8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 8, 2013 (August 7, 2013)

 

 

Corrections Corporation of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-16109   62-1763875

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10 Burton Hills Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37215

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(615) 263-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 7, 2013, Corrections Corporation of America, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its 2013 second quarter financial results. A copy of the release is furnished as a part of this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference. The release contains certain financial information calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, which the Company believes is useful to investors and other interested parties. The Company has included information concerning this non-GAAP information in the release, including a reconciliation of such information to the most comparable GAAP measures, the reasons why the Company believes such information is useful, and the Company’s use of such information for additional purposes.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 of Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission by the Company as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02. The Company does not undertake a duty to update the information in this Current Report and cautions that the information included in this Current Report is current only as of August 7, 2013 and may change thereafter.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report:

Exhibit 99.1 – Press Release dated August 7, 2013


SIGNATURE

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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 8, 2013     CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    By:  

/s/ Todd J Mullenger

     

Todd J Mullenger

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated August 7, 2013
EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

News Release    LOGO

 

Contact:   Investors and Analysts: Karin Demler, CCA at (615) 263-3005
  Financial Media: Dave Gutierrez, Dresner Corporate Services at (312) 780-7204

CCA ANNOUNCES 2013 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL RESULTS

RAISING FULL-YEAR ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS GUIDANCE

FROM $1.91 - $1.98 TO $1.95 - $1.99

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – August 7, 2013 – CCA (NYSE: CXW) (the “Company” or “Corrections Corporation of America”), America’s largest owner of partnership correctional and detention facilities, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2013.

Second Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights

 

   

Diluted EPS $0.19, including debt refinancing and other charges

 

   

Adjusted Diluted EPS $0.52, up 36.8% over prior year second quarter

 

   

Normalized FFO Per Diluted Share $0.71, up 24.6% over prior year second quarter

 

   

AFFO Per Diluted Share $0.71, up 26.8% over prior year second quarter

For the second quarter of 2013, the Company generated Normalized FFO of $0.71 per diluted share compared to $0.57 per diluted share in the same period of 2012. Net income generated in the second quarter of 2013, after adjusting for debt refinancing costs, REIT conversion costs and asset impairment charges (Adjusted net income) increased 50.8% to $57.1 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to $37.9 million, or $0.38 per diluted share generated in the second quarter of 2012. Second quarter 2013 financial results were impacted by a one-time tax benefit of approximately $5.0 million, or $0.05 per share, resulting from tax planning strategies implemented during the second quarter of 2013. This income tax benefit was offset by the Company’s decision to provide a Special Incentive Bonus totaling approximately $5.0 million, or $0.05 per share, to non-management level staff in lieu of merit increases in 2013. Per share amounts were also impacted by the issuance of 13.9 million shares of common stock in connection with the payment of the special dividend on May 20, 2013. Our conversion to a REIT resulting in a reduction in income tax expense, as well as a reduction in interest expense generated by debt refinancing transactions completed during the second quarter of 2013, were the primary contributors to the increases in Adjusted EPS, Normalized FFO, AFFO, and Adjusted Net Income.

CCA President and Chief Executive Officer, Damon Hininger, stated, “We are pleased with our second quarter financial results, our new three-year contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the increase in beds utilized by Oklahoma under our existing contract.”

 

 

10 Burton Hills Blvd., Nashville, Tennessee 37215


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Revenue for the second quarter of 2013 totaled $434.0 million compared to $442.9 million in the second quarter of 2012. Revenue for the second quarter of 2013 reflects increases in revenue per compensated man-day and declines in populations from the United States Marshals Service, Texas, Kentucky, Puerto Rico and California, which were partially offset by increases in populations from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Georgia, Idaho and Oklahoma.

Net operating income (total revenues less total operating expenses) totaled $119.7 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $126.3 million in the second quarter of 2012. The decline in net operating income reflects the $5.0 million Special Incentive Bonus as well as the change in revenues.

Adjusted net income, net operating income, FFO, Normalized FFO and AFFO, and their corresponding per share amounts, are measures calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Please refer to the Supplemental Financial Information and related note following the financial statements herein for further discussion and reconciliations of these measures to GAAP measures.

Special Dividend to Satisfy E&P Distribution

On May 20, 2013, CCA issued approximately 13.9 million new shares of its common stock in connection with the payment of the Company’s previously announced special dividend. The shares issued represented 80% of the total value of the $675 million special dividend. The remaining 20%, or $135 million of the special dividend, was paid in cash.

Guidance

The Company expects Adjusted Diluted EPS for the third quarter to be in the range of $0.45 to $0.47 and Adjusted Diluted EPS for fourth quarter to be in the range of $0.48 to $0.50, resulting in full year 2013 Adjusted Diluted EPS in the range of $1.95 to $1.99. The Company expects Normalized FFO for the full-year 2013 to be in the range of $2.65 to $2.69 per diluted share, while full-year 2013 AFFO Per Diluted Share is in the range of $2.58 to $2.66. One of the primary drivers of the decline in EPS from the second quarter to the third quarter is the increase in the weighted average shares outstanding resulting from the 13.9 million shares issued in May 2013 for the special dividend.

Our guidance currently assumes all of the approximately 1,500 inmates housed at our Red Rock facility at the end of June are returned to the custody of California by the end of the year to make space available for the state of Arizona under our previously announced new contract beginning in 2014. Although California is considering alternatives that could result in CCA retaining some or all of these inmates past December 31, 2013, we have left this assumption in place as California has not yet finalized its plans for these inmates. If we were to keep some or all of these inmates, costs incurred related to the relocation of these inmates would likely result in a relatively neutral impact on 2013 earnings guidance due to transportation costs and start-up costs associated with activating vacant housing units at partially occupied facilities or a completely vacant facility which would be necessary to provide a long-term solution for these inmates.


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Guidance excludes REIT conversion costs, debt refinancing costs, asset impairments, transaction expenses associated with the acquisition of CAI, as well as the reversal of certain net deferred tax liabilities associated with the REIT conversion.

Per share guidance also reflects the impact of the 13.9 million shares issued in May 2013, as part of the special dividend. We expect weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 117 million in both the third and fourth quarters of 2013, and approximately 112 million for the full-year 2013.

During 2013, we expect to invest approximately $90.0 million to $105.0 million in capital expenditures, consisting of $45.0 million to $50.0 million in on-going prison construction and expenditures related to potential land acquisitions, $20.0 million to $25.0 million in maintenance capital expenditures on real estate assets, and $25.0 million to $30.0 million on capital expenditures on other assets and information technology. Capital expenditure guidance does not include the approximate $36 million acquisition of CAI.

Supplemental Financial Information and Investor Presentations

We have made available on our website supplemental financial information and other data for the second quarter of 2013. We do not undertake any obligation, and disclaim any duty to update any of the information disclosed in this report. Interested parties may access this information through our website at www.cca.com under “Financial Information” of the Investors section.

The Second Quarter Investor Presentation will be available on our website beginning on or about August 30, 2013. Interested parties may access this information through our website at www.cca.com under “Webcasts” of the Investors section.

Webcast and Replay Information

We will host a webcast conference call at 10:00 a.m. central time (11:00 a.m. eastern time) on August 8, 2013, to discuss our second quarter 2013 financial results and future outlook. To listen to this discussion, please access “Webcasts” on the Investors page at www.cca.com. The conference call will be archived on our website following the completion of the call. In addition, a telephonic replay will be available at 2:00 p.m. eastern time on August 8, 2013 through 2:00 p.m. eastern time on August 16, 2013, by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820, pass code 9803906.

About CCA

CCA, a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), is the nation’s largest owner of partnership correction and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States, behind only the federal government and three states. We currently operate 68 facilities, including 53 facilities that we own or control, with a total design


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capacity of approximately 92,000 beds in 20 states and the District of Columbia. CCA specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and community reentry services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, our facilities offer a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, religious services, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements as to the Company’s beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are forward-looking statements as defined within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with: (i) our ability to meet and maintain REIT qualification tests; (ii) general economic and market conditions, including the impact governmental budgets can have on our per diem rates, occupancy and overall utilization; (iii) the availability of debt and equity financing on terms that are favorable to us; (iv) fluctuations in our operating results because of, among other things, changes in occupancy levels, competition, increases in cost of operations, fluctuations in interest rates and risks of operations; (v) our ability to obtain and maintain correctional facility management contracts, including as a result of sufficient governmental appropriations and as a result of inmate disturbances; (vi) changes in the privatization of the corrections and detention industry, the public acceptance of our services, the timing of the opening of and demand for new prison facilities and the commencement of new management contracts; (vii) the outcome of California’s realignment program and utilization of out of state private correctional capacity; and (viii) increases in costs to construct or expand correctional facilities that exceed original estimates, or the inability to complete such projects on schedule as a result of various factors, many of which are beyond our control, such as weather, labor conditions and material shortages, resulting in increased construction costs.

CCA takes no responsibility for updating the information contained in this press release following the date hereof to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events or for any changes or modifications made to this press release.


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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2013     2012  
ASSETS     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 37,875      $ 62,897   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,127 and $2,578, respectively

     233,470        252,764   

Current deferred tax assets

     5,416        8,022   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     28,969        27,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     305,730        350,742   

Property and equipment, net

     2,538,825        2,568,791   

Restricted cash

     5,673        5,022   

Investment in direct financing lease

     6,500        7,467   

Goodwill

     11,158        11,988   

Non-current deferred tax assets

     9,035        —     

Other assets

     40,239        30,732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,917,160      $ 2,974,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 228,022      $ 166,000   

Income taxes payable

     652        102   

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     79        356   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     228,753        166,458   

Long-term debt

     1,150,000        1,111,545   

Deferred tax liabilities

     —          139,526   

Other liabilities

     37,218        35,593   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,415,971        1,453,122   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Preferred stock — $0.01 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     —          —     

Common stock — $0.01 par value; 300,000 shares authorized; 115,418 and 100,105 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

     1,154        1,001   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,711,821        1,146,488   

Retained (deficit) earnings

     (211,786     374,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,501,189      $ 1,521,620   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,917,160      $ 2,974,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

     For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
    For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013      2012  

REVENUE:

         

Owned and controlled properties

   $ 348,889      $ 358,489      $ 690,663       $ 710,803   

Managed only and other

     85,092        84,377        169,042         167,368   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     433,981        442,866        859,705         878,171   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

         

Operating:

         

Owned and controlled properties

     234,903        238,614        464,347         474,351   

Managed only and other

     79,374        77,970        157,460         157,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     314,277        316,584        621,807         632,118   

General and administrative

     23,597        22,545        46,768         44,335   

REIT conversion costs

     1,763        550        9,824         600   

Depreciation and amortization

     28,097        28,302        55,727         56,689   

Asset impairments

     2,637        —          2,637         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     370,371        367,981        736,763         733,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

     63,610        74,885        122,942         144,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTHER EXPENSES:

         

Interest expense, net

     11,912        14,729        24,478         31,619   

Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions

     36,303        287        36,528         1,828   

Other expense

     (36     41        65         53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     48,179        15,057        61,071         33,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     15,431        59,828        61,871         110,929   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     4,998        (22,494     139,650         (41,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

     20,429        37,334        201,521         69,376   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     —          —          —           (362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCOME

   $ 20,429      $ 37,334      $ 201,521       $ 69,014   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE:

         

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.19      $ 0.37      $ 1.94       $ 0.70   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 0.19      $ 0.37      $ 1.94       $ 0.70   

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE:

         

Income from continuing operations

   $ 0.19      $ 0.37      $ 1.91       $ 0.69   

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     —          —          —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 0.19      $ 0.37      $ 1.91       $ 0.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

REGULAR DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE

   $ 0.48      $ 0.20      $ 1.01       $ 0.20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

SPECIAL DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE

   $ 6.66      $ —        $ 6.66       $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 


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CORRECTIONS CORPORATION OF AMERICA AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED AND AMOUNTS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS

 

     For the Three Months
Ended June 30,
     For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2013      2012      2013     2012  

Net income

   $ 20,429       $ 37,334       $ 201,521      $ 69,014   

Special items:

          

Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions, net

     33,092         179         33,299        1,144   

Expenses associated with REIT conversion, net

     1,641         343         9,118        376   

Asset impairments, net

     1,911         —           1,911        —     

Income tax benefit for reversal of deferred taxes due to REIT conversion

     —           —           (137,686     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   $ 57,073       $ 37,856       $ 108,163      $ 70,534   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

     107,400         99,570         103,755        99,431   

Effect of dilutive securities:

          

Stock options

     1,284         767         1,420        699   

Restricted stock-based compensation

     307         128         258        146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares and assumed conversions - diluted

     108,991         100,465         105,433        100,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share

   $ 0.52       $ 0.38       $ 1.03      $ 0.70   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 


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CALCULATION OF FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS AND ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

 

     For the Three  Months
Ended June 30,
    For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Net income

   $ 20,429      $ 37,334      $ 201,521      $ 69,014   

Depreciation of real estate assets

     20,114        19,646        39,861        38,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funds From Operations

   $ 40,543      $ 56,980      $ 241,382      $ 108,003   

Expenses associated with debt refinancing transactions, net

     33,092        179        33,299        1,144   

Expenses associated with REIT conversion, net

     1,641        343        9,118        376   

Asset impairments, net

     1,911        —          1,911        —     

Income tax benefit for reversal of deferred taxes due to REIT conversion

     —          —          (137,686     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized Funds From Operations

   $ 77,187      $ 57,502      $ 148,024      $ 109,523   

Maintenance capital expenditures on real estate assets

     (4,396     (5,489     (8,530     (7,601

Stock-based compensation

     3,193        3,259        6,398        5,888   

Amortization of debt costs and other non-cash interest

     919        1,071        1,966        2,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations

   $ 76,903      $ 56,343      $ 147,858      $ 110,034   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Normalized Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share

   $ 0.71      $ 0.57      $ 1.40      $ 1.09   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share

   $ 0.71      $ 0.56      $ 1.40      $ 1.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CALCULATION OF ADJUSTED FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE GUIDANCE

 

     For the Quarter  Ending
September 30, 2013
    For the Year Ending
December 31, 2013
 
     Low End of
Guidance
    High End of
Guidance
    Low End of
Guidance
    High End of
Guidance
 

Adjusted net income

   $ 52,500      $ 54,500      $ 217,000      $ 221,500   

Depreciation on real estate assets

     19,000        20,000        78,500        78,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funds From Operations

   $ 71,500      $ 74,500      $ 295,500      $ 300,000   

Other non-cash expenses

     4,100        4,200        16,500        16,500   

Maintenance capital expenditures on real estate assets

     (7,000     (8,000     (25,000     (20,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations

   $ 68,600      $ 70,700      $ 287,000      $ 296,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share

   $ 0.61      $ 0.64      $ 2.65      $ 2.69   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Funds From Operations Per Diluted Share

   $ 0.59      $ 0.60      $ 2.58      $ 2.66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


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NOTE TO SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FFO and AFFO are widely accepted non-GAAP supplemental measures of REIT performance following the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). CCA believes that FFO and AFFO are important operating measures that supplement discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations and are used to review and assess operating performance of the Company and its correctional facilities and their management teams. NAREIT defines FFO as net income computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and extraordinary items, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate and impairment of depreciable real estate. Because the historical cost accounting convention used for real estate assets requires depreciation (except on land), this accounting presentation assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes at a level rate over time. Because of the unique structure, design and use of the Company’s correctional facilities, management believes that assessing performance of the Company’s correctional facilities without the impact of depreciation or amortization is useful. CCA may make adjustments to FFO from time to time for certain other income and expenses that it considers non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, even though such items may require cash settlement, because such items do not reflect a necessary component of the ongoing operations of the Company. Normalized FFO excludes the effects of such items. CCA calculates AFFO by adding to Normalized FFO non-cash expenses such as the amortization of deferred financing costs and stock-based compensation, and by subtracting from Normalized FFO recurring real estate expenditures that are capitalized and then amortized, but which are necessary to maintain a REIT’s properties and its revenue stream. Some of these capital expenditures contain a discretionary element with respect to when they are incurred, while others may be more urgent. Therefore, these capital expenditures may fluctuate from quarter to quarter, depending on the nature of the expenditures required, seasonal factors such as weather, and budgetary conditions. Other companies may calculate FFO, Normalized FFO, and AFFO differently than the Company does, or adjust for other items, and therefore comparability may be limited. FFO, Normalized FFO, and AFFO and their corresponding per share measures are not measures of performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities, a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of the Company’s operating performance or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with GAAP. This data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.