Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. Reports: 2Q22 and 1H22 Net Income per Share - Diluted of $1.67 and $0.74, respectively; and 2Q22 and 1H22 FFO per Share - Diluted, As Adjusted, of $2.10 and $...

PASADENA, Calif., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE) announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Ringing of the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell to celebrate our 25th anniversary

In celebration of our 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company, we recently rang The Opening Bell^® at the New York Stock Exchange to mark this momentous milestone. From our initial public offering on May 27, 1997 through May 27, 2022, we have generated a total stockholder return ("TSR") of 1,902%, assuming reinvestment of dividends, substantially outperforming the MSCI U.S. REIT Index TSR of 803% and the FTSE Nareit Equity Office Index TSR of 457%.

A REIT industry-leading high-quality roster of over 1,000 tenants with high-quality revenues and cash flows, strong margins, and operational excellence

Record rental rate increases and continued historic high leasing volume

• For 2Q22, rental rate increases of 45.4% and 33.9% (cash basis) represent the second- highest and the highest quarterly increases in Company history, respectively.
• During 2Q22, we executed 2,279,758 RSF of leasing activity, representing the third-highest quarter of leasing volume in Company history; 87% of this leasing activity was generated from a roster of over 1,000 tenants and other relationships.

Continued strong net operating income and internal growth

• Net operating income (cash basis) of $1.6 billion for 2Q22 annualized, up $315.5 million, or 24.3%, compared to 2Q21 annualized.
• 97% of our leases contain contractual annual rent escalations approximating 3%.
• Same property net operating income increases:
• 7.5% and 10.2% (cash basis) for 2Q22 over 2Q21, representing the second- and third-highest increases in the past 10 years, respectively.
• 7.7% and 8.6% (cash basis) for 1H22 over 1H21.

Strong valuations for partial interest sale and dispositions

During 2Q22, we completed a partial interest sale and dispositions aggregating $548.7 million, including:

• Sale of a 70% interest in 300 Third Street in our Cambridge/Inner Suburbs submarket for a sales price of $166.5 million, or $1,802 per RSF, representing capitalization rates of 4.6% and 4.3% (cash basis).
• Sale of 12 properties in our Route 128 and Route 495 suburban submarkets of Greater Boston for an aggregate sales price of $334.4 million, or $542 per RSF, representing a capitalization rate (cash basis) of 5.1%.

Strong and flexible balance sheet with significant liquidity as of June 30, 2022

• Investment-grade credit ratings ranked in the top 10% among all publicly traded U.S. REITs.
• Net debt and preferred stock to Adjusted EBITDA of 5.5x and fixed-charge coverage ratio of 5.1x for 2Q22 annualized.
• Total debt and preferred stock to gross assets of 28%.
• 98.3% of our debt has a fixed rate.
• 13.6 years weighted-average remaining term of debt.
• $5.5 billion of liquidity.

Continued high demand for Alexandria's brand drives visibility for future growth aggregating $665 million of incremental annual rental revenue

Our highly leased value-creation pipeline of current and key near-term projects that are under construction or that will commence construction in the next six quarters is expected to generate greater than $665 million of incremental annual rental revenue, primarily commencing from 3Q22 through 2Q25.

• 7.8 million RSF of our value-creation projects, which are 78% leased/negotiating, are either under construction or expected to commence construction in the next six quarters.

Continued dividend strategy to share growth in cash flows with stockholders

Common stock dividend declared for 2Q22 of $1.18 per common share, aggregating $4.60 per common share for the twelve months ended June 30, 2022, up 24 cents, or 6%, over the twelve months ended June 30, 2021. Our FFO payout ratio of 56% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 allows us to continue to share growth in cash flows from operating activities with our stockholders while also retaining a significant portion for reinvestment.

Seventh overall Nareit Investor CARE Award winner

We received the 2022 Nareit Investor CARE (Communications and Reporting Excellence) Silver Award in the Large Cap Equity REIT category for superior shareholder communications and reporting. This represents our fifth consecutive and seventh overall Nareit Investor CARE Award since 2015, demonstrating consistency in delivering best-in-class transparency, quality, and efficiency in communications and reporting to the investment community.

Key items included in operating results

External growth and investment in real estate

Delivery and commencement of value-creation projects

• During 2Q22, we placed into service development and redevelopment projects aggregating 375,394 RSF across multiple submarkets.
• 80% of construction costs related to active development and redevelopment projects aggregating 5.9 million RSF are under a guaranteed maximum price ("GMP") contract or other fixed contracts. Our budgets also include construction cost contingencies in GMP contracts plus additional landlord contingencies that generally range between 3% and 5%.
• Annual net operating income (cash basis) is expected to increase by $39 million upon the burn-off of initial free rent from recently delivered projects.
• During 2Q22, we commenced construction on six value-creation projects aggregating 917,599 RSF, including the following development projects:
• 320,809 RSF, 36% leased, at 99 Coolidge Avenue in our Cambridge/Inner Suburbs submarket;
• 248,018 RSF, 85% leased, at 500 North Beacon Street and 4 Kingsbury Avenue in our Cambridge/Inner Suburbs submarket;
• 90,000 RSF, 29% leased, at 9808 Medical Center Drive in our Rockville submarket; and
• 88,038 RSF, 100% leased, at our expansion at 6040 George Watts Hill Drive in our Research Triangle submarket.
• As of 2Q22, our highly leased value-creation pipeline of current and key near-term projects that are under construction or that will commence construction in the next six quarters aggregates 7.8 million RSF and is 78% leased/negotiating.

Alexandria is at the vanguard of innovation for a high-quality roster of over 1,000 tenants, with a focus on accommodating their current needs and providing them with a path for future growth

• Reduced the upper end of our range of 2022 guidance for acquisitions by $750 million to a range from $2.6 billion to $2.8 billion.
• During 2Q22, we completed acquisitions in our key life science cluster submarkets aggregating 1.1 million RSF of future development and redevelopment opportunities for an aggregate purchase price of $280.1 million.

Balance sheet management

Key metrics as of June 30, 2022

• $33.7 billion in total market capitalization.
• $23.4 billion in total equity capitalization, which ranks in the top 10% among all publicly traded U.S. REITs.
• No debt maturities prior to 2025.
• 13.6 years weighted-average remaining term of debt.

Key capital events

• During 2Q22, we entered into new forward equity sales agreements aggregating $403.4 million to sell 2.4 million shares under our ATM program at an average price of $169.38 per share (before underwriting discounts). As of June 30, 2022, the remaining aggregate amount available under our ATM program for future sales of common stock was $246.6 million.
• During 2Q22, we did not issue shares to settle our outstanding forward equity agreements. We expect to issue an aggregate of 9.0 million shares at an average price of $187.91 per share to settle all our outstanding forward equity sales agreements and receive net proceeds of approximately $1.7 billion in 2H22.
• In April 2022, we repaid two secured notes payable aggregating $195.0 million due in 2024 with an effective interest rate of 3.40%. As a result, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $3.3 million.

Investments

• As of June 30, 2022:
• Our investments aggregated $1.7 billion.
• Unrealized gains presented in our consolidated balance sheets were $459.8 million, comprising gross unrealized gains and losses aggregating $565.5 million and $105.7 million, respectively.
• Investment loss of $39.5 million, presented in our consolidated statements of operations, consisted of $28.6 million of realized gains and $68.1 million of unrealized losses/changes in fair value.

Subsequent event

• On July 1, 2022, Stephen A. Richardson, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, tendered his resignation from all of his positions with the Company and its subsidiaries, effective July 31, 2022, and notified the Company of his intent to retire from full-time employment and his professional career for family and personal reasons.

Industry and ESG leadership: catalyzing and leading the way for positive change to benefit human health and society

• In June 2022, we released our 2021 ESG Report, which highlights our longstanding ESG leadership. The report details our efforts to advance our ESG impact, including by driving high-performance building design and operations to reduce carbon emissions, mitigating climate-related risk in our real estate portfolio, and investing in and providing essential infrastructure for sustainable agrifoodtech companies. It also showcases Alexandria's comprehensive efforts to catalyze the health, wellness, safety, and productivity of our employees, tenants, local communities, and the world through the built environment and beyond, including through our visionary social responsibility endeavors. Notable initiatives presented in the report that highlight our innovative approach include:
• Furthering the development of our approach to physical and transitional climate-related risk by initiating a process to assess and understand potential physical risk and pathways to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy and continuing to develop science-based targets;
• Implementing innovative solutions to minimize fossil fuel use in our state-of-the-art laboratory development projects, such as at 325 Binney Street, which will harness geothermal energy to target a LEED Zero Energy certification and a 92% reduction in fossil fuel use as a key component of its design to be the most sustainable laboratory building in Cambridge; at 751 Gateway Boulevard, which is pursuing electrification and is tracking to be the first all-electric laboratory building in South San Francisco; and at the Alexandria Center^® for Life Science – South Lake Union mega campus in Seattle, where the Company is incorporating an innovative wastewater heat recovery system; and
• Increasing our investment in renewable electricity to mitigate carbon emissions in our existing asset base, including through a large-scale solar power purchase agreement that will significantly increase the supply of renewable electricity to our Greater Boston market starting in 2024.

About Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE), an S&P 500^® urban office REIT, is the first, longest-tenured, and pioneering owner, operator, and developer uniquely focused on collaborative life science, agtech, and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, with a total market capitalization of $33.7 billion and an asset base in North America of 74.1 million SF as of June 30, 2022. The asset base in North America includes 41.1 million RSF of operating properties and 5.9 million RSF of Class A properties undergoing construction, 9.9 million RSF of near-term and intermediate-term development and redevelopment projects, and 17.2 million SF of future development projects. Founded in 1994, Alexandria pioneered this niche and has since established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science, agtech, and technology campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agtech, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value. For additional information on Alexandria, please visit www.are.com.

Guidance
June 30, 2022
(Dollars in millions)

The following updated guidance is based on our current view of existing market conditions and assumptions for the year ending December 31, 2022. There can be no assurance that actual amounts will not be materially higher or lower than these expectations. Also, refer to our discussion of "forward-looking statements" on page 8 of this Earnings Press Release for additional details.

Key changes to our guidance include the reduction of an aggregate $635 million to our uses of capital, comprising a $350 million reduction in acquisitions and a $285 million reduction in construction spending. This reduction was offset by construction spending from January through June 2022, which increased by $335 million to slightly above the high end of our previous guidance range, as a result of construction spending associated with the leasing of our development and redevelopment projects under construction and our near-term pipeline projects. In addition, the midpoint of our guidance for funds from operations per share, as adjusted increased by three cents driven by strong same property performance and general and administrative savings in 2H22 resulting from the retirement of Stephen A. Richardson, our Co-Chief Executive Officer.

Earnings Call Information and About the Company
June 30, 2022

We will host a conference call on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET")/noon Pacific Time ("PT"), which is open to the general public, to discuss our financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. To participate in this conference call, dial (833) 366-1125 or (412) 902-6738 shortly before 3:00 p.m. ET/noon PT and ask the operator to join the call for Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. The audio webcast can be accessed at www.are.com in the "For Investors" section. A replay of the call will be available for a limited time from 5:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The replay number is (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088, and the access code is 7939670.

Additionally, a copy of this Earnings Press Release and Supplemental Information for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 is available in the "For Investors" section of our website at www.are.com or by following this link: https://www.are.com/fs/2022q2.pdf.

For any questions, please contact Joel S. Marcus, executive chairman and founder; Peter M. Moglia, co-chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer; Stephen A. Richardson, co-chief executive officer; Dean A. Shigenaga, president and chief financial officer; Paula Schwartz, managing director of Rx Communications Group, at (917) 633-7790; or Sara M. Kabakoff, vice president – communications, at (626) 578-0777.

About the Company

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (NYSE:ARE), an S&P 500^® urban office real estate investment trust ("REIT"), is the first, longest-tenured, and pioneering owner, operator, and developer uniquely focused on collaborative life science, agtech, and technology campuses in AAA innovation cluster locations, with a total market capitalization of $33.7 billion and an asset base in North America of 74.1 million square feet ("SF") as of June 30, 2022. The asset base in North America includes 41.1 million RSF of operating properties and 5.9 million RSF of Class A properties undergoing construction, 9.9 million RSF of near-term and intermediate-term development and redevelopment projects, and 17.2 million SF of future development projects. Founded in 1994, Alexandria pioneered this niche and has since established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science, agtech, and technology campuses that provide our innovative tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments that enhance their ability to successfully recruit and retain world-class talent and inspire productivity, efficiency, creativity, and success. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agtech, and technology companies through our venture capital platform. We believe our unique business model and diligent underwriting ensure a high-quality and diverse tenant base that results in higher occupancy levels, longer lease terms, higher rental income, higher returns, and greater long-term asset value. For additional information on Alexandria, please visit www.are.com.

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This document includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding our 2022 earnings per share attributable to Alexandria's common stockholders – diluted, 2022 funds from operations per share attributable to Alexandria's common stockholders – diluted, net operating income, and our projected sources and uses of capital. You can identify the forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words, such as "forecast," "guidance," "goals," "projects," "estimates," "anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "seeks," "should," "targets," or "will," or the negative of those words or similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends, and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events. There can be no assurance that actual results will not be materially higher or lower than these expectations. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, without limitation, our failure to obtain capital (debt, construction financing, and/or equity) or refinance debt maturities, lower than expected yields, increased interest rates and operating costs, adverse economic or real estate developments in our markets, our failure to successfully place into service and lease any properties undergoing development or redevelopment and our existing space held for future development or redevelopment (including new properties acquired for that purpose), our failure to successfully operate or lease acquired properties, decreased rental rates, increased vacancy rates or failure to renew or replace expiring leases, defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants, adverse general and local economic conditions, an unfavorable capital market environment, decreased leasing activity or lease renewals, failure to obtain LEED and other healthy building certifications and efficiencies, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Earnings Press Release and Supplemental Information, and unless otherwise stated, we assume no obligation to update this information and expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For more discussion relating to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and risks to our business in general, please refer to our SEC filings, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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