Excel Trust Announces Results For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013, Declares Dividend

Excel Trust Announces Results For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2013, Declares Dividend

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Excel Trust, Inc. (NYS: EXL) announced today financial and operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. A supplemental financial package with additional information can be found on Excel Trust's website under the Investor Relations tab.

Highlights for the Second Quarter 2013

• Reported Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) for the quarter of $10.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share

• Reported Funds from Operations (FFO) for the quarter of $12.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share

• Declared a third quarter 2013 common stock dividend of $0.17 per share, which equates to an annualized rate of $0.68 per share

• Financed The Flats at West Broad Village for approximately $39.7 million, which will mature in May 2020 and bears interest at 3.3%

• Subsequent to quarter on July 1, 2013, acquired Stadium Center in Manteca, CA for approximately $41.2 million

"As we have previously stated, our 2013 objectives are to aggressively focus on our operations while selectively adding high quality properties that complement our portfolio," stated Gary Sabin, Chairman and CEO. "We believe our results this quarter and year-to-date reflect that focus."

Excel Trust reported Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO) for the second quarter of $10.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share. Excel Trust reported Funds From Operations (FFO) for the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 of $12.0 million, or $0.25 per diluted share. Net income attributable to the common stockholders was $0.6 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. This compares to AFFO of $6.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, FFO of $6.0 million or $0.17 per diluted share and net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share in the three-month period ended June 30, 2012.

Excel Trust reported AFFO for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of $20.7 million, or $0.44 per diluted share and FFO of $22.3 million, or $0.47 per diluted share. Net loss attributable to the common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share. This compares to AFFO of $12.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, FFO of $12.5 million or $0.36 per diluted share and net loss of $4.1 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012.

Included in FFO for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was a non-cash gain related to a change in the fair value of certain contingent consideration related to the 2012 acquisition of West Broad Village in Richmond, Virginia of $1.6 million. This increased FFO per diluted share by approximately $0.03. Straight-line effects of lease revenue in the second quarter of 2013 increased to $1.1 million from $0.6 million in the same quarter last year, primarily due to new leases signed. Also included in FFO was non-cash compensation expense of approximately $568,000 in the quarter ended June 30, 2013 resulting from the Company's incentive stock award plan. This expense was $804,000 in the second quarter of 2012.

Excel Trust considers AFFO and FFO important supplemental measures of its operating performance and believes that they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of real estate investment trusts (REITs), many of which present AFFO and FFO when reporting their results. A complete reconciliation containing adjustments from GAAP net income available to common shareholders to AFFO and FFO and a definition of both are included at the end of this release.

Events Subsequent to Second Quarter 2013

On July 1, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of Stadium Center, a retail shopping center with 160,726 square feet of GLA located in Manteca, California for a contractual purchase price, excluding closing costs, of approximately $41.2 million. The purchase was funded by additional borrowings on the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility. Tenants of Stadium Center include Ross Dress for Less, Jo-Ann, Office Max, Old Navy, Costco (non-owned) and Kohl's (non-owned).

On July 2, 2013, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire a land parcel at our Promenade property for a contractual purchase price, excluding closing costs, of approximately $16.0 million and includes the assumption of a mortgage note in the amount of approximately $7.3 million. The acquisition of the property is subject to due diligence and other customary closing conditions. A 135,000 square foot retail building is constructed on the parcel and is ground leased by Sears (currently occupied by Living Spaces).

On July 19, 2013, the Company completed the sale of the Walgreens property located in North Corbin, KY for a sales price of $4.5 million. The Company recognized a gain of approximately $1.3 million on the sale.

Third Quarter 2013 Dividend Declared

The Board of Directors declared a third quarter 2013 cash dividend of $0.17 per common share payable on October 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2013.

The Board of Directors has also declared a dividend of $0.4375 per share on the Company's Series A Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, and a dividend of $0.5078 on its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. The dividend on Excel Trust's outstanding Series A and Series B Preferred Shares will be payable on October 15, 2013 to the Series A and Series B Preferred shareholders of record as of September 30, 2013.

Guidance

Excel Trust expects its AFFO per share for fiscal year 2013 to be between $0.82 and $0.88 and its FFO per share to be between $0.78 and $0.84. Guidance includes anticipated acquisitions of $150-200 million for 2013 and excludes transaction costs, leasing commissions, tenant improvement allowances and other non-recurring non-cash items. The Company will further discuss assumptions surrounding guidance tomorrow on the conference call. Excel Trust believes that AFFO is the most helpful indicator of the Company's ability to pay recurring dividends since it adjusts for certain non-cash and non-recurring items.

The foregoing estimates are forward-looking and reflect management's view of current and future market conditions, including certain assumptions with respect to leasing activity, rental rates, occupancy levels, interest rates, and the amount and timing of acquisitions and development activities. Excel Trust's actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

Conference Call

In conjunction with Excel Trust's results, you are invited to listen to its conference call on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

PHONE: Conference call access information is as follows:
Dial in number: (800) 299-8538
International Dial in number: (617) 786-2902
Pass code: 34697712

INTERNET: A live webcast of the conference call will be available through Excel Trust's web site at www.exceltrust.com. The conference call will be recorded and available for replay for seven days beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET on August 1, 2013. Replay access information is as follows:
Dial in number: (888) 286-8010
International Dial in number: (617) 801-6888
Pass code: 30082346

About Excel Trust

Excel Trust, Inc. is a retail focused REIT that primarily targets community and power centers, grocery anchored neighborhood centers and freestanding retail properties. The Company has elected to be treated as a REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Excel Trust trades publicly on the NYSE under the symbol "EXL". For more information on Excel Trust, Inc., please visit www.exceltrust.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain statements that are forward-looking, as that term is defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions related to the Company's expectations regarding the performance of its business, its liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this release, the words "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct.

Funds From Operations (FFO) and Adjusted Funds From Operations (AFFO)

Excel Trust considers FFO and AFFO to be important supplemental measures of its operating performance and believes they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO and AFFO when reporting their results. FFO and AFFO are intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. Because FFO and AFFO exclude depreciation and amortization unique to real estate, gains and losses from property dispositions and extraordinary items, they provide a performance measure that, when compared year-over-year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, development activities and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income.

Excel Trust computes FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT. As defined by NAREIT, FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP), excluding real estate-related depreciation and amortization, impairment charges and net gains (losses) on the disposition of assets and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Excel Trust computes AFFO by adding to FFO the non-cash compensation expense, amortization of prepaid financing costs and non-recurring transaction costs, and other one-time items, then subtracting or adding straight-line rents, amortization of above and below market leases and non-incremental capital expenditures. Excel Trust's computation of FFO and AFFO may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO and AFFO utilized by other equity REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs. Further, FFO and AFFO do not represent amounts available for management's discretionary use because of needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations, or other commitments and uncertainties.

FFO and AFFO should not be considered alternatives to net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of Excel Trust's financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of Excel Trust's liquidity, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund Excel Trust's cash needs, including Excel Trust's ability to pay dividends or make distributions.

Summarized Financial Statements

Reported results are preliminary and not final until the filing of Excel Trust's Form 10-Q or 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, remain subject to adjustment. The accompanying notes to follow in the Form 10-Q or 10-K are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.