10-Q
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 September 30, 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 October 25, 2024 the registrant h ad 52,430,161 sh ares of common stock, $0.10 par value per share, outstanding.
SITE Centers Corp.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
QUARTER ENDED September 30, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements – Unaudited
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
4
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
6
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
9
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
19
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
38
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
39
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
40
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
40
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
40
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
40
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
40
Item 5.
Other Information
40
Item 6.
Exhibits
41
SIGNATURES
42
2
SITE Centers Corp.
CONSOLIDATED B ALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited; in thousands, except share amounts)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Land
$
613,990
$
930,540
Buildings
1,700,647
3,311,368
Fixtures and tenant improvements
323,926
537,872
2,638,563
4,779,780
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 799,336
)
( 1,570,377
)
1,839,227
3,209,403
Construction in progress and land
17,887
51,379
Total real estate assets, net
1,857,114
3,260,782
Investments in and advances to joint ventures, net
32,179
39,372
Cash and cash equivalents
1,063,088
551,968
Restricted cash
21,038
17,063
Accounts receivable
38,842
65,623
Other assets, net
114,837
126,543
$
3,127,098
$
4,061,351
Liabilities and Equity
Indebtedness
$
300,842
$
1,626,275
Accounts payable and other liabilities
171,541
195,727
Dividends payable
2,789
63,806
Total liabilities
475,172
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 September 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023
175,000
175,000
Common shares, with par value, $ 0.10 stated value; 75,000,000 shares authorized; 52,467,187 and
52,393,384 shares issued at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
5,247
5,239
Additional paid-in capital
5,927,905
5,923,919
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income
( 3,460,210
)
( 3,934,736
)
Deferred compensation obligation
4,968
5,167
Accumulated other comprehensive income
6,113
6,121
Less: Common shares in treasury at cost: 105,895 and 73,701 shares at September 30, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, respectively
( 7,097
)
( 5,167
)
Total equity
2,651,926
2,175,543
$
3,127,098
$
4,061,351
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SITE Centers Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STA TEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Revenues from operations:
Rental income
$
89,017
$
142,498
Fee and other income
1,746
2,261
90,763
144,759
Rental operation expenses:
Operating and maintenance
16,185
20,986
Real estate taxes
12,170
20,543
General and administrative
15,111
11,259
Depreciation and amortization
34,251
52,821
77,717
105,609
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
( 16,706
)
( 21,147
)
Interest income
13,997
—
Debt extinguishment costs
( 32,559
)
—
Gain on derivative instruments
754
—
Transaction costs and other expense
( 23,847
)
( 690
)
( 58,361
)
( 21,837
)
(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items
( 45,315
)
17,313
Equity in net income of joint ventures
328
518
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
368,139
31,047
Income before tax expense
323,152
48,878
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes
( 199
)
( 236
)
Net income attributable to SITE Centers
$
322,953
$
48,642
Preferred dividends
( 2,789
)
( 2,789
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
320,164
$
45,853
Per share data:
Basic
$
6.09
$
0.87
Diluted
$
6.07
$
0.87
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SITE Centers Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited; in thousands, except per share amounts)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Revenues from operations:
Rental income
$
322,089
$
414,324
Fee and other income
6,436
7,285
328,525
421,609
Rental operation expenses:
Operating and maintenance
55,980
66,628
Real estate taxes
45,056
60,875
Impairment charges
66,600
—
General and administrative
38,896
35,935
Depreciation and amortization
117,840
165,535
324,372
328,973
Other income (expense):
Interest expense
( 54,045
)
( 61,991
)
Interest income
29,841
—
Debt extinguishment costs
( 43,004
)
—
Gain on debt retirement
1,037
—
Loss on derivative instruments
( 4,412
)
—
Transaction costs and other expense
( 31,436
)
( 2,011
)
( 102,019
)
( 64,002
)
(Loss) income before earnings from equity method investments and other items
( 97,866
)
28,634
Equity in net income of joint ventures
406
6,495
Gain on sale and change in control of interest
2,669
3,749
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
633,169
31,230
Income before tax expense
538,378
70,108
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and income taxes
( 732
)
( 811
)
Net income
$
537,646
$
69,297
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net
—
( 18
)
Net income attributable to SITE Centers
$
537,646
$
69,279
Preferred dividends
( 8,367
)
( 8,367
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
529,279
$
60,912
Per share data:
Basic
$
10.07
$
1.16
Diluted
$
10.03
$
1.16
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SITE Centers Corp.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited; in thousands)
Three Months
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income
$
322,953
$
48,642
$
537,646
$
69,297
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in cash flow hedges, net of amount reclassed to earnings
( 2,459
)
1,930
( 8
)
3,017
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
( 2,459
)
1,930
( 8
)
3,017
Comprehensive income
$
320,494
$
50,572
$
537,638
$
72,314
Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
( 18
)
Total comprehensive income attributable to SITE Centers
$
320,494
$
50,572
$
537,638
$
72,296
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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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 (Loss) Income
Treasury
Stock at
Cost
Total
Balance, December 31, 2023
$
175,000
$
5,239
$
5,923,919
$
( 3,934,736
)
$
5,167
$
6,121
$
( 5,167
)
$
2,175,543
Stock-based compensation, net
—
—
1,743
—
( 230
)
—
230
1,743
Dividends declared-common shares
—
—
—
( 54,753
)
—
—
—
( 54,753
)
Dividends declared-preferred shares
—
—
—
( 5,578
)
—
—
—
( 5,578
)
Comprehensive loss
—
—
—
214,693
—
2,451
—
217,144
Balance, June 30, 2024
175,000
5,239
5,925,662
( 3,780,374
)
4,937
8,572
( 4,937
)
2,334,099
Stock-based compensation, net
—
8
2,243
—
31
—
( 2,160
)
122
Dividends declared-common shares
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
-
Dividends declared-preferred shares
—
—
—
( 2,789
)
—
—
—
( 2,789
)
Comprehensive income
—
—
—
322,953
—
( 2,459
)
—
320,494
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
175,000
$
5,247
$
5,927,905
$
( 3,460,210
)
$
4,968
$
6,113
$
( 7,097
)
$
2,651,926
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
$
5,239
$
5,943,812
$
( 4,046,370
)
$
5,025
$
9,038
$
( 4,916
)
$
5,794
$
2,092,622
Issuance of common shares
related to stock plans
—
—
13
—
—
—
—
—
13
Repurchase of common shares
—
—
( 26,611
)
—
—
—
—
—
( 26,611
)
Stock-based compensation, net
—
—
( 1,042
)
—
( 84
)
—
( 25
)
—
( 1,151
)
Repurchase of OP units
—
—
4,059
—
—
—
—
( 5,794
)
( 1,735
)
Distributions to non-controlling
interests
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 18
)
( 18
)
Dividends declared-common shares
—
—
—
( 54,586
)
—
—
—
—
( 54,586
)
Dividends declared-preferred shares
—
—
—
( 5,578
)
—
—
—
—
( 5,578
)
Comprehensive income
—
—
—
20,637
—
1,087
—
18
21,742
Balance, June 30, 2023
175,000
5,239
5,920,231
( 4,085,897
)
4,941
10,125
( 4,941
)
—
2,024,698
Issuance of common shares
related to stock plans
—
—
7
—
—
—
—
—
7
Stock-based compensation, net
—
—
1,540
—
112
—
( 112
)
—
1,540
Dividends declared-common shares
—
—
—
( 27,311
)
—
—
—
—
( 27,311
)
Dividends declared-preferred shares
—
—
—
( 2,789
)
—
—
—
—
( 2,789
)
Comprehensive income
—
—
—
48,642
—
1,930
—
—
50,572
Balance, September 30, 2023
$
175,000
$
5,239
$
5,921,778
$
( 4,067,355
)
$
5,053
$
12,055
$
( 5,053
)
$
—
$
2,046,717
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)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income
$
537,646
$
69,297
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
117,840
165,535
Stock-based compensation
6,508
5,530
Amortization and write-off of debt issuance costs, commitment fees, and fair market value of debt adjustments
46,766
3,217
Gain on debt retirement
( 1,037
)
—
Loss on derivative instruments
4,412
—
Equity in net income of joint ventures
( 406
)
( 6,495
)
Operating cash distributions from joint ventures
—
258
Gain on sale and change in control of interests
( 2,669
)
( 3,749
)
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
( 633,169
)
( 31,230
)
Impairment charges
66,600
—
Assumption of buildings due to ground lease terminations
( 2,678
)
—
Net change in accounts receivable
6,584
( 1,180
)
Net change in accounts payable and accrued expenses
13,828
7,323
Net change in other operating assets and liabilities
( 17,026
)
( 16,457
)
Total adjustments
( 394,447
)
122,752
Net cash flow provided by operating activities
143,199
192,049
Cash flow from investing activities:
Real estate acquired, net of liabilities and cash assumed
( 226,079
)
( 102,095
)
Real estate developed and improvements to operating real estate
( 57,870
)
( 80,782
)
Proceeds from sale of joint venture interests
—
3,405
Proceeds from disposition of real estate
2,132,733
112,292
Equity contributions to joint ventures
( 951
)
( 118
)
Repayment of joint venture advance
730
318
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
1,400
9,468
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities
1,849,963
( 57,512
)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility, net
—
135,000
Proceeds from mortgage debt
530,000
—
Payment of loan commitment fees
( 7,712
)
—
Payment of debt issuance costs
( 11,871
)
—
Prepayment of Curbline loan costs
( 5,034
)
—
Repayment of senior notes
( 1,305,920
)
( 87,209
)
Repayment of mortgage debt and term loan
( 548,751
)
( 16,224
)
Payment of debt extinguishment costs
( 8,099
)
—
Proceeds from terminations of derivatives
8,098
—
Repurchase of common shares in conjunction with equity award plans and dividend reinvestment plan
( 4,774
)
( 5,224
)
Repurchase of common shares
—
( 26,611
)
Repurchase of operating units
—
( 1,735
)
Distributions to redeemable operating partnership units
—
( 37
)
Dividends paid
( 124,004
)
( 90,450
)
Net cash flow used for financing activities
( 1,478,067
)
( 92,490
)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
515,095
42,047
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
569,031
21,214
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
1,084,126
$
63,261
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolid ated 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.
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of 79 convenience retail properties consisting of approxima tely 2.7 million square feet of gross leasable area (“GLA”), into a separate, publicly-traded company named Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline” or “Curbline Properties”). At September 30, 2024, Curbline Properties was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SITE Centers.
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 and nine months ended September 30, 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).
Effect of Reverse Stock Split on Presentation
Prior to the commencement of trading on August 19, 2024, in anticipation of the spin-off of Curbline Properties, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common shares at a ratio of one-for-four. All share and per share data included in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements gives retroactive effect to the reverse stock split for all periods presented.
Disposition of Real Estate
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received gross proceeds of $ 1,361.6 million and $ 2,245.1 million, respectively, from the sale of 25 and 40 wholly- owned shopping centers (excluding certain retained convenience parcels) and one parcel at a wholly-owned shopping center resulting in gain on dispositions of $ 368.1 million and $ 633.2 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company received gross proceeds of $ 118.3 million from the sale of five wholly- owned shopping centers.
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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):
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Dividends declared, but not paid
$
2.8
$
30.1
Accounts payable related to construction in progress
2.8
12.0
Repurchase of OP Units
—
4.1
Assumption of buildings due to ground lease terminations
2.7
—
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Segment Reporting. In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07 which enhances segment disclosure requirements for entities required to report segment information in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023. There are aspects of this ASU that apply to entities with one reportable segment. The Company will review the extent of any disclosures necessary prior to implementation. Other than additional disclosure, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and/or results of operations.
Income Taxes. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 which enhances income tax disclosure requirements in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes. The amendments in this update are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company will review the extent of new disclosure necessary prior to implementation. Other than additional disclosure, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and/or result of operations.
2. Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company acquired the following convenience centers and land (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
Collection at Brandon Boulevard-Ground Lease (A)
Tampa, Florida
April 2024
1,000
Wilmette Center
Wilmette, Illinois
May 2024
2,850
Sunrise Plaza
Vero Beach, Florida
May 2024
5,500
Meadowmont Village (B)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
May 2024
44,250
Red Mountain Corner
Phoenix, Arizona
June 2024
2,100
Roswell Market Center
Roswell, Georgia
June 2024
17,750
Crocker Commons
Westlake, Ohio
July 2024
18,500
Maple Corner
Henderson, Tennessee
July 2024
8,250
Village Plaza
Houston, Texas
August 2024
31,000
Brookhaven Station
Atlanta, Georgia
August 2024
30,200
Loma Alta Station
Oceanside, California
September 2024
12,350
Nine Mile Corner
Erie, Colorado
September 2024
10,880
Crossroads Marketplace
Chino Hills, California
September 2024
34,150
$
237,890
(A) Acquired the fee interest in a land parcel at this center.
(B) Acquired from the DDRM Properties Joint Venture (Note 3). Meadowmont Village, consisting of 62,116 square feet of GLA was included in the spin-off of Curbline.
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The fair value of the acquisitions was allocated as follows (in thousands):
Weighted-Average
Amortization Period
(in Years)
Land
$
104,632
N/A
Buildings
113,110
(A)
Tenant improvements
6,392
(A)
In-place leases (including lease origination costs and fair market value of leases)
25,704
7.1
Other assets assumed
98
N/A
249,936
Less: Below-market leases
( 12,912
)
15.7
Less: Other liabilities assumed
( 2,130
)
N/A
Net assets acquired
$
234,894
(A) Depreciated in accordance with the Company’s policy.
2024
Consideration:
Cash
$
226,079
Gain on Sale and Change in Control of Interests
2,669
Carrying value of previously held equity interest (Note 3)
6,146
Total consideration
$
234,894
Included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, was $ 3.4 million and $ 4.5 million, respectively, in total revenues from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2024, for the properties acquired in 2024 .
3. Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures
At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had ownership interests in various unconsolidated joint ventures that had investments in 11 and 13 shopping center properties, respectively. 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
( 895
)
Distributions
( 1,400
)
Contributions
951
Amortization of basis differentials
1,424
Carrying value of previously held equity interest
( 6,146
)
Repayment of advances
( 730
)
Change in fair value of derivative
( 397
)
Balance, September 30, 2024
$
32,179
A reconciliation of the consolidated joint venture equity is as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Company's share of accumulated equity
$
27,801
$
35,782
Basis differentials
2,385
1,099
Deferred leasing and development fees, net of portion related to the Company's interest
—
( 136
)
Amounts payable to the Company
1,993
2,627
Investments in and Advances to Joint Ventures, net
$
32,179
$
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 $ 1.3 million and $ 4.1 million and $ 1.6 million and $ 5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Disposition of Shopping Centers
In May 2024, the Company acquired one asset previously owned by the DDRM Properties Joint Venture (Meadowmont Village, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) for $ 44.2 million and stepped up its 20 % interest due to a change in control. The transaction resulted in a
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Gain on Sale and Change in Control of Interests of $ 2.7 million. In June 2024, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture sold one asset (Hilltop Plaza, Richmond, California) for $ 36.5 million. There are no remaining assets in this joint venture.
4. Other Assets and Intangibles, net
Other assets, liabilities and intangibles consist of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
Asset
Accumulated Amortization
Net
Intangible assets, net:
In-place leases
$
117,136
$
( 70,500
)
$
46,636
Above-market leases
8,018
( 5,408
)
2,610
Lease origination costs
18,824
( 8,476
)
10,348
Tenant relationships
24,544
( 20,769
)
3,775
Below market ground lease (as lessee) (A)
13,670
( 17
)
13,653
Total intangible assets, net (B)
182,192
( 105,170
)
77,022
Operating lease ROU assets
16,086
Other assets:
Prepaid expenses (C)
11,007
Other assets
7,965
Deposits
2,757
Total other assets, net
$
114,837
Liability
Accumulated Amortization
Net
Below-market leases
$
51,508
$
( 12,779
)
$
38,729
(A) In connection with the sale of two assets in June 2024 to unrelated third parties, intercompany ground leases related to certain portions of land that had initial terms of 90-years and 99-years, respectively, with a fixed, prepaid rent of $ 1 were assumed by the buyers. Such intercompany ground leases were previously eliminated in consolidation and treated as a sale leaseback when the shopping centers were sold. The leased back land pertains to land underlying convenience assets that were retained by the Company. Upon sale of the shopping centers, the Company recognized below-market ground lease assets of approximately $ 13.7 million.
(B) The Company recorded amortization expense related to its intangibles, excluding above- and below-market leases, of $ 4.4 million and $ 5.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $ 13.6 million and $ 17.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(C) Includes $ 5.0 million of prepaid loan costs relating to a revolving line of credit and delayed-draw term loan facility for Curbline. The Company is obligated to pay such c osts under the Separation and Distribution Agreement (Note 1 0).
December 31, 2023
Asset
Accumulated Amortization
Net
Intangible assets, net:
In-place leases
$
184,545
$
( 134,263
)
$
50,282
Above-market leases
22,220
( 18,627
)
3,593
Lease origination costs
22,903
( 14,654
)
8,249
Tenant relationships
79,758
( 72,892
)
6,866
Total intangible assets, net
309,426
( 240,436
)
68,990
Operating lease ROU assets
17,373
Other assets:
Loan commitment fees (A)
13,485
Prepaid expenses
5,104
Swap receivables (B)
11,115
Other assets
2,294
Deposits
2,857
Deferred charges, net
5,325
Total other assets, net
$
126,543
Liability
Accumulated Amortization
Net
Below-market leases
$
81,487
$
( 35,391
)
$
46,096
(A) Fees related to a commitment obtained in October 2023 for a $ 1.1 billion mortgage facility to be secured by an originally identified group of 40 properties (the “Mortgage Commitment”). The fees paid to date related to the Mortgage Commitment were recorded as a deferred fee as the facility had not closed and therefore no amounts had been drawn. The Company terminated the Mortgage Commitment in August 2024 when it closed a separate $ 530.0 million mortgage financing on different terms (Note 5). At termination, when it became probable that the Mortgage Commitment would not be drawn upon, the remaining fees
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were expensed. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company wrote-off $ 10.9 million and $ 21.2 million, respectively, of fees relating to the Mortgage Commitment to Debt extinguishment costs on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(B) Included cash flow hedge and derivative on unsecured notes (Note 6).
5. Indebtedness
The Company’s indebtedness consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Unsecured Indebtedness:
Senior Notes, net
$
—
$
1,303,243
Term Loan, net
—
198,856
Revolving Credit Facility
—
—
—
1,502,099
Mortgage Indebtedness, net
300,842
124,176
Total Indebtedness
$
300,842
$
1,626,275
Senior Notes
In August 2024, the Company used cash on hand and proceeds from the Mortgage Facility, discussed below, to repay all of its outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness, including redeeming its senior unsecured notes due in 2025, 2026 and 2027 (the “Senior Notes”) and recorded Debt Extinguishment Costs of $ 6.7 million which included a make-whole amount of $ 4.1 million related to the redemption of its Senior Notes due in 2027. The make-whole premium was partially offset by $ 1.3 million of cash received upon the termination of the swaption which is recorded in Gain on Derivative instruments as discussed in Note 6.
During the first two quarters of 2024, the Company repurchased $ 88.3 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Senior Notes at a discount to par. In connection with these purchases, the Company recorded a net Gain on Debt Retirement of $ 1.0 million.
Term Loan
In August 2024, the Company repaid in full all outstanding amounts under the Third Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2022 (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among the Company, Wells Fargo National Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto. At the time of the repayment, the principal amount outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement was $ 200.0 million and the Company recorded Debt Extinguishment Costs of $ 0.9 million. The Company received $ 6.8 million of cash related to an interest rate swap that was also terminated in connection with the repayment of the Term Loan Agreement (Note 6).
Revolving Credit Facility
On August 15, 2024, the Company repaid in full all outstanding amounts under its unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Simultaneously with such repayment, the Company permanently terminated the lenders’ commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in accordance with the terms thereof. At the time of termination of the lenders’ commitments, there were no revolving loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company was 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 through the termination date. In conjunction with the termination, the Company recorded $ 3.9 million in Debt Extinguishment Costs.
Mortgage Facility
On August 7, 2024, the Company closed and funded a $ 530.0 million mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Facility”) provided by affiliates of Atlas SP Partners, L.P. and Athene Annuity and Life Company (collectively, the “Lenders”). In connection with the Mortgage Facility’s closing, the Company terminated the Mortgage Commitment.
In connection with the Mortgage Facility’s closing, certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Borrowers”) delivered certain promissory notes (collectively, the “Notes”) evidencing their obligation to pay the principal, interest and other amounts under the Mortgage Facility. The Notes are secured by, among other things, mortgages encumbering the Borrowers’ respective properties (a total of 23 properties at closing) (the “Properties”), and related personal property, leases and rents.
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The Mortgage Facility will mature on September 6, 2026 , subject to two one-year extensions at the Borrowers’ option (subject to satisfaction of certain conditions) . The interest rate applicable to the Notes is equal to 30-day term SOFR (subject to a rate index floor of 3.50 %) plus a spread of 2.75 % per annum. During the continuance of an event of default, the contract rate of interest on the Notes will increase to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate allowed by law or (ii) 4 % above the interest rate then otherwise applicable.
The Mortgage Facility is structured as an interest only loan throughout the initial two-year term and any exercised extension periods. The principal amount outstanding under the Mortgage Facility may be prepaid in whole or in part by the Borrowers at any time without penalty, provided that prepayments made prior to the first anniversary of the closing date in excess of 35 % of the initial principal amount of the Mortgage Facility will be subject to Borrowers’ payment of a spread maintenance premium equal to 2.75 % per annum based on the number of days remaining prior to the first anniversary of the closing date. So long as no default then exists and subject to other customary release conditions, the Borrowers may cause the Lenders to release Properties from the Mortgage Facility in connection with their sale by paying 115 % of the initial loan amount allocated to such Property (plus the spread maintenance premium, if applicable) provided that after giving effect to such release, the debt yield of the remaining Properties is equal to or greater than (i) the debt yield on the Mortgage Facility’s closing date and (ii) the debt yield in effect immediately prior to such release.
All rents received from the Properties will be deposited into lockbox accounts in the name of the Borrowers for the benefit of and controlled by the Lenders. So long as no Trigger Period (as defined below) is continuing, Borrowers shall have control over all funds in such lockbox accounts. During a Trigger Period, substantially all amounts in the lockbox accounts will be remitted to a cash management account controlled by the Lenders on a daily basis and will be used by the Lenders to fund monthly debt service, real estate taxes, insurance, required reserves, other amounts owing to the Lenders and other property-level operating costs, with all remaining amounts to be held by the Lenders as additional collateral for the Mortgage Facility. A “Trigger Period” commences (i) upon the occurrence of any event of default under the Mortgage Facility (and ends upon the cure or waiver of the event of default); (ii) when the debt yield falls below 10.5% (and ends when the debt yield exceeds 10.5% for one calendar quarter); or (iii) upon any bankruptcy action with respect to any Borrower or manager of a Property that has not been discharged within 60 days of filing.
Throughout the term of the Mortgage Facility, the Company is required to maintain (i) a net worth of not less than 15 % of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan (but in no event less than $ 100.0 million) and (ii) minimum liquid assets of not less than 5 % of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan (but in no event less than $ 15.0 million).
As of September 30, 2024, the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Facility was $ 206.9 million and 13 properties continued to serve as collateral for the Mortgage Facility. In conjunction with the release of 10 Properties from the Mortgage Facility in connection with the dispositions occurring subsequent to the closing date, the Company recorded debt extinguishment costs of $ 10.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024.
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.
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 was 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 were and all other debt is 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.
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Carrying values that are different from estimated fair values are summarized as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Senior Notes
$
—
$
—
$
1,303,243
$
1,278,186
Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
—
—
198,856
200,000
Mortgage Indebtedness
300,842
313,079
124,176
127,749
$
300,842
$
313,079
$
1,626,275
$
1,605,935
Items Measured on Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The Company maintained a swap agreement (included in Other Assets) measured at a fair value on a recurring basis of $ 11.1 million at December 31, 2023. In August 2024, the swap agreement was terminated. 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 valuation techniques used by the Company to determine such fair value fell within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company may use swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. The swaps designated as cash flow hedges involved 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.
Prior to the termination and repayment of amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement (Note 5) on August 15, 2024, the Company had one effective swap with a notional amount of $ 200.0 million, expiring in June 2027 , which converted the variable-rate SOFR component of the interest rate applicable to its term loan to a fixed rate of 2.75 %. In August of 2024, in conjunction with the repayment of the Term Loan Agreement (Note 5), the swap was terminated and re-designated to convert the variable-rate SOFR component of the interest rate applicable to $ 200.0 million of the loan outstanding under the new Mortgage Facility to a fixed rate of 2.75 %. At the time or termination, the Company received a cash payment of $ 6.8 million and the fair value of the derivative remaining in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income was $ 6.4 million. This amount will be subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction is probable of affecting 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 $ 2.2 million.
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 changes in benchmark interest rates on potential yield maintenance premiums applicable to the redemption of its Senior Notes due in 2027. The swaptions did not qualify for hedge accounting. As a result, these derivative instruments were 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 August 2024, the swaption agreements were terminated and the Company received a cash payment of $ 1.3 million. The Company reported a non-cash loss of $ 0.3 million and $ 5.5 million, respectively, related to the valuation adjustments associated with these instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, which is recorded in Loss on derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.
7. Other Comprehensive Income
The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by component are as follows (in thousands):
2024
Balance, December 31, 2023
$
6,121
Change in cash flow hedges
3,391
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
to interest expense
( 3,399
)
Balance, September 30, 2024 (A)
$
6,113
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(A) Includes derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company (Note 6) and by an unconsolidated joint venture.
8. Earnings Per Share
Prior to the commencement of trading on August 19, 2024, the Company effectuated a one-for-four reverse split of its common shares. The share amounts and earnings per share amounts disclosed below have been adjusted to reflect the one-for-four reverse stock split.
The following table provides a reconciliation of net 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
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Numerators – Basic and Diluted
Net income
$
322,953
$
48,642
$
537,646
$
69,297
Income attributable to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
( 18
)
Preferred dividends
( 2,789
)
( 2,789
)
( 8,367
)
$
( 8,367
)
Earnings attributable to unvested shares and OP Units
( 1,171
)
( 100
)
( 2,005
)
$
( 295
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders after
allocation to participating securities
$
318,993
$
45,753
$
527,274
$
60,617
Denominators – Number of Shares
Basic — Average shares outstanding
52,400
52,322
52,381
52,376
Assumed conversion of dilutive securities—PRSUs
153
28
177
60
Diluted — Average shares outstanding
52,553
52,350
52,558
52,436
Earnings Per Share:
Basic
$
6.09
$
0.87
$
10.07
$
1.16
Diluted
$
6.07
$
0.87
$
10.03
$
1.16
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, Performance Restricted Stock Units (“PRSUs”) issued in March 2024, March 2023 and March 2022 were considered in the computation of diluted EPS. The PRSUs issued in March 2021 were considered in the computation of diluted EPS for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The PRSUs issued in March 2022 were considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and were not considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 because they were antidilutive. PRSUs issued in March 2023 were not considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2023, because they were antidilutive and were considered in the computation of diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 . In March 2024, the Company issued 44,631 common shares in settlement of PRSUs granted in March 2021.
Common Share Dividends
The Company declared cash dividends of $ 1.04 per common share and $ 1.56 per common share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
9. Impairment Charges
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded impairment charges aggregating $ 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.
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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.
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 nine months ended September 30, 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
September 30, 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
September 30, 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.
10. Subsequent Events
Curbline Spin Off
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of Curbline Properties. At the time of the spin-off, Curbline owned 79 convenience retail properties, consisting of approximately 2.7 million square feet of GLA of convenience retail real estate. In connection with the spin-off, on October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and Curbline Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company transferred its portfolio of convenience retail properties, $ 800.0 million of unrestricted cash and certain other assets, liabilities and obligations to Curbline and effected a pro rata special distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Curbline common stock to common shareholders of the Company as of September 23, 2024, the record date. On the spin-off date, holders of the Company’s common shares received two shares of common stock of Curbline for every one common share of the Company held on the record date.
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a Shared Services Agreement (the “Shared Services Agreement”) for certain business services to be provided by the Company to the Operating Partnership and by the Operating Partnership to the Company. Unless terminated earlier, the term of the Shared Services Agreement will expire on October 1, 2027. The Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a tax matters agreement, which governs the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to various tax matters and provides for the allocation of tax-related assets, liabilities and obligations. In addition, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership entered into an employee matters agreement, which governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to transitioning employees, equity plans and retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employment, compensation and benefit-related matters.
Class A Preferred Stock Redemption
The Company provided notice of its intent to redeem all of its outstanding 6.375 % Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and the associated depositary shares on October 24, 2024, with payment of the redemption price plus accrued and unpaid dividends of to be made on or after November 26, 2024. The Company expects to record a non-cash charge of approximately $ 6.1 million to net income attributable to common shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2024, which represents the difference between the redemption price and the carrying amount immediately prior to redemption, which was recorded to additional paid in capital upon original issuance.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis o f 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 September 30, 2024, the Company’s portfolio consisted of 112 shopping centers (including 11 shopping centers owned through unconsolidated joint ventures). At September 30, 2024, the Company owned approximately 11.5 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
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
320,164
$
45,853
$
529,279
$
60,912
FFO attributable to common shareholders
$
(13,495
)
$
67,845
$
78,614
$
187,263
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders
$
42,753
$
69,869
$
158,438
$
193,893
Earnings per share – Diluted
$
6.07
$
0.87
$
10.03
$
1.16
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the increase in net income attributable to common shareholders, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily was the result of the gains from dispositions of real estate recognized in 2024 and an increase in interest income, partially offset by the impact of net property dispositions, the write-off of fees related to the Mortgage Commitment (defined below), debt extinguishment costs, Curbline (defined below) spin-off transaction costs and impairment charges.
Curbline Spin-Off
In October 2023, the Company announced a plan to spin off a portfolio of convenience retail assets into a separate, publicly traded company to be named Curbline Properties Corp. (“Curbline” or “Curbline Properties”) in recognition of the distinct characteristics and opportunities within the Company’s unanchored and grocery, lifestyle and power center portfolios. Convenience properties are generally positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections, and major vehicular corridors, offering enhanced access and visibility along with dedicated parking and often include drive-thru units. The properties generally consist of a homogeneous row of primarily small-shop units leased to a diversified mixture of national and local service and restaurant tenants that cater to daily convenience trips from the growing suburban population.
As of September 30, 2024, the Curbline portfolio consisted of 79 wholly-owned convenience retail assets consisting of approximately 2.7 million square feet of GLA. The separation of Curbline was completed on October 1, 2024.
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and Curbline Properties LP (the “Operating Partnership”) entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), which provided for the principal transactions necessary to consummate the spin-off, including the allocation among the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership of the Company’s assets, liabilities and obligations attributable to periods both prior to and following the spin-off. In particular, the Separation and Distribution Agreement provided, among other things, that certain assets relating to Curbline’s business were to be transferred to the Operating Partnership or the applicable Curbline subsidiary, including equity interests of certain Company subsidiaries that held assets and liabilities related to Curbline, interests in real property, certain tangible personal property, cash and cash equivalents held in Curbline accounts (including the transfer to Curbline of unrestricted cash of $800.0 million upon consummation of the spin-off) and other assets primarily used or held primarily for use in Curbline’s business. The Separation and Distribution Agreement also provided that certain liabilities relating to Curbline’s business were to be transferred to the Operating Partnership or the applicable Curbline subsidiary, including liabilities relating to or arising out of the operation of Curbline’s business after the effective time of the spin-off
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and liabilities expressly allocated to Curbline or one of its subsidiaries by the Separation and Distribution Agreement or certain other agreements entered into in connection with the spin-off.
Additionally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement contains provisions that obligate the Company to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. As of September 30, 2024, these redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $33.7 million to complete.
On October 1, 2024, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a Shared Services Agreement (the “Shared Services Agreement”), which provides that, subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors and executives, the Operating Partnership or its affiliates will provide the Company (i) leadership and management services that are of a nature customarily performed by leadership and management overseeing the business and operation of a REIT similarly situated to the Company, including supervising various business functions of the Company necessary for the day-to-day management operations of the Company and its affiliates and (ii) transaction services that are of a nature customarily performed by a dedicated transactions team within an organization similarly situated to the Company, including the provision of personnel at both the leadership and operational levels necessary to ensure effective and efficient preparation, negotiation, execution and implementation of real estate transactions, as well as overseeing post-transaction activities and alignment with the Company’s strategic objectives. It is expected that the Operating Partnership or its affiliates will provide the Company with a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer but that the Company will employ its own Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and General Counsel.
The Shared Services Agreement also requires the Company to provide the Operating Partnership and its affiliates the services of its employees and the use or benefit of the Company’s assets, offices and other resources as may be necessary or useful to establish and operate various business functions of the Operating Partnership and its affiliates in a manner as would be established and operated for a REIT similarly situated to Curbline.
The Operating Partnership will have the authority to supervise the employees of the Company and its affiliates and direct and control the day-to-day activities of such employees while such employees are providing services to the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement.
The Operating Partnership will pay the Company a fee in the aggregate amount of 2.0% of Curbline’s Gross Revenue (as defined in the Shared Services Agreement) during the term of the Shared Services Agreement to be paid in monthly installments each month in arrears no later than the tenth calendar day of each month based upon Curbline’s Gross Revenue for the prior month. There is no separate fee paid by the Company in connection with the provision of services by the Operating Partnership or its affiliates under the Shared Services Agreement. Unless terminated earlier, the term of the Shared Services Agreement will expire on October 1, 2027. In the event of certain early terminations of the Shared Services Agreement, the Company will be obligated to pay a termination fee to the Operating Partnership equal to $2.5 million multiplied by the number of whole or partial fiscal quarters remaining in the Shared Services Agreement’s three-year term (or $12.0 million in the event the Company terminates the agreement for convenience on its second anniversary).
The Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership also entered into a tax matters agreement, which governs the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to various tax matters and provides for the allocation of tax-related assets, liabilities and obligations. In addition, the Company, Curbline and the Operating Partnership entered into an employee matters agreement, which governs the respective rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the parties following the spin-off with respect to transitioning employees, equity plans and retirement plans, health and welfare benefits, and other employment, compensation, and benefit-related matters.
SITE Centers Strategy
From July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, the Company generated approximately $3.1 billion of gross proceeds from sales of properties for the purpose of acquiring additional convenience properties, capitalizing Curbline and, together with proceeds from the closing and funding of the Mortgage Facility (defined below), redeeming and/or repaying all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness. As of October 1, 2024, the Company had completed the sale of substantially all of the properties that had been in its active disposition pipeline prior to the spin-off of Curbline. Going forward, the Company intends to realize value through operations and to consider various factors, including market conditions and differences between the public and private valuations of its portfolio, in evaluating whether and when to pursue additional asset sales. The timing of any additional sales may also be impacted by interim leasing, tactical redevelopment activities and other asset management initiatives intended to maximize value. The Company expects to use proceeds from any additional asset sales to repay outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to shareholders.
The Company expects that rental income and net income will decrease in future periods as a result of the spin-off of Curbline and the significant volume of dispositions completed in recent quarters. The Company expects that its future dividend policy will be influenced by operations and asset sales, though the Company’s distribution of any sale proceeds to shareholders will be subject to
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restrictions set forth in the terms of the Company’s indebtedness and management of liquidity and overall leverage levels in connection with ongoing operations.
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 October 25, 2024, in addition to the Curbline spin-off, include the following:
• Acquired 13 convenience centers and a fee interest in a land parcel in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $193.6 million, as well as the joint venture partner’s 80% interest in a property in North Carolina (Meadowmont Village) for $35.4 million;
• Sold 40 wholly-owned shopping centers (excluding certain retained convenience parcels), a parcel at a shopping center and two joint venture assets for an aggregate sales price of $2,325.9 million ($2,261.3 million at the Company’s share);
• Effected a reverse stock split of its common shares at a ratio of one-for-four;
• Closed and funded a $530.0 million Mortgage Facility which had an outstanding principal balance of $206.9 million as of September 30, 2024;
• Repaid in full the $200.0 million Term Loan (defined below) and terminated the Revolving Credit Facility (defined below) and recorded associated debt extinguishment costs of $0.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively;
• Repurchased $88.3 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding senior notes due in 2025, 2026 and 2027 (the “Senior Notes”) for total cash consideration including expenses of $87.1 million and recorded a gain on debt retirement of $1.0 million;
• Redeemed all of its remaining outstanding Senior Notes for total cash consideration including expenses of $1,223.0 million and recorded debt extinguishment costs of $6.7 million;
• Repaid two wholly-owned mortgages due in 2025 for $25.5 million in aggregate and a joint venture mortgage loan for DDRM Properties Joint Venture due in 2024 for $40.9 million ($8.2 million at the Company’s share) and
• Provided notice of its intent to redeem all of its outstanding 6.375% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and the associated depositary shares. In connection with the redemption, the Company expects to record a non-cash charge of approximately $6.1 million to net income attributable to common shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Operational Accomplishments
The Company believes its recent strong leasing results are attributable to national tenants’ strong financial positions and increasing emphasis and reliance on physical store locations and the concentration of the Company’s portfolio in primarily suburban, high household income communities which have witnessed significant population growth, changes in remote work and work-from-home trends, and limited new construction of competing retail properties.
Operational highlights for the Company through September 30, 2024, include the following:
• Total portfolio average annualized base rent per square foot increased to $24.83 at September 30, 2024, as compared to $20.35 at December 31, 2023 and $20.20 at September 30, 2023, all on a pro rata basis;
• The aggregate occupancy of the Company’s operating shopping center portfolio was 91.1% at September 30, 2024, as compared to 92.0% at December 31, 2023 and 92.2% at September 30, 2023, all on a pro rata basis and
• Leased approximately 2.3 million square feet of GLA, including 55 new leases and 208 renewals for a total of 263 leases. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has addressed substantially all of its remaining 2024 lease expirations.
The comparability of year-over-year and period-over-period operating metrics have been increasingly impacted by the level and composition of the Company’s disposition activities.
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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 September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Rental income (A)
$
89,017
$
142,498
$
(53,481
)
Fee and other income (B)
1,746
2,261
(515
)
Total revenues
$
90,763
$
144,759
$
(53,996
)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Rental income (A)
$
322,089
$
414,324
$
(92,235
)
Fee and other income (B)
6,436
7,285
(849
)
Total revenues
$
328,525
$
421,609
$
(93,084
)
(A) The following tables summarize the key components of the rental income (in thousands):
Three Months
Ended September 30,
Contractual Lease Payments
2024
2023
$ Change
Base and percentage rental income
$
65,293
$
106,827
$
(41,534
)
Recoveries from tenants
22,134
34,753
(12,619
)
Uncollectible revenue
95
(811
)
906
Lease termination fees, ancillary and other rental income
1,495
1,729
(234
)
Total contractual lease payments
$
89,017
$
142,498
$
(53,481
)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Contractual Lease Payments
2024
2023
$ Change
Base and percentage rental income (1)
$
233,249
$
305,578
$
(72,329
)
Recoveries from tenants (2)
80,366
104,570
(24,204
)
Uncollectible revenue
81
(1,126
)
1,207
Lease termination fees, ancillary and other rental income
8,393
5,302
3,091
Total contractual lease payments
$
322,089
$
414,324
$
(92,235
)
(1) The changes in base and percentage rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were due to the following (in millions):
Increase (Decrease)
Acquisition of shopping centers
$
8.9
Comparable Portfolio Properties
3.5
Disposition of shopping centers
(86.2
)
Straight-line rents
1.5
Total
$
(72.3
)
At September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company owned 101 and 106 wholly-owned properties, respectively, with an aggregate occupancy rate of 91.2% and 92.3%, respectively, and average annualized base rent per occupied square foot of $25.58 and $20.29, respectively.
(2) Recoveries from tenants were approximately 79.5% and 82.0% of operating expenses and real estate taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in recoveries from tenants is attributable to property dispositions that occurred in 2024.
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(B) Fee and Other Income was primarily earned from the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures. Changes 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 management arrangements with the Company in connection with a change in investment strategy or otherwise.
Expenses from Operations (in thousands)
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Operating and maintenance
$
16,185
$
20,986
$
(4,801
)
Real estate taxes
12,170
20,543
(8,373
)
General and administrative
15,111
11,259
3,852
Depreciation and amortization
34,251
52,821
(18,570
)
$
77,717
$
105,609
$
(27,892
)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Operating and maintenance (A)
$
55,980
$
66,628
$
(10,648
)
Real estate taxes (A)
45,056
60,875
(15,819
)
Impairment charges (B)
66,600
—
66,600
General and administrative (C)
38,896
35,935
2,961
Depreciation and amortization (A)
117,840
165,535
(47,695
)
$
324,372
$
328,973
$
(4,601
)
(A) The changes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, were due to the following (in millions):
Operating
and
Maintenance
Real Estate
Taxes
Depreciation
and
Amortization
Acquisition of shopping centers
$
1.6
$
1.2
$
6.6
Comparable Portfolio Properties
0.9
—
(1.2
)
Disposition of shopping centers
(13.1
)
(17.0
)
(53.1
)
$
(10.6
)
$
(15.8
)
$
(47.7
)
(B) The Company recorded impairment charges triggered by a change in the hold period assumptions. Impairment charges are presented in Note 9, “Impairment Charges”, to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included herein.
(C) General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, were approximately 10.0% and 7.3% of total revenues (excluding uncollectible revenue), respectively, including total revenues of unconsolidated joint ventures for the comparable periods. In May 2023, the Company initiated a restructuring plan that included a voluntary retirement offer and recorded a charge to general and administrative costs of $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded separation and other charges of $1.3 million.
Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Interest expense
$
(16,706
)
$
(21,147
)
$
4,441
Interest income
13,997
—
13,997
Debt extinguishment costs
(32,559
)
—
(32,559
)
Loss on derivative instruments
754
—
754
Transaction costs and other expense
(23,847
)
(690
)
(23,157
)
$
(58,361
)
$
(21,837
)
$
(36,524
)
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Interest expense (A)
$
(54,045
)
$
(61,991
)
$
7,946
Interest income (B)
29,841
—
29,841
Debt extinguishment costs (C)
(43,004
)
—
(43,004
)
Gain on debt retirement (D)
1,037
—
1,037
Loss on derivative instruments (E)
(4,412
)
—
(4,412
)
Transaction costs and other expense (F)
(31,436
)
(2,011
)
(29,425
)
$
(102,019
)
$
(64,002
)
$
(38,017
)
(A) The weighted-average debt outstanding and related weighted-average interest rate are as follows:
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Weighted-average debt outstanding (in billions)
$
1.3
$
1.8
Weighted-average interest rate
5.2
%
4.4
%
In the third quarter of 2024, the Company simplified its debt structure. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had only two mortgages outstanding (the Mortgage Facility and a mortgage loan encumbering Nassau Park Pavilion) with a weighted average interest rate (based on contractual rates and excluding fair market value adjustments and debt issuance costs) of 7.5% at September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2024, the weighted-average term (without extensions) was 2.6 years. At September 30, 2023, the weighted average interest rate (based on contractual rates and excluding fair market value adjustments and debt issuance costs) was 4.3%.
(B) Income earned related to excess cash as a result of sale proceeds maintained in money market accounts.
(C) Related primarily to write off of loan costs and commitment fees and payment of debt extinguishment costs due to the termination of the Mortgage Commitment ($21.2 million), the Revolving Credit Facility ($3.9 million), redemption of the Senior Notes ($6.7 million), pay-off of the Term Loan ($0.9 million) and the release of properties from the Mortgage Facility ($10.1 million).
(D) Related to the repurchase of a portion of the Senior Notes for total cash consideration, including expenses, of $87.1 million and the write-off of a fair value discount.
(E) Derivative mark-to-market impact related to the partial hedge on the potential interest rate impact to yield maintenance premiums on the Senior Notes. The hedge was terminated in conjunction with the redemption of the Senior Notes and the Company received a cash payment of $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024.
(F) In 2024, primarily consists of $30.3 million of transaction costs relating to the spin-off of Curbline.
Other Items (in thousands)
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Equity in net income of joint ventures
$
328
$
518
$
(190
)
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
368,139
31,047
337,092
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and
income taxes
(199
)
(236
)
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Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Equity in net income of joint ventures (A)
$
406
$
6,495
$
(6,089
)
Gain on sale and change in control of interest (B)
2,669
3,749
(1,080
)
Gain on disposition of real estate, net (C)
633,169
31,230
601,939
Tax expense of taxable REIT subsidiaries and state franchise and
income taxes
(732
)
(811
)
79
Income attributable to non-controlling interests, net
—
(18
)
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(A) The reduction of income is the result of gains recognized in 2023 from joint venture assets sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture sold five shopping centers for an aggregate sales price of $112.2 million ($22.4 million at the Company’s share). During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture sold one shopping center for $36.5 million ($7.3 million at the Company’s share) in addition to selling its remaining asset to the Company for $44.2 million ($35.4 million at the Company’s share), for which the Company recorded a Gain on sale and change in control of interest. At September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had an economic investment in unconsolidated joint ventures which owned 11 and 13 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 May 2024, the Company acquired its partner’s 80% interest in one asset previously owned by the DDRM Properties Joint Venture (Meadowmont Village, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) for $35.4 million and stepped up its 20% interest due to change in control. 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 40 wholly-owned shopping centers (excluding certain retained convenience parcels) and one parcel at a wholly-owned shopping center in 2024. See “— Sources and Uses of Capital” included elsewhere herein.
Net Income (in thousands)
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Net income attributable to SITE Centers
$
322,953
$
48,642
$
274,311
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
Net income attributable to SITE Centers
$
537,646
$
69,279
$
468,367
The increase in net income attributable to SITE Centers, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily the result of the gains from dispositions and higher interest income, partially offset by the impact of net property dispositions, debt extinguishment costs (including the write-off of fees related to the Mortgage Commitment), Curbline Properties spin-off transaction costs and impairment charges.
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
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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 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 from joint ventures and equity income 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/losses 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/losses 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, mark to market on derivative instruments, 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/losses 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/losses are non-recurring. These charges, income and gains/losses 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.
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Reconciliation Presentation
FFO and Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders were as follows (in thousands):
Three Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
FFO attributable to common shareholders
$
(13,495
)
$
67,845
$
(81,340
)
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders
42,753
69,869
(27,116
)
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
$ Change
FFO attributable to common shareholders
$
78,614
$
187,263
$
(108,649
)
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders
158,438
193,893
(35,455
)
The decrease in FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the impact from net property dispositions, transaction costs related to the Curbline Properties spin-off and debt extinguishment costs, partially offset by increased interest income. The decrease in Operating FFO for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily attributable to the impact from net property dispositions, partially offset by increased interest income.
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
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
320,164
$
45,853
$
529,279
$
60,912
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments
33,253
51,412
114,276
161,480
Equity in net income of joint ventures
(328
)
(518
)
(406
)
(6,495
)
Joint ventures' FFO (A)
1,555
2,145
4,703
6,327
Non-controlling interests (OP Units)
—
—
—
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Impairment of real estate
—
—
66,600
—
Gain on sale and change in control of interests
—
—
(2,669
)
(3,749
)
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
(368,139
)
(31,047
)
(633,169
)
(31,230
)
FFO attributable to common shareholders
(13,495
)
67,845
78,614
187,263
Gain on debt retirement
—
—
(1,037
)
—
Transaction, debt extinguishment and other (at SITE Centers'
share) (B)
55,653
679
79,041
2,186
Separation and other charges
595
1,345
1,820
4,444
Non-operating items, net
56,248
2,024
79,824
6,630
Operating FFO attributable to common shareholders
$
42,753
$
69,869
$
158,438
$
193,893
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(A) At September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company had an economic investment in unconsolidated joint ventures which owned 11 and 13 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
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income attributable to unconsolidated
joint ventures
$
985
$
1,545
$
7,164
$
22,172
Depreciation and amortization of real estate investments
6,383
7,806
20,313
25,149
Gain on disposition of real estate, net
(1,968
)
(973
)
(10,365
)
(21,151
)
FFO
$
5,400
$
8,378
$
17,112
$
26,170
FFO at SITE Centers' ownership interests
$
1,555
$
2,145
$
4,703
$
6,327
Operating FFO at SITE Centers' ownership interests
$
1,555
$
2,227
$
4,892
$
6,707
(B) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, includes $32.6 million and $43.0 million, respectively, of debt extinguishment costs and $23.2 million and $30.3 million, respectively of transaction costs relating to the spin-off of Curbline.
LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
The Company requires capital to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The Company’s primary capital sources include cash flow from operations, debt financings and proceeds from asset sales. The Company remains committed to monitoring the duration of its indebtedness, to maintaining prudent leverage levels in an effort to manage its overall risk profile while maintaining strategic flexibility and to closely monitoring liquidity and its cash position following the termination of its Revolving Credit Facility in August 2024.
The Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated debt obligations generally require monthly payments of principal and/or interest over the term of the obligation. While the Company currently believes it has several options to obtain capital and fund its business, 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. See Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
The Company expects that redevelopment activities and capital expenditures will generally be financed through cash provided from operating activities and asset sales. Total consolidated debt outstanding was $0.3 billion and $1.6 billion at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
At September 30, 2024, the Company had an unrestricted cash balance of $1,063.1 million of which $800.0 million was used to capitalize Curbline Properties, approximately $21.0 million is expected to be used in the fourth quarter to pay outstanding transaction expenses relating to the spin-off of Curbline and approximately $176.3 million is expected to be used in November to redeem all of the Company’s outstanding preferred shares and associated depositary shares. The Company has addressed all of its consolidated debt maturing in 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company anticipates that it has approximately $33.7 million to be incurred to complete redevelopment projects at properties owned by Curbline pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement. The Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to operate its business at this time.
Termination of Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan
On August 15, 2024, the Company terminated all of the lenders’ commitments under its unsecured revolving credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and paid all related fees and expenses then outstanding. At the time of termination of the lenders’ commitments, there were no loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility.
On August 15, 2024, the Company also repaid in full all outstanding amounts under its unsecured term loan with a syndicate of financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Term Loan”). At the time of the repayment, the principal amount of the Term Loan was approximately $200.0 million.
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Repayment of Other Senior Unsecured Indebtedness
On August 21, 2024, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount of its 4.700% Notes due 2027 ($448.3 million). On August 23, 2024, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding principal amount of its 3.625% Notes due 2025 ($400.4 million) and 4.250% Notes due 2026 ($370.1 million).
Mortgage Facility
On August 7, 2024, the Company closed and funded a $530.0 million mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Facility”) provided by affiliates of Atlas SP Partners, L.P. and Athene Annuity and Life Company (collectively, the “Lenders”). The Company used proceeds from the closing together with cash on hand from asset sales to repay its outstanding senior unsecured indebtedness as described above and to capitalize Curbline.
In connection with the Mortgage Facility’s closing, certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Borrowers”) delivered certain promissory notes (collectively, the “Notes”) evidencing their obligation to pay principal, interest and other amounts under the Mortgage Facility. The Notes are secured by, among other things, mortgages encumbering the Borrowers’ respective properties (a total of 23 properties at closing) (the “Properties”) and related personal property, leases and rents.
The Mortgage Facility will mature on September 6, 2026 subject to two one-year extensions at the Borrowers’ option (subject to satisfaction of certain conditions). The interest rate applicable to the Notes is equal to 30-day term SOFR (subject to a rate index floor of 3.50%) plus a spread of 2.75% per annum. The Borrowers are required to maintain an interest rate cap with respect to the principal amount of the Notes having a 30-day term SOFR strike rate equal to 6.25%. During the continuance of an event of default, the contract rate of interest on the Notes will increase to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate allowed by law or (ii) 4% above the interest rate then otherwise applicable.
The Mortgage Facility is structured as an interest only loan throughout the initial two-year term and any exercised extension periods. The principal amount outstanding under the Mortgage Facility may be prepaid (in whole or in part) by the Borrowers at any time without penalty, provided that prepayments made prior to the first anniversary of the closing date in excess of 35% of the initial principal amount of the Mortgage Facility will be subject to the Borrowers’ payment of a spread maintenance premium equal to 2.75% per annum based on the number of days remaining prior to the first anniversary of the closing date. So long as no event of default then exists and subject to other customary release conditions, the Borrowers may cause the Lenders to release Properties from the Mortgage Facility in connection with their sale by paying 115% of the initial loan amount allocated to such Property (plus the spread maintenance premium, if applicable) provided that after giving effect to such release the debt yield of the remaining Properties is equal to or greater than (i) the debt yield on the Mortgage Facility’s closing date and (ii) the debt yield in effect immediately prior to such release.
All Property rents will be deposited into lockbox accounts in the name of the Borrowers for the benefit of and controlled by the Lenders. So long as no Trigger Period (as defined below) is continuing, Borrowers shall have control over all funds in such lockbox accounts. During a Trigger Period, substantially all amounts in the lockbox accounts will be remitted to a cash management account controlled by the Lenders on a daily basis and will be used by the Lenders to fund monthly debt service, real estate taxes, insurance, required reserves, other amounts owing to the Lenders and other property-level operating costs, with all remaining amounts to be held by the Lenders as additional collateral for the Mortgage Facility. A “Trigger Period” commences (i) upon the occurrence of any event of default under the Mortgage Facility (and ends upon the cure or waiver of the event of default); (ii) when the debt yield falls below 10.5% (and ends when the debt yield exceeds 10.5% for one calendar quarter); or (iii) upon any bankruptcy action with respect to any Borrower or manager of a Property that has not been discharged within 60 days of filing.
Throughout the term of the Mortgage Facility, the Company is required to maintain (i) a net worth of not less than 15% of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan (but in no event less than $100.0 million) and (ii) minimum liquid assets of not less than 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan (but in no event less than $15.0 million).
The Company is required to comply with certain other covenants under the Mortgage Facility. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024, the Mortgage Facility had an outstanding principal balance of $206.9 million and was secured by 13 Properties.
Termination of Mortgage Commitment
In connection with the Mortgage Facility’s closing, the Company terminated the commitment (the “Mortgage Commitment”) that it had obtained from the Lenders in October 2023 to provide a $1.1 billion financing secured by 40 of the Company’s properties.
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Consolidated Indebtedness – as of September 30, 2024
In addition to amounts outstanding under the Mortgage Facility, the Company had outstanding consolidated indebtedness at September 30, 2024 of $100.0 million, which consisted of a mortgage loan encumbering one property (Nassau Park Pavilion, Princeton, New Jersey), maturing in November 2028.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures’ Mortgage Indebtedness – as of September 30, 2024
The outstanding indebtedness of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures at September 30, 2024, which matures in the subsequent 13-month period (i.e., through October 2025), consists of $61.4 million ($30.6 million at SITE Centers’ share) for RVIP IIIB, which is 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 the Company or one or more of its 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 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 or its 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):
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
2024
2023
Cash flow provided by operating activities
$
143,199
$
192,049
Cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities
1,849,963
(57,512
)
Cash flow used for financing activities
(1,478,067
)
(92,490
)
Changes in cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the prior comparable period, are as follows:
Operating Activities: Cash provided by operating activities decreased $48.9 million primarily due to lower rental income as a result of disposition activity partially offset by an increase in interest income.
Investing Activities: Cash provided by investing activities increased $1.9 billion primarily due to the following:
• Increase in real estate assets acquired, developed and improved of $101.1 million;
• Increase in proceeds from disposition of real estate and joint ventures of $2.0 billion and
• Decrease in distributions from unconsolidated joint venture of $8.1 million.
Financing Activities: Cash used for financing activities increased $1.4 billion primarily due to the following:
• Increase in repayment of Senior Notes of $1.2 billion;
• Proceeds from draws on the Revolving Credit Facility in 2023 of $135.0 million;
• Increase in dividends paid in 2024 of $33.5 million due to a special dividend paid in January 2024;
• Proceeds from the termination of derivative contracts of $8.1 million;
• Payment of debt extinguishment costs of $8.1 million in 2024;
• Increase in debt issuance costs, commitment fees and Curbline loan costs of $24.6 million and
• Repurchases of common shares in 2023 of $26.6 million.
Dividend Distribution
The Company declared common and preferred cash dividends of $63.1 million and $90.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In order to maximize the capitalization of Curbline and preserve funds for operations, the Company did not declare a dividend on its common shares with respect to the third quarter of 2024.
The Company intends to distribute at least 100% of ordinary taxable income in the form of common and preferred dividends (including the distribution of Curbline common shares) 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).
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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 disposition activity, though the Company’s ability to distribute sale proceeds to shareholders will be subject to restrictions set forth in the terms of the Company’s indebtedness and prudent management of liquidity levels in connection with ongoing operations.
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 $100.0 million of its common shares. Through September 30, 2024, the Company had repurchased under this program 0.5 million of its common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $26.6 million.
In May 2024, the Company terminated its $250.0 million “at the market” continuous equity program.
Prior to the commencement of trading on August 19, 2024, in anticipation of the Curbline spin-off transaction, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its common shares, at a ratio of one-for-four.
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. Debt financings, asset sales and cash flow from operations continue to represent potential sources of proceeds to be used to achieve these objectives.
Curbline Separation
On October 1, 2024, the Company completed the spin-off of Curbline. For additional information on the Curbline spin-off, see the “Executive Summary—Curbline Spin-Off” section of this MD&A.
Prior to the spin-off of Curbline, the Company used proceeds from the closing and funding of the Mortgage Facility and assets sales to redeem and/or repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness. As of October 1, 2024, the Company had completed the sale of substantially all of the properties that had been in its active disposition pipeline prior to the spin-off of Curbline. Going forward, the Company intends to realize value through operations and to consider various factors, including market conditions and differences between the public and private valuations of its portfolio, in evaluating whether and when to pursue additional asset sales. The timing of any additional sales may also be impacted by interim leasing, tactical redevelopment activities and other asset management initiatives intended to maximize value. The Company expects to use proceeds from any additional asset sales to repay outstanding indebtedness (including the Mortgage Facility) and make distributions to shareholders. Following the termination of the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility in August 2024, the Company also plans to conservatively manage its cash position in order to ensure adequate resources to fund ongoing operations.
Acquisitions
Through September 30, 2024, the Company acquired the following convenience centers and land (in thousands) all of which were included in the Curbline Properties spin-off (other than certain portions of Meadowmont Village):
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Date Acquired
Property Name
City, State
Total Owned GLA
Gross
Purchase Price
February 2024
Grove at Harper's Preserve
Conroe, Texas
22
$
10,650
March 2024
Shops at Gilbert Crossroads
Gilbert, Arizona
15
8,460
April 2024
Collection at Brandon Boulevard-Ground Lease (A)
Tampa, Florida
—
1,000
May 2024
Wilmette Center
Wilmette, Illinois
9
2,850
May 2024
Sunrise Plaza
Vero Beach, Florida
17
5,500
May 2024
Meadowmont Village (B)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
199
44,250
June 2024
Red Mountain Corner
Phoenix, Arizona
6
2,100
June 2024
Roswell Market Center
Roswell, Georgia
82
17,750
July 2024
Crocker Commons
Westlake, Ohio
29
18,500
July 2024
Maple Corner
Henderson, Tennessee
20
8,250
August 2024
Village Plaza
Houston, Texas
42
31,000
August 2024
Brookhaven Station
Atlanta, Georgia
45
30,200
September 2024
Loma Alta Station
Oceanside, California
35
12,350
September 2024
Nine Mile Corner
Erie, Colorado
18
10,880
September 2024
Crossroads Marketplace
Chino Hills, California
77
34,150
616
$
237,890
(A) Acquired the fee interest in a land parcel at this center.
(B) Acquired from the DDRM Properties Joint Venture. Meadowmont Village, consisting of 62,116 square feet of GLA was included in the spin-off of Curbline.
In addition, in February 2024, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture acquired two outparcels at its Meadowmont Village property for a purchase price of $8.1 million ($1.6 million at the Company’s share).
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Dispositions
Through October 25, 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
June 2024
Johns Creek Towne Center
Suwanee, Georgia
303
58,850
June 2024
Six property portfolio (C)
2,368
495,000
June 2024
Carillon Place (D)
Naples, Florida
250
54,700
June 2024
The Hub
Hempstead, New York
249
41,000
June 2024
Cumming Marketplace (Lowe's parcel)
Cumming, Georgia
135
17,200
June 2024
Belgate Shopping Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
269
47,250
July 2024
Two property portfolio (E)
Cumming, Georgia
406
67,530
July 2024
Midway Plaza (F)
Tamarac, Florida
218
36,425
July 2024
Bandera Pointe (G)
San Antonio, Texas
438
58,325
July 2024
Lee Vista Promenade
Orlando, Florida
314
68,500
August 2024
Three property portfolio (H)
894
137,500
August 2024
Guilford Commons
Guilford, Connecticut
129
26,500
August 2024
Woodfield Village Green
Schaumburg, Illinois
390
93,200
August 2024
Falcon Ridge Town Center (I)
Fontana, California
250
64,700
August 2024
Centennial Promenade
Centennial, Colorado
443
98,100
September 2024
White Oak Village (J)
Richmond, Virginia
398
63,503
September 2024
Springfield Center
Springfield, Virginia
177
49,100
September 2024
Hamilton Marketplace (K)
Hamilton, New Jersey
485
116,500
September 2024
Whole Foods at Bay Place
Oakland, California
57
44,400
September 2024
The Shops at Midtown Miami (L)
Miami, Florida
348
83,750
September 2024
Ridge at Creekside (M)
Roseville, California
186
39,750
September 2024
Echelon Village Plaza (N)
Voorhees, New Jersey
85
8,500
September 2024
Three property portfolio (O)
960
180,500
September 2024
University Hills (P)
Denver, Colorado
210
56,500
September 2024
Village Square at Golf
Boynton Beach, Florida
135
31,101
September 2024
Collection at Brandon Boulevard
Brandon, Florida
222
37,200
11,303
$
2,245,134
(A) Excludes 7,929 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Casselberry).
(B) Excludes 8,515 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Plaza at Market Square).
(C) Sold Arrowhead Crossing (Phoenix, Arizona), The Fountains (Miami, Florida), Easton Market (Columbus, Ohio), Kenwood Square (Cincinnati, Ohio), Polaris Towne Center (Columbus, Ohio) and Tanasbourne Town Center (Portland, Oregon). Excludes 14,159 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company at The Fountains (Shops at the Fountains), 70,971 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company at Polaris Towne Center (Shops on Polaris) and 8,477 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company at Tanasbourne Town Center (Shops at Tanasbourne).
(D) Excludes 14,998 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Carillon).
(E) Sold Cumming Marketplace and Cumming Towne Center (Cumming, Georgia). Excludes 43,577 and 36,805 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company at Cumming Marketplace (Marketplace Plaza South) and Cumming Towne Center (Marketplace Plaza North), respectively.
(F) Excludes 10,002 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Midway).
(G) Excludes 3,000 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Bandera Corner).
(H) Sold Carolina Pavilion (Charlotte, North Carolina), Millenia Crossing (Orlando, Florida) and Lake Brandon Village (Brandon, Florida). Excludes 9,652 square feet of convenience GLA retained by the Company at Carolina Pavilion (Carolina Station) and 11,964 square feet of convenience GLA retained by the Company at Lake Brandon Village (Shops at Lake Brandon).
(I) Excludes 27,158 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops on Summit).
(J) Excludes 34,150 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (White Oak Plaza).
(K) Excludes 61,623 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Hamilton).
(L) Excludes 118,976 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Collection at Midtown Miami).
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(M) Excludes 56,867 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Creekside Shops).
(N) Excludes 4,117 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at Echelon Village).
(O) Sold Village at Stone Oak (San Antonio, Texas), Fairfax Town Center (Fairfax, Virginia) and Presidential Commons Snellville, Georgia). Excludes 9,618 square feet of convenience GLA retained by the Company at Presidential Commons (Presidential Plaza).
(P) Excludes 25,820 square feet of convenience retail GLA retained by the Company (Shops at University Hills).
Convenience retail GLA retained by the Company in connection with these dispositions was subsequently included in the Curbline Properties portfolio spun off from the Company on October 1, 2024.
Joint Venture Dispositions
In May 2024, the Company acquired one asset owned by the DDRM Properties Joint Venture (Meadowmont Village, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) for $44.2 million ($8.8 million at the Company’s share). In June 2024, the DDRM Properties Joint Venture sold one asset (Hilltop Plaza, Richmond, California) for $36.5 million of which the Company’s share was $7.3 million. There are no remaining assets in this joint venture.
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 projects 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 September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $6 million in construction in progress in various active consolidated redevelopments and other projects. At September 30, 2024, the estimated cost to complete redevelopment projects at properties owned by Curbline pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement was approximately $33.7 million.
CAPITALIZATION
At September 30, 2024, the Company’s capitalization consisted of $306.9 million of debt, $175.0 million of preferred shares and $3.2 billion of market equity (calculated as the common shares outstanding multiplied by $60.50, the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange at September 30, 2024, the last trading day of September 2024).
In July 2024, the Company announced a one-for-four reverse stock split of its common shares. Split-adjusted trading began on the New York Stock Exchange at the opening of trading on August 19, 2024.
On October 24, 2024, the Company announced that it intends to redeem all $175.0 million aggregate liquidation preference of its 6.375% Class A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (the “Class A Preferred Share”) at a redemption price of $500 per Class A Preferred Share (or $25.00 per depository share) plus accrued and unpaid dividends of $3.6302 per Class A Preferred Share (or $0.1815 per depositary share) on November 26, 2024.
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 asset sales. In connection with the spin-off of Curbline, the Company used proceeds from the Mortgage Facility closing together with proceeds from asset sales to repay all of the Company’s outstanding unsecured indebtedness and therefore no longer maintains a revolving line of credit or an investment grade rating. The Company may not be able to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all.
The Mortgage Facility contains certain operating and financial covenants, including, net worth and liquidity requirements, and includes provisions that could restrict the Company’s access and use of rent collections from mortgaged properties in the event the debt yield falls below a certain threshold or an event of default occurs. 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 Mortgage Facility permits the acceleration of maturity and foreclosure in the event of breaches of affirmative or negative covenants. 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. The Company expects to fund repayment of future maturities from cash on hand, proceeds from asset sales and other investments, cash flow from operations and/or additional debt financings. No assurance can be provided that these obligations will be repaid as currently anticipated or refinanced.
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Other Guaranties
In conjunction with the redevelopment of shopping centers, the Company had entered into commitments with general contractors aggregating approximately $1.1 million for its consolidated properties at September 30, 2024, which includes the assets in the Company’s 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 cash on hand, operating cash flows or asset sales. These contracts typically can be changed or terminated without penalty.
Additionally, the Separation and Distribution Agreement contains obligations to complete certain redevelopment projects at properties that are owned by Curbline. As of September 30, 2024, such redevelopment projects were estimated to cost $33.7 million to complete.
In connection with the sale of two properties in 2024 and two properties in 2023, the Company guaranteed additional construction costs to complete re-tenanting work at the properties and deferred maintenance, all of which were recorded as a liability. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had a liability of approximately $12.3 million. The amount is recorded in accounts payable and other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
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 September 30, 2024, the Company had purchase order obligations, typically payable within one year, aggregating approximately $1.4 million related to the maintenance of its properties and general and administrative expenses.
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The Company continues to experience steady retailer demand which it believes is attributable to the concentration of the Company’s portfolio in primarily suburban, high household income communities experiencing population growth, positive changes in remote and work-from-home trends, limited new construction of competing retail properties 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 no tenant’s annualized rental revenue equal to or exceeding 3% of the Company’s annualized consolidated revenues plus the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated joint venture revenues. 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. The Company executed new leases and renewals aggregating approximately 1.7 million square feet of space on a pro rata basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the shopping center portfolio occupancy, on a pro rata basis, was 91.1% and 92.0%, respectively, and the total portfolio average annualized base rent, on a pro rata basis, was $24.83 and $20.35, respectively. Historical occupancy has generally ranged from 89% to 94% over the last 10 years. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, on a pro rata basis, was $5.78 and $4.82 per rentable square foot, respectively. The Company generally does not expend a significant amount of capital on lease renewals. The comparability of period-over-period operating metrics has been increasingly impacted by the level and composition of the Company’s disposition activities.
Inflation, higher interest rates and concerns over consumer spending, along with the volatility of global capital markets continue to pose risks to the U.S. economy, retail sales, 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 launch new concepts and expand their store fleets within the suburban, high household income communities in which many of the Company’s properties are located. As a result, the Company believes that its prospects to backfill vacant spaces 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
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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 could adversely impact the Company’s ability to sell properties and its ability to refinance future maturities and the interest rates applicable thereto.
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 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;
• The Company may be subject to potential exposure to unexpected claims, liabilities or costs under the Company’s agreements with Curbline and the Operating Partnership or otherwise in connection with the spin-off;
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• 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 debt obligations. In addition, the Company may encounter difficulties in obtaining permanent financing or refinancing existing debt;
• 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 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;
• 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;
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• 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 September 30, 2024, the Company’s debt, excluding unconsolidated joint venture debt and excluding the impact of the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense related to the terminated interest rate swap, is summarized as follows:
September 30, 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
$
98.5
4.1
6.7
%
32.7
%
$
1,626.3
2.5
4.3
%
100.0
%
Variable-Rate Debt
$
202.3
1.9
7.9
%
67.3
%
$
—
—
—
0.0
%
The Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures’ indebtedness at its carrying value is summarized as follows:
September 30, 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
$
364.4
$
72.9
4.3
6.4
%
$
361.7
$
72.3
5.0
6.4
%
Variable-Rate Debt
$
61.4
$
30.5
0.2
3.0
%
$
102.6
$
39.0
0.8
4.5
%
The Company intends to use retained cash flow, proceeds from asset sales, and debt financing 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.
Prior to the payoff of the Term Loan, the variable-rate (SOFR) component of the interest rate applicable to the Company’s $200.0 million consolidated Term Loan was swapped to a fixed rate.
The carrying value of the Company’s fixed-rate debt was adjusted to include the $200.0 million of variable-rate debt that was swapped to a fixed rate at December 31, 2023. An estimate of the effect of a 100 basis-point increase at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, is summarized as follows (in millions):
September 30, 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
$
98.5
$
104.0
$
100.5
$
1,626.3
$
1,600.3
(A)
$
1,564.5
(B)
Company's proportionate share of
joint venture fixed-rate debt
$
72.9
$
75.2
$
72.5
$
72.3
$
73.8
$
70.8
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(A) Includes the fair value of the swap, which was an asset of $5.6 million at December 31, 2023.
(B) Includes the fair value of the swap, which was an asset of $11.5 million at December 31, 2023.
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.
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 debt financing. 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 September 30, 2024, the Company had no other material exposure to market risk.
Item 4. CONTROL S 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 September 30, 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
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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. RI SK FACTORS
None.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUIT Y 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)
July 1–31, 2024
—
$
—
—
$
—
August 1–31, 2024
—
—
—
—
September 1–30, 2024
37,026
57.50
—
—
Total
37,026
$
57.50
—
$
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 common share repurchase program. Under the terms of the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase up to a maximum value of $100.0 million of its common shares. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had repurchased 0.5 million of its common shares under this program in open market purchases in the aggregate at a cost of $26.6 million, or $53.76 per share.
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPO N SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4. MINE SAF ETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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Item 6. E XHIBITS
3.1
Fourth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended 2
4.1
Loan Agreement by and among various SITE Centers Corp. subsidiaries (listed on Schedule 1.1(a) of the Loan Agreement) and ATLAS Securitized Products Funding 1, L.P., Athene Annuity and Life Company, and Fox Hedge Intermediate B, LLC dated August 7, 2024 2
10.1
Employment Agreement, dated July 18, 2024, by and between SITE Centers Corp., and David R. Lukes 1 ,2
10.2
Assigned Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2024 by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., Curbline TRS LLC, and David R. Lukes 1 ,2
10.3
Assigned Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2024 by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., Curbline TRS LLC, and Conor Fennerty 1 ,2
10.4
Assigned Employment Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2024 by and among SITE Centers Corp., Curbline Properties Corp., Curbline TRS LLC, and John Cattonar 1 ,2
10.5
Notice of Adjustment of Outstanding SITE Centers Corp. Equity Awards (Reverse Stock Split), effective as of August 19, 2024 1 ,2
10.6
Amendment One to the SITE Centers Corp. Elective Deferred Compensation Plan, effective September 1, 2024 1,2
31.1
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 2
31.2
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 2
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 2002 2,3
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 2002 2,3
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 document 2
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Document 2
104
The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 has been formatted in Inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101.
1. Management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 15(b) of Form 10-K.
2. Submitted electronically herewith.
3. 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 September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SIGNAT URES
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/ Jeffrey A. Scott
Name:
Jeffrey A. Scott
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Date: October 30, 2024
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