AIP Realty Trust (the “
Trust” or “
AIP
Realty”) (TSXV:AIP.U) today announced its financial
results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. All
dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars.
2024 Highlights
- The Trust owns a
multi-tenant light industrial flex facility located on Eagle Court
in Lewisville, Texas (the “Eagle Court Property”).
Investment property revenue was down approximately 20% in the three
months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the same period in
2023, mainly due to the expiration of a lease that included a large
parking agreement component and the vacancy of one unit from July
2024 through September 2024 with no rental revenue. That unit has
been leased to a new tenant effective December 2024 at a 28% rental
rate increase over the original lease rate. With this new tenant
lease, the Eagle Court Property will be 100% leased.
- The Eagle Court
Property has experienced normal turnover in 2024. The continued
demand for light industrial flex facilities is driving rental rate
increases. Unit turnover provides an opportunity to update suite
revenue per square foot and bring it in-line with current market
conditions. New leases signed in 2024 at the Eagle Court Property
saw an average 12% increase in suite revenue per square foot.
- During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Eagle Court
Property generated investment property revenue of $116,741 and
$420,375, respectively, comprised of tenant rental revenue and
revenue from contracts with customers, specifically common area
maintenance. Investment property operating expenses for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $49,769 and $151,956,
resulting in net rental income of $66,972 and $268,419,
respectively.
- Effective April
19, 2024, the Trust completed the first tranche of a non-brokered
private placement (the “Financing”) and issued 1,100,000 Preferred
Units – Series B Convertible (each, a “Preferred Unit”), at a price
of $0.50 per Preferred Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of
$550,000. There were no finder’s fees paid in connection with the
first tranche of the Financing.
- Effective April
29, 2024, the Trust completed an issuance of 1,500,000 Class A
Trust Units (each, a “Unit”) at a deemed issue price of $0.50 per
Unit in satisfaction of an outstanding debt in the amount of
$750,000 owed to AllTrades Industrial Development LLC (“AID”), a
related party, pursuant to the terms of a property exclusivity fee
for a Master Funding and Forward Purchase Agreement dated September
19, 2022 (the “Agreement”) between AID and AIP Realty Management
LLC (“Realty Management”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust.
On May 9, 2024, the TSXV approved the offering of Units for
outstanding debt and the Trust recorded the $750,000 as a one-time
property exclusivity fee for the nine months ended September 30,
2024.
- Effective August 16, 2024, the
Trust completed a second tranche of the Financing and issued
1,900,000 Preferred Units at a price of US$0.50 per Preferred Unit
for aggregate gross proceeds of $950,000. There was $20,000 in
finder’s fees paid to a non- related third party in connection with
the second tranche of the Financing.
- The Trust has
previously announced entering into forward purchase agreements with
the option to acquire up to twelve (12) Serviced Industrial
Business Suites (“SIBS”) in the shallow bay light
industrial flex space being developed in the Dallas-Fort Worth
(“DFW”) market by AllTrades Industrial Properties,
Inc. (“AllTrades”), the Trust’s exclusive
development partner, and a related party of the Trust.1
- The Trust
suspended its Q1 through Q3 quarterly distributions to support the
Trust's priority of preserving capital to fund working capital
until the properties discussed above are acquired.
Selected Financial
Information
(unaudited) |
|
Three months ended September 30 |
|
Nine months ended September 30 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Rental revenue |
|
$116,741 |
|
$147,260 |
|
|
$420,375 |
|
$445,338 |
|
Property operating expenses |
|
$(49,769 |
) |
$(62,501 |
) |
|
$(151,956 |
) |
$(158,550 |
) |
Net rental income |
|
$66,972 |
|
$84,759 |
|
|
$268,419 |
|
$286,788 |
|
Other expenses |
|
$(681,575 |
) |
$(705,636 |
) |
|
$(2,690,645 |
) |
$(2,406,753 |
) |
Fair value adjustment to investment property |
|
|
1,179 |
|
$1,375 |
|
|
|
3,928 |
|
$4,935 |
|
Net loss and total comprehensive loss |
|
$(613,424 |
) |
$(619,502 |
) |
|
$(2,418,298 |
) |
$(2,115,030 |
) |
As at September 30 (Unaudited) and December 31 (Audited) |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Investment property |
|
$5,822,000 |
|
$5,822,000 |
|
Cash |
|
$568,461 |
|
$118,642 |
|
Due from related parties |
|
$568,461 |
|
$118,642 |
|
Deferred finance costs |
|
$71,993 |
|
$0 |
|
Secured bank indebtedness (net of debt discount) |
|
$2,945,124 |
|
$3,017,083 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
$156,535 |
|
$424,991 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
$5,568,222 |
|
$4,209,243 |
|
Units outstanding |
|
|
4,924,448 |
|
|
3,424,448 |
|
The foregoing is a summary of selected
information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024
and 2023 and is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in
conjunction with, the Trust’s condensed interim consolidated
financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. These
documents are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, and on the
Trust’s website at www.aiprealtytrust.com.
Related party
disclosures
The executive management team of the Trust is
the same executive management team as AllTrades.
Outlook and Subsequent
Events
Through its agreement with AllTrades, the Trust
has been granted an exclusive right to purchase all AllTrades’
completed and leased facilities, as well as any facilities in
development. The 12 properties mentioned above and subject to
forward purchase agreements include five DFW-area facilities
already completed or nearing completion, and seven additional
facilities on which development has commenced. Development on these
facilities was funded with equity capital from AllTrades and
Trinity Investors, a $7 billion Dallas-based real estate private
equity investor. In addition, AllTrades is actively planning the
next tranche of facilities in DFW and the Houston metropolitan
area.
As previously disclosed in March 2024, the Board
of Trustees continues to explore the execution of its business plan
and relationship with AllTrades and is considering a transaction
structure that would also facilitate the Trust acquiring AllTrades.
AllTrades has twelve facility assets comprised of (a) five (5)
assets ready for acquisition, comprising 377,990 SF and 143
leasable units and (b) seven (7) assets under development for
476,877 SF and 167 leasable units.
As previously disclosed in March 2024, Raymond
James Ltd. (“Raymond James”) continues to serve as financial
advisor for the Trust in connection with a potential transaction
involving AllTrades.
Effective November 1, 2024, the Trust completed
a third (final) tranche of the Financing and issued 690,000
Preferred Units at a price of US$0.50 per Preferred Unit for
aggregate gross proceeds of $345,000. There was $17,250 in finder’s
fees paid to a non-related third party in connection with the third
tranche of the Financing.
In total, the Trust issued 3,690,000 Preferred
Units under the Financing for aggregate gross proceeds of
$1,845,000 and paid $37,250 in finder's fees to a non-related third
party. Each of the Preferred Units issued under the Financing will
be subject to a four-month and one-day hold period from the date of
issuance. The Trust intends to use the proceeds of the Financing
for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Effective November 14, 2024, the Trust announced
that, through its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary AIP OP, LP
(“OP LP”), it has entered into a securities purchase agreement (the
“Securities Purchase Agreement”) with 2024 ATIP, Inc. (“ATIP”)
pursuant to which the Trust proposes to acquire (the “AllTrades
Transaction”) all of the issued and outstanding membership
interests (“Membership Interests”) of AllTrades Industrial
Properties, LLC (“New AllTrades”). OP LP is a Delaware limited
partnership of which Realty USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Trust, serves as general partner. Pursuant to the AllTrades
Transaction, among other things, OP LP will acquire all of the
Membership Interests, the consideration for which is expected to be
comprised of the following:
- Pending the results of an
independent third-party valuation (the “Formal Valuation”), the
aggregate consideration for the Membership Interests is expected to
be up to US$78,700,000 (the “Purchase Price”);
- On closing of the AllTrades
Transaction:
- OP LP will pay cash consideration
equal to the amount of indebtedness of New AllTrades and any of its
subsidiaries plus the transaction expenses; and
- OP LP will issue to ATIP an amount
equal to 25% of the aggregate Purchase Price in series B preferred
partnership units of OP LP (the “LP Units”) to be issued at a price
equivalent to the price per class A trust unit of the Trust
(“Units”) to be issued under an offering (the proceeds of which are
expected to be used to fund a portion of the Purchase Price) to be
completed by the Trust, which LP Units will be convertible into
class A trust units of the Trust (“Units”);
- The remainder of the Purchase Price
will be paid, if earned, on the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the closing date of the AllTrades Transaction by
the issuance by OP LP to AllTrades of LP Units as of such
anniversary dates, with such number of LP Units to be issued equal
to the aggregate amount of “Building Starts” (defined in the
Securities Purchase Agreement as each “approval by the board of
trustees of the Trust of the development of a New AllTrades-branded
SIBS building, and the receipt of equity financing necessary to
build such building”) between such anniversaries multiplied by
US$1,119,886 per Building Start, divided by the volume-weighted
average price of the Units for the thirty (30) trading days
immediately preceding such payment date.
The AllTrades Transaction remains subject to
customary closing conditions including approval from the TSX
Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”), approval of Trust unitholders (as
further described below), the completion of the Formal Valuation
and a fairness opinion to be provided by Raymond James, and no
material adverse effects, among others. The AllTrades Transaction
is anticipated to constitute a “Reverse Takeover” as defined in the
policies of the TSXV and, accordingly, further information
regarding the AllTrades Transaction will be disclosed by the Trust
in a comprehensive news release to be filed on the Trust’s SEDAR+
profile at www.sedarplus.com.
The Trust also announced that effective November
14, 2024, it has closed a securities purchase transaction whereby
Plymouth Industrial OP, LP, a subsidiary of Plymouth Industrial
REIT, Inc. (“Plymouth”), purchased an aggregate of 4,400,000 Series
A-1 Preferred Limited Partnership Interests (the “OP Units”) of OP
LP at a price of US$0.50 per OP Unit for aggregate cash
consideration of US$2,200,000 (the “Plymouth Transaction”). The
Plymouth Transaction was carried out pursuant to the terms of an
investment agreement among the Trust, Realty USA, OP LP and
Plymouth, dated as of the date hereof.
The OP Units acquired by Plymouth will be
exchangeable for Units pursuant to the terms of an exchange
agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Exchange Agreement”),
among the Trust, OP LP, Realty USA and Plymouth, such exchange
right to be effective upon receipt of unitholder approval of the
AllTrades Transaction and any necessary approvals of the TSXV.
In connection with the Plymouth Transaction: (i)
the Trust, OP LP, Plymouth, Realty Management and AIP Eagle Court,
LLC (“AIPEC”), entered into a put agreement, dated as of the date
hereof (the “Put Agreement”), which provides Plymouth with a right
to cause OP LP to repurchase its preferred limited partnership
interests issued to Plymouth at the original cost in the event that
the AllTrades Transaction is not completed on or before June 30,
2025 or following certain other events, for a period of 180 days;
and (ii) and Plymouth and Realty Management, the holder of all of
the equity of AIPEC, entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement,
dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which Realty Management
pledged all of its ownership interest in AIPEC to Plymouth to
secure payment of OP LP’s obligations under the Put Agreement.
Pursuant to the terms of an investor rights
agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) among the Trust,
Plymouth and OP LP, dated as of the date hereof, the Trust shall
designate Mr. Witherell as an observer authorized to attend
meetings of the board of trustees of the Trust (the “Board”).
Further, Plymouth will be afforded approval rights whereby the
Trust shall not take or implement certain corporate actions without
in each instance first obtaining written approval from Plymouth.
Following the completion of the AllTrades Transaction, the Investor
Rights Agreement will terminate and in accordance with the terms of
the Exchange Agreement, the Trust will, if requested by Plymouth,
cause the appointment of Mr. Witherell to the Board.
The Trust intends to use the proceeds of the
Plymouth Transaction for working capital and general corporate
purposes, and to fund the costs associated with proceeding to
completion of the proposed AllTrades Transaction (including
preliminary audit fees, legal fees, costs of preparing the
necessary documentation, independent valuation costs, etc.) The
Plymouth Transaction is necessary in order to complete the
AllTrades Transaction as the Trust does not have sufficient
financial resources to pay for the foregoing costs if it is unable
to raise sufficient funding from other sources to satisfy current
expenditures in anticipation of the AllTrades Transaction.
The Plymouth Transaction is being completed
independently of the completion of the AllTrades Transaction with
the funds made available for the Trust’s use immediately upon
closing of the Plymouth Transaction. It is expected that any
concurrent financing to be completed in connection with the closing
of the AllTrades Transaction will be structured on substantially
similar terms (in respect of security and offering price).
Based upon the above recently completed
financings, the Trust has developed and maintains financial
projections for the next twelve (12) months that show sufficient
cash flows to cover forecasted operating expenses. As a result,
management of the Trust believes it has sufficient cash resources
to meet its obligations for the next twelve (12) months.
About AIP Realty Trust
AIP Realty Trust is an unincorporated, open
ended mutual fund trust with a growing portfolio of AllTrades
branded SIBS light industrial flex facilities focused on small
businesses and the trades and services sectors in the U.S. These
properties appeal to a diverse range of small space users, such as
contractors, skilled trades, suppliers, repair services, last-mile
providers, small businesses and assembly and distribution firms.
They typically offer attractive fundamentals including low tenant
turnover, stable cash flow and low capex intensity, as well as
significant growth opportunities. With an initial focus on the
Dallas-Fort Worth market, AIP plans to roll out this innovative
property offering nationally. AIP holds the exclusive rights to
finance the development of and to purchase all the completed and
leased properties built across North America by its development and
property management partner, AllTrades Industrial Properties, Inc.
For more information, please visit www.aiprealtytrust.com.
For further information from the Trust,
contact:Leslie WulfExecutive Chairman(214)
679-5263les.wulf@aiprealtytrust.com
Or
Greg VorwallerChief Executive Officer(778)
918-8262Greg.vorwaller@aiprealtytrust.com
Cautionary Statement on
Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains statements which
constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the
plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of AIP Realty
Trust with respect to future business activities and operating
performance. Forward-looking information is often identified by the
words “may”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”,
“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect” or similar
expressions and includes information regarding, future acquisitions
by the Trust, the ability to obtain regulatory and unitholder
approvals and other factors. When or if used in this news release,
the words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “target”,
“plan”, “forecast”, “may”, “schedule” and similar words or
expressions identify forward-looking statements or information.
These forward-looking statements or information may relate to the
commencement of development on certain of the AllTrades facilities,
receipt of final approval from the TSXV for the Financing and the
Unit Issuance, proposed financing activity, proposed acquisitions,
regulatory or government requirements or approvals, the reliability
of third-party information and other factors or information. Such
statements represent the Trust’s current views with respect to
future events and are necessarily based upon a number of
assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the
Trust, are inherently subject to significant business, economic,
competitive, political and social risks, contingencies and
uncertainties. Many factors, both known and unknown, could cause
results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from the results, performance or achievements that are or may be
expressed or implied by such forward- looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and are
expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
The Trust does not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to
update these forward-looking statements or information to reflect
changes in assumptions or changes in circumstances or any other
events affecting such statements and information other than as
required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This news release is not an offer of securities
for sale in the United States. The securities may not be offered or
sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from
registration under U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“U.S. Securities Act”). The Trust has not registered and will not
register the securities under the U.S. Securities Act. The Trust
does not intend to engage in a public offering of their securities
in the United States.
Source: AIP Realty Trust
1 The acquisition of each of the properties is
subject to certain conditions, including but not limited to
completion of the construction of each facility, receipt of audited
financial statements for each facility, receipt of a satisfactory
third-party appraisal supporting the purchase price for each
facility, receipt of regulatory approvals, including the approval
of the TSXV, approval of the independent trustees of AIP Realty and
customary closing date and post-closing adjustments.