WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA), a fully integrated real estate investment trust focused primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties leased to the U.S. Government, today announced its results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016

• Net income was $1.0 million, or $0.03 per share on a fully diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
• FFO was $12.1 million, or $0.30 per share on a fully diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
• FFO, as Adjusted was $11.7 million, or $0.29 per share on a fully diluted basis for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
• CAD was $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
• On June 7, the Company completed its first follow-on equity offering raising $84.9 million of gross proceeds, with an additional $27.0 million in gross proceeds expected upon full physical settlement of related forward sales agreements.

Portfolio Highlights

• Portfolio occupancy at 100%.
• Completed the acquisition of a 62,772 square foot National Park Service building in Omaha, NE.
• Announced the agreement to acquire a 302,057 square foot portfolio consisting of four U.S. Government-leased buildings for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $97.4 million. Three of the four buildings were acquired subsequent to quarter end, with the fourth building expected to close in the fourth quarter, 2016.
• Awarded the 20-year lease for the development of a 65,810 square foot Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Alameda, CA, the Company’s first development project announced since IPO.

“Since IPO the Company has completed and announced 13 property acquisitions. As of June 30, 2016 the Company wholly owned 38 properties and the portfolio has grown to 41 with closings subsequent to quarter-end,” said William C. Trimble III, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The team at Easterly remains focused on growing our portfolio of mission-critical properties with a strong recurring stream of cash flows backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.”

Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Net income was $2.1 million, or $0.05 per share on a fully diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

FFO was $24.1 million, or $0.60 per share on a fully diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

FFO as Adjusted was $23.2 million, or $0.58 per share on a fully diluted basis for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

CAD was $20.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

Portfolio Operations

As of June 30, 2016, the Company wholly owned 38 properties in the United States, encompassing approximately 2.8 million square feet in the aggregate, including 35 properties that were leased primarily to U.S. Government tenant agencies and three properties that were entirely leased to private tenants. As of June 30, 2016, the portfolio had an average age of 11.8 years, was 100% occupied, and had a weighted average remaining lease term of 6.6 years. With less than 16.5% of leases, based on square footage and total annualized lease income, scheduled to expire before 2019, Easterly expects to continue to provide a highly visible and stable cash-flow stream.

Acquisitions and Developments

On May 19, 2016 the Company acquired a 62,772 square foot property located in Omaha, NE. The building was constructed in 2004 and is 100% leased to the GSA on behalf of the National Park Service with eight years remaining on a 20-year initial lease.

On June 1, 2016 the Company announced the agreement to acquire a 302,057 square foot portfolio of four U.S. Government-leased properties for a purchase price of approximately $97.4 million. The portfolio consists of:

• FBI - Birmingham, a 96,278-square foot built-to-suit property completed in 2005, 100% leased through 2020 to the GSA on behalf of the FBI.
• DEA - Birmingham, a 35,616-square foot built-to-suit property completed in 2005, 100% leased through 2020 to the GSA on behalf of the DEA.
• EPA - Kansas City, a LEED gold, 71,979-square foot built-to-suit laboratory completed in 2003, 100% leased through 2023 to the GSA on behalf of the EPA.
• FBI - Albany, a 98,184-square foot built-to-suit property completed in 1998, 100% leased through 2018 to the GSA on behalf of the FBI.

Subsequent to quarter end the Company closed on the acquisition of FBI - Birmingham, DEA - Birmingham and EPA - Kansas City. The acquisition of FBI - Albany is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2016.

On June 18, 2016 the Company was awarded the 20-year lease for the development of a 65,810 square foot Food and Drug Administration laboratory in Alameda, CA.

Balance Sheet and Capital Markets Activities

Easterly believes that its strong balance sheet and access to capital provides ample capacity to pursue and fund its growth plan. As of June 30, 2016, the Company had total indebtedness of $280.0 million comprised of $198.2 million on its unsecured revolving credit facility and $81.8 million of mortgage debt (excluding unamortized premiums / discounts and deferred financing fees). At June 30, 2016, Easterly had net debt to total enterprise value of 24.0% and a net debt to annualized quarterly EBITDA ratio of 4.9x. Easterly’s outstanding debt had a weighted average maturity of five years and a weighted average interest rate of 2.4%. The Company also had approximately $201.8 million of remaining capacity on its $400 million revolver, before consideration for the facility’s $250 million accordion feature.

On June 7, 2016 the Company completed its first follow-on equity offering comprised of an aggregate 7,046,012 shares consisting of 4,719,045 shares sold directly by the Company, 1,500,000 shares sold on a forward basis in connection with certain forward sales agreements, and 826,967 shares sold by certain selling stockholders. Gross proceeds from the offering was $84.9 million. The offering will result in an additional $27.0 million of gross proceeds to the Company, assuming the forward sales agreements are physically settled in full. A portion of the proceeds were used to fund the acquisition of FBI - Birmingham, DEA - Birmingham and EPA - Kansas City. The balance of the net proceeds may be used to fund the acquisition of FBI - Albany, repay borrowings outstanding under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility, to fund other potential acquisition opportunities, for general corporate purposes, or a combination of the foregoing.

“The Company’s robust balance sheet, further strengthened by the successful June follow-on equity offering, is well positioned to continue supporting the Company’s proven accretive acquisition strategy,” said Darrell W. Crate, Chairman.

Dividend

On August 3, 2016 the Board of Directors of Easterly approved a cash dividend for the second quarter of 2016 in the amount of $0.23 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable September 13, 2016 to shareholders of record on August 26, 2016.

Outlook for 2016 – Including Potential Future Acquisitions

The Company is reiterating its expectations for 2016 FFO per share on a fully diluted basis in a range of $1.19 to $1.23.

This guidance assumes $175 million of acquisitions in 2016, including the five properties acquired to-date and the closing of FBI - Albany in the fourth quarter of 2016. This guidance does not contemplate dispositions or additional capital markets activities. This guidance is forward-looking and reflects management's view of current and future market conditions. The Company's actual results may differ materially from this guidance.

Non-GAAP Supplemental Financial Measures

Cash Available for Distribution (CAD) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not intended to represent cash flow for the period and is not indicative of cash flow provided by operating activities as determined under GAAP. CAD is calculated in accordance with the current NAREIT definition as FFO minus normalized recurring real estate-related expenditures and other non-cash items and nonrecurring expenditures. CAD is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure because the Company believes it provides useful information regarding the Company’s ability to fund its dividends. Because all companies do not calculate CAD the same way, the presentation of CAD may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

EBITDA is calculated as the sum of net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flow for the period, is not presented as an alternative to operating income as an indicator of operating performance, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and is not indicative of operating income or cash provided by operating activities as determined under GAAP. EBITDA is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure with respect to liquidity because the Company believes it provides useful information regarding the Company's ability to service or incur debt. Because all companies do not calculate EBITDA the same way, the presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Funds From Operations (FFO) is defined by NAREIT as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property and impairment losses on depreciable real estate, plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a widely recognized measure of REIT performance. Although FFO is a non-GAAP financial measure, the Company believes that information regarding FFO is helpful to shareholders and potential investors.

Funds From Operations, as Adjusted (FFO, as Adjusted) adjusts Funds From Operations (FFO) to present an alternative measure of our operating performance that we believe is useful to shareholders and potential investors, which, when applicable, excludes the impact of acquisition costs, straight-line rent, above-/below-market leases, non-cash interest and non-cash compensation. Because all companies do not calculate FFO, as Adjusted in the same way, the presentation of FFO, as Adjusted may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Net Operating Income (NOI) is calculated as total property revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other income) less property operating expenses and real estate taxes from the properties owned by the Company. Cash NOI excludes from NOI straight-line rent and amortization of above-/below-market leases. NOI presented by the Company may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. The Company believes that NOI provides investors with a useful measure of the operating performance of our properties. NOI should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of the Company's liquidity or its ability to make distributions.

Other Definitions

Fully diluted basis assumes the exchange of all outstanding common units representing limited partnership interests in the Company’s operating partnership, or common units, the full vesting of all restricted stock units, and the exchange of all earned and vested LTIP units in the Company’s operating partnership for shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis, which is not the same as the meaning of “fully diluted” under GAAP. Fully diluted basis does not include outstanding LTIP units in the Company’s operating partnership that are subject to performance criteria that have not yet been met.

Pro forma three months ended June 30, 2015 removes from the Company’s financial results for the three month period ended June 30, 2015 the impact of one-time, non-recurring expenses related to its initial public offering, including legal and accounting fees and new entity formation costs.

Pro forma six months ended June 30, 2015 (1) removes from the Company’s financial results for the period from February 11, 2015 (the date of the closing of the Company’s initial public offering) to June 30, 2015 the impact of one-time, non-recurring expenses related to its initial public offering, including legal and accounting fees and new entity formation costs and (2) reflects a full quarter of operations for the period from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2015 on a pro forma basis based on the financial results of the 49 days of operations between February 11, 2015 and March 31, 2015.

About Easterly Government Properties, Inc.

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE:DEA) is based in Washington, D.C., and focuses primarily on the acquisition, development and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to the U.S. Government. Easterly’s experienced management team brings specialized insight into the strategy and needs of mission-critical U.S. Government agencies for properties leased primarily through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). For further information on the company and its properties, please visit www.easterlyreit.com.