HCP Reports Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2018 Results

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.

FOURTH QUARTER 2018 AND RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

–      Diluted net income of $1.73 per share, diluted NAREIT FFO of $0.41 per share and diluted FFO as adjusted of $0.43 per share

–      Closed on the previously announced sale of Shoreline Technology Center in Mountain View, California for gross proceeds of $1.0 billion

–      Completed the previously disclosed sale of 19 senior housing communities to an investment fund managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management for $377 million

–      Acquired our partner's interests in four life science assets for $92 million

–      Under contract to acquire Sierra Point Towers, an office and life science campus adjacent to our 591,000 square foot development, The Shore at Sierra Point, in the South San Francisco life science submarket, for $245 million

–      Acquired 87 CambridgePark Drive, a 64,000 square foot life science facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts for $71 million and development rights on an adjacent site, 101 CambridgePark Drive, for total consideration of up to $27 million

–      Accelerated commencement of Phases II and III of The Shore at Sierra Point development in response to tenant demand and our leasing success of Phase I, which is 100% pre-leased

–      Repaid $1.2 billion of debt using proceeds from dispositions and capital markets transactions 

–      Raised gross proceeds of $156 million through our ATM offering program and completed a public offering of 17 million shares of common stock

–      Received credit ratings upgrades from S&P and Moody's

–      Expanded leadership responsibilities of Peter Scott and Tom Klaritch, promoted Shawn Johnston and Glenn Preston to Executive Vice President and welcomed Jeff Miller to lead senior housing asset management

FULL YEAR 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

–      Diluted net income of $2.24 per share, diluted NAREIT FFO of $1.66 per share and diluted FFO as adjusted of $1.82 per share

–      Reduced operator concentration and improved the quality of our senior housing portfolio through the completion of $1.1 billion of non-core asset sales and transitions to new operators at 38 communities

–      Entered into a $605 million 51%/49% joint venture in a two million square foot medical office portfolio with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing 

–      Sold our Tandem Mezzanine Loan investment, which eliminated our exposure to both stand-alone post-acute/skilled-nursing assets and highly-leveraged mezzanine investments 

–      Closed on the sale of a 51% interest in our U.K. holdings and expect to sell the remaining 49% interest by no later than 2020

–      Created a program with HCA Healthcare, Inc. ("HCA") to develop primarily on-campus MOBs

–      Strengthened our balance sheet with $2.3 billion of debt repayments

–      Signed approximately 865,000 square feet of leases for our life science development projects

–      Appointed Kent Griffin, Lydia Kennard and Katherine Sandstrom as independent directors to the Company's Board of Directors

–      Recognized for our continued sustainability leadership and performance by several prominent Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") benchmarking institutions

FOURTH QUARTER COMPARISON

FULL YEAR COMPARISON

NAREIT FFO, FFO as adjusted, FAD, and SPP Cash NOI are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful in evaluating the operating performance of real estate investment trusts (refer to the "Funds From Operations" and "Funds Available for Distribution" sections of this release for additional information). See "December 31, 2018 Discussion and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for definitions, discussions of their uses and inherent limitations, and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.hcpi.com/financial-reconciliation.

SAME PROPERTY PORTFOLIO OPERATING SUMMARY

The tables below outline the year-over-year three-month and full year SPP Cash NOI growth and the components of our senior housing operating portfolio ("SHOP") SPP Cash NOI growth:

TRANSACTION UPDATES

87 & 101 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE

In January 2019, we acquired 87 CambridgePark Drive, a 100% leased, 64,000 square foot life science facility for $71 million.  Additionally, in February 2019, we acquired development rights at 101 CambridgePark Drive, a parcel adjacent to 87 CambridgePark Drive, for consideration of up to $27 million.  87 & 101 CambridgePark Drive are both located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near the Alewife transit station on the MBTA Red Line, which offers direct connectivity to Kendall Square.  These investments add meaningful scale to our life science presence in Boston and expand our relationship with leading local owner and operator, King Street Properties.

SIERRA POINT TOWERS 

In November 2018, we entered into contract to acquire Sierra Point Towers, a 427,000 square foot, two-building life science and office campus in the South San Francisco life science submarket for $245 million.  Sierra Point Towers is approximately 100% leased with a weighted average lease term of more than five years.  Sierra Point Towers is strategically located adjacent to our The Shore at Sierra Point development project and provides HCP the opportunity to integrate the two campuses, creating a denser life science cluster with operational and leasing synergies.  We also intend to explore the potential for additional entitlements and densification at Sierra Point Towers.  The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019. 

LIFE SCIENCE JOINT VENTURE PARTNER BUYOUT

In November 2018, we acquired our partner's joint venture interests in four life science assets for $92 million.  The transaction included two buildings totaling approximately 131,000 square feet located in the heart of Torrey Pines submarket of San Diego and two buildings totaling approximately 162,000 square feet located in the South San Francisco life science submarket.

SHORELINE TECHNOLOGY CENTER DISPOSITION

In November 2018, we closed on the sale of the approximately 800,000 square foot Shoreline Technology Center campus located in Mountain View, California for $1.0 billion.  We recognized a gain on sale of $726 million in the fourth quarter 2018.

19-COMMUNITY PORTFOLIO SALE 

During the fourth quarter of 2018, we closed on the previously announced 19-asset portfolio sale of Brookdale-managed senior housing communities to an investment fund managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management for $377 million. 

OPERATOR TRANSITION UPDATE

During 2018, we transitioned 38 HCP-owned senior housing communities from Brookdale to new operators, including Atria Senior Living, Sunrise Senior Living, Elmcroft by Eclipse Senior Living, Discovery Senior Living and Sonata Senior Living.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

ADDITIONAL PHASES OF THE SHORE AT SIERRA POINT

The Shore at Sierra Point is a 23-acre waterfront life science development located in the South San Francisco life science submarket that will offer state-of-the-art laboratory and office space along with high-end amenities.  We have pre-leased 100% of Phase I, which consists of two buildings totaling approximately 222,000 square feet with an approximate total cost of $224 million.  In response to our Phase I leasing success and continued demand for life science space in the South San Francisco life science submarket, we accelerated commencement of Phases II and III of the development.  Phases II and III combined will consist of three Class A life science office buildings totaling approximately 369,000 square feet with total estimated development costs of $385 million.

ON-CAMPUS MEDICAL OFFICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH HCA

During the quarter, we began construction on a 90,000 square foot medical office building on the campus of Grand Strand Medical Center ("Grand Strand") in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with an estimated cost of $26 million.  Grand Strand is operated by HCA and is the leading hospital in the market.  Grand Strand will anchor the development and occupy 42,000 square feet upon completion.

BALANCE SHEET AND CAPITAL MARKET ACTIVITIES

In the fourth quarter of 2018, we used proceeds from dispositions to repay approximately $1.2 billion of debt consisting of $450 million of our 3.75% senior unsecured notes due in February 2019, $224 million of our unsecured term loan due in January 2019 and $557 million of outstanding borrowings under our $2.0 billion unsecured revolving line of credit.

At December 31, 2018, we had $1.9 billion of availability under our $2.0 billion credit facility.

In the fourth quarter of 2018, we raised gross proceeds of approximately $156 million under our ATM common stock offering program.  Additionally, we completed a public offering of 17,250,000 shares of common stock (including the exercise of the underwriter's option to purchase additional shares) priced at $28.90 per share before underwriting discounts and commissions.  As part of the offering, 15,250,000 shares were structured as a forward sale for up to 12 months.  We expect to settle the forward and use the proceeds during 2019 to fund our acquisition and development activities.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

To further advance our competitive performance and execute on the internal and external growth opportunities within our portfolio, HCP today announced expanded leadership responsibilities for Peter Scott and Tom Klaritch, promotions to Executive Vice President for Shawn Johnston and Glenn Preston and the addition of Jeff Miller to lead senior housing asset management.

• Peter Scott has assumed leadership of our Life Science segment where he will lead a seasoned team with expertise and relationships in the major life science markets.  Mr. Scott will also continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer.
• Tom Klaritch has assumed responsibility for the management of HCP's development and redevelopment projects in the newly-created role of Chief Development Officer.  Mr. Klaritch will continue to serve as Chief Operating Officer and provide oversight of our Medical Office segment.

"Pete and Tom are proven leaders and I'm excited to broaden the scope of their responsibilities," said Tom Herzog, HCP's Chief Executive Officer.  "These changes support HCP's continued execution of its strategic initiatives."

HCP also announced today it has promoted Shawn Johnston and Glenn Preston to Executive Vice President.  Mr. Johnston joined HCP in 2017 as Chief Accounting Officer and is responsible for our accounting, financial reporting, property tax and financial systems.  Mr. Preston joined HCP in 2003 and leads day-to-day operations for all aspects of our Medical Office segment.

Additionally, HCP announced the addition of Jeff Miller as Senior Vice President, who will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of the company's Senior Housing finance and asset management functions.  Mr. Miller will report directly to Scott Brinker, Chief Investment Officer and leader of our Senior Housing segment.  Prior to joining HCP, Mr. Miller served as Chief Operating Officer at Welltower, Inc. from July 2014 to January 2017, and General Counsel from July 2004 to July 2014.

"Jeff joins us with over 30 years of experience in health care real estate," said Mr. Herzog.  "His addition to our team is yet another tangible step we've taken to remake our senior housing business to capture the embedded upside in our portfolio."

DIVIDEND

On January 31, 2019, we announced that our Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.37 per common share.  The dividend will be paid on February 28, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 19, 2019.

SUSTAINABILITY

HCP's leadership and performance in environmental, social and governance ("ESG") sustainability initiatives were recognized by the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) 2018 Climate Change Program.  We completed CDP's annual investor survey for the seventh consecutive year, received a 2018 score of A- for our disclosure and were named to the Leadership Band.

Additionally, HCP was named a constituent in the FTSE4Good Index for the seventh consecutive year and achieved the Green Star designation from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark ("GRESB") for the seventh consecutive year.  HCP was also named a constituent in the North America Dow Jones Sustainability Index ("DJSI") for the sixth consecutive year and was included in The Sustainability Yearbook 2018, a listing of the world's most sustainable companies.  The list is compiled according to the results of RobecoSAM's annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which also determines constituency for the DJSI series. For additional information regarding our ESG sustainability initiatives and our approach to climate change, please visit our website at www.hcpi.com/sustainability.

2019 GUIDANCE

For full year 2019, we have established the following guidance ranges:

• Diluted net income per share to range between $0.45 to $0.51
• Diluted NAREIT FFO per share of $1.67 to $1.73
• Diluted FFO as adjusted per share of $1.70 to $1.76 
• Blended Total Portfolio SPP Cash NOI growth of 1.25% to 2.75%

Key Assumptions

• Components to initial blended Total Portfolio SPP Cash NOI guidance:
• Senior Housing: (1.50%) to 1.50%
• Medical Office: 1.75% to 2.75%
• Life Science: 4.00% to 5.00%
• Other: 2.00% to 3.00%
• Senior Housing SPP Cash NOI: Includes triple-net and SHOP.  At the mid-point, assumes triple-net portfolio growth of 2% and SHOP growth of (5%).  SHOP includes both Core and Transition portfolios.
• Capital Markets:
• Debt: mid-year refinancing of $800 million of our 2.625% senior notes due February 2020
• Equity: approximately $430 million from the anticipated settlement of the equity forward from our December 2018 follow-on offering
• Development and Redevelopment: $600 to $700 million of spend; an amount elevated relative to 2018 in order to capture significant value creation opportunities
• Acquisitions: $900 million at a blended cash yield of 5.0% to 5.5%, mid-year convention
• Dispositions: $500 million at a blended cash yield of 6.5% to 7.5%, mid-year convention

These estimates do not reflect the potential impact from unannounced future transactions other than capital recycling activities.  For additional detail and information regarding these estimates, refer to the 2019 Guidance section of our corresponding Supplemental Report and the Discussion and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures, both available in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.hcpi.com.

COMPANY INFORMATION

HCP has scheduled a conference call and webcast for Thursday, February 14, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) to present its performance and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018.  The conference call is accessible by dialing (888) 317-6003 (U.S.) or (412) 317-6061 (International).  The conference ID number is 3594115.  You may also access the conference call via webcast in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.hcpi.com.  An archive of the webcast will be available through March 1, 2019 on our website, and a telephonic replay can be accessed by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S.) or (412) 317-0088 (International) and entering conference ID number 10128000.  Our Supplemental Report for the current period is also available, with this earnings release, in the Investor Relations section of our website.

ABOUT HCP

HCP, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in real estate serving the healthcare industry in the United States.  HCP owns a large-scale portfolio primarily diversified across life science, medical office and senior housing.  Recognized as a global leader in sustainability, HCP has been a publicly-traded company since 1985 and was the first healthcare REIT selected to the S&P 500 index.  For more information regarding HCP, visit www.hcpi.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding our and our officers' intent, belief or expectation as identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "project," "expect," "believe," "intend," "anticipate," "seek," "target," "forecast," "plan," "potential," "estimate," "could," "would," "should" and other comparable and derivative terms or the negatives thereof.  Examples of forward-looking statements include, among other things: (i) statements regarding timing, outcomes and other details relating to current, pending or contemplated acquisitions, dispositions, transitions, developments, redevelopments, joint venture transactions, capital recycling plans, financing activities, or other transactions discussed in this release, including without limitation those described under the headings "Transaction Updates", "Development Updates" and "Balance Sheet and Capital Markets Activities"; (ii) statements regarding the payment of a quarterly cash dividend; and (iii) all statements under the heading "2019 Guidance," including without limitation with respect to expected net income, FFO per share, FFO as adjusted per share, SPP Cash NOI and other financial projections and assumptions, as well as comparable statements included in other sections of this release.  Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and views about future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect our future financial condition and results of operations.  While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith belief and assumptions we believe to be reasonable based upon current information, we can give no assurance that our expectations or forecasts will be attained.  Further, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any such forward-looking statement contained in this release, and such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict.  These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our reliance on a concentration of a small number of tenants and operators for a significant percentage of our revenues; the financial condition of our existing and future tenants, operators and borrowers, including potential bankruptcies and downturns in their businesses, and their legal and regulatory proceedings, which results in uncertainties regarding our ability to continue to realize the full benefit of such tenants' and operators' leases and borrowers' loans; the ability of our existing and future tenants, operators and borrowers to conduct their respective businesses in a manner sufficient to maintain or increase their revenues and to generate sufficient income to make rent and loan payments to us and our ability to recover investments made, if applicable, in their operations; competition for the acquisition and financing of suitable healthcare properties as well as competition for tenants and operators, including with respect to new leases and mortgages and the renewal or rollover of existing leases; our concentration in the healthcare property sector, particularly in senior housing, life sciences and medical office buildings, which makes our profitability more vulnerable to a downturn in a specific sector than if we were investing in multiple industries; our ability to identify replacement tenants and operators and the potential renovation costs and regulatory approvals associated therewith; the risks associated with property development and redevelopment, including costs above original estimates, project delays and lower occupancy rates and rents than expected; the risks associated with our investments in joint ventures and unconsolidated entities, including our lack of sole decision making authority and our reliance on our partners' financial condition and continued cooperation; our ability to achieve the benefits of acquisitions and other investments, including those discussed above, within expected time frames or at all, or within expected cost projections; the potential impact on us and our tenants, operators and borrowers from current and future litigation matters, including the possibility of larger than expected litigation costs, adverse results and related developments; operational risks associated with third party management contracts, including the additional regulation and liabilities of our RIDEA lease structures; the effect on us and our tenants and operators of legislation, executive orders and other legal requirements, including compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, fire, safety and health regulations, environmental laws, the Affordable Care Act, licensure, certification and inspection requirements, and laws addressing entitlement programs and related services, including Medicare and Medicaid, which may result in future reductions in reimbursements or fines for noncompliance; changes in federal, state or local laws and regulations, including those affecting the healthcare industry that affect our costs of compliance or increase the costs, or otherwise affect the operations, of our tenants and operators; our ability to foreclose on collateral securing our real estate-related loans; volatility or uncertainty in the capital markets, the availability and cost of capital as impacted by interest rates, changes in our credit ratings, and the value of our common stock, and other conditions that may adversely impact our ability to fund our obligations or consummate transactions, or reduce the earnings from potential transactions; changes in global, national and local economic or other conditions, including currency exchange rates; our ability to manage our indebtedness level and changes in the terms of such indebtedness; competition for skilled management and other key personnel; the potential impact of uninsured or underinsured losses; our reliance on information technology systems and the potential impact of system failures, disruptions or breaches; the ability to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust; and other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.  Except as required by law, we do not undertake, and hereby disclaim, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made.

CONTACT

Andrew JohnsVice President – Finance and Investor Relations
949-407-0400

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