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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarter ended March 31, 2008
OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to
Commission file number 1-8122
GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   94-1424307
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1551 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 300, Santa Ana, California 92705
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(714) 667-8252
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     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 þ    No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or 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 o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No þ
     The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of May 7, 2008 was 65,368,609 shares.
 
 

 


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Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
PART II
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 6. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.2
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Part I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 24,847     $ 49,072  
Restricted cash
    16,676       27,325  
Investment in marketable securities
    8,022       9,052  
Current portion of accounts receivable from related parties — net
    29,370       27,465  
Current portion of advances to related parties — net
    8,702       8,328  
Notes receivable from related party — net
          7,600  
Service fees receivable — net
    14,424       19,522  
Current portion of professional service contracts — net
    7,129       7,235  
Real estate deposits and pre-acquisition costs
    9,363       15,296  
Properties held for sale
    295,784       345,576  
Identified intangible assets and other assets held for sale — net
    64,727       85,758  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    21,143       16,872  
Deferred tax assets
    8,285       7,854  
 
           
Total current assets
    508,472       626,955  
Accounts receivable from related parties — net
    10,039       10,360  
Advances to related parties — net
    4,121       3,751  
Professional service contracts — net
    12,261       13,088  
Investments in unconsolidated entities
    18,355       16,884  
Properties held for investment — net
    3,966       3,922  
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements — net
    16,233       16,265  
Goodwill
    171,552       169,317  
Identified intangible assets — net
    103,631       105,589  
Other assets — net
    3,190       3,281  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 851,820     $ 969,412  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 60,724     $ 101,147  
Due to related parties
    2,206       2,953  
Current portion of notes payable and capital lease obligations
    372       402  
Mortgage loans payable secured by properties held for sale
    272,972       348,520  
Liabilities of properties held for sale — net
    11,579       18,711  
Other liabilities
    3,590       5,308  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    351,443       477,041  
Long-term liabilities:
               
Line of credit
    38,000       8,000  
Senior notes
    16,277       16,277  
Notes payable and capital lease obligations
    713       799  
Other long-term liabilities
    6,897       7,088  
Deferred tax liabilities
    33,300       32,837  
 
           
Total liabilities
    446,630       542,042  
Commitment and contingencies (Note 15)
           
Minority interest
    6,179       18,725  
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock: $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
           
Common stock: $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 65,364,965 and 64,824,777 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
    654       648  
Additional paid-in capital
    396,422       393,665  
Retained earnings
    2,812       15,381  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (877 )     (1,049 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    399,011       408,645  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 851,820     $ 969,412  
 
           
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
REVENUE
               
Transaction services
  $ 59,148     $  
Investment management
    26,092       29,465  
Management services
    61,756        
Rental related
    13,628       2,283  
 
           
Total revenue
    160,624       31,748  
 
           
OPERATING EXPENSE
               
Compensation costs
    120,334       13,591  
General and administrative
    21,625       9,264  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,057       514  
Rental related
    9,139       2,398  
Interest
    5,742       536  
Merger related costs
    2,869        
 
           
Total operating expense
    164,766       26,303  
 
           
OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME
    (4,142 )     5,445  
 
           
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
               
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities
    (6,014 )     169  
Interest income
    237       541  
Other
    (546 )     138  
 
           
Total other (expense) income
    (6,323 )     848  
 
           
(Loss) income from continuing operations before minority interest and income tax benefit (provision)
    (10,465 )     6,293  
Minority interest in loss (income) of consolidated entities
    502       (7 )
 
           
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax benefit (provision)
    (9,963 )     6,286  
Income tax benefit (provision)
    4,146       (2,489 )
 
           
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (5,817 )     3,797  
 
           
Discontinued operations
               
Loss from discontinued operations — net of taxes
    (124 )     (220 )
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations — net of taxes
    73       60  
 
           
Total loss from discontinued operations
    (51 )     (160 )
 
           
NET (LOSS) INCOME
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637  
 
           
Basic earnings per share
               
(Loss) income from continuing operations
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
Loss from discontinued operations
           
 
           
Net (loss) earnings per share
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share
               
(Loss) income from continuing operations
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
Loss from discontinued operations
           
 
           
Net (loss) earnings per share
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
 
           
Shares used in computing basic earnings per share
    63,521       36,910  
 
           
Shares used in computing diluted earnings per share
    63,521       36,949  
 
           
Dividends declared per share
  $ 0.1025     $ 0.0450  
 
           
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    March, 31,  
    2008     2007  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net (loss) income
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated entities
    6,014       (169 )
Depreciation and amortization
    5,057       483  
Stock-based compensation
    2,531       1,443  
Amortization/write-off of intangible contractual rights
    423       807  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
    547       76  
Deferred income taxes
    (34 )     (1,658 )
Allowance for uncollectible accounts
    343       248  
Minority interest in (loss) income of consolidated entities
    (502 )     7  
Other operating activities
    (617 )     (249 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable from related parties
    (2,365 )     (12,522 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,072       (3,196 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (48,230 )     1,900  
Other liabilities
    (4,799 )     2,314  
 
           
Net cash used in operating activities
    (45,428 )     (6,879 )
 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Purchases of properties held for sale
    (25,120 )     (208,343 )
Purchases of identified intangible assets and other assets held for sale
    (2,368 )     (39,175 )
Real estate deposits and pre-acquisition costs
    (1,612 )     (5,821 )
Proceeds from sale of properties held for sale
          99,721  
Proceeds from collection of real estate deposits and pre-acquisition costs
    9,013       7,837  
Purchases of property and equipment
    (1,472 )     (751 )
Investment in marketable securities
          (5,338 )
Advances to related parties
    (1,577 )     (4,318 )
Repayments of advances to related parties
    951       8,230  
Repayment of note receivable from related party
    7,600        
Investments in unconsolidated entities, net
    5,941       2,364  
Restricted cash
    (212 )     (13,132 )
Other
    (805 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (9,661 )     (158,726 )
 
           

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    For the Three Months Ended  
    March, 31,  
    2008     2007  
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Advances on lines of credit
    30,000        
Repayments of mortgage loans payable secured by properties held for sale
    (16,001 )     (93,990 )
Proceeds from issuance of mortgage loans payable secured by properties held for sale
    20,370       229,820  
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes
          6,015  
Principal payments on notes payable and capital lease obligations
    (32 )     (4,430 )
Repayments to related parties
    (747 )     (1,997 )
Rate lock deposits
    (1,469 )     310  
Deferred financing costs
    (6 )     (536 )
Dividends paid to common stockholders
    (1,733 )     (3,813 )
Contributions from minority interests
    833       1,875  
Distributions to minority interests
    (544 )      
Other financing activities
    193       (37 )
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    30,864       133,217  
 
           
 
               
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (24,225 )     (32,388 )
Cash and cash equivalents — Beginning of period
    49,072       102,226  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents — End of period
  $ 24,847     $ 69,838  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH ACTIVITIES
               
Dividends accrued
  $ 6,701     $ 1,906  
 
           
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Grubb & Ellis Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), and are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented have been included in these financial statements and are of a normal and recurring nature.
     Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved in future periods.
Use of Estimates
     The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (including 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.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), Fair Value Measurements . SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value instruments. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (the “FSP”). The FSP amends SFAS No. 157 to delay the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually). There was no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 as of January 1, 2008 as it relates to financial assets and financial liabilities. For items within its scope, the FSP defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 157 as it relates to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities in the first quarter of 2009 and does not believe adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 161 in the first quarter of 2009 and does not believe the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
2. MARKETABLE SECURITIES
     The historical cost and estimated fair value of the available-for-sale marketable securities held by the Company are as follows:

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
                                                                 
    As of March 31, 2008     As of December 31, 2007  
    Historical     Gross Unrealized     Market     Historical     Gross Unrealized     Market  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value     Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
(In thousands)                                                                
Equity securities
  $ 4,350     $     $ (1,461 )   $ 2,889     $ 4,440     $     $ (1,355 )   $ 3,085  
 
                                               
     There were no sales of equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The Company believed that a decline in the value of a marketable equity security was other than temporary and recorded realized losses of $90,000 to reflect the fair value of such security as of March 31, 2008. Sales of equity securities resulted in realized gains of $138,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
      Investments in Limited Partnerships
     The Company, through its subsidiary, Grubb & Ellis Alesco Global Advisors, LLC (Alesco), serves as general partner and investment advisor to five hedge fund limited partnerships, four of which are required to be consolidated, Grubb & Ellis AGA Realty Income Fund, LP (“Income Fund”), AGA Strategic Realty Fund, L.P. (“Strategic Realty”), AGA Global Realty Fund LP (“Global Realty”) and AGA Realty Income Partners LP (“Realty Partners”).
     Alesco allocated the limited partners’ income or loss to minority interest. For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Alesco had investment losses of approximately $457,000 which were allocated entirely to minority interest. At March 31, 2008, these limited partnerships had assets of approximately $5.1 million consisting primarily of exchange traded marketable securities, including equity securities and foreign currencies.
     The following table reflects trading securities. The original cost, estimated market value and gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of equity securities are presented in the tables below:
                                                                 
    As of March 31, 2008     As of December 31, 2007  
    Historical     Gross Unrealized     Market     Historical     Gross Unrealized     Market  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value     Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
(In thousands)                                                                
Equity securities
  $ 5,439     $ 161     $ (467 )   $ 5,133     $ 7,250     $ 134     $ (1,417 )   $ 5,967  
 
                                               
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008  
    Investment     Net Gain (Loss)        
    Income     Realized     Unrealized     Total  
(In thousands)                                
Equity securities
  $ 41     $ (1,391 )   $ 961     $ (389 )
Less investment expenses
    (68 )                 (68 )
 
                       
 
  $ (27 )   $ (1,391 )   $ 961     $ (457 )
 
                       
3. RELATED PARTIES
     Related party balances as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are summarized below:
      Accounts Receivable
     Accounts receivable from related parties consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Accrued property management fees
  $ 21,388     $ 20,428  
Accrued lease commissions
    9,252       9,994  
Accrued asset management fees
    1,917       1,206  
Accrued real estate acquisition fees
    86       103  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
                 
Other receivables
    4,672       3,086  
Other accrued fees
    3,187       4,041  
 
           
Total
    40,502       38,858  
Allowance for uncollectible receivables
    (1,093 )     (1,033 )
 
           
Accounts receivable from related parties — net
    39,409       37,825  
Less portion classified as current
    (29,370 )     (27,465 )
 
           
Non-current portion
  $ 10,039     $ 10,360  
 
           
      Advances to Related Parties
     The Company makes advances to affiliated real estate entities under management in the normal course of business. Such advances are uncollateralized, have payment terms of one year or less, and generally bear interest at 6.0% to 12.0% per annum. The advances consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Advances to properties of related parties
  $ 11,456     $ 10,166  
Advances to sponsored REITs
    1,249       1,318  
Advances to related parties
    2,240       2,434  
 
           
Total
    14,945       13,918  
Allowance for uncollectible receivables
    (2,122 )     (1,839 )
 
           
Advances to related parties — net
    12,823       12,079  
Less portion classified as current
    (8,702 )     (8,328 )
 
           
Non-current portion
  $ 4,121     $ 3,751  
 
           
     As of December 31, 2007, advances with accrued interest included $1.0 million to a program solely managed by the Company’s former Chairman, who subsequently resigned in 2008. As of March 31, 2008, the remaining balance was $678,000.
      Notes Receivable From Related Party
     In December 2007, the Company advanced $10.0 million to Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. (“Apartment REIT”). The unsecured note matures on June 20, 2008 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 7.46% per annum. The unsecured note requires monthly interest only payments beginning on January 1, 2008 and provides for a default interest rate in an event of default equal to 9.46% per annum. This unsecured note was repaid in full in the first quarter of 2008. The balance owed to the Company as of December 31, 2007 consisted of $7.6 million in principal.
4. INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES
     As of March 31, 2008 the Company had investments in two properties totaling $4.1 million and $7.3 million, respectively, which represents approximately 25.3% and 46.8% ownership interest in each property, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 the Company had investments in two properties totaling $1.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively, which represents approximately 32.0% and 41.0% ownership interest in each property, respectively.
     The Company owned approximately 5.7 million shares of common stock of Grubb & Ellis Realty Advisors, Inc. (“GERA”), a special purpose acquisition company, or approximately 19% of the outstanding common stock of GERA. The Company also owned approximately 4.6 million GERA warrants which were exercisable into additional GERA common stock, subject to certain conditions. The Company recorded each of these investments at fair value on December 7, 2007, the date they were acquired, at a total investment of approximately $4.5 million. The market price of the warrants declined slightly to $0.16 per warrant as of December 31, 2007, resulting in an unrealized loss on the investment totaling approximately $223,000 (net of taxes) for the year ended December 31, 2007. This unrealized loss was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2007.
     All of the officers of GERA were also officers or directors of the Company, although such persons did not receive any compensation from GERA in their capacity as officers of GERA. Due to the Company’s ownership position and influence over the operating and financial decisions of GERA, the Company’s investment in GERA was accounted

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
for within the Company’s consolidated financial statements under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s combined carrying value of these GERA investments as of December 31, 2007, totaled approximately $4.1 million, net of an unrealized loss, and was included in investments in unconsolidated entities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of that date.
     On February 28, 2008, at a special meeting of the stockholders of GERA held to vote on, among other things, a proposed transaction with the Company. GERA failed to obtain the requisite consents of its stockholders to approve the proposed business transaction and at a subsequent special meeting in April 2008, its stockholders approved the dissolution and plan of liquidation of GERA. The Company did not receive any funds or other assets as a result of GERA’s liquidation.
     As a consequence, the Company wrote off its investment in GERA and other advances to that entity in the first quarter of 2008 and recognized a loss of approximately $5.8 million, comprised of $4.5 million related to stock and warrant purchases and $1.3 million related to operating advances and third party costs, and which included the unrealized loss previously reflected in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company is marketing the three commercial properties that were subject to the proposed transaction with GERA so as to affect their sale on or before September 30, 2008, as required under the terms of its credit facility.
5. PROPERTIES HELD FOR INVESTMENT
     A summary of the balance sheet information for properties held for investment is as follows:
                     
        March 31,     December 31,  
    Useful Life   2008     2007  
(In thousands)                    
Building and capital improvement
  39 years   $ 3,067     $ 2,962  
Tenant Improvement
  1-8 years     165       165  
Accumulated depreciation
        (466 )     (405 )
 
               
Total
        2,766       2,722  
Land
        1,200       1,200  
 
               
Properties held for investment — net
      $ 3,966     $ 3,922  
 
               
     The Company recognized $61,000 and $42,000 of depreciation expense related to the properties held for investment during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
6. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND GOODWILL
Merger of Grubb & Ellis Company with NNN Realty Advisors, Inc.
     On December 7, 2007, the Company effected a stock merger (the “Merger”) with NNN Realty Advisors, Inc. (“NNN”), a real estate asset management company and sponsor of tax deferred tenant in common (“TIC”) 1031 property exchanges as well as a sponsor of two non-traded REITs and other investment programs.
     Under the purchase method of accounting, the Merger consideration of $172.2 million was determined based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock and vested options outstanding at the merger date.
     As part of its merger transition, the Company continues to finalize its personnel reorganization plan, and recorded a severance liability totaling approximately $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2008, which increased the goodwill recorded from the acquisition. These liabilities relate primarily to severance and other benefits to be paid to terminated employees. Such liabilities, totaling approximately $6.1 million, have been recorded related to the personnel reorganization plan, of which approximately $1.8 million has been paid to terminated employees as of March 31, 2008. The Company expects to finalize this reorganization plan during the third quarter of 2008.
     The Company also acquired two smaller companies during 2007, NNN/ROC Apartment Holdings, LLC and Alesco Global Advisors, LLC, for purchase price cash consideration aggregating approximately $4.7 million.

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      Supplemental information
     Unaudited pro forma results, assuming the above mentioned 2007 acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2007 for purposes of the 2007 pro forma disclosures, are presented below. The unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of what operating results would have been had all acquisitions occurred on January 1, 2007, and may not be indicative of future operating results.
         
    Unaudited Pro Forma Results  
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31, 2007  
(In thousands, except per share data)        
Revenue
  $ 150,260  
Income from continuing operations
  $ 283  
Net loss
  $ (28 )
Basic loss per share
     
Weighted average shares outstanding for basic earnings per share
    36,910  
Diluted loss per share
     
Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share
    36,910  
7. PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
     During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of one office property, which the Company classified as property held for sale upon acquisition. The aggregate purchase price, including closing costs, of this property was $21.8 million, of which $14.7 million was financed with mortgage debt. Pro forma data is not presented as the operations of this property are included in discontinued operations in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
8. IDENTIFIED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
     Identified intangible assets consisted of the following:
                     
        March 31,     December 31,  
(In thousands)   Useful Life   2008     2007  
Contract rights
                   
Contract rights, established for the legal right to future disposition fees of a portfolio of real estate properties under contract
  Amortize per disposition transactions   $ 20,538     $ 20,538  
Accumulated amortization — contract rights
        (3,944 )     (3,521 )
 
               
Contract rights, net
        16,594       17,017  
 
               
 
                   
Other identified intangible assets
                   
Trade name
  Indefinite     64,100       64,100  
Affiliate agreement
  20 years     10,600       10,600  
Customer relationships
  5 to 7 years     5,436       5,579  
Internally developed software
  4 years     6,200       6,200  
Customer backlog
  1 year     300       300  
Other contract rights
  5 to 7 years     1,418       1,418  
Non-compete and employment agreements
  3 to 4 years     97       597  
 
               
 
        88,151       88,794  
Accumulated amortization
        (1,212 )     (338 )
 
               
Other identified intangible assets, net
        86,939       88,456  
 
               
 
                   
Identified intangible assets — properties
                   
In place leases and tenant relationships
  35 to 95 months     271       271  
Above market leases
  35 months     107       107  
 
               
 
        378       378  
Accumulated amortization — properties
        (280 )     (262 )
 
               
Identified intangible assets, net— properties
        98       116  
 
               
Total identified intangible assets, net
      $ 103,631     $ 105,589  
 
               

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     Amortization expense recorded for the contract rights was $423,000 and $807,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense was charged as a reduction to investment management revenue in each respective period. During the period of future real property sales, the amortization of the contract rights for intangible assets will be applied based on the net relative value of disposition fees realized.
     Amortization expense recorded for the other identified intangible assets was $874,000 and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense was included as part of operating expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
     Amortization expense recorded for the in-place leases and tenant relationships was $12,000 and $14,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense was included as part of operating expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
     Amortization expense recorded for the above-market leases was $6,000 and $8,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Amortization expense was charged as a reduction to rental related revenue in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
9. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Accrued liabilities
  $ 14,287     $ 18,421  
Salaries and related costs
    10,996       12,575  
Accounts payable
    8,619       12,702  
Broker commissions
    6,905       26,517  
Dividends
    6,709       1,733  
Severance
    4,385       4,965  
Bonuses
    3,171       14,933  
Property management fees and commissions due to third parties
    2,778       4,491  
Organizational marketing expense allowance related costs
    264       1,219  
Other
    2,610       3,591  
 
           
Total
  $ 60,724     $ 101,147  
 
           
10. NOTES PAYABLE AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
     Notes payable and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Unsecured notes payable to third-party investors with fixed interest at 6.00% per annum and matures on December 2011. Principal and interest is due quarterly beginning March 31, 2006.
  $ 380     $ 411  
Capital leases obligations
    705       790  
 
           
Total
    1,085       1,201  
Less portion classified as current
    (372 )     (402 )
 
           
Non-current portion
  $ 713     $ 799  
 
           
     Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC (“GERI”) historically had entered into several interest rate lock agreements with commercial banks. All rate locks were cancelled and all deposits in connection with these agreements were refunded to the Company in April 2008.

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11. MORTGAGE LOANS PAYABLE SECURED BY PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE
     Notes payable secured by properties held for sale consisted of the following:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Mortgage debt payable to various financial institutions for real estate held for sale. Fixed interest rates range from 5.95% to 6.32% per annum. The notes mature at various dates through November 2018. As of March 31, 2008, all notes require monthly interest-only payments.
  $ 138,472     $ 209,230  
Mezzanine debt payable to a financial institution for real estate held for sale with an interest rate of 13.0% per annum. The note matured on April 15, 2008 and was paid in full. As of March 31, 2008, the note requires monthly interest-only payments.
    14,000       18,790  
Mortgage debt payable to various financial institutions for real estate held for sale, which bear interest at LIBOR plus 250 basis points and include an interest rate cap for LIBOR at 6.00% (approximately 5.20% per annum as of March 31, 2008).
    120,500       120,500  
 
           
Total
  $ 272,972     $ 348,520  
 
           
12. LINES OF CREDIT
     The Company’s line of credit is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and requires the Company to meet certain minimum loan to value, debt service coverage, and performance covenants, including the timely payment of interest. The outstanding balance on the line of credit was $38.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and carried an average weighted interest rate of 6.63%. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants pertaining to the credit agreement as of March 31, 2008.
13. SEGMENT DISCLOSURE
     In conjunction with the Merger, management re-evaluated its reportable segments and determined that the Company’s reportable segments consist of Transaction Services, Investment Management, and Management Services. The Company’s Investment Management segment includes all of NNN’s historical business units and, therefore, all historical data have been conformed to reflect the reportable segments as a combined company.
      Transaction Services — Transaction Services advise buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants on the sale, leasing and valuation of commercial property and includes the Company’s national accounts group and national affiliate program operations.
      Investment Management — Investment Management includes all of NNN’s historical business units, which includes services for acquisition, financing and disposition with respect to the Company’s programs, asset management services related to the Company’s programs, and dealer-manager services by its securities broker-dealer, which facilitates capital raising transactions for its TIC and REIT programs.
      Management Services — Management Services provide property management and related services for owners of investment properties and facilities management services for corporate owners and occupiers.
     The Company also has certain corporate level activities including interest income from notes and advances, property rental related operations, legal administration, accounting, finance, and management information systems which are not considered separate operating segments.
     The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based upon operating income. Net operating income is defined as operating revenue less compensation and operating and administrative costs and excludes other rental related, rental expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization, and corporate general and administrative expenses.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) - Continued
                                 
    Transaction     Investment     Management        
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008   Services     Management     Services     Total  
(In thousands)                                
Revenue
  $ 59,148     $ 26,092     $ 61,756     $ 146,996  
Compensation costs
    51,477       11,146       57,711       120,334  
General and administrative
    11,421       7,560       2,644       21,625  
 
                       
Segment operating (loss) income
  $ (3,750 )   $ 7,386     $ 1,401     $ 5,037  
 
                       
                                 
    Transaction     Investment     Management        
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007   Services     Management     Services     Total  
(In thousands)  
Revenue
  $     $ 29,465     $     $ 29,465  
Compensation costs
          13,591             13,591  
General and administrative
          9,264             9,264  
 
                       
Segment operating income
  $     $ 6,610     $     $ 6,610  
 
                       
      The following is a reconciliation between segment operating income to consolidated net (loss) income:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Reconciliation to consolidated net (loss) income:
               
Total segment operating income
  $ 5,037     $ 6,610  
Non-segment:
               
Rental operations, net
    4,489       (115 )
Other operating expenses
    (13,668 )     (1,050 )
Other (expense) income
    (6,323 )     848  
Minority interest in loss (income) of consolidated entities
    502       (7 )
Income tax benefit (provision)
    4,146       (2,489 )
Loss from discontinued operations
    (51 )     (160 )
 
           
Net (loss) income
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637  
 
           
14. PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
     A summary of the properties held for sale balance sheet information is as follows:
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Operating properties
  $ 295,784     $ 345,576  
Identified intangible assets and other assets
    64,727       85,758  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 360,511     $ 431,334  
 
           
Mortgage loans payable
  $ 272,972     $ 348,520  
Liabilities of properties held for sale
    11,579       18,711  
 
           
Total liabilities
  $ 284,551     $ 367,231  
 
           
     In instances when the Company expects to have significant ongoing cash flows or significant continuing involvement in the component beyond the date of sale, the income (loss) from certain properties held for sale continue to be fully recorded within the continuing operations of the Company through the date of sale.
     The net results of discontinued operations and the net gain on dispositions of properties sold or classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2008, in which the Company has no significant ongoing cash flows or significant continuing involvement, are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as discontinued operations. The Company will

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receive certain fee income from these properties on an ongoing basis that is not considered significant when compared to the operating results of such properties.
     The following table summarizes the income and expense components that comprised discontinued operations, net of taxes, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands)                
Rental income
  $ 1,220     $ 5,195  
Rental expense
    (551 )     (2,468 )
Interest expense (including amortization of deferred financing costs)
    (883 )     (3,096 )
Tax benefit
    90       149  
 
           
Loss from discontinued operations-net of taxes
    (124 )     (220 )
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations-net of taxes
    73       60  
 
           
Total loss from discontinued operations
  $ (51 )   $ (160 )
 
           
     During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company contributed certain assets and liabilities related to properties held for sale to investments in joint ventures. These non-cash transactions resulted in a reduction of restricted cash of approximately $10.9 million, a reduction of properties held for sale of approximately $73.6 million, a reduction in mortgage loans payable secured by properties held for sale of approximately $74.2 million, a decrease in other assets of approximately $1.5 million and an increase in investments in unconsolidated entities of approximately $11.8 million.
15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
      Operating Leases — The Company has non-cancelable operating lease obligations for office space and certain equipment ranging from one to ten years, and sublease agreements under which the Company acts as sublessor.
     The office space leases often times provide for annual rent increases, and typically require payment of property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs.
      Rent expense under these operating leases approximated $5.9 million and $807,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Rent expense is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
      Operating Leases — Other — The Company is a master lessee of seven multi-family residential properties in various locations under non-cancelable leases. The leases, which commenced in various months and expire from June 2015 through March 2016, require minimum monthly payments averaging $795,000 over the 10-year period. Rent expense under these operating leases approximated $2.2 million and $1.2 million for three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
     The Company subleases this residential space to third parties. Rental income from these subleases was $4.2 million and $2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As residential leases are executed for no more than one year, the Company is unable to project the future minimum receivable related to these leases.
      Capital Lease Obligations — The Company leases computers, copiers, and postage equipment that are accounted for as capital leases (see Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information).
      SEC Investigation — On September 16, 2004, Triple Net Properties, which became a subsidiary of Grubb & Ellis as part of the merger with NNN, learned that the SEC Los Angeles Enforcement Division (the “SEC Staff”), is conducting an investigation referred to as “In the matter of Triple Net Properties, LLC.” The SEC Staff requested information from Triple Net Properties relating to disclosure in public and private securities offerings sponsored by Triple Net Properties and its affiliates prior to 2005 ( Triple Net Securities Offerings”). The SEC Staff also requested information from Capital Corp., the dealer-manager for the Triple Net Securities Offerings. Capital Corp. also became a subsidiary of Grubb & Ellis as part of the merger with NNN. The SEC Staff requested financial and other information regarding the Triple Net Securities Offerings and the disclosures included in the related offering documents from each of Triple Net Properties and Capital Corp. Triple Net Properties and Capital Corp. believe they have cooperated fully with the SEC Staff’s investigation.

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     Triple Net Properties and Capital Corp. are engaged in settlement negotiations with the SEC staff regarding this matter. Based on these negotiations, management believes that the conclusion to this matter will not result in a material adverse affect to its results of operations, financial condition or ability to conduct its business. NNN accrued a loss contingency of $600,000 at December 31, 2006 on behalf of Triple Net Properties and Capital Corp. on a consolidated basis. The $600,000 is being held in escrow pending final approval of the settlement agreement.
     To the extent that Triple Net Properties and Capital Corp pay the SEC an amount in excess of $1.0 million in connection with any settlement or other resolution of this matter, Anthony W. Thompson, NNN’s founder and former Chairman of the Board, has agreed to forfeit to NNN up to 1,064,800 shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with this arrangement, NNN entered into an escrow agreement with Mr. Thompson and an independent escrow agent, pursuant to which the escrow agent holds these 1,064,800 shares of common stock that are otherwise issuable to Mr. Thompson in connection with the NNN formation transactions to secure Mr. Thompson’s obligations to NNN. Mr. Thompson’s liability under this arrangement will not exceed the value of the shares in the escrow.
      General
     The Company is involved in various claims and lawsuits arising out of the ordinary conduct of its business, as well as in connection with its participation in various joint ventures and partnerships, many of which may not be covered by the Company’s insurance policies. In the opinion of management, the eventual outcome of such claims and lawsuits is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
      Guarantees — From time to time the Company provides guarantees of loans for properties under management. As of March 31, 2008, there were 146 properties under management with loan guarantees of approximately $3.5 billion in total principal outstanding with terms ranging from one to 10 years, secured by properties with a total aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.6 billion at March 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, there were 143 properties under management with loan guarantees of approximately $3.4 billion in total principal outstanding with terms ranging from one to 10 years, secured by properties with a total aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.6 billion at December 31, 2007.
     The Company’s guarantees consisted of the following as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
    2008   2007
(In thousands)                
Non-recourse/carve-out guarantees of debt of properties under management(1)
  $ 3,290,711     $ 3,167,447  
Non-recourse/carve-out guarantees of the Company’s debt(1)
    138,472       221,430  
Guarantees of the Company’s mezzanine debt
    14,000       48,790  
Recourse guarantees of debt of properties under management
    32,275       47,399  
Recourse guarantees of the Company’s debt
    10,000       10,000  
 
(1)   A “non-recourse/carve-out” guarantee imposes liability on the guarantor in the event the borrower engages in certain acts prohibited by the loan documents.
     Management evaluates these guarantees to determine if the guarantee meets the criteria required to record a liability in accordance with FIN No. 45. The liability was insignificant as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
      Environmental Obligations — In the Company’s role as property manager, it could incur liabilities for the investigation or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes at properties the Company currently or formerly managed or at off-site locations where wastes were disposed. Similarly, under debt financing arrangements on properties owned by sponsored programs, the Company has agreed to indemnify the lenders for environmental liabilities and to remediate any environmental problems that may arise. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability or unasserted claim or assessment relating to an environmental liability that the Company believes would require disclosure or the recording of a loss contingency.

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      Real Estate Licensing Issues — Although Realty was required to have real estate licenses in all of the states in which it acted as a broker for NNN’s programs and received real estate commissions prior to 2007, Realty did not hold a license in certain of those states when it earned fees for those services. In addition, almost all of Triple Net Properties’ revenue was based on an arrangement with Realty to share fees from NNN’s programs. Triple Net Properties did not hold a real estate license in any state, although most states in which properties of the NNN’s programs were located may have required Triple Net Properties to hold a license. As a result, Realty and the Company may be subject to penalties, such as fines (which could be a multiple of the amount received), restitution payments and termination of management agreements, and to the suspension or revocation of certain of Realty’s real estate broker licenses. To date there have been no claims, and the Company cannot assess or estimate whether it will incur any losses as a result of the foregoing.
     To the extent that the Company incurs any liability arising from the failure to comply with real estate broker licensing requirements in certain states, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Hanson have agreed to forfeit to the Company up to an aggregate of 4,124,120 shares of the Company’s common stock, and each share will be deemed to have a value of $11.36 per share in satisfying this obligation. Mr. Thompson has agreed to indemnify the Company, to the extent the liability incurred by the Company for such matters exceeds the deemed $46,865,000 value of these shares, up to an additional $9,435,000 in cash. In connection with this arrangement, NNN has entered into an indemnification and escrow agreement with Mr. Thompson, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hanson, an independent escrow agent and NNN, pursuant to which the escrow agent will hold 4,124,120 shares of the Company’s common stock that are otherwise issuable to Mr. Thompson and Mr. Rogers in connection with the NNN’s formation transactions (2,885,520 shares for Mr. Thompson and 1,238,600 shares for Mr. Rogers) to secure Mr. Thompson’s and Mr. Rogers’ obligations to the Company with respect to these matters. Mr. Thompson’s and Mr. Rogers’ liability under this arrangement will not exceed the sum of the value of their shares in the escrow except to the extent Mr. Thompson may be obliged to indemnify the Company for excess liabilities up to an additional $9,435,000 in cash. Since Mr. Hanson is entitled over time to receive up to 743,160 shares from Messrs. Thompson and Rogers (557,370 from Mr. Thompson and 185,790 from Mr. Rogers) from the shares held in the indemnification and escrow agreement, he is a party to it as well and his liability is limited to those shares. These indemnification agreements remain in place until November 16, 2009. In the event that Mr. Hanson’s right to receive his shares vests prior to the expiration of the indemnification agreements, then to the extent shares attributable to his ownership are available, and not subject to potential claims, under the indemnification and escrow agreement, he will be permitted to remove 88,000 shares on each of January 1, 2008 and 2009 to pay taxes.
16. EARNINGS PER SHARE
     The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share (“SFAS No. 128”). Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period less unvested restricted shares. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares of stock outstanding during the periods utilizing the treasury stock method for stock options and unvested restricted stock.
     On December 7, 2007, pursuant to the Merger Agreement (i) each issued and outstanding share of common stock of NNN was automatically converted into 0.88 of a share of common stock of the Company, and (ii) each issued and outstanding stock option of NNN, exercisable for common stock of NNN, was automatically converted into the right to receive a stock option exercisable for common stock of the Company based on the same 0.88 share conversion ratio.
     Unless otherwise indicated, all pre-merger NNN share data have been adjusted to reflect the 0.88 conversion as a result of the Merger.

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     The following is a reconciliation between weighted-average shares used in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)                
Numerator:
               
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax
  $ (5,817 )   $ 3,797  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
    (51 )     (160 )
 
           
Net (loss) income
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637  
 
           
Denominator:
               
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
               
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
    63,521       36,910 (1)
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Non-vested restricted stock
    (2)     39 (1)(2)
 
           
Denominator for diluted net income per share:
               
Weighted-average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding
    63,521       36,949  
 
           
Basic earnings per share
               
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
           
 
           
Basic (loss) earnings per share
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share
               
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
           
 
           
Diluted (loss) earnings per share
  $ (0.09 )   $ 0.10  
 
           
 
(1)   Shares of NNN’s common stock as of March 31, 2007, are converted to the Company’s common shares outstanding by applying December 7, 2007 merger exchange ratio for earnings per share disclosure purposes.
 
(2)   Options outstanding to purchase shares of common stock and restricted stock, the effect of which would be anti-dilutive, were approximately 2.3 million and 731,000 at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. These shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because an operating loss was reported or the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the respective periods.
17. COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
     The components of comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, are as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Net (loss) income
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637  
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
               
Net unrealized loss on investments, net of taxes
    (51 )     (13 )
Elimination of net unrealized loss on investment in GERA warrants
    223        
 
           
 
               
Total comprehensive (loss) income
  $ (5,696 )   $ 3,624  
 
           

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
18. OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
      Due to Related Parties — The Company, through its consolidated subsidiaries Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Advisor, LLC, and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Advisor, LLC, bears certain general and administrative expenses in its capacity as advisor of Apartment REIT and Healthcare REIT, and is reimbursed for these expenses. However, Apartment REIT and Healthcare REIT will not reimburse the Company for any operating expenses that, in any four consecutive fiscal quarters, exceed the greater of 2.0% of average invested assets (as defined in their respective advisory agreements) or 25.0% of the respective REIT’s net income for such year, unless the board of directors of the respective REITs approve such excess as justified based on unusual or nonrecurring factors. All unreimbursable amounts are expensed by the Company.
      Management Fees — The Company provides both transaction and management services to parties which are related to a principal stockholder and director of the Company, or Kojaian affiliated entities (collectively, “Kojaian Companies”). In addition, the Company also paid asset management fees to the Kojaian Companies related to properties the Company manages on their behalf. Revenue, including reimbursable expenses related to salaries, wages and benefits, earned by the Company for services rendered to these affiliates, including joint ventures, officers and directors and their affiliates, was $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. No such services were rendered in the three months ended March 31, 2007.
      Other Related Party — GERI, which is wholly owned by the Company, owns a 50.0% managing member interest in Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Advisor, LLC. Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC owns a 25.0% equity interest in Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Advisor, LLC and each of Scott D. Peters, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Louis J Rogers, former President of GERI and former director of NNN, and Andrea R. Biller, the Company’s General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary, received an equity interest of 18.0% of Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC. GERI owns the remaining 64.0% membership interest.
     GERI owns a 75.0% managing member interest in Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Advisor, LLC. Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC owns a 25.0% equity interest in Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Advisor, LLC and each of Mr. Peters, Ms. Biller and Jeffery T. Hanson, the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and GERI’s President, received an equity interest of 18.0% of Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC. GERI owns the remaining 46.0% membership interest.
     Anthony W. Thompson, former Chairman of the Company and NNN, as a special member, was entitled to receive up to $175,000 annually in compensation from each of Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC. Effective February 8, 2008 upon his resignation as Chairman, he is no longer a special member. As part of his resignation, the Company has agreed to continue to pay him up to an aggregate of $569,000, which was accrued as of March 31, 2008, through the offering periods related to Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT, Inc.
     The grants of these membership interests in Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC to certain executives are being accounted for by the Company as a profit sharing arrangement. Compensation expense is recorded by the Company when the likelihood of payment is probable and the amount of such payment is estimable, which generally coincides with Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT Advisor, LLC and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT Advisor, LLC recording its revenue. Compensation expense related to this profit sharing arrangement associated with Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC includes distributions based on membership interests of $30,000 earned by each of Mr. Peters and Ms. Biller from Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Compensation expense related to this profit sharing arrangement associated with Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC includes distributions based on membership interests of $44,000 earned by Mr. Thompson for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $107,000 and $42,000 earned by each of Messrs. Peters and Hanson and Ms. Biller for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
     As of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the remaining 64.0% equity interest in Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC and the remaining 46.0% equity interest in Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC was owned by GERI; however, the operating agreements require that any allocable earnings attributable to GERI’s ownership interests be paid to GERI on a quarterly basis to be used for compensation to its employees or other individuals associated with GERI and its affiliates. As such, Grubb & Ellis Apartment Management, LLC incurred $42,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare Management, LLC incurred $158,000 and $107,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, to other Company employees, which was included in compensation expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
     G REIT, Inc. had agreed to pay Mr. Peters and Ms. Biller, retention bonuses in connection with its stockholder approved liquidation of $50,000 and $25,000, respectively, upon the filing of each of G REIT’s annual and quarterly reports with the SEC during the period of the liquidation process, beginning with the annual report for the year ending December 31, 2005. These retention bonuses were agreed to by the independent directors of G REIT and approved by the stockholders of G REIT in connection with G REIT’s stockholder approved liquidation. As of March 31, 2008, Mr. Peters and Ms. Biller have received retention bonuses of $200,000 and $100,000 from G REIT, respectively. On January 28, 2008, G REIT’s remaining assets and liabilities were transferred to G REIT Liquidating Trust. Effective January 30, 2008, and March 4, 2008, respectively, Mr. Peters and Ms. Biller irrevocably waived their rights to receive all future retention bonuses from G REIT Liquidating Trust. Additionally, Mr. Peters and Ms. Biller, each received a performance-based bonus of $100,000 upon the receipt by GERI of net commissions aggregating $5,000,000 or more from the sale of G REIT properties in March 2007.
     The Company’s directors and officers, as well as officers, managers and employees have purchased, and may continue to purchase, interests in offerings made by the Company’s programs at a discount. The purchase price for these interests reflects the fact that selling commissions and marketing allowances will not be paid in connection with these sales. The net proceeds to the Company from these sales made net of commissions will be substantially the same as the net proceeds received from other sales.
     The Company has outstanding advances totaling $678,000 and $1.0 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively, to Colony Canyon, a property 30.0% owned by Mr. Thompson. The advances bear interest at 10.0% per annum and are required to be repaid within one year (although the repayments can and have been extended from time to time).
19. INCOME TAXES
     The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 consisted of the following:
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(In thousands)   2008     2007  
Current:
               
Federal
  $ (3,978 )   $ 3,238  
State
    (134 )     773  
 
           
 
    (4,112 )     4,011  
 
           
 
               
Deferred:
               
Federal
    73       (1,283 )
State
    (107 )     (239 )
 
           
 
    (34 )     (1,522 )
 
           
 
  $ (4,146 )   $ 2,489  
 
           
     The Company recorded prepaid taxes totaling approximately $7.1 million as of March 31, 2008, comprised primarily of prepaid tax estimates.
     Grubb & Ellis Company generated a federal net operating loss (NOL) of approximately $8.2 million for the taxable period of the acquired entity ending on the merger date. This NOL carryforward is subject to an annual limitation under IRC section 382 because the merger caused a change of ownership of the Company of greater than

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GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) — Continued
50.0%. The annual limitation is approximately $7.3 million. At March 31, 2008, federal net operating loss carryforwards were available to the Company in the amount of approximately $9.1 million which expire from 2008 to 2027.
     In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance at March 31, 2008, the Company evaluated both positive and negative evidence in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Given the historical earnings of the Company, management believes that it is more likely than not that the entire federal net operating loss of $9.1 million will be used in the foreseeable near future, and therefore has recorded no valuation allowance against the related deferred tax asset. As of the date of the merger, Grubb & Ellis Company also had state net operating loss carryforwards, although a substantial portion of these deferred assets were offset by a valuation allowance, totaling $3.0 million as the future utilization of these state NOLs is uncertain.
     The differences between the total income tax provision or (benefit) of the Company for financial statement purposes and the income taxes computed using the applicable federal income tax rate of 35.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
(In thousands)   2008     2007  
Federal income taxes at the statutory rate
  $ (3,487 )   $ 2,138  
State income taxes net of federal benefit
    (506 )     333
Credits
    38        
Non-deductible expenses
    (220 )     18  
Other
    29        
 
           
 
  $ (4,146 )   $ 2,489  
 
           

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements
     This Interim Report contains statements that are not historical facts and constitute projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company in future periods to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or suggested by these statements. You can identify such statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “should,” “strive,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate” and “anticipate” or similar expressions. When we discuss strategy or plans, we are making projections, forecasts or forward-looking statements. Actual results and stockholder’s value will be affected by a variety of risks and factors, including, without limitation, international, national and local economic conditions and real estate risks and financing risks and acts of terror or war. Many of the risks and factors that will determine these results and values are beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict. These statements are necessarily based upon various assumptions involving judgment with respect to the future. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates of revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Factors that could adversely affect the Company’s ability to obtain these results and value include, among other things: (i) the volume of transactions and prices for real estate in the real estate markets generally, (ii) a general or regional economic downturn that could create a recession in the real estate markets, (iii) the Company’s debt level and its ability to make interest and principal payments, (iv) an increase in expenses related to new initiatives, investments in people, technology, and service improvements, (v) the Company’s ability to implement, and the success of, new initiatives and investments, including expansion into new specialty areas and integration of the Company’s business units, (vi) the ability of the Company to consummate acquisitions and integrate acquired companies and assets, and (vii) other factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed on March 17, 2008.
Overview and Background
     In certain instances throughout this Interim Report phrases such as “legacy Grubb & Ellis” or similar descriptions are used to reference, when appropriate, the Company prior to the Merger. Similarly, in certain instances throughout this Interim Report the term NNN, “legacy NNN”, or similar phrases are used to reference, when appropriate, NNN Realty Advisors, Inc. prior to the Merger.
     Grubb & Ellis Company (the “Company”), is a commercial real estate services and investment management firm. On December 7, 2007, NNN Realty Advisors, Inc. (“NNN”) effected a stock merger (the “Merger”) with the legacy Grubb & Ellis Company, a 50 year old commercial real estate services firm. Upon the closing of the Merger, a change of control of the Company occurred, as the former stockholders of legacy NNN acquired approximately 60% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of legacy NNN automatically converted into a 0.88 of a share of common stock of the Company. Based on accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the Merger was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, and although structured as a reverse merger, legacy NNN is considered the accounting acquirer of legacy Grubb & Ellis. As a consequence, the operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2008 reflect the consolidated results of the newly merged company while the three months ended March 31, 2007 include solely the operating results of legacy NNN.
     Unless otherwise indicated, all pre-merger NNN share data have been adjusted to reflect the conversion as a result of the Merger.
     NNN is a real estate investment management company and sponsor of tax deferred tenant in common (“TIC”) 1031 property exchanges as well as a sponsor of public non-traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and other investment programs. Pursuant to the merger, the Company now sponsors real estate investment programs under the Grubb & Ellis brand, Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC (“GERI”) (formerly Triple Net Properties, LLC), to provide investors with the opportunity to engage in tax-deferred exchanges of real property and to invest in other

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real estate investment vehicles, and continues to offer full-service real estate asset management services. GERI raises capital for these programs through an extensive network of broker-dealer relationships. GERI structures, acquires, manages and disposes of real estate for these programs, earning fees for each of these services.
     Legacy Grubb & Ellis business units provide a full range of real estate services, including transaction services, which comprises its brokerage operations, and management and consulting services for both local and multi-location clients, which includes third-party property management, corporate facilities management, project management, client accounting, business services and engineering services.
Critical Accounting Policies
     A discussion of the Company’s critical accounting policies, which include principles of consolidation, revenue recognition, impairment of goodwill, deferred taxes and insurance and claims reserves, can be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. There have been no material changes to these policies in 2008.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement
     In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157 (“SFAS No. 157”), Fair Value Measurements . SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value instruments. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (the “FSP”). The FSP amends SFAS No. 157 to delay the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (that is, at least annually). There was no affect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 157 as of January 1, 2008 as it relates to financial assets and financial liabilities. For items within its scope, the FSP defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 157 as it relates to non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities in the first quarter of 2009 and does not believe adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 161 in the first quarter of 2009 and does not believe the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
     The Company reported revenue of $160.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with revenue of $31.7 million for the same period of 2007. Approximately $126.3 million of the increase was attributed to revenue from legacy Grubb & Ellis’ Transaction Services and Management Services businesses and the operations of the assets warehoused for GERA. The remaining $2.6 million of the increase was attributed to legacy NNN’s Investment Management business, including $6.0 million from increased rental related revenue, offset primarily by a decrease of $3.2 million in disposition fees resulting from the liquidation of G REIT and the sale of its properties for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The Company completed a total of 20 acquisitions and two dispositions on behalf of the investment programs it sponsors at values of $348.9 million and $36.1 million, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The net acquisitions from the Investment Management business allowed the Company to grow its captive assets under management by more than 6.1% during 2008. At

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March 31, 2008, the value of the Company’s assets under management was in excess of $6.1 billion, compared to $5.8 billion at December 31, 2007.
     The Company reported an operating loss of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, which was attributable to a number of expense factors, most of which were directly related to the assets held for sale. These expenses included $2.9 million of merger related costs, $5.0 million of interest expense for the assets held for sale, and $1.5 million of amortization expense associated with the assets held for sale and merger related intangible assets. These expenses were partially offset by the operating results of the real estate held for sale.
     The Company’s net loss of $5.9 million included a $5.8 million net write-off of its investment in GERA.
     As a result of the Merger in December 2007, the newly combined Company’s operating segments were evaluated for reportable segments. As a result, the legacy NNN reportable segments were realigned into a single operating and reportable segment called Investment Management. This realignment had no impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows.
     The Company reports its revenue by three business segments in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information (“SFAS 131”). Transaction Services, which comprises its real estate brokerage operations; Investment Management which includes providing acquisition, financing and disposition services with respect to its programs, asset management services related to its programs, and dealer-manager services by its securities broker-dealer, which facilitates capital raising transactions for its TIC, REIT and other investment programs; and Management Services, which includes property management, corporate facilities management, project management, client accounting, business services and engineering services for unrelated third parties and the properties owned by the programs it sponsors. Additional information on these business segments can be found in Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Report.
      Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
     The following summarizes comparative results of operations for the periods indicated.
                                 
    Three Months Ended        
    March 31,     Change  
(In thousands)   2008     2007(1)     $     %  
Revenue
                               
Transaction services
  $ 59,148     $     $ 59,148       %
Investment management
    26,092       29,465       (3,373 )     (11.5 )
Management services
    61,756             61,756        
Rental related
    13,628       2,283       11,345       496.9  
 
                         
Total revenue
    160,624       31,748       128,876       405.9  
 
                         
Operating Expense
                               
Compensation costs
    120,334       13,591       106,743       785.3  
General and administrative
    21,625       9,264       12,361       133.5  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,057       514       4,543       883.9  
Rental related
    9,139       2,398       6,741       281.1  
Interest
    5,742       536       5,206       971.3  
Merger related costs
    2,869             2,869        
 
                         
Total operating expense
    164,766       26,303       138,463       526.4  
 
                         
Operating (Loss) Income
    (4,142 )     5,445       (9,587 )     (176.1 )
 
                         
Other (Expense) Income
                               
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated entities
    (6,014 )     169       (6,183 )     (3,658.6 )
Interest income
    237       541       (304 )     (56.2 )
Other
    (546 )     138       (684 )     (495.7 )
 
                         
Total other (expense) income
    (6,323 )     848       (7,171 )     (845.6 )
 
                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations before minority interest and income tax benefit (provision)
    (10,465 )     6,293       (16,758 )     (266.3 )

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    Three Months Ended        
    March 31,     Change  
(In thousands)   2008     2007(1)     $     %  
Minority interest in loss (income) of consolidated entities
    502       (7 )     509       7271.4  
 
                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax benefit (provision)
    (9,963 )     6,286       (16,249 )     (258.5 )
Income tax benefit (provision)
    4,146       (2,489 )     6,635       266.6  
 
                         
(Loss) income from continuing operations
    (5,817 )     3,797       (9,614 )     (253.2 )
 
                         
Discontinued Operations
                               
Loss from discontinued operations — net of taxes
    (124 )     (220 )     96       43.6  
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations — net of taxes
    73       60       13       21.7  
 
                         
Total loss from discontinued operations
    (51 )     (160 )     109       68.1  
 
                         
Net (Loss) Income
  $ (5,868 )   $ 3,637     $ (9,505 )     (261.3 )
 
                         
 
(1)   Based on GAAP, the operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 represents legacy NNN business.
Revenue
Transaction and Management Services Revenue
     The Company earns revenue from the delivery of transaction and management services to the commercial real estate industry. Transaction fees include commissions from leasing, acquisition and disposition, and agency leasing assignments as well as fees from appraisal and consulting services. Management fees, which include reimbursed salaries, wages and benefits, comprise the remainder of the Company’s services revenue, and include fees related to both property and facilities management outsourcing as well as project management and business services. Following the close of the merger, Grubb & Ellis Management Services assumed management of nearly 25.7 million square feet of NNN’s 42.9 million-square-foot captive investment management portfolio. At March 31, 2008, the Company managed approximately 218 million square feet of property.
Investment Management Revenue
     Investment management revenue of $26.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 reflected the revenue generated through the fee structure of the various investment products, which included transaction related fees of $13.1 million, captive management fees of $10.3 million and dealer-manager fees of $2.7 million. These fees include acquisition, disposition, financing, asset management, placement, broker-dealer and other fees. Key drivers of this business are the dollar value of equity raised, the amount of transactions that are generated in the investment product platforms and the amount of square footage of assets under management.
     In total, $263.7 million in equity was raised for the Company’s investment programs for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with $144.4 million in the same period in 2007. The increase was driven by the Company’s new Wealth Management platform, with $137.4 million raised for high quality real estate investments on behalf of investors, as well as an increase in equity raised by the Company’s non-traded public REITs. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company’s non-traded public REIT programs raised $74.2 million, nearly double the equity raised in the same period in 2007. The Company’s tenant-in-common 1031 exchange programs raised $52.1 million in equity during the first quarter of 2008, compared with $103.8 million in the same period in 2007. The equity raised for the three months ended March 31, 2008 reflects current market conditions.
     Acquisition fees increased approximately $2.9 million, or 36.3%, to approximately $10.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to approximately $7.9 million for the same period in 2007. Net fees as a percentage of aggregate acquisition price increased to 3.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to 2.0% for the same period in 2007. The year-over-year increase in the net acquisition fee percentage was primarily attributed to a $2.8 million net change in deferred fees which positively impacted the first three months of 2008. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, the Company acquired 20 properties on behalf of its sponsored programs for an approximate aggregate total of $348.9 million, compared to 17 properties (including two which were consolidated) for an approximate aggregate total of $397.5 million during the same period in 2007.

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     Disposition fees decreased approximately $3.2 million, or 90.9%, to approximately $320,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to approximately $3.5 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease reflects lower sales volume with approximately $743,000 in net fees realized at a rate of 3.4% of aggregate sales price of $36.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008. This compares to $3.5 million in fees realized at a rate of 1.7% of aggregate sales price of $254.2 million from the disposition of six properties for the same period in 2007, with an average sales price of $42.4 million per property, which includes $3.2 million of fees from properties sold in connection with the liquidation of G REIT, Inc. in 2007. Further reducing the disposition fees during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 was $422,000 and $807,000, respectively, of amortization of identified intangible contract rights associated with the acquisition of Realty as they represent the right to future disposition fees of a portfolio of real properties under contract.
     Organization & marketing (OMEA) fees decreased approximately $1.1 million, or 48.5%, to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $2.2 million for the same period in 2007. OMEA fees as a percentage of equity raised for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was 2.2%, compared to 2.1% for the same period in 2007. The decrease in OMEA fees earned was primarily due to lower TIC equity raised in 2008 of $52.1 million, compared to $103.8 million in TIC equity raised for the same period in 2007.
     Captive management fees were relatively flat year-over-year after a shift of approximately $4.0 million of revenue to the Company’s management services segment.
Rental Revenue
     Rental revenue includes revenue from the warehousing of properties held for sale primarily to the Company’s Investment Management programs. These line items also include pass-through revenue for the master lease accommodations related to the Company’s TIC programs.
Operating Expense Overview
     Included in the Company’s operating expense of $164.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $2.9 million of merger related costs, $4.8 million of interest expense for five assets held for sale, and $1.5 million of amortization expense associated with two of the assets held for sale and merger related intangible assets.
     The total increase in operating expense of $138.5 million, or 526.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, included $130.0 million due to the legacy Grubb & Ellis business and $2.9 million was due to additional merger related costs. The remaining $5.6 million of the increase was attributed to legacy NNN’s Investment Management business, including $3.6 million in rental related expense, $1.1 million in non-cash stock based compensation, $929,000 in depreciation and amortization and $3.1 million in interest expense activity primarily related to two properties held for sale.
Compensation Costs
     Compensation costs increased $106.7 million, or 785.3%, to $120.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $13.6 million for the same period in 2007 due to approximately $107.0 million of compensation costs attributed to legacy Grubb & Ellis’ operations. Compensation costs related to the investment management business decreased 1.8% to $13.3 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $13.6 million for the same period in 2007 primarily as a result of the transfer of certain on-site property management professionals to the Grubb & Ellis Management business subsequent to the merger. Non-cash stock compensation expense

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increased by $1.1 million to $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2007.
General and Administrative
     General and administrative expense increased $12.4 million, or 133.5%, to $21.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $9.3 million for the same period in 2007 due to approximately $14.0 million of general and administration expenses attributed to legacy Grubb & Ellis operations, partially offset by a $1.7 million decrease related to the investment management business, primarily due to a $1.0 million decrease in legal fees.
     General and administrative expense was 13.4% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared with 29.2% for the same period in 2007.
Depreciation and Amortization
     Depreciation and amortization increased $4.5 million, or 883.9%, to $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $514,000 for the same period in 2007. Approximately $3.6 million was attributed to depreciation and amortization expense from the legacy Grubb & Ellis operations. The remaining $929,000 of the increase was related to the investment management business, which increased to $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $514,000 for the same period in 2007, primarily related to two properties held for sale that were previously held for investment on the balance sheet.
Rental Expense
     Rental expense includes the related expense from the warehousing of properties held for sale primarily to the Company’s Investment Management programs. These line items also include pass-through expenses for master lease accommodations related to the Company’s TIC programs.
Interest Expense
     Interest expense increased $5.2 million, or 971.3%, to $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $536,000 for the same period in 2007. Approximately $2.1 million was attributed to interest expense from the legacy Grubb & Ellis operations, which included $1.7 million primarily related to three assets held for sale. The remaining $3.1 million of the increase was related to the investment management business which increased to $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $536,000 for the same period in 2007. The increase in activity was primarily related to two properties held for sale on the balance sheet.
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Unconsolidated Entities
     In the first quarter of 2008, the Company wrote off its investment in GERA, which resulted in a net impact of $5.8 million, including $4.5 million related to stock and warrant purchases and $1.3 million related to operating advances and third party costs.
Income Tax
     The Company recognized a tax benefit of $4.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to a tax provision of $2.5 million for the same period in 2007. The net $6.6 million decrease in tax expense was primarily a result of the nonrecurring tax benefit primarily due to the write-off of the GERA investment. In addition, the Company is subject to the highest federal income tax rate of 35% for the three months ended 2008, compared to a 34% statutory tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2007. (See Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Report for additional information.)
Net (Loss) Income
     As a result of the above items, the Company recognized a net loss of $5.9 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share, which included a $5.8 million net write-off of the GERA investment, $2.9 million of merger related costs,

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$4.8 million of interest expense for five assets held for sale, and $1.5 million of amortization expense associated with two of the assets held for sale and merger related intangible assets, for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to net income of $3.6 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, for the same period in 2007.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
     As of March 31, 2008, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $24.2 million, from a cash balance of $49.1 million as of December 31, 2007. The Company’s operating activities used net cash of $45.4 million, as the Company repaid net liabilities totaling $53.0 million related primarily to incentive compensation and deferred commission payable balances which attained peak levels during the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Other operating activities included cash totaling $7.9 million generated from the Company’s net income, excluding non-cash items. The Company used $9.7 million for net investing activities, primarily due to the Company’s real estate investment activities which used net cash of $14.1 million. The Company also spent $1.5 million on purchases of property and equipment and received $7.0 million of net collections on note and advance receivables. Net financing activities provided cash of $30.9 million, primarily due to borrowings totaling $30.0 million under the Company’s line of credit. Financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 also included net proceeds totaling $4.4 million on mortgage loans related to its real estate investment activities and dividend payments of $1.7 million related to the dividend declared by the Company in December 2007.
     The Company believes that it will have sufficient capital resources to satisfy its liquidity needs over the next twelve-month period. The Company expects to meet its short-term liquidity needs, which may include principal repayments of debt obligations, capital expenditures and dividends to stockholders, through current and retained earnings, borrowings under its $75.0 million line of credit with Deutsche Bank Trust Company and the sale of real estate held for sale. As of March 31, 2008, the Company had $38.0 million outstanding under the credit facility.
     The Company expects to meet its long-term liquidity requirements, which may include investments in various real estate investor programs and institutional funds, through retained cash flow, borrowings under its line of credit, additional long-term secured and unsecured borrowings and proceeds from the potential issuance of debt or equity securities.
     As part of the Company’s strategic plan, management has targeted approximately $16.5 million of expense synergies, of which $12.5 million are expected to be realized during the twelve months of 2008.
     In connection with its recent merger, the Company has announced its intention to pay a $0.41 per share dividend per annum, which equates to approximately $26.5 million on an annual basis. The Company declared and paid such dividends for holders of records at the end of each of the fourth calendar quarter of 2007 and the first calendar quarter of 2008. These dividend payments as well as any future dividend payments are subject to quarterly review by the Board of Directors and are limited to 50% of the Company’s trailing twelve months’ Consolidated Net Income plus certain non-cash and other expense items, as defined in the Company’s current line of credit agreement.
     The Company owns properties held for sale totaling approximately $295.8 million at March 31, 2008 in which the Company has in excess of $83.0 million of its equity invested. The assets consist of five properties that were originally purchased for re-sale to an investment company or institutional fund sponsored by the Company. Upon the sale of these assets to a joint venture, third party or other sponsored investment program, the Company expects to recoup a significant amount of this equity and as a result replenish the Company’s cash and cash equivalents.
Commitments, Contingencies and Other Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligations
     The Company leases office space throughout the country through non-cancelable operating leases, which expire at various dates through February 28, 2017.
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      Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. From time to time the Company provides guarantees of loans for properties under management. As of March 31, 2008, there were 146 properties under management with loan guarantees of approximately $3.5 billion in total principal outstanding with terms ranging from one to 10 years, secured by properties with a total aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.6 billion at March 31, 2008. As of December 31, 2007, there were 143 properties under management with loan guarantees of approximately $3.4 billion in total principal outstanding with terms ranging from one to 10 years, secured by properties with a total aggregate purchase price of approximately $4.6 billion at December 31, 2007.
     The Company’s guarantees consisted of the following as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
                 
    March 31,   December 31,
(In thousands)   2008   2007
Non-recourse/carve-out guarantees of debt of properties under management(1)
  $ 3,290,711     $ 3,167,447  
Non-recourse/carve-out guarantees of the Company’s debt(1)
    138,472       221,430  
Guarantees of the Company’s mezzanine debt
    14,000       48,790  
Recourse guarantees of debt of properties under management
    32,275       47,399  
Recourse guarantees of the Company’s debt
    10,000       10,000  
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
      Derivatives — The Company’s credit facility debt obligations and mortgage loan obligations are floating rate obligations whose interest rate and related monthly interest payments vary with the movement in LIBOR and/or prime lending rates. As of March 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balances on the credit facility totaled $38.0 million and on the mortgage loan debt obligations totaled $273.0 million. Since interest payments on any future obligation will increase if interest rate markets rise, or decrease if interest rate markets decline, the Company will be subject to cash flow risk related to these debt instruments. In order to mitigate this risk, the terms of the Company’s amended credit agreement required the Company to maintain interest rate hedge agreements against 50 percent of all variable interest debt obligations. To fulfill this requirement, the Company holds two interest rate cap agreements with Deutsche Bank AG, which provide for quarterly payments to the Company equal to the variable interest amount paid by the Company in excess of 6.0% of the underlying notional amounts. In addition, the terms of certain mortgage loan agreements required the Company to purchase two-year interest rate caps on 30-day LIBOR with a LIBOR strike price of 6.0%, thereby locking the maximum interest rate on borrowings under the mortgage loans at 7.70% for the initial two year term of the mortgage loans.
     The Company’s earnings are affected by changes in short-term interest rates as a result of the variable interest rates incurred on its line of credit. The Company’s line of credit debt obligation is secured by its assets, bears interest at the bank’s prime rate or LIBOR plus applicable margins based on the Company’s financial performance and matures in December 2010. Since interest payments on this obligation will increase if interest rate markets rise, or decrease if interest rate markets decline, the Company is subject to cash flow risk related to this debt instrument as amounts are drawn under the line of credit.
     Additionally, the Company’s earnings are affected by changes in short-term interest rates as a result of the variable interest rate incurred on the mezzanine portion of the outstanding mortgages on its real estate held for sale. As of March 31, 2008, the outstanding principal balance on these debt obligations was $120.5 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 6.10% per annum. Since interest payments on these obligations will increase if interest rates rise, or decrease if interest rates decline, the Company is subject to cash flow risk related to these debt instruments. As of March 31, 2008, for example, a 0.8% increase in interest rates would have increased the Company’s overall annual interest expense by approximately $964,000, or 13.11%. This sensitivity analysis contains certain simplifying assumptions, for example, it does not consider the impact of changes in prepayment risk.
     During the fourth quarter of 2006, GERI entered into several interest rate lock agreements with commercial banks aggregating to approximately $400.0 million, with interest rates ranging from 6.15% to 6.19% per annum. All rate locks were cancelled and all deposits in connection with these agreements were refunded to the Company in April 2008.
     Except for the acquisition of Grubb & Ellis Alesco Global Advisors, LLC, as previously described, the Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes, nor does it utilize leveraged financial instruments.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
     The Company has established controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the officers who certify the Company’s financial reports and to the members of senior management and the Board of Directors.
     Based on management’s evaluation as of March 31, 2008, the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(c) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
     There were no changes to the Company’s controls over financial reporting during the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION 1
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
     The disclosure called for by this item is incorporated by reference to Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
     There were no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in our 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC.
Item 6. Exhibits.
     The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index (following the signatures section of this report) are included, or incorporated by reference, in this quarterly report.
 
1   Items 2, 3, 4 and 5 are not applicable for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
  GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
                (Registrant)
 
 
Date: May 9, 2007  /s/ Richard W. Pehlke    
  Richard W. Pehlke   
  Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 
 

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Grubb & Ellis Company
EXHIBIT INDEX
for the quarter ended March 31, 2008
Exhibit
(31†)   Section 302 Certifications
(32†)   Section 906 Certification
 
  Filed herewith.

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