ProLogis Reports $1.26 Billion of Gross Proceeds From Fourth Quarter Contributions
December 23 2008 - 5:35PM
PR Newswire (US)
- Fourth Quarter Contributions Exceed Expectations - DENVER, Dec.
23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ProLogis (NYSE:PLD), a leading global
provider of distribution facilities, today announced that it made
contributions of properties in North America, Europe and Japan
during the fourth quarter for total proceeds of $1.26 billion. The
contributions included a total of 59 properties in 12 countries,
representing 15.2 million square feet of space. "As we outlined in
November, we are de-risking our development business and preserving
capital," said Walter C. Rakowich, chief executive officer. "The
ongoing contribution of development properties into funds and sales
to third parties is a critical element of our plan. We
simultaneously decrease the size of our pipeline and generate
proceeds that can be used to pay down debt, thereby helping us to
accomplish our de-leveraging objectives." Property contributions to
ProLogis North American Industrial Fund (NAIF), ProLogis Mexico
Industrial Fund, European Properties Fund II, ProLogis Korea Fund
and ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II have now been completed for
the fourth quarter 2008. Additionally, incremental equity was
called from NAIF investors to substantially reduce the outstanding
balance of the NAIF warehouse line of credit. North American
Industrial Fund (NAIF) Nine assets representing 3.8 million square
feet of space were contributed to NAIF for total proceeds of $209
million. ProLogis Mexico Industrial Fund (MEX) Eight assets
representing 1.1 million square feet of space were contributed to
MEX for total proceeds of $64 million. ProLogis European Properties
Fund II (PEPF II) Thirty-seven assets representing 8.8 million
square feet of space were contributed to PEPF II for total proceeds
of 539 euro($734) million. ProLogis Korea Fund (PKF) One asset
representing 0.2 million square feet of space was contributed to
PKF for total proceeds of $11 million. ProLogis Japan Properties
Fund II (PJPF II) Three assets representing 1.1 million square feet
of space were contributed to PJPF II for total proceeds of 19,180
billion yen ($193 million). In addition, the company closed on a
2.4 billion yen ($26.8 million) TMK bond financing for ProLogis
Park Kiyama before year end, representing a loan-to-value of
approximately 50 percent. Proceeds from this financing will be used
to pay down ProLogis global lines of credit. In addition, the
company announced that it has contributed the Seton Office Building
in Austin, Texas, to a newly formed joint venture with an affiliate
of Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust (TRT). The value assigned to
the property in connection with the transfer was $44 million, and
ProLogis retained a 10 percent interest in the property and will
receive fees for the ongoing management of the building. TRT is a
non-traded, real estate investment trust that invests in a diverse
portfolio of real estate assets. Located at Catellus' Mueller
mixed-use development, the 156,000 square-foot, four-story building
is Seton's headquarters and houses approximately 650 of their
associates. ProLogis Action Plan On November 13, 2008, the company
outlined an action plan to de-leverage its balance sheet by at
least $2 billion. The plan includes re-financing and/or
renegotiating debt maturities on ProLogis' balance sheet and in its
property funds, targeting regional portfolio sales, shrinking its
development pipeline through fund contributions and a halt in new
development starts and retaining capital through G&A cuts and a
reduction of the dividend. The company has fully implemented a
number of these initiatives and intends to continue to implement on
others to quickly accomplish its objectives. About ProLogis
ProLogis is the world's largest owner, manager and developer of
distribution facilities, with operations in 136 markets across
North America, Europe and Asia. The company had $40.8 billion of
assets owned, managed and under development, comprising 548 million
square feet (51 million square meters) in 2,898 properties as of
September 30, 2008. ProLogis' customers include manufacturers,
retailers, transportation companies, third-party logistics
providers and other enterprises with large-scale distribution
needs. DATASOURCE: ProLogis CONTACT: Investor Relations, Melissa
Marsden, +1-303-567-5622, , or Media, Krista Shepard,
+1-303-567-5907, both of ProLogis; or Financial Media, Suzanne
Dawson of Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Inc, +1-212-329-1420, Web
Site: http://www.prologis.com/
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