Universal Health Realty Income Trust--Form 10-K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

x    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

 

OR

 

¨    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     .

 

Commission File No. 1-9321

 

UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   23-6858580

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Universal Corporate Center

367 South Gulph Road

P.O. Box 61558

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

 

19406-0958

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)  

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 265-0688

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each Class

Shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

 

Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

Yes  ¨     No  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  x     No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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).

 

Yes  ¨     No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

 

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨    Smaller reporting company  ¨
      (Do not check if a smaller         
reporting company)      
  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Aggregate market value of voting shares and non-voting shares held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2009: $369,501,931. Number of shares of beneficial interest outstanding of registrant as of January 31, 2010: 12,089,560

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference under Part III).

 

 

 


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UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

2009 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

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PART I

Item 1

 

Business

   1

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

   9

Item 1B

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

   16

Item 2

 

Properties

   17

Item 3

 

Legal Proceedings

   22

Item 4

 

[Reserved]

   22
PART II

Item 5

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

   22

Item 6

 

Selected Financial Data

   24

Item 7

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   26

Item 7A

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   45

Item 8

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

   45

Item 9

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

   45

Item 9A

 

Controls and Procedures

   46

Item 9B

 

Other Information

   48
PART III

Item 10

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

   48

Item 11

 

Executive Compensation

   48

Item 12

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

   48

Item 13

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

   48

Item 14

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

   48
PART IV

Item 15

 

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

   49

SIGNATURES

   51

Index to Financial Statements and Schedule

   52

Exhibit Index

   82

Exhibit 10.2

 

— Advisory Agreement renewal

  

Exhibit 21

 

— Subsidiaries of Registrant

  

Exhibit 23.1

 

— Consent of KPMG LLP

  

Exhibit 31.1

 

— Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

  

Exhibit 31.2

 

— Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

  

Exhibit 32.1

 

— Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

  

Exhibit 32.2

 

— Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

  


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This Annual Report on Form 10-K is for the year ended December 31, 2009. This Annual Report modifies and supersedes documents filed prior to this Annual Report. Information that we file with the SEC in the future will automatically update and supersede information contained in this Annual Report. In this Annual Report, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Trust” refer to Universal Health Realty Income Trust. In this Annual Report, the term “revenues” does not include the revenues of the unconsolidated limited liability companies (“LLCs”) in which we have various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 99%. We currently account for our share of the income/loss from these investments by the equity method (see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein).


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PART I

 

ITEM 1. Business

 

General

 

We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) which commenced operations in 1986. We invest in health care and human service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office buildings (“MOBs”). As of December 31, 2009 we have fifty-one real estate investments or commitments located in fifteen states in the United States consisting of: (i) seven hospital facilities including three acute care, one behavioral healthcare, one rehabilitation and two sub-acute; (ii) forty MOBs (including thirty-one owned by various LLCs, two of which are currently under construction), and; (iii) four preschool and childcare centers.

 

Available Information

 

We have our principal executive offices at Universal Corporate Center, 367 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. Our telephone number is (610) 265-0688. Our website is located at http://www.uhrit.com. Copies of the annual, quarterly and current reports we file with the SEC, and any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on our website. Additionally, we have adopted governance guidelines, a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all of our officers and directors, a Code of Ethics for Senior Officers and charters for each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees. These documents are also available free of charge on our website. Copies of such reports and charters are available in print to any shareholder who makes a request. Such requests should be made to our Secretary at our King of Prussia, PA corporate headquarters. We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K relating to amendments to or waivers of any provision of our Code of Ethics for Senior Officers by promptly posting this information on our website. The information posted on our website is not incorporated into this Annual Report.

 

In accordance with Section 303A.12(a) of The New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual, we submitted our CEO’s Certification to the New York Stock Exchange in 2009. Additionally, contained in Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 of this Annual Report are our CEO’s and CFO’s certifications regarding the quality of our public disclosure under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

Overview of Facilities

 

As of December 31, 2009, we have investments or commitments in fifty-one facilities, including two new MOBs currently under construction, located in fifteen states and consisting of the following:

 

Facility Name

  Location   Type of Facility   Ownership   Guarantor

Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus(A)

  Wildomar, CA   Acute Care   100%   Universal Health Services, Inc.

McAllen Medical Center(A)

  McAllen, TX   Acute Care   100%   Universal Health Services, Inc.

Wellington Regional Medical Center(A)

  W. Palm Beach, FL   Acute Care   100%   Universal Health Services, Inc.

The Bridgeway(A)

  N.Little Rock, AR   Behavioral Health   100%   Universal Health Services, Inc.

Kindred Hospital Chicago Central(B)

  Chicago, IL   Sub-Acute Care   100%   Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

Kindred Hospital Corpus Christi(B,N)

  Corpus Christi, TX   Sub-Acute Care   100%   Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital(E)

  Evansville, IN   Rehabilitation   100%   HealthSouth Corporation

Family Doctor’s Medical Office Bldg.(B)

  Shreveport, LA   MOB   100%   Christus Health Northern Louisiana

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic at Kings Crossing(B)

  Kingwood, TX   MOB   100%   St. Lukes Episcopal Health Sys.

Professional Bldgs. at Kings Crossing(B)

  Kingwood, TX   MOB   100%  

Chesterbrook Academy(B)

  Audubon, PA   Preschool & Childcare   100%   Nobel Learning Comm. & Subs.

Chesterbrook Academy(B)

  New Britain, PA   Preschool & Childcare   100%   Nobel Learning Comm. & Subs.

Chesterbrook Academy(B)

  Newtown, PA   Preschool & Childcare   100%   Nobel Learning Comm. & Subs.

Chesterbrook Academy(B)

  Uwchlan, PA   Preschool & Childcare   100%   Nobel Learning Comm. & Subs.

Southern Crescent Center I(B,M)

  Riverdale, GA   MOB   100%  

Southern Crescent Center, II(B,M)

  Riverdale, GA   MOB   100%  

 

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Facility Name

   Location    Type of Facility    Ownership   Guarantor

Desert Samaritan Hospital MOBs(C)

   Mesa, AZ    MOB    76%  

Suburban Medical Plaza II(C)

   Louisville, KY    MOB    33%  

Desert Valley Medical Center(C,G)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    90%  

Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I & II(C)

   Glendale, AZ    MOB    75%  

Cypresswood Professional Center(B)

   Spring, TX    MOB    100%  

Papago Medical Park(C)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    89%  

Edwards Medical Plaza(C,G)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    90%  

Desert Springs Medical Plaza(D)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    99%  

Orthopaedic Specialists of Nevada Bldg.(B)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    100%  

Santa Fe Professional Plaza(C,G)

   Scottsdale, AZ    MOB    90%  

Sheffield Medical Building(B)

   Atlanta, GA    MOB    100%  

Centinela Medical Building Complex(C,G)

   Inglewood, CA    MOB    90%  

Summerlin Hospital MOB(D,H)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    95%  

Summerlin Hospital MOB II(F)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    98%  

Medical Center of Western Connecticut(B)

   Danbury, CT    MOB    100%  

Mid Coast Hospital MOB(C)

   Brunswick, ME    MOB    74%  

Deer Valley Medical Office II(C)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    90%  

Rosenberg Children’s Medical Plaza(C)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    85%  

700 Shadow Lane & Goldring MOBs(D)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    98%  

St. Mary’s Professional Office Building(C)

   Reno, NV    MOB    75%  

Apache Junction Medical Plaza(C)

   Apache Junction, AZ    MOB    85%  

Spring Valley Medical Office Building(D)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    95%  

Spring Valley Hospital Medical Office Building II(D)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    95%  

Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza(C)

   Fontana, CA    MOB    95%  

Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center(C)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    95%  

Centennial Hills Medical Office
Building I(D)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    95%  

Canyon Springs Medical Plaza(C)

   Gilbert, AZ    MOB    95%  

Palmdale Medical Plaza(F,I)

   Palmdale, CA    MOB    95%  

Cobre Valley Medical Plaza(C)

   Globe, AZ    MOB    95%  

Deer Valley Medical Office
Building III(C,K)

   Phoenix, AZ    MOB    95%  

Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III(F,J)

   Las Vegas, NV    MOB    95%  

Vista Medical Terrace & The Sparks Medical Building(D,L)

   Sparks, NV    MOB    95%  

Auburn Medical Office Building II(D,O)

   Auburn, WA    MOB    95%  

Texoma Medical Plaza(P)

   Denison, TX    MOB    95%  

BRB Medical Office Building(Q)

   Kingwood, TX    MOB    95%  

 

(A) Real estate assets owned by us and leased to subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”).
(B) Real estate assets owned by us and leased to an unaffiliated third-party or parties.
(C) Real estate assets owned by a limited liability company (“LLC”) in which we have a non-controlling ownership interest as indicated above.
(D) Real estate assets owned by a LLC in which we have a non-controlling interest as indicated above and include tenants who are unaffiliated third-parties or subsidiaries of UHS.
(E) The lessee on the HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital (“Deaconess”) is HealthSouth/Deaconess L.L.C., a joint venture between HealthSouth Properties Corporation and Deaconess Hospital, Inc. The lease with Deaconess was renewed during 2008 and is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014.
(F) Real estate assets owned by a LLC in which we have a non-controlling ownership interest as indicated above. Tenants of this medical office building include subsidiaries of UHS. As a result of our related party relationship with UHS and a master lease agreement between UHS and this property, this LLC is considered to be a variable interest entity. Consequently, we consolidate the results of operations of this LLC in our consolidated financial statements.
(G) The membership interests of this entity are held by a master LLC in which we hold a 90% non-controlling ownership interest.
(H) The membership interests of this entity are held by a master LLC in which we hold a 95% non-controlling ownership interest.
(I) This MOB was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008.
(J) This MOB was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009.
(K) This MOB was completed and opened during the second quarter of 2009.
(L) This MOB was acquired by the LLC from a subsidiary of UHS during the third quarter of 2008.
(M) A property impairment charge was recorded on this MOB during 2008, as discussed herein.
(N) This sub-acute hospital was acquired by us during the first quarter of 2008.
(O) This MOB, was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2009.
(P) This MOB which is under construction and may include tenants which are subsidiaries of UHS, is scheduled to be completed and opened during the first quarter of 2010.
(Q) This MOB which is under construction is scheduled to be completed and opened during the third quarter of 2010.

 

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2010 Acquisition

 

During March of 2010, we invested $5.2 million for a 95% non-controlling ownership interest in a LLC that purchased the North Valley Medical Plaza located in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

Other Information

 

Included in our portfolio at December 31, 2009 are seven hospital facilities with an aggregate investment of $142.0 million. The leases with respect to these hospital facilities comprised approximately 61% of our revenue in 2009 and approximately 65%, of our revenues in each of 2008 and 2007. As of December 31, 2009, these leases have fixed terms with an average of 3.9 years remaining and include renewal options ranging from two to five, five-year terms. The remaining lease terms for each hospital facility, which vary by hospital, are included herein in Item 2. Properties.

 

We believe a facility’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and lease rental expense (“EBITDAR”) and a facility’s EBITDAR divided by the sum of minimum rent plus additional rent payable to us (“Coverage Ratio”), which are non-GAAP financial measures, are helpful to us and our investors as a measure of the operating performance of a hospital facility. EBITDAR, which is used as an indicator of a facility’s estimated cash flow generated from operations (before rent expense, capital additions and debt service), is used by us in evaluating a facility’s financial viability and its ability to pay rent. For the hospital facilities owned by us at the end of each respective year, the combined weighted average Coverage Ratio was approximately 6.7 (ranging from 2.9 to 10.4) during 2009, 6.1 (ranging from 2.5 to 8.7) during 2008 and 4.6 (ranging from 3.3 to 7.0) during 2007. The Coverage Ratio for individual facilities varies. See “Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc.” below for Coverage Ratio information related to the four hospital facilities leased to subsidiaries of UHS.

 

Pursuant to the terms of our leases for our hospital facilities and the preschool and childcare centers, each lessee, including subsidiaries of UHS, is responsible for building operations, maintenance, renovations and property insurance. We, or the LLCs in which we have invested, are responsible for the building operations, maintenance and renovations of the MOBs, however, a portion, or in some cases all, of the expenses associated with the MOBs are passed on directly to the tenants. Cash reserves have been established to fund required building maintenance and renovations at the multi-tenant MOBs. Lessees are required to maintain all risk, replacement cost and commercial property insurance policies on the leased properties and we, or the LLC in which we have invested, are also named insureds on these policies. In addition, we, UHS or the LLCs in which we have invested, maintain property insurance on all properties. For additional information on the terms of our leases, see “Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc.”

 

See our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report for our total assets, liabilities, debt, revenues, income and other operating information.

 

Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”)

 

Leases:    We commenced operations in 1986 by purchasing properties of certain subsidiaries from UHS and immediately leasing the properties back to the respective subsidiaries. Most of the leases were entered into at the time we commenced operations and provided for initial terms of 13 to 15 years with up to six additional 5-year renewal terms. The current base rentals and lease and rental terms for each facility are provided below. The base rents are paid monthly and each lease also provides for additional or bonus rents which are computed and paid on a quarterly basis based upon a computation that compares current quarter revenue to a corresponding quarter in the base year. The leases with subsidiaries of UHS are unconditionally guaranteed by UHS and are cross-defaulted with one another.

 

The combined revenues generated from the leases on the UHS hospital facilities accounted for approximately 52% of our total revenue for the five years ended December 31, 2009 (approximately 51%, 55%

 

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and 57% for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively). Including 100% of the revenues generated at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we have various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 99%, the leases on the UHS hospital facilities accounted for approximately 23% of the combined consolidated and unconsolidated revenue for the five years ended December 31, 2009 (approximately 20%, 21% and 24%, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively). In addition, eleven MOBs (plus one additional MOB currently under construction) owned by LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling equity interests, include or will include tenants which are subsidiaries of UHS.

 

Pursuant to the Master Lease Document by and among us and certain subsidiaries of UHS, dated December 24, 1986 (the “Master Lease”), which governs the leases of all hospital properties with subsidiaries of UHS, UHS has the option to renew the leases at the lease terms described below by providing notice to us at least 90 days prior to the termination of the then current term. In addition, UHS has rights of first refusal to: (i) purchase the respective leased facilities during and for 180 days after the lease terms at the same price, terms and conditions of any third-party offer, or; (ii) renew the lease on the respective leased facility at the end of, and for 180 days after, the lease term at the same terms and conditions pursuant to any third-party offer. UHS also has the right to purchase the respective leased facilities at the end of the lease terms or any renewal terms at the appraised fair market value. In addition, during 2006, as part of the overall asset exchange and substitution proposal relating to Chalmette Medical Center (“Chalmette”), as discussed below, as well as the early five year lease renewals on Southwest Healthcare System-Inland Valley Campus (“Inland Valley”), Wellington Regional Medical Center (“Wellington”), McAllen Medical Center (“McAllen”) and The Bridgeway (“Bridgeway”), we agreed to amend the Master Lease to include a change of control provision. The change of control provision grants UHS the right, upon one month’s notice should a change of control of the Trust occur, to purchase any or all of the four leased hospital properties at their appraised fair market value.

 

During the third quarter of 2005, Chalmette, a 138-bed acute care hospital located in Chalmette, Louisiana, was severely damaged and closed as a result of Hurricane Katrina. At that time, the majority of the real estate assets of Chalmette were leased from us by a subsidiary of UHS and, in accordance with the terms of the lease, and as part of an overall evaluation of the leases between subsidiaries of UHS and us, UHS offered substitution properties rather than exercise its right to rebuild the facility or offer cash for Chalmette. Independent appraisals were obtained by us and UHS which indicated that the pre-hurricane fair market value of the leased facility was $24.0 million. During the third quarter of 2006, we completed the asset exchange and substitution pursuant to the Asset Exchange and Substitution Agreement (“Agreement”) with UHS whereby we agreed to terminate the lease between us and Chalmette and to transfer the real property assets and all rights attendant thereto (including insurance proceeds) of Chalmette to UHS in exchange and substitution for newly constructed real property assets owned by UHS (“Capital Additions”) at Wellington, Bridgeway and Inland Valley, in satisfaction of the obligations under the Chalmette lease. The Capital Additions consist of properties which were recently constructed on, or adjacent to, facilities already owned by us as well as a recently constructed Capital Addition at Inland Valley which was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2007. Included in our net income during 2007 was a gain of $1.7 million related to this Agreement.

 

The table below details the renewal options and terms for each of the four UHS hospital facilities:

 

Hospital Name

   Type of Facility    Annual
Minimum
Rent
   End of
Lease Term
   Renewal
Term
(years)
 

McAllen Medical Center

   Acute Care    $ 5,485,000    December, 2011    20 (a) 

Wellington Regional Medical Center

   Acute Care    $ 3,030,000    December, 2011    20 (b) 

Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus

   Acute Care    $ 2,648,000    December, 2011    20 (b) 

The Bridgeway

   Behavioral Health    $ 930,000    December, 2014    10 (c) 

 

(a) UHS has four 5-year renewal options at existing lease rates (through 2031).

 

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(b) UHS has two 5-year renewal options at existing lease rates (through 2021) and two 5-year renewal options at fair market value lease rates (2022 through 2031).
(c) UHS has two 5-year renewal options at fair market value lease rates (2015 through 2024).

 

Advisory Agreement:    UHS of Delaware, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as Advisor to us under an Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) dated December 24, 1986. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is obligated to present an investment program to us, to use its best efforts to obtain investments suitable for such program (although it is not obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to us), to provide administrative services to us and to conduct our day-to-day affairs. All transactions between us and UHS must be approved by the Independent Trustees. In performing its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor may utilize independent professional services, including accounting, legal, tax and other services, for which the Advisor is reimbursed directly by us. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated for any reason upon sixty days written notice by us or the Advisor. The Advisory Agreement expires on December 31 of each year; however, it is renewable by us, subject to a determination by the Trustees who are unaffiliated with UHS (the “Independent Trustees”), that the Advisor’s performance has been satisfactory. In December of 2009, based upon a review of our advisory fee and other general and administrative expenses, as compared to an industry peer group, the Advisory Agreement was renewed for 2010 and the fee was increased to 0.65% (from 0.60%) of our average invested real estate assets, as derived from our consolidated balance sheet.

 

The average real estate assets for advisory fee calculation purposes exclude certain items from our consolidated balance sheet such as, among other things, accumulated depreciation, cash and cash equivalents, base and bonus rent receivables, deferred charges and other assets. The advisory fee is payable quarterly, subject to adjustment at year-end based upon our audited financial statements. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to an annual incentive fee equal to 20% of the amount by which cash available for distribution to shareholders for each year, as defined in the Advisory Agreement, exceeds 15% of our equity as shown on our consolidated balance sheet, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles without reduction for return of capital dividends. The Advisory Agreement defines cash available for distribution to shareholders as net cash flow from operations less deductions for, among other things, amounts required to discharge our debt and liabilities and reserves for replacement and capital improvements to our properties and investments. No incentive fees were paid during 2009, 2008 or 2007 since the incentive fee requirements were not achieved. Advisory fees incurred and paid (or payable) to UHS amounted to $1.6 million during each of 2009 and 2008 and $1.4 million for 2007 and were based upon average invested real estate assets of $268 million, $261 million and $237 million during 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Based upon our average invested real estate assets of $268 million during 2009, the increase in the advisory fee expense to 0.65% (beginning in 2010) from 0.60%, amounts to $134,000 annually.

 

Officers and Employees:    Our officers are all employees of UHS and although as of December 31, 2009 we had no salaried employees, our officers do receive stock-based compensation.

 

Share Ownership:    As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, UHS owned 6.5% and 6.6% of our outstanding shares of beneficial interest, respectively.

 

UHS Other Matters:

 

Southwest Healthcare System:    UHS has advised us that, during the third quarter of 2009, Southwest Healthcare System (“SWHCS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS which operates Rancho Springs Medical Center (the real property of which is not owned by us) and Inland Valley Regional Medical Center (“Inland Valley” the real property of which is owned by us) in Riverside County, California, entered into an agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). The agreement required SWHCS to engage an independent quality monitor to assist SWHCS in meeting all CMS’ conditions of participation. Further, the agreement provided that during the last 60 days of the agreement CMS would conduct a full Medicare certification survey. That survey took place the week of January 11, 2010. At present, UHS has not been advised

 

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of the results by CMS. While UHS has advised us that it believes that SWHCS has complied with all obligations under the agreement, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of such a survey or that the outcome would not have a material adverse effect on UHS. While the base rentals on Inland Valley are guaranteed by UHS through the end of the existing lease term (December, 2011), should this matter adversely impact the future revenues and/or operating results of SWHCS, the future bonus rental earned by us on Inland Valley, and the underlying value of the property, may be materially adversely impacted. Bonus rental revenue earned by us from Inland Valley amounted to $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $900,000 during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

South Texas Health System affiliates:    UHS, together with its South Texas Health System affiliates, which operate McAllen Medical Center, were served with a subpoena dated November 21, 2005, issued by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”). At that time, the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas indicated that the subpoena was part of an investigation under the False Claims Act regarding compliance with Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations pertaining to the payments to physicians and the solicitation of patient referrals from physicians from January 1, 1999 to the date of the subpoena, related to the South Texas Health System. The Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas focused on certain arrangements entered into by the South Texas Health System affiliates which, the government believes, may have violated Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations pertaining to payments to physicians and the solicitation of patient referrals from physicians and other matters relating to payments to various individuals which may have constituted improper payments. UHS cooperated with the investigations and during the fourth quarter of 2009, reached an agreement to resolve the matter. UHS agreed to make a payment in the amount of $27.5 million, which was paid in October, 2009, and has entered into a five-year corporate integrity agreement with respect to the South Texas Health Systems facilities. UHS does not expect to incur additional material charges with respect to this matter.

 

Taxation

 

We believe we have operated in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and we intend to continue to operate in such a manner. If we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we will generally not be subject to federal corporate income taxes on our net income that is currently distributed to shareholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation”, e.g. at the corporate and shareholder levels, that usually results from investment in the stock of a corporation. Please see the heading “If we fail to maintain our REIT status, we will become subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates” under “Risk Factors” for more information.

 

Competition

 

We compete for the acquisition, leasing and financing of health care related facilities. Our competitors include, but are not limited to, other REITs, banks and other companies, including UHS. Some of these competitors are larger and may have a lower cost of capital than we do. These developments could result in fewer investment opportunities for us and lower spreads over the cost of our capital, which would hurt our growth.

 

In most geographical areas in which our facilities operate, there are other facilities that provide services comparable to those offered by our facilities. In addition, some competing facilities are owned by tax-supported governmental agencies or by nonprofit corporations and may be supported by endowments and charitable contributions and exempt from property, sales and income taxes. Such exemptions and support are not available to our facilities. In some markets, certain competing facilities may have greater financial resources, be better equipped and offer a broader range of services than those available at our facilities. Certain hospitals that are located in the areas served by our facilities are specialty hospitals that provide medical, surgical and behavioral health services, facilities and equipment that are not available at our hospitals. The increase in outpatient treatment and diagnostic facilities, outpatient surgical centers and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers also increases competition for us.

 

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In addition, the number and quality of the physicians on a hospital’s staff are important factors in determining a hospital’s success and competitive advantage. Typically, physicians are responsible for making hospital admissions decisions and for directing the course of patient treatment. The operators of our facilities also compete with other health care providers in recruiting and retaining qualified hospital management, nurses and other medical personnel. From time-to-time, the operators of our acute care and behavioral health care facilities may experience the effects of a shortage of skilled nursing staff nationwide, which has caused and may continue to cause an increase in salaries, wages and benefits expense in excess of the inflation rate. Our operators may experience difficulties attracting and retaining qualified physicians, nurses and medical support personnel. We anticipate that our operators, including UHS, will continue to encounter increased competition in the future that could lead to a decline in patient volumes and harm their businesses, which in turn, could harm our business.

 

A large portion of our non-hospital properties consist of MOBs which are located either close to or on the campuses of hospital facilities. These properties are either directly or indirectly affected by the factors discussed above as well as general real estate factors such as the supply and demand of office space and market rental rates. To improve our competitive position, we anticipate that we will continue investing in additional healthcare related facilities and leasing the facilities to qualified operators, perhaps including UHS and subsidiaries of UHS.

 

Regulation and Other Factors

 

During 2009, 2008 and 2007, 48%, 51% and 53%, respectively, of our revenues were earned pursuant to leases with operators of acute care services hospitals, all of which are subsidiaries of UHS. A significant portion of the revenue earned by the operators of our acute care hospitals is derived from federal and state healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid (excluding managed Medicare and Medicaid programs).

 

The healthcare industry is subject to numerous laws, regulations and rules including, among others, those related to government healthcare participation requirements, various licensure and accreditations, reimbursement for patient services, health information privacy and security rules, and Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse provisions (including, but not limited to, federal statutes and regulations prohibiting kickbacks and other illegal inducements to potential referral sources, false claims submitted to federal health care programs and self-referrals by physicians). Providers that are found to have violated any of these laws and regulations may be excluded from participating in government healthcare programs, subjected to significant fines or penalties and/or required to repay amounts received from the government for previously billed patient services. This government regulation of the healthcare industry affects us because:

 

(i) The financial ability of lessees to make rent payments to us may be affected by governmental regulations such as licensure, certification for participation in government programs, and government reimbursement, and;

 

(ii) Our bonus rents are based on our lessees’ net revenues which in turn are affected by the amount of reimbursement such lessees receive from the government.

 

Although UHS and the other operators of our acute care facilities believe that their policies, procedures and practices comply with governmental regulations, no assurance can be given that they will not be subjected to additional governmental inquiries or actions, or that they would not be faced with sanctions, fines or penalties if so subjected. Even if they were to ultimately prevail, a significant governmental inquiry or action under one of the above laws, regulations or rules could have a material adverse effect upon them, and in turn, us. See Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc.-UHS Other Matters for disclosure related to Southwest Healthcare System.

 

A significant portion of the revenue earned by the operators of our acute care hospitals is derived from federal and state healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Under the statutory framework of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, many of the general acute care operations are subject to administrative rulings, interpretations and discretion that may affect payments made under either or both of such programs as well as by other third party payors. The federal government makes payments to participating hospitals under its

 

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Medicare program based on various formulas. For inpatient services, the operators of our acute care hospitals are subject to a inpatient prospective payment system (“IPPS”). Under IPPS, hospitals are paid a predetermined fixed payment amount for each hospital discharge. The fixed payment amount is based upon each patient’s Medicare severity diagnosis related group (“MS-DRG”). Every MS-DRG is assigned a payment rate based upon the estimated intensity of hospital resources necessary to treat the average patient with that particular diagnosis. These rates are based upon historical national average costs and do not consider the actual costs incurred by a hospital in providing care. The MS-DRG rates are adjusted annually based on geographic region and are weighted based upon a statistically normal distribution of severity.

 

For outpatient services, both general acute and behavioral health hospitals are paid under an outpatient PPS according to ambulatory procedure codes. Outpatient services were traditionally paid at the lower of customary charges or on a reasonable cost basis. The outpatient PPS rate is an unadjusted national payment amount that includes the Medicare payment and the beneficiary co-payment. Special payments under the outpatient PPS may be made for certain new technology items and services through transitional pass-through payments and special reimbursement rates.

 

Given the increasing budget deficits, the federal government and many states are currently considering additional ways to limit increases in levels of Medicare and Medicaid funding, which could also adversely affect future payments received by operators of our facilities. In addition to statutory and regulatory changes to Medicare and each of the state Medicaid programs, our operators’ operations and reimbursement may be affected by administrative rulings, new or novel interpretations and determinations of existing laws and regulations, post-payment audits, requirements for utilization review and new governmental funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or decrease program payments as well as affect the cost of providing services and the timing of payments to our facilities.

 

Healthcare reform proposals are being formulated by the legislative and executive branches of the federal government. In addition, some of the states in which our operators operate periodically consider various healthcare reform proposals. We anticipate that the debate of alternative healthcare delivery systems and payment methodologies will continue and may be enacted in the future. Due to uncertainties regarding the ultimate features of these programs and whether or when they may be enacted, the operators of our facilities cannot predict what effect they will have on them or whether they will adversely affect their results of operations or financial condition and, thus, our business.

 

We cannot predict whether any proposals will be adopted or, if adopted, what effect, if any, these proposals would have on operators and, thus, our business.

 

Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

Name

  

Age

  

Position

Alan B. Miller

   72   

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

Charles F. Boyle

   50   

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Cheryl K. Ramagano

   47   

Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary

Timothy J. Fowler

   54   

Vice President, Acquisition and Development

 

Mr. Alan B. Miller has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since our inception in 1986 and was appointed President in February of 2003. He had previously served as our President until 1990. Mr. Miller has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of UHS since its inception in 1978. He previously held the title of President of UHS as well, until 2009 when Marc D. Miller was elected as President of UHS. Mr. Miller also serves as a Director of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He is the father of Marc D. Miller, who was elected to our Board of Trustees in December, 2008 and also serves as President and a member of the Board of Directors of UHS.

 

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Mr. Charles F. Boyle was appointed Chief Financial Officer in February of 2003 and had served as our Vice President and Controller since 1991. Mr. Boyle has held various positions at UHS since 1983 and currently serves as its Vice President and Controller. He was appointed Controller of UHS in 2003 and had served as its Assistant Vice President-Corporate Accounting since 1994.

 

Ms. Cheryl K. Ramagano was appointed Secretary in February of 2003 and served as our Vice President and Treasurer since 1992. Ms. Ramagano has held various positions at UHS since 1983 and currently serves as its Vice President and Treasurer. She was appointed Treasurer of UHS in 2003 and had served as its Assistant Treasurer since 1994.

 

Mr. Timothy J. Fowler was elected as our Vice President of Acquisition and Development upon the commencement of his employment with UHS in 1993.

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

 

We are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, many of which are described below and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Any of the events described below could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are not aware of, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, could also impact our business and results of operations.

 

General economic and employment conditions in the United States could materially affect the business and future results of operations of the operators of our facilities which could, in turn, materially reduce our revenues and net income.

 

Our future results of operations could be unfavorably impacted by continued deterioration in general economic conditions which could result in increases in the number of people unemployed and/or uninsured. Should that occur, it may result in decreased occupancy rates at our medical office buildings as well as a reduction in the revenues earned by the operators of our hospital facilities which would unfavorably impact our future bonus rentals (on the UHS hospital facilities) and may potentially have a negative impact on the future lease renewal terms and the underlying value of the hospital properties. Additionally, the general real estate market has been unfavorably impacted by the deterioration in economic and credit market conditions which may adversely impact the underlying value of our properties.

 

The revenues and results of operations of the tenants of our hospital facilities, including UHS, and our medical office buildings, are significantly affected by payments received from the government and other third party payors.

 

The operators of our hospital facilities and tenants of our medical office buildings derive a significant portion of their revenue from third party payors, including the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Changes in these government programs in recent years have resulted in limitations on reimbursement and, in some cases, reduced levels of reimbursement for health care services. Payments from federal and state government programs are subject to statutory and regulatory changes, administrative rulings, interpretations and determinations, requirements for utilization review, and federal and state funding restrictions, all of which could materially increase or decrease program payments, as well as affect the cost of providing service to patients and the timing of payments to facilities. Our tenants are unable to predict the effect of future policy changes on their operations. In addition, the uncertainty and fiscal pressures placed upon federal and state governments as a result of, among other things, the substantial deterioration in general economic conditions, the funding requirements from the federal government’s stimulus package, the War on Terrorism and the relief efforts related to hurricanes and other disasters, may affect the availability of taxpayer funds for Medicare and Medicaid programs. If the rates paid or the scope of services covered by government payors are reduced, there could be a material adverse effect on our tenants’ business, financial position and results of operations, and in turn, ours.

 

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In addition to changes in government reimbursement programs, the ability of our hospital operators to negotiate favorable contracts with private payors, including managed care providers, significantly affects the revenues and operating results of those facilities. Private payors, including managed care providers, increasingly are demanding that hospitals accept lower rates of payment. Our hospital operators expect continued third party efforts to aggressively manage reimbursement levels and cost controls. Reductions in reimbursement amounts received from third party payors could have a material adverse effect on the financial position and results of operations of our hospital operators.

 

The uncertainties of health care reform could materially affect the business and future results of operations of the operators of our facilities, including UHS, which could, in turn, materially reduce our revenues and net income.

 

An increasing number of legislative initiatives have been introduced or proposed in recent years that would result in major changes in the health care delivery system on a national or a state level. Among the proposals that have been introduced are price controls on hospitals, insurance market reforms to increase the availability of group health insurance to small businesses, requirements that all businesses offer health insurance coverage to their employees and the creation of government health insurance plans that would cover all citizens and increase payments by beneficiaries. The operators of our facilities, including UHS, cannot predict whether any of the above proposals or other proposals will be adopted and, if adopted, no assurances can be given that their implementation will not have a material adverse effect on the businesses, financial condition and/or results of operations of our tenants.

 

Increased competition in the health care industry has resulted in lower revenues and higher costs for our operators, including UHS, and may affect our revenues, property values and lease renewal terms.

 

The health care industry is highly competitive and competition among hospitals and other health care providers for patients has intensified in recent years. In most geographical areas in which our facilities are operated, there are other facilities that provide services comparable to those offered by our facilities. In addition, some competing facilities are owned by tax-supported governmental agencies or by nonprofit corporations and may be supported by endowments and charitable contributions and exempt from property, sale and income taxes. Such exemptions and support are not available to our operators. In some markets, certain competing facilities may have greater financial resources, be better equipped and offer a broader range of services than those available at our facilities. Certain hospitals that are located in the areas served by our operators’ facilities are specialty or large hospitals that provide medical, surgical and behavioral health services, facilities and equipment that are not available at our operators’ hospitals. The increase in outpatient treatment and diagnostic facilities, outpatient surgical centers and freestanding ambulatory surgical centers also increases competition for our operators.

 

In addition, the number and quality of the physicians on a hospital’s staff are important factors in determining a hospital’s competitive advantage. Typically, physicians are responsible for making hospital admissions decisions and for directing the course of patient treatment. The operators of our facilities also compete with other health care providers in recruiting and retaining qualified hospital management, nurses and other medical personnel. The operators of our acute care and behavioral health care facilities are experiencing the effects of a shortage of skilled nursing staff nationwide, which has caused and may continue to cause an increase in salaries, wages and benefits expense in excess of the inflation rate. Our operators may experience difficulties attracting and retaining qualified physicians, nurses and medical support personnel. We anticipate that our operators, including UHS, will continue to encounter increased competition in the future that could lead to a decline in patient volumes and harm their businesses, which in turn, could harm our business.

 

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Operators that fail to comply with governmental reimbursement programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, licensing and certification requirements, fraud and abuse regulations or new legislative developments may be unable to meet their obligations to us.

 

Our operators, including UHS and its subsidiaries, are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations that are subject to frequent and substantial changes (sometimes applied retroactively) resulting from legislation, adoption of rules and regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations of existing law. The ultimate timing or effect of these changes cannot be predicted. Government regulation may have a dramatic effect on our operators’ costs of doing business and the amount of reimbursement received by both government and other third-party payors. The failure of any of our operators to comply with these laws, requirements and regulations could adversely affect their ability to meet their obligations to us. These regulations include, among other items: hospital billing practices; relationships with physicians and other referral sources; adequacy of medical care; quality of medical equipment and services; qualifications of medical and support personnel; confidentiality, the implementation of an electronic health records application by 2015; maintenance and security issues associated with health-related information and patient medical records; the screening, stabilization and transfer of patients who have emergency medical conditions; licensure and accreditation of our facilities; hospital rate or budget review; operating policies and procedures, and; construction or expansion of facilities and services.

 

If our operators fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations, they could be subjected to liabilities, including criminal penalties, civil penalties (including the loss of their licenses to operate one or more facilities), and exclusion of one or more facilities from participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal and state health care programs. The imposition of such penalties could jeopardize that operator’s ability to make lease or mortgage payments to us or to continue operating its facility. In addition, our bonus rents are based on our operators net revenues, which in turn are affected by the amount of reimbursement that such lessees receive from the government.

 

Although UHS and the other operators of our acute care facilities, believe that their policies, procedures and practices comply with governmental regulations, no assurance can be given that they will not be subjected to governmental inquiries or actions, or that they would not be faced with sanctions, fines or penalties if so subjected. Because many of these laws and regulations are relatively new, in many cases, our operators don’t have the benefit of regulatory or judicial interpretation. In the future, it is possible that different interpretations or enforcement of these laws and regulations could subject their current or past practices to allegations of impropriety or illegality or could require them to make changes in the facilities, equipment, personnel, services, capital expenditure programs and operating expenses. Even if they were to ultimately prevail, a significant governmental inquiry or action under one of the above laws, regulations or rules could have a material adverse effect upon them, and in turn, us.

 

UHS’s Southwest Healthcare System:    UHS has advised us that, during the third quarter of 2009, Southwest Healthcare System (“SWHCS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS which operates Rancho Springs Medical Center (the real property of which is not owned by us) and Inland Valley Regional Medical Center (“Inland Valley” the real property of which is owned by us) in Riverside County, California, entered into an agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). The agreement required SWHCS to engage an independent quality monitor to assist SWHCS in meeting all CMS’ conditions of participation. Further, the agreement provided that during the last 60 days of the agreement CMS would conduct a full Medicare certification survey. That survey took place the week of January 11, 2010. At present, UHS has not been advised of the results from CMS. While UHS has advised us that it believes that SWHCS has complied with all obligations under the agreement, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of such a survey or that the outcome would not have a material adverse effect on UHS. While the base rentals on Inland Valley are guaranteed by UHS through the end of the existing lease term (December, 2011), should this matter adversely impact the future revenues and/or operating results of SWHCS, the future bonus rental earned by us on Inland Valley, and the underlying value of the property, may be materially adversely impacted. Bonus rental revenue

 

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earned by us from Inland Valley amount to $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $900,000 during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

The deterioration of credit and capital markets may adversely affect our access to sources of funding and we cannot be certain of the availability and terms of capital to fund the growth of our business when needed.

 

To retain our status as a REIT, we are required to distribute 90% of our taxable income to shareholders and, therefore, we generally cannot use income from operations to fund our growth. Accordingly, our growth strategy depends, in part, upon our ability to raise additional capital at reasonable costs to fund new investments. We believe we will be able to raise additional debt and equity capital at reasonable costs to refinance our debts (including third-party debt held by various LLCs in which we own non-controlling equity interests) at or prior to their maturities and to invest at yields which exceed our cost of capital. Although the ongoing tightening in the credit markets has not had a material impact on us, we can provide no assurance that financing will be available to us on satisfactory terms when needed, which could harm our business. Given these uncertainties, our growth strategy is not assured and may fail.

 

To fund all or a portion of our future financing needs, we rely on borrowings from various sources including fixed rate, long-term debt as well as borrowings pursuant to our revolving credit agreement. If any of the lenders were unable to fulfill their future commitments, our liquidity could be impacted, which could have a material unfavorable impact our results of operations and financial condition.

 

In addition, the degree to which we are, or in the future may become, leveraged, our ability to obtain financing could be adversely impacted and could make us more vulnerable to competitive pressures. Our ability to meet existing and future debt obligations, depends upon our future performance and our ability to secure additional financing on satisfactory terms, each of which is subject to financial, business and other factors that are beyond our control. Any failure by us to meet our financial obligations would harm our business.

 

In addition, global capital markets have experienced volatility that has tightened access to capital markets and other sources of funding. In the event we need to access the capital markets or other sources of financing, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain financing on acceptable terms or within an acceptable time. Our inability to obtain financing on terms acceptable to us could have a material unfavorable impact on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

 

A substantial portion of our revenues are dependent upon one operator. If UHS experiences financial difficulties, or otherwise fails to make payments to us, our revenues will significantly decline.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, UHS accounted for 59% of our consolidated revenues. In addition, as of December 31, 2009, subsidiaries of UHS leased four of the seven hospital facilities owned by us with terms expiring in 2011 or 2014. We cannot assure you that UHS will continue to satisfy its obligations to us. The failure or inability of UHS to satisfy its obligations to us could materially reduce our revenues and net income, which could in turn reduce the amount of dividends we pay and cause our stock price to decline.

 

Our relationship with UHS may create conflicts of interest.

 

In addition to being dependent upon UHS for a substantial portion of our revenues and leases, since 1986, UHS of Delaware, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, has served as our Advisor. Pursuant to our Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is obligated to present an investment program to us, to use its best efforts to obtain investments suitable for such program (although it is not obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to us), to provide administrative services to us and to conduct our day-to-day affairs. Further, all of our officers are employees of UHS. As of December 31, 2009, we had no salaried employees although our officers do receive stock-based compensation. We believe that the quality and depth of the management and advisory services provided to us by our Advisor and UHS could not be replicated by

 

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contracting with unrelated third parties or by being self-advised without considerable cost increases. We believe that these relationships have been beneficial to us in the past, but we cannot guarantee that they will not become detrimental to us in the future.

 

All transactions with UHS must be approved by a majority of our Independent Trustees. We believe that our current leases and business dealings with UHS have been entered into on commercially reasonable terms. However, because of our historical and continuing relationship with UHS and its subsidiaries, in the future, our business dealings may not be on the same or as favorable terms as we might achieve with a third party with whom we do not have such a relationship. Disputes may arise between us and UHS that we are unable to resolve or the resolution of these disputes may not be as favorable to us as a resolution we might achieve with a third party.

 

We hold significant, non-controlling equity ownership interests in various LLCs.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, 61% of our consolidated and unconsolidated revenues were generated by LLCs in which we hold a majority, non-controlling equity ownership interest. Our level of investment and lack of control exposes us to potential losses of our investments and revenues. Although our ownership arrangements have been beneficial to us in the past, we cannot guarantee that they will continue to be beneficial in the future.

 

The bankruptcy, default, insolvency or financial deterioration of our tenants could significantly delay our ability to collect unpaid rents or require us to find new operators.

 

Our financial position and our ability to make distributions to our shareholders may be adversely affected by financial difficulties experienced by any of our major tenants, including bankruptcy, insolvency or a general downturn in the business. We are exposed to the risk that our operators may not be able to meet their obligations, which may result in their bankruptcy or insolvency. Although our leases and loans provide us the right to terminate an investment, evict an operator, demand immediate repayment and other remedies, the bankruptcy laws afford certain rights to a party that has filed for bankruptcy or reorganization. An operator in bankruptcy may be able to restrict our ability to collect unpaid rents or interest during the bankruptcy proceeding.

 

Real estate ownership creates risks and liabilities that may result in unanticipated losses or expenses.

 

Our business is subject to risks associated with real estate acquisitions and ownership, including:

 

   

general liability, property and casualty losses, some of which may be uninsured;

 

   

the illiquid nature of real estate and the real estate market that impairs our ability to purchase or sell our assets rapidly to respond to changing economic conditions;

 

   

real estate market factors, such as the supply and demand of office space and market rental rates, changes in interest rates as well as an increase in the development of medical office condominiums in certain markets;

 

   

costs that may be incurred relating to maintenance and repair, and the need to make expenditures due to changes in governmental regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Act;

 

   

environmental hazards at our properties for which we may be liable, including those created by prior owners or occupants, existing tenants, mortgagors or other persons, and;

 

   

defaults and bankruptcies by our tenants.

 

In addition to the foregoing risks, we cannot predict whether the leases on our properties, including the leases on the properties leased to subsidiaries of UHS, which have options to purchase the respective leased facilities at the end of the lease or renewal terms at the appraised fair market value, will be renewed at their

 

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current rates at the end of the lease terms in 2011 or 2014. If the leases are not renewed, we may be required to find other operators for these facilities and/or enter into leases with less favorable terms. The exercise of purchase options for our facilities may result in a less favorable rate of return for us than the rental revenue currently earned on such facilities. Further, the purchase options and rights of first refusal granted to the respective lessees to purchase or lease the respective leased facilities, after the expiration of the lease term, may adversely affect our ability to sell or lease a facility, and may present a potential conflict of interest between us and UHS since the price and terms offered by a third-party are likely to be dependent, in part, upon the financial performance of the facility during the final years of the lease term.

 

Significant potential liabilities and rising insurance costs and availability may have an adverse effect on the operations of our operators, which may negatively impact their ability to meet their obligations to us.

 

As is typical in the healthcare industry, in the ordinary course of business, our operators, including UHS, are subject to medical malpractice lawsuits, product liability lawsuits and other legal actions. Some of these actions may involve large claims, as well as significant defense costs. If their ultimate liability for professional and general liability claims could change materially from current estimates, if such policy limitations should be partially or fully exhausted in the future, or payments of claims exceed estimates or are not covered by insurance, it could have a material adverse effect on the operations of our operators.

 

In addition, the malpractice expenses of our operators, including UHS, have increased in recent years which may increase their self-insured exposure for professional and general liability claims. There can be no assurance that insurance will continue to be available at reasonable prices that allow them to maintain adequate coverage. If these trends continue, they could have a material adverse effect on their operations. Property insurance rates, particularly for earthquake insurance in California, have also continued to increase. Three LLCs that own properties in California, in which we have various non-controlling equity interests, could not obtain earthquake insurance at rates which are economically beneficial in relation to the risks covered.

 

Our tenants and operators, including UHS, may be unable to fulfill their insurance, indemnification and other obligations to us under their leases and mortgages and thereby potentially expose us to those risks. In addition, our tenants and operators may be unable to pay their lease or mortgage payments, which could potentially decrease our revenues and increase our collection and litigation costs. Moreover, to the extent we are required to foreclose on the affected facilities, our revenues from those facilities could be reduced or eliminated for an extended period of time. In addition, we may in some circumstances be named as a defendant in litigation involving the actions of our operators. Although we have no involvement in the activities of our operators and our standard leases generally require our operators to carry insurance to cover us in certain cases, a significant judgment against us in such litigation could exceed our and our operators’ insurance coverage, which would require us to make payments to cover the judgment.

 

If we fail to maintain our REIT status, we will become subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates.

 

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must comply with certain highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions. Although we believe we have been qualified as a REIT since our inception, there can be no assurance that we have been so qualified or will remain qualified in the future. Failure to qualify as a REIT may subject us to income tax liabilities, including federal income tax at regular corporate rates. The additional income tax incurred may significantly reduce the cash flow available for distribution to shareholders and for debt service. In addition, if disqualified, we might be barred from qualification as a REIT for four years following disqualification.

 

Dividends paid by REITs generally do not qualify for reduced tax rates.

 

In general, the maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for dividends paid to individual U.S. shareholders is 15% (through 2009). Unlike dividends received from a corporation that is not a REIT, our distributions to individual shareholders generally are not eligible for the reduced rates.

 

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Should we be unable to comply with the strict income distribution requirements applicable to REITs utilizing only cash generated by operating activities, we would be required to generate cash from other sources which could adversely affect our financial condition.

 

To obtain the favorable tax treatment associated with qualifying as a REIT, in general, we are required each year to distribute to our shareholders at least 90% of our net taxable income. In addition, we are subject to a tax on any undistributed portion of our income at regular corporate rates and might also be subject to a 4% excise tax on this undistributed income. To meet the distribution requirements necessary to achieve the tax benefits associated with qualifying as a REIT, we could be required to: (i) seek borrowed funds even if conditions are not favorable for borrowing; (ii) issue equity which could have a dilutive effect on the future dividends and share value of our existing shareholders; (iii) divest assets that we might have otherwise decided to retain, and/or; (iv) forgo attractive investment opportunities that we might have otherwise pursued. Securing funds through these other non-operating means could adversely affect our financial condition and future results of operations.

 

The market value of our common stock could be substantially affected by various factors.

 

Many factors, certain of which are outside of our control, could have an adverse effect on the share price of our common stock. These factors include certain of the risks discussed herein, our financial condition, performance and prospects, the market for similar securities issued by REITs, demographic changes, operating results of our operators and other hospital companies, changes in our financial estimates or recommendations of securities analysts, speculation in the press or investment community, the possible effects of war, terrorist and other hostilities, adverse weather conditions, the level of seasonal illnesses, changes in general conditions in the economy or the financial markets, or other developments affecting the health care industry.

 

Ownership limitations and anti-takeover provisions in our declaration of trust and bylaws and under Maryland law and in our Leases with UHS may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transactions that could provide shareholders with a take-over premium. We are subject to significant anti-takeover provisions.

 

In order to protect us against the risk of losing our REIT status for federal income tax purposes, our declaration of trust permits our Trustees to redeem shares acquired or held in excess of 9.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of our voting stock and, which in the opinion of the Trustees would jeopardize our REIT status. In addition, any acquisition of our common or preferred shares that would result in our disqualification as a REIT is null and void. The right of redemption may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company and could adversely affect our shareholders’ ability to realize a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock.

 

Our declaration of trust authorizes our Board of Trustees to issue additional shares of common and preferred stock and to establish the preferences, rights and other terms of any series of preferred stock that we issue. Although our Board of Trustees has no intention to do so at the present time, it could establish a series of preferred stock that could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve the payment of a premium over the market price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our shareholders.

 

Pursuant to the Master Lease Document by and among us and certain subsidiaries of UHS, which governs the leases of all hospital properties with subsidiaries of UHS includes a change of control provision. The change of control provision grants UHS the right, upon one month’s notice should a change of control of the Trust occur, to purchase any or all of the four leased hospital properties at their appraised fair market values. The exercise of this purchase option may result in a less favorable rate of return than the rental revenue currently earned on such facilities.

 

These provisions could discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or make it more difficult for a third-party to gain control of us, which could adversely affect the market price of our securities and prevent shareholders from receiving a take-over premium.

 

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We depend heavily on key management personnel and the departure of one or more of our key executives or a significant portion of our operators’ local hospital management personnel could harm our business.

 

The expertise and efforts of our senior executives and key members of our operators’ local hospital management personnel are critical to the success of our business. The loss of the services of one or more of our senior executives or of a significant portion of our operators’ local hospital management personnel could significantly undermine our management expertise and our operators’ ability to provide efficient, quality health care services at our facilities, which could harm their business, and in turn, harm our business.

 

Increasing investor interest in our sector and consolidation at the operator or REIT level could increase competition and reduce our profitability.

 

Our business is highly competitive and we expect that it may become more competitive in the future. We compete for the acquisition, leasing and financing of health care related facilities. Our competitors include, but are not limited to, other REITs, banks and other companies, including UHS, some of which are larger and may have a lower cost of capital than we do. These developments could result in fewer investment opportunities for us and lower spreads over our cost of our capital, which would hurt our growth.

 

We are subject to significant corporate regulation as a public company and failure to comply with all applicable regulations could subject us to liability or negatively affect our stock price.

 

As a publicly traded company, we are subject to a significant body of regulation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. While we have developed and instituted a corporate compliance program based on what we believe are the current best practices in corporate governance and continue to update this program in response to newly implemented or changing regulatory requirements, we cannot provide assurance that we are or will be in compliance with all potentially applicable corporate regulations. For example, we cannot provide assurance that in the future our management will not find a material weakness in connection with its annual review of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We also cannot provide assurance that we could correct any such weakness to allow our management to assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year in time to enable our independent registered public accounting firm to state that such assessment will have been fairly stated in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or state that we have maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of the end of our fiscal year. If we fail to comply with any of these regulations, we could be subject to a range of regulatory actions, fines or other sanctions or litigation. If we must disclose any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, our stock price could decline.

 

Different interpretations of accounting principles could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

Generally accepted accounting principles are complex, continually evolving and may be subject to varied interpretation by us, our independent registered public accounting firm and the SEC. Such varied interpretations could result from differing views related to specific facts and circumstances. Differences in interpretation of generally accepted accounting principles could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

 

None.

 

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ITEM 2. Properties

 

The following table shows our investments in hospital facilities leased to UHS and other non-related parties. The second table provides information related to various properties in which we have significant investments, and/or which generate a significant portion of our net income, some of which are accounted for by the equity method. The capacity in terms of beds (for the hospital facilities) and the five-year occupancy levels are based on information provided by the lessees.

 

Hospital Facilities

  Type of
facility
  Number
of
available
beds @
12/31/09
                      Lease Term

Facility Name and Location

      Average Occupancy(1)   Minimum
rent
  End of
initial
or
renewed
term
  Renewal
term
(years)
      2009   2008   2007   2006   2005      

Southwest Healthcare System:

Inland Valley Campus(2)

Wildomar, California

  Acute Care   122   77%   77%   67%   85%   87%   $2,648,000   2011   20

McAllen Medical Center(3)

McAllen, Texas

  Acute Care   368   43%   50%   51%   52%   59%   5,485,000   2011   20

Wellington Regional Medical

Center

West Palm Beach, Florida

  Acute Care   158   71%   74%   78%   77%   73%   3,030,000   2011   20

The Bridgeway

North Little Rock, Arkansas

  Behavioral
Health
  114   79%   83%   94%   92%   96%   930,000   2014   10

HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital

Evansville, Indiana

  Rehabilitation   80   60%   55%   57%   53%   74%   885,000   2014   10

Kindred Hospital Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas

  Sub-Acute Care   74   61%   63%   —     —     —     667,000   2019   25

Kindred Hospital Chicago Central

Chicago, Illinois

  Sub-Acute Care   84   45%   44%   38%   46%   47%   1,399,000   2011   15

 

Other Significant Investments

         Lease Term     
     Type of
facility
   Average Occupancy(1)     Minimum
rent
   End of
initial
or
renewed
term(4)
   Renewal
term
(years)

Facility Name and Location

      2009     2008     2007     2006     2005          

Desert Springs Medical Plaza(4)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    74   78   77   96   100   $ 801,000    2010-
2025
   Various

Deer Valley Medical Office I
Phoenix, Arizona

   MOB    100   100   100   100   100     2,043,000    2010-
2017
   Various

Deer Valley Medical Office II(5)
Phoenix, Arizona

   MOB    53   —        —        —        —          1,266,000    2019-
2024
   Various

Spring Valley MOB I(4)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    96   96   95   91   82     751,000    2010-
2018
   Various

Spring Valley MOB II(4)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    51   50   50   —        —          679,000    2014-
2018
   Various

Summerlin Hospital MOB I(4)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    95   98   98   98   100     1,109,000    2010-
2014
   Various

Summerlin Hospital MOB II(4)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    100   100   100   100   100     1,594,000    2010-
2014
   Various

Summerlin Hospital MOBIII(4,6)
Las Vegas, Nevada

   MOB    63   —        —        —        —          1,234,000    2014-
2019
   Various

Sheffield Medical Building
Atlanta, Georgia

   MOB    73   77   82   86   85     1,138,000    2010-
2019
   Various

St. Mary’s Professional
Office Building
Reno, Nevada

   MOB    99   97   95   92   77 %     3,985,000    2012-
2025
   Various

 

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(1) Average occupancy rate for the hospital facilities is based on the average number of available beds occupied during each of the five years ended December 31, 2009. Average available beds is the number of beds which are actually in service at any given time for immediate patient use with the necessary equipment and staff available for patient care. A hospital may have appropriate licenses for more beds than are in service for a number of reasons, including lack of demand, incomplete construction and anticipation of future needs. The average occupancy rate of a hospital is affected by a number of factors, including the number of physicians using the hospital, changes in the number of beds, the composition and size of the population of the community in which the hospital is located, general and local economic conditions, variations in local medical and surgical practices and the degree of outpatient use of the hospital services. Average occupancy rate for the multi-tenant medical office buildings is based on the occupied square footage of each building, including any applicable master leases.
(2) In July, 2002, the operations of Inland Valley Regional Medical Center (“Inland Valley”) were merged with the operations of Rancho Springs Medical Center (“Rancho Springs”), an acute care hospital located in California and also operated by UHS, the real estate assets of which are not owned by us. Inland Valley, our lessee, was merged into Universal Health Services of Rancho Springs, Inc. The merged entity is now doing business as Southwest Healthcare System (“Southwest Healthcare”). As a result of merging the operations of the two facilities, the revenues of Southwest Healthcare include the revenues of both Inland Valley and Rancho Springs. Although we do not own the real estate assets of the Rancho Springs facility, Southwest Healthcare became the lessee on the lease relating to the real estate assets of the Inland Valley facility. Since the bonus rent calculation for the Inland Valley campus is based on net revenues and the financial results of the two facilities are no longer separable, the lease was amended during 2002 to exclude from the bonus rent calculation the estimated net revenues generated at the Rancho Springs campus (as calculated pursuant to a percentage based allocation determined at the time of the merger). The average occupancy rates shown for this facility for all years were based on the combined number of beds occupied at the Inland Valley and Rancho Springs campuses.
(3) During the first quarter of 2001, UHS purchased the assets and operations of the 60-bed McAllen Heart Hospital located in McAllen, Texas. Upon the acquisition by UHS, the Heart Hospital began operating under the same license as an integrated department of McAllen Medical Center. As a result of combining the operations of the two facilities, the revenues of McAllen Medical Center include revenues generated by the Heart Hospital, the real property of which is not owned by us. Accordingly, since the bonus rent calculation for McAllen Medical Center is based on the combined net revenues of the two facilities, the McAllen Medical Center lease was amended during 2001 to exclude the net revenues of McAllen Heart Hospital from the bonus rent calculation. In addition, during 2000, UHS purchased the South Texas Behavioral Health Center, a behavioral health care facility located in McAllen, Texas. In 2006, a newly constructed replacement facility for the South Texas Behavioral Health Center was completed and opened. The license for this facility, the real property of which is not owned by us, was also merged with the license for McAllen Medical Center. There was no amendment to the McAllen Medical Center lease related to the operations of the South Texas Behavioral Health Center. The revenues of South Texas Behavioral Health Center are excluded from the bonus rent calculation. No assurance can be given as to the effect, if any, the consolidation of the facilities as mentioned above, had on the underlying value of McAllen Medical Center. Base rental commitments and the guarantee by UHS under the original lease continue for the remainder of the lease terms. The average occupancy rate shown for this facility for 2009 was besed upon the combined number of beds and McAllen Medical Center and McAllen Heart Hospital. The average occupancy rates shown for this facility in all other years presented were based on the combined number of beds at McAllen Medical Center, McAllen Heart Hospital and South Texas Behavioral Health Center.
(4) The real estate assets of this facility are owned by a LLC in which we own a non-controlling equity interest and include tenants who are unaffiliated third-parties or subsidiaries of UHS.
(5) This MOB was completed and opened during the second quarter of 2009 and the occupancy shown is the average since the opening date.
(6) This MOB was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009 and the occupancy shown is the average since the opening date.

 

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Set forth is information detailing the rentable square feet (“RSF”) associated with each of our investments and the percentage of RSF on which leases expire during the next five years and thereafter:

 

     Total RSF    Available
for Lease
Jan. 1,
2010
    Percentage of RSF with lease expirations  
        2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     2015
and
Later
 

Hospital Investments

                 

McAllen Medical Center

   422,276    0   0   100   0   0   0   0

Wellington Regional Medical Center

   196,489    0   0   100   0   0   0   0

Southwest Healthcare System—Inland Valley Campus

   124,644    0   0   100   0   0   0   0

Kindred Hospital Chicago Central

   115,554    0   0   100   0   0   0   0

The Bridgeway

   77,901    0   0   0   0   0   100   0

HealthSouth Deaconess Rehab. Hospital

   77,440    0   0   0   0   0   100   0

Kindred Hospital, Corpus Christi

   69,700    0   0   0   0   0   0   100
                                               

Subtotal Hospitals

   1,084,004    0   0   79   0   0   14   7
                                               

Other Investments

                 

Medical Office Buildings:

                 

Desert Samaritan Hospital MOBs

   201,108    19   17   19   13   8   9   15

Saint Mary’s Professional Office Building

   190,247    1   0   0   2   0   0   97

Edwards Medical Plaza

   141,945    17   18   2   29   14   7   13

700 Shadow Lane and Goldring MOBs

   116,834    18   29   5   19   16   3   10

Centinela Medical Buildings

   103,353    22   24   18   6   7   19   4

Suburban Medical Plaza II

   102,818    2   0   32   4   2   21   39

Desert Springs Medical Plaza

   102,128    29   29   8   18   5   0   11

Centennial Hills Medical Office Building I

   96,732    32   0   0   5   20   20   23

Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I & II

   96,569    3   15   14   27   24   5   12

Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building II(c)

   92,313    0   19   28   34   14   5   0

Canyon Springs Medical Plaza

   91,957    8   0   0   14   0   2   76

Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building I

   89,636    8   40   16   15   11   10   0

Vista Medical Terrace & The Sparks Medical Building

   86,378    31   19   7   25   0   2   16

Papago Medical Park

   79,607    13   36   2   5   22   9   13

Summerlin Hospital Medical Office
Building III(d)

   77,653    37   0   0   0   0   37   26

Deer Valley Medical Office II

   77,264    0   10   0   61   6   0   23

Deer Valley Medical Office III

   76,921    31   0   0   0   0   0   69

Mid Coast Hospital MOB

   74,629    0   0   16   0   12   0   72

Sheffield Medical Building

   71,940    34   16   10   29   6   0   5

Rosenberg Children’s Medical Plaza

   66,231    0   10   7   7   51   0   25

Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza

   59,160    32   0   18   0   12   4   34

Palmdale Medical Plaza(a)

   58,150    25   0   0   0   59   16   0

Spring Valley Medical Office Building

   57,828    7   33   11   30   11   5   3

Spring Valley Medical Office Building II

   57,556    47   0   0   0   0   10   43

Southern Crescent Center II(b)

   53,680    6   76   0   8   0   0   10

Desert Valley Medical Center

   53,625    10   28   30   15   6   5   6

Auburn Center II

   42,408    25   0   0   0   0   75   0

Southern Crescent Center I

   41,400    52   4   0   22   0   22   0

Cypresswood Professional Center

   40,082    13   0   0   17   0   12   58

Medical Center of Western Connecticut

   36,341    0   11   0   0   5   17   67

Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center

   30,960    0   0   0   0   0   0   100

Apache Junction Medical Plaza

   26,901    13   9   9   13   34   0   22

Santa Fe Professional Plaza

   25,300    39   11   5   27   12   0   6

Professional Bldg at King’s Crossing

   24,414    43   0   20   6   0   0   31

Cobre Valley Medical Plaza

   21,882    0   15   5   63   17   0   0

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic at King’s Crossing

   20,470    0   100   0   0   0   0   0

Orthopaedic Specialists of Nevada Building

   11,000    0   100   0   0   0   0   0

Family Doctor’s MOB

   9,155    0   0   100   0   0   0   0

Preschool and Childcare Centers:

                 

Chesterbrook Academy—Audubon

   8,300    0   0   0   0   0   0   100

Chesterbrook Academy—Uwchlan

   8,163    0   0   0   0   0   0   100

Chesterbrook Academy—Newtown

   8,100    0   0   0   0   0   0   100

Chesterbrook Academy—New Britain

   7,998    0   0   0   0   0   0   100
                                               

Sub-total Other Investments

   2,739,136    16   15   9   14   10   8   28
                                               

Total

   3,823,140    11   11   29   10   7   10   22
                                               

 

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(a) The Palmdale Medical Plaza has a 75% master lease commitment from UHS that expires at the earlier of the commitment threshold being met or the scheduled expiration in June, 2013.
(b) The Southern Crescent Center II has a master lease agreement that is applicable to 76% of the building that is scheduled to expire in June, 2010.
(c) The Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building II has a master lease provision that expires on September 30, 2010 which covers all vacancies.
(d) The Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III has a 25% flex lease commitment as well as a 50% master lease on the remaining 75% of the building (representing 37.5% of the building) from UHS that expires at the earlier of the commitment threshold being met or the scheduled expiration in February, 2014.

 

The average effective annual rental per square foot for our hospital properties was $17.81 during 2009 as compared to $17.54 during 2008, based upon consolidated revenues and total square footage for the hospital facilities. The average effective annual rental per square foot related to our MOBs and childcare centers was $26.92 during 2009 as compared to $25.77 during 2008, based upon the consolidated and unconsolidated revenues and the estimated average occupied square footage for all of our MOBs and childcare centers. On a combined basis, based upon all consolidated and unconsolidated revenues and estimated average occupied square footage, the average effective annual rental per square foot for our properties on a portfolio basis was $24.01 during 2009 as compared to $23.07 during 2008. The estimated average occupied square footage for 2009 was calculated by averaging the unavailable rentable square footage on January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010. The estimated average occupied square footage for 2008 was calculated by averaging the unavailable rentable square footage on January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009.

 

During 2009, each of three UHS-related hospitals (McAllen Medical Center, Wellington Regional Medical Center and Southwest Healthcare System-Inland Valley Campus) generated revenues that comprised more than 10% of our consolidated revenues. As of December 31, 2009, McAllen Medical Center and Wellington Regional Medical Center had book values of approximately 10% or greater of our total assets. Including 100% of the revenues generated at the properties owned by our unconsolidated LLCs, none of our unconsolidated LLCs had revenues greater than 10% of the combined consolidated and unconsolidated revenues during 2009. Including 100% of the book values of the properties owned by our unconsolidated LLCs, none of the properties had book values greater than 10% of the consolidated and unconsolidated assets.

 

The following table sets forth the average effective annual rental per square foot for 2009, based upon average occupied square feet for McAllen Medical Center, Wellington Regional Medical Center and Southwest Healthcare System-Inland Valley Campus:

 

Property

   2009
Average
Occupied
Square
Feet
   2009
Revenues
   2009
Average
Effective
Rental
Per Square
Foot

McAllen Medical Center

   422,276    $ 7,199,000    $ 17.05

Wellington Regional Medical Center

   196,489    $ 4,235,000    $ 21.55

Southwest Healthcare System-Inland Valley Campus

   124,644    $ 3,743,000    $ 30.03

 

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The following table sets forth lease expirations for each of the next ten years:

 

     Expiring
Square

Feet
   Number
of

Tenants
   Annual Rental of
Expiring
Leases(1)
   Percentage of
Annual
Rental(2)
 

Hospital properties

           

2010

   0    0    $ 0    0

2011

   858,963    4    $ 12,537,000    16

2012

   0    0    $ 0    0

2013

   0    0    $ 0    0

2014

   155,341    2    $ 1,750,000    3

2015

   0    0    $ 0    0

2016

   0    0    $ 0    0

2017

   0    0    $ 0    0

2018

   0    0    $ 0    0

2019

   69,700    1    $ 644,000    1

Thereafter

   0    0    $ 0    0
                       

Subtotal-hospital facilities

   1,084,004    7    $ 14,931,000    20
                       

Other consolidated properties

           

2010

   99,936    16    $ 2,716,000    4

2011

   47,378    14    $ 1,425,000    2

2012

   73,739    23    $ 2,134,000    3

2013

   53,584    9    $ 1,490,000    2

2014

   62,051    7    $ 1,583,000    2

2015

   51,677    7    $ 1,328,000    2

2016

   21,741    3    $ 494,000    0

2017

   6,588    1    $ 232,000    0

2018

   1,551    1    $ 41,000    0

2019

   19,200    2    $ 676,000    1

Thereafter

   16,463    2    $ 295,000    0
                       

Subtotal-other consolidated properties

   453,908    85    $ 12,414,000    16
                       

Other unconsolidated properties

(MOBs)

           

2010

   301,069    122    $ 7,902,000    10

2011

   195,189    74    $ 5,269,000    7

2012

   300,694    89    $ 8,037,000    10

2013

   220,187    64    $ 6,308,000    8

2014

   161,082    47    $ 3,752,000    5

2015

   40,603    14    $ 1,093,000    2

2016

   108,034    18    $ 2,867,000    4

2017

   109,145    16    $ 3,196,000    4

2018

   73,469    14    $ 2,176,000    3

2019

   40,726    10    $ 970,000    1

Thereafter

   284,862    21    $ 7,538,000    10
                       

Subtotal-other unconsolidated properties

   1,835,060    489    $ 49,108,000    64
                       

Total all properties

   3,372,972    581    $ 76,453,000    100
                       

 

(1) Based upon 2009 rental revenue excluding the bonus rental revenue earned on the UHS hospital facilities and including 100% of the revenues generated at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling ownership interests.
(2) Percentages based upon 2009 rental revenues, excluding the bonus rental earned on the UHS hospital facilities and including 100% of the revenues generated at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling ownership interests.

 

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ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings

 

None

 

ITEM 4. [Reserved]

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Market Information

 

Our shares of beneficial interest are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The high and low closing sales prices for our shares of beneficial interest for each quarter in the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 are summarized below:

 

     2009    2008
     High
Price
   Low
Price
   High
Price
   Low
Price

First Quarter

   $ 34.32    $ 25.11    $ 36.78    $ 31.43

Second Quarter

   $ 33.94    $ 30.08    $ 36.10    $ 30.00

Third Quarter

   $ 35.28    $ 29.49    $ 39.14    $ 30.64

Fourth Quarter

   $ 32.55    $ 30.27    $ 38.27    $ 23.27

 

Holders

 

As of January 31, 2010, there were approximately 486 shareholders of record of our shares of beneficial interest.

 

Dividends

 

It is our intention to declare quarterly dividends to the holders of our shares of beneficial interest so as to comply with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code governing REITs. Our revolving credit facility limits our ability to increase dividends in excess of 95% of cash available for distribution, as defined in our revolving credit agreement, unless additional distributions are required to be made so as to comply with applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations governing REITs. In each of the past two years, dividends per share were declared as follows:

 

     2009    2008

First Quarter

   $ .590    $ .580

Second Quarter

     .595      .585

Third Quarter

     .595      .585

Fourth Quarter

     .600      .590
             
   $ 2.38    $ 2.34
             

 

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Stock Price Performance Graph

 

The following graph compares our performance with that of the S&P 500 and a group of peer companies, where performance has been weighted based on market capitalization. Companies in our peer group are as follows: HCP, Inc., Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., Health Care REIT, Inc., Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., LTC Properties, Inc., National Health Investors, Inc. and National Health Realty, Inc. (included through 2006).

 

The Stock Price Performance Graph shall not be deemed incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference in this Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent we specifically incorporate this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under such Acts.

 

The total cumulative return on investment (change in the year-end stock price plus reinvested dividends) for each of the periods for us, the peer group and the S&P 500 composite is based on the stock price or composite index at the end of fiscal 2004.

 

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Company Name/Index

   Base
Period
Dec 2004
   INDEXED RETURNS
Years Ending
      Dec 2005    Dec 2006    Dec 2007    Dec 2008    Dec 2009

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

   $ 100    $ 104.29    $ 138.18    $ 134.10    $ 133.46    $ 140.05

S&P 500 Index

   $ 100    $ 104.91    $ 121.48    $ 128.16    $ 80.74    $ 102.11

Peer Group

   $ 100    $ 96.80    $ 138.95    $ 138.86    $ 129.81    $ 156.16

 

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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data

 

The following table contains our selected financial data for, or at the end of, each of the five years ended December 31, 2009. You should read this table in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Annual Report and Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

    (000s, except per share amounts)  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  

Operating Results:

         

Total revenue(1)

  $ 31,914      $ 29,184      $ 27,960      $ 31,714      $ 32,590   

Income from continuing operations

    18,576        11,653        19,664        34,428        25,131   

Income from discontinued operations, net (including gain on sale of real property of $2,270 during 2007)

    —          —          2,527        269        292   
                                       

Net income

  $ 18,576      $ 11,653      $ 22,191      $ 34,697      $ 25,423   
                                       

Balance Sheet Data:

         

Real estate investments, net of accumulated depreciation(1)

  $ 154,540      $ 154,649      $ 143,797      $ 143,363      $ 152,865   

Investments in LLCs(1)

    61,934        56,462        52,030        47,223        29,572   

Total assets(1)

    228,825        221,056        199,749        194,139        196,889   

Total indebtedness(1)(2)

    84,267        71,692        36,617        26,337        35,548   

Other Data:

         

Funds from operations(3)

  $ 33,325      $ 24,996      $ 29,066      $ 28,930      $ 29,202   

Cash provided by (used in):

         

Operating activities

    24,984        21,769        22,767        24,702        25,303   

Investing activities

    (12,362     (26,923     (4,336     (2,404     8,408   

Financing activities

    (10,202     4,641        (18,098     (23,217     (35,582

Per Share Data:

         

Basic earnings per share:

         

From continuing operations

  $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.66      $ 2.92      $ 2.14   

From discontinued operations

    —          —          0.21        0.02        0.02   
                                       

Total basic earnings per share

  $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.87      $ 2.94      $ 2.16   
                                       

Diluted earnings per share:

         

From continuing operations

  $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.66      $ 2.90      $ 2.13   

From discontinued operations

    —          —          0.21        0.02        0.02   
                                       

Total diluted earnings per share

  $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.87      $ 2.92      $ 2.15   
                                       

Dividends per share

  $ 2.380      $ 2.340      $ 2.300      $ 2.260      $ 2.175   
                                       

Other Information (in thousands)

         

Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic

    11,891        11,851        11,818        11,784        11,764   

Weighted average number of shares and share equivalents outstanding—diluted

    11,897        11,882        11,875        11,866        11,841   

 

(1)

As a result of the expiration of the master lease arrangements between UHS and two LLCs in which we hold majority non-controlling ownership interests, during the fourth quarter of 2006, we began recording the financial results of these LLCs on an unconsolidated basis. Also, as a result of a master lease arrangement between a subsidiary of UHS and a LLC that owns a medical office building that opened during the third quarter of 2008, this LLC is included in our consolidated financial statements on a consolidated basis. Additionally, as a result of a master lease arrangement between a subsidiary of UHS and a LLC that owns a

 

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medical office building that was under construction at December 31, 2008 and opened during the first quarter of 2009, this LLC is also included in our consolidated financial statements on a consolidated basis. There was no impact on our net income as a result of recording these LLCs on an unconsolidated or a consolidated basis. Our consolidated balance sheets included the assets, liabilities and third-party debt (that is non-recourse to us) related to these LLCs.

(2) Excludes third-party debt that is non-recourse to us, incurred by unconsolidated LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling equity interests as follows: $251.4 million as of December 31, 2009, $230.5 million as of December 31, 2008; $214.9 million as of December 31, 2007; $180.9 million as of December 31, 2006, and; $152.3 million as of December 31, 2005. (See Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).
(3) Our funds from operations (“FFO”) during 2008 includes a reduction for a $4.6 million provision for asset impairment recorded during 2008, as mentioned herein.

 

Funds from operations is a widely recognized measure of performance for Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”). We believe that funds from operations (“FFO”) and funds from operations per diluted share, which are non-GAAP financial measures (“GAAP” is Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America), are helpful to our investors as measures of our operating performance. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than we interpret the definition. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered to be an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO should not be used as: (i) an indication of our financial performance determined in accordance with GAAP; (ii) an alternative to cash flow from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP; (iii) a measure of our liquidity, or; (iv) an indicator of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions to shareholders.

 

A reconciliation of our reported net income to FFO is shown below:

 

     (000s)  
     2009    2008    2007     2006     2005  

Net income

   $ 18,576    $ 11,653    $ 22,191      $ 34,697      $ 25,423   

Depreciation and amortization expense:

            

Consolidated investments

     6,283      5,832      5,167        5,314        5,379   

Unconsolidated affiliates

     8,466      7,511      5,990        4,613        4,012   

Discontinued operations

     —        —        —          124        124   

Less gains:

            

Previously deferred gain on sale of our interest in an unconsolidated LLC

     —        —        —          (1,860     —     

Gain on asset exchange and substitution agreement with UHS—Chalmette

     —        —        (1,748     (13,958     —     

Property damage recovered from UHS-Wellington

     —        —        —          —          (4,693

Gains recorded by unconsolidated affiliates

     —        —        (264     —          (1,043

Gain on sale of real property, included in income from discontinued operations

     —        —        (2,270     —          —     
                                      

FFO

   $ 33,325    $ 24,996    $ 29,066      $ 28,930      $ 29,202   
                                      

 

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ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that commenced operations in 1986. We invest in healthcare and human service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office buildings (“MOBs”). As of December 31, 2009, we have fifty-one real estate investments or commitments in fifteen states consisting of:

 

   

seven hospital facilities including three acute care, one behavioral healthcare, one rehabilitation and two sub-acute;

 

   

forty medical office buildings (including two under construction), and;

 

   

four preschool and childcare centers.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our current estimates, expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, the information concerning our possible future results of operations, business and growth strategies, financing plans, expectations that regulatory developments or other matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition, our competitive position and the effects of competition, the projected growth of the industry in which we operate, and the benefits and synergies to be obtained from our completed and any future acquisitions, and statements of our goals and objectives, and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “appears,” “projects” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or our good faith belief with respect to future events, and is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Such factors include, among other things, the following:

 

   

a substantial portion of our revenues are dependent upon one operator, Universal Health Services, Inc., (“UHS”);

 

   

an increasing number of legislative initiatives have been introduced or proposed in recent years that would result in major changes in the health care delivery system on a national or state level and the operators of our facilities, including UHS, cannot predict whether any of the proposals will be adopted and, if adopted, no assurances can be given that their implementation will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of our operators (see Item 1A. Risk Factors-Health Care Reform for additional disclosure);

 

   

a subsidiary of UHS is our Advisor and our officers are all employees of UHS, which may create the potential for conflicts of interest;

 

   

lost revenues from purchase option exercises and lease expirations and renewals, loan repayments and other restructuring;

 

   

the availability and terms of capital to fund the growth of our business;

 

   

the outcome of known and unknown litigation, government investigations, and liabilities and other claims asserted against us or the operators of our facilities;

 

   

failure of the operators of our hospital facilities to comply with governmental regulations related to the Medicare and Medicaid licensing and certification requirements could have a material adverse impact

 

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on our future revenues and the underlying value of the property (see Item 1A. Risk Factors for disclosure related to Southwest Healthcare System’s agreement and pending survey results with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services);

 

   

the potential unfavorable impact on our business of continued deterioration in national, regional and local economic and business conditions, including a continuation or worsening of unfavorable credit and/or capital market conditions, which may adversely affect, on acceptable terms, our access to sources of capital which may be required to fund the future growth of our business;

 

   

the continued deterioration in general economic conditions which could result in increases in the number of people unemployed and/or insured and likely increase the number of individuals without health insurance; as a result, the operators of our facilities may experience decreases in patient volumes which could result in decreased occupancy rates at our medical office buildings;

 

   

a worsening of the economic and employment conditions in the United States could materially affect the business of our operators, including UHS which may unfavorably impact our future bonus rentals (on the UHS hospital facilities) and may potentially have a negative impact on the future lease renewal terms and the underlying value of the hospital properties;

 

   

our majority ownership interests in various LLCs in which we hold non-controlling equity interests;

 

   

real estate market factors, including without limitation, the supply and demand of office space and market rental rates, changes in interest rates as well as an increase in the development of medical office condominiums in certain markets;

 

   

government regulations, including changes in the reimbursement levels under the Medicare and Medicaid program resulting from, among other things, the various health care reform initiatives being proposed;

 

   

the issues facing the health care industry that affect the operators of our facilities, including UHS, such as: changes in, or the ability to comply with, existing laws and government regulations; unfavorable changes in the levels and terms of reimbursement for our charges by third party payors or government programs, including Medicare or Medicaid; demographic changes; the ability to enter into managed care provider agreements on acceptable terms; an increase in uninsured and self-pay patients which unfavorably impacts the collectibility of patient accounts; decreasing in-patient admission trends; technological and pharmaceutical improvements that may increase the cost of providing, or reduce the demand for, health care, and; the ability to attract and retain qualified medical personnel, including physicians;

 

   

three LLCs that own properties in California, in which we have various non-controlling equity interests, could not obtain earthquake insurance at rates which are economically beneficial in relation to the risks covered;

 

   

competition for our operators from other REITs;

 

   

competition from other health care providers, including physician owned facilities and other facilities owned by UHS, including, but not limited to, McAllen, Texas, the site of our largest acute care facility;

 

   

changes in, or inadvertent violations of, tax laws and regulations and other factors than can affect REITs and our status as a REIT;

 

   

should we be unable to comply with the strict income distribution requirements applicable to REITs, utilizing only cash generated by operating activities, we would be required to generate cash from other sources which could adversely affect our financial condition;

 

   

fluctuations in the value of our common stock, and;

 

   

other factors referenced herein or in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Given these uncertainties, risks and assumptions, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Our actual results and financial condition, including the operating results of our lessees and the facilities leased to subsidiaries of UHS, could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. We assume no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except as may be required by law. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

 

A summary of our critical accounting policies is outlined in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. We consider our critical accounting policies to be those that require us to make significant judgments and estimates when we prepare our financial statements, including the following:

 

Revenue Recognition:    Our revenues consist primarily of rentals received from tenants, which are comprised of minimum rent (base rentals), bonus rentals and reimbursements from tenants for their pro-rata share of expenses such as common area maintenance costs, real estate taxes and utilities.

 

The minimum rent for all hospital facilities is fixed over the initial term or renewal term of the respective leases. Rental income recorded by our consolidated and unconsolidated medical office buildings (“MOBs”) relating to leases in excess of one year in length, is recognized using the straight-line method under which contractual rents are recognized evenly over the lease term regardless of when payments are due. The amount of rental revenue resulting from straight-line rent adjustments is dependent on many factors including the nature and amount of any rental concessions granted to new tenants, scheduled rent increases under existing leases, as well as the acquisitions and sales of properties that have existing in-place leases with terms in excess of one year. As a result, the straight-line adjustments to rental revenue may vary from period-to-period. Bonus rents are recognized when earned based upon increases in each facility’s net revenue in excess of stipulated amounts. Bonus rentals are determined and paid each quarter based upon a computation that compares the respective facility’s current quarter’s net revenue to the corresponding quarter in the base year. Tenant reimbursements for operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the same period the related expenses are incurred.

 

Real Estate Investments:    On the date of acquisition, the purchase price of a property is allocated to the property’s land, buildings and intangible assets based upon our estimates of their fair values. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the useful lives of the buildings and capital improvements. The value of intangible assets is amortized over the remaining lease term.

 

Asset Impairment:    Real estate investments and related intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the property might not be recoverable. A property to be held and used is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows, less estimated capital expenditures, to be generated by the property, undiscounted and without interest charges, are less than the carrying value of the property. This estimate takes into consideration factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition, local market conditions and other factors.

 

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estimated undiscounted cash flows arising from changes in anticipated action to be taken with respect to the property could impact the determination of whether an impairment exists and whether the effects could materially impact our net income. To the extent estimated undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property.

 

Assessment of the recoverability by us of certain lease related costs must be made when we have reason to believe that a tenant might not be able to perform under the terms of the lease as originally expected. This requires us to make estimates as to the recoverability of such costs.

 

An other than temporary impairment of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is recognized when the carrying value of the investment is not considered recoverable based on evaluation of the severity and duration of the decline in value, including projected declines in cash flows. To the extent impairment has occurred, the excess carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value is charged to income.

 

Investments in Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”):    Our consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of our controlled investments and those investments that meet the criteria of a variable interest entity where we are the primary beneficiary. In accordance with the FASB’s standards and guidance relating to accounting for investments and real estate ventures, we account for our unconsolidated investments in LLCs which we do not control using the equity method of accounting. The third-party members in these investments have equal voting rights with regards to issues such as, but not limited to: (i) divestiture of property; (ii) annual budget approval, and; (iii) financing commitments. These investments, which represent 33% to 99% non-controlling ownership interests, are recorded initially at our cost and subsequently adjusted for our net equity in the net income, cash contributions to, and distributions from, the investments. Pursuant to certain agreements, allocations of profits and losses of some of the LLC investments may be allocated disproportionately as compared to ownership interests after specified preferred return rate thresholds have been satisfied.

 

At December 31, 2009, we have non-controlling equity investments or commitments in thirty-one LLCs which own medical office buildings (“MOBs”). As of December 31, 2009, we accounted for: (i) twenty-eight of these LLCs on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method since they are not variable interest entities, and; (ii) three of these LLCs on a consolidated basis, as discussed below, since they are considered to be variable interest entities where we are the primary beneficiary by virtue of their master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, In. (“UHS”), a related party to us. One of these consolidated LLCs owns a medical office building which was completed and opened during 2009.

 

The majority of these LLCs are joint-ventures between us and a non-related party that manages and holds minority ownership interests in the entities. Each LLC is generally self-sustained from a cash flow perspective and generates sufficient cash flow to meet its operating cash flow requirements and service the third-party debt (if applicable) that is non-recourse to us. Although there is typically no ongoing financial support required from us to these entities since they are cash-flow sufficient, we may, from time to time, provide funding for certain purposes such as, but not limited to, significant capital expenditures and/or leasehold improvements. Although we are not obligated to do so, if approved by us at our sole discretion, additional cash fundings are typically advanced as equity or short to intermediate term loans.

 

Three of these LLCs have master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of UHS. Additionally, UHS of Delaware, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as advisor to us under the terms of an advisory agreement and manages our day-to-day affairs. All of our officers are officers or employees of UHS. As a result of our related-party relationship with UHS and the master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of UHS, we account for these LLCs on a consolidated basis since they are variable interest entities and we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

 

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The three LLCs that we account for on a consolidated basis are as follows:

 

LLC

  

Facility Name

   Non-controlling
Ownership
Interest
   

Date of

Consolidation

653 Town Center Phase II

   Summerlin Hospital MOB II    98   First quarter of 2004(a)

Palmdale Medical Properties

   Palmdale Medical Plaza    95   Fourth quarter of 2007(b)

Banburry Medical Properties

   Summerlin Hospital MOB III    95   Fourth quarter of 2008(c)

 

(a) This MOB has a master lease provision that is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2010; therefore, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, this MOB will no longer be deemed a variable interest entity and will be accounted for on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method.
(b) Newly constructed facility that was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008. The master lease threshold on this MOB has not yet been met and is not expected to be met in the near future.
(c) Newly constructed facility that was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, the master lease threshold at this facility was met; therefore, beginning in the first quarter of 2010, this MOB will no longer be deemed a variable interest entity and will be accounted for on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method.

 

The other LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling ownership interests are not variable interest entities and therefore are not subject to consolidation requirements.

 

Federal Income Taxes:    No provision has been made for federal income tax purposes since we qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 to 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and intend to continue to remain so qualified. As such, we are exempt from federal income taxes and we are required to distribute at least 90% of our real estate investment taxable income to our shareholders.

 

We are subject to a federal excise tax computed on a calendar year basis. The excise tax equals 4% of the amount by which 85% of our ordinary income plus 95% of any capital gain income for the calendar year exceeds cash distributions during the calendar year, as defined. No provision for excise tax has been reflected in the financial statements as no tax was due.

 

Earnings and profits, which determine the taxability of dividends to shareholders, will differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes due to the differences for federal tax purposes in the cost basis of assets and in the estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation and the recording of provision for investment losses.

 

Relationship with UHS and Related Party Transactions

 

UHS is our principal tenant and through UHS of Delaware, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as our advisor (the “Advisor”) under an Advisory Agreement dated December 24, 1986 between the Advisor and us (the “Advisory Agreement”). Our officers are all employees of UHS and although as of December 31, 2009 we had no salaried employees, our officers do receive stock-based compensation from time-to-time.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is obligated to present an investment program to us, to use its best efforts to obtain investments suitable for such program (although it is not obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to us), to provide administrative services to us and to conduct our day-to-day affairs. All transactions between us and UHS must be approved by the Independent Trustees. In performing its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor may utilize independent professional services, including accounting, legal, tax and other services, for which the Advisor is reimbursed directly by us. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated for any reason upon sixty days written notice by us or the Advisor. The Advisory Agreement expires on December 31 of each year; however, it is renewable by us, subject to a determination by the Trustees who are unaffiliated with UHS (the “Independent Trustees”), that the Advisor’s performance has been satisfactory. In December of 2009, based upon a review of our advisory fee and other general and

 

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administrative expenses, as compared to a comparable industry peer group, the Advisory Agreement was renewed for 2010 and the fee was increased to 0.65% (from 0.60%) of our average invested real estate assets, as derived from our consolidated balance sheet. See “Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc.” in Item 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Advisory Agreement and related fees.

 

The combined revenues generated from the leases on the UHS hospital facilities comprised approximately 51%, 55% and 57% of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Including 100% of the revenues generated at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we have various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 99%, the leases on the UHS hospital facilities accounted for 20%, 21% and 24% of the combined consolidated and unconsolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. In addition, eleven of the MOBs, plus one additional MOB currently under construction, owned by LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling equity interests, include or will include tenants which are subsidiaries of UHS. The leases to the hospital facilities of UHS are guaranteed by UHS and cross-defaulted with one another. For additional disclosure related to our relationship with UHS, please refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements – Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) and Related Party Transactions.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements:    For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements, please see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Results of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2008:

 

For the year ended December 31, 2009, net income was $18.6 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, as compared to $11.7 million, or $0.98 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase in net income of $6.9 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, during 2009 as compared to 2008, was primarily attributable to:

 

   

a favorable change of $4.6 million, or $.39 per diluted share, resulting from the provision for asset impairment recorded during 2008 on a certain medical office building complex, as discussed below;

 

   

a favorable change of $1.0 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, resulting from an increase in equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs resulting primarily from increased income generated at several of our unconsolidated LLCs, including the effect of a favorable adjustment resulting from a change in estimate to the accrued operating expenses of a certain LLC;

 

   

a favorable change of approximately $250,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, resulting from an increase in bonus rentals from UHS hospital facilities;

 

   

a favorable change of approximately $400,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, resulting from a decrease in interest expense incurred on our revolving credit facility resulting from a decrease in borrowing rates, partially offset by an increase in the average outstanding borrowings;

 

   

a net favorable change of approximately $150,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, resulting from the increased net income generated at two consolidated, newly constructed MOBs that were completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, and;

 

   

other combined net favorable changes of approximately $500,000, or $0.04 per diluted share.

 

Total revenue increased approximately $2.7 million to $31.9 million during 2009 as compared to $29.2 million during 2008. The increase was primarily attributable to: (i) an increase of approximately $600,000 in revenues generated at Palmdale Medical Plaza, which opened during the third quarter of 2008; (ii) approximately

 

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$1.2 million of revenues generated at Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III, which opened during the first quarter of 2009; (iii) an increase of approximately $250,000 in bonus rental revenue from the UHS hospital facilities, and; (iv) an increase of approximately $650,000 in combined net favorable changes at various other consolidated MOBs.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased approximately $500,000 during 2009 as compared to 2008, due primarily to the expense recorded in connection with the above-mentioned recently opened MOBs.

 

Interest expense, net of interest income, increased $57,000 during 2009 as compared to 2008. The net increase in interest expense was primarily due to: (i) a decrease of approximately $400,000 incurred on our revolving credit facility resulting from a decrease in borrowing rates, partially offset by an increase in the average outstanding borrowings, and; (ii) an increase of approximately $500,000 resulting from the debt associated with the Palmdale Medical Plaza and Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III. The increased borrowings under our revolving credit agreement were primarily attributable to the funding of investments in LLCs and additions to real estate investments.

 

Included in our other operating expenses are expenses related to the consolidated medical office buildings, which totaled $4.9 million and $4.0 million during 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $900,000 increase in other operating expenses during 2009 as compared to 2008 are primarily attributable to: (i) the opening of Palmdale Medical Plaza during the third quarter of 2008; (ii) the opening of Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III during the first quarter of 2009, and; (iii) an increase in general maintenance expenses at various MOBs. A portion of the expenses associated with our consolidated medical office buildings is passed on directly to the tenants. Tenant reimbursements for operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the same period the related expenses are incurred and are included as tenant reimbursement revenue in our consolidated statements of income. During 2009, $2.9 million, or 59% of the expenses related to consolidated medical office buildings were passed on directly to the tenants. During 2008, $2.5 million, or 62% of the expenses related to consolidated medical office buildings were passed on directly to the tenants. The decrease in the percentage of operating expenses passed on directly to tenants during 2009, as compared to 2008, was primarily due to the opening of the Palmdale Medical Plaza and Summerlin Hospital MOB II during the third quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, respectively, which have no expense reimbursements pursuant to the portion of revenue covered by the master lease arrangements.

 

During 2009 and 2008, we recorded equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs of $3.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The $1.0 million increase during 2009 as compared to 2008 is primarily due to increased income generated at several of our unconsolidated LLCs, including the effect of a favorable adjustment resulting from a change in estimate to the accrued operating expenses of an LLC.

 

During 2008, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $4.6 million in connection with two medical office buildings (Southern Crescent Centers I and II) located on a medical campus in Clayton County (Riverdale), Georgia. This asset impairment charge was recorded after evaluation of property and location-specific factors including: (i) the future expiration of a master lease which is scheduled to occur in June, 2010; (ii) the occupancy and projected occupancy of the buildings, and; (iii) the anticipated unfavorable impact on the region and the properties resulting from the loss of the school district’s accreditation during 2008. Given the local market conditions, we believe it is probable that the master lease (which has been in effect since 2000 on one of these properties) will not be renewed upon its expiration in June, 2010. In the likely event that the master lease is not renewed, we will be required to find other operators for this property and/or enter into leases on terms potentially less favorable to us than the current master lease. During each of 2009, 2008 and 2007, our revenues, net income and net cash provided by operating activities included approximately $1.1 million in connection with the terms of this master lease agreement. The combined fair value of these properties was determined based upon the present value of their expected future cash flows.

 

Our funds from operations (“FFO”) increased $8.3 million to $33.3 million during 2009 as compared to $25.0 million during 2008. The increase was due to: (i) the $4.6 million provision for asset impairment recorded

 

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during 2008, as mentioned above; (ii) a favorable change of $2.0 million resulting from an increase in equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs, as discussed above, which includes the add-back of increased depreciation expense associated with these entities, and; (iii) $1.7 million of other combined net favorable changes including the a net increase of approximately $600,000 resulting from the increased net income, which includes the add-back of depreciation expense, associated with two consolidated, newly constructed MOBs that were completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009.

 

Below is a reconciliation of our reported net income to FFO for 2009 and 2008 (in thousands):

 

     2009    2008

Net income

   $ 18,576    $ 11,653

Depreciation and amortization expense:

     

Consolidated investments

     6,283      5,832

Unconsolidated affiliates

     8,466      7,511
             

Funds From Operations

   $ 33,325    $ 24,996
             

 

Year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2007:

 

For the year ended December 31, 2008, net income was $11.7 million, or $0.98 per diluted share, as compared to $22.2 million, or $1.87 per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2007. The decrease in net income of $10.5 million, or $.89 per diluted share, during 2008 as compared to 2007, was primarily attributable to:

 

   

an unfavorable change of $4.6 million, or $.39 per diluted share, resulting from the provision for asset impairment recorded during 2008 on a certain medical office building complex in Georgia, as discussed above;

 

   

an unfavorable change of $2.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, resulting from the gain realized during 2007 on the sale of a medical office building (included in income from discontinued operations);

 

   

an unfavorable change of $1.7 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, resulting from the gain recognized during 2007 in connection with the Chalmette asset exchange and substitution transaction, as discussed herein;

 

   

an unfavorable change of $264,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, resulting from the gain recorded during 2007 in connection with the sale of real property by a LLC in which we had an 80% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

an unfavorable change of $2.2 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, resulting from increased depreciation and amortization expense at our properties recorded on a consolidated basis ($700,000) and an unconsolidated basis ($1.5 million) primarily resulting from: (i) increased depreciation expense incurred during 2008 on various newly constructed medical office buildings that were completed and opened during 2008 and 2007 including Palmdale Medical Plaza (2008), Canyon Springs Medical Plaza (2007), Centennial Hills Medical Office Building I (2007), Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center (2007) and Spring Valley Medical Office Building II (2007), and; (ii) depreciation and amortization expense recorded on Kindred Hospital, Corpus Christi which was acquired during 2008, and;

 

   

other combined net favorable changes of $600,000, or $0.04 per diluted share.

 

Total revenue increased $1.2 million to $29.2 million during 2008, as compared to $28.0 million during 2007. The increase was primarily attributable to the revenues generated at Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi which was acquired in February of 2008 and Palmdale Medical Plaza, a newly constructed medical office building that was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008.

 

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Depreciation and amortization expense increased $700,000 to $5.9 million during 2008, as compared to $5.2 million during 2007. The increase was primarily attributable to the depreciation and amortization expense recorded during 2008 on Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi and Palmdale Medical Plaza as well as increased depreciation expense incurred on the replacement assets received from UHS (applicable to Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley) in connection with the Chalmette asset exchange and substitution transaction.

 

Included in our other operating expenses are expenses related to the consolidated medical office buildings, which totaled $4.0 million and $3.2 million for 2008 and 2007, respectively. A portion of the expenses associated with our consolidated medical office buildings is passed on directly to the tenants. Tenant reimbursements for operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the same period the related expenses are incurred and are included as tenant reimbursement revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of income. During 2008, $2.5 million, or 62% of the expenses related to consolidated medical office buildings were passed on directly to the tenants. During 2007, $2.4 million, or 74% of the expenses related to consolidated medical office buildings were passed on directly to the tenants. The decrease in the percentage of operating expenses passed on directly to tenants during 2008, as compared to 2007, was primarily due to higher than anticipated repairs and maintenance expenses incurred at a certain MOB which were not allocated to the tenants of that property.

 

During 2008, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $4.6 million in connection with the Southern Crescent Medical Office Buildings I and II, as discussed above.

 

Interest expense, net of interest income, increased $642,000 during 2008, as compared to 2007, due primarily to: (i) an increase in our average borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit agreement, partially offset by a decrease in our average borrowing rate, and; (ii) the interest incurred on the term loan related to the newly constructed Palmdale Medical Plaza. The increased borrowings under our revolving credit agreement were used primarily to fund the acquisition of Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi during the first quarter of 2008 and investments in various LLCs as discussed herein.

 

During 2008 and 2007, we recorded equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs of $2.1 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The $769,000 decrease during 2008, as compared to 2007, was primarily due to: (i) a $600,000 decrease at a certain LLC due to the expiration of a master lease during the first quarter of 2008 and decreased occupancy; (ii) a gain of $264,000 realized during 2007 on the sale of real property by a LLC, and; (iii) approximately $100,000 of other combined net favorable changes.

 

Our funds from operations (“FFO”) decreased $4.1 million to $25.0 million during 2008 as compared to $29.1 million during 2007. The decrease was due to the $4.6 million provision for asset impairment recorded during 2008, as mentioned above.

 

Below is a reconciliation of our reported net income to FFO for 2008 and 2007 (in thousands):

 

     2008    2007  

Net income

   $ 11,653    $ 22,191   

Depreciation and amortization expense:

     

Consolidated investments

     5,832      5,167   

Unconsolidated affiliates

     7,511      5,990   

Less gains:

     

Gain on sale of real property, included in income from discontinued operations

     —        (2,270

Gain on LLC’s sale of real property

     —        (264

Gain on asset exchange and substitution agreement with UHS—Chalmette

     —        (1,748
               

Funds From Operations

   $ 24,996    $ 29,066   
               

 

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Effects of Inflation

 

Inflation has not had a material impact on our results of operations over the last three years. However, since the healthcare industry is very labor intensive and salaries and benefits are subject to inflationary pressures, as are supply and other costs, we and the operators of our hospital facilities cannot predict the impact that future economic conditions may have on our/their ability to contain future expense increases. Depending on general economic and labor market conditions, the operators of our hospital facilities may experience unfavorable labor market conditions, including a shortage of nurses which may cause an increase in salaries, wages and benefits expense in excess of the inflation rate. Their ability to pass on increased costs associated with providing healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients is limited due to various federal, state and local law which have been enacted that, in certain cases, limit their ability to increase prices. Therefore, there can be no assurance that these factors will not have a material adverse effect on the future results of operations of the operators of our facilities which may affect their ability to make lease payments to us.

 

Most of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation. Our hospital leases require all building operating expenses, including maintenance, real estate taxes and other costs, to be paid by the lessee. In addition, certain of the hospital leases contain bonus rental provisions, which require the lessee to pay additional rent to us based on increases in the revenues of the facility over a base year amount. In addition, most of our MOB leases require the tenant to pay an allocable share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance costs, insurance and real estate taxes. These provisions may reduce our exposure to increases in operating costs resulting from inflation. To the extent that some leases do not contain such provisions, our future operating results may be adversely impacted by the effects of inflation.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Year ended December 31, 2009 as compared to December 31, 2008:

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $25.0 million during 2009 as compared to $21.8 million during 2008. The $3.2 million increase was attributable to:

 

   

a favorable change of $2.9 million due to an increase in net income plus the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (depreciation and amortization, restricted/stock-based compensation and provision for asset impairment). This increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase of $1.0 million in our equity in income of LLCs, as discussed above in Results of Operations; (ii) a $400,000 decrease in interest expense on our revolving credit facility, as discussed above; (iii) an increase of approximately $250,000, resulting from an increase in bonus rental from the UHS hospital facilities; (iv) a net increase of approximately $600,000 resulting from the increased net income, which includes the add-back of depreciation expense, associated with two consolidated, newly constructed MOBs that were completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, and; (v) other combined net favorable changes of approximately $650,000.

 

   

a favorable change of approximately $1.1 million in rent receivable primarily resulting from the timing of base rental payments from UHS;

 

   

an unfavorable change of $477,000 in accrued expenses and other liabilities, as discussed below, and;

 

   

other combined unfavorable changes of approximately $300,000.

 

The $477,000 unfavorable change in accrued expenses and other liabilities resulted primarily from the partial settlement of accrued dividend equivalent rights (“DERs”) during 2009, partially offset by various other net favorable changes. In order to meet certain recent changes in tax law requirements, the current payment of DERs will be made in the years in which dividends are declared and paid, or, if later, when the DERs become vested. DERs that were accrued as of December 31, 2008 with respect to previously vested DERs, were paid in January, 2009. DERs that were accrued as of December 31, 2009, with respect to vested DERs, were paid in December, 2009.

 

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Net cash used in investing activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $12.4 million during 2009 as compared to $26.9 million during 2008.

 

2009:

 

During 2009, we used $12.4 million of net cash in investing activities as follows:

 

   

We spent $11.0 million to fund equity investments in unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$3.5 million invested in the LLC that owns the Deer Valley Medical Office Building III, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$1.9 million invested in the LLC that owns the Auburn Medical Office Building II, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$1.4 million invested in the LLC that owns the Centennial Hills Medical Office Building in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

  $1.4 million invested in the master LLC which governs four unconsolidated LLCs in which we have a 90% non- controlling equity interest;

 

   

$736,000 invested in the LLC that owns the Vista Medical Terrace and the Sparks Medical Building in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$707,000 invested in the LLC that owns the Spring Valley Hospital Medical Office Building II in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$610,000 invested in the LLC that owns the BRB Medical Office Building in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$762,000 invested in various other LLCs in which we own a non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We spent $6.9 million on additions to real estate investments as follows:

 

  $2.6 million funded to complete construction on the Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III, which was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009;

 

   

$1.9 million funded to complete construction on the Palmdale Medical Plaza which opened during the third quarter of 2008;

 

   

$1.5 million funded for refurbishments of an MOB that were completed during the first quarter of 2010;

 

   

$400,000 funded for tenant improvements at an MOB, and;

 

   

$500,000 in other capital additions.

 

   

We spent $2.1 million to fund advances to unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$1.0 million advance made to an existing LLC that owns the Desert Samaritan Hospital MOBs located in Mesa, Arizona, in which we have a 76% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$529,000 advance made to an LLC that owns the Texoma Medical Plaza located in Denison, Texas, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$467,000 advanced to an existing LLC that owns the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$146,000 advanced made to an existing LLC that owns the Mid Coast Hospital MOB located in Brunswick, Maine, in which we have a 74% non-controlling equity interest.

 

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We received $2.8 million of cash proceeds in connection with refinancing of third-party debt by unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$2.6 million received from the LLC that owns the Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$229,000 received from the LLC that owns the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We received $4.1 million of cash distributions in excess of income related to our unconsolidated LLCs.

 

   

We received $781,000 in repayments of advances previously provided to unconsolidated LLCs.

 

2008:

 

During 2008, we used $26.9 million of net cash in investing activities as follows:

 

   

We spent $13.8 million on additions to real estate investments as follows:

 

   

$9.8 million funded at a consolidated LLC that constructed the Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III, which was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009;

 

   

$3.9 million funded to complete construction on the Palmdale Medical Plaza which opened during the third quarter of 2008, and;

 

   

$100,000 in other capital additions.

 

   

We spent $7.2 million to fund equity investments in unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$2.3 million invested for a 95% non-controlling ownership interest in the LLC that purchased the Vista Medical Terrace and the Sparks Medical Building, located in Sparks, Nevada;

 

   

$1.3 million invested in the LLC that owns the Deer Valley Medical Office Building III, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$1.2 million invested in the LLC that owns the Centennial Hills Medical Office Building I, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$720,000 invested in the master LLC which governs four unconsolidated LLCs in which we have a 90% non- controlling equity interest;

 

   

$658,000 invested in the LLC that owns the Deer Valley Medical Office Building II in which we have a 90% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$938,000 invested to various LLCs in which we own a non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We spent $4.7 million on the acquisition of Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi, during the first quarter of 2008.

 

   

We spent $4.0 million as an advance to our third-party partners, as discussed below.

 

   

We spent $3.1 million to fund advances to unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$1.6 million advance made to an existing LLC that owns Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza located in Fontana, California, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$1.0 million advance made to an existing LLC that owns the Desert Samaritan Hospital MOBs located in Mesa, Arizona, in which we have a 76% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$540,000 advance made to an existing LLC that owns the Mid Coast Hospital MOB located in Brunswick, Maine, in which we have a 74% non-controlling equity interest.

 

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We received $2.5 million of cash proceeds in connection with refinancing of third-party debt by unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$1.3 million received from the LLC that owns the Papago Medical Park, in which we have a 89% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$1.2 million received from the LLC that owns the Canyon Spring Medical Plaza, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We received $3.1 million of cash distributions in excess of income related to our unconsolidated LLCs.

 

   

We received $232,000 in repayments of advances previously provided to unconsolidated LLCs.

 

During 2008, we advanced $4.0 million to our third-party partners in a certain LLC in connection with a $4.0 million loan agreement. Interest on this non-amortizing loan is paid to us on a quarterly basis. The interest rate on this loan will be: (i) 4.25% plus LIBOR, or; (ii) if information to determine LIBOR is not available, three hundred seventy-five basis points over the then existing borrowing cost. The loan has a stated maturity date of 2012, although it may be prepaid without penalty and is secured by various forms of collateral, including personal guarantees from each of the partners to the loan, as well as their ownership interest in the LLC. Interest on this loan agreement has been paid to us through December 31, 2009.

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities was ($10.2 million) during 2009 as compared to $4.6 million during 2008.

 

During 2009, we received: (i) $9.8 million of net borrowings on our revolving line of credit; (ii) $3.2 million of additional net borrowings from other loans payable of consolidated LLCs that are non-recourse to us; (iii) $5.9 million, net of expenses, from the issuance of shares of beneficial interest, $5.3 million of which related to our equity issuance program (as discussed below) and the majority of the remaining $600,000 was related to our dividend reinvestment program; (iv) $51,000 of capital contributions from non-controlling interests. Additionally, during 2009, we paid: (i) $215,000 on mortgage notes payable that are non-recourse to us; (ii) $346,000 as settlement of accrued dividend equivalent rights, as discussed above; (iii) $237,000 of repayments on mortgage notes payable of consolidated LLCs, and; (iv) $28.4 million of dividends.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2009, we commenced an at-the-market (“ATM”) equity issuance program pursuant to the terms of which we may sell, from time-to-time, common shares of our beneficial interest up to an aggregate sales price of $50 million to or through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated, as sales agent and/or principal. Pursuant to this ATM program, we issued 184,600 shares at an average price of $31.28 per share during the fourth quarter of 2009 which generated approximately $5.6 million of net cash proceeds (net of compensation of approximately $173,000 to Merrill Lynch as well as other fees).

 

During 2008, we had $4.6 million of net cash provided by financing activities as follows: (i) borrowed $22.2 million, net of repayments, on our revolving line of credit; (ii) paid $27.7 million in dividends; (iii) borrowed $9.9 million pursuant to term and construction loans payable of consolidated LLCs that are non-recourse to us; (iv) borrowed $68,000, net of repayments, from a third-party partner; (v) repaid $218,000 of mortgage notes payable of a consolidated LLC that is non-recourse to us; (vi) repaid $189,000 of mortgage notes payable that is non-recourse to us; (vii) received $73,000 of capital contributions from non-controlling interests, and; (viii) generated $529,000 from the issuance of shares of beneficial interest from our dividend reinvestment plan.

 

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Year ended December 31, 2008 as compared to December 31, 2007:

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $21.8 million during 2008 as compared to $22.8 million during 2007. The $1.0 million decrease was attributable to:

 

   

an unfavorable change of $1.0 million due to a decrease in net income plus or minus the adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (depreciation and amortization, restricted/stock-based compensation expense, provision for asset impairment, gain on sale of property, gain on sale of property by a LLC and replacement property recovered from UHS-Chalmette). This decrease was primarily due to: (i) an increase of $642,000 in interest expense, resulting primarily from increased borrowings, including the mortgage debt on the newly constructed Palmdale Medical Plaza which was completed and opened during 2008, and; (ii) a decrease of $505,000 in our equity in income of LLCs (excluding the $264,000 gain on sale of real property by a LLC during 2007), as discussed above in Results of Operations.

 

   

an unfavorable change of $1.4 million in rent receivable primarily resulting from the timing of base rental payments from UHS which were received in early January, 2009;

 

   

a favorable change of $1.2 million in accrued expenses and other liabilities due primarily to the unfavorable impact resulting from the exercise and settlement of accrued dividend equivalent rights during 2007, and;

 

   

other combined favorable changes of approximately $200,000.

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $26.9 million during 2008, as discussed above, as compared to $4.3 million during 2007.

 

2007:

 

During 2007, we used $4.3 million of net cash in investing activities as follows:

 

   

We spent $16.7 million to fund advances to unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$8.5 million advance (which was fully repaid during 2007) made to an existing LLC that owns Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I and II located in Glendale, Arizona, in which we have a 75% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$3.1 million advance made to the LLC that owns the Spring Valley Medical Building II, an existing LLC in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$5.0 million advance made to the LLC that owns Desert Springs Medical Plaza, an existing LLC in which we have a 99% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$120,000 advance (which was fully repaid during 2008) made to the LLC that owns the Spring Valley Medical Building I, an existing LLC in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We spent $8.2 million to fund equity investments in unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$4.0 million invested in the LLC that owns the Canyon Springs Medical Plaza in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$1.7 million invested in the LLC that owns the Spring Valley Hospital Medical Office Building II, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$765,000 invested in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in a LLC that owns the Cobre Valley Medical Plaza;

 

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$748,000 invested in the LLC that owns 700 Shadow Lane and Goldring Medical Office Buildings in which we have a 98% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$495,000 invested in the master LLC, which governs four unconsolidated LLCs, in which we have a 90% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$380,000 invested in the LLC that owns the Centennial Hills Medical Office Building I, which was completed during the fourth quarter of 2007, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$74,000 invested in the LLC that will construct and own the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$95,000 invested in the LLC that owns the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We spent $7.2 million to fund capital additions at certain of our consolidated real estate investments as follows:

 

   

$5.8 million funded at a consolidated LLC that developed, constructed, owns and operates the Palmdale Medical Plaza;

 

   

$760,000 funded in connection with the Inland Valley additions in excess of $11.0 million, related to the Chalmette asset exchange and substitution transaction, as discussed herein, and;

 

   

$669,000 of other capital additions.

 

   

We received $10.0 million in repayments of advances previously provided to unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$8.6 million received from the LLC that owns the Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I and II, in which we own a 75% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$485,000 received from the LLC that owns the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$696,000 received from the LLC that owned the Rio Rancho Medical Center in which we owned a 80% non-controlling equity interest. This LLC was sold during the first quarter of 2007;

 

   

$219,000 received from the LLC that owns the Spring Valley Hospital Medical Office Building II, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$50,000 received from the LLC that owns the Suburban Medical Plaza II in which we have a 33% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We received $7.2 million of cash proceeds in connection with refinancing of third-party debt by unconsolidated LLCs as follows:

 

   

$5.4 million received from the LLC that owns the Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I and II, in which we have a 75% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$998,000 received from the LLC that owns the Canyon Springs Medical Plaza, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest;

 

   

$829,000 received from the LLC that owns the Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center, in which we have a 95% non-controlling equity interest, and;

 

   

$77,000 received from the LLC that owns the Papago Medical Park, in which we have a 89% non-controlling equity interest.

 

   

We received $7.3 million of cash proceeds in connection with the sale of real property.

 

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We received $2.2 million of cash distributions in excess of income and other cash activities related to our unconsolidated LLCs.

 

   

We received $1.1 million of cash distributions in connection with the sale of real property by a LLC.

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $4.6 million during 2008, as discussed above, and ($18.1 million) during 2007.

 

During 2007, we used $18.1 million of net cash in financing activities as follows: (i) borrowed $3.2 million, net of repayments, on our revolving line of credit; (ii) paid $27.2 million in dividends; (iii) paid $527,000 in financing fees related to our new revolving credit agreement; (iv) paid $201,000 on a mortgage note payable of a consolidated LLC, that is non-recourse to us; (v) paid $132,000 on a mortgage note payable that is non-recourse to us; (vi) paid $236,000 for the repurchase of shares of beneficial interest; (vii) borrowed $5.8 million on a construction loan payable of a consolidated LLC, that is non-recourse to us; (viii) received $8,000 of capital contributions from non-controlling interests, and; (ix) generated $1.2 million of net cash from the issuance of shares of beneficial interest.

 

Additional cash flow and dividends paid information for 2009, 2008 and 2007:

 

As indicated on our consolidated statements of cash flows, we generated net cash provided by operating activities of $25.0 million during 2009, $21.8 million during 2008 and $22.8 million during 2007. As also indicated on our statements of cash flows, noncash expenses such as depreciation and amortization expense, restricted/stock-based compensation expense, provision for asset impairment, gains on sales of real property by us and our unconsolidated LLCs and replacement property recovered from UHS are the primary differences between our net income and net cash provided by operating activities for each year. In addition, as reflected in the cash flows from investing activities section, we received $4.1 million during 2009, $3.1 million during 2008 and $2.1 million during 2007, of cash distributions in excess of income from various unconsolidated LLCs which represent our share of the operating cash flow distributions from these entities.

 

Therefore, we generated $29.1 million during 2009, $25.0 million during 2008 and $24.9 million during 2007 related to the operating activities of our properties recorded on a consolidated and an unconsolidated basis. We paid dividends of $28.4 million during 2009, $27.7 million during 2008 and $27.2 million during 2007. During 2009, the cash generated from the operating activities of our properties recorded on a consolidated and unconsolidated basis exceeded our dividends paid by $734,000. Our dividends paid exceeded the cash generated from operating activities of our properties recorded on a consolidated and unconsolidated basis by $2.7 million during 2008 and $2.3 million during 2007.

 

As indicated in the cash flows from investing activities and cash flows from financing activities sections of the statements of cash flows, there were various other sources and uses of cash during each of the last three years. Therefore, the funding source for our dividend payments is not wholly dependent on the operating cash flow generated by our properties in any given period. Rather, our dividends, as well as our capital reinvestments into our existing properties, acquisitions of real property and other investments are funded based upon the aggregate net cash inflows or outflows from all sources and uses of cash from the properties we own either in whole or through LLCs, as outlined above.

 

Included in the various sources of cash were: (i) funds generated from the repayments of advances made from us to LLCs ($781,000 in 2009, $232,000 in 2008 and $10.0 million in 2007); (ii) cash distributions of refinancing proceeds from LLCs ($2.8 million in 2009, $2.5 million in 2008 and $7.3 million in 2007); (iii) net borrowings from loans payable of consolidated LLCs ($3.2 million during 2009, $9.9 million during 2008 and $5.8 million during 2007); (iv) net borrowings on our revolving credit agreement ($9.8 million in 2009, $22.2 million in 2008 and $3.2 million during 2007), and; (v) issuance of shares of beneficial interest ($5.9 million in 2009, $500,000 in 2008 and $1.2 million during 2007).

 

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In addition to the dividends paid, the following were also included in the various uses of cash: (i) investments in LLCs ($11.0 million in 2009, $7.2 million in 2008 and $8.2 million in 2007); (ii) advances made to LLCs/third-party partners ($2.1 million in 2009, $7.1 million in 2008 and $16.7 million in 2007), and; (iii) additions to real estate investments and acquisition of real property ($6.9 million in 2009, $18.5 million in 2008 and $7.2 million in 2007).

 

In determining and monitoring our dividend level on a quarterly basis, our management and Board of Trustees consider many factors in determining the amount of dividends to be paid each period. These considerations primarily include: the minimum required amount of dividends to be paid in order to maintain our REIT status, the projected operating results of our properties, including those owned in LLCs, and our anticipated future capital commitments. Based upon the information discussed above, as well as consideration of projections and forecasts of our future operating cash flows, management and our Board of Trustees determined that our operating cash flows have been sufficient to fund our dividends payments during each of the past three years.

 

We expect to finance all capital expenditures and acquisitions and pay dividends utilizing internally generated and additional funds. Additional funds may be obtained through: (i) the issuance of equity; (ii) borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility or through refinancing the existing revolving credit agreement; (iii) borrowings under or refinancing of existing third-party debt pursuant to mortgage and construction loan agreements entered into by our LLCs, and/or; (iv) the issuance of other long-term debt.

 

There can be no assurance that such additional funds will be available in the preferred amounts or from the preferred sources. We believe that our net cash provided by operations will be sufficient to allow us to make distributions necessary to enable us to continue to qualify as a REIT under Sections 856 to 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

 

Credit facilities and mortgage debt

 

In January 2007, we entered into an unsecured $100 million revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”) which expires on January 19, 2012. We have a one-time option, which can be exercised at any time, subject to bank approval, to increase the amount by $50 million for a total commitment of $150 million. The Agreement provides for interest at our option, at the Eurodollar rate plus 0.75% to 1.125%, or the prime rate plus zero to .125%. A fee of 0.15% to 0.225% is paid on the unused portion of the commitment. The margins over the Eurodollar, prime rate and the commitment fee are based upon our debt to total capital ratio as defined by the Agreement. As of December 31, 2009, the applicable margin over the Eurodollar rate was 0.75%, the margin over the prime rate was zero, and the commitment fee was 0.15%.

 

The Agreement contains a provision whereby the commitments will be reduced by 50% of the net proceeds generated from any new equity offering. During the fourth quarter of 2009, we had net equity proceeds of $5.3 million, therefore, the commitment has been reduced by $2.65 million and the total commitment is $97.35 million. At December 31, 2009, we had $48.8 million of outstanding borrowings and $24.7 million of letters of credit outstanding against the Agreement. We had $23.85 million of available borrowing capacity, net of the outstanding borrowings and letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2009. There are no compensating balance requirements. The average amounts outstanding under our revolving credit agreement were $45.8 million in 2009, $27.0 million in 2008 and $11.3 million in 2007 with corresponding effective interest rates, including commitment fees of 1.4% in 2009, 3.9% in 2008 and 7.1% in 2007. The carrying amount and fair value of our Revolver was $48.8 million and $45.6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009.

 

Covenants relating to the Agreement require the maintenance of a minimum tangible net worth and specified financial ratios, limit our ability to incur additional debt, limit the aggregate amount of mortgage receivables and limit our ability to increase dividends in excess of 95% of cash available for distribution, unless additional distributions are required to comply with the applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations governing real estate investment trusts. We are in compliance with all of the covenants at December 31, 2009. We also believe that we would remain in compliance if the full amount of our commitment was borrowed.

 

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The following table includes a summary of the required compliance ratios (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Covenant     December 31,
2009
 

Tangible net worth

   >$ 127,650      $ 140,962   

Debt to total capital(A)

     < 55     26

Debt service coverage ratio(A)

     > 1.25x        4.29x   

Debt to cash flow ratio(A)

     < 3.50x        1.41x   

 

(A) Excludes third-party debt that is non-recourse to us and related debt service.

 

As indicated on the contractual obligation table below, we also have three mortgages and two term loans, all of which are non-recourse to us, included on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009, with a combined outstanding balance of $35.5 million.

 

Contractual Obligations:

 

The following table summarizes the schedule maturities of our outstanding borrowing under our revolving credit facility, the outstanding mortgages and term loans applicable to our properties recorded on a consolidated basis and our other contractual obligations as of December 31, 2009 (amounts in thousands):

 

     Payments Due by Period (dollars in thousands)

Debt and Contractual Obligation

   Total    Less than 1 Year    1-3 years    3-5 years    More than
5 years

Long-term debt—fixed(b):

              

Medical Center of Western Connecticut mortgage loan(a)

   $ 3,418    $ 3,418    $ —      $ —      $ —  

Summerlin Hospital MOB II mortgage
loan(a)

     8,232      8,232      —        —        —  

Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi mortgage loan

     3,259      63      137      157      2,902

Palmdale Medical Plaza term loan(e)

     7,093      7,093      —        —        —  

Summerlin Hospital MOB III term
loan(f)

     13,465      13,465      —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal long-term debt fixed

     35,467      32,271      137      157      2,902
                                  

Long-term debt-variable(c)

     48,800      —        48,800      —        —  

Estimated future interest payments on debt outstanding as of December 31, 2009(d)

     3,948      1,844      913      388      803

Equity and debt financing commitments(g)

     28,551      28,551      —        —        —  
                                  

Total contractual obligations

   $ 116,766    $ 62,666    $ 49,850    $ 545    $ 3,705
                                  

 

(a) Since we believe the terms of these loans are within current market underwriting criteria, at this time, we expect to refinance these loans on or before their 2010 maturity dates for three to ten year terms at the then current market interest rates. In the unexpected event that we are unable to refinance this loan on reasonable terms, we will explore other financing alternatives, including, among other things, potentially increasing our equity investment in the property utilizing funds borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
(b) The mortgages are secured by the real property of the buildings as well as property leases and rents. The mortgages and other loans, which are non-recourse to us, have a combined fair value of approximately $35.1 million as of December 31, 2009. Changes in market rates on our fixed rate debt impacts the fair value of debt, but it has no impact on interest incurred or cash flow. Excludes $251.4 million of combined third-party debt outstanding as of December 31, 2009, that is non-recourse to us, at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling ownership interests (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

 

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(c) Consists of $48.8 million of borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2009 under the terms of our $100 million revolving credit agreement which matures of January 19, 2012.
(d) Assumes that all debt outstanding as of December 31, 2009, including borrowings under the revolving credit agreement, three mortgage notes payable and two term loans, which are non-recourse to us, remain outstanding until the stated maturity date of the debt agreements at the same interest rates which were in effect as of December 31, 2009. We have the right to repay borrowings under the revolving credit agreement and term loans at any time during the terms of the agreements, without penalty. Interest payments are expected to be paid utilizing cash flows from operating activities or borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
(e) During 2009, this loan balance was reduced to $7.1 million and the maturity date was extended to July 31, 2010 at a fixed interest rate of 3.25%. This loan can be extended, at our option, for three years to July 31, 2013 at interest rates as provided for in the current loan agreement. Prior to the July 31, 2010 expiration, we expect to either exercise the three-year option, or, since we believe the terms of this loan are within current market underwriting criteria, we could elect to refinance this loan on or before its maturity date for a three to ten year term at the then current market interest rates. In the unexpected event we are unable to refinance this loan on reasonable terms, we would explore other financing alternatives including, among other things, potentially increasing our equity investment in the property utilizing funds borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
(f) This construction loan was converted to a bridge loan in December, 2009, by exercising the first of two, one-year term loan renewal options to December 31, 2010, which carries a fixed rate of 2.798%. This loan can be extended at our option, for an additional, one-year term to December 31, 2011, at interest rates provided for in the current loan agreement. Prior to the December 31, 2010 expiration, we expect to either exercise the second one-year extension option to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2011, or, since we believe the terms of this loan are within the current market underwriting criteria, we could elect to refinance this loan on or before its maturity date for a three to ten year term at the then current market interest rates. In the unexpected event we are unable to refinance this loan on reasonable terms, we would explore other financing alternatives including, among other things, potentially increasing our equity investment in the property utilizing funds borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
(g) As of December 31, 2009, we have equity investment and debt financing commitments remaining in connection with our investments in various LLCs. As of December 31, 2009, we had outstanding letters of credit amounting to $24.7 million which secured the majority of these equity and debt financing commitments. The $23.85 million of available borrowing capacity as of December 31, 2009, pursuant to the terms of our revolving credit facility, is net of the $24.7 million of standby letters of credit outstanding at that time. Our remaining financing commitments are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Amount

Arlington Medical Properties

   $ 1,157

Palmdale Medical Properties

     3,828

Spring Valley Medical Properties II

     1,663

Centennial Hills Medical Properties

     4,397

Deerval Properties II

     1,013

Banburry Medical Properties

     4,948

Sparks Medical Properties

     1,742

Texoma Medical Plaza

     4,775

Auburn Medical Properties

     2,788

BRB/E Building One, LLC

     2,240
      

Total

   $ 28,551
      

 

2010 Acquisition

 

During March of 2010, we invested $5.2 million for a 95% non-controlling ownership interest in a LLC that purchased the North Valley Medical Plaza located in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2009, we are party to certain off balance sheet arrangements consisting of standby letters of credit and equity and debt financing commitments as detailed on the above “Contractual Obligations” table. Our outstanding letters of credit at December 31, 2009 totaled $24.7 million consisting of: (i) $5.0 million related to the Banburry Medical Properties; (ii) $4.4 million related to Texoma Medical Plaza; (iii) $4.0 million related to Centennial Hills Medical Properties; (iv) $2.9 million related to Auburn Medical Properties; (v) $2.5 million related to Palmdale Medical Properties; (vi) $2.1 million related to BRB/E Building One; (vii) $1.5 million related to Sparks Medical Properties; (viii) $1.0 million related to Sierra Medical Properties; (ix) $884,000 related to Deerval Properties II, and; (x) $478,000 related to Arlington Medical Properties.

 

ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Market Risks Associated with Financial Instruments

 

As of December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, we had no outstanding interest rate swap agreements.

 

The sensitivity analysis related to our fixed-rate debt assumes an immediate 100 basis point move in interest rates from their 2009 levels, with all other variables held constant. A 100 basis point increase in market interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair value of our fixed-rate debt by approximately $449,000. A 100 basis point decrease in market interest rates would result in an increase in the fair value of our fixed-rate debt by approximately $469,000. The carrying value of amounts borrowed approximates fair value.

 

The table below presents information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates, including debt obligations as of December 31, 2009. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by contractual maturity dates.

 

     Maturity Date, Year Ending December 31  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2010     2011     2012     2013     2014     Thereafter     Total  

Long-term debt:

              

Fixed rate(a)(c)(d)(e)

   $ 32,271      $ 66      $ 71      $ 76      $ 81      $ 2,902      $ 35,467   

Weighted average interest rates

     3.8     6.5     6.5     6.5     6.5     6.0     6.4

Variable rate long-term debt(b)

   $ —        $ —        $ 48,800      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 48,800   

Weighted average interest rates

     .99     .99     .99     —          —          —          .99

 

(a) Consists of non-recourse mortgage notes payable.
(b) Consists of $48.8 million of borrowings outstanding under the terms of our $100 million revolving credit agreement.
(c) $7.1 million of this fixed rate debt relates to a term loan on Palmdale Medical Plaza. This loan is scheduled to mature on July 31, 2010 and can be extended, at our option, for three years to July 31, 2013.
(d) $13.5 million of this fixed rate debt relates to a construction loan on Summerlin Hospital MOB III facility. During December 2009, this loan was converted to a bridge loan for one year with a scheduled maturity date of December 31, 2010. This loan can be extended, at our option, for one year to December 31, 2011.

 

ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

Our Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Income, Shareholders’ Equity and Cash Flows, together with the report of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, are included elsewhere herein. Reference is made to the “Index to Financial Statements and Schedule.”

 

ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

None.

 

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ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures

 

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of December 31, 2009, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), we performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by management on a timely basis in order to comply with our disclosure obligations under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the SEC rules thereunder.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in other factors during the fourth quarter of 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over our financial reporting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, management has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Based on its assessment, management has concluded that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by the COSO. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Universal Health Realty Income Trust:

 

We have audited Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

In our opinion, Universal Health Realty Income Trust maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control— Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Universal Health Realty Income Trust and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, and our report dated March 9, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

 

/s/    KPMG LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 9, 2010

 

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ITEM 9B. Other Information

 

None.

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 

There is hereby incorporated by reference the information to appear under the captions “Proposal No. 1” (Election of Trustees), “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Corporate Governance” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009. See also “Executive Officers of the Registrant” appearing in Item 1 hereof.

 

ITEM 11. Executive Compensation

 

There is hereby incorporated by reference information to appear under the caption “Executive Compensation” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009.

 

ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

There is hereby incorporated by reference the information to appear under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009.

 

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

There is hereby incorporated by reference the information to appear under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” and “Corporate Governance” in our Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009.

 

ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

 

There is hereby incorporated herein by reference the information to appear under the caption “Relationship with Independent Auditor” in our Proxy Statement, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after December 31, 2009.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a) Documents filed as part of this report:

 

  (1) Financial Statements: See “Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules.”

 

  (2) Financial Statement Schedules: See “Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules.”

 

  (3) Exhibits:

 

3.1 Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 1986, previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

3.2 Amendment to Declaration of Trust, dated as of June 15, 1993, previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

3.3 Amended and restated bylaws previously filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Trust’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.1 Advisory Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1986, between UHS of Delaware, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 24, 1986, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.2 Agreement dated December 2, 2009, to renew Advisory Agreement dated as of December 24, 1986 between Universal Health Realty Income Trust and UHS of Delaware, Inc.

 

10.3 Contract of Acquisition, dated as of August 1986, between the Trust and certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc., previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 and S-2 of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust (File No. 33-7872), is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.4 Form of Leases, including Form of Master Lease Document Leases, between certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 and Form S-2 of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust (File No. 33-7872), is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.5 Corporate Guaranty of Obligations of Subsidiaries Pursuant to Leases and Contract of Acquisition, dated December 1986, issued by Universal Health Services, Inc. in favor of the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 24, 1986, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.6 Lease, dated December 22, 1993, between the Trust and THC-Chicago, Inc., as lessee, previously filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.7* Universal Health Realty Income Trust 1997 Incentive Plan, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.8 Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2007, by and among the Trust, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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10.9 Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan included in the Trust’s Registration Statement Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-81763) filed on June 28, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.10 Asset Exchange and Substitution Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2006, by and among the Trust and Universal Health Services, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 25, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.11 Amendment No. 1 to the Master Lease Document, between certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 25, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.12* Universal Health Realty Income Trust 2007 Restricted Stock Plan, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 27, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

10.13* Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

11 Statement re computation of per share earnings is set forth on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

 

21 Subsidiaries of Registrant.

 

23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

31.1 Certification from the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

31.2 Certification from the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

32.1 Certification from the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2 Certification from the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

Exhibits, other than those incorporated by reference, have been included in copies of this Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders of the Trust will be provided with copies of those exhibits upon written request to the Company.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

By:

 

/S/    ALAN B. MILLER        

 

Alan B. Miller,

Chairman of the Board,

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Date: March 9, 2010

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signatures

  

Title

 

Date

/S/    ALAN B. MILLER        

Alan B. Miller

   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)   March 9, 2010

/S/    JAMES E. DALTON, JR.        

James E. Dalton, Jr.

   Trustee   March 9, 2010

/S/    RANDALL C. STEIN        

Randall C. Stein

   Trustee   March 9, 2010

/S/    MILES L. BERGER        

Miles L. Berger

   Trustee   March 9, 2010

/S/    ELLIOT J. SUSSMAN        

Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., M.B.A.

   Trustee   March 9, 2010

/S/    MARC D. MILLER        

Marc D. Miller

   Trustee   March 9, 2010

/S/    CHARLES F. BOYLE        

Charles F. Boyle

  

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  March 9, 2010

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE

 

     Page

Consolidated Financial Statements:

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Consolidated Financial Statements and Schedule

   53

Consolidated Balance Sheets—December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008

   54

Consolidated Statements of Income—Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

   55

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity—Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

   56

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

   57

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—December 31, 2009

   58

Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation—December 31, 2009

   79

Notes to Schedule III—December 31, 2009

   81

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees

Universal Health Realty Income Trust:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Universal Health Realty Income Trust and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited financial statement schedule III. These consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Universal Health Realty Income Trust and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Universal Health Realty Income Trust’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 9, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/    KPMG LLP

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

March 9, 2010

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollar amounts in thousands)

 

     December 31,
2009
    December 31,
2008
 
Assets:     

Real Estate Investments:

    

Buildings and improvements

   $ 207,597      $ 191,761   

Accumulated depreciation

     (72,405     (66,255
                
     135,192        125,506   

Land

     19,348        19,348   

Construction in progress

     —          9,795   
                

Net Real Estate Investments

     154,540        154,649   
                

Investments in and advances to limited liability companies (“LLCs”)

     61,934        56,462   

Other Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

     3,038        618   

Base and bonus rent receivable from UHS

     2,039        1,982   

Rent receivable—other

     980        945   

Deferred charges, notes receivable and intangible and other assets, net

     6,294        6,400   
                

Total Assets

   $ 228,825      $ 221,056   
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:     

Liabilities:

    

Line of credit borrowings

   $ 48,800      $ 39,000   

Mortgage notes payable, non-recourse to us

     6,677        6,892   

Mortgage, construction and other loans payable of consolidated LLCs, non-recourse to us

     28,790        25,800   

Accrued interest

     142        190   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,251        3,196   

Tenant reserves, escrows, deposits and prepaid rents

     981        883   
                

Total Liabilities

     87,641        75,961   
                

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common shares, $.01 par value; 95,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 2009—12,089,474; 2008—11,865,919

     121        119   

Capital in excess of par value

     195,209        189,347   

Cumulative net income

     357,294        338,718   

Cumulative dividends

     (411,662     (383,256
                

Total Universal Health Realty Income Trust Shareholders’ Equity

     140,962        144,928   

Non-controlling interests

     222        167   
                

Total Equity

     141,184        145,095   
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 228,825      $ 221,056   
                

 

See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Revenues:

      

Base rental—UHS facilities

   $ 14,413      $ 12,828      $ 12,244   

Base rental—Non-related parties

     10,434        9,936        9,352   

Bonus rental—UHS facilities

     4,199        3,943        3,958   

Tenant reimbursements and other—Non-related parties

     2,696        2,352        2,293   

Tenant reimbursements and other—UHS facilities

     172        125        113   
                        
     31,914        29,184        27,960   
                        

Expenses:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     6,399        5,904        5,209   

Advisory fees to UHS

     1,606        1,567        1,425   

Other operating expenses

     5,977        5,146        4,482   

Provision for asset impairment

     —          4,575        —     
                        
     13,982        17,192        11,116   
                        

Income from operations before equity in income of unconsolidated limited liability companies (“LLCs”), property replacement recovered from UHS (Chalmette) and interest expense

     17,932        11,992        16,844   

Equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs (including recognition of gain on sale of real property of $264 during 2007)

     3,092        2,052        2,821   

Replacement property recovered from UHS—Chalmette

     —          —          1,748   

Interest expense, net

     (2,448     (2,391     (1,749
                        

Income from continuing operations

     18,576        11,653        19,664   

Income from discontinued operations, net (including gain on sale of real property of $2,270 during 2007)

     —          —          2,527   
                        

Net income

   $ 18,576      $ 11,653      $ 22,191   
                        

Basic earnings per share:

      

From continuing operations

   $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.66   

From discontinued operations

     —          —          0.21   
                        

Total basic earnings per share

   $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.87   
                        

Diluted earnings per share:

      

From continuing operations

   $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.66   

From discontinued operations

     —          —          0.21   
                        

Total diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.56      $ 0.98      $ 1.87   
                        

Weighted average number of shares outstanding—Basic

     11,891        11,851        11,818   

Weighted average number of share equivalents

     6        31        57   
                        

Weighted average number of shares and equivalents outstanding—Diluted

     11,897        11,882        11,875   
                        

 

See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Common Shares    Capital in
excess of
par value
    Cumulative
net income
   Cumulative
dividends
    UHT
Shareholders’
Equity
    Non-controlling
Interests
   Total
Equity
 
     Number
of Shares
    Amount               

January 1, 2007

   11,792      $ 118    $ 187,524      $ 304,874    $ (328,319   $ 164,197      $ 69    $ 164,266   

Shares of Beneficial Interest:

                   

Issued

   57        —        1,213        —        —          1,213        —        1,213   

Repurchased

   (7     —        (236     —        —          (236     —        (236

Stock-based compensation expense

   —          —        137        —        —          137        —        137   

Capital contributions from non-controlling interests

   —          —        —          —        —          —          8      8   

Dividends ($2.30/share)

   —          —        —          —        (27,197     (27,197     —        (27,197

Comprehensive income:

                   

Net income

   —          —        —          22,191      —          22,191        10      22,201   
                                                           

Total—comprehensive income

   —          —        —          22,191      —          22,191        87      22,278   
                                                           

January 1, 2008

   11,842        118      188,638        327,065      (355,516     160,305        87    $ 160,392   

Shares of Beneficial Interest:

                   

Issued

   24        1      528        —        —          529        —        529   

Restricted stock-based compensation expense

   —          —        44        —        —          44        —        44   

Stock-based compensation expense

   —          —        137        —        —          137        —        137   

Capital contributions from non-controlling interests

   —          —        —          —        —          —          73      73   

Dividends ($2.34/share)

   —          —        —          —        (27,740     (27,740     —        (27,740

Comprehensive income:

                      —     

Net income

   —          —        —          11,653      —          11,653        7      11,660   
                                                           

Total—comprehensive income

   —          —        —          11,653      —          11,653        167      11,820   
                                                           

January 1, 2009

   11,866        119      189,347        338,718      (383,256     144,928        167      145,095   

Shares of Beneficial Interest:

                   

Issued

   223        2      5,925        —        —          5,927        —        5,927   

Partial settlement of dividend equivalent rights

   —          —        (349     —        —          (349     —        (349

Restricted stock-based compensation expense

   —          —        178        —        —          178        —        178   

Stock-based compensation expense

   —          —        108        —        —          108        —        108   

Capital contributions from non-controlling interests

   —          —        —          —        —          —          51      51   

Dividends ($2.38/share)

   —          —        —          —        (28,406     (28,406     —        (28,406

Comprehensive income:

                   —        —     

Net income

   —          —        —          18,576      —          18,576        4      18,580   
                                                           

Total—comprehensive income

   —          —        —          18,576      —          18,576        —        —     
                                                           

December 31, 2009

   12,089      $ 121    $ 195,209      $ 357,294    $ (411,662   $ 140,962      $ 222    $ 141,184   
                                                           

 

See the accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

 

     Year ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   $ 18,576      $ 11,653      $ 22,191   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     6,399        5,904        5,209   

Restricted/stock-based compensation expense

     286        181        137   

Provision for asset impairment

     —          4,575        —     

Gain on sale of property

     —          —          (2,270

Gain on sale of property by limited liability company (“LLC”)

     —          —          (264

Replacement property recovered from UHS—Chalmette

     —          —          (1,748

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Rent receivable

     (92     (1,221     133   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (84     393        (779

Tenant reserves, escrows, deposits and prepaid rents

     98        142        146   

Accrued interest

     (48     65        41   

Other, net

     (151     77        (29
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     24,984        21,769        22,767   
                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Investments in LLCs

     (10,988     (7,187     (8,231

Repayments of advances made to LLCs

     781        232        10,003   

Advances made to LLCs

     (2,142     (3,140     (16,693

Cash distributions in excess of income from LLCs

     4,100        3,127        2,101   

Cash distributions from sales of properties by LLCs

     —          —          1,108   

Cash distributions of refinancing proceeds from LLCs

     2,789        2,542        7,279   

Cash received from sale of property

     —          —          7,280   

Other cash activities of LLCs

     —          —          51   

Advances made to third-party partners

     —          (3,960     —     

Acquisition of real property

     —          (4,714     —     

Additions to real estate investments

     (6,902     (13,823     (7,234
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (12,362     (26,923     (4,336
                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Net borrowings on line of credit

     9,800        22,200        3,200   

Net borrowings from third-party partner

     —          68        —     

Financing costs paid

     —          —          (527

Repayments of mortgage notes payable of consolidated LLCs

     (237     (218     (201

Net borrowings from loans payable of consolidated LLCs

     3,227        9,918        5,774   

Repayments of mortgage notes payable

     (215     (189     (132

Dividends paid

     (28,406     (27,740     (27,197

Repurchase of shares of beneficial interest

     —          —          (236

Partial settlement of dividends equivalent rights

     (349     —          —     

Issuance of shares of beneficial interest, net

     5,927        529        1,213   

Capital contributions from non-controlling interests

     51        73        8   
                        

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (10,202     4,641        (18,098
                        

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     2,420        (513     333   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     618        1,131        798   
                        

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 3,038      $ 618      $ 1,131   
                        

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

      

Interest paid

   $ 2,299      $ 2,531      $ 1,795   
                        

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions:

      

Debt assumed on acquisition of real estate

   $ —        $ 3,364      $ —     

Replacement property recovered from UHS—Chalmette

   $ —        $ —        $ 1,748   

Increase (decrease) in net property due to recording of LLCs on consolidated/unconsolidated basis

   $ —        $ —        $ 1,674   

Increase (decrease) in debt due to recording of LLCs on consolidated/unconsolidated basis

   $ —        $ —        $ 1,725   
                        

 

See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2009

 

(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Universal Health Realty Income Trust and subsidiaries (the “Trust”) is organized as a Maryland real estate investment trust. We invest in healthcare and human service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office buildings. As of December 31, 2009, we have fifty-one real estate investments or commitments located in fifteen states consisting of:

 

   

seven hospital facilities including three acute care, one behavioral healthcare, one rehabilitation and two sub-acute;

 

   

forty medical office buildings (including two under construction), and;

 

   

four pre-school and childcare centers.

 

Our future results of operations could be unfavorably impacted by continued deterioration in general economic conditions which could result in increases in the number of people unemployed and/or uninsured. Should that occur, it may result in decreased occupancy rates at our medical office buildings as well as a reduction in the revenues earned by the operators of our hospital facilities which would unfavorably impact our future bonus rentals (on the UHS hospital facilities) and may potentially have a negative impact on the future lease renewal terms and the underlying value of the hospital properties. Additionally, the general real estate market has been unfavorably impacted by the deterioration in economic and credit market conditions which may adversely impact the underlying value of our properties. The ongoing tightening in the credit markets and the instability in the banking and financial institutions has not had a material impact on us. However, there can be no assurance that continued deterioration in credit market conditions will not have a material unfavorable impact on our ability to finance our future growth through borrowed funds.

 

Management is unable to predict the effect, if any, that the industry factors discussed above will have on the operating results of our lessees or on their ability to meet their obligations under the terms of their leases with us. Management’s estimate of future cash flows from our leased properties could be materially affected in the near term, if certain of the leases are not renewed at the end of their lease terms.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Our revenues consist primarily of rentals received from tenants, which are comprised of minimum rent (base rentals), bonus rentals and reimbursements from tenants for their pro-rata share of expenses such as common area maintenance costs, real estate taxes and utilities.

 

The minimum rent for all hospital facilities is fixed over the initial term or renewal term of the respective leases. Rental income recorded by our consolidated and unconsolidated medical office buildings (“MOBs”) relating to leases in excess of one year in length, is recognized using the straight-line method under which contractual rents are recognized evenly over the lease term regardless of when payments are due. The amount of rental revenue resulting from straight-line rent adjustments is dependent on many factors including the nature and amount of any rental concessions granted to new tenants, scheduled rent increases under existing leases, as well as the acquisitions and sales of properties that have existing in-place leases with terms in excess of one year. As a result, the straight-line adjustments to rental revenue may vary from period-to-period. Bonus rents are recognized when earned based upon increases in each facility’s net revenue in excess of stipulated amounts. Bonus rentals are determined and paid each quarter based upon a computation that compares the respective facility’s current quarter’s net revenue to the corresponding quarter in the base year. Tenant reimbursements for operating expenses are accrued as revenue in the same period the related expenses are incurred.

 

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Real Estate Investments

 

On the date of acquisition, the purchase price of a property is allocated to the property’s land, buildings and intangible assets based upon our estimates of their fair values. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the buildings and capital improvements. The value of intangible assets is amortized over the remaining lease term.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We consider all highly liquid investment instruments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Asset Impairment

 

Real estate investments and related intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the property might not be recoverable. A property to be held and used is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows, less estimated capital expenditures, to be generated by the property, undiscounted and without interest charges, are less than the carrying value of the property. This estimate takes into consideration factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition, local market conditions and other factors.

 

The determination of undiscounted cash flows requires significant estimates by management, including the expected course of action at the balance sheet date that would lead to such cash flows. Subsequent changes in estimated undiscounted cash flows arising from changes in anticipated action to be taken with respect to the property could impact the determination of whether an impairment exists and whether the effects could materially impact our net income. To the extent estimated undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value of the property, the loss will be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property.

 

Assessment of the recoverability by us of certain lease related costs must be made when we have reason to believe that a tenant might not be able to perform under the terms of the lease as originally expected. This requires us to make estimates as to the recoverability of such costs.

 

An other than temporary impairment of an investment in an unconsolidated joint venture is recognized when the carrying value of the investment is not considered recoverable based on evaluation of the severity and duration of the decline in value, including projected declines in cash flow. To the extent impairment has occurred, the excess carrying value of the asset over its estimated fair value is charged to income.

 

During 2008, we recorded an asset impairment charge of $4.6 million in connection with two medical office buildings (Southern Crescent Centers I and II) located on a medical campus in Clayton County (Riverdale), Georgia. This asset impairment charge was recorded after evaluation of property and location-specific factors including: (i) the future expiration of a master lease is scheduled to occur in June, 2010; (ii) the occupancy and projected occupancy of the buildings, and; (iii) the anticipated unfavorable impact on the region and the properties resulting from the loss of the school district’s accreditation during 2008. Given the local market conditions, we believe it is probable that the master lease (which has been in effect since 2000 on one of these properties) will not be renewed upon its expiration in June, 2010. In the likely event that the master lease is not renewed, we will be required to find other operators for this property and/or enter into leases on terms potentially less favorable to us than the current master lease. During each of 2009, 2008 and 2007, our revenues, net income and net cash provided by operating activities included approximately $1.1 million in connection with the terms of this master lease. The combined fair value of these properties was determined based upon the present value of their expected future cash flows.

 

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Investments in Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”)

 

Investments in Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”):    Our consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of our controlled investments and those investments that meet the criteria of a variable interest entity where we are the primary beneficiary. In accordance with the FASB’s standards and guidance relating to accounting for investments and real estate ventures, we account for our unconsolidated investments in LLCs which we do not control using the equity method of accounting. The third-party members in these investments have equal voting rights with regards to issues such as, but not limited to: (i) divestiture of property; (ii) annual budget approval, and; (iii) financing commitments. These investments, which represent 33% to 99% non-controlling ownership interests, are recorded initially at our cost and subsequently adjusted for our net equity in the net income, cash contributions to, and distributions from, the investments. Pursuant to certain agreements, allocations of profits and losses of some of the LLC investments may be allocated disproportionately as compared to ownership interests after specified preferred return rate thresholds have been satisfied.

 

At December 31, 2009, we have non-controlling equity investments or commitments in thirty-one LLCs which own medical office buildings (“MOBs”). As of December 31, 2009, we accounted for: (i) twenty-eight of these LLCs on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method since they are not variable interest entities, and; (ii) three of these LLCs on a consolidated basis, as discussed below, since they are considered to be variable interest entities where we are the primary beneficiary by virtue of their master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, In. (“UHS”), a related party to us. One of these consolidated LLCs owns a medical office building which was completed and opened during 2009.

 

The majority of these LLCs are joint-ventures between us and a non-related party that manages and holds minority ownership interests in the entities. Each LLC is generally self-sustained from a cash flow perspective and generates sufficient cash flow to meet its operating cash flow requirements and service the third-party debt (if applicable) that is non-recourse to us. Although there is typically no ongoing financial support required from us to these entities since they are cash-flow sufficient, we may, from time to time, provide funding for certain purposes such as, but not limited to, significant capital expenditures and/or leasehold improvements. Although we are not obligated to do so, if approved by us at our sole discretion, additional cash fundings are typically advanced as equity or short to intermediate term loans.

 

Three of these LLCs have master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of UHS. Additionally, UHS of Delaware, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as advisor to us under the terms of an advisory agreement and manages our day-to-day affairs. All of our officers are officers or employees of UHS. As a result of our related-party relationship with UHS and the master lease, lease assurance or lease guarantee arrangements with subsidiaries of UHS, we account for these LLCs on a consolidated basis since they are variable interest entities and we are deemed to be the primary beneficiary.

 

The three LLCs that we account for on a consolidated basis are as follows:

 

LLC

  

Facility Name

   Non-controlling
Ownership
Interest
   

Date of

Consolidation

653 Town Center Phase II

   Summerlin Hospital MOB II    98   First quarter of 2004(a)

Palmdale Medical Properties

   Palmdale Medical Plaza    95   Fourth quarter of 2007(b)

Banburry Medical Properties

   Summerlin Hospital MOB III    95   Fourth quarter of 2008(c)

 

(a) This MOB has a master lease provision that is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2010; therefore, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, we anticipate this MOB will no longer be deemed a variable interest entity and will be accounted for on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method.
(b) Newly constructed facility that was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008. The master lease threshold on this MOB has not yet been met and is not expected to be met in the near future.
(c) Newly constructed facility that was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009. During the first quarter of 2010, the master lease threshold at this facility was met; therefore, beginning in the first quarter of 2010, we anticipate this MOB will no longer be deemed a variable interest entity and will be accounted for on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method.

 

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The other LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling ownership interests are not variable interest entities and therefore are not subject to consolidation.

 

Federal Income Taxes

 

No provision has been made for federal income tax purposes since we qualify as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 to 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and intend to continue to remain so qualified. As such, we are exempt from federal income taxes and we are required to distribute at least 90% of our real estate investment taxable income to our shareholders.

 

We are subject to a federal excise tax computed on a calendar year basis. The excise tax equals 4% of the amount by which 85% of our ordinary income plus 95% of any capital gain income for the calendar year exceeds cash distributions during the calendar year, as defined. No provision for excise tax has been reflected in the financial statements as no tax was due.

 

Earnings and profits, which determine the taxability of dividends to shareholders, will differ from net income reported for financial reporting purposes due to the differences for federal tax purposes in the cost basis of assets and in the estimated useful lives used to compute depreciation and the recording of provision for impairment losses.

 

The aggregate gross cost basis and net book value of the properties for federal income tax purposes are approximately $195 million and $127 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009 and $180 million and $118 million, respectively, at December 31, 2008.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

We expense the grant-date fair value of stock options. We recognize the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation and account for these transactions using the fair-value based method. We use the Black-Scholes model as our option pricing model for determining the grant-date fair value of our stock options.

 

The expense associated with share-based compensation arrangements is a non-cash charge. In the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, share-based compensation expense is an adjustment to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement and should be determined based upon the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. In instances when it is necessary to establish the fair value of our real estate investments and investments in LLCs we use unobservable inputs (Level 3) which are typically based on our own assumptions, as there is little, if any, related market activity. The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for cash, receivables, and short-term borrowings approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Accordingly, these items are excluded from the fair value disclosures included elsewhere in these notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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Accounting Standards

 

Accounting Standards Codification:    In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”). The Codification has become the single source for all authoritative GAAP recognized by the FASB to be applied for financial statements issued for periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification does not change GAAP and did not affect our results of operations or financial position.

 

Transfers of Financial Assets:    In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for transfers of financial assets. This amendment requires greater transparency and additional disclosures for transfers of financial assets and the entity’s continuing involvement with them and changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets. In addition, this amendment eliminates the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity (“QSPE”). This amendment became effective for us on January 1, 2010. This amendment will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities:    In June 2009, the FASB also issued an amendment to the accounting and disclosure requirements for the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIE”s). The elimination of the concept of a QSPE, as discussed above, removes the exception from applying the consolidation guidance within this amendment. This amendment requires an enterprise to perform a qualitative analysis when determining whether or not it must consolidate a VIE. The amendment also requires an enterprise to continuously reassess whether it must consolidate a VIE. Additionally, the amendment requires enhanced disclosures about an enterprise’s involvement with VIEs and any significant change in risk exposure due to that involvement, as well as how its involvement with VIEs impacts the enterprise’s financial statements. Finally, an enterprise will be required to disclose significant judgments and assumptions used to determine whether or not to consolidate a VIE. This amendment became effective for us on January 1, 2010. This amendment will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Subsequent Event Disclosure:    In May 2009, the FASB issued standards related to accounting for, and disclosure of, events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued (referred to as subsequent events). The standards set forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. They also set forth the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements. Furthermore, the standards identify the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. We adopted these standards during the second quarter of 2009.

 

Debt Securities Impairment:    In April 2009, the FASB issued standards that change the method for determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment exists for debt securities and the amount of the impairment to be recorded in earnings. The implementation of this standard did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments:    In April 2009, the FASB issued standards related to fair value disclosures in both interim as well as annual financial statements in order to provide more timely information about the effects of current market conditions on financial instruments. The carrying amount and fair value of our long-term debt was $35.5 million and $35.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009.

 

Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities:    In April, 2009, the FASB issued standards related to fair value for assets or liabilities when the volume and level of activity has significantly decreased and identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. The overall objective of fair value measurement is that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. This standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

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Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities:    In June 2008, FASB issued an amendment which clarified that all unvested share-based payment awards that contain a right to received nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) participate in the undistributed earnings with common shareholders, and therefore, the issuing entity is required to apply the two-class method of computing basic and diluted earnings per share. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that we currently use to determine earnings per share for each class of common stock according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The adoption of this FSP on January 1, 2009 did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets:    In April 2008, the FASB issued a standard that amends the accounting guidance to permit an entity to use its own assumptions when developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The standard removes the requirement for an entity to consider whether an intangible asset can be renewed without substantial cost or material modification to the existing terms and conditions and requires an entity to consider its own experience in renewing similar arrangements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard on January 1, 2009, did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities:    In March 2008, the FASB issued a standard which establishes, among other things, enhanced disclosure requirements of an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities and their effects on the entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. This standard is effective prospectively for financial statements issued beginning after November 15, 2008. Our adoption of this statement did not have an impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements:    In December 2007, the FASB issued a standard to established accounting and reporting standards for the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008 and requires retroactive adoption of the presentation and disclosure requirements for existing minority interests, however, all other requirements of that standard shall be applied prospectively. This standard became effective for us on January 1, 2009 and it did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

Business Combinations:    In December 2007, the FASB issued standards related to business combinations. The standard establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The standard applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. This standard became effective for us on January 1, 2009, and it did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

(2) RELATIONSHIP WITH UHS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Leases:    We commenced operations in 1986 by purchasing certain subsidiaries from UHS and immediately leasing the properties back to the respective subsidiaries. Most of the leases were entered into at the time we commenced operations and provided for initial terms of 13 to 15 years with up to six additional 5-year renewal terms. The current base rentals and lease and renewal terms for each facility are provided below. The base rents

 

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are paid monthly and each lease also provides for additional or bonus rents which are computed and paid on a quarterly basis based upon a computation that compares current quarter revenue to a corresponding quarter in the base year. The leases with subsidiaries of UHS are unconditionally guaranteed by UHS and are cross-defaulted with one another.

 

The combined revenues generated from the leases on the UHS hospital facilities accounted for approximately 52% of our total revenue for the five years ended December 31, 2009 (approximately 51%, 55% and 57% for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively). Including 100% of the revenues generated at the unconsolidated LLCs in which we have various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 99%, the leases on the UHS hospital facilities accounted for approximately 23% of the combined consolidated and unconsolidated revenue for the five years ended December 31, 2009 (approximately 20%, 21% and 24%, for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively). In addition, eleven MOBs (plus one additional MOB currently under construction) owned by LLCs in which we hold various non-controlling equity interests, include or will include tenants which are subsidiaries of UHS.

 

Pursuant to the Master Lease Document by and among us and certain subsidiaries of UHS, dated December 24, 1986 (the “Master Lease”), which governs the leases of all hospital properties with subsidiaries of UHS, UHS has the option to renew the leases at the lease terms described below by providing notice to us at least 90 days prior to the termination of the then current term. In addition, UHS has rights of first refusal to: (i) purchase the respective leased facilities during and for 180 days after the lease terms at the same price, terms and conditions of any third-party offer, or; (ii) renew the lease on the respective leased facility at the end of, and for 180 days after, the lease term at the same terms and conditions pursuant to any third-party offer. UHS also has the right to purchase the respective leased facilities at the end of the lease terms or any renewal terms at the appraised fair market value. In addition, during 2006, as part of the overall asset exchange and substitution proposal relating to Chalmette Medical Center (“Chalmette”), as discussed below, as well as the early five year lease renewals on Southwest Healthcare System-Inland Valley Campus (“Inland Valley”), Wellington Regional Medical Center (“Wellington”), McAllen Medical Center (“McAllen”) and The Bridgeway (“Bridgeway”), we agreed to amend the Master Lease to include a change of control provision. The change of control provision grants UHS the right, upon one month’s notice should a change of control of the Trust occur, to purchase any or all of the four leased hospital properties at their appraised fair market value.

 

We are committed to invest up to a total of $8.6 million in equity and debt financing, of which $4.7 million has been funded as of December 31, 2009, in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in an LLC (Palmdale Medical Properties) that constructed, owns, and operates the Palmdale Medical Plaza, located in Palmdale, California, on the campus of a UHS hospital. This MOB has a triple net, 75% master lease commitment by UHS of Palmdale, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, pursuant to the terms of which the master lease for each suite will be cancelled at such time that the suite is leased to another tenant acceptable to the LLC and UHS of Palmdale, Inc. This MOB, tenants of which will include subsidiaries of UHS, was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2008 at which time the master lease commenced. As of December 31, 2009, the master lease threshold of 75% has not been met and is not expected to be met in the near future. The LLC has a third-party term loan commitment of $7.4 million, non-recourse to us, of which $7.1 million has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009. Please see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this term loan. This LLC, which is deemed to be a variable interest entity, is consolidated in our financial statements as of December 31, 2009 since we are the primary beneficiary.

 

We are committed to invest up to $5.4 million in debt or equity, of which $238,000 has been funded as of December 31, 2009, in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in an LLC (Banburry Medical Properties) that developed, constructed, owns and operates the Summerlin Medical Office Building III, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the campus of a UHS hospital. Summerlin Hospital Medical Center (“Summerlin Hospital”), a majority-owned subsidiary of UHS, has committed to lease approximately 25% of this building pursuant to the terms of a 10-year flex lease. In addition, Summerlin Hospital has committed to a 50% master lease on the remaining 75% of the building (representing 37.5% of the building) pursuant to the terms of which

 

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the master lease for each suite will be cancelled at such time that the suite is leased to another tenant acceptable to the LLC and Summerlin Hospital. This MOB, tenants of which will include subsidiaries of UHS, was completed and opened during the first quarter of 2009 at which time the master lease commenced. The LLC has a third-party term loan commitment of $13.5 million, which is non-recourse to us, all of which has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009. Please see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this term loan. This LLC, which is deemed to be a variable interest entity, is consolidated in our financial statements as of December 31, 2009 since we are the primary beneficiary. Although the master lease threshold has not been met as of December 31, 2009, based upon additional leases executed during the first quarter of 2010, the master lease threshold has been met. This MOB will no longer be deemed to be a variable interest entity and will be accounted for as an unconsolidated LLC under the equity method beginning in the first quarter of 2010.

 

We are committed to invest up to $4.8 million in equity and debt financing, of which $3.1 million has been funded as of December 31,2009, in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in a LLC that owns and operates the Vista Medical Terrace and The Sparks Medical Building, located in Sparks, Nevada, on the campus of a UHS hospital. These MOBs were acquired by the LLC during the third quarter of 2008. As this LLC is not considered to be a variable interest entity, it is accounted for under the equity method.

 

We are committed to invest up to a total of $4.8 million in equity or debt financing, none of which has been funded as of December 31, 2009, in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in an LLC (Texoma Medical Properties) that will develop construct, own and operate the Texoma Medical Plaza located in Denison, Texas, on the campus of a newly constructed and recently opened replacement acute care hospital owned and operated by Texoma Medical Center, (“Texoma Hospital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. Texoma Hospital has committed to lease 75% of this building, pursuant to which the master lease for each suite will be cancelled at such time that the suite is leased to another tenant acceptable to the LLC and Texoma Hospital. The master lease threshold has substantially been met. This MOB, tenants of which will include subsidiaries of UHS, is scheduled to be completed and opened during the first quarter of 2010. This LLC has a third-party construction loan commitment of $13.3 million, which is non-recourse to us, of which $6.4 million has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009. As this LLC is not considered to be a variable interest entity, it is accounted for under the equity method.

 

We are committed to invest up to a total of $4.7 million in equity and debt financing, of which $1.9 million has been funded as of December 31, 2009, in exchange for a 95% non-controlling equity interest in an LLC (Auburn Medical Properties) that developed constructed, owns and operates the Auburn Medical Office Building II, located in Auburn, Washington, on the campus of a UHS hospital. Auburn Regional Medical Center (“Auburn Hospital”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, has committed to lease 75% of this building, pursuant to which the master lease for each suite will be cancelled at such time that the suite is leased to another tenant acceptable to the LLC and Auburn Hospital. The master lease threshold on this MOB has been met. This MOB, tenants of which include subsidiaries of UHS, was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2009. This LLC has a third-party construction loan commitment of $8.4 million, which is non-recourse to us, $7.5 million of which has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009. As this LLC is not considered to be a variable interest entity, it is accounted for under the equity method.

 

During the third quarter of 2005, Chalmette, a 138-bed acute care hospital located in Chalmette, Louisiana, was severely damaged and closed as a result of Hurricane Katrina. At that time, the majority of the real estate assets of Chalmette were leased from us by a subsidiary of UHS and, in accordance with the terms of the lease, and as part of an overall evaluation of the leases between subsidiaries of UHS and us, UHS offered substitution properties rather than exercise its right to rebuild the facility or offer cash for Chalmette. Independent appraisals were obtained by us and UHS which indicated that the pre-hurricane fair market value of the leased facility was $24.0 million. During the third quarter of 2006, we completed the asset exchange and substitution pursuant to the Asset Exchange and Substitution Agreement (“Agreement”) with UHS whereby we agreed to terminate the lease between us and Chalmette and to transfer the real property assets and all rights attendant thereto (including

 

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insurance proceeds) of Chalmette to UHS in exchange and substitution for newly constructed real property assets owned by UHS (“Capital Additions”) at Wellington, Bridgeway and Inland Valley, in satisfaction of the obligations under the Chalmette lease. The Capital Additions consist of properties which were recently constructed on, or adjacent to, facilities already owned by us as well as a recently constructed Capital Addition at Inland Valley which was completed and opened during the third quarter of 2007. Included in our net income during 2007 was a gain of $1.7 million related to this Agreement.

 

The table below details the renewal options and terms for each of the four UHS hospital facilities:

 

Hospital Name

   Type of Facility    Annual
Minimum
Rent
   End of
Lease Term
   Renewal
Term
(years)
 

McAllen Medical Center

   Acute Care    $ 5,485,000    December, 2011    20 (a) 

Wellington Regional Medical Center

   Acute Care    $ 3,030,000    December, 2011    20 (b) 

Southwest Healthcare System, Inland Valley Campus

   Acute Care    $ 2,648,000    December, 2011    20 (b) 

The Bridgeway

   Behavioral Health    $ 930,000    December, 2014    10 (c) 

 

(a) UHS has four 5-year renewal options at existing lease rates (through 2031).
(b) UHS has two 5-year renewal options at existing lease rates (through 2021) and two 5-year renewal options at fair market value lease rates (2022 through 2031).
(c) UHS has two 5-year renewal options at fair market value lease rates (2015 through 2024).

 

Advisory Agreement:    UHS of Delaware, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as Advisor to us under an Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) dated December 24, 1986. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is obligated to present an investment program to us, to use its best efforts to obtain investments suitable for such program (although it is not obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to us), to provide administrative services to us and to conduct our day-to-day affairs. All transactions between us and UHS must be approved by the Independent Trustees. In performing its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor may utilize independent professional services, including accounting, legal, tax and other services, for which the Advisor is reimbursed directly by us. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated for any reason upon sixty days written notice by us or the Advisor. The Advisory Agreement expires on December 31 of each year; however, it is renewable by us, subject to a determination by the Trustees who are unaffiliated with UHS (the “Independent Trustees”), that the Advisor’s performance has been satisfactory. In December of 2009, based upon a review of our advisory fee and other general and administrative expenses, as compared to an industry peer group, the Advisory Agreement was renewed for 2010 and the fee was increased to 0.65% (from 0.60%) of our average invested real estate assets, as derived from our consolidated balance sheet.

 

The average real estate assets for advisory fee calculation purposes exclude certain items from our consolidated balance sheet such as, among other things, accumulated depreciation, cash and cash equivalents, base and bonus rent receivables, deferred charges and other assets. The advisory fee is payable quarterly, subject to adjustment at year-end based upon our audited financial statements. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to an annual incentive fee equal to 20% of the amount by which cash available for distribution to shareholders for each year, as defined in the Advisory Agreement, exceeds 15% of our equity as shown on our consolidated balance sheet, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles without reduction for return of capital dividends. The Advisory Agreement defines cash available for distribution to shareholders as net cash flow from operations less deductions for, among other things, amounts required to discharge our debt and liabilities and reserves for replacement and capital improvements to our properties and investments. No incentive fees were paid during 2009, 2008 or 2007 since the incentive fee requirements were not achieved. Advisory fees incurred and paid (or payable) to UHS amounted to $1.6 million during each of 2009 and 2008 and $1.4 million for 2007 and were based upon average invested real estate assets of $268 million, $261 million and $237 million during 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Based upon our average invested real estate assets of $268 million during 2009, the increase in the advisory fee expense to 0.65% (beginning in 2010) from 0.60%, amounts to $134,000 annually.

 

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Officers and Employees:    Our officers are all employees of UHS and although as of December 31, 2009 we had no salaried employees, our officers do receive stock-based compensation.

 

Share Ownership:    As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, UHS owned 6.5% and 6.6% of our outstanding shares of beneficial interest, respectively.

 

UHS Other Matters:

 

Southwest Healthcare System:    UHS has advised us that, during the third quarter of 2009, Southwest Healthcare System (“SWHCS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS which operates Rancho Springs Medical Center (the real property of which is not owned by us) and Inland Valley Regional Medical Center (“Inland Valley” the real property of which is owned by us) in Riverside County, California, entered into an agreement with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). The agreement required SWHCS to engage an independent quality monitor to assist SWHCS in meeting all CMS’ conditions of participation. Further, the agreement provided that during the last 60 days of the agreement that CMS would conduct a full Medicare certification survey. That survey took place the week of January 11, 2010. At present, UHS has not been advised of the results from CMS. While UHS has advised us that it believes that SWHCS has complied with all obligations under the agreement, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of such a survey or that the outcome would not have a material adverse effect on UHS. While the base rentals on Inland Valley are guaranteed by UHS through the end of the existing lease term (December, 2011), should this matter adversely impact the future revenues and/or operating results of SWHCS, the future bonus rental earned by us on Inland Valley, and the underlying value of the property, may be materially adversely impacted. Bonus rental revenue earned by us from Inland Valley amount to $1.1 million, $1.0 million and $900,000 during the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

South Texas Health System affiliates:     UHS, together with its South Texas Health System affiliates, which operate McAllen Medical Center, were served with a subpoena dated November 21, 2005, issued by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”). At that time, the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas indicated that the subpoena was part of an investigation under the False Claims Act regarding compliance with Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations pertaining to the payments to physicians and the solicitation of patient referrals from physicians from January 1, 1999 to the date of the subpoena, related to the South Texas Health System. The Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Houston, Texas focused on certain arrangements entered into by the South Texas Health System affiliates which, the government believes, may have violated Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations pertaining to payments to physicians and the solicitation of patient referrals from physicians and other matters relating to payments to various individuals which may have constituted improper payments. UHS cooperated with the investigations and during the fourth quarter of 2009, reached an agreement to resolve the matter. UHS agreed to make a payment in the amount of $27.5 million, which was paid in October, 2009, and has entered into a five-year corporate integrity agreement with respect to the South Texas Health Systems facilities. UHS does not expect to incur additional material charges with respect to this matter.

 

(3) ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

 

2010:

 

Acquisitions:

 

During March of 2010, we invested $5.2 million for a 95% non-controlling ownership interest in a LLC that purchased the North Valley Medical Plaza located in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

2009:

 

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2008:

 

Acquisitions:

 

During the third quarter of 2008, we invested $2.3 million for a 95% non-controlling ownership interest in a LLC (Sparks Medical Plaza) that purchased the Vista Medical Terrace and The Sparks Medical Building located in Sparks, Nevada. Both of these medical office buildings are located on the campus of Northern Nevada Medical Center, an acute care hospital owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. This LLC is not a variable interest entity and therefore is not subject to consolidation.

 

In February, 2008, we purchased Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi, an unaffiliated long-term sub-acute care hospital located in Corpus Christi, Texas for a total purchase price of $8.1 million. We paid $4.7 million in cash and assumed $3.4 million of third-party mortgage debt that is non-recourse to us. The lease payments on this facility are unconditionally guaranteed by Kindred Healthcare, Inc. until its scheduled expiration in June, 2019. The proforma effect of this acquisition did not have a material impact on our results of operations. The purchase price of this property was allocated to net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired based on fair value indications. Intangible assets include amounts representing the value of the tenant relationship and the in-place lease at the time of acquisition.

 

There were no dispositions during 2008.

 

2007:

 

There were no acquisitions during 2007.

 

Dispositions:

 

We received $8.4 million in connection with the following divestitures:

 

   

During the first quarter of 2007, we received $7.3 million for the sale of the Fresno-Herndon Medical Plaza, a medical office building located in Fresno, California. The financial results of this property are reflected as discontinued operations on our condensed consolidated statements of income for 2007. This transaction resulted in a gain of $2.3 million which is included in “Income from discontinued operations, net” during 2007, and;

 

   

During the second quarter of 2007, we received $1.1 million for the sale of real property by RioMed Investments, a LLC in which we had an 80% non-controlling equity interest, which sold the Rio Rancho Medical Center, located in Gilbert, Arizona. This transaction resulted in a $264,000 gain which is included in “Equity in income of unconsolidated LLCs” during 2007.

 

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(4) LEASES

 

All of our leases are classified as operating leases with initial terms ranging from 3 to 20 years with up to five additional five-year renewal options. Under the terms of the leases, we earn fixed monthly base rents and pursuant to the leases with subsidiaries of UHS, we may earn periodic bonus rents (see Note 1). The bonus rents from the subsidiaries of UHS, which are based upon each facility’s net revenue in excess of base amounts, are computed and paid on a quarterly basis based upon a computation that compares current quarter revenue to the corresponding quarter in the base year.

 

Minimum future base rents from non-cancelable leases related to properties included in our financial statements on a consolidated basis, excluding increases resulting from changes in the consumer price index and bonus rents, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

2010

   $ 23,939

2011

     22,399

2012

     8,938

2013

     7,336

2014

     5,222

Thereafter

     13,610
      

Total minimum base rents

   $ 81,444
      

 

Some of the leases contain gross terms where operating expenses are included in the base rent amounts. Other leases contain net terms where the operating expenses are assessed separately from the base rentals. The table above contains a mixture of both gross and net leases, and does not include any separately calculated operating expense reimbursements. Under the terms of the hospital leases, the lessees are required to pay all operating costs of the properties including property insurance and real estate taxes. Tenants of the medical office buildings generally are required to pay their pro-rata share of the property’s operating costs.

 

(5) DEBT

 

In January 2007, we entered into an unsecured $100 million revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”) which expires on January 19, 2012. We have a one-time option, which can be exercised at any time, subject to bank approval, to increase the amount by $50 million for a total commitment of $150 million. The Agreement provides for interest at our option, at the Eurodollar rate plus 0.75% to 1.125%, or the prime rate plus zero to .125%. A fee of 0.15% to 0.225% is paid on the unused portion of the commitment. The margins over the Eurodollar, prime rate and the commitment fee are based upon our debt to total capital ratio as defined by the Agreement. As of December 31, 2009, the applicable margin over the Eurodollar rate was 0.75%, the margin over the prime rate was zero, and the commitment fee was 0.15%.

 

The Agreement contains a provision whereby the commitments will be reduced by 50% of the net proceeds generated from any new equity offering. During the fourth quarter of 2009, we had net equity proceeds of $5.3 million, therefore, the commitment has been reduced by $2.65 million and the total commitment is $97.35 million. At December 31, 2009, we had $48.8 million of outstanding borrowings and $24.7 million of letters of credit outstanding against the Agreement. We had $23.85 million of available borrowing capacity, net of the outstanding borrowings and letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2009. There are no compensating balance requirements. The average amounts outstanding under our revolving credit agreement were $45.8 million in 2009, $27.0 million in 2008 and $11.3 million in 2007 with corresponding effective interest rates, including commitment fees of 1.4% in 2009, 3.9% in 2008 and 7.1% in 2007. The carrying amount and fair value of our Revolver was $48.8 million and $45.6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2009.

 

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receivables and limit our ability to increase dividends in excess of 95% of cash available for distribution, unless additional distributions are required to comply with the applicable section of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations governing real estate investment trusts. We are in compliance with all of the covenants at December 31, 2009. We also believe that we would remain in compliance if the full amount of our commitment was borrowed.

 

The following table includes a summary of the required compliance ratios (dollar amounts in thousands):

 

     Covenant     December 31,
2009
 

Tangible net worth

   >$ 127,650      $ 140,962   

Debt to total capital(A)

     < 55     26

Debt service coverage ratio(A)

     > 1.25x        4.29x   

Debt to cash flow ratio(A)

     < 3.50x        1.41x   

 

(A) Excludes third-party debt that is non-recourse to us and related debt service.

 

We have three mortgages and two term loans, all of which are non-recourse to us, included on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009, with a combined outstanding balance of $35.5 million. The following table summarizes our outstanding mortgages and term loans at December 31, 2009 (amounts in thousands):

 

Facility Name

   Outstanding
Balance
(in thousands)
   Interest
Rate
    Maturity
Date

Medical Center of Western Connecticut fixed rate mortgage loan(a)

   $ 3,418    8.3   2010

Summerlin Hospital MOB II fixed rate mortgage loan(a)

     8,232    8.3   2010

Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi fixed rate mortgage loan

     3,259    6.5   2019

Palmdale Medical Plaza term loan(b)

     7,093    3.25   2010

Summerlin Hospital MOB III term loan(c)

     13,465    2.8   2010
           

Total

   $ 35,467     
           

 

(a) Since we believe the terms of these loans are within current market underwriting criteria, at this time, we expect to refinance these loans on or before their 2010 maturity dates for three to ten year terms at the then current market interest rates. In the unexpected event that we are unable to refinance this loan on reasonable terms, we will explore other financing alternatives, including, among other things, potentially increasing our equity investment in the property utilizing funds borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
(b) This term loan, which carries a fixed interest rate of 3.25%, is scheduled to mature on July 31, 2010, and can be extended, at our option, for three years to July 31, 2013.
(c) In December 2009, this construction loan was converted to a bridge loan for one year with a scheduled maturity date of December 31, 2010 at a fixed interest rate of 2.8%. This loan can be extended, at our option, for one year to mature December 31, 2011 at interest rates as provided for in the current loan agreement.

 

The mortgages are secured by the real property of the buildings as well as property leases and rents. These mortgages and other loans have a combined fair value of approximately $35.1 million as of December 31, 2009. Changes in market rates on our fixed rate debt impacts the fair value of debt, but it has no impact on interest incurred or cash flow.

 

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As of December 31, 2009, our aggregate consolidated scheduled debt repayments (including mortgages and term loans) are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

2010

   $ 32,271

2011

     66

2012(a.)

     48,871

2013

     76

2014

     81

Later

     2,902
      

Total

   $ 84,267
      

 

(a.) Includes $48.8 million of outstanding borrowings under the terms of our revolving credit agreement which matures in January 2012.

 

(6) DIVIDENDS

 

Dividends of $2.38 per share were declared and paid in 2009, of which $1.94 per share was ordinary income and $.44 per share was a return of capital distribution. Dividends of $2.34 per share were declared and paid in 2008, of which $1.605 per share was ordinary income and $.735 per share was a return of capital distribution. Dividends of $2.30 per share were declared and paid in 2007, of which $1.646 per share was ordinary income, $0.2446 per share was a capital gain distribution and $0.4094 per share was a return of capital distribution.

 

(7) INCENTIVE PLANS

 

As discussed in Note 1, we expense the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation under the straight-line method over the stated vesting period of the award using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

During 2007, upon the expiration of our 1997 Incentive Plan, as discussed below, our Board of Trustees and shareholders approved the Universal Health Realty Income Trust 2007 Restricted Stock Plan (the “2007 Plan”). A total of 75,000 shares were authorized for issuance under this plan and a total of 13,475 shares, net of cancellations have been issued pursuant to the terms of this plan, none of which have vested as of December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, there are 61,525 shares remaining for issuance under the terms of the 2007 Plan. During 2009, there were 7,375 restricted Shares of Beneficial Interest, net of cancellations, issued to the Trustees and officers of the Trust pursuant to the 2007 Plan at a weighted average grant price of $33.89 per share ($250,000 in the aggregate). These restricted shares are scheduled to vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant. In connection with these grants, we recorded compensation expense of approximately $73,000 during 2009 and the remaining expense associated with these grants (approximately $177,000 as of December 31, 2009) will be recorded over the remaining vesting periods of the awards. During 2008, there were 6,100 restricted Shares of Beneficial Interest, net of cancellations, issued to Trustees and officers of the Trust pursuant to the 2007 Plan at a weighted average grant price of $35.23 per share ($215,000 in the aggregate). These restricted shares are scheduled to vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant. In connection with these grants, we recorded compensation expense of approximately $105,000 during 2009 and the remaining expense associated with these grants (approximately $66,000 as of December 31, 2009) will be recorded over the remaining vesting periods of these awards. The remaining weighted average vesting period for outstanding restricted Shares of Beneficial Interest as of December 31, 2009 is 1.1 years.

 

Prior to its expiration in 2007, the Universal Health Realty Income Trust 1997 Incentive Plan (the “1997 Plan”) provided for the granting of stock options and dividend equivalents rights (“DERs”) to employees of the Trust, including officers and trustees. Awards granted pursuant to the 1997 Plan prior to its termination date remain exercisable, in accordance with the terms of the outstanding agreements. All stock options were granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of the grant. The options granted vest ratably at

 

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25% per year beginning one year after the date of grant, and expire in ten years. DERs on outstanding awards are earned in amounts equal to the cash or stock dividends declared subsequent to the date of grant. We recorded expenses relating to the dividend equivalent rights of $36,000 in 2009, $76,000 in 2008 and $112,000 in 2007. As of December 31, 2009, there were 39,500 options exercisable under The Plan with an average exercise price of $33.12 per share.

 

Compensation costs of $108,000 during 2009 and $137,000 during each of the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 was recognized related to outstanding stock options and DERs that were granted or have vestings after January 1, 2006. As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $91,000 of unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested options and DERs which is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.2 years.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved amendments to the outstanding stock option agreements made pursuant to the 1997 Plan. These original agreements provided for the deferred payment of dividend equivalents on shares covered by the options, with payment tied to the date the options were exercised or expire. In order to meet certain recent changes to tax law requirements, the agreements, as amended, provide for the current payment of dividend equivalents in the years in which dividends are declared and paid or, if later, when the related options become vested. Dividend equivalent rights with respect to 51,000 shares and 78,000 shares were outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. In January, 2009, $755,563 of dividend equivalents rights, which were accrued as of December 31, 2008 with respect to previously vested options, were paid to officers and Trustees of the Trust. On December 31, 2009, $149,000 of dividend equivalent rights, which were accrued as of December 31, 2009 with respect to vested options were paid to officers and Trustees of the Trust.

 

Compensation cost related to stock options is recognized using the straight-line method over the stated vesting period of the award. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

Year Ended December 31,

   2009     2008     2007  

Volatility

     (b)      (b)    18

Interest rate

     (b)      (b)    4

Expected life (years)

     (b)      (b)    9.5   

Forfeiture rate

     (b)      (b)    2

Dividend yield(a)

     (b)      (b)    0

 

(a) Fair value calculated at 0% expected dividend yield to provide for effect of DERs.
(b) Not applicable since the stock option plan expired during 2007.

 

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Stock options to purchase shares of beneficial interest have been granted to eligible individuals, including our officers and trustees. Information with respect to these options, before adjustment to the option price to give effect to the dividend equivalent rights, is summarized as follows:

 

Outstanding Options

   Number
of Shares
    Exercise
Weighted-
Average Price
   Grant Price Range
(High-Low)

Balance, January 1, 2007

   109,000      $ 21.45    $ 34.90/$14.75

Granted

   24,000      $ 36.53    $ 36.53/$36.53

Exercised

   (50,000   $ 18.625    $ 18.625/$18.625
                   

Balance, January 1, 2008

   83,000      $ 27.51    $ 36.53/$14.75

Exercised

   (5,000   $ 20.5313    $ 21.4375/$19.625
                   

Balance, January 1, 2009

   78,000      $ 27.96    $ 36.53/$14.75

Exercised

   (25,000   $ 15.27    $ 27.65/$14.75

Cancelled

   (2,000   $ 35.30    $ 34.07/$36.53
                   

Balance, December 31, 2009

   51,000      $ 33.89    $ 36.53/$26.09
                   

Outstanding options vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2009

   39,500      $ 33.12    $ 36.53/$26.09
                   

 

The total in-the-money value of all stock options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 was approximately $452,000, $66,000 and $836,000, respectively.

 

The following table provides information about unvested options as of December 31, 2009:

 

     Shares     Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

Unvested options as of January 1, 2009

   21,500      $ 14.53

Granted

   —        $ —  

Vested

   (9,500   $ 14.32

Cancelled

   (500   $ 14.70
            

Unvested options as of December 31, 2009

   11,500      $ 14.70
            

 

The following table provides information about options outstanding and exercisable options at December 31, 2009:

 

     Options
Outstanding
   Options
Exercisable
   Expected
to Vest

Number

     51,000      39,500      11,348

Weighted average exercise price

   $ 33.89    $ 33.12    $ 36.53

Aggregate intrinsic value

   $ 51,940    $ 51,940    $ —  

Weighted average remaining contractual life

     5.8      5.4      7.2

 

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The weighted average remaining contractual life and weighted average exercise price for options outstanding and the weighted average exercise prices per share for exercisable and expected to vest options at December 31, 2009 were as follows:

 

     Options Outstanding    Exercisable
Options
   Expected to Vest
Options(a)

Exercise Price

   Shares    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in
Years)
   Shares    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share
   Shares    Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price Per
Share

$26.09 -$26.09

   1,000    $ 26.09    2.9    1,000    $ 26.09    N/A      N/A

$26.25 -$30.06

   11,000      27.85    3.4    11,000      27.85    N/A      N/A

$34.07 -$34.90

   16,000      34.74    5.5    16,000      34.74    N/A      N/A

$36.53 -$36.53

   23,000      36.53    7.2    11,500      36.53    11,348      36.53
                                        

Total

   51,000    $ 33.89    5.8    39,500    $ 33.12    11,348    $ 36.53
                                        

 

(a) Assumes a weighted average forfeiture rate of 1.3%

 

(8) SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF EQUITY AFFILIATES

 

Since January 1, 1995 through December 31, 2009, we have invested $91.4 million of cash (including advances to various LLCs) in LLCs in which we own various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 99% (consolidated and unconsolidated), before reductions for cash distributions received from the LLCs. As of December 31, 2009, short-term unsecured advances aggregated $19.1 million due from five LLCs. Including the cumulative adjustments for our share of equity in the net income of the LLCs and cash contributions to and distributions from these investments, our net investment in LLCs was $61.9 million and $56.5 million (excluding consolidated investments) as reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

 

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As of December 31, 2009, we had investments or commitments to invest in thirty-one LLCs, twenty-eight of which are accounted for by the equity method and three that are consolidated into the results of operations. The following tables represent summarized financial and other information related to the twenty-eight LLCs which were accounted for under the equity method as of December 31, 2009:

 

Name of LLC

  Ownership    

Property Owned by LLC

DSMB Properties

  76   Desert Samaritan Hospital MOBs

DVMC Properties(a.)

  90   Desert Valley Medical Center

Suburban Properties

  33   Suburban Medical Plaza II

Litchvan Investments

  89   Papago Medical Park

Paseo Medical Properties II

  75   Thunderbird Paseo Medical Plaza I & II

Willetta Medical Properties(a.)

  90   Edwards Medical Plaza

Santa Fe Scottsdale(a.)

  90   Santa Fe Professional Plaza

575 Hardy Investors(a.)

  90   Centinela Medical Building Complex

Brunswick Associates

  74   Mid Coast Hospital MOB

Deerval Properties(d.)

  90   Deer Valley Medical Office II

PCH Medical Properties

  85   Rosenberg Children’s Medical Plaza

Gold Shadow Properties(b.)

  98   700 Shadow Lane & Goldring MOBs

Arlington Medical Properties

  75   Saint Mary’s Professional Office Building

ApaMed Properties

  85   Apache Junction Medical Plaza

Spring Valley Medical Properties(b.)

  95   Spring Valley Medical Office Building

Sierra Medical Properties

  95   Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza

Spring Valley Medical Properties II(b.)

  95   Spring Valley Medical Office Building II

PCH Southern Properties

  95   Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center

Centennial Medical Properties(b.)

  95   Centennial Hills Medical Office Building I

Canyon Healthcare Properties

  95   Canyon Springs Medical Plaza

653 Town Center Drive(b.)(c.)

  95   Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building

DesMed(b.)

  99   Desert Springs Medical Plaza

Deerval Properties II(d.)

  95   Deer Valley Medical Office Building III

Cobre Properties

  95   Cobre Valley Medical Plaza

Sparks Medical Properties(b.)

  95   Vista Medical Terrace & The Sparks Medical Building

Auburn Medical Properties II(b.)

  95   Auburn Medical Office Building II

Texoma Medical Properties(b.)(e.)

  95   Texoma Medical Plaza

BRB/E Building One(f.)

  95   BRBMedical Office Building

 

(a.) The membership interests of this entity are held by a master LLC in which we hold a 90% non-controlling ownership interest.
(b.) Tenants of these medical office buildings include or will include subsidiaries of UHS.
(c.) The membership interests of this entity are held by a master LLC in which we hold a 95% non-controlling ownership interest.
(d.) Deerval Parking Company, LLC, which owns the real property of a parking garage located near Deer Valley Medical Office Buildings II and III, is 50% owned by each of Deerval Properties and Deerval Properties II.
(e.) We have committed to invest up to $4.8 million in equity and debt financing, none of which has been funded as of December 31, 2009. This building, which is on the campus of a recently-opened UHS hospital and will have tenants that will include subsidiaries of UHS, is scheduled to be completed and opened in the first quarter of 2010. This LLC has a third-party construction loan commitment of $13.3 million, which is non-recourse to us, of which $6.4 million has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009.
(f.) We have committed to invest up to $2.9 million in equity and debt financing, $600,000 of which has been funded as of December 31, 2009, in an LLC that will develop, construct, own and operate this MOB which is scheduled to be completed and opened during the third quarter of 2010. This LLC obtained a third-party construction loan commitment of $6.2 million, which is non-recourse to us, $1.5 million of which has been borrowed as of December 31, 2009.

 

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Below are the combined statements of income for the LLCs accounted for under the equity method:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007
     (amounts in thousands)

Revenues

   $ 49,568    $ 46,612    $ 40,040

Operating expenses

     21,454      21,444      17,987

Depreciation and amortization

     10,585      8,843      7,189

Interest, net

     14,798      14,904      12,100
                    

Net income before gain

     2,731      1,421      2,764

Gains on sales

     —        —        339
                    

Net income

   $ 2,731    $ 1,421    $ 3,103
                    

Our share of net income before gains on divestitures(a.)

   $ 3,092    $ 2,052    $ 2,557

Our share of gains on divestitures(b.)

     —        —        264
                    

Our share of net income

   $ 3,092    $ 2,052    $ 2,821
                    

 

(a.) Our share of net income during 2009, 2008 and 2007, includes interest income earned by us on various advances made to LLCs of approximately $1.6 million, $1.4 million and $700,000, respectively.
(b.) During the first quarter of 2007, we received $1.1 million for the sale of real property by RioMed Investments, a LLC in which we had an 80% non-controlling equity interest, which sold the Rio Rancho Medical Center, located in Gilbert, Arizona. This transaction resulted in a $264,000 gain during 2007.

 

Below are the combined balance sheets for the LLCs accounted for under the equity method:

 

     December 31,
     2009    2008
     (amounts in thousands)

Net property, including CIP

   $ 296,623    $ 268,588

Other assets

     21,666      23,143
             

Total assets

   $ 318,289    $ 291,731
             

Liabilities

   $ 13,097    $ 11,418

Mortgage notes payable, non-recourse to us

     251,406      230,481

Notes payable to us

     19,084      17,350

Equity

     34,702      32,482
             

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 318,289    $ 291,731
             

Our share of equity and notes receivable from LLCs

   $ 61,934    $ 56,462
             

 

As of December 31, 2009, aggregate maturities of mortgage notes payable by unconsolidated LLCs, which are accounted for under the equity method and are non-recourse to us, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

2010

   $ 43,130

2011

     38,067

2012

     21,569

2013

     25,856

2014

     28,822

Later

     93,962
      

Total

   $ 251,406
      

 

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Name of LLC

   Mortgage
Balance(b.)
   Maturity Date

Sparks Medical Properties(g.)

   $ 7,100    03/10/2010

Auburn Medical Properties(a.)(c.)(d.)

     7,468    04/02/2010

Deerval Properties(a.)(e.)

     7,008    06/30/2010

Suburban Properties(a.)

     9,215    09/15/2010

DVMC Properties(a.)(f.)

     4,473    09/30/2010

PCH Medical Properties

     6,494    01/31/2011

Deerval Properties II

     18,235    02/15/2011

Santa Fe Scottsdale

     2,637    06/10/2011

Texoma Medical Properties(c.)

     6,365    07/01/2011

ApaMed Properties

     2,752    01/01/2012

575 Hardy Investors

     9,654    02/01/2012

Gold Shadow Properties

     6,717    04/10/2012

BRB/E Building One(c.)

     1,474    11/01/2012

Sierra Medical Properties

     5,315    12/31/2012

Centennial Medical Properties

     15,023    01/31/2013

Litchvan Investments

     7,932    09/30/2013

Paseo Medical Properties II

     17,000    06/08/2014

653 Town Center Investments

     9,933    07/01/2014

Brunswick Associates

     8,480    01/01/2015

Spring Valley Medical Properties

     5,829    02/10/2015

DSMB Properties

     25,578    09/10/2015

Arlington Medical Properties

     26,741    10/10/2015

Willetta Medical Properties

     13,318    10/10/2016

Cobre Properties

     2,556    11/01/2017

Canyon Healthcare Properties

     17,047    12/01/2017

PCH Southern Properties

     7,062    12/01/2017
         
   $ 251,406   
         

 

(a.) We believe the terms of these loans are within current market underwriting criteria. At this time, the LLC expects to refinance these loans on or before their 2010 maturity dates for three to ten year terms at the then current market interest rates. In the unexpected event that we are unable to refinance these loans on reasonable terms, we will explore other financing alternatives, including, among other things, potentially increasing our equity investment in the property utilizing funds borrowed under our revolving credit facility.
(b.) All mortgage loans, other than construction loans, require monthly principal payments through maturity and include a balloon principal payment upon maturity.
(c.) Construction loans.
(d.) The Auburn Medical Properties loan is scheduled to mature on April 2, 2010, and can be extended, at the LLC’s option, for two one- year extension periods to April 2, 2012.
(e.) The Deerval Properties loan is scheduled to mature on June 30, 2010, and can be extended, at the LLC’s option, for three years to June 30, 2013.
(f.) The DVMC Properties loan is scheduled to mature on September 30, 2010, and can be extended, at the LLC’s option, for three years to September 30, 2013.
(g.) The Sparks Medical Properties loan is scheduled to mature on March 10, 2010. The LLC expects to repay $1.6 million on this loan and extend the terms for three years to February 10, 2013.

 

Pursuant to the operating agreements of the LLCs, the third-party member and the Trust, at any time, have the right to make an offer (“Offering Member”) to the other member(s) (“Non-Offering Member”) in which it either agrees to: (i) sell the entire ownership interest of the Offering Member to the Non-Offering Member (“Offer to Sell”) at a price as determined by the Offering Member (“Transfer Price”), or; (ii) purchase the entire ownership interest of the Non-Offering Member (“Offer to Purchase”) at the equivalent proportionate Transfer

 

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Price. The Non-Offering Member has 60 days to either: (i) purchase the entire ownership interest of the Offering-Member at the Transfer Price, or; (ii) sell its entire ownership interest to the Offering Member at the equivalent proportionate Transfer Price. The closing of the transfer must occur within 60 days of the acceptance by the Non-Offering Member.

 

The LLCs in which we have invested maintain property insurance on all properties. Although we believe that generally our properties are adequately insured, three of the LLCs in which we own various non-controlling equity interests, own properties in California that are located in earthquake zones. These properties, in which we have invested or advanced a total of $12.5 million, are not covered by earthquake insurance since earthquake insurance is no longer available at rates which are economical in relation to the risks covered.

 

(9) SEGMENT REPORTING

 

Our primary business is investing in and leasing healthcare and human service facilities through direct ownership or through joint ventures, which aggregate into a single reportable segment. We actively manage our portfolio of healthcare and human service facilities and may from time to time make decisions to sell lower performing properties not meeting our long-term investment objectives. The proceeds of sales are typically reinvested in new developments or acquisitions, which we believe will meet our planned rate of return. It is our intent that all healthcare and human service facilities will be owned or developed for investment purposes. Our revenue and net income are generated from the operation of our investment portfolio.

 

Our portfolio is located throughout the United States, however, we do not distinguish or group our operations on a geographical basis for purposes of allocating resources or measuring performance. We review operating and financial data for each property on an individual basis, therefore we define an operating segment as our individual properties. Individual properties have been aggregated into one reportable segment based upon their similarities with regard to both the nature and economics of the facilities, tenants and operational processes, as well as long-term average financial performance.

 

(10) QUARTERLY RESULTS (unaudited)

 

     2009
     First
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter
   Total
     (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues

   $ 7,880    $ 8,023    $ 7,924    $ 8,087    $ 31,914
                                  

Net income/(loss)

   $ 4,646    $ 4,802    $ 4,571    $ 4,557    $ 18,576
                                  

Total basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.39    $ 0.40    $ 0.38    $ 0.38    $ 1.56
                                  

Total diluted earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.39    $ 0.40    $ 0.38    $ 0.38    $ 1.56
                                  

 

     2008
     First
Quarter
   Second
Quarter
   Third
Quarter
   Fourth
Quarter
    Total
     (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues

   $ 6,979    $ 7,237    $ 7,426    $ 7,542      $ 29,184
                                   

Net income/(loss)

   $ 4,158    $ 4,159    $ 4,206    $ (870   $ 11,653
                                   

Total basic earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ (0.07   $ 0.98
                                   

Total diluted earnings/(loss) per share

   $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ 0.35    $ (0.07   $ 0.98
                                   

 

During the fourth quarter of 2008, we recorded a $4.6 million provision for asset impairment in connection with a medical office building complex located in Georgia.

 

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Schedule III

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation—December 31, 2009

(amounts in thousands)

 

    Initial Cost to
Universal Health
Realty Income Trust
  Net cost
capitalized/
divested
subsequent to
acquisition
    Gross amount at
which carried
at close of period
  Accumulated
Depreciation
as of Dec. 31,
2009
  Date of
construction,
acquisition
or most
recent
significant
expansion or
renovation
  Date
Acquired
  Average
Depreciable
Life

Description

  Land   Building
& Improv.
  Amount     Land   Building &
Improvements
  CIP   Total        

Inland Valley Regional Medical Center
Wildomar, California

  $ 2,050   $ 10,701   $ 14,596      $ 2,050   $ 25,297     —     $ 27,347   $ 7,621   2007   1986   43 Years

McAllen Medical Center
McAllen, Texas

    4,720     31,442     10,188        6,281     40,069     —       46,350     19,659   1994   1986   42 Years

Wellington Regional Medical Center
West Palm Beach, Florida

    1,190     14,652     17,370        1,663     31,549     —       33,212     10,879   2006   1986   42 Years

The Bridgeway
North Little Rock, Arkansas

    150     5,395     4,571        150     9,966     —       10,116     4,334   2006   1986   35 Years

HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital
Evansville, Indiana

    500     6,945     1,062        500     8,007     —       8,507     4,053   1993   1989   40 Years

Kindred Hospital Chicago Central
Chicago, Illinois

    158     6,404     1,837        158     8,241     —       8,399     7,356   1993   1986   25 Years

Family Doctor’s Medical Office Building
Shreveport, Louisiana

    54     1,526     494        54     2,020     —       2,074     664   1991   1995   45 Years

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic at King’s Crossing

    439     1,618     256        439     1,874     —       2,313     627   1995   1995   45 Years

Professional Center at King’s Crossing
Kingwood, Texas

    439     1,837     142        439     1,979     —       2,418     626   1995   1995   45 Years

Chesterbrook Academy
Audubon, Pennsylvania

    307     996     —          307     996     —       1,303     302   1996   1996   45 Years

Chesterbrook Academy
New Britain, Pennsylvania

    250     744     —          250     744     —       994     227   1991   1996   45 Years

Chesterbrook Academy
Uwchlan, Pennsylvania

    180     815     —          180     815     —       995     247   1992   1996   45 Years

Chesterbrook Academy
Newtown, Pennsylvania

    195     749     —          195     749     —       944     229   1992   1996   45 Years

The Southern Crescent Center I(c.)

    1,130     5,092     (2,712     1,130     2,380     —       3,510     1,565   1994   1996   45 Years

The Southern Crescent Center II(c.)
Riverdale, Georgia

    —       —       3,835        806     3,029     —       3,835     1,166   2000   1998   35 Years

The Cypresswood Professional Center
Spring, Texas

    573     3,842     514        573     4,356     —       4,929     1,489   1997   1997   35 Years

Orthopaedic Specialists of Nevada Building
Las Vegas, Nevada

    —       1,579     —          —       1,579     —       1,579     647   1999   1999   25 Years

Sheffield Medical Building
Atlanta, Georgia

    1,760     9,766     3,189        1,760     12,955     —       14,715     4,717   1999   1999   25 Years

Medical Center of Western
Connecticut—Bldg. 73(a.)
Danbury, Connecticut

    1,151     5,176     409        1,151     5,585     —       6,736     1,834   2000   2000   30 Years

Summerlin Hospital MOB II(b.)
Las Vegas, Nevada

    158     13,073     1,939        158     15,012     —       15,170     3,138   2000   2000   40 Years

Palmdale Medical Plaza(d.)
Palmdale, California

    —       11,414     1,034       —       12,448     —       12,448     457   2008   2008   39 Years

Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi(e.)
Corpus Christi, Texas

    1,104     5,508     —          1,104     5,508     —       6,612     298   2008   2008   35 Years

Summerlin Hospital MOB III(f.)
Las Vegas, Nevada

    —       —       12,439       —       12,439     —       12,439     270   2009   2009   39 Years
                                                       

TOTALS

  $ 16,508   $ 139,274   $ 71,163      $ 19,348   $ 207,597   $ —     $ 226,945   $ 72,405      
                                                       

 

(a.) At December 31, 2009 this property had an outstanding mortgage balance of $3.4 million. The mortgage carries a 8.3% interest rate and matures on February 1, 2010. The mortgage is non-recourse to us and is secured by the real estate assets of Medical Center of Western Connecticut.

 

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(b.) At December 31, 2009 this property had an outstanding mortgage balance of $8.2 million. The mortgage carries a 8.3% interest rate and matures on December 10, 2010. The mortgage is non-recourse to us and is secured by the real estate assets of Summerlin Hospital MOB II.
(c.) During 2008, a $4.6 million provision for asset impairment was recorded in connection with the real estate assets of Southern Crescent Center I & Southern Crescent Center II.
(d.) At December 31, 2009 this property had an outstanding term loan balance of $7.1 million which carried a 3.25% fixed interest rate and is scheduled to mature on July 31, 2010. This loan can be extended, at our option, for three years to July 31, 2013.
(e.) At December 31, 2009 this property had an outstanding mortgage balance of $3.3 million. The mortgage carries a 6.5% interest rate and is scheduled to mature in 2019. The mortgage is non-recourse to us and is secured by the Kindred Hospital-Corpus Christi.
(f.) At December 31, 2009 this property had an outstanding term loan balance of $13.5 million which carries a 2.8% interest rate and is scheduled to mature on December 31, 2010.

 

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UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE III

DECEMBER 31, 2009

(amounts in thousands)

 

(1) RECONCILIATION OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES

 

The following table reconciles the Real Estate Properties from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009:

 

     2009    2008     2007  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 220,904    $ 204,424      $ 200,298   

Initial consolidation of variable interest entities

     —        —          2,017   

Property additions

     6,041      14,684        6,163   

Acquisitions

     —        6,607        —     

Provision for asset impairment

     —        (4,575     —     

Replacement property from UHS

     —        —          2,508   

Divestitures/disposals

     —        (236     (6,562
                       

Balance at December 31,

   $ 226,945    $ 220,904      $ 204,424   
                       

 

(2) RECONCILIATION OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

 

The following table reconciles the Accumulated Depreciation from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009:

 

     2009    2008     2007  

Balance at January 1,

   $ 66,255    $ 60,627      $ 56,935   

Sale of real property

     —        —          (1,438

Other

     —        (86     (37

Current year depreciation expense

     6,150      5,714        5,167   
                       

Balance at December 31,

   $ 72,405    $ 66,255      $ 60,627   
                       

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit

  3.1    Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 1986, previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.
  3.2    Amendment to Declaration of Trust, dated as of June 15, 1993, previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.
  3.3    Amended and restated bylaws previously filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Trust’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-60638) is incorporated herein by reference.
10.1    Advisory Agreement, dated as of December 24, 1986, between UHS of Delaware, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 24, 1986, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.2    Agreement dated December 2, 2009, to renew Advisory Agreement dated as of December 24, 1986 between Universal Health Realty Income Trust and UHS of Delaware, Inc.
10.3    Contract of Acquisition, dated as of August 1986, between the Trust and certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc., previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 and S-2 of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust (File No. 33-7872), is incorporated herein by reference.
10.4    Form of Leases, including Form of Master Lease Document Leases, between certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11 and Form S-2 of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust (File No. 33-7872), is incorporated herein by reference.
10.5    Corporate Guaranty of Obligations of Subsidiaries Pursuant to Leases and Contract of Acquisition, dated December 1986, issued by Universal Health Services, Inc. in favor of the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 24, 1986, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.6    Lease, dated December 22, 1993, between the Trust and THC-Chicago, Inc., as lessee, previously filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.7*    Universal Health Realty Income Trust 1997 Incentive Plan, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.8    Credit Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2007, by and among the Trust, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.9    Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan included in the Trust’s Registration Statement Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-81763) filed on June 28, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.10    Asset Exchange and Substitution Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2006, by and among the Trust and Universal Health Services, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 25, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Exhibit No.

    

Exhibit

10.11       Amendment No. 1 to the Master Lease Document, between certain subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. and the Trust, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 25, 2006, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.12    Universal Health Realty Income Trust 2007 Restricted Stock Plan, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 27, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.
10.13    Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 27, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference.
11       Statement re computation of per share earnings is set forth on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
21       Subsidiaries of Registrant.
23.1       Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1       Certification from the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2       Certification from the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1       Certification from the Trust’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2       Certification from the Trust’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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