10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 

x      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015
 
or
 
o         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: 001-36007
 
 
 
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 

Maryland
(State of Organization)
 
46-2519850
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
309 N. Water Street,
Suite 500
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
53202
(Zip Code)
 
(414) 367-5600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
 

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.   x  Yes  o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes  o  No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large Accelerated Filer o
Accelerated Filer x
 
 
Non-Accelerated Filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    o  Yes  x  No
 
The number of the Registrant’s common shares outstanding as of November 2, 2015 was 71,354,681.
 



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PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts may be forward-looking statements. In particular, statements pertaining to our capital resources, property performance and results of operations contain forward-looking statements. Likewise, all of our statements regarding anticipated growth in our funds from operations and anticipated market conditions, demographics and results of operations are forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.
 
These forward-looking statements reflect the views of our management regarding current expectations and projections about future events and are based on currently available information. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve numerous risks and uncertainties and, thus, you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods which may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:
 
general economic conditions;

adverse economic or real estate developments, either nationally or in the markets where our properties are located;

our failure to generate sufficient cash flows to service our outstanding indebtedness;

fluctuations in interest rates and increased operating costs;

the availability, terms and deployment of debt and equity capital, including our unsecured revolving credit facility;

our ability to make distributions on our common shares;

general volatility of the market price of our common shares;

our limited operating history;

our increased vulnerability economically due to the concentration of our investments in healthcare properties;

our geographic concentrations in Texas and metro Atlanta, Georgia causes us to be particularly exposed to downturns in these local economies or other changes in local real estate market conditions;

changes in our business or strategy;

our dependence upon key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed;

our ability to identify, hire and retain highly qualified personnel in the future;

the degree and nature of our competition;

changes in governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters;
 
defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;

decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;
 
difficulties in identifying healthcare properties to acquire and complete acquisitions;

competition for investment opportunities;


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our failure to successfully develop, integrate and operate acquired properties and operations;

the impact of our investment in joint ventures;

the financial condition and liquidity of, or disputes with, any joint venture and development partners with whom we may make co-investments in the future;

cybersecurity incidents could disrupt our business and result in the compromise of confidential information;
 
our ability to operate as a public company;

changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (or GAAP);
 
lack of or insufficient amounts of insurance;
 
other factors affecting the real estate industry generally;
 
our failure to qualify and maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (or REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
limitations imposed on our business and our ability to satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
changes in governmental regulations or interpretations thereof, such as real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates and taxation of REITs; and
 
factors that may materially adversely affect us, or the per share trading price of our common shares, including:
 
higher market interest rates;
the number of our common shares available for future issuance or sale;
our issuance of equity securities or the perception that such issuance might occur;
future debt;
failure of securities analysts to publish research or reports about us or our industry; and
securities analysts’ downgrade of our common shares or the healthcare-related real estate sector.
 
While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this report, except as required by applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see Part II, Item 1A. (Risk Factors) of this report and Part I, Item 1A. (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (the "Annual Report").
 
In this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” the “Trust,” the “Company,” and “Physicians Realty” refer to Physicians Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to in this report as our “Operating Partnership,” and the historical business and operations of four healthcare real estate funds that we have classified for accounting purposes as our “Predecessor” and which we sometimes refer to as the “Ziegler Funds.” In this report, the term "OP Units" refers to partnership interests in the Operating Partnership and the term "Series A Preferred Units" refers to Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units of the Operating Partnership, which have priority over the OP Units with respect to distributions and liquidation.


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PART I.                          Financial Information
Item 1.                                 Financial Statements
Physicians Realty Trust
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 

 
 

Investment properties:
 

 
 

Land and improvements
$
123,240

 
$
79,334

Building and improvements
1,167,768

 
644,086

Tenant improvements
8,524

 
5,614

Acquired lease intangibles
176,087

 
72,985

 
1,475,619


802,019

Accumulated depreciation
(75,930
)
 
(45,569
)
Net real estate property
1,399,689


756,450

Real estate loans receivable
28,979

 
15,876

Investment in unconsolidated entity
1,323

 
1,324

Net real estate investments
1,429,991


773,650

Cash and cash equivalents
4,718

 
15,923

Tenant receivables, net
3,047

 
1,324

Deferred costs, net
7,118

 
4,870

Other assets
33,951

 
15,806

Total assets
$
1,478,825


$
811,573

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

 
 

Liabilities:
 

 
 

Credit facility
$
473,000

 
$
138,000

Mortgage debt
95,195

 
78,105

Accounts payable
1,393

 
700

Dividends payable
17,059

 
16,548

Accrued expenses and other liabilities
19,038

 
6,140

Acquired lease intangibles, net
5,053

 
2,871

Total liabilities
610,738


242,364

 
 
 
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Operating Partnership and partially owned properties
11,719

 

 
 
 
 
Equity:
 

 
 

Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 common shares authorized, 71,040,502 and 50,640,863 common shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.
713

 
510

Additional paid-in capital
904,939

 
586,017

Accumulated deficit
(94,370
)
 
(51,797
)
Total shareholders’ equity
811,282


534,730

Noncontrolling interests:
 

 
 

Operating Partnership
43,737

 
33,727

Partially owned properties
1,349

 
752

Total noncontrolling interests
45,086


34,479

Total equity
856,368


569,209

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,478,825


$
811,573

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Physicians Realty Trust
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Rental revenues
$
28,145

 
$
12,506

 
$
72,111

 
$
29,555

Expense recoveries
5,821

 
1,355

 
14,265

 
3,445

Interest income on real estate loans and other
904

 
300

 
2,661

 
640

Total revenues
34,870


14,161


89,037


33,640

Expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense
3,341

 
1,911

 
7,244

 
4,849

General and administrative
4,018

 
4,445

 
11,359

 
8,867

Operating expenses
7,966

 
2,531

 
20,979

 
6,367

Depreciation and amortization
12,476

 
4,413

 
31,067

 
10,565

Acquisition expenses
3,257

 
2,922

 
11,764

 
9,254

Impairment loss

 
250

 

 
250

Total expenses
31,058


16,472


82,413


40,152

Income (loss) before equity in income of unconsolidated entity, gain on sale of investment properties, and noncontrolling interests:
3,812

 
(2,311
)
 
6,624

 
(6,512
)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity
26

 
26

 
78

 
69

Gain on sale of investment properties
145

 
34

 
130

 
34

Net income (loss)
3,983


(2,251
)

6,832


(6,409
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating Partnership
(200
)
 
233

 
(333
)
 
887

Partially owned properties
(79
)
 
(76
)
 
(255
)
 
(226
)
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
3,704


(2,094
)

6,244


(5,748
)
Preferred distributions
(300
)
 

 
(791
)
 

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
3,404


$
(2,094
)

$
5,453


$
(5,748
)
Net income (loss) per share:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.05

 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.21
)
Diluted
$
0.05

 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.21
)
Weighted average common shares:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
71,034,747

 
36,313,644

 
69,040,121

 
27,980,408

Diluted
75,104,821

 
36,313,644

 
73,040,846

 
27,980,408

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends and distributions declared per common share and OP Unit
$
0.225

 
$
0.225

 
$
0.675

 
$
0.675

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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Physicians Realty Trust
Consolidated Statement of Equity
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
 
 
Par
Value
 
Additional
Paid in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total
Shareholders’ 
Equity
 
Operating
Partnership
Noncontrolling
Interest
 
Partially
Owned
Properties 
Noncontrolling
Interest
 
Total Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015
$
510

 
$
586,017

 
$
(51,797
)
 
$
534,730

 
$
33,727

 
$
752

 
$
34,479

 
$
569,209

Net proceeds from sale of common shares
202

 
317,968

 

 
318,170

 

 

 

 
318,170

Restricted share award grants, net
1

 
2,333

 
(106
)
 
2,228

 

 

 

 
2,228

Purchase of OP Units

 

 

 

 
(253
)
 

 
(253
)
 
(253
)
Conversion of OP Units

 
171

 

 
171

 
(171
)
 

 
(171
)
 

Dividends/distributions declared

 

 
(47,920
)
 
(47,920
)
 
(2,514
)
 

 
(2,514
)
 
(50,434
)
Preferred distribution

 

 
(791
)
 
(791
)
 

 

 

 
(791
)
Issuance of OP Units in connection with acquisition

 

 

 

 
10,973

 

 
10,973

 
10,973

Contribution

 

 

 

 

 
500

 
500

 
500

Distributions

 

 

 

 

 
(158
)
 
(158
)
 
(158
)
Change in market value of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in Operating Partnership

 
92

 

 
92

 

 

 

 
92

Net income

 

 
6,244

 
6,244

 
333

 
255

 
588

 
6,832

Adjustment for Noncontrolling Interests ownership in Operating Partnership

 
(1,642
)
 

 
(1,642
)
 
1,642

 

 
1,642

 

Balance at September 30, 2015
$
713


$
904,939


$
(94,370
)

$
811,282


$
43,737


$
1,349


$
45,086


$
856,368

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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Physicians Realty Trust
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands) (Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 

 
 

Net income (loss)
$
6,832

 
$
(6,409
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 

Depreciation and amortization
31,067

 
10,565

Amortization of deferred financing costs
953

 
626

Accelerated amortization of deferred financing costs

 
141

Amortization of lease inducements and above/below market lease intangibles
1,559

 
331

Straight-line rental revenue/expense
(6,262
)
 
(2,785
)
Amortization of above market assumed debt
(114
)
 

Gain on sale of investment properties
(130
)
 
(34
)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity
(78
)
 
(69
)
Distribution from unconsolidated entity
79

 
45

Change in fair value of derivatives
(116
)
 
(138
)
Provision for bad debts
26

 
5

Non-cash share compensation
2,929

 
1,681

Ziegler shared service amendment payment

 
1,800

Impairment on investment property

 
250

Change in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

Tenant receivables
(2,448
)
 
(521
)
Other assets
(1,268
)
 
(1,285
)
Accounts payable
693

 
(203
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
7,929

 
3,445

Net cash provided by operating activities
41,651


7,445

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds on sales of investment properties
3,039

 
235

Acquisition of investment properties, net
(629,888
)
 
(404,715
)
Capital expenditures on existing investment properties
(3,974
)
 
(551
)
Real estate loans receivable
(12,404
)
 
(6,836
)
Note receivable
(4,123
)
 

Leasing commissions
(278
)
 
(5
)
Lease inducements
(2,478
)
 
(1,532
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(650,106
)

(413,404
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 

 
 

Net proceeds from sale of common shares
318,170

 
295,610

Proceeds from credit facility borrowings
473,000

 
286,200

Payment on credit facility borrowings
(138,000
)
 
(216,200
)
Proceeds from issuance of mortgage debt

 
26,550

Principal payments on mortgage debt
(1,486
)
 
(1,234
)
Debt issuance costs
(3,029
)
 
(3,848
)
Dividends paid - shareholders
(47,665
)
 
(17,443
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest - Operating Partnership
(2,374
)
 
(2,665
)
Preferred distributions paid - OP Unit holder
(360
)
 

Distributions to noncontrolling interest - partially owned properties
(158
)
 
(143
)
Purchase of OP Units
(253
)
 

Common shares repurchased and retired
(595
)
 
(321
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
597,250


366,506

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(11,205
)
 
(39,453
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
15,923

 
56,478

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
4,718


$
17,025

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information - interest paid during the period
$
6,010

 
$
4,113

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activity - assumed debt
$
18,690

 
$
15,283

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activity - issuance of OP Units and Series A Preferred Units in connection with acquisitions
$
20,677

 
$
28,589

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activity - contingent consideration
$
550

 
$
840

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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Physicians Realty Trust
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
Note 1. Organization and Business
 
Physicians Realty Trust (the “Trust”) was organized in the state of Maryland on April 9, 2013. As of September 30, 2015, the Trust was authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share (“common shares”). The Trust filed a Registration Statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) with respect to a proposed underwritten initial public offering (the “IPO”) and completed the IPO of its common shares and commenced operations on July 24, 2013.
 
The Trust contributed the net proceeds from the IPO to Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. The Trust’s operations are conducted through the Operating Partnership and wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. The Trust, as the general partner of the Operating Partnership, controls the Operating Partnership and consolidates the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.
 
The Trust is a self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) formed primarily to acquire, selectively develop, own and manage healthcare properties that are leased to physicians, hospitals and healthcare delivery systems.
 
2015 Equity Offerings
 
On January 21, 2015, the Trust completed a follow-on public offering of 18,975,000 common shares at $16.40 per share, including 2,475,000 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to the Trust of approximately $297.3 million. The Trust contributed the net proceeds of this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 18,975,000 partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”), and the Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay borrowings under the Trust’s unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.

On October 19, 2015, the Trust completed a follow-on public offering of 15,812,500 common shares at $15.00 per share, including 2,062,500 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to the Trust of approximately $226.3 million. The Trust contributed the net proceeds of this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 15,812,500 OP Units, and the Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the Trust's unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.
 
On August 19, 2014, the Trust and the Operating Partnership entered into separate At Market Issuance Sales Agreements (the “Sales Agreements”) with each of MLV & Co. LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., JMP Securities LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the “Agents”), pursuant to which the Trust may issue and sell common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $150 million, from time to time, through the Agents pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “ATM Program”). During 2015, the Trust’s issuance and sale of common shares pursuant to the ATM Program is as follows (in thousands, except common shares and price):
 
 
Common
shares sold
 
Weighted
average price
 
Net
proceeds
Quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
247,397

 
$
16.96

 
$
4,140

Quarterly period ended June 30, 2015
1,007,695

 
16.56

 
16,438

Quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

 

 

Year to date
1,255,092


$
16.63


$
20,578

 
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and

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regulations. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2015.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
GAAP requires the Trust to identify entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights and to determine which business enterprise is the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities (“VIEs”). A VIE is broadly defined as an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance the entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about the entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The Trust consolidates its investment in a VIE when it determines that it is its primary beneficiary. The Trust may change its original assessment of a VIE upon subsequent events such as the modification of contractual arrangements that affect the characteristics or adequacy of the entity’s equity investments at risk and the disposition of all or a portion of an interest held by the primary beneficiary.
 
The Trust identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the enterprise that has both: (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the entity. The Trust performs this analysis on an ongoing basis.
 
For property holding entities not determined to be VIEs, the Trust consolidates such entities in which the Trust or the Operating Partnership owns 100% of the equity or has a controlling financial interest evidenced by ownership of a majority voting interest. All inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. For entities in which the Trust owns less than 100% of the equity interest, the Trust consolidates the property if it has the direct or indirect ability to control the entities’ activities based upon the terms of the respective entities’ ownership agreements. For these entities, the Trust records a noncontrolling interest representing equity held by noncontrolling interests.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
The portion of equity held by minority interests in entities controlled (and thus consolidated) by the Trust is presented within the consolidated balance sheets as a component of consolidated equity, separate from the Trust's total shareholders' equity.
 
Operating Partnership: Net income or loss is allocated to noncontrolling interests based on their respective ownership percentage of the Operating Partnership. The ownership percentage is calculated by dividing the number of OP Units held by the noncontrolling interests by the total OP Units held by the noncontrolling interests and the Trust. Issuance of additional Common Shares and OP Units changes the ownership interests of both the noncontrolling interests and the Trust. Such transactions and the related proceeds are treated as capital transactions.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Operating Partnership partially funded a property acquisition by issuing an aggregate of 420,963 OP Units valued at approximately $7.3 million. The acquisition had a total purchase price of approximately $10.0 million.
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Operating Partnership partially funded a property acquisition by issuing an aggregate of 210,820 OP Units valued at approximately $3.4 million. The acquisition had a total purchase price of approximately $11.3 million.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Operating Partnership partially funded a property acquisition by issuing an aggregate of 16,866 OP Units valued at approximately $0.2 million. The acquisition had a total purchase price of approximately $11.2 million.

Noncontrolling interests in the Trust represent OP Units held by the Predecessor’s prior investors and other investors. As of September 30, 2015, the Trust held a 94.9% interest in the Operating Partnership. As the sole general partner and the majority interest holder, the Trust consolidates the financial position and results of operation of the Operating Partnership.
 

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Holders of OP Units may not transfer their OP Units without the Trust’s prior written consent, as general partner of the Operating Partnership. Beginning on the first anniversary of the issuance of OP Units, OP Unit holders may tender their OP Units for redemption by the Operating Partnership in exchange for cash equal to the market price of the Trust’s common shares at the time of redemption or for unregistered common shares on a one-for-one basis. Such selection to pay cash or issue common shares to satisfy an OP Unit holder’s redemption request is solely within the control of the Trust. Accordingly, the Trust presents the OP Units of the Operating Partnership held by the Predecessor’s prior investors and other investors as noncontrolling interests within equity in the consolidated balance sheet.
 
Partially Owned Properties: The Trust reflects noncontrolling interests in partially owned properties on the balance sheet for the portion of properties consolidated by the Trust that are not wholly owned by the Trust. The earnings or losses from those properties attributable to the noncontrolling interests are reflected as net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interests partially owned properties in the consolidated statement of operations.
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - Operating Partnership and Partially Owned Properties
 
On February 5, 2015, the Trust entered into a Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”) which provides for the designation and issuance of the newly designated Series A Participating Redeemable Preferred Units of the Operating Partnership (“Series A Preferred Units”). Series A Preferred Units have priority over all other partnership interests of the Operating Partnership with respect to distributions and liquidation. Holders of Series A Preferred Units are entitled to a 5% cumulative return and upon redemption, the receipt of one common share and $200. The holders of the Series A Preferred Units have agreed not to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their Series A Preferred Units prior to February 5, 2016. In addition, Series A Preferred Units are redeemable at the option of the holders which redemption obligation may be satisfied, at the Trust’s option, in cash or registered common shares. Instruments that require settlement in registered common shares may not be classified in permanent equity as it is not always completely within an issuer’s control to deliver registered common shares. Due to the redemption rights associated with the Series A Preferred Units, the Trust classifies the Series A Preferred Units in the mezzanine section of its consolidated balance sheet.
 
On February 5, 2015, the acquisition of the Minnetonka MOB was partially funded with the issuance of 44,685 Series A Preferred Units which are valued at $9.7 million. The Series A Preferred Units were evaluated for embedded features that should be bifurcated and separately accounted for as a freestanding derivative.  The Trust determined that the Series A Preferred Units contained features that require bifurcation. The fair value of the embedded derivative is $3.4 million and is included on the Trust’s consolidated balance sheets in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
 
In connection with the acquisition of the Minnetonka MOB, the Trust received a $5 million equity investment from a third party, effective March 1, 2015. This investment earns a 15% cumulative preferred return. At any point subsequent to the third anniversary of the investment, the holder can require the Trust to redeem the instrument at a price for which the investor will realize a 15% internal rate of return. Due to the redemption provision, which is outside of the control of the Trust, the Trust classifies the investment in the mezzanine section of its consolidated balance sheet.
 
The Trust records the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests at the greater of the carrying value or their redemption value.

Dividends and Distributions
 
On September 28, 2015, the Trust announced that its Board of Trustees authorized and the Trust declared a cash dividend of $0.225 per common share for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015. The distribution was paid on October 30, 2015 to common shareholders and OP Unit holders of record as of the close of business on October 16, 2015.
 
Purchase of Investment Properties
 
A property acquired not subject to an existing lease is treated as an asset acquisition and recorded at its purchase price, inclusive of acquisition costs, allocated between the acquired tangible assets and assumed liabilities based upon their relative fair values at the date of acquisition. A property acquired with an existing lease is accounted for as a business combination pursuant to the acquisition method in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), and assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including identified intangible assets and liabilities, are recorded at fair value.
 
The determination of fair value involves the use of significant judgment and estimation. The Trust makes estimates of the fair value of the tangible and intangible acquired assets and assumed liabilities using information obtained from multiple sources as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence and may include the assistance of a third party appraiser. The Trust estimates

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the fair value of buildings acquired on an "as-if-vacant" basis and depreciates the building value over the estimated remaining life of the building. The Trust determines the allocated value of other fixed assets, such as site improvements, based upon the replacement cost and depreciates such value over the assets’ estimated remaining useful lives as determined at the applicable acquisition date. The fair value of land is determined either by considering the sales prices of similar properties in recent transactions or based on internal analyses of recently acquired and existing comparable properties within the Trust’s portfolio.
 
In recognizing identified intangible assets and liabilities in connection with a business combination, the value of above-or-below market leases is estimated based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflected the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between contractual amounts to be received pursuant to the leases and management’s estimate of market lease rates measured over a period equal to the estimated remaining term of the lease. The capitalized above-market or below-market lease intangibles are amortized as a reduction or addition to rental income over the estimated remaining term of the respective leases.
 
In determining the value of in-place leases, management considers current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases in arriving at an estimate of the carrying costs during the expected lease-up period from vacant to existing occupancy. In estimating carrying costs, management includes real estate taxes, insurance, other operating expenses, estimates of lost rental revenue during the expected lease-up periods, and costs to execute similar leases, including leasing commissions, tenant improvements, legal, and other related costs based on current market demand. The values assigned to in-place leases are amortized to amortization expense over the estimated remaining term of the lease.
 
The values assigned to all lease intangible assets and liabilities are amortized to amortization expense over the estimated remaining term of the lease. If a lease terminates prior to its scheduled expiration, all unamortized costs related to that lease are written off, net of any required lease termination payments.
 
The Trust calculates the fair value of any long-term debt assumed by discounting the remaining contractual cash flows on each instrument at the current market rate for those borrowings, which the Trust approximates based on the rate at which it would expect to incur on a replacement instrument on the date of acquisition, and recognize any fair value adjustments related to long-term debt as effective yield adjustments over the remaining term of the instrument.
 
Based on these estimates, the Trust recognizes the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at their estimated fair values, which are generally determined using Level 3 inputs, such as market rental rates, capitalization rates, discount rates, or other available market data. Initial valuations are subject to change until the information is finalized, no later than 12 months from the acquisition date. The Trust expenses transaction costs associated with acquisitions accounted for as business combinations in the period incurred.

Impairment of Intangible and Long-Lived Assets
 
The Trust periodically evaluates its long-lived assets, primarily consisting of investments in real estate, for impairment indicators or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the recorded amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present, the Trust evaluates the carrying value of the related real estate properties in relation to the undiscounted expected future cash flows of the underlying operations. In performing this evaluation, management considers market conditions and current intentions with respect to holding or disposing of the real estate property. The Trust adjusts the net book value of real estate properties to fair value if the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows, including sales proceeds, is less than book value. The Trust recognizes an impairment loss at the time it makes any such determination. If the Trust determines that an asset is impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured as the amount by which the recorded amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Fair value is typically determined using a discounted future cash flow analysis or other acceptable valuation techniques, which are based, in turn, upon Level 3 inputs, such as revenue and expense growth rates, capitalization rates, discount rates or other available market data.
 
The Trust did not record impairment charges in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2014, the Trust recognized $0.3 million of an impairment loss on a medical office building in Pickerington, OH.
 
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
 
The Trust reports investments in unconsolidated entities over whose operating and financial policies it has the ability to exercise significant influence under the equity method of accounting. Under this method of accounting, the Trust’s share of the investee’s earnings or losses is included in its consolidated statements of operations. The initial carrying value of investments in unconsolidated entities is based on the amount paid to purchase the equity interest.

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Real Estate Loans Receivable
 
Real estate loans receivable consists of three mezzanine loans and a term loan. Each mezzanine loan is collateralized by an ownership interest in the respective borrower, while the term loan is secured by an equity interest in one medical office building development. Interest income on the loans are recognized as earned based on the terms of the loans subject to evaluation of collectability risks and are included in the Trust’s consolidated statement of operations.
 
Rental Revenue
 
Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases when collectability is reasonably assured. Recognizing rental revenue on a straight-line basis for leases may result in recognizing revenue for amounts more or less than amounts currently due from tenants. Amounts recognized in excess of amounts currently due from tenants are included in other assets and were approximately $12.8 million and $6.4 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. If the Trust determines that collectability of straight-line rents is not reasonably assured, the Trust limits future recognition to amounts contractually owed and, where appropriate, establishes an allowance for estimated losses. Rental revenue is adjusted by amortization of lease inducements and above or below market rents on certain leases. Lease inducements and above or below market rents are amortized over the remaining life of the lease.
 
Expense Recoveries
 
Expense recoveries relate to tenant reimbursement of real estate taxes, insurance and other operating expenses that are recognized as expense recovery revenue in the period the applicable expenses are incurred. The reimbursements are recorded at gross, as the Trust is generally the primary obligor with respect to real estate taxes and purchasing goods and services from third-party suppliers and has discretion in selecting the supplier and bears the credit risk of tenant reimbursement.
 
The Trust has certain tenants with absolute net leases. Under these lease agreements, the tenant is responsible for operating and building expenses. For absolute net leases, the Trust does not recognize expense recoveries.

Income Taxes
 
The Trust elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal tax purposes commencing with the filing of its tax return for the short taxable year ending December 31, 2013. The Trust had no taxable income prior to electing REIT status. To qualify as a REIT, the Trust must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income to its shareholders (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP). As a REIT, the Trust generally will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes qualifying dividends to its shareholders. If the Trust fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate income tax rates and generally will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants the Trust relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect the Trust’s net income and net cash available for distribution to shareholders. However, the Trust intends to continue to operate in such a manner as to continue qualifying for treatment as a REIT. Even if the Trust continues to qualify for taxation as a REIT, the Trust may be subject to state and local taxes on its income and property and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income.
 
Management Estimates
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the amounts of revenue and expenses reported in the period. Significant estimates are made for the fair value assessments with respect to purchase price allocations, impairment assessments, stock-based compensation, and the valuation of financial instruments. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
Contingent Liabilities
 
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period, with any changes being recognized in earnings. Increases or decreases in the fair value of contingent consideration can result from changes in discount periods, discount rates and probabilities that contingencies will be met.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation, with no effect on the previously reported consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.
 
New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which creates a new Topic, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606. The standard is principle-based and provides a five-step model to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This standard is effective for interim or annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. Early adoption of this standard is permitted for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Trust is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of Topic 606 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-2, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. This update is intended to improve targeted areas of consolidation guidance by simplifying the consolidation evaluation process and by placing more emphasis on risk of loss when determining a controlling financial interest. The provisions of this ASU are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Trust is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of the ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
 
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-3, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-3 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. ASU 2015-3 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance will be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented. The Company will adopt ASU 2015-3 on January 1, 2016, and it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. The update requires that acquiring entities in a business combination recognize adjustments to provisional amounts identified in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined, including the cumulative effect of the change in provisional amount, as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. Adjustments related to previous reporting periods must be disclosed by income statement line item, either on the face of the income statement or in the notes, in the period for which the adjustment was identified. ASU 2015-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company does not expect ASU 2015-16 to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
 
Note 3. Acquisitions and Dispositions
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Trust completed acquisitions of 47 operating healthcare properties located in 18 states for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $676.0 million. In addition, the Trust completed a $9.0 million mezzanine loan transaction on June 1, 2015 and a $3.1 million mezzanine loan transaction on August 21, 2015.


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Investment activity for the three months ended September 30, 2015 is summarized below:
 
Property (1)
 
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Purchase
Price
(in thousands)
Randall Road MOB - Suite 140 (2)
 
Elgin, IL
 
July 17, 2015
 
$
1,750

Medical Specialists of Palm Beach (2)
 
Atlantis, FL
 
July 24, 2015
 
11,051

Trios Health MOB (2)
 
Kennewick, WA
 
July 31, 2015
 
64,000

OhioHealth - SW Health Center (2)
 
Grove City, OH
 
July 31, 2015
 
11,460

Integrated Medical Services (IMS) Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
IMS - Paradise Valley MOB (2)
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
August 14, 2015
 
31,814

IMS - Avondale MOB (2)
 
Avondale, AZ
 
August 19, 2015
 
22,144

IMS - Palm Valley MOB (2)
 
Goodyear, AZ
 
August 19, 2015
 
35,184

IMS - North Mountain MOB (2)
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
August 31, 2015
 
51,740

Warm Springs Rehab Hospital Mezz Loan (3)
 
Kyle, TX
 
August 21, 2015
 
3,138

Memorial Hermann Medical Complex (2 MOBs) (2)
 
Katy, TX
 
September 1, 2015
 
40,400

New Albany Medical Center (2) (4)
 
New Albany, OH
 
September 9, 2015
 
11,200

Fountain Hills Medical Campus (2)
 
Fountain Hills, AZ
 
September 30, 2015
 
13,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
297,131


(1)
“MOB” means medical office building.
(2)
The Trust accounted for these acquisitions as business combinations pursuant to the acquisition method and expensed total acquisition costs of $3.3 million.
(3)
The Trust made a $3.1 million mezzanine term loan to partially fund the borrower's acquisition of the 54,500 square foot Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Kyle, Texas. The mezzanine loan is collateralized by an equity interest in the property and accrues interest at a rate of 8.5% per year. The Trust has an option to purchase the property.
(4)
The Operating Partnership partially funded the purchase price of this acquisition by issuing a total of 16,866 OP Units valued at approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate on the date of issuance.

     For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Trust recorded revenues and net income from its 2015 acquisitions of $13.0 million and $3.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Trust recorded revenues and net income from its 2015 acquisitions of $23.1 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
 

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The following table summarizes the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, which the Trust determined using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs (in thousands):
 
 
1st Quarter
 
2nd Quarter
 
3rd Quarter
 
Total
Land
$
21,075

 
$
10,401

 
$
13,199

 
$
44,675

Building and improvements
175,050

 
113,411

 
238,209

 
526,670

In-place lease intangible
32,398

 
13,651

 
31,125

 
77,174

Above market in-place lease intangible
3,679

 
7,950

 
2,288

 
13,917

Below market in-place lease intangible
(315
)
 
(258
)
 
(2,052
)
 
(2,625
)
Below market in-place ground lease
158

 
1,482

 
11,230

 
12,870

Lease inducement
462

 
1,983

 
33

 
2,478

Contingent consideration
(1,482
)
 

 

 
(1,482
)
Receivables
3,564

 

 

 
3,564

Debt assumed
(6,323
)
 
(12,367
)
 

 
(18,690
)
Issuance of OP Units
(7,314
)
 
(3,420
)
 
(239
)
 
(10,973
)
Issuance of Series A Preferred Units
(9,704
)
 

 

 
(9,704
)
Noncontrolling interest
(5,508
)
 

 

 
(5,508
)
Net assets acquired
$
205,740


$
132,833

 
$
293,793


$
632,366

 
These preliminary allocations are subject to revision within the measurement period, not to exceed one year from the date of the acquisitions.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information
 
The following table illustrates the effect on net income, earnings per share - basic and diluted as if the Trust had acquired the above acquisitions as of January 1, 2014 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Revenue
$
38,473

 
$
21,134

 
$
113,673

 
$
81,413

Net income
8,680

 
838

 
25,672

 
6,339

Net income available to common shareholders
8,161

 
646

 
24,118

 
5,560

Earnings per share
$
0.11

 
$
0.01

 
$
0.34

 
$
0.08

Common shares outstanding
71,320,174

 
71,320,174

 
71,320,174

 
71,320,174

 
Dispositions
 
On March 26, 2015, the Trust sold a 20,329 square foot medical office building located in Ohio for approximately $1.6 million and recognized a loss on the sale of approximately $15,000.

On July 31, 2015, the Trust sold a 26,783 square foot medical office building located in Michigan for approximately $1.5 million and recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $0.1 million.

Due to the Trust’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2014-8, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity (“ASU 2014-8”), which raises the threshold for disposals to qualify as discontinued operations, the Trust did not report these dispositions as discontinued operations.
 

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Note 4. Intangibles
 
The following is a summary of the carrying amount of intangible assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
Cost
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Assets
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

In-place leases
$
141,139

 
$
(21,525
)
 
$
119,614

 
$
64,777

 
$
(12,213
)
 
$
52,564

Above market leases
21,366

 
(2,249
)
 
19,117

 
7,449

 
(578
)
 
6,871

Leasehold interest
712

 
(49
)
 
663

 
759

 
(5
)
 
754

Below market ground lease
12,870

 
(37
)
 
12,833

 

 

 

Total
$
176,087


$
(23,860
)

$
152,227


$
72,985


$
(12,796
)

$
60,189

Liability
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Below market lease
$
4,955

 
$
(587
)
 
$
4,368

 
$
2,330

 
$
(156
)
 
$
2,174

Above market ground lease
701

 
(16
)
 
685

 
701

 
(4
)
 
697

Total
$
5,656


$
(603
)

$
5,053


$
3,031


$
(160
)

$
2,871

 
The following is a summary of the acquired lease intangible amortization for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Amortization expense related to in-place leases
$
4,253

 
$
1,002

 
$
10,124

 
$
2,724

Decrease of rental income related to above-market leases
742

 
86

 
1,671

 
205

Decrease of rental income related to leasehold interest
15

 

 
44

 

Increase of rental income related to below-market leases
167

 
9

 
431

 
10

Decrease of operating expense related to above market ground leases
4

 

 
12

 

Increase in operating expense related to below market ground lease
32

 

 
37

 


Future aggregate net amortization of the acquired lease intangibles as of September 30, 2015, is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Net Decrease in 
Revenue
 
Net Increase in 
Expenses
2015
$
(641
)
 
$
4,896

2016
(2,523
)
 
18,904

2017
(1,969
)
 
16,991

2018
(1,662
)
 
15,545

2019
(1,504
)
 
12,484

Thereafter
(7,113
)
 
62,942

Total
$
(15,412
)

$
131,762

 
As of September 30, 2015, the weighted average amortization period for asset lease intangibles and liability lease intangible is seven and 12 years, respectively.
 

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Note 5. Other Assets
 
Other assets consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Straight line rent receivable
$
12,809

 
$
6,431

Lease inducements, net
5,073

 
2,845

Escrows
5,179

 
1,906

Earnest deposits
1,333

 
2,343

Note receivable
4,168

 

Prepaid expenses and other
5,389

 
2,281

Total
$
33,951


$
15,806

 
Note 6. Debt
 
The following is a summary of debt as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Mortgage notes, bearing fixed interest from 4.71% to 6.58%, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.39%, and due in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 collateralized by 11 properties with a net book value of $146,650.
$
90,164

 
$
73,706

Mortgage note, bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 2.75% and due in 2017, collateralized by one property with a net book value of $6,058.
4,297

 
4,399

Total mortgage debt
94,461


78,105

$750 million unsecured revolving credit facility bearing variable interest of LIBOR plus 1.20%, due September 2019.
473,000

 
138,000

Total principal
567,461


216,105

Unamortized fair value adjustment
734

 

Total debt
$
568,195


$
216,105

 
On July 22, 2015, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, and the Trust and certain subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, entered into an amendment to the existing Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) which increased the maximum principal amount available under the unsecured revolving credit facility from $400 million to $750 million. The Credit Agreement includes a swingline loan commitment for up to 10% of the maximum principal amount and provides an accordion feature allowing the Trust to increase borrowing capacity by up to an additional $350 million, subject to customary terms and conditions, resulting in a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.1 billion.
 
The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of September 18, 2019 and includes a one year extension option. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate which is determined by the Trust's credit rating, currently equal to LIBOR plus 1.20%. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes a facility fee equal to 0.25% per annum, which is determined by the Trust's investment grade rating under the Credit Agreement.
 
The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that, among other things, require compliance with leverage and coverage ratios and maintenance of minimum tangible net worth, as well as covenants that may limit the Trust’s and the Operating Partnership’s ability to incur additional debt or make distributions. The Trust may, at any time, voluntarily prepay any loan under the Credit Agreement in whole or in part without premium or penalty. As of September 30, 2015, the Trust was in compliance with all financial covenants.
 
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Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, and if an event of default occurs and continues, the Operating Partnership is subject to certain actions by the administrative agent, including without limitation, the acceleration of repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
 
The Credit Agreement provides for revolving credit loans to the Operating Partnership. Base Rate Loans, Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans and Letters of Credit (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement) will be subject to interest rates, based upon the investment grade rating of the Trust, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries as follows:
 
Credit Rating
 
Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans
and Letter of Credit Fee
 
Base Rate Loans
At Least A- or A3
 
LIBOR + 0.85%
 
%
At Least BBB+ or BAA1
 
LIBOR + 0.90%
 
%
At Least BBB or BAA2
 
LIBOR + 1.00%
 
0.10
%
At Least BBB- or BAA3
 
LIBOR + 1.20%
 
0.20
%
Below BBB- or BAA3
 
LIBOR + 1.55%
 
0.60
%
 
As of September 30, 2015, there were $473.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the unsecured revolving credit facility and $178.0 million available for the Trust to borrow without adding additional properties to the unencumbered borrowing base of assets, as defined by the Credit Agreement. Also, the Trust had an additional $99.0 million of availability under its unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2015 which is subject to customary property underwriting standards.
 
Certain properties have mortgage debt that contains financial covenants. As of September 30, 2015, the Trust was in compliance with all mortgage debt financial covenants.

Scheduled principal payments due on debt as of September 30, 2015, are as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
$
560

2016
9,752

2017
40,629

2018
1,265

2019
493,081

Thereafter
22,174

Total Payments
$
567,461

 
As of September 30, 2015, we had total consolidated indebtedness of approximately $567.5 million. The weighted average interest rate on our consolidated indebtedness was 2.05% (based on the 30-day LIBOR rate as of September 30, 2015, of 0.20%).

For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust incurred interest expense on its debt of $3.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust incurred interest expense on its debt of $6.3 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
 
Note 7. Stock-based Compensation
 
The Trust follows ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), in accounting for its share-based payments. This guidance requires measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock compensation based on the grant-date fair value of the employee stock awards. This cost is recognized as compensation expense ratably over the employee’s requisite service period. Incremental compensation costs arising from subsequent modifications of awards after the grant date must be recognized when incurred. Share-based payments classified as liability awards are marked to fair value at each reporting period.
 
Certain of the Trust’s employee stock awards vest only upon the achievement of performance targets. ASC 718 requires recognition of compensation cost only when achievement of performance conditions is considered probable. Consequently, the Trust’s determination of the amount of stock compensation expense requires a significant level of judgment

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in estimating the probability of achievement of these performance targets. Additionally, the Trust must make estimates regarding employee forfeitures in determining compensation expense. Subsequent changes in actual experience are monitored and estimates are updated as information is available.
 
In connection with the IPO, the Trust adopted the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”), which made available 600,000 common shares to be administered by the compensation and nominating governance committee of the Board of Trustees (the “Committee”). On August 7, 2014, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Physicians Realty Trust, the Trust’s shareholders approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to increase the number of common shares authorized for issuance under the 2013 Plan by 1,850,000 common shares, for a total of 2,450,000 common shares.
 
The Committee has broad discretion in administering the terms of the 2013 Plan. Restricted common shares granted under the 2013 Plan are eligible for dividends as well as the right to vote. The Trust granted to its officers and trustees 250,000 restricted common shares upon completion of the IPO under the 2013 Plan at a value per share of $11.50 and total value of $2.9 million with a vesting period of three years. During 2014, a total of 152,987 restricted common shares with a total value of $2.1 million were granted to Trust officers, certain of its employees and its trustees with a one year vesting period. In the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, a total of 129,277 restricted common shares with a total value of $2.1 million were granted to Trust officers and certain of its employees, which have a one-year vesting period for officer award-recipients and a three-year vesting period for employee award-recipients.
 
A summary of the status of the Trust’s non-vested restricted common shares as of September 30, 2015 and changes during the nine month period then ended follow:
 
Common Shares
 
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2014
319,654

 
$
12.60

Granted
129,277

 
16.18

Vested
(169,259
)
 
12.91

Non-vested at September 30, 2015
279,672

 
$
14.07

 
 
For all service awards, the Trust records compensation expense for the entire award on a straight-line basis (or, if applicable, on the accelerated method) over the requisite service period. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust recognized non-cash share compensation of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust recognized non-cash share compensation of $2.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense at September 30, 2015 was $2.3 million. The Trust’s compensation expense recorded in connection with grants of restricted common shares reflects an initial estimated cumulative forfeiture rate of 0% over the requisite service period of the awards. That estimate will be revised if subsequent information indicates that the actual number of awards expected to vest is likely to differ from previous estimates.
 
Restricted Share Units:
 
In March 2015 and March 2014, under the 2013 Plan, the Trust granted restricted share units at target level of 116,206 and 55,680, respectively, to its officers and trustees, which are subject to certain performance and market conditions and a two-year and three-year service period for trustees and officers, respectively. In addition, each restricted share unit contains one dividend equivalent. The recipient will accrue dividend equivalents on awarded share units equal to the cash dividend that would have been paid on the awarded share unit had the awarded share unit been an issued and outstanding common share on the record date for the dividend.
 

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Approximately 80% of the restricted share units vest based on certain market conditions. The market conditions were valued with the assistance of independent valuation specialists. The Trust utilized a Monte Carlo simulation to calculate the weighted average grant date fair value of $20.06 per unit for the March 2015 grant using the following assumptions:
 
Volatility
20.7
%
Dividend assumption
reinvested

Expected term in years
2.8

Risk-free rate
1.14
%
Share price (per share)
15.87

 
The remaining 20% of the restricted share units vest based upon certain performance conditions. With respect to the performance conditions, the grant date fair value of $15.87 per unit was based on the share price at the date of grant. The restricted share units’ combined weighted average grant date fair value is $19.22 per unit.
 
The following is a summary of the activity in the Trust’s restricted share units during the nine months ended September 30, 2015
 
Restricted 
Share Units
 
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2014
55,680

 
$
16.94

Granted
116,206

 
19.22

Non-vested at September 30, 2015
171,886

 
$
18.48


For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust recognized non-cash share unit compensation expense of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Trust recognized non-cash share unit compensation expense of $0.8 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense at September 30, 2015 was $2.0 million.
 
Note 8. Fair Value Measurements
 
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), requires certain assets and liabilities be reported and/or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements and provides a framework for establishing that fair value. The framework for determining fair value is based on a hierarchy that prioritizes the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value.
 
In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
 
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related asset. These Level 3 fair value measurements are based primarily on management’s own estimates using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques taking into account the characteristics of the asset or liability. In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.
 
The trust has two derivative instruments at September 30, 2015 consisting of (1) the embedded derivative detailed in the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - Operating Partnership and Partially Owned Properties section of Note 1 (Summary of Significant Accounting Policies) and (2) an interest rate swap.
 
Neither the embedded derivative nor the interest rate swap are traded on an exchange.  The Trust’s derivative liabilities are recorded at fair value based on a variety of observable inputs including contractual terms, interest rate curves, yield curves, measure of volatility, and correlations of such inputs. The Trust measures its derivatives at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values are based on Level 2 inputs described above.
 

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The Trust also has assets that under certain conditions are subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis. This generally includes assets subject to impairment. There were no such assets measured at fair value as of September 30, 2015.
 
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, tenant receivables, payables, and accrued interest are reasonable estimates of fair value because of the short term maturities of these instruments. Fair values for real estate loans receivable and mortgage debt are estimated based on rates currently prevailing for similar instruments of similar maturities and are based primarily on Level 2 inputs.
 
The following table presents the fair value of the Trust’s financial instruments (in thousands): 
 
September 30,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
Real estate loans receivable
$
28,979

 
$
28,979

 
$
15,876

 
$
15,876

Credit facility
$
(473,000
)
 
$
(473,000
)
 
$
(138,000
)
 
$
(138,000
)
Mortgage debt
$
(95,195
)
 
$
(95,963
)
 
$
(78,105
)
 
$
(78,642
)
Derivative liabilities
$
(3,468
)
 
$
(3,468
)
 
$
(233
)
 
$
(233
)

Note 9. Tenant Operating Leases
 
The Trust is lessor of medical office buildings and other healthcare facilities. Leases have expirations from 2015 through 2045. As of September 30, 2015, the future minimum rental payments on non-cancelable leases, exclusive of expense recoveries, were as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
$
28,744

2016
113,979

2017
110,771

2018
105,654

2019
101,245

Thereafter
789,599

Total
$
1,249,992

 
Note 10. Rent Expense
 
The Trust leases the rights to a parking structure at one of its properties and the land upon which fourteen of its properties are located from third party land owners pursuant to separate ground and parking leases. The parking and ground leases require fixed annual rental payments and may also include escalation clauses and renewal options. These leases have terms up to 90 years remaining, excluding extension options. As of September 30, 2015, the future minimum lease obligations under non-cancelable parking and ground leases were as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
$
403

2016
1,629

2017
1,666

2018
1,708

2019
1,751

Thereafter
32,794

Total
$
39,951

 
Rent expense for the parking and ground leases of $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $1.2 million and $0.7 million for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are reported in operating expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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Note 11. Earnings Per Share
 
The following table shows the amounts used in computing the Trust’s basic and diluted earnings per share. (in thousands, except share and per share data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Numerator for earnings per share - basic:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net income (loss)
$
3,983

 
$
(2,251
)
 
$
6,832

 
$
(6,409
)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Partnership
(200
)
 
233

 
(333
)
 
887

Partially owned properties
(79
)
 
(76
)
 
(255
)
 
(226
)
Preferred distribution
(300
)
 

 
(791
)
 

Numerator for earnings per share - basic
$
3,404


$
(2,094
)

$
5,453

 
$
(5,748
)
Numerator for earnings per share - diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Numerator for earnings per share - basic
$
3,404

 
$
(2,094
)
 
$
5,453

 
$
(5,748
)
Operating Partnership net income
200

 

 
333

 

Numerator for earnings per share - diluted
$
3,604


$
(2,094
)

$
5,786

 
$
(5,748
)
Denominator for earnings per share - basic and diluted:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator for earnings per share - basic
71,034,747

 
36,313,644

 
69,040,121

 
27,980,408

Effect of dilutive securities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

Noncontrolling interest - OP Units
3,829,930

 

 
3,676,395

 

Restricted common shares
123,343

 

 
194,640

 

Restricted share units
116,801

 

 
129,690

 

Denominator for earnings per share - diluted common shares:
75,104,821

 
36,313,644

 
73,040,846

 
27,980,408

Earnings per share - basic
$
0.05

 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.21
)
Earnings per share - diluted
$
0.05

 
$
(0.06
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
(0.21
)
 

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Note 12. Subsequent Events
 
On October 19, 2015, the Trust completed a follow-on public offering of 15,812,500 common shares at $15.00 per share, including 2,062,500 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to the Trust of approximately $226.3 million. The Trust contributed the net proceeds of this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 15,812,500 OP Units, and the Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the Trust's unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.

The Trust, through subsidiaries of its Operating Partnership, closed on the below acquisitions:
Property(1)
 
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Purchase
Price
(in thousands)
Catalyst Portfolio (12 MOBs) (2)
 
AL & FL
 
October 13, 2015
 
$
23,805

Truman Medical Center Mezz Loan (3)
 
Kansas City, MO
 
October 16, 2015
 
4,500

Arete Surgical Centre
 
Johnstown, CO
 
October 19, 2015
 
9,100

Cambridge Professional Center
 
Waldorf, MD
 
October 30, 2015
 
11,550

Great Falls Replacement Surgical Hospital Mezz Loan (4)
 
Great Falls, MT
 
November 2, 2015
 
4,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
53,455


(1)
“MOB” means medical office building.
(2)
The Trust received a right of first refusal to acquire the seller's future development pipeline upon completion, which currently totals nearly 240,000 net leasable square feet.
(3)
The Trust received a right of first offer and a right of first refusal to acquire the building.
(4)
The Trust entered into an agreement to acquire the building upon completion of construction for approximately $26.3 million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance the Trust will complete the transactions or acquire the facility.


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Item 2.                                 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements, including the notes to those statements, included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, and the Section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this report. As discussed in more detail in the Section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” this discussion contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause those differences include those discussed in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of this report and Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2014.
 
Overview
 
We are a self-managed healthcare real estate company organized in April 2013 to acquire, selectively develop, own and manage healthcare properties that are leased to physicians, hospitals and healthcare delivery systems. Our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, and we are included in the MSCI US REIT Index.

We invest in real estate that is integral to providing high quality healthcare services. Our properties are typically located on a campus with a hospital or other healthcare facilities or strategically located and affiliated with a hospital or other healthcare facilities. We believe the impact of government programs and continuing trends in the healthcare industry create attractive opportunities for us to invest in healthcare related real estate. Our management team has significant public healthcare REIT experience and has long established relationships with physicians, hospitals and healthcare delivery system decision makers that we believe will provide quality investment and growth opportunities. Our principal investments include medical office buildings, outpatient treatment facilities, acute and post-acute care hospitals, as well as other real estate integral to healthcare providers. We seek to invest in stabilized medical facility assets with initial cash yields of 6% to 9%. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders through a combination of stable and increasing dividends and potential long-term appreciation in the value of our properties and our common shares.

We have grown our portfolio of gross real estate investments from approximately $124 million at the time of our initial public offering (the “IPO”) in July 2013 to approximately $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, our portfolio consisted of 132 properties located in 23 states with approximately 5,303,970 net leasable square feet, which were approximately 95.5% leased with a weighted average remaining lease term of approximately 9.0 years and approximately 76.6% of the net leasable square footage of our portfolio was affiliated with a healthcare delivery system or located within approximately 1/4 mile of a hospital campus. We expect to acquire between $700 million to $900 million of real estate during 2015, including the 2015 acquisitions described in this report.

We receive a cash rental stream from these healthcare providers under our leases. Approximately 86.1% of the annualized base rent payments from our properties as of September 30, 2015 are from triple-net leases, pursuant to which the tenants are responsible for all operating expenses relating to the property, including real estate taxes, utilities, property insurance, routine maintenance and repairs, and property management. This structure helps insulate us from increases in certain operating expenses and provides more predictable cash flow. Approximately 9.3% of the annualized base rent payments from our properties as of September 30, 2015 are from modified gross base stop leases which allow us to pass through certain increases in future operating expenses, (e.g., property tax and insurance), to tenants for reimbursement, thus protecting us from increases in such operating expenses. We seek to structure our triple-net leases to generate attractive returns on a long-term basis. Our leases typically have initial terms of five to 15 years and include annual rent escalators of approximately 1.5% to 3.0%. Our operating results depend significantly upon the ability of our tenants to make required rental payments. We believe that our portfolio of medical office buildings and other healthcare facilities will enable us to generate stable cash flows over time because of the diversity of our tenants, staggered lease expiration schedule, long-term leases, and low historical occurrence of tenants defaulting under their leases. As of September 30, 2015, leases representing 0.8%, 3.5% and 5.9% of leasable square feet in our portfolio will expire in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.
 
On July 22, 2015, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, and we and certain subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, entered into an amendment to the existing Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) which increased the maximum principal amount available under the unsecured revolving credit facility from $400 million to $750 million. The Credit Agreement includes a swingline loan commitment for up to 10% of the maximum principal amount and provides an accordion feature allowing us to increase borrowing capacity by up to an additional $350 million, subject to customary terms and conditions, resulting in a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.1 billion.

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The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of September 18, 2019 and includes a one year extension option. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate which is determined by our credit rating, currently equal to LIBOR plus 1.20%. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes a facility fee equal to 0.25% per annum, which is determined by our investment grade rating under the Credit Agreement.

During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, we completed nine acquisitions of 23 operating healthcare properties located in nine states with approximately 913,327 net leasable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $234.1 million. On March 26, 2015, we sold a 20,329 square foot medical office building located in Ohio for approximately $1.6 million and recognized a loss on sale of approximately $15,000.

On March 26, 2015, we sold a 20,329 square foot medical office building located in Ohio for approximately $1.6 million and recognized a loss on the sale of approximately $15,000.
 
During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, we completed 13 acquisitions of 13 operating healthcare properties located in 11 states with approximately 460,857 net leasable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $148.0 million. In addition, we completed a $9.0 million mezzanine loan transaction on June 1, 2015.

During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, we completed eight acquisitions of 11 operating healthcare properties located in six states with approximately 876,113 net leasable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $294.0 million. In addition, we funded a $3.1 million mezzanine loan investment on August 21, 2015. Investment activity for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 is summarized below:
Property (1)
 
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Purchase
Price
(in thousands)
Randall Road MOB - Suite 140 (2)
 
Elgin, IL
 
July 17, 2015
 
$
1,750

Medical Specialists of Palm Beach
 
Atlantis, FL
 
July 24, 2015
 
11,051

Trios Health MOB
 
Kennewick, WA
 
July 31, 2015
 
64,000

OhioHealth - SW Health Center
 
Grove City, OH
 
July 31, 2015
 
11,460

Integrated Medical Services (IMS) Portfolio
 
 
 
 
 
 
IMS - Paradise Valley MOB
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
August 14, 2015
 
31,814

IMS - Avondale MOB
 
Avondale, AZ
 
August 19, 2015
 
22,144

IMS - Palm Valley MOB
 
Goodyear, AZ
 
August 19, 2015
 
35,184

IMS - North Mountain MOB
 
Phoenix, AZ
 
August 31, 2015
 
51,740

Warm Springs Rehab Hospital Mezz Loan (3)
 
Kyle, TX
 
August 21, 2015
 
3,138

Memorial Hermann Medical Complex (2 MOBs)
 
Katy, TX
 
September 1, 2015
 
40,400

New Albany Medical Center (4)
 
New Albany, OH
 
September 9, 2015
 
11,200

Fountain Hills Medical Campus
 
Fountain Hills, AZ
 
September 30, 2015
 
13,250

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
297,131

 
(1)
“MOB” means medical office building.
(2)
Acquired 14 condominiums on June 30, 2015 and one condominium on July 17, 2015 out of 19 total condominium units.
(3)
We made a $3.1 million mezzanine term loan to partially fund the borrower's acquisition of the 54,500 square foot Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Kyle, Texas. The loan accrues interest at a rate of 8.5% per year. We have an option to purchase the property.
(4)
Our Operating Partnership partially funded the purchase price of this acquisition by issuing a total of 16,866 OP Units valued at approximately $0.2 million in the aggregate on the date of issuance.
 
On July 31, 2015, we sold a 26,783 square foot medical office building located in Michigan for approximately $1.5 million and recognized a gain on the sale of approximately $0.1 million.

On January 21, 2015, we completed a follow-on public offering of 18,975,000 common shares at $16.40 per share, including 2,475,000 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $297.3 million. We contributed the net proceeds of this offering to our Operating Partnership in exchange

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for 18,975,000 OP Units, and our Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.
 
On May 7, 2015, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust, our shareholders approved the Physicians Realty Trust 2015 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The ESPP provides a convenient way for our employees to purchase our common shares at a discounted price, which gives employees a vested interest in our success and aligns their interests with that of our shareholders. The ESPP became effective on July 1, 2015 and the maximum number of our common shares that may be purchased under the ESPP is 250,000 common shares, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits or combinations of common shares. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred an insignificant amount of compensation expense as a result of the ESPP. Common share purchases under the ESPP will be made on June 30 and December 31 of each year for which the ESPP is in effect.

On September 28, 2015, we announced that our Board of Trustees authorized and we declared a cash distribution of $0.225 per common share for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015. The distribution was paid on October 30, 2015 to common shareholders and OP Unit holders of record as of the close of business on October 16, 2015.

We are a Maryland real estate investment trust and elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with our short taxable year ended December 31, 2013. We conduct our business through an UPREIT structure in which our properties are owned by our Operating Partnership directly or through limited partnerships, limited liability companies or other subsidiaries. We are the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership and, as of September 30, 2015, own approximately 94.9% of the OP Units.
 
Recent Developments
 
October 2015 Follow-on Public Offering
On October 19, 2015, we completed a follow-on public offering of 15,812,500 common shares at $15.00 per share, including 2,062,500 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to the Trust of approximately $226.3 million. We contributed the net proceeds of this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 15,812,500 OP Units, and the Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under our unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.

Investment Activity
 
Since September 30, 2015, we completed three acquisitions of 14 operating healthcare properties located in 4 states with approximately 150,769 net leasable square feet for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $44.5 million. In addition, we made two mezzanine loan investments in the aggregate amount of $9 million with respect to properties which contain approximately 151,386 net leasable square feet. Investment activity since September 30, 2015 is summarized below:
Property(1)
 
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Purchase
Price
(in thousands)
Catalyst Portfolio (12 MOBs) (2)
 
AL & FL
 
October 13, 2015
 
$
23,805

Truman Medical Center Mezz Loan (3)
 
Kansas City, MO
 
October 16, 2015
 
4,500

Arete Surgical Centre
 
Johnstown, CO
 
October 19, 2015
 
9,100

Cambridge Professional Center
 
Waldorf, MD
 
October 30, 2015
 
11,550

Great Falls Replacement Surgical Hospital Mezz Loan (4)
 
Great Falls, MT
 
November 2, 2015
 
4,500

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
53,455


(1) 
“MOB” means medical office building.
(2)
We received a right of first refusal to acquire the seller's future development pipeline upon completion, which currently totals nearly 240,000 net leasable square feet. There can be no assurance that we will acquire the seller's future development pipeline.
(3)
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(4)
We entered into an agreement to acquire the building upon completion of construction for approximately $26.3 million. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and there can be no assurance that we will acquire the facility.

Potential Private Debt Placement
We are in discussions with a potential lender regarding an unsecured private debt financing of approximately $150 million. We have not entered into any definitive agreement with respect to this potential financing. It is possible that additional potential lenders will participate and that the amount of the financing may be larger than $150 million. We cannot provide any assurances as to the size or terms of the potential financing or that we will enter into any definitive agreement or consummate any such transaction.
 
Revenues
 
Revenues consist primarily of the rental revenues and property operating expense recoveries we collect from tenants pursuant to our leases. Additionally, we recognize certain cash and non-cash revenues. These cash and non-cash revenues are highlighted below.
 
Rental revenues. Rental revenues represent rent under existing leases that is paid by our tenants, straight-lining of contractual rents and below-market lease amortization reduced by lease inducement amortization and above-market lease amortization.
 
Expense recoveries. Certain of our leases require our tenants to make estimated payments to us to cover their proportional share of operating expenses, including but not limited to real estate taxes, property insurance, routine maintenance and repairs, utilities, and property management expenses. We collect these estimated expenses and are reimbursed by our tenants for any actual expenses in excess of our estimates or reimburse tenants if our collected estimates exceed our actual operating expenses. The net reimbursed operating expenses are included in revenues as expense recoveries.
 
We have certain tenants with absolute net leases. Under these lease agreements, the tenant is responsible for operating and building expenses. For absolute net leases, we do not recognize operating expense or expense recoveries.
 
Interest income on real estate loans and other. Represents interest income on a mezzanine loan, term loan, note receivable, income generated on tenant improvements, change in fair value of derivative liabilities and other. Interest income on the loans are recognized as earned based on the terms of the loans subject to evaluation of collectability risks.
 
We have implemented Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815), which establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that all derivatives, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, be recorded as either an asset or liability measured at fair value unless they qualify for a normal purchase or normal sales exception. When specific hedge accounting criteria are not met, ASC 815 requires that changes in a derivative’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings. All of the changes in the fair market values of our derivative instruments are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
Expenses
 
Expenses consist primarily of interest expense, general and administrative costs associated with operating our properties, operating expenses of our properties, depreciation and amortization, and costs we incur to acquire properties.
 
Interest expense. We recognize the interest expense we incur on our borrowings as interest expense. Additionally, we incur amortization expense for charges such as legal fees, commitment fees and arrangement fees that reflect costs incurred with arranging certain debt financings. We generally recognize these costs over the term of the respective debt instrument for which the costs were incurred as a component of interest expense.
 
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses include certain expenses such as compensation, accounting, legal and other professional fees as well as certain other administrative and travel costs, and expenses related to bank charges, franchises taxes, corporate filing fees, exchange listing fees, officer and trustee insurance costs and other costs associated with being a public company.
 

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Operating Expenses. Operating expenses include property operating expenses such as real estate taxes, property insurance, routine maintenance and repairs, utilities and property management expenses, some of which are reimbursed to us by tenants under the terms of triple net leases.
 
Depreciation and amortization. We incur depreciation and amortization expense on all of our long-lived assets. This non-cash expense is designed under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, to reflect the economic useful lives of our assets.

Acquisition expenses. Acquisition costs are costs we incur in pursuing and closing property acquisitions accounted for as business combinations. These costs include legal, accounting, valuation, other professional or consulting fees and the compensation of certain employees who dedicate substantially all of their time to acquisition related job functions. We account for acquisition-related costs as expenses in the period in which the costs are incurred and the services are received.
 
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity. We recognize our 40% share of earnings and losses from the entity that owns the land under Crescent City Surgical Centre.
 
Cash Flow
 
Cash flows from operating activities. Cash flows from operating activities are derived largely from net income by adjusting our revenues for those amounts not collected in cash during the period in which the revenue is recognized and for cash collected that was billed in prior periods or will be billed in future periods. Net income is further adjusted by adding back expenses charged in the period that is not paid for in cash during the same period. We expect to make our distributions based largely from cash provided by operations.
 
Cash flows from investing activities. Cash flows from investing activities consist of cash that is used during a period for making new investments and capital expenditures offset by cash provided from sales of real estate investments.
 
Cash flows from financing activities. Cash flows from financing activities consist of cash we receive from debt and equity financings. This cash provides the primary basis for investments in new properties and capital expenditures. While we may invest a portion of our cash from operations into new investments, as a result of the distribution requirements to maintain our REIT status, it is likely that additional debt or equity financings will finance the majority of our investment activity. Cash used in financing activities consists of repayment of debt and distributions paid to shareholders and OP Unit holders.


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Results of Operations
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.
 
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the three months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
Revenues:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Rental revenues
$
28,145

 
$
12,506

 
$
15,639

 
125.1
 %
Expense recoveries
5,821

 
1,355

 
4,466

 
329.6
 %
Interest income on real estate loans and other
904

 
300

 
604

 
201.3
 %
Total revenues
34,870

 
14,161

 
20,709

 
146.2
 %
Expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense
3,341

 
1,911

 
1,430

 
74.8
 %
General and administrative
4,018

 
4,445

 
(427
)
 
(9.6
)%
Operating expenses
7,966

 
2,531

 
5,435

 
214.7
 %
Depreciation and amortization
12,476

 
4,413

 
8,063

 
182.7
 %
Acquisition expenses
3,257

 
2,922

 
335

 
11.5
 %
Impairment loss

 
250

 
(250
)
 
(100.0
)%
Total expenses
31,058

 
16,472

 
14,586

 
88.6
 %
Income (loss) before equity in income of unconsolidated entity and loss on sale of investment properties:
3,812

 
(2,311
)
 
6,123

 
(265.0
)%
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity
26

 
26

 

 
 %
Gain on sale of properties
145

 
34

 
$
111

 
326.5
 %
Net income (loss)
$
3,983

 
$
(2,251
)
 
$
6,234

 
(276.9
)%

Revenues
 
Total revenues increased $20.7 million, or 146.2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. An analysis of selected revenues follows.
 
Rental revenues. Rental revenues increased $15.6 million, or 125.1%, from $12.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $28.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in rental revenues primarily resulted from our 2015 and 2014 acquisitions which resulted in additional rental revenue of $9.9 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
 
Expense recoveries. Expense recoveries increased $4.5 million, or 329.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in expense recoveries primarily resulted from our 2015 and 2014 acquisitions which resulted in additional expense recoveries of $2.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.
 
Interest income on real estate loans and other. Interest income on real estate loans and other increased $0.6 million, or 201.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase is attributable to $0.4 million of interest earned on an $8.6 million term loan transaction completed on November 26, 2014 and a $9.0 million mezzanine loan transaction completed on June 1, 2015.
 
Expenses
 
Total expenses increased by $14.6 million, or 88.6%, for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. An analysis of selected expenses follows.
 
Interest expense. Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $3.3 million compared to $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, representing an increase of $1.4 million, or 74.8%.  An increase of

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$1.2 million resulted from outstanding balances, non-use and facility fees, and amortization of deferred financing costs on our revolving line of credit and an increase of $0.3 million was the result of an increase in interest on new mortgage debt.
 
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million or 9.6%, from $4.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $4.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease was driven by one-time charges related to a $1.8 million shared services buyout during the third quarter of 2014, partially offset by increased professional service fees of $0.6 million and increased salaries and benefits of $0.8 million (including non-cash share compensation of $0.4 million).
 
Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $5.4 million or 214.7%, from $2.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $8.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase is primarily due to our 2015 and 2014 property acquisitions which resulted in additional operating expenses of $3.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $8.1 million, or 182.7%, from $4.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $12.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. The increase is primarily due to our 2015 and 2014 property acquisitions which resulted in additional depreciation and amortization of $5.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
 
Acquisition expenses. Acquisition expenses increased $0.3 million, or 11.5%, from $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014 to $3.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we acquired $292.2 million and $137.7 million, respectively, of real estate that were considered business combinations and as such, the related acquisition costs were expensed.

Impairment loss. Impairment losses decreased $0.3 million, or 100.0%, from $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. There were no impairment losses incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2014 the Trust recognized a $0.3 million impairment on a Predecessor purchased medical office building.
 
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity. The change in equity income from unconsolidated entity for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014 is not significant.

Gain on sale of properties. On July 31, 2015, the Trust sold a 26,783 square foot medical office building located in Michigan for approximately $1.5 million, realizing a gain of $0.1 million. On September 19, 2014, the Trust sold a 2,000 square foot medical office building condominium unit located in Florida for approximately $0.3 million, resulting in an insignificant gain.


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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Change
 
%
Revenues:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Rental revenues
$
72,111

 
$
29,555

 
$
42,556

 
144.0
 %
Expense recoveries
14,265

 
3,445

 
10,820

 
314.1
 %
Interest income on real estate loans and other
2,661

 
640

 
2,021

 
315.8
 %
Total revenues
89,037

 
33,640

 
55,397

 
164.7
 %
Expenses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense
7,244

 
4,849

 
2,395

 
49.4
 %
General and administrative
11,359

 
8,867

 
2,492

 
28.1
 %
Operating expenses
20,979

 
6,367

 
14,612

 
229.5
 %
Depreciation and amortization
31,067

 
10,565

 
20,502

 
194.1
 %
Acquisition expenses
11,764

 
9,254

 
2,510

 
27.1
 %
Impairment loss

 
250

 
(250
)
 
(100.0
)%
Total expenses
82,413

 
40,152

 
42,261

 
105.3
 %
Income (loss) before equity in income of unconsolidated entity and loss on sale of investment properties:
6,624

 
(6,512
)
 
13,136

 
(201.7
)%
Equity in income of unconsolidated entity
78

 
69

 
9

 
13.0
 %
Gain on sale of properties
130

 
34

 
$
96

 
282.4
 %
Net income (loss)
$
6,832

 
$
(6,409
)
 
$
13,241

 
(206.6
)%
 
NM = Not Meaningful
 
Revenues
 
Total revenues increased $55.4 million, or 164.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. An analysis of selected revenues follows.
 
Rental revenues. Rental revenues increased $42.6 million, or 144.0%, from $29.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $72.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in rental revenues primarily resulted from our 2015 and 2014 acquisitions which resulted in additional rental revenue of $17.3 million and $25.2 million, respectively.
 
Expense recoveries. Expense recoveries increased $10.8 million, or 314.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in expense recoveries primarily resulted from our 2015 and 2014 acquisitions which resulted in additional expense recoveries of $5.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively.
 
Interest income on real estate loans and other. Interest income on real estate loans and other increased $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. A $0.9 million increase is due to interest on an $8.6 million term loan transaction completed on November 26, 2014 and a $9.0 million mezzanine loan transaction completed on June 1, 2015, a $0.6 million increase is due to amortization income, and an increase of $0.3 million is due to other items.
 
Expenses
 
Total expenses increased by $42.3 million, or 105.3%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. An analysis of selected expenses follows.
 

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Interest expense. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $7.2 million compared to $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, representing an increase of $2.4 million, or 49.4%. An increase of $0.7 million was the result of an increase in interest on new mortgage debt and an increase of $1.8 million resulted from outstanding balances, non-use and facility fees, and amortization of deferred financing costs on our revolving line of credit.

General and administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $2.5 million or 28.1%, from $8.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $11.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase included salaries and benefits of $4.1 million (including non-cash share compensation of $1.1 million) and increased professional fees of $0.2 million, partially offset by the absence of one-time charges related to a $1.8 million shared services buyout during the third quarter of 2014.
 
Operating expenses. Operating expenses increased $14.6 million or 229.5%, from $6.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $21.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase is primarily due to our 2015 and 2014 property acquisitions which resulted in additional operating expenses of $6.9 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
 
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased $20.5 million, or 194.1%, from $10.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $31.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase is primarily due to our 2015 and 2014 property acquisitions which resulted in additional depreciation and amortization of $10.0 million and $10.6 million, respectively.
 
Acquisition expenses. Acquisition expenses increased $2.5 million, or 27.1%, from $9.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 to $11.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine month periods ending September 30, 2015 and 2014, we acquired $628.7 million and $277.9 million, respectively, of real estate that were considered business combinations and as such, the related acquisition costs were expensed.

Impairment loss. Impairment losses decreased $0.3 million, or 100.0%, from $0.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 . There were no impairment losses incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Trust recognized a $0.3 million impairment on a Predecessor purchased medical office building.

Equity in income of unconsolidated entity. The change in equity income from unconsolidated entity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is not significant.
 
Gain on sale of properties. On March 26, 2015, the Trust sold a 20,329 square foot medical office building located in Ohio for approximately $1.6 million, resulting in an insignificant loss. On July 31, 2015, the Trust sold a 26,783 square foot medical office building located in Michigan for approximately $1.5 million, realizing a gain of $0.1 million. On September 19, 2014, the Trust sold a 2,000 square foot medical office building condominium unit located in Florida for approximately $0.3 million, resulting in an insignificant gain.
 
Cash Flows
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
 
2015
 
2014
Cash provided by operating activities
41,651


7,445

Cash used in investing activities
(650,106
)

(413,404
)
Cash provided by financing activities
597,250


366,506

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
$
(11,205
)

$
(39,453
)
 
Cash flows from operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities was $41.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $7.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, representing an increase of $34.3 million. This change is attributable to the increased operating cash flows resulting from our 2015 and 2014 acquisitions.
 
Cash flows from investing activities. Cash flows used in investing activities was $650.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to cash flows used in investing activities of $413.4 million during the nine months ended

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September 30, 2014, representing a change of $236.7 million. The increase in cash flows used in investing activities was primarily attributable to our $225.2 million increase in acquisition activity over the prior year.
 
Cash flows from financing activities. Cash flows provided by financing activities was $597.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to cash flows provided by financing activities of $366.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, representing an increase of $230.8 million. The 2015 activity was primarily attributable to the January 21, 2015 follow-on public offering of 18,975,000 common shares and the at-the-market offering, resulting in net proceeds of $318.2 million and $473.0 million of proceeds from the credit facility. These were partially offset by the $138.0 million payoff of our revolving credit facility and $47.7 million of dividends paid.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Funds From Operations (FFO) and Normalized FFO
 
We believe that information regarding FFO is helpful to shareholders and potential investors because it facilitates an understanding of the operating performance of our properties without giving effect to real estate depreciation and amortization, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Because real estate values have historically increased or decreased with market conditions, we believe that FFO provides a more meaningful and accurate indication of our performance. We calculate FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, (“NAREIT”). NAREIT defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP) before noncontrolling interests of holders of OP units, excluding preferred distributions, gains (or losses) on sales of depreciable operating property, impairment write-downs on depreciable assets, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs). Our FFO computation may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with NAREIT definition or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we do. The GAAP measure that we believe to be most directly comparable to FFO, net income (loss), includes depreciation and amortization expenses, gains or losses on property sales, impairments and noncontrolling interests. In computing FFO, we eliminate these items because, in our view, they are not indicative of the results from the operations of our properties. To facilitate a clear understanding of our historical operating results, FFO should be examined in conjunction with net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as presented in our financial statements. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered to be an alternative to net income or loss (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity and is not indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders.
 
We use Normalized FFO, which excludes from FFO net change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, acquisition-related expenses, acceleration of deferred financing costs, and other normalizing items (Ziegler shared service amendment payment). However, our use of the term Normalized FFO may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount. Normalized FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our liquidity, nor its indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including its ability to make distributions. Normalized FFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.
 

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The following is a reconciliation from net loss, the most direct financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to FFO and Normalized FFO (in thousands, except per share data):
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income
3,983

 
(2,251
)
 
6,832

 
(6,409
)
Preferred distributions
(300
)
 

 
(791
)
 

Depreciation and amortization expense
12,464

 
4,413

 
31,055

 
10,565

Gain on the sale of investment properties
(145
)
 
(34
)
 
(130
)
 
(34
)
Impairment charge

 
250

 

 
250

FFO applicable to common shares and OP Units
$
16,002

 
$
2,378

 
$
36,966

 
$
4,372

FFO per common share and OP Unit
$
0.21

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.51

 
$
0.14

Net change in fair value of derivative
38

 
(66
)
 
(116
)
 
(138
)
Acquisition related expenses
3,257

 
2,922

 
11,764

 
9,254

Acceleration of deferred financing costs

 
141

 

 
141

Other normalizing items

 
1,800

 

 
1,800

Normalized FFO applicable to common shares and OP Units
$
19,297

 
$
7,175

 
$
48,614

 
$
15,429

Normalized FFO per common share and OP Unit
$
0.26

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.67

 
$
0.48

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares and OP Units outstanding
75,104,821

 
41,224,028

 
73,040,846

 
32,323,682


Net Operating Income (NOI), Cash NOI and Same-Property Cash NOI
 
NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that is defined as net income or loss, computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from our total portfolio of properties before general and administrative expenses, acquisition-related expenses, depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense, net change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments, gain or loss on the sale of investment properties, and impairment losses. We believe that NOI provides an accurate measure of operating performance of our operating assets because NOI excludes certain items that are not associated with management of the properties. Our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount.
 
Cash NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure which excludes from NOI straight-line rent adjustments, amortization of acquired above and below market leases and other non-cash and normalizing items. Other non-cash and normalizing items include items such as the amortization of lease inducements and payments received from seller master leases and rent abatements. We believe that Cash NOI provides an accurate measure of the operating performance of our operating assets because it excludes certain items that are not associated with management of the properties. Additionally, we believe that Cash NOI is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. Our use of the term Cash NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as such other companies may have different methodologies for computing this amount.
 
Same-Property Cash NOI is Cash NOI for the same-store portfolio which consists of properties held by us for the entire preceding year and not currently slated for disposition.  We do not measure Same-Property Cash NOI on a year-to-date basis.  In a year-to-date period the same-store portfolio would be different than the same-store portfolio used in any individual quarter resulting in Same-Property Cash NOI information that is not indicative of the Same-Property Cash NOI from the current same-store portfolio.
 

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The following is a reconciliation from net loss, the most direct financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to NOI, Cash NOI and Same-Property Cash NOI (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
 
3,983

 
(2,251
)
 
6,832

 
(6,409
)
General and administrative
 
4,018

 
4,445

 
11,359

 
8,867

Acquisition-related expenses
 
3,257

 
2,922

 
11,764

 
9,254

Depreciation and amortization
 
12,476

 
4,413

 
31,067

 
10,565

Interest expense
 
3,341

 
1,911

 
7,244

 
4,849

Net change in the fair value of derivative
 
38

 
(66
)
 
(116
)
 
(138
)
Gain on the sale of investment properties
 
(145
)
 
(34
)
 
(130
)
 
(34
)
Impairment charge
 

 
250

 

 
250

NOI
 
$
26,968

 
$
11,590

 
$
68,020

 
$
27,204

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOI
 
$
26,968

 
$
11,590

 
$
68,020

 
$
27,204

Straight-line rent adjustments
 
(2,373
)
 
(1,200
)
 
(6,262
)
 
(2,785
)
Amortization of acquired above/below market leases
 
544

 
76

 
1,151

 
194

Amortization of lease inducements
 
157

 
69

 
414

 
137

Seller master lease and rent abatement payments
 
270

 

 
1,051

 

Cash NOI
 
$
25,566

 
$
10,535

 
$
64,374

 
$
24,750

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash NOI
 
$
25,566

 
$
10,535

 
 
 


Non-same-property cash NOI
 
(16,118
)
 
(1,302
)
 
 
 
 
Same-Property Cash NOI
 
$
9,448

 
$
9,233

 
 
 


 
Same-Property Cash NOI increased $0.2 million to $9.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014.  The increase was primarily the result of a $0.3 million increase in rental revenue from rent escalations which was partially offset by a $0.1 million increase in operating expenses.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and Adjusted EBITDA
 
We define EBITDA as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP plus depreciation and amortization, interest expense and net change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP plus depreciation and amortization, interest expense and net change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments, acquisition-related expenses and non-cash share compensation. We consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA important measures because they provide additional information to allow management, investors, and our current and potential creditors to evaluate and compare our core operating results and our ability to service debt.

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The following is a reconciliation from net loss, the most direct financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
 
3,983

 
(2,251
)
 
6,832

 
(6,409
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
12,476

 
4,413

 
31,067

 
10,565

Interest expense
 
3,341

 
1,911

 
7,244

 
4,849

Net change in fair value of derivative
 
38

 
(66
)
 
(116
)
 
(138
)
EBITDA
 
$
19,838

 
$
4,007

 
$
45,027

 
$
8,867

Acquisition-related expenses
 
3,257

 
2,922

 
11,764

 
9,254

Non-cash share compensation
 
818

 
601

 
2,424

 
1,358

Shared service amendment payment
 

 
1,800

 

 
1,800

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
23,913

 
$
9,330

 
$
59,215

 
$
21,279

 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of operating and interest expenses and other expenditures directly associated with our properties, including:
 
property expenses;
 
interest expense and scheduled principal payments on outstanding indebtedness;
 
general and administrative expenses; and
 
capital expenditures for tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
 
In addition, we will require funds for future distributions expected to be paid to our common shareholders and OP Unit holders in our Operating Partnership.
 
As of September 30, 2015, we had a total of $4.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and $178.0 million of near-term availability on our unsecured revolving credit facility. Also, we had an additional $99.0 million of availability under our unsecured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2015 which is subject to customary property underwriting standards. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operating activities and borrowings available under our unsecured revolving credit facility will be adequate to fund any existing contractual obligations to purchase properties and other obligations through the next twelve months. However, because of the 90% distribution requirement under the REIT tax rules under the Code, we may not be able to fund all of our future capital needs from cash retained from operations, including capital needed to make investments and to satisfy or refinance maturing obligations. As a result, we expect to rely upon external sources of capital, including debt and equity financing, to fund future capital needs. If we are unable to obtain needed capital on satisfactory terms or at all, we may not be able to make the investments needed to expand our business or to meet our obligations and commitments as they mature. We will rely upon external sources of capital to fund future capital needs, and, if we encounter difficulty in obtaining such capital, we may not be able to make future acquisitions necessary to grow our business or meet maturing obligations.

Our long-term liquidity needs consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for acquisitions, recurring and non-recurring capital expenditures and scheduled debt maturities. We expect to satisfy our long-term liquidity needs through cash flow from operations, unsecured borrowings, issuances of equity securities, and, in connection with acquisitions of additional properties, the issuance of OP Units of our Operating Partnership, and proceeds from select property dispositions and joint venture transactions.
 
We intend to invest in additional properties as suitable opportunities arise and adequate sources of financing are available. We currently are evaluating additional potential investments consistent with the normal course of our business. There can be no assurance as to whether or when any portion of these investments will be completed. Our ability to complete investments is subject to a number of risks and variables, including our ability to negotiate mutually agreeable terms with

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sellers and our ability to finance the investment. We may not be successful in identifying and consummating suitable acquisitions or investment opportunities, which may impede our growth and negatively affect our results of operations and may result in the use of a significant amount of management resources. We expect that future investments in properties will depend on and will be financed by, in whole or in part, our existing cash, borrowings, including under our unsecured revolving credit facility or the proceeds from additional issuances of common or preferred shares, issuances of OP Units or other securities.
 
On August 19, 2014, we and the Operating Partnership entered into separate At Market Issuance Sales Agreements (the “Sales Agreements”) with each of MLV & Co. LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., JMP Securities LLC, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the “Agents”), pursuant to which we may issue and sell common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $150 million, from time to time, through the Agents (the “ATM Program”) pursuant to the effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-197842) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). In accordance with the Sales Agreements, we may offer and sell our common shares through any of the Agents, from time to time, by any method deemed to be an “at-the-market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which includes sales made directly on the NYSE, or other existing trading market, or sales made to or through a market maker. With our express written consent, sales also may be made in negotiated transactions or any other method permitted by law. The common shares are registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, and are being offered pursuant to a prospectus dated August 19, 2014, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated August 19, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act. During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, we sold 247,397 common shares pursuant to the ATM Program, at a weighted average price of $16.96 per share resulting in total proceeds of approximately $4.2 million, before $0.1 million in commissions. During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, we sold 1,007,695 common shares pursuant to the ATM Program, at a weighted average price of $16.56 per share resulting in total proceeds of approximately $16.7 million, before $0.2 million in commissions. During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, we did not sell any common shares pursuant to the ATM Program. As of September 30, 2015, we have approximately $73.5 million remaining available under the ATM Program.
 
On December 2, 2014, we adopted a Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the “DRIP”). Under the DRIP:
 
Existing shareholders may purchase additional common shares by reinvesting all or a portion of the dividends paid on their common shares and by making optional cash payments of not less than $50 and up to a maximum of $10,000 per month.
New investors may join the DRIP by making an initial investment of not less than $1,000 and up to a maximum of $10,000.
Once enrolled in the DRIP, participants may authorize electronic deductions from their bank account for optional cash payments to purchase additional shares.
 
The DRIP is administered by our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Our common shares sold under the DRIP will be newly issued or purchased in the open market, as further described in the DRIP. During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, we issued 3,841 common shares under our DRIP. During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2015, we issued 3,384 common shares under our DRIP. During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, we issued 4,841 common shares under our DRIP.
 
On January 21, 2015, we completed a follow-on public offering of 18,975,000 common shares at $16.40 per share, including 2,475,000 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to us of approximately $297.3 million. We contributed the net proceeds of this offering to our Operating Partnership in exchange for 18,975,000 OP Units, and our Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate and working capital purposes and funding acquisitions.
 
On May 7, 2015, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Trust, our shareholders approved the ESPP. The ESPP provides a convenient way for our employees to purchase our common shares at a discounted price, which gives employees a vested interest in our success and aligns their interests with that of our shareholders. The ESPP became effective on July 1, 2015 and the maximum number of our common shares that may be purchased under the ESPP is 250,000 common shares, subject to adjustment for stock dividends, stock splits or combinations of common shares. During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred an insignificant amount of compensation expense as a result of the ESPP. Common share purchases under the ESPP will be made on June 30 and December 31 of each year for which the ESPP is in effect.

On October 19, 2015, we completed a follow-on public offering of 15,812,500 common shares at $15.00 per share, including 2,062,500 common shares issued upon exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option, resulting in net proceeds to the Trust of approximately $226.3 million. We contributed the net proceeds of this offering to the Operating Partnership in exchange for 15,812,500 OP Units, and the Operating Partnership used the net proceeds of the public offering to repay a

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portion of the outstanding indebtedness under the Trust's unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, including working capital and investment in real estate.

On July 22, 2015, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, and the Company and certain subsidiaries and other affiliates of the Operating Partnership, as guarantors, entered into an amendment to the existing Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, as co-syndication agents, and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) which increased the maximum principal amount available under an unsecured revolving credit facility from $400 million to $750 million. The Credit Agreement includes a swingline loan commitment for up to 10% of the maximum principal amount and provides an accordion feature allowing the Company to increase borrowing capacity by up to an additional $350 million, subject to customary terms and conditions, resulting in a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.1 billion.

The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of September 18, 2019 and includes a one year extension option. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate which is determined by the Trust's credit rating, currently equal to LIBOR plus 1.20%. In addition, the Credit Agreement includes a facility fee equal to 0.25% per annum, which is determined by the Trust's investment grade rating under the Credit Agreement.

Any additional indebtedness incurred or issued by us may be secured or unsecured, may have a short, medium, or long term fixed or variable interest rate and may be subject to other terms and conditions. We may also enter into financing arrangements on terms that we might not otherwise accept if we were in need of liquidity and had limited options.
 
The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that, among other things, require compliance with leverage and coverage ratios and maintenance of minimum tangible net worth, as well as covenants that may limit our and the Operating Partnership’s ability to incur additional debt or make distributions. We may, at any time, voluntarily prepay any loan under the Credit Agreement in whole or in part without premium or penalty. As of September 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all financial covenants.
 
The Credit Agreement includes customary representations and warranties by the Operating Partnership, us and each other guarantor and imposes customary covenants on the Operating Partnership, us and each other guarantor. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, and if an event of default occurs and continues, the Operating Partnership is subject to certain actions by the administrative agent, including without limitation, the acceleration of repayment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
 
We currently do not expect to sell any of our properties to meet our liquidity needs, although we may do so in the future.
 
We intend to refinance at maturity the mortgage notes payable that have balloon payments at maturity.
 
We currently are in compliance with all debt covenants in our outstanding indebtedness.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of September 30, 2015, we have no off-balance sheet debt.
 
Seasonality
 
Our business has not been and we do not expect it to become subject to material seasonal fluctuations.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Our consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report are prepared in conformity with GAAP for interim financial information set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) , which require us to make estimates and assumptions regarding future events that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated and combined financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We base these estimates on our experience and assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, if our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions or other matters had been different, we may have applied a different accounting treatment,

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resulting in a different presentation of our financial statements. We periodically reevaluate our estimates and assumptions, and in the event they prove to be different from actual results, we make adjustments in subsequent periods to reflect more current estimates and assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 12, 2015, for further information regarding the critical accounting policies that affect our more significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated and combined financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report.
 
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012
 
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or JOBS Act, permits us, as an “emerging growth company,” to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies. We have elected to “opt out” of this provision and, as a result, we will be required to comply with new or revised accounting standards as required when they are adopted. The decision to opt out of the extended transition period under the JOBS Act is irrevocable.
 
REIT Qualification Requirements
 
We are subject to a number of operational and organizational requirements necessary to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT. If we fail to qualify as a REIT or fail to remain qualified as a REIT in any taxable year, our income would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates and potentially increased state and local taxes and could incur substantial tax liabilities which could have an adverse impact upon our results of operations, liquidity and distributions to our shareholders.
 
Item 3.                                 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. We use certain derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit rating and other factors. Our derivative instrument consists solely of an interest rate swap that is not traded on an exchange and is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at its fair value. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 to this report.
 
An interest rate swap is a contractual agreement entered into by two counterparties under which each agrees to make periodic payments to the other for an agreed period of time based on a notional amount of principal. Under the most common form of interest rate swap, known from our perspective as a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap, a series of floating, or variable, rate payments on a notional amount of principal is exchanged for a series of fixed interest rate payments on such notional amount.
 
No assurance can be given that any future hedging activities by us will have the desired beneficial effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
 
The variable rate component of our consolidated indebtedness at September 30, 2015 is LIBOR based. Assuming no increase in the amount of our variable rate debt, if LIBOR were to increase by 100 basis points, interest expense on our variable rate debt at September 30, 2015, would increase by approximately $4.8 million annually, and if LIBOR were to decrease by 100 basis points, interest expense on our variable rate debt at September 30, 2015, would decrease by approximately $4.8 million annually.
 
Interest risk amounts are our management’s estimates and were determined by considering the effect of hypothetical interest rates on our consolidated financial instruments. These analyses do not consider the effect of any change in overall economic activity that could occur in that environment. Further, in the event of a change of that magnitude, we may take actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, these analyses assume no changes in our financial structure.
 
Indebtedness
 
As of September 30, 2015, we had total consolidated indebtedness of approximately $567.5 million. The weighted average interest rate on our consolidated indebtedness was 2.05% (based on the 30-day LIBOR rate as of September 30, 2015,

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of 0.20%). As of September 30, 2015, we had approximately $477.3 million, or approximately 84%, of our outstanding long-term debt exposed to fluctuations in short-term interest rates.
 
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our consolidated indebtedness outstanding as of September 30, 2015:
 
(in thousands)
 
Principal
 
Fixed/Floating
Rate
 
Rate
 
 
Maturity
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
 
$
473,000

 
Floating
 
LIBOR + 1.2%

 
 
9/18/2019
Canton Medical Office Building(1)
 
6,127

 
Fixed
 
5.94
%
 
 
6/6/2017
Firehouse Square
 
2,716

 
Fixed
 
6.58
%
 
 
9/6/2017
Hackley Medical Center
 
5,312

 
Fixed
 
5.93
%
 
 
1/6/2017
MeadowView Professional Center
 
10,272

 
Fixed
 
5.81
%
 
 
6/6/2017
Mid Coast Hospital Medical Office Building(2)
 
7,710

 
Fixed
 
4.82
%
(3)
 
5/16/2016
Remington Medical Commons
 
4,297

 
Floating
 
LIBOR + 2.75%

 
 
9/28/2017
Valley West Hospital Medical Office Building
 
4,796

 
Fixed
 
4.83
%
 
 
12/1/2020
Oklahoma City, OK Medical Office Building
 
7,518

 
Fixed
 
4.71
%
 
 
1/10/2021
Crescent City Surgical Center
 
18,750

 
Fixed
 
5.00
%
 
 
1/23/2019
San Antonio, TX Hospital
 
9,289

 
Fixed
 
5.00
%
(4)
 
6/26/2022
Savage Medical Office Building
 
5,788

 
Fixed
 
5.50
%
 
 
2/1/2022
Plaza HCA MOB
 
11,886

 
Fixed
 
6.13
%
 
 
8/1/2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total principal
 
567,461

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Unamortized fair value adjustment
 
734

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Total mortgage debt
 
$
568,195

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

(1)
We own a 51.0% interest in the joint venture that owns this property. Debt shown in this schedule is the full amount of the mortgage indebtedness on this property.
(2)
We own a 66.3% interest in the joint venture that owns this property. Debt shown in this schedule is the full amount of the mortgage indebtedness on this property.
(3)
This loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR + 2.75%. We have entered into an interest rate swap to effectively fix the rate on this loan at 4.82% through the date of maturity.
(4)
This loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.00% until July 2018, then the interest rate is the higher of the prime rate plus 1.75% or 5.00%.

Item 4.                                 Controls and Procedures
 
We have carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of September 30, 2015, the end of the period covered by this report. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, as of September 30, 2015, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act (i) is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
No changes to our internal control over financial reporting were identified in connection with the evaluation referenced above that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

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PART II.        Other Information
 
Item 1.                                 Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time, we are party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party, as plaintiff or defendant, to any legal proceedings which, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations if determined adversely to us.
 
Item 1A.                        Risk Factors
 
The following risk factors and other information included in this report should be carefully considered. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. You should also carefully consider the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Annual Report. Our business, financial condition and operating results can be materially adversely affected by a number of factors, whether currently known or unknown, including, but not limited to, those described below, any one or more of which could, directly or indirectly, cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to vary materially from past, or from anticipated future, results of operations and financial condition. Any of these factors, in whole or in part, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and common stock price. In such case, the market value of our securities could be detrimentally affected, and investors may lose part or all of the value of their investment.
The following discussion of risk factors contains forward-looking statements. These risk factors and the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Annual Report may be important to understanding any statement in this report or elsewhere. The following information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated and combined financial statements included and related notes in Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” and Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this report.
Because of the following factors, as well as other factors affecting our financial condition and operating results, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future performance, and investors should not use historical trends to anticipate results or trends in future periods. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below as well as the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of the Annual Report.
Risks Related to the Healthcare Industry

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314) (the "2015 Budget Act") provides changes to the requirements for providers who seek "hospital outpatient department" ("HOPD") reimbursement under Medicare. These new requirements are applicable to any provider who establishes a new HOPD location after November 2, 2015 and if any such provider does not satisfy the new requirements, then such provider will be reimbursed at generally lower reimbursement levels for claims billed on or after January 1, 2017. These new HOPD requirements could affect the amount of revenue available to certain of our tenants and result in the inability of such tenants to make rent payments to us.

On November 2, 2015, the 2015 Budget Act became law. Section 603 of the 2015 Budget Act law changes the requirements for providers who seek HOPD reimbursement under The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 13951(t)), generally known as Medicare.  Section 603 generally requires providers who seek to qualify for HOPD to be located on the campus of the hospital that seeks such HOPD reimbursement, which generally is higher than reimbursement for providers that do not qualify as HOPD providers. The 2015 Budget Act specifically grandfathers HOPD providers in existence as of November 2, 2015 and does not change such HOPD providers eligibility for HOPD reimbursement.

We have a number of existing tenants that may be reimbursed as HOPD providers and but for the grandfathering protection of the 2015 Budget Act, may not be eligible for HOPD reimbursement in the future. Any provider who establishes a new HOPD location after November 2, 2015 will be subject to the 2015 Budget Act requirements and if any such provider does not satisfy the new requirements, then such provider will be reimbursed for claims billed on or after after January 1, 2017 at generally lower reimbursement levels.

Failure to comply with the 2015 Budget Act requirements could adversely affect certain of our tenants' ability to make rent payments to us, which may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, our ability to make distributions our shareholders and the trading price of our common shares.    

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Item 6.                                 Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
3.1
 
Bylaws, as amended through November 5, 2015
10.1(1)
 
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2015, among Physicians Realty L.P., Physicians Realty Trust and certain subsidiaries and other affiliates party thereto, KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Regions Capital Markets and BMO Capital Markets, and the lenders party thereto (including the conformed copy of the Credit Agreement as on exhibit thereto)
31.1
 
Certification of John T. Thomas, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
 
Certification of Jeffrey N. Theiler, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
 
Certification of John T. Thomas and Jeffrey N. Theiler, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document (+)
101.SCH
 
XBRL Extension Schema Document (+)
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document(+)
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document(+)
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document(+)
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document(+)
 

(+) Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T that this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
 
(1)                                 Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 28, 2015.


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SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
 
 
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
 
 
 
 
Date: November 9, 2015
/s/ John T. Thomas
 
John T. Thomas
 
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date: November 9, 2015
/s/ Jeffrey N. Theiler
 
Jeffrey N. Theiler
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer)


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