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1.
Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

Nature of Business

SITE Centers Corp. and its related consolidated real estate subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “SITE Centers”) and unconsolidated joint ventures are primarily engaged in the business of owning, leasing, acquiring, redeveloping, developing and managing shopping centers. Unless otherwise provided, references herein to the Company or SITE Centers include SITE Centers Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s tenant base includes a mixture of national and regional retail chains and local tenants. Consequently, the Company’s credit risk is primarily concentrated in the retail industry.

Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

These financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest or has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in real estate joint ventures in which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, but does not have financial or operating control, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company’s share of the earnings (or loss) of these joint ventures is included in consolidated net income (loss).

Statements of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information

Non-cash investing and financing activities are summarized as follows (in millions):

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Dividends declared, but not paid

$

30.2

 

 

$

30.1

 

Accounts payable related to construction in progress

 

8.1

 

 

 

10.3

 

Assumption of building due to ground lease termination

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

2.
Acquisitions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company acquired the following convenience centers (in thousands):

Asset

 

Location

 

Date
Acquired

 

Gross Purchase
Price

 

 

Grove at Harper's Preserve

 

Conroe, Texas

 

February 2024

 

$

10,650

 

 

Shops at Gilbert Crossroads

 

Gilbert, Arizona

 

March 2024

 

 

8,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,110

 

 

 

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The fair value of the acquisitions was allocated as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average
Amortization Period
(in Years)

Land

$

4,523

 

 

N/A

Buildings

 

11,760

 

 

(A)

Tenant improvements

 

573

 

 

(A)

In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases)

 

1,816

 

 

9.4

 

 

18,672

 

 

 

Less: Below-market leases

 

(381

)

 

16.1

Less: Other liabilities assumed

 

(226

)

 

N/A

   Net assets acquired

$

18,065

 

 

 

 

(A)
Depreciated in accordance with the Company’s policy.

The total consideration for the assets was paid in cash. Included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was $0.1 million in total revenues from the date of acquisition through March 31, 2024, for the properties acquired in 2024.

3.
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had ownership interests in various unconsolidated joint ventures that had investments in 13 shopping center properties. The changes to Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures are as follows (in thousands):

Balance, December 31, 2023

$

39,372

 

Equity in net loss

 

(153

)

Amortization of basis differentials

 

170

 

Repayment of advances

 

(730

)

Capitalized costs

 

44

 

Change in fair value of derivative

 

(96

)

Balance, March 31, 2024

$

38,607

 

A reconciliation of the consolidated joint venture equity is as follows (in thousands):

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

Company's share of accumulated equity

$

35,365

 

 

$

35,782

 

Basis differentials

 

1,367

 

 

 

1,099

 

Deferred development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest

 

(132

)

 

 

(136

)

Amounts payable to the Company

 

2,007

 

 

 

2,627

 

Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net

$

38,607

 

 

$

39,372

 

Revenues earned by the Company for providing asset management, property management and leasing and development services to all of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures were $1.4 million and $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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4.
Other Assets and Intangibles, net

Other assets and intangibles consist of the following (in thousands):

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

Intangible assets, net:

 

 

 

 

 

In-place leases

$

44,583

 

 

$

50,282

 

Above-market leases

 

2,998

 

 

 

3,593

 

Lease origination costs

 

7,959

 

 

 

8,249

 

Tenant relationships

 

6,368

 

 

 

6,866

 

Total intangible assets(A)

 

61,908

 

 

 

68,990

 

Operating lease ROU assets

 

17,107

 

 

 

17,373

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Loan commitment fees(B)

 

16,011

 

 

 

13,485

 

Prepaid expenses

 

12,941

 

 

 

5,104

 

Swap receivables(C)

 

9,722

 

 

 

11,115

 

Other assets

 

1,584

 

 

 

2,294

 

Deposits

 

2,760

 

 

 

2,857

 

Deferred charges, net

 

4,774

 

 

 

5,325

 

Total other assets, net

$

126,807

 

 

$

126,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below-market leases, net (other liabilities)

$

43,241

 

 

$

46,096

 

(A)
The Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangibles, excluding above- and below-market leases, of $4.7 million and $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(B)
Fees related to a commitment obtained in October 2023 for a lender to provide a $1.1 billion mortgage facility to be secured by an originally identified group of 40 properties (the “Mortgage Facility”). The fees paid to date related to the Mortgage Facility are recorded as a deferred fee as the facility has not closed and therefore no amounts have been drawn. The Company may proceed to close and draw all or a portion of the Mortgage Facility on any date prior to October 25, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions. Once amounts are drawn on the Mortgage Facility, the fees, including a funding fee to be paid at closing, will be classified as a contra asset to the borrowings and amortized over the life of the Mortgage Facility. If it becomes probable that the debt, or a portion of the debt, will not be drawn upon, the fees paid to date, or a portion of the fees paid to date, will be expensed. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company wrote-off $0.7 million of fees to Other Income (Expense), net, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations because the maximum amount available to be borrowed under the Mortgage Facility decreased to $1.0 billion due to the release of two properties that were originally identified to serve as collateral for the Mortgage Facility.
(C)
Includes cash flow hedge and derivative on unsecured notes (Note 6).
5.
Revolving Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) had no outstanding borrowings.

 

The Company maintains a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility provides for borrowings of up to $950 million if certain borrowing conditions are satisfied, and an accordion feature for expansion of availability up to $1.45 billion, provided that new lenders agree to the existing terms of the facility or existing lenders increase their commitment level and subject to other customary conditions precedent. The Revolving Credit Facility maturity date is June 2026 subject to two six-month options to extend the maturity to June 2027 upon the Company’s request (subject to satisfaction of certain conditions).

The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either (i) the SOFR rate plus a 10 basis-point spread adjustment plus an applicable margin (0.85% at March 31, 2024) or (ii) the alternative base rate plus an applicable margin (0.0% at March 31, 2024). The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for an annual facility fee, which was 20 basis points on the entire facility at March 31, 2024. The applicable margins and facility fee vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Investor Services Inc. (or their respective successors). The Revolving Credit Facility also features a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable interest rate margin can be adjusted by one or two basis points if the Company meets certain sustainability performance targets. The Company is required to comply with certain covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility relating to total outstanding indebtedness, secured indebtedness, value of unencumbered real estate assets and fixed charge coverage. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants at March 31, 2024.

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6.
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures of financial instruments.

Measurement of Fair Value

At March 31, 2024, the Company used a pay-fixed interest rate swap to manage some of its exposure to changes in benchmark-interest rates. The estimated fair value was determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit enhancements to the contract, are incorporated in the fair value to account for potential non-performance risk, including the Company’s own non-performance risk and the respective counterparty’s non-performance risk. The Company determined that the significant inputs used to value its derivative fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Items Measured on Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company maintains swap agreements (included in Other Assets) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024. The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

 

Assets (Liabilities):

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

$

 

 

$

9.7

 

 

$

 

 

$

9.7

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

$

 

 

$

11.1

 

 

$

 

 

$

11.1

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities

The carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments approximated fair value because of their short-term maturities.

Debt

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating fair value disclosures of debt. The fair market value of senior notes is determined using a pricing model to approximate the trading price of the Company’s public debt. The fair market value for all other debt is estimated using a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates future contractual interest and principal payments and a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality and risk profile, including the Company’s non-performance risk and loan to value. The Company’s senior notes and all other debt are classified as Level 2 and Level 3, respectively, in the fair value hierarchy. Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair values of financial instruments. Accordingly, the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments.

Carrying values that are different from estimated fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

Carrying
Amount

 

 

Fair
Value

 

Senior Notes

$

1,242,191

 

 

$

1,227,547

 

 

$

1,303,243

 

 

$

1,278,186

 

Revolving Credit Facility and term loan

 

198,940

 

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

198,856

 

 

 

200,000

 

Mortgage Indebtedness

 

124,100

 

 

 

127,189

 

 

 

124,176

 

 

 

127,749

 

 

$

1,565,231

 

 

$

1,554,736

 

 

$

1,626,275

 

 

$

1,605,935

 

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks 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, from time to time, through 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 values of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s

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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.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company generally uses swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The 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.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had one effective swap with a notional amount of $200.0 million, expiring in June 2027, which converts the variable-rate SOFR component of the interest rate applicable to its term loan to a fixed rate of 2.75%.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives designated, and that qualify, as a cash flow hedge is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and is subsequently reclassified into earnings, into interest expense, in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. All components of the swap were included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The Company expects to reflect within the next 12 months, a decrease to interest expense (and a corresponding increase to earnings) of approximately $4.3 million.

The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to the swap if the derivative position has a positive balance. The Company believes it mitigates its credit risk by entering into swaps with major financial institutions. The Company continually monitors and actively manages interest costs on its variable-rate debt portfolio and may enter into additional interest rate swap positions or other derivative interest rate instruments based on market conditions. The Company has not entered, and does not plan to enter, into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

The Company has an agreement with the swap counterparty that contains a provision whereby if the Company defaults on certain of its indebtedness, the Company could also be declared in default on the swap, resulting in an acceleration of payment under the swap.

Derivative – Unsecured Notes

In 2023, the Company entered into swaption agreements with a notional amount aggregating $450.0 million to partially hedge the impact of change in benchmark interest rates on potential yield maintenance premiums applicable to its unsecured notes due in 2027. The swaptions did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, these derivative instruments are recorded in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair market value, with changes in value recorded through earnings as of each balance sheet date until exercise or expiration, in October 2024. Accordingly, the Company reported non-cash loss of $4.1 million related to the valuation adjustments associated with these instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

7.
Senior Notes

During the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased $61.6 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding senior unsecured notes due in 2025 and 2026 at a discount to par resulting in a net gain of $0.8 million.

8.
Other Comprehensive Income

The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component are as follows (in thousands):

Balance, December 31, 2023

$

6,121

 

Change in cash flow hedges

 

3,895

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
   to interest expense

 

(1,293

)

Balance, March 31, 2024 (A)

$

8,723

 

(A)
Includes derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company on its term loan and by an unconsolidated joint venture.

 

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9.
Earnings Per Share

The following table provides a reconciliation of net (loss) income and the number of common shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share (“EPS”), which utilizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential common shares, and “diluted” EPS, which includes all such shares (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Numerators  Basic and Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,302

 

 

Income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

(18

)

 

Preferred dividends

 

(2,789

)

 

 

(2,789

)

 

Earnings attributable to unvested shares and OP Units

 

(131

)

 

 

(107

)

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders after
   allocation to participating securities

$

(26,472

)

 

$

12,388

 

 

Denominators  Number of Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

BasicAverage shares outstanding

 

209,419

 

 

 

209,971

 

 

Assumed conversion of dilutive securities—PRSUs

 

 

 

 

436

 

 

DilutedAverage shares outstanding

 

209,419

 

 

 

210,407

 

 

(Loss) Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

Diluted

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.06

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, Performance Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) issued to certain executives in March 2024, March 2023 and March 2022 were antidilutive in the computation of diluted EPS due to the net loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, PRSUs issued to certain executives in March 2021 were considered in the computation of diluted EPS, and PRSUs issued in March 2023 and 2022 were not considered in the computation of diluted EPS, because they were antidilutive. In March 2024, the Company issued 178,527 common shares in settlement of PRSUs granted in 2021.

Common Share Dividends

The Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share for both the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2023.

10.
Impairment Charges

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded impairment charges of $66.6 million, based on the difference between the carrying value of the assets and the estimated fair market value. The impairment charges recorded were triggered by a change in the hold period assumptions.

 

Items Measured at Fair Value

The Company is required to assess the fair value of certain impaired consolidated investments. The valuation of impaired real estate assets is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each asset, as well as the income capitalization approach considering prevailing market capitalization rates, analysis of recent comparable sales transactions, actual sales negotiations and bona fide purchase offers received from third parties and/or consideration of the amount that currently would be required to replace the asset, as adjusted for obsolescence. In general, the Company considers multiple valuation techniques when measuring fair value of an investment. However, in certain circumstances, a single valuation technique may be appropriate.

These valuations are calculated based on market conditions and assumptions made by management at the time the valuation adjustments and impairments were recorded, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions or the underlying assumptions change.

 

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The following table presents information about the fair value of real estate that was impaired, and therefore, measured on a fair value basis, along with the related impairment charge, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The table also indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value (in millions):

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Total
Impairment
Charges

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-lived assets held and used

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

138.2

 

 

$

138.2

 

 

$

66.6

 

 

The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used by the Company to determine the fair value (in millions, except per square foot):

 

 

 

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

Valuation

 

 

 

 

 

Description

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Range

 

Impairment of consolidated assets

 

$

22.2

 

 

Indicative Bid

 

Indicative Bid(A)

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

116.0

 

 

Income Capitalization Approach

 

Market Capitalization Rate

 

7.0%—7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost per square foot

 

$

44

 

(A) Fair value measurements based upon an indicative bid and developed by third-party sources (including offers and comparable sales values), subject to the Company’s corroboration for reasonableness. The Company does not have access to certain unobservable inputs used by these third parties to determine these estimated fair values.

11.
Subsequent Events

From April 1, 2024 through April 26, 2024, the Company acquired the fee interest in a parcel at a wholly-owned property in Tampa, Florida for $1.0 million and sold two shopping centers for an aggregate price of $50.2 million.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) provides readers with a perspective from management on the financial condition, results of operations and liquidity of SITE Centers Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “SITE Centers”) and other factors that may affect the Company’s future results. The Company believes it is important to read the MD&A in conjunction with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as other publicly available information.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Company is a self-administered and self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) in the business of owning, leasing, acquiring, redeveloping, developing and managing shopping centers. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 114 shopping centers (including 13 shopping centers owned through unconsolidated joint ventures). At March 31, 2024, the Company owned approximately 21.9 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”) through all its properties (wholly-owned and joint venture).

The following provides an overview of the Company’s key financial metrics (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures described later in this section) (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

$

(26,341

)

 

$

12,495

 

FFO attributable to common shareholders

$

51,931

 

 

$

61,899

 

Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders

$

59,801

 

 

$

62,728

 

(Loss) earnings per share  Diluted

$

(0.13

)

 

$

0.06

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the decrease in net income attributable to common shareholders, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily was the result of the impact of net property dispositions and impairment charges partially offset by the gain on disposition of real estate recognized in 2024 and an increase in interest income.

Plan to Separate Convenience Retail Portfolio

In October 2023, the Company announced a plan to spin off its convenience assets into a separate, publicly traded REIT to be named Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline”) in recognition of the distinct characteristics and opportunities within the Company’s unanchored and grocery and power center portfolios. Convenience properties are positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections, offering enhanced access and visibility relative to other retail property types. The properties generally consist of a homogeneous row of primarily small-shop units along with dedicated parking leased to a diversified mixture of national and local service and restaurant tenants that cater to daily convenience trips from the growing suburban population. The property type’s site plan and depth of leasing prospects generally reduce operating capital expenditures and provide significant tenant diversification.

In addition, in October 2023, the Company obtained a financing commitment for a $1.1 billion mortgage facility (the “Mortgage Facility”) which is expected to close prior to the consummation of the spin-off with loan and additional asset sale proceeds expected to be used to repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness, including all outstanding public notes. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company released two properties that had previously been identified to serve as collateral for the facility, thereby reducing the committed amount to $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company wrote-off $0.7 million of fees to Other Income (Expense), net, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations because the maximum amount to be borrowed decreased as it related to assets that were identified in the commitment to serve as collateral for the Mortgage Facility but were subsequently released.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had a portfolio of 67 wholly-owned convenience assets that are expected to be included in the Curbline portfolio, including properties separated or in the process of being separated from existing Company properties. The median property size within the Curbline portfolio as of March 31, 2024, was approximately 21,000 square feet with 92% of base rent generated by units less than 10,000 square feet. The Company intends to acquire additional convenience properties prior to the spin-off that will be included in the Curbline portfolio, funded through additional Company dispositions, retained cash flow and cash on hand. Following the separation of Curbline, the Company intends to realize value through operations and, depending on market

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conditions, the sale of additional assets. The timing of certain sales may be impacted by interim leasing, tactical redevelopment activities and other asset management initiatives intended to maximize value.

Curbline is expected to be in a net cash position at the time of its separation from the Company with cash on hand, a preferred investment in the Company, and an unsecured, undrawn line of credit. Curbline is not expected to have any debt outstanding at the time of its separation from the Company and therefore Curbline is expected to have significant capacity to utilize sources of debt capital in order to fund asset growth.

The Company currently expects to complete the separation of Curbline on or around October 1, 2024.

Company Activity

Growth opportunities within the Company’s portfolio include rental rate increases, continued lease up of the portfolio, rent commencement with respect to recently executed leases and the adaptation of existing site plans and square footage to generate higher blended rental rates and operating cash flows.

Transactional and investment highlights for the Company through April 26, 2024, include the following:

Acquired two convenience centers and a fee interest in a land parcel for an aggregate purchase price of $20.2 million, including Grove at Harper’s Preserve (Houston, Texas) for $10.7 million, Shops at Gilbert Crossroads (Phoenix, Arizona) for $8.5 million and the fee interest in a parcel of land in Tampa, Florida for $1.0 million;
Sold five wholly-owned shopping centers for an aggregate sales price of $169.6 million;
Repurchased $61.6 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior unsecured notes due in 2025 and 2026 for total consideration including expenses of $60.8 million and recorded a gain on retirement of debt of $0.8 million.

Operational Accomplishments

The Company believes strong leasing economics are attributable to the concentration of the Company’s portfolio in suburban, high household income communities and to national tenants’ strong financial positions and increasing emphasis and reliance on physical store locations.

Operational highlights for the Company through March 31, 2024, include the following:

Leased approximately 0.8 million square feet of GLA, including 15 new leases and 84 renewals for a total of 99 leases. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining 2024 lease expirations aggregated approximately 0.8 million square feet of GLA (representing approximately 53% of total annualized base rent of 2024 expiring as of December 31, 2023) as compared to 1.5 million square feet of GLA as of December 31, 2023;
For the comparable leases executed in the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company generated cash lease spreads on a pro rata basis of 11.5% for new leases and 8.0% for renewals. Leasing spreads are a key metric in real estate, representing the percentage increase of rental rates on new and renewal leases over rental rates on existing leases, though leasing spreads exclude consideration of the amount of capital expended in connection with new leasing activity. The Company’s cash lease spreads calculation includes only those deals that were executed within one year of the date the prior tenant vacated, in addition to other factors that limit comparability, and as a result, is a useful benchmark to compare the average annualized base rent of expiring leases with the comparable executed market rental rates;
Total portfolio average annualized base rent per square foot increased to $20.69 at March 31, 2024, as compared to $20.35 at December 31, 2023 and $19.65 at March 31, 2023, all on a pro rata basis;
The aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio was 91.6% at March 31, 2024, as compared to 92.0% at December 31, 2023 and 92.8% at March 31, 2023, all on a pro rata basis and
For new leases executed in the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company expended a weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions estimated at $4.93 per rentable square foot, on a pro rata basis, over the lease term, as compared to $4.90 per rentable square foot for the full year of 2023. The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals.

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The comparability of year-over-year and period-over-period operating metrics have been increasingly impacted by the level of the Company’s disposition activities.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated shopping center properties owned as of January 1, 2023, are referred to herein as the “Comparable Portfolio Properties.”

Revenues from Operations (in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Rental income(A)

$

119,592

 

 

$

135,872

 

 

$

(16,280

)

Fee and other income(B)

 

2,499

 

 

 

2,820

 

 

 

(321

)

Total revenues

$

122,091

 

 

$

138,692

 

 

$

(16,601

)

(A)
The following tables summarize the key components of the rental income (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

Contractual Lease Payments

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Base and percentage rental income(1)

 

$

85,265

 

 

$

98,454

 

 

$

(13,189

)

Recoveries from tenants(2)

 

 

29,682

 

 

 

35,316

 

 

 

(5,634

)

Uncollectible revenue

 

 

355

 

 

 

233

 

 

 

122

 

Lease termination fees, ancillary and other rental income

 

 

4,290

 

 

 

1,869

 

 

 

2,421

 

Total contractual lease payments

 

$

119,592

 

 

$

135,872

 

 

$

(16,280

)

(1)
The changes in base and percentage rental income for the three months ended March 31, 2024, were due to the following (in millions):

 

 

Increase (Decrease)

 

Acquisition of shopping centers

 

$

2.4

 

Comparable Portfolio Properties

 

 

1.5

 

Disposition of shopping centers

 

 

(17.1

)

Total

 

$

(13.2

)

At March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company owned 101 and 105 wholly-owned properties, respectively, with an aggregate occupancy rate of 91.7% and 92.9%, respectively, and average annualized base rent per occupied square foot of $20.81 and $19.71, respectively.

(2)
Recoveries from tenants were approximately 79.6% and 81.7% of operating expenses and real estate taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(B)
Fee and Other Income was primarily earned from the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures. Decreases in the number of assets under management will impact the amount of revenue recorded in future periods. The Company’s joint venture partners may also elect to terminate their joint venture arrangements with the Company in connection with a change in investment strategy or otherwise.

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Expenses from Operations (in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Operating and maintenance(A)

$

20,544

 

 

$

23,166

 

 

$

(2,622

)

Real estate taxes(A)

 

16,738

 

 

 

20,053

 

 

 

(3,315

)

Impairment charges(B)

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,600

 

General and administrative(C)

 

11,072

 

 

 

10,645

 

 

 

427

 

Depreciation and amortization(A)

 

43,150

 

 

 

54,016

 

 

 

(10,866

)

 

$

158,104

 

 

$

107,880

 

 

$

50,224

 

(A)
The changes for the three months ended March 31, 2024, were due to the following (in millions):

 

 

Operating
and
Maintenance

 

 

Real Estate
Taxes

 

 

Depreciation
and
Amortization

 

Acquisition of shopping centers

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

$

1.6

 

Comparable Portfolio Properties

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

 

Disposition of shopping centers

 

 

(3.5

)

 

 

(3.7

)

 

 

(12.5

)

 

 

$

(2.6

)

 

$

(3.3

)

 

$

(10.9

)

 

(B)
The Company recorded impairment charges triggered by a change in the hold period assumptions. Impairment charges are presented in Note 10, “Impairment Charges” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

(C)
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, were approximately 7.6% and 6.5% of total revenues (excluding uncollectible revenue), respectively, including total revenues of unconsolidated joint ventures for the comparable periods.

Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Interest expense(A)

$

(18,913

)

 

$

(19,923

)

 

$

1,010

 

Interest income(B)

 

7,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,294

 

Gain on debt retirement(C)

 

760

 

 

 

 

 

 

760

 

Loss on equity derivative instruments(D)

 

(4,096

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,096

)

Other income (expense), net(E)

 

(4,063

)

 

 

(687

)

 

 

(3,376

)

 

$

(19,018

)

 

$

(20,610

)

 

$

1,592

 

(A)
The weighted-average debt outstanding and related weighted-average interest rate are as follows:

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Weighted-average debt outstanding (in billions)

 

$

1.6

 

 

$

1.8

 

Weighted-average interest rate

 

 

4.5

%

 

 

4.3

%

The Company’s overall balance sheet strategy is to continue to maintain substantial liquidity and prudent leverage levels and average debt maturities. The weighted-average interest rate (based on contractual rates and excluding fair market value of adjustments and debt issuance costs) was 4.3% and 4.2% at March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. At March 31, 2024, the weighted-average maturity (without extensions) was 2.3 years. Interest costs capitalized in conjunction with redevelopment projects were $0.3 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

(B)
Related to excess cash as a result of sale proceeds maintained in money market accounts.
(C)
Related to the repurchase of unsecured notes due in 2025 and 2026 for total consideration including expenses and fair value discount write-off of $60.8 million.

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(D)
Derivative mark-to-market impact related to the partial hedge on the potential interest rate impact to yield maintenance premiums on outstanding unsecured notes.
(E)
In 2024, primarily consists of transaction costs relating to the anticipated spin-off of Curbline.

Other Items (in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Equity in net income of joint ventures(A)

$

17

 

 

$

1,359

 

 

$

(1,342

)

Gain on sale and change in control of interests(B)

 

 

 

 

3,749

 

 

 

(3,749

)

Gain on disposition of real estate, net(C)

 

31,714

 

 

 

205

 

 

 

31,509

 

Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and
   income taxes

 

(252

)

 

 

(213

)

 

 

(39

)

Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net

 

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

18

 

(A)
The reduction of income is a result of gains recognized in 2023 from assets sales. At March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had an economic investment in unconsolidated joint ventures which owned 13 and 15 shopping center properties, respectively. Joint venture property sales could significantly impact the amount of income or loss recognized in future periods and the amount of sale proceeds allocated to the Company may vary based on joint venture return calculations and promoted structures.
(B)
In 2023, the Company recorded a gain related to additional proceeds received related to an unconsolidated joint venture that sold its sole asset, a parcel of undeveloped land in Richmond Hill, Ontario, which was considered contingent at the time of the sale.
(C)
The Company sold three wholly-owned shopping centers in 2024. See “— Sources and Uses of Capital” included elsewhere herein.

Net (Loss) Income (in thousands)

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

Net (loss) income attributable to SITE Centers

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,284

 

 

$

(38,836

)

The decrease in net income attributable to SITE Centers, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the impact of net property dispositions and impairment charges, partially offset by higher gain on disposition of real estate recognized in 2024 and interest income.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Funds from Operations and Operating Funds from Operations

Definition and Basis of Presentation

The Company believes that Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Operating FFO, both non-GAAP financial measures, provide additional and useful means to assess the financial performance of REITs. FFO and Operating FFO are frequently used by the real estate industry, as well as securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, to evaluate the performance of REITs. The Company also believes that FFO and Operating FFO more appropriately measure the core operations of the Company and provide benchmarks to its peer group.

FFO excludes GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and real estate investments, which assume that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions, and many companies use different depreciable lives and methods. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate and gains and losses from property dispositions, it can provide a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs and acquisition, disposition and development activities. This provides a perspective of the Company’s financial performance not immediately apparent from net income determined in accordance with GAAP.

FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), adjusted to exclude (i) preferred share dividends, (ii) gains and losses from disposition of real estate property and related investments, which are

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presented net of taxes, (iii) impairment charges on real estate property and related investments, (iv) gains and losses from changes in control and (v) certain non-cash items. These non-cash items principally include real property depreciation and amortization of intangibles, equity income (loss) from joint ventures and equity income (loss) from non-controlling interests and adding the Company’s proportionate share of FFO from its unconsolidated joint ventures and non-controlling interests, determined on a consistent basis. The Company’s calculation of FFO is consistent with the definition of FFO provided by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT").

The Company believes that certain charges, income and gains recorded in its operating results are not comparable or reflective of its core operating performance. Operating FFO is useful to investors as the Company removes non-comparable charges, income and gains to analyze the results of its operations and assess performance of the core operating real estate portfolio. As a result, the Company also computes Operating FFO and discusses it with the users of its financial statements, in addition to other measures such as net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP and FFO. Operating FFO is generally defined and calculated by the Company as FFO excluding certain charges, income and gains/losses that management believes are not comparable and indicative of the results of the Company’s operating real estate portfolio. Such adjustments include write-off of preferred share original issuance costs, gains/losses on the early extinguishment of debt, certain transaction fee income, transaction costs and other restructuring type costs, including employee separation costs. The disclosure of these adjustments is regularly requested by users of the Company’s financial statements.

The adjustment for these charges, income and gains may not be comparable to how other REITs or real estate companies calculate their results of operations, and the Company’s calculation of Operating FFO differs from NAREIT’s definition of FFO. Additionally, the Company provides no assurances that these charges, income and gains are non-recurring. These charges, income and gains could be reasonably expected to recur in future results of operations.

These measures of performance are used by the Company for several business purposes and by other REITs. The Company uses FFO and/or Operating FFO in part (i) as a disclosure to improve the understanding of the Company’s operating results among the investing public, (ii) as a measure of a real estate asset company’s performance, (iii) to influence acquisition, disposition and capital investment strategies and (iv) to compare the Company’s performance to that of other publicly traded shopping center REITs.

For the reasons described above, management believes that FFO and Operating FFO provide the Company and investors with an important indicator of the Company’s operating performance. They provide recognized measures of performance other than GAAP net income, which may include non-cash items (often significant). Other real estate companies may calculate FFO and Operating FFO in a different manner.

Management recognizes the limitations of FFO and Operating FFO when compared to GAAP’s net income. FFO and Operating FFO do not represent amounts available for dividends, capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties. Management does not use FFO or Operating FFO as an indicator of the Company’s cash obligations and funding requirements for future commitments, acquisitions or development activities. Neither FFO nor Operating FFO represents cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, and neither is necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. Neither FFO nor Operating FFO should be considered an alternative to net income (computed in accordance with GAAP) or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. FFO and Operating FFO are simply used as additional indicators of the Company’s operating performance. The Company believes that to further understand its performance, FFO and Operating FFO should be compared with the Company’s reported net income (loss) and considered in addition to cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP, as presented in its consolidated financial statements. Reconciliations of these measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss) have been provided below.

Reconciliation Presentation

FFO and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders were as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months

 

 

 

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

$ Change

 

FFO attributable to common shareholders

$

51,931

 

 

$

61,899

 

 

$

(9,968

)

Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders

 

59,801

 

 

 

62,728

 

 

 

(2,927

)

The decrease in FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the impact of net property dispositions, partially offset by property revenue growth and increased interest income. No significant change occurred in Operating FFO.

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The Company’s reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders computed in accordance with GAAP to FFO attributable to common shareholders and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders is as follows (in thousands). The Company provides no assurances that these charges and gains are non-recurring. These charges and gains could reasonably be expected to recur in future results of operations:

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders

$

(26,341

)

 

$

12,495

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments

 

41,819

 

 

 

52,717

 

Equity in net income of joint ventures

 

(17

)

 

 

(1,359

)

Joint ventures' FFO(A)

 

1,584

 

 

 

1,982

 

Non-controlling interests (OP Units)

 

 

 

 

18

 

Impairment of real estate

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale and change in control of interests

 

 

 

 

(3,749

)

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

 

(31,714

)

 

 

(205

)

FFO attributable to common shareholders

 

51,931

 

 

 

61,899

 

Gain on debt retirement

 

(760

)

 

 

 

Loss on equity derivative instruments

 

4,096

 

 

 

 

Transaction, debt extinguishment and other (at SITE's share)

 

4,139

 

 

 

829

 

Other charges

 

395

 

 

 

 

Non-operating items, net

 

7,870

 

 

 

829

 

Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders

$

59,801

 

 

$

62,728

 

(A)
At March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had an economic investment in unconsolidated joint ventures which owned 13 and 15 shopping center properties, respectively. These joint ventures represent the investments in which the Company recorded its share of equity in net income or loss and, accordingly, FFO and Operating FFO.

Joint ventures’ FFO and Operating FFO are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net (loss) income attributable to unconsolidated
   joint ventures

$

(1,155

)

 

$

4,767

 

Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments

 

7,145

 

 

 

9,062

 

Loss (gain) on disposition of real estate, net

 

29

 

 

 

(5,304

)

FFO

$

6,019

 

 

$

8,525

 

FFO at SITE Centers' ownership interests

$

1,584

 

 

$

1,982

 

Operating FFO at SITE Centers' ownership interests

$

1,661

 

 

$

2,148

 

Net Operating Income and Same Store Net Operating Income

Definition and Basis of Presentation

The Company uses Net Operating Income (“NOI”), which is a non-GAAP financial measure, as a supplemental performance measure. NOI is calculated as property revenues less property-related expenses. The Company believes NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only those income and expense items that are incurred at the property level and, when compared across periods, reflects the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs and acquisition and disposition activity on an unleveraged basis.

The Company also presents NOI information on a same store basis, or Same Store Net Operating Income (“SSNOI”). The Company defines SSNOI as property revenues less property-related expenses, which excludes straight-line rental income (including reimbursements) and expenses, lease termination income, management fee expense, fair market value of leases and expense recovery adjustments. SSNOI includes assets owned in comparable periods (15 months for quarter comparisons). In addition, SSNOI is presented including activity associated with redevelopment. SSNOI excludes all non-property and corporate level revenue and expenses. Other real estate companies may calculate NOI and SSNOI in a different manner. The Company believes SSNOI at its effective ownership interest provides investors with additional information regarding the operating performances of comparable assets because it excludes certain non-cash and non-comparable items as noted above. SSNOI is frequently used by the real estate industry, as well as securities analysts, investors and other interested parties, to evaluate the performance of REITs.

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SSNOI is not, and is not intended to be, a presentation in accordance with GAAP. SSNOI information has its limitations as it excludes any capital expenditures associated with the re-leasing of tenant space or as needed to operate the assets. SSNOI does not represent amounts available for dividends, capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations or other commitments and uncertainties. Management does not use SSNOI as an indicator of the Company’s cash obligations and funding requirements for future commitments, acquisitions or development activities. SSNOI does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. SSNOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) or as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. A reconciliation of NOI and SSNOI to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income (loss) is provided below.

Reconciliation Presentation

The Company’s reconciliation of net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP to NOI and SSNOI for the Company at 100% and at its effective ownership interest of the assets is as follows (in thousands):

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

At 100%

 

 

At the Company's Interest

 

Net (loss) income attributable to SITE Centers

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,284

 

 

$

(23,552

)

 

$

15,284

 

Fee income

 

(1,470

)

 

 

(1,859

)

 

 

(1,470

)

 

 

(1,859

)

Interest expense

 

18,913

 

 

 

19,923

 

 

 

18,913

 

 

 

19,923

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

43,150

 

 

 

54,016

 

 

 

43,150

 

 

 

54,016

 

General and administrative

 

11,072

 

 

 

10,645

 

 

 

11,072

 

 

 

10,645

 

Interest income

 

(7,294

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,294

)

 

 

 

Gain on debt retirement

 

(760

)

 

 

 

 

 

(760

)

 

 

 

Loss on equity derivative instruments

 

4,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,096

 

 

 

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

4,063

 

 

 

687

 

 

 

4,063

 

 

 

687

 

Impairment charges

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,600

 

 

 

 

Equity in net income of joint ventures

 

(17

)

 

 

(1,359

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(1,359

)

Tax expense

 

252

 

 

 

213

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

213

 

Gain on sale and change in control of interests

 

 

 

 

(3,749

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,749

)

Gain on disposition of real estate, net

 

(31,714

)

 

 

(205

)

 

 

(31,714

)

 

 

(205

)

Income from non-controlling interests

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Consolidated NOI

$

83,339

 

 

$

93,614

 

 

$

83,339

 

 

$

93,614

 

Less: Non-Same Store NOI adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,684

)

 

 

(18,137

)

Total Consolidated SSNOI

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

76,655

 

 

$

75,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated SSNOI % Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures

$

(1,155

)

 

$

4,767

 

 

$

(176

)

 

$

1,004

 

Interest expense

 

8,271

 

 

 

7,041

 

 

 

1,832

 

 

 

1,587

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,145

 

 

 

9,062

 

 

 

1,727

 

 

 

2,091

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

1,896

 

 

 

2,560

 

 

 

441

 

 

 

574

 

Loss (gain) on disposition of real estate, net

 

29

 

 

 

(5,304

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

(1,062

)

Unconsolidated NOI

$

16,186

 

 

$

18,126

 

 

$

3,830

 

 

$

4,194

 

Less: Non-Same Store NOI adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(164

)

 

 

(547

)

Total Unconsolidated SSNOI at SITE share

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,666

 

 

$

3,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unconsolidated SSNOI % Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SSNOI % Change at SITE Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

The SSNOI increase for the three months ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily related to increases in annual base rents for non-anchor tenants that generally have greater leasing spreads.

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

The Company periodically evaluates opportunities to issue and sell additional debt or equity securities, obtain credit facilities from lenders or repurchase or refinance long-term debt as part of its overall strategy to further strengthen its financial position. The Company remains committed to monitoring liquidity and the duration of its indebtedness and to maintaining prudent leverage levels in an effort to manage its overall risk profile while maintaining strategic flexibility.

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The Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated debt obligations generally require monthly or semi-annual payments of principal and/or interest over the term of the obligation. While the Company currently believes it has several viable sources to obtain capital and fund its business, including capacity under its Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below), no assurance can be provided that these obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated. Any new debt financings may also entail higher rates of interest than the indebtedness being refinanced, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

The Company has historically accessed capital sources through both the public and private markets. Acquisitions and redevelopments are generally financed through cash provided from operating activities, the Revolving Credit Facility, mortgages assumed, secured debt, unsecured debt, common and preferred equity offerings, joint venture capital and asset sales. Total consolidated debt outstanding was $1.6 billion at both March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

At March 31, 2024, the Company had an unrestricted cash balance of $551.3 million. The Company has availability under its Revolving Credit Facility of $950.0 million (subject to satisfaction of applicable borrowing conditions). The Company has addressed all of its consolidated debt maturing in 2024. In 2025, the Company has $400.4 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes and $25.5 million of consolidated mortgage debt maturing. The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures have $39.0 million in mortgage debt at the Company’s share maturing in 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company anticipates that it has approximately $6 million to be incurred on its pipeline of identified redevelopment projects. The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to operate its business at this time. At March 31, 2024, the Company had no borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility. Through April 26, 2024, the Company purchased $61.6 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding senior unsecured notes due in 2025 and 2026 for total consideration including expenses of $60.8 million.

Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan

The Company maintains an unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that provides for borrowings of up to $950 million, which limit may be increased to $1.45 billion provided that existing or new lenders agree to provide incremental commitments and subject to other conditions precedent. The Revolving Credit Facility matures in June 2026 subject to two six-month options to extend the maturity to June 2027 at the Company's option (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions). The Company’s borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates at the Company’s election, based on either (i) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) rate plus a 10-basis point credit spread adjustment plus an applicable margin (0.85% at March 31, 2024) or (ii) the alternative base rate plus an applicable margin (0.0% at March 31, 2024). The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for an annual facility fee, which was 20 basis points on the entire facility at March 31, 2024. The applicable margins and facility fee vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and Fitch Investor Services Inc. (“Fitch”) (or their respective successors). The Revolving Credit Facility also features a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable interest-rate margin can be adjusted by one or two basis points if the Company meets certain sustainability performance targets.

The Company also maintains a $200 million unsecured term loan with a syndicate of financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Term Loan”), that bears interest at variable rates, based on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings, equal to (i) the SOFR rate plus a 10-basis point credit spread adjustment plus an applicable margin (0.95% at March 31, 2024) or (ii) the alternative base rate plus an applicable margin (0.0% at March 31, 2024). The applicable margins vary depending on the Company’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch (or their respective successors). In August 2022, the Company swapped the portion of the Term Loan’s interest rate calculated by reference to the variable SOFR rate to a fixed rate of 2.75% per annum. The Term Loan matures in June 2027. The Company may increase the principal amount of the Term Loan in the future to up to $800 million in the aggregate provided that existing or new lenders are identified to provide additional loan commitments subject to other customary conditions precedent. The Term Loan also features a sustainability-linked pricing component whereby the applicable interest rate margin can be adjusted by one to two basis points if the Company meets certain sustainability performance targets. The covenants governing the Term Loan are substantially identical to those governing the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan and the indentures under which the Company’s senior and subordinated unsecured indebtedness is, or may be, issued contain certain financial and operating covenants including, among other things, leverage ratios and debt service coverage and fixed-charge coverage ratios, as well as limitations on the Company’s ability to incur secured and unsecured indebtedness, sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and engage in certain mergers and acquisitions. The Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan and the indentures also contain customary default provisions including the failure to make timely payments of principal and interest payable thereunder, the failure to comply with the financial and operating covenants and the failure of the Company or its majority-owned subsidiaries (i.e., entities in which the Company has a greater than 50% interest) to pay, when due, certain indebtedness in excess of certain thresholds beyond applicable grace and cure periods. In the event the Company’s lenders or note holders declare a default, as defined in the applicable agreements governing the debt, the Company may be unable to obtain further funding and/or an acceleration of any outstanding borrowings may occur. As of March 31, 2024, the Company was in

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compliance with all of its financial covenants in the agreements governing its debt. Although the Company believes it will continue to operate in compliance with these covenants, if the Company were to violate these covenants, the Company may be subject to higher finance costs and fees or accelerated maturities.

Mortgage Financing Commitment

In October 2023, in preparation for the expected spin-off of the Company’s convenience properties, the Company obtained a commitment (the “Commitment”) from affiliates of Apollo, including ATLAS SP Partners, L.P., to provide a $1.1 billion Mortgage Facility to be secured by approximately 40 of the Company’s retail properties. The Company may proceed to close and draw all or a portion of the Mortgage Facility on any date prior to October 25, 2024 subject to the satisfaction of various closing conditions set forth in the Commitment, including debt yield and loan-to-value thresholds, the lender’s receipt of acceptable third-party reports and satisfaction of other customary closing requirements. To the extent that any of the collateral properties are sold prior to the closing of the Mortgage Facility, the amount available under the Commitment will be reduced. The Company currently expects to close and draw on the Mortgage Facility prior to the spin-off of Curbline, and to use loan and additional asset sale proceeds to redeem and/or repay its outstanding unsecured indebtedness and for general corporate purposes. In the first quarter of 2024, the Company released two properties that had previously been identified to serve as collateral for the Mortgage Facility, thereby reducing the committed amount to $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2024.

As set forth in the Commitment, the Mortgage Facility will mature on the second anniversary of the closing date subject to a one-year extension option at the Company’s election and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions at the time of the extension. Following closing, the Company will be able to effectuate the release of properties serving as collateral for the Mortgage Facility by making a principal prepayment based on the amount of the loan allocated to such property.

The Company paid upfront commitment and structuring fees to the lender and its affiliates and will also pay the lender fees during the unfunded commitment period based on the committed loan amount (as such amount may be reduced from time to time by the Company) and a closing fee based on the amount of the loan funded at closing. The Company is not obligated to close or draw on the Mortgage Facility and no assurances can be given that the Company will satisfy the conditions to close the Mortgage Facility or that the Mortgage Facility will close on the terms set forth in the Commitment or at all. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company wrote-off $0.7 million of fees to Other Income (Expense), net, on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations in connection with the decrease of the Mortgage Facility’s committed amount to $1.0 billion as a result of the release of two properties that were originally identified to serve as collateral for the Mortgage Facility.

Consolidated Indebtedness – as of March 31, 2024

As discussed above, the Company is committed to maintaining prudent leverage levels and may utilize proceeds from financings or the sale of properties or other investments to repay additional debt. These sources of funds could be affected by various risks and uncertainties. No assurance can be provided that the Company’s debt obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated. See Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The Company continually evaluates its debt maturities and, based on management’s assessment, believes it has viable financing and refinancing alternatives including the Mortgage Facility. The Company has sought to manage its debt maturities, increase liquidity, maintain prudent leverage levels and improve the Company’s credit profile with a focus of lowering the Company’s balance sheet risk and cost of capital.

Unconsolidated Joint Ventures’ Mortgage Indebtedness – as of March 31, 2024

The outstanding indebtedness of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures at March 31, 2024, which matures in the subsequent 13-month period (i.e., through April, 2025), is as follows (in millions):

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2024

 

 

At SITE Centers' Share

 

DDRM Joint Venture(A)

$

40.9

 

 

$

8.2

 

RVIP IIIB(B)

 

61.9

 

 

 

30.8

 

Total debt maturities through April 30, 2025

$

102.8

 

 

$

39.0

 

(A)
The joint venture expects to repay indebtedness with proceeds from future asset sales.
(B)
Expected to be extended in accordance with the loan documents.

No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be refinanced or repaid as currently anticipated. Any future deterioration in property-level revenues may cause one or more of these joint ventures to be unable to refinance maturing obligations or satisfy applicable covenants, financial tests or debt service requirements or loan maturity extension conditions in the future, thereby

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allowing the mortgage lender to assume control of property cash flows, limit distributions of cash to joint venture members, declare a default, increase the interest rate or accelerate the loan’s maturity. In addition, rising interest rates or challenged transaction markets may adversely impact the ability of the Company’s joint ventures to sell assets at attractive prices in order to repay indebtedness.

Cash Flow Activity

The Company’s cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Three Months

 

 

Ended March 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities

$

39,952

 

 

$

42,167

 

Cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities

 

78,137

 

 

 

(50,826

)

Cash flow (used for) provided by financing activities

 

(130,402

)

 

 

12,904

 

Changes in cash flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to the prior comparable period, are as follows:

Operating Activities: Cash provided by operating activities decreased $2.2 million primarily due to changes in cash flow changes in working capital from disposition activity and an increase in interest income.

Investing Activities: Cash provided by investing activities increased $129.0 million primarily due to the following:

Decrease in real estate assets acquired, developed and improved of $16.6 million and
Increase in proceeds from disposition of real estate and joint ventures of $111.9 million.

Financing Activities: Cash used for financing activities increased $143.3 million primarily due to the following:

Repayment of unsecured senior notes in 2024 of $60.8 million;
Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility in 2023 of $75.0 million;
Increase in dividends paid in 2024 of $33.4 million due to a special dividend paid in January 2024 and
Repurchases of common shares in 2023 of $26.6 million.

Dividend Distribution

The Company declared common and preferred cash dividends of $30.2 million and $30.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company intends to distribute at least 100% of ordinary taxable income in the form of common and preferred dividends with respect to the year ending December 31, 2024 in order to maintain compliance with REIT requirements and in order to not incur federal income taxes (excluding federal income taxes applicable to its taxable REIT subsidiary activities).

The Board of Directors of the Company intends to monitor the Company’s dividend policy in order to maintain sufficient liquidity for operations and in order to maximize the Company’s free cash flow while still adhering to REIT payout requirements and minimizing federal income taxes (excluding federal income taxes applicable to its taxable REIT subsidiary activities). The Company’s future dividend policy may also be influenced by the anticipated spin-off of Curbline and future asset sales, though the Company’s ability to distribute sales proceeds to shareholders will be subject to restrictions set forth in the terms of the Company’s indebtedness and preferred stock financings.

SITE Centers’ Equity

In 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum value of $100 million of its common shares. Through March 31, 2024, the Company had repurchased under this program 2.0 million of its common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $26.6 million.

The Company has a $250.0 million continuous equity program. At April 26, 2024, the Company had approximately $211.7 million available for the future offering of common shares under this program.

SOURCES AND USES OF CAPITAL

The Company remains committed to maintaining sufficient liquidity, managing debt duration and maintaining prudent leverage levels in an effort to manage its overall risk profile while maintaining strategic flexibility. Equity offerings, debt financings (including

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the Mortgage Facility), asset sales and cash flow from operations continue to represent potential sources of proceeds to be used to achieve these objectives.

Curbline Separation

In October 2023, the Company announced a plan to separate its convenience assets into a separate, publicly traded REIT through the spin-off of Curbline. Prior to the spin-off of Curbline, the Company expects to use proceeds from the closing of the Mortgage Facility and additional asset sales to redeem and/or repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness. The Company has experienced significant interest from a wide variety of private and institutional investors for the properties it has marketed for sale to date in 2024. As a result, the Company expects that the volume of asset sale closings will increase during the second and third quarters of 2024 relative to the first quarter of 2024, though asset sale closings remain subject to a number of uncertainties including capital markets conditions and the completion of buyer due diligence. Following the separation of Curbline, depending on market conditions, the Company intends to sell additional assets and use the proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness, redeem outstanding preferred stock and make distributions to shareholders. The timing of certain sales may be impacted by interim leasing, tactical redevelopment activities, and other asset management initiatives intended to maximize values.

Curbline is expected to be in a net cash position at the time of its separation from the Company with cash on hand, a preferred investment in the Company, and an unsecured, undrawn line of credit. Curbline is not expected to have any debt outstanding at the time of its separation from the Company and therefore Curbline is expected to have significant access to sources of debt capital in order to fund significant asset growth. The Company expects to acquire additional convenience properties prior to the spin-off that will be included in the Curbline portfolio, funded through additional Company dispositions, retained cash flow and cash on hand.

Acquisitions

Through April 26, 2024, the Company acquired the following wholly-owned convenience centers and land (in thousands):

Date Acquired

 

Property Name

 

City, State

 

Total Owned GLA

 

 

Gross
Purchase Price

 

February 2024

 

Grove at Harper's Preserve

 

Conroe, Texas

 

 

21

 

 

$

10,650

 

March 2024

 

Shops at Gilbert Crossroads

 

Gilbert, Arizona

 

 

15

 

 

 

8,460

 

April 2024

 

Land parcel(A)

 

Tampa, Florida

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

$

20,110

 

(A)
Acquired the fee interest in a parcel at this center.

In addition, the DDRM Joint Venture acquired outparcels at its Meadowmont Village property for a purchase price of $8.1 million ($1.6 million at the Company’s share).

Dispositions

Through April 26, 2024, the Company sold the following wholly-owned shopping centers (in thousands):

Date Sold

 

Property Name

 

City, State

 

Total Owned GLA

 

 

Gross
Sales Price

 

January 2024

 

The Marketplace at Highland Village

 

Highland Village, Texas

 

 

207

 

 

$

42,100

 

January 2024

 

Casselberry Commons(A)

 

Casselberry, Florida

 

 

237

 

 

 

40,300

 

March 2024

 

Chapel Hills East

 

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 

 

225

 

 

 

37,000

 

April 2024

 

Cool Springs Pointe

 

Brentwood. Tennessee

 

 

198

 

 

 

34,550

 

April 2024

 

Market Square(B)

 

Douglasville, Georgia

 

 

117

 

 

 

15,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

984

 

 

$

169,550

 

(A)
Excludes 7,929 square feet of GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Casselberry).
(B)
Excludes 8,515 square feet of GLA retained by the Company (Plaza at Market Square).

Redevelopment Pipeline

The Company evaluates additional tactical redevelopment potential within the portfolio, particularly as it relates to the efficient use of the underlying real estate, which includes to expand, improve and re-tenant various properties. The Company generally expects to commence construction on redevelopment projects only after substantial tenant leasing has occurred. At March 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $54 million in construction in progress in various active consolidated redevelopments and other projects and anticipates that it has approximately $6 million yet to be incurred on its pipeline of identified redevelopment projects. At

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March 31, 2024, the Company’s shopping center expansions, outparcel developments, construction of first-generation space and repurposing projects were as follows (in thousands):

Location

 

Estimated
Stabilized
Quarter

 

Estimated
Cost

 

 

Costs Incurred at March 31, 2024

 

University Hills (Denver, Colorado)

 

3Q24

 

$

6,718

 

 

$

5,736

 

Shops at Framingham (Boston, Massachusetts)

 

2Q24

 

 

2,414

 

 

 

2,303

 

Tanasbourne Town Center (Portland, Oregon)

 

1Q26

 

 

15,573

 

 

 

10,826

 

Perimeter Pointe (Atlanta, Georgia)

 

TBD

 

 

 

 

 

1,417

 

Total

 

 

 

$

24,705

 

 

$

20,282

 

 

CAPITALIZATION

At March 31, 2024, the Company’s capitalization consisted of $1.6 billion of debt, $175.0 million of preferred shares and $3.1 billion of market equity (calculated as the common shares outstanding multiplied by $14.65, the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange at March 28, 2024, the last trading day of March 2024). At March 31, 2024, after giving effect to the swap of the variable-rate component of the Term Loan's interest rate to a fixed rate, the Company’s total debt consisted entirely of fixed-rate debt.

Management seeks to maintain access to the capital resources necessary to manage the Company’s balance sheet and to repay upcoming maturities. Accordingly, the Company may seek to obtain funds through additional debt or equity financings and/or joint venture capital in a manner consistent with its intention to operate with a prudent debt capitalization policy and to reduce the Company’s cost of capital by maintaining an investment grade rating with Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. In the event the Company closes the Mortgage Facility in connection with the spin-off of Curbline, the Company expects to use loan proceeds together with proceeds from additional asset sales to repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness in which case it would no longer maintain an investment grade rating. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, as it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the rating organization. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all, which may negatively affect future ratings.

The Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan and the indentures under which the Company’s senior and subordinated unsecured indebtedness is, or may be, issued contain certain financial and operating covenants, including, among other things, debt service coverage and fixed charge coverage ratios, as well as limitations on the Company’s ability to incur secured and unsecured indebtedness, sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, engage in certain mergers and acquisitions and make distribution to its shareholders. Although the Company intends to operate in compliance with these covenants, if the Company were to violate these covenants, the Company may be subject to higher finance costs and fees or accelerated maturities. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan and the Company’s indentures permit the acceleration of maturity in the event certain other debt of the Company is in default or has been accelerated. Foreclosure on mortgaged properties or an inability to refinance existing indebtedness would have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER COMMITMENTS

The Company has addressed all of its consolidated debt maturing in 2024. In 2025, the Company has $400.4 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes and $25.5 million of consolidated mortgage debt maturing. The Company expects to fund future maturities from utilization of its Revolving Credit Facility, proceeds from asset sales and other investments, cash flow from operations and/or additional debt and/or equity financings including the Mortgage Facility. No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be repaid as currently anticipated or refinanced.

Other Guaranties

In conjunction with the redevelopment of shopping centers, the Company had entered into commitments with general contractors aggregating approximately $6.1 million for its consolidated properties at March 31, 2024, which includes the assets in the redevelopment pipeline. These obligations, composed principally of construction contracts, are generally due within 12 to 24 months, as the related construction costs are incurred, and are expected to be financed through operating cash flow, asset sales or borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. These contracts typically can be changed or terminated without penalty.

In connection with the sale of two properties in 2023, the Company guaranteed additional construction costs to complete re-tenanting work at the properties and deferred maintenance, both of which were recorded as a liability. As of March 31, 2024. the Company had a liability of approximately $3.5 million. The amount is recorded in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

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The Company routinely enters into contracts for the maintenance of its properties. These contracts typically can be canceled upon 30 to 60 days’ notice without penalty. At March 31, 2024, the Company had purchase order obligations, typically payable within one year, aggregating approximately $3.9 million related to the maintenance of its properties and general and administrative expenses.

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

Despite current economic uncertainty, the Company continues to experience steady retailer demand for quality real estate locations within well-positioned shopping centers. The Company executed new leases and renewals aggregating approximately 0.6 million square feet of space on a pro rata basis for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company believes these leasing results and tenant demand are attributable to the concentration of the Company’s portfolio in suburban, high household income communities, work-from-home trends, limited new construction and tenants’ increasing use of physical store locations to improve the speed and efficiency of merchandise distribution.

The Company benefits from a diversified tenant base, with only one tenant whose annualized rental revenue equals or exceeds 3% of the Company’s annualized consolidated revenues plus the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated joint venture revenues (TJX Companies at 5.0% as of March 31, 2024). Other significant national tenants generally have relatively strong financial positions, have outperformed other retail categories over time and the Company believes remain well-capitalized. Historically these national tenants have provided a stable revenue base, and the Company believes that they will continue to provide a stable revenue base going forward, given the long-term nature of these leases. The majority of the tenants in the Company’s shopping centers provide day-to-day consumer necessities with a focus on value and convenience, versus discretionary items, which the Company believes will enable many of its tenants to outperform under a variety of economic conditions. The Company has relatively little reliance on overage or percentage rents generated by tenant sales performance.

The Company believes that its shopping center portfolio is well positioned, as evidenced by its recent leasing activity, historical property income growth and consistent growth in average annualized base rent per occupied square foot. Historical occupancy has generally ranged from 89% to 94% over the last 10 years. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the shopping center portfolio occupancy, on a pro rata basis, was 91.6% and 92.0%, respectively, and the total portfolio average annualized base rent per occupied square foot, on a pro rata basis, was $20.69 and $20.35, respectively. More recently, the Company’s portfolio has been impacted by tenant bankruptcies, and the Company expects to expend capital in coming periods in connection with leases executed to backfill these and other closures. Although the per square foot cost of leasing capital expenditures has been predominantly consistent with the Company’s historical trends, the high volume of the Company’s leasing activity in recent years will cause aggregate leasing capital expenditure levels to remain elevated. The weighted-average cost of tenant improvements and lease commissions estimated to be incurred over the expected lease term for new leases executed during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, on a pro rata basis, was $4.93 and $5.67 per rentable square foot, respectively. The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals.

Although disruptions to the Company’s business stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic have subsided, inflation, higher interest rates, concerns over consumer spending, along with the volatility of global capital markets continue to pose risks to the U.S. economy, and the Company’s tenants. In addition to these macroeconomic challenges, the retail sector has been affected by changing consumer behaviors, including the competitive nature of the retail business and the competition for the share of the consumer wallet. The Company routinely monitors the credit profiles of its tenants and analyzes the possible impact of any potential tenant credit issues on the financial statements of the Company and its unconsolidated joint ventures. In some cases, changing conditions have resulted in weaker retailers and retail categories losing market share and declaring bankruptcy and/or closing stores. However, other retailers, specifically those in the value and convenience category, continue to express interest in launching new concepts and expanding their store fleets within the suburban, high household income communities in which the Company’s properties are located. As a result, the Company believes that its prospects to backfill any spaces vacated by bankrupt or non-renewing tenants are generally good, though such re-tenanting efforts would likely require additional capital expenditures and the opportunities to lease any vacant theater spaces may be more limited. However, there can be no assurance that vacancy resulting from increasingly uncertain economic conditions will not adversely affect the Company’s operating results (see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023).

Inflation, rising interest rates and the availability of commercial real estate financing have also impacted, at certain times, real estate owners’ ability to acquire and sell assets and raise equity and debt financing. Although the Company has no consolidated indebtedness maturing in 2024, debt capital markets liquidity could adversely impact the Company’s current and expected future business plan to sell properties and its ability to refinance future maturities, and the interest rates applicable thereto. Following the separation of Curbline, depending on market conditions, the Company intends to sell additional assets and use the proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness, redeem outstanding preferred stock and make distributions to shareholders. The timing of certain sales may be impacted by interim leasing, tactical redevelopment activities, and other asset management initiatives intended to maximize values.

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Unfavorable changes in interest rates or the capital markets could adversely impact the Company’s ability to sell additional assets on favorable terms.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including trends that might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations. The Company considers portions of this information to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), both as amended, with respect to the Company’s expectations for future periods. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to acquisitions (including any related pro forma financial information) and other business development activities, future capital expenditures, financing sources and availability and the effects of environmental and other regulations. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “will,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and that could materially affect the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements see Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

The Company is subject to general risks affecting the real estate industry, including the need to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms to generate rental revenues, and any economic downturn may adversely affect the ability of the Company’s tenants, or new tenants, to enter into new leases or the ability of the Company’s existing tenants to renew their leases at rates at least as favorable as their current rates;
The Company could be adversely affected by changes in the local markets where its properties are located, as well as by adverse changes in national economic and market conditions;
The Company may fail to anticipate the effects on its properties of changes in consumer buying practices, including sales over the internet and the resulting retailing practices and space needs of its tenants, or a general downturn in its tenants’ businesses, which may cause tenants to close stores or default in payment of rent;
The Company is subject to competition for tenants from other owners of retail properties, and its tenants are subject to competition from other retailers and methods of distribution. The Company is dependent upon the successful operations and financial condition of its tenants, in particular its major tenants, and could be adversely affected by the bankruptcy of those tenants;
The Company leases the majority of its square footage to large tenants, which makes it vulnerable to changes in the business and financial condition of, or demand for its space by, such tenants;
The Company may not realize the intended benefits of acquisition or merger transactions. The acquired assets may not perform as well as the Company anticipated, or the Company may not successfully integrate the assets and realize improvements in occupancy and operating results. The acquisition of certain assets may subject the Company to liabilities, including environmental liabilities;
The Company may fail to identify, acquire, construct or develop additional properties that produce a desired yield on invested capital, or may fail to effectively integrate acquisitions of properties or portfolios of properties. In addition, the Company may be limited in its acquisition opportunities due to competition, the inability to obtain financing on reasonable terms or any financing at all and other factors;
The Company may fail to dispose of properties on favorable terms, especially in regions experiencing deteriorating economic conditions. In addition, real estate investments can be illiquid, particularly as prospective buyers may experience increased costs of financing or difficulties obtaining financing due to local or global conditions, and could limit the Company’s ability to promptly make changes to its portfolio to respond to economic and other conditions;

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The Company may fail to complete its previously announced spin-off of its convenience properties, or the closing of the related Mortgage Facility, which could adversely affect the market price of the Company's common shares;
The Company may abandon a redevelopment opportunity after expending resources if it determines that the opportunity is not feasible due to a variety of factors, including a lack of availability of construction financing on reasonable terms, the impact of the economic environment on prospective tenants’ ability to enter into new leases or pay contractual rent, or the inability of the Company to obtain all necessary zoning and other required governmental permits and authorizations;
The Company may not complete redevelopment projects on schedule as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, such as weather, labor conditions, governmental approvals, material shortages or general economic downturn, resulting in limited availability of capital, increased debt service expense and construction costs and decreases in revenue;
The Company’s financial condition may be affected by required debt service payments, the risk of default, restrictions on its ability to incur additional debt or to enter into certain transactions under its Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan and other documents governing its debt obligations and the risk of downgrades from debt rating services. In addition, the Company may encounter difficulties in obtaining permanent financing or refinancing existing debt. Borrowings under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility are subject to certain representations and warranties and no default or event of default existing thereunder;
Changes in interest rates could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common shares, its ability to sell properties and prices realized, as well as its performance, interest expense levels and cash flow;
Financing necessary for the Company to execute its strategies and operate its business may not be available or may not be available on favorable terms;
Disruptions in the financial markets could affect the Company’s ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms and have other adverse effects on the Company and the market price of the Company’s common shares;
Inflationary pressures could result in reductions in retailer profitability, consumer discretionary spending and tenant demand to lease space. Inflation could also increase the costs incurred by the Company to operate its properties and finance its operations and could adversely impact the valuation of its properties, all of which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Company's common shares;
The Company is subject to complex regulations related to its status as a REIT and would be adversely affected if it failed to qualify as a REIT;
The Company must make distributions to shareholders to continue to qualify as a REIT, and if the Company must borrow funds to make distributions, those borrowings may not be available on favorable terms or at all;
Joint venture investments may involve risks not otherwise present for investments made solely by the Company, including the possibility that a partner or co-venturer may become bankrupt, may at any time have interests or goals different from those of the Company and may take action contrary to the Company’s instructions, requests, policies or objectives, including the Company’s policy with respect to maintaining its qualification as a REIT. In addition, a partner or co‑venturer may not have access to sufficient capital to satisfy its funding obligations to the joint venture or may seek to terminate the joint venture, resulting in a loss to the Company of property revenues and management fees. The partner could cause a default under the joint venture loan for reasons outside the Company’s control. Furthermore, the Company could be required to reduce the carrying value of its equity investments if a loss in the carrying value of the investment is realized;
The Company’s decision to dispose of real estate assets, including undeveloped land and construction in progress, would change the holding period assumption in the undiscounted cash flow impairment analyses, which could result in material impairment losses and adversely affect the Company’s financial results;
The outcome of pending or future litigation, including litigation with tenants or joint venture partners, may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition;
Property damage, expenses related thereto, and other business and economic consequences (including the potential loss of revenue) resulting from extreme weather conditions or natural disasters in locations where the Company owns properties may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition;

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Sufficiency and timing of any insurance recovery payments related to damages and lost revenues from extreme weather conditions or natural disasters may adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition;
The Company and its tenants could be negatively affected by the impacts of pandemics and other public health crises;
The Company is subject to potential environmental liabilities;
The Company may incur losses that are uninsured or exceed policy coverage due to its liability for certain injuries to persons, property or the environment occurring on its properties;
The Company could be subject to potential liabilities, increased costs, reputation harm and other adverse effects on the Company’s business due to stakeholders’, including regulators’, views regarding the Company's environmental, social and governance goals and initiatives, and the impact of factors outside of our control on such goals and initiatives;
The Company could incur additional expenses to comply with or respond to claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act or otherwise be adversely affected by changes in government regulations, including changes in environmental, zoning, tax and other regulations;
The Company’s Board of Directors, which regularly reviews the Company’s business strategy and objectives, may change the Company’s strategic plan based on a variety of factors and conditions, including in response to changing market conditions and
The Company and its vendors could sustain a disruption, failure or breach of their respective networks and systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks, which could disrupt the Company’s business operations, compromise the confidentiality of sensitive information and result in fines or penalties.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk. At March 31, 2024, the Company’s debt, excluding unconsolidated joint venture debt and adjusted to reflect the swap of the variable-rate (SOFR) component of interest rate applicable to the Company’s $200.0 million Term Loan to a fixed rate of 2.75%, is summarized as follows:

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

Amount
(Millions)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

 

Percentage
of Total

 

 

Amount
(Millions)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

 

Percentage
of Total

 

Fixed-Rate Debt

$

1,565.2

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

1,626.3

 

 

 

2.5

 

 

 

4.3

%

 

 

100.0

%

Variable-Rate Debt

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures’ indebtedness at its carrying value is summarized as follows:

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

Joint
Venture
Debt
(Millions)

 

 

Company's
Proportionate
Share
(Millions)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

 

Joint
Venture
Debt
(Millions)

 

 

Company's
Proportionate
Share
(Millions)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Maturity
(Years)

 

 

Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate

 

Fixed-Rate Debt

$

362.6

 

 

$

72.5

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

 

6.4

%

 

$

361.7

 

 

$

72.3

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

 

6.4

%

Variable-Rate Debt

$

102.6

 

 

$

38.9

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

4.5

%

 

$

102.6

 

 

$

39.0

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

 

4.5

%

The Company intends to use retained cash flow, proceeds from asset sales, equity and debt financing including the Mortgage Facility and variable-rate indebtedness available under its Revolving Credit Facility to repay indebtedness and fund capital expenditures at the Company’s shopping centers. Thus, to the extent the Company incurs additional variable-rate indebtedness or needs to refinance existing fixed-rate indebtedness in a rising interest rate environment, its exposure to increases in interest rates in an inflationary period could increase.

The interest rate risk on a portion of the Company’s variable-rate debt has been mitigated through the use of an interest rate swap agreement with major financial institutions. At March 31, 2024, the variable-rate (SOFR) component of the interest rate applicable to the Company’s $200.0 million consolidated Term Loan facility was swapped to a fixed rate. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to the swaps. The Company believes it mitigates its credit risk by entering into swaps with major financial institutions.

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The carrying value of the Company’s fixed-rate debt is adjusted to include the $200.0 million of variable-rate debt that was swapped to a fixed rate at March 31, 2024. An estimate of the effect of a 100 basis-point increase at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, is summarized as follows (in millions):

 

March 31, 2024

 

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

100 Basis-Point
Increase in
Market Interest
Rate

 

 

 

Carrying
Value

 

 

Fair
Value

 

 

100 Basis-Point
Increase in
Market Interest
Rate

 

 

Company's fixed-rate debt

$

1,565.2

 

 

$

1,546.4

 

(A)

$

1,514.7

 

(B)

 

$

1,626.3

 

 

$

1,600.3

 

(A)

$

1,564.5

 

(B)

Company's proportionate share of
   joint venture fixed-rate debt

$

72.5

 

 

$

73.1

 

 

$

70.2

 

 

 

$

72.3

 

 

$

73.8

 

 

$

70.8

 

 

 

(A)
Includes the fair value of the swap, which was an asset of $8.4 million and $5.6 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
(B)
Includes the fair value of the swap, which was an asset of $13.7 million and $11.5 million at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The sensitivity to changes in interest rates of the Company’s fixed-rate debt was determined using a valuation model based upon factors that measure the net present value of such obligations that arise from the hypothetical estimate as discussed above. At March 31, 2024, the Company and its joint ventures do not have any variable-rate indebtedness that has not been swapped to a fixed rate of interest.

The Company and its joint ventures intend to continually monitor and actively manage interest costs on their variable-rate debt portfolio and may enter into swap positions based on market fluctuations. In addition, the Company believes it has the ability to obtain funds through additional equity and/or debt offerings and joint venture capital. Accordingly, the cost of obtaining such protection agreements versus the Company’s access to capital markets will continue to be evaluated. The Company has not entered, and does not plan to enter, into any derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had no other material exposure to market risk.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), conducted an evaluation, pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation as required, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and were effective as of the end of such period to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal proceedings, which, taken together, are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company is also subject to a variety of legal actions for personal injury or property damage arising in the ordinary course of its business, most of which are covered by insurance. While the resolution of all matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of such legal proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

None.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

(c)

 

 

(d)

 

 

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
(A)

 

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share

 

 

Total Number
of Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

 

 

Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans or Programs
(Millions)

 

January 1–31, 2024

 

8,653

 

 

$

13.63

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

February 1–29, 2024

 

88,166

 

 

 

14.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1–31, 2024

 

91,139

 

 

 

13.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

187,958

 

 

$

13.88

 

 

 

 

 

$

73.4

 

 

(A)
Includes common shares surrendered or deemed surrendered to the Company to satisfy statutory minimum tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and/or exercise of awards under the Company’s equity-based compensation plans.

On December 20, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a new common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum value of $100 million of its common shares. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had repurchased 2.0 million of its common shares under this program in open market purchases in the aggregate at a cost of $26.6 million, or $13.44 per share.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

31.1

 

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 19341

 

 

 

31.2

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 19341

 

 

 

32.1

Certification of chief executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20021,2

 

 

 

32.2

Certification of chief financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of this report pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20021,2

 

 

 

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document1

 

 

 

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Document1

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 has been formatted in Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101.

1.
Submitted electronically herewith.
2.
Pursuant to SEC Release No. 34-4751, these exhibits are deemed to accompany this report and are not “filed” as part of this report.

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

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

SITE CENTERS CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christina M. Yarian

Name:

Christina M. Yarian

Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 1, 2024

 

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