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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013.

 

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: 001-34877

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

27-1925611

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1050 17th Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO

 

80265

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(866) 777-2673

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer x

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

 

 

 

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

The number of shares of common stock outstanding at October 30, 2013 was 21,383,226.

 

 

 



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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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ITEM 1. Financial Statements

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012 (unaudited)

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 (unaudited)

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (unaudited)

5

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 (unaudited)

6

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

7

 

 

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17

 

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

 

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

27

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

27

 

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

27

 

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

27

 

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

27

 

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

 

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

28

 

 

ITEM 5. Other Information

28

 

 

ITEM 6. Exhibits

28

 

 

Signatures

29

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

Exhibit 31.2

Exhibit 32.1

Exhibit 32.2

EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT

EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited and in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

76,227

 

$

85,868

 

Building and building improvements

 

668,580

 

596,405

 

Leasehold improvements

 

92,996

 

85,907

 

 

 

837,803

 

768,180

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(142,133

)

(105,433

)

Net investment in operating properties

 

695,670

 

662,747

 

Construction in progress

 

157,200

 

61,328

 

Net investments in real estate

 

852,870

 

724,075

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

702

 

8,130

 

Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $320 and $625 as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

11,095

 

9,901

 

Lease intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $20,026 and $33,050 as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

12,460

 

19,453

 

Goodwill

 

41,191

 

41,191

 

Other assets

 

47,583

 

42,582

 

Total assets

 

$

965,901

 

$

845,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

108,000

 

$

 

Mortgage loans payable

 

58,625

 

59,750

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

75,248

 

50,624

 

Deferred rent payable

 

9,579

 

4,329

 

Acquired below-market lease contracts, net of accumulated amortization of $5,702 and $10,062 as of September 30, 2013, and December 2012, respectively

 

7,050

 

8,539

 

Prepaid rent and other liabilities

 

11,697

 

11,317

 

Total liabilities

 

270,199

 

134,559

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock 7.25%, $115,000 liquidation preference ($25.00 per share, $0.01 par value), 4,600,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012

 

115,000

 

115,000

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized and 21,412,432 and 21,202,673 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

208

 

207

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

265,483

 

259,009

 

Distributions in excess of net income

 

(45,953

)

(35,987

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

334,738

 

338,229

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

360,964

 

372,544

 

Total equity

 

695,702

 

710,773

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

965,901

 

$

845,332

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited and in thousands except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental revenue

 

$

35,283

 

$

31,603

 

$

102,590

 

$

91,837

 

Power revenue

 

15,979

 

14,230

 

43,994

 

39,543

 

Interconnection revenue

 

7,441

 

6,177

 

21,066

 

15,268

 

Tenant reimbursement and other

 

1,932

 

1,752

 

5,743

 

5,034

 

Total operating revenues

 

60,635

 

53,762

 

173,393

 

151,682

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property operating and maintenance

 

17,368

 

16,360

 

47,013

 

46,029

 

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

2,226

 

2,158

 

6,750

 

6,304

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

16,424

 

16,583

 

48,634

 

47,991

 

Sales and marketing

 

3,206

 

2,231

 

10,931

 

6,941

 

General and administrative

 

7,045

 

6,389

 

20,225

 

18,777

 

Rent

 

5,082

 

4,689

 

14,631

 

13,957

 

Transaction costs

 

25

 

293

 

279

 

576

 

Total operating expenses

 

51,376

 

48,703

 

148,463

 

140,575

 

Operating income

 

9,259

 

5,059

 

24,930

 

11,107

 

Interest income

 

14

 

5

 

18

 

12

 

Interest expense

 

(708

)

(1,595

)

(1,930

)

(3,922

)

Income before income taxes

 

8,565

 

3,469

 

23,018

 

7,197

 

Income tax expense

 

(56

)

(522

)

(435

)

(1,059

)

Net income

 

8,509

 

2,947

 

22,583

 

6,138

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

3,524

 

1,627

 

8,962

 

3,389

 

Net income attributable to CoreSite Realty Corporation

 

4,985

 

1,320

 

13,621

 

2,749

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

(2,084

)

 

(6,253

)

 

Net income attributable to common shares

 

$

2,901

 

$

1,320

 

$

7,368

 

$

2,749

 

Net income per share attributable to common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.13

 

Diluted

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.13

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

20,871,504

 

20,554,893

 

20,793,596

 

20,514,713

 

Diluted

 

21,479,971

 

21,027,635

 

21,465,710

 

20,890,894

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(unaudited and in thousands except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Distributions

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

Common Shares

 

Paid-in

 

in Excess of

 

Stockholders’

 

Noncontrolling

 

Total

 

 

 

Stock

 

Number

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Net Income

 

Equity

 

Interests

 

Equity

 

Balance at January 1, 2013

 

$

115,000

 

21,202,673

 

$

207

 

$

259,009

 

$

(35,987

)

$

338,229

 

$

372,544

 

$

710,773

 

Issuance of restricted stock awards, net of forfeitures

 

 

169,482

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

40,277

 

 

630

 

 

630

 

 

630

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

(27

)

 

(27

)

 

(27

)

Amortization of deferred compensation

 

 

 

 

5,871

 

 

5,871

 

 

5,871

 

Dividends declared on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(6,253

)

(6,253

)

 

(6,253

)

Dividends and distributions

 

 

 

 

 

(17,334

)

(17,334

)

(20,542

)

(37,876

)

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

13,621

 

13,621

 

8,962

 

22,583

 

Balance at September 30, 2013

 

$

115,000

 

21,412,432

 

$

208

 

$

265,483

 

$

(45,953

)

$

334,738

 

$

360,964

 

$

695,702

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited and in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

22,583

 

$

6,138

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

48,634

 

47,991

 

Amortization of above/below market leases

 

(672

)

(1,241

)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

1,293

 

1,307

 

Amortization of share-based compensation

 

5,337

 

4,083

 

Bad debt expense

 

241

 

276

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(1,435

)

(3,559

)

Deferred rent receivable

 

(1,660

)

(3,262

)

Deferred leasing costs

 

(5,373

)

(2,936

)

Other assets

 

(2,713

)

1,000

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

3,361

 

1,206

 

Prepaid rent and other liabilities

 

380

 

(3,883

)

Deferred rent payable

 

5,250

 

663

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

75,226

 

47,783

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant improvements

 

(5,214

)

(5,266

)

Real estate improvements

 

(117,964

)

(50,276

)

Acquisition of NY2

 

(21,889

)

 

Acquisition of Comfluent, net of cash received

 

 

(2,581

)

Changes in reserves for capital improvements

 

 

8,690

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(145,067

)

(49,433

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

630

 

874

 

Offering costs

 

(27

)

 

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

 

108,000

 

57,750

 

Principal payments on mortgage loans

 

(1,125

)

(25,233

)

Payments of loan fees and costs

 

(2,621

)

(119

)

Dividends and distributions paid on common stock and OP units

 

(37,508

)

(24,829

)

Dividends paid on preferred stock

 

(4,936

)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

62,413

 

8,443

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(7,428

)

6,793

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

8,130

 

6,628

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

702

 

$

13,421

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

3,205

 

$

4,092

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITY

 

 

 

 

 

Construction costs payable capitalized to real estate

 

$

32,291

 

$

11,891

 

Accrual of dividends and distributions

 

$

15,051

 

$

8,640

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2013

(unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Description of Business

 

CoreSite Realty Corporation, through its controlling interest in CoreSite, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) and the subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership (collectively, the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered, and self-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). The Company was organized in the State of Maryland on February 17, 2010, completed its initial public offering of common stock (the “IPO”) on September 28, 2010, and is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2013, the Company owns a 45.1% common interest in the Operating Partnership.

 

We are engaged in the business of owning, acquiring, constructing and managing technology-related real estate and as of September 30, 2013, our property portfolio included 14 operating data center facilities and multiple development projects located in some of the largest and fastest growing data center markets in the United States, including Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay and Northern Virginia areas, Chicago, Boston, New York City, Miami and Denver. The development projects include construction of new facilities in the San Francisco Bay, Northern Virginia and New York areas.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by our management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, these condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the expected results for the year ending December 31, 2013. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We evaluate our estimates, including those related to assessing the carrying values of our real estate properties, accrued liabilities, and performance-based equity compensation plans. We base our estimates on historical experience, current market conditions, and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may vary from those estimates and those estimates could vary under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Adjustments and Reclassifications

 

Interconnection revenue, included on the condensed consolidated statements of operations, and cash used for tenant improvement investing activities, included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for 2012, have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 financial statement presentation. In addition, certain other immaterial amounts included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for 2012 have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 financial statement presentation.

 

Investments in Real Estate

 

Real estate investments are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The cost of real estate includes the purchase price of the property and leasehold improvements. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Significant renovations and betterments that extend the economic useful lives of assets are capitalized. During land development and construction periods, we capitalize construction costs, legal fees, financing costs, real estate taxes and insurance and internal costs of personnel performing development, if such costs are incremental and identifiable to a specific development project. Capitalization begins upon commencement of development efforts and ceases when the property is ready for its intended use and held available for occupancy. Interest is capitalized during the period of development based upon applying the weighted-average borrowing rate to the actual development costs expended. Capitalized interest costs were $1.1 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively, and $3.0 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

 

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Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the following useful lives of the assets:

 

Buildings

 

27 to 40 years

Building improvements

 

1 to 15 years

Leasehold improvements

 

The shorter of the lease term or useful life of the asset

 

Depreciation expense was $13.7 million and $10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively, and $38.9 million and $29.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

 

Acquisition of Investment in Real Estate

 

Purchase accounting is applied to the assets and liabilities related to all real estate investments acquired. The fair value of the real estate acquired is allocated to the acquired tangible assets, consisting primarily of land, building and improvements, and identified intangible assets and liabilities, consisting of the value of above-market and below-market leases, value of in-place leases and the value of customer relationships.

 

The fair value of the land and building of an acquired property is determined by valuing the property as if it were vacant, and the “as-if-vacant” fair value is then allocated to land and building based on management’s determination of the fair values of these assets. Management determines the as-if-vacant fair value of a property using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Factors considered by management in performing these analyses include an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-up periods considering current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases.

 

The fair value of intangibles related to in-place leases includes the value of lease intangibles for above-market and below-market leases, lease origination costs, and customer relationships, determined on a lease-by-lease basis. Above-market and below-market leases are valued based on the present value (using an interest rate which reflects the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease and, for below-market leases, over a period equal to the initial term plus any below-market fixed rate renewal periods. Lease origination costs include estimates of costs avoided associated with leasing the property, including tenant allowances and improvements and leasing commissions. Customer relationship intangibles relate to the additional revenue opportunities expected to be generated through interconnection services and utility services to be provided to the in-place lease tenants.

 

The capitalized values for above and below-market lease intangibles, lease origination costs, and customer relationships are amortized over the term of the underlying leases or the expected customer relationship. Amortization related to above-market and below-market leases where the Company is the lessor is recorded as either a reduction of or an increase to rental income, amortization related to above-market and below-market leases where the Company is the lessee is recorded as either a reduction of or an increase to rent expense and amortization for lease origination costs and customer relationships are recorded as amortization expense. If a lease is terminated prior to its stated expiration, all unamortized amounts relating to that lease are written off. The carrying value of intangible assets is reviewed for impairment in connection with its respective asset group whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset group may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the asset group is not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value. No impairment loss was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.

 

The excess of the cost of an acquired business over the net of the amounts assigned to assets acquired (including identified intangible assets) and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. As of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, we had approximately $41.2 million of goodwill at each date. The Company’s goodwill has an indeterminate life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. No impairment loss was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include all non-restricted cash held in financial institutions and other non-restricted highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities at acquisition of three months or less.

 

Deferred Costs

 

Deferred leasing costs include commissions and other direct and incremental costs incurred to obtain new customer leases, which are capitalized and amortized over the terms of the related leases using the straight-line method. If a lease terminates prior to the expiration of its initial term, any unamortized costs related to the lease are written off to amortization expense.

 

Deferred financing costs include costs incurred in connection with obtaining debt and extending existing debt. These financing costs are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective-interest method, over the term of the loan and are included as a component of interest expense.

 

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Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets

 

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized when estimated expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) are less than the carrying amount of the assets. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies, to a considerable extent, on assumptions regarding current and future economics and market conditions and the availability of capital. If, in future periods, there are changes in the estimates or assumptions incorporated into the impairment review analysis, the changes could result in an adjustment to the carrying amount of the long-lived assets. To the extent that impairment has occurred, the excess of the carrying amount of long-lived assets over its estimated fair value would be recognized as an impairment loss charged to net income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, no impairment was recognized.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

All leases are classified as operating leases and minimum rents are recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancellable term of the agreements. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases are included in deferred rent receivable. If a lease terminates prior to its stated expiration, the deferred rent receivable relating to that lease is written off as a reduction of rental revenue.

 

When arrangements include multiple elements, the revenue associated with separate elements is allocated based on the relative fair values of those elements. The revenue associated with each element is then recognized as earned. Interconnection services are considered as separate earnings processes that are provided and completed on a month-to-month basis and revenue is recognized in the period that services are performed. Set-up charges and utility installation fees are initially deferred and recognized over the term of the arrangement as revenue or the expected period of performance unless management determines a separate earnings process exists related to an installation charge.

 

Tenant reimbursements for real estate taxes, common area maintenance, and other recoverable costs are recognized as revenue in the period that the related expenses are incurred.

 

Above-market and below-market lease intangibles that were acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis as decreases and increases, respectively, to rental revenue over the remaining non-cancellable term of the underlying leases. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, the net effect of amortization of acquired above-market and below-market leases resulted in an increase to rental revenue of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, the net effect of amortization of acquired above-market and below-market leases resulted in an increase to rental income of $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

 

A provision for uncollectible accounts is recorded if a receivable balance relating to contractual rent, rent recorded on a straight-line basis, or tenant reimbursements is considered by management to be uncollectible. At September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

We account for share-based compensation using the fair value method of accounting. The estimated fair value of the stock options granted by us is calculated based on Black-Scholes option-pricing model and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The fair value of restricted share-based and Operating Partnership unit compensation is based on the market value of our common stock on the date of the grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

 

Asset Retirement and Environmental Remediation Obligations

 

We record accruals for estimated retirement and environmental remediation obligations. The obligations relate primarily to the removal of asbestos and contaminated soil during development of the properties as well as the estimated equipment removal costs upon termination of a certain lease where we are the lessee. At September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the amount included in other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets was approximately $2.5 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

 

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Income Taxes

 

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2010. To qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our stockholders and meet various other requirements imposed by the Code relating to such matters as operating results, asset holdings, distribution levels and diversity of stock ownership. Provided we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we are generally not subject to corporate level federal income tax on the earnings distributed currently to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, and are unable to avail ourselves of certain savings provisions set forth in the Code, all of our taxable income would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates, including any applicable alternative minimum tax.

 

To maintain REIT status, we must distribute a minimum of 90% of our taxable income. However, it is our policy and intent, subject to change, to distribute 100% of our taxable income and therefore no provision is required in the accompanying financial statements for federal income taxes with regards to activities of the REIT and its subsidiary pass-through entities. Any taxable income prior to the completion of the IPO is the responsibility of the Company’s prior member. The allocable share of income is included in the income tax returns of the members. The Company is subject to the statutory requirements of the locations in which it conducts business. State and local income taxes are accrued as deemed required in the best judgment of management based on analysis and interpretation of respective tax laws.

 

We have elected to treat certain subsidiaries as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”). Certain activities that we undertake must be conducted by a TRS, such as services for our tenants that could be considered otherwise impermissible for us to perform and holding assets that we cannot hold directly. A TRS is subject to corporate level federal and state income taxes. Relative deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from temporary differences in financial reporting versus tax reporting are also established as determined by management.

 

Deferred income taxes are recognized in certain taxable entities. Deferred income tax is generally a function of the period’s temporary differences (items that are treated differently for tax purposes than for financial reporting purposes), the utilization of tax net operating losses generated in prior years that previously had been recognized as deferred income tax assets and the reversal of any previously recorded deferred income tax liabilities. A valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets is provided if we believe all or some portion of the deferred income tax asset may not be realized. Any increase or decrease in the valuation allowance resulting from a change in circumstances that causes a change in the estimated realizability of the related deferred income tax asset is included in deferred tax expense. As of September 30, 2013, the deferred income taxes were not material.

 

We currently have no liabilities for uncertain tax positions. The earliest tax year for which we are subject to examination is 2010.

 

Concentration of Credit Risks

 

Our cash and cash equivalents are maintained in various financial institutions, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts, and management believes that we are not exposed to any significant credit risk in this area. We have no off-balance sheet concentrations of credit risk, such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts, or foreign currency hedging arrangements.

 

Segment Information

 

We manage our business as one reportable segment consisting of investments in data centers located in the United States. Although we provide services in several markets, these operations have been aggregated into one reportable segment based on the similar economic characteristics amongst all markets, including the nature of the services provided and the type of customers purchasing these services.

 

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3. Investment in Real Estate

 

On February 7, 2013, the Company acquired land and a vacant building, NY2, in Secaucus, New Jersey, with a total real estate value of $23.0 million. NY2 is being developed into a data center facility. In addition to NY2, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company commenced development on two other data center facilities, VA2, in Reston, Virginia, and SV5, in Santa Clara, California. Based on the relative fair values of the parcels, land was allocated to each of VA2 and SV5 and was reclassified during the first quarter of 2013 to construction in progress in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The reclassification equaled $5.2 million and $2.4 million for VA2 and SV5, respectively.

 

The following is a summary of the properties owned and leased at September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

Property Name

 

Location

 

Land

 

Buildings and
Improvements

 

Leasehold
Improvements

 

Construction
in Progress

 

Total Cost

 

SV1

 

San Jose, CA

 

$

6,863

 

$

114,425

 

$

 

$

4,607

 

$

125,895

 

SV2

 

Milpitas, CA

 

5,086

 

23,780

 

 

271

 

29,137

 

SV3

 

Santa Clara, CA

 

3,972

 

45,821

 

 

130

 

49,923

 

SV4

 

Santa Clara, CA

 

4,442

 

85,671

 

 

942

 

91,055

 

SV5

 

Santa Clara, CA

 

 

 

 

21,178

 

21,178

 

Santa Clara Campus(1)

 

Santa Clara, CA

 

8,173

 

8,221

 

 

9,055

 

25,449

 

BO1

 

Somerville, MA

 

6,100

 

77,388

 

 

2,900

 

86,388

 

NY1

 

New York, NY

 

 

 

32,522

 

180

 

32,702

 

NY2

 

Secaucus, NJ

 

 

 

 

78,563

 

78,563

 

VA1

 

Reston, VA

 

6,903

 

105,658

 

 

3,487

 

116,048

 

VA2

 

Reston, VA

 

 

 

 

22,227

 

22,227

 

DC1

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

7,264

 

262

 

7,526

 

CH1

 

Chicago, IL

 

5,493

 

75,951

 

 

5,415

 

86,859

 

LA1

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

 

 

51,830

 

2,363

 

54,193

 

LA2

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

28,467

 

121,819

 

 

5,486

 

155,772

 

MI1

 

Miami, FL

 

728

 

9,846

 

 

118

 

10,692

 

DE1

 

Denver, CO

 

 

 

711

 

15

 

726

 

DE2

 

Denver, CO

 

 

 

669

 

1

 

670

 

Total

 

 

 

$

76,227

 

$

668,580

 

$

92,996

 

$

157,200

 

$

995,003

 

 


(1)    This campus includes office and light-industrial real estate buildings and land held for development in Santa Clara, CA.

 

4. Other Assets

 

Our other assets consisted of the following, net of amortization and depreciation, if applicable, as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Deferred leasing costs

 

$

13,012

 

$

12,444

 

Deferred rent receivable

 

16,677

 

15,017

 

Deferred financing costs

 

3,758

 

2,520

 

Corporate furniture, fixtures and equipment

 

4,689

 

4,152

 

Other

 

9,447

 

8,449

 

Total

 

$

47,583

 

$

42,582

 

 

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5. Debt

 

A summary of outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Date

 

2013

 

2012

 

SV1 - Mortgage loan

 

3.69% and 3.71% at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

October 9, 2014

 

$

58,625

 

$

59,750

 

Revolving credit facility

 

2.18% and 2.46% at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

January 3, 2017

 

108,000

 

 

Total principal outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

$

166,625

 

$

59,750

 

 

SV1 Mortgage Loan

 

As of September 30, 2013, SV1 was subject to a $58.6 million mortgage loan with a maturity date of October 9, 2014. The loan bears variable interest and requires the payment of interest and principal until maturity. The mortgage requires ongoing compliance by us with various covenants, including liquidity and net operating income covenants. As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the covenants under the mortgage.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

On January 3, 2013, our Operating Partnership and certain subsidiary co-borrowers entered into a second amended and restated senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders for which KeyBank National Association acts as administrative agent. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended the Operating Partnership’s senior secured revolving credit facility, dated December 15, 2011 (the “Prior Facility”), and provides for the release of the properties owned by the Operating Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiaries from the existing liens in favor of the credit facility lenders, with the facility continuing on an unsecured basis and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company. Our Operating Partnership acts as the parent borrower, and our subsidiaries that own or lease real estate properties, are co-borrowers under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement increased the commitment from the Prior Facility of $225.0 million to $355.0 million and extended the initial maturity date of the Prior Facility from December 15, 2014, to January 3, 2017, with a one-time extension option, which, if exercised, would extend the maturity date to January 3, 2018. The exercise of the extension option is subject to the payment of an extension fee equal to 25 basis points of the total commitment under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement at initial maturity and certain other customary conditions. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains an accordion feature, which allows our Operating Partnership to increase the total commitment by $145.0 million, to $500.0 million, under specified circumstances.

 

On June 28, 2013, the borrowers under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement partially exercised the accordion feature to increase the aggregate commitments by $50.0 million. As a result of the accordion exercise, the borrowing capacity increased from $355.0 million to $405.0 million. All other terms of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement remain unchanged.

 

Under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, our Operating Partnership may elect to have borrowings bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR plus 200 basis points to 275 basis points, or (ii) a base rate plus 100 basis points to 175 basis points, each depending on our Operating Partnership’s leverage ratio.

 

The total amount available for borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is subject to the lesser of the facility amount or the availability calculated based on our unencumbered asset pool. As of September 30, 2013, $396.6 million was available for us to borrow under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, of which $108.0 million was borrowed and outstanding.

 

Our ability to borrow under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is subject to ongoing compliance with a number of financial covenants and other customary restrictive covenants, including, among others:

 

·                  a maximum leverage ratio (defined as consolidated total indebtedness to total gross asset value) of 60%. As of September 30, 2013, our leverage ratio was 11.5%;

·                  a maximum secured debt ratio (defined as consolidated total secured debt to total gross asset value) of 40%. As of September 30, 2013, our secured debt ratio was 3.8%;

·                  a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio (defined as adjusted consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to consolidated fixed charges) of 1.75 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2013, our fixed charge coverage ratio was 7.5 to 1.0; and

·                  a maximum unhedged variable rate debt ratio (defined as unhedged variable rate indebtedness to gross asset value) of 30%. As of September 30, 2013, our unhedged variable rate debt ratio was 10.8%.

 

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As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the covenants under our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

Debt Maturities

 

The following table summarizes the amount of our outstanding debt when such debt currently becomes due (in thousands):

 

Year Ending December 31, 

 

 

 

Remainder of 2013

 

$

375

 

2014

 

58,250

 

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

108,000

 

Total

 

$

166,625

 

 

6. Stockholders’ Equity

 

We have declared the following dividends per share on our Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and common shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

Declaration Date

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Shares

 

March 5, 2013

 

March 28, 2013

 

April 15, 2013

 

$

0.6200

(1)

$

0.27

 

May 24, 2013

 

June 28, 2013

 

July 15, 2013

 

0.4531

(2)

0.27

 

August 30, 2013

 

September 30, 2013

 

October 15, 2013

 

0.4531

(3)

0.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.5262

 

$

0.81

 

 


(1) Dividend covers the period from the issuance of our Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, December 12, 2012, to April 14, 2013.

(2) Dividend covers the period from April 15, 2013, to July 14, 2013.

(3) Dividend covers the period from July 15, 2013, to October 14, 2013.

 

7. Noncontrolling Interests — Operating Partnership

 

Noncontrolling interests represent the limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership held by individuals and entities other than CoreSite Realty Corporation. Since September 28, 2011, the current holders of Common Operating Partnership units have been eligible to have the Common Operating Partnership units redeemed for cash or, at our option, exchangeable into our common stock on a one-for-one basis. We have evaluated whether we control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the share settlement of the Common Operating Partnership units. Based on the results of this analysis, we concluded that the Common Operating Partnership units met the criteria to be classified within equity at September 30, 2013.

 

The following table shows the ownership interest in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012:

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

Number of Units

 

Percentage of Total

 

Number of Units

 

Percentage of Total

 

The Company

 

20,872,386

 

45.1

%

20,610,523

 

44.8

%

Noncontrolling interests consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common units held by third parties

 

25,275,390

 

54.7

%

25,275,390

 

55.0

%

Incentive units held by employees

 

85,457

 

0.2

%

78,319

 

0.2

%

Total

 

46,233,233

 

100.0

%

45,964,232

 

100.0

%

 

For each share of common stock issued by the Company, the Operating Partnership issues an equivalent Common Operating Partnership unit to the Company. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 262,665 shares of common stock related to employee compensation arrangements and, therefore, an equivalent number of Common Operating Partnership units were issued to the Company by the Operating Partnership.

 

Holders of Common Operating Partnership units of record as of March 28, 2013, June 28, 2013, and September 30, 2013, received quarterly distributions of $0.27 per unit payable in correlation with declared dividends on common shares.

 

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On December 12, 2012, the Operating Partnership issued 4.6 million Preferred Operating Partnership units to the Company in connection with our issuance of Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock. The Preferred Operating Partnership units rank senior to the Common Operating Partnership units held by the Company and noncontrolling interests.

 

The redemption value of the noncontrolling interests at September 30, 2013, was $860.7 million based on the closing price of the Company’s stock of $33.94 on September 30, 2013, the last trading day of the quarter.

 

8. Equity Incentive Plan

 

In connection with our IPO, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2010 Plan”). The 2010 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors, or the plan administrator. Awards issuable under the 2010 Plan include common stock, stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and other incentive awards. Following approval by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2013, our stockholders, on May 22, 2013, approved the amendment and restatement of the 2010 Plan which, among other things, increased the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by 3,000,000 shares. We have reserved a total of 6,000,000 shares of our common stock for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan, which may be adjusted for changes in our capitalization and certain corporate transactions. To the extent that an award expires, terminates or lapses, or an award is settled in cash without the delivery of shares of common stock to the participant, then any unexercised shares subject to the award will be available for future grant or sale under the 2010 Plan. Shares of restricted stock which are forfeited or repurchased by us pursuant to the 2010 Plan may again be optioned, granted or awarded under the 2010 Plan. The payment of dividend equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding awards will not be counted against the shares available for issuance under the 2010 Plan.

 

As of September 30, 2013, 3,632,820 shares of our common stock were available for issuance pursuant to the 2010 Plan.

 

Stock Options

 

Stock option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant. The fair value of each option granted under the 2010 Plan is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, options to purchase 209,268 shares of common stock were granted. The fair values are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods.

 

The following table sets forth the stock option activity under the 2010 Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares Subject
to Option

 

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

 

Options outstanding, December 31, 2012

 

1,017,195

 

$

17.25

 

Granted

 

209,268

 

32.50

 

Forfeited

 

(23,865

)

21.22

 

Exercised

 

(40,277

)

15.65

 

Options outstanding, September 30, 2013

 

1,162,321

 

$

19.97

 

 

The following table sets forth the number of shares subject to options that are unvested as of September 30, 2013, and the fair value of these options at the grant date:

 

 

 

Number of
Shares Subject
to Option

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value at Grant

 

Unvested balance, December 31, 2012

 

730,159

 

$

5.70

 

Granted

 

209,268

 

10.01

 

Forfeited

 

(23,865

)

6.69

 

Vested

 

(261,862

)

5.55

 

Unvested balance, September 30, 2013

 

653,700

 

$

7.11

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, total unearned compensation on options was approximately $3.9 million, and the weighted-average vesting period was 2.2 years.

 

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Restricted Awards

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company granted 187,186 shares of restricted stock under the 2010 Plan. Additionally, the Company granted 5,328 restricted stock units, or RSUs under the 2010 Plan. The principal difference between these instruments is that RSUs are not outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock and do not have any of the rights or privileges thereof, including voting rights. On the applicable vesting date, the holder of an RSU becomes entitled to one share of common stock for each RSU. Restricted awards are amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The following table sets forth the number of unvested restricted awards and the weighted average fair value of these awards at the date of grant:

 

 

 

Restricted
Awards

 

Weighted
Average Fair
Value at Grant

 

Unvested balance, December 31, 2012

 

598,695

 

$

21.37

 

Granted

 

192,514

 

32.47

 

Forfeited

 

(16,902

)

25.08

 

Vested

 

(229,613

)

20.80

 

Unvested balance, September 30, 2013

 

544,694

 

$

25.42

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, total unearned compensation on restricted awards was approximately $11.3 million, and the weighted-average vesting period was 2.4 years.

 

9. Earnings Per Share

 

The following is a summary of basic and diluted income per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income attributable to common shares

 

$

2,901

 

$

1,320

 

$

7,368

 

$

2,749

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

20,871,504

 

20,554,893

 

20,793,596

 

20,514,713

 

Effect of potentially dilutive common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

391,398

 

267,831

 

388,889

 

225,520

 

Unvested restricted awards

 

217,069

 

204,911

 

283,225

 

150,661

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

21,479,971

 

21,027,635

 

21,465,710

 

20,890,894

 

Net income per share attributable to common shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.35

 

$

0.13

 

Diluted

 

$

0.14

 

$

0.06

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.13

 

 

In the calculations above, we have excluded weighted-average potentially dilutive securities of 211,721 and 200,908 for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively, and 166,732 and 100,587 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, respectively, as their effect would have been antidilutive.

 

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10. Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Authoritative guidance issued by FASB establishes a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the observability of inputs utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair values. This hierarchy establishes market-based or observable inputs as the preferred source of values, followed by valuation models using management assumptions in the absence of market inputs. The three levels of the hierarchy under the authoritative guidance are as follows:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the assessment date.

 

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, revolving credit facility, mortgage loans payable, interest payable and accounts payable. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, interest payable and accounts payable approximate fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

 

The total balance of our mortgage loan payable and revolving credit facility was $166.6 million and $59.8 million as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively, with a fair value that approximated book value at both periods, based on Level 3 inputs from the fair value hierarchy. Under the discounted cash flow method, the fair values of mortgage notes payable and the revolving credit facility are based on the Company’s assumptions of interest rates and terms available incorporating the Company’s credit risk.

 

11. Related Party Transactions

 

We lease 1,520 net rentable square feet of space at VA1 to an affiliate of The Carlyle Group (Carlyle). Affiliates of Carlyle own a 54.7% common interest in the Operating Partnership. Rental revenue was $0.1 million for the three ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, and $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.

 

12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company, as lessee, leases data center space under noncancelable operating lease agreements at LA1, DC1, DE1, DE2 and NY1, and its headquarters located in Denver, Colorado, under noncancelable operating lease agreements. The lease agreements provide for base rental rate increases at defined intervals during the terms of the leases. In addition, the Company has negotiated rent abatement periods to better match the phased build-out of the data center space. The Company accounts for such abatements and increasing base rentals using the straight-line method over the noncancelable terms of the leases. The difference between the straight-line expense and the cash payment is recorded as deferred rent payable. Rent expense on operating leases for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012, was $5.1 million and $4.7 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 was $14.6 million and $14.0 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company has commitments related to telecommunications capacity used to connect data centers located within the same market or geographical area and power usage. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Remainder of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

2016

 

2017

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Operating leases

 

$

4,644

 

$

18,902

 

$

19,258

 

$

18,942

 

$

17,503

 

$

80,893

 

$

160,142

 

Credit Facility(1)

 

588

 

2,353

 

2,353

 

2,353

 

108,000

 

 

115,647

 

Mortgages payable (2)

 

913

 

59,843

 

 

 

 

 

60,756

 

Construction Contracts (3)

 

75,808

 

429

 

 

 

 

 

76,237

 

Other (4)

 

1,441

 

1,536

 

1,071

 

564

 

176

 

1,484

 

6,272

 

Total

 

$

83,394

 

$

83,063

 

$

22,682

 

$

21,859

 

$

125,679

 

$

82,377

 

$

419,054

 

 


(1) Includes $108.0 million outstanding and estimated annual interest payments assuming no draws or payments on the revolving credit facility through the maturity date of January 3, 2017. The revolving credit facility is subject to variable rates and we estimated interest payments based on the interest rate as of September 30, 2013.

(2) Includes $58.6 million of mortgage principal payments and estimated interest payments until debt maturity on October 9, 2014. We estimated interest payments of $0.5 million for the remainder of 2013 and $1.6 million in 2014. The mortgage payable is subject to variable rates and we estimated interest payments based on the interest rate as of September 30, 2013.

(3) Obligations for construction contracts for properties under construction, tenant related capital expenditures, and other capital improvements.

(4) Obligations for power contracts, telecommunications leases, and internal system development.

 

From time to time, we are party to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, with respect to any such matters to which we currently are a party, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

 

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ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”), together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by our company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.

 

In particular, statements pertaining to our capital resources, portfolio performance, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations contain certain forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance, which may be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements: (i) the geographic concentration of our data centers in certain markets and any adverse developments in local economic conditions or the demand for data center space in these markets; (ii) fluctuations in interest rates and increased operating costs; (iii) difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and completing acquisitions; (iv) the significant competition in our industry and an inability to lease vacant space, renew existing leases or release space as leases expire; (v) lack of sufficient customer demand to realize expected returns on our investments to expand our property portfolio; (vi) decreased revenue from costs and disruptions associated with any failure of our physical infrastructure or services; (vii) our ability to lease available space to existing or new customers; (viii) our failure to obtain necessary outside financing; (ix) our failure to qualify or maintain our status as a REIT; (x) financial market fluctuations; (xi) changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates; (xii) delays or disruptions in third-party network connectivity; (xiii) service failures or price increases by third party power suppliers; (xiv) inability to renew net leases on the data center properties we lease; and (xv) other factors affecting the real estate industry generally.

 

While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. The risks included here are not exhaustive, and additional factors could adversely affect our business and financial performance, including factors and risks included in other sections of this Quarterly Report. Additional information concerning these and other risks and uncertainties is contained in our other periodic filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, pursuant to the Exchange Act. We discussed a number of material risks in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Those risks continue to be relevant to our performance and financial condition. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results.

 

Overview

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report to “we,” “our,” “us” and “our company” refer to CoreSite Realty Corporation, a Maryland corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including CoreSite, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which CoreSite Realty Corporation is the sole general partner and which we refer to in this Quarterly Report as our “Operating Partnership,” and CoreSite Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, our taxable REIT subsidiary, or “TRS”.

 

We provide data center solutions to more than 750 of the world’s leading carriers and mobile operators, content and cloud providers, media and entertainment companies and global enterprises. Across 14 high-performance data center campuses in eight North America markets, we connect customers to help them grow their businesses, run performance-sensitive applications and secure their crucial data devices.

 

We are engaged in the business of ownership, acquisition, construction and management of strategically located data centers in some of the largest and fastest growing data center markets in the United States, including Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay and Northern Virginia areas, Chicago, Boston, New York City, Miami and Denver. Our high-quality data centers feature ample and redundant power, advanced cooling and security systems and many are points of dense network interconnection.

 

Our Portfolio

 

As of September 30, 2013, our property portfolio included 14 operating data center facilities and multiple development projects which collectively comprise over 2.7 million net rentable square feet of space (“NRSF”), of which approximately 1.3 million NRSF is existing data center space, including pre-stabilized space. The development projects include construction of new facilities in the San Francisco Bay, Northern Virginia and New York areas. The operating portfolio includes approximately 315,000 NRSF of space readily available for lease, of which 238,000 NRSF is available for lease as data center space. Including the space currently under construction or in preconstruction at September 30, 2013, vacant space and land targeted for future development, we own land and buildings sufficient to develop approximately 1.1 million square feet of data center space.

 

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We expect that this development potential plus any potential expansion into new markets will enable us to accommodate existing and future customer demand and position us to significantly increase our cash flows. We intend to pursue development projects and expansion into new markets when we believe those opportunities support the additional supply in those markets. The following table provides an overview of our properties as of September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

Stabilized Operating NRSF (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Center(2)

 

Office and Light-
Industrial(3)

 

Total

 

Pre-Stabilized
NRSF(7)

 

Development
NRSF(8)

 

Total

 

 

 

Annualized

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio

 

Market/Facilities

 

Rent ($000)(4)

 

Total

 

Occupied(5)

 

Total

 

Occupied(5)

 

Total(6)

 

Occupied(5)

 

Total

 

Total

 

NRSF(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Wilshire Campus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA1*

 

$

23,856

 

150,278

 

75.2

%

7,500

 

41.0

%

157,778

 

73.6

%

 

 

157,778

 

LA2

 

14,403

 

159,617

 

87.0

 

6,055

 

72.7

 

165,672

 

86.4

 

31,585

 

236,902

 

434,159

 

Los Angeles Total

 

38,259

 

309,895

 

81.3

 

13,555

 

55.2

 

323,450

 

80.2

 

31,585

 

236,902

 

591,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SV1

 

11,366

 

84,045

 

87.3

 

206,255

 

80.2

 

290,300

 

82.3

 

 

 

290,300

 

SV2

 

6,186

 

76,676

 

65.5

 

 

 

76,676

 

65.5

 

 

 

76,676

 

Santa Clara Campus

 

19,305

 

119,067

 

82.8

 

71,196

 

91.7

 

190,263

 

86.1

 

31,497

 

274,490

 

496,250

 

San Francisco Bay Total

 

36,857

 

279,788

 

79.5

 

277,451

 

83.2

 

557,239

 

81.3

 

31,497

 

274,490

 

863,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA1

 

22,169

 

201,719

 

76.5

 

61,050

 

79.7

 

262,769

 

77.2

 

 

 

262,769

 

VA2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198,000

 

198,000

 

DC1*

 

2,603

 

22,137

 

84.6

 

 

 

22,137

 

84.6

 

 

 

22,137

 

Northern Virginia Total

 

24,772

 

223,856

 

77.3

 

61,050

 

79.7

 

284,906

 

77.8

 

 

198,000

 

482,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BO1

 

11,927

 

166,026

 

93.3

 

19,495

 

54.2

 

185,521

 

89.2

 

 

87,650

 

273,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

 

11,212

 

158,167

 

84.0

 

4,946

 

62.3

 

163,113

 

83.4

 

20,240

 

 

183,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY1*

 

4,746

 

48,404

 

67.1

 

209

 

100.0

 

48,613

 

67.3

 

 

 

48,613

 

NY2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

283,000

 

283,000

 

New York Total

 

4,746

 

48,404

 

67.1

 

209

 

100.0

 

48,613

 

67.3

 

 

283,000

 

331,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI1

 

1,676

 

30,176

 

44.2

 

1,934

 

57.9

 

32,110

 

45.0

 

 

13,154

 

45,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DE1*

 

646

 

4,144

 

80.9

 

 

 

4,144

 

80.9

 

 

 

4,144

 

DE2*

 

143

 

5,140

 

66.3

 

 

 

5,140

 

66.3

 

 

 

5,140

 

Denver Total

 

789

 

9,284

 

72.8

 

 

 

9,284

 

72.8

 

 

 

9,284

 

Total Facilities

 

$

130,238

 

1,225,596

 

80.6

%

378,640

 

79.7

%

1,604,236

 

80.4

%

83,322

 

1,093,196

 

2,780,754

 

 


* Indicates properties in which we hold a leasehold interest.

(1)             Represents the square feet at each building under lease as specified in existing customer lease agreements plus management’s estimate of space available for lease to customers based on engineers’ drawings and other factors, including required data center support space (such as mechanical, telecommunications and utility rooms) and building common areas. Total NRSF at a given facility includes the total stabilized operating NRSF, pre-stabilized NRSF and development NRSF, but excludes our office space at a facility and our corporate headquarters.

(2)             Represents the NRSF at each operating facility that is currently occupied or readily available for lease as data center space. Both occupied and available data center NRSF includes a factor to account for a customer’s proportionate share of the required data center support space (such as the mechanical, telecommunications and utility rooms) and building common areas, which may be updated on a periodic basis to reflect the most current build-out of our properties.

(3)             Represents the NRSF at each operating facility that is currently occupied or readily available for lease as space other than data center space, which is typically space offered for office or light-industrial uses.

(4)             Represents the monthly contractual rent under existing commenced customer leases as of September 30, 2013, multiplied by 12. This amount reflects total annualized base rent before any one-time or non-recurring rent abatements and excludes power revenue, interconnection revenue and operating expense reimbursement. On a gross basis, our annualized rent was approximately $135.7 million as of September 30, 2013, which reflects the addition of $5.5 million in operating expense reimbursements to contractual net rent under modified gross and triple-net leases.

(5)             Includes customer leases that have commenced and are occupied as of September 30, 2013. The percent occupied is determined based on leased square feet as a proportion of total operating NRSF.  The percent occupied for data center space, office and light industrial space, and space in total would have been 82.2%, 79.7%, and 81.6%, respectively, if all leases signed in current and prior periods had commenced.

(6)             Represents the NRSF at an operating facility currently occupied or readily available for lease. This excludes existing vacant space held for development and pre-stabilized NRSF.

(7)             Represents pre-stabilized NRSF of projects/facilities which recently have been developed and are in the initial lease-up phase. Effective January 1, 2013, new pre-stabilized projects/facilities are excluded from stabilized operating NRSF. Pre-stabilized projects/facilities become stabilized operating properties at the earlier of achievement of 85% occupancy or 24 months after development completion.

(8)             Represents vacant space and entitled land in our portfolio that requires significant capital investment in order to develop into data center facilities as of September 30, 2013. Includes NRSF under construction for which substantial activities are ongoing to prepare the property for its intended use following development.

 

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Our property portfolio has experienced consistent growth since our IPO. The following table shows the September 30, 2013, operating statistics for space that was leased and available to be leased as of December 31, 2011, at each of our properties, and excludes space for which development was completed and became available to be leased after December 31, 2011. For comparison purposes, the operating activity totals as of December 31, 2012, and 2011, for this space are provided at the bottom of this table.

 

 

 

 

 

Same Store Property Portfolio (in NRSF)

 

 

 

 

 

Data Center

 

Office and Light-
Industrial

 

Total

 

 

 

Annualized

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

 

Percent

 

Market/Facilities

 

Rent ($000)

 

Total

 

Occupied

 

Total

 

Occupied

 

Total

 

Occupied

 

Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Wilshire Campus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA1*

 

$

23,856

 

150,278

 

75.2

%

7,500

 

41.0

%

157,778

 

73.6

%

LA2

 

14,274

 

156,366

 

86.7

 

5,147

 

85.5

 

161,513

 

86.7

 

Los Angeles Total

 

38,130

 

306,644

 

81.1

 

12,647

 

59.1

 

319,291

 

80.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SV1

 

11,366

 

84,045

 

87.3

 

206,255

 

80.2

 

290,300

 

82.3

 

SV2

 

6,186

 

76,676

 

65.5

 

 

 

76,676

 

65.5

 

Santa Clara Campus

 

12,667

 

68,116

 

88.2

 

70,760

 

91.6

 

138,876

 

90.0

 

San Francisco Bay Total

 

30,219

 

228,837

 

80.3

 

277,015

 

83.1

 

505,852

 

81.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA1

 

19,364

 

137,670

 

95.1

 

61,050

 

79.7

 

198,720

 

90.4

 

DC1*

 

2,603

 

22,137

 

84.6

 

 

 

22,137

 

84.6

 

Northern Virginia Total

 

21,967

 

159,807

 

93.7

 

61,050

 

79.7

 

220,857

 

89.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BO1

 

10,589

 

148,795

 

92.5

 

13,063

 

31.7

 

161,858

 

87.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

 

10,347

 

128,906

 

93.7

 

4,946

 

62.3

 

133,852

 

92.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY1*

 

4,746

 

48,404

 

67.1

 

209

 

100.0

 

48,613

 

67.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI1

 

1,676

 

30,176

 

44.2

 

1,934

 

57.9

 

32,110

 

45.0

 

Total Facilities at September 30, 2013(1)

 

$

117,674

 

1,051,569

 

84.3

%

370,864

 

79.5

%

1,422,433

 

83.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Facilities at December 31, 2012

 

$

114,206

 

 

 

84.2

%

 

 

79.1

%

 

 

82.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Facilities at December 31, 2011

 

$

103,502

 

 

 

83.5

%

 

 

83.5

%

 

 

83.5

%

 


* Indicates properties in which we hold a leasehold interest.

(1) The percent occupied for data center space, office and light industrial space, and space in total would have been 85.6%, 79.5%, and 84.0%, respectively, if all leases signed in current and prior periods had commenced.

 

DE1 and DE2 were both acquired subsequent to December 31, 2011, and are not included in our same store property portfolio.

 

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Development space is unoccupied space or entitled land that requires significant capital investment in order to develop data center facilities that are ready for use. The following table summarizes the NRSF under development and NRSF held for development throughout our portfolio as of September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

Development Opportunities (in NRSF)

 

 

 

Under

 

Held for

 

 

 

Facilities

 

Construction(1)

 

Development(2)

 

Total

 

Los Angeles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Wilshire Campus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LA2

 

33,711

 

203,191

 

236,902

 

San Francisco Bay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Clara Campus(3)

 

101,250

 

173,240

 

274,490

 

Northern Virginia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA2

 

50,000

 

148,000

 

198,000

 

Boston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BO1

 

 

87,650

 

87,650

 

Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

 

 

 

 

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NY2

 

65,000

 

218,000

 

283,000

 

Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI1

 

 

13,154

 

13,154

 

Total Facilities

 

249,961

 

843,235

 

1,093,196

 

 


(1)         Reflects NRSF at a facility for which the initiation of substantial development activities to prepare the property for its intended use has commenced prior to September 30, 2013.

(2)         Reflects NRSF held for development at a facility which will require substantial development activities to prepare the property for its intended use. NRSF held for development is management’s estimate based on engineering drawings and required support space and is subject to change based on final demising of the space.

(3)         We plan and are entitled to develop approximately 274,000 NRSF of data center space at this campus. Incremental to the 274,000 NRSF disclosed in the table above, we have approximately 71,000 NRSF of office and light-industrial space in our operating portfolio which we may develop into data center space and we plan to develop an additional 116,000 NRSF of data center space at this campus upon our receipt of the necessary entitlement.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred approximately $173.1 million of capital expenditures, of which approximately $148.9 million related to new data center construction, development projects adding capacity to existing data centers and other revenue generating investments. The remaining $24.2 million includes non-recurring investments, such as upgrades to existing data center or office space, internal system development and system-wide security upgrades, tenant improvements and recurring capital expenditures.

 

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Factors that May Influence our Results of Operations

 

A complete discussion of factors that may influence our results of operations can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2013, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

The amount of revenue generated by the properties in our portfolio depends on several factors, including our ability to maintain or improve the occupancy rates of currently leased space and to lease currently available and pre-stabilized space. Excluding pre-stabilized properties and space held for development, as of September 30, 2013, the occupancy rate of the properties in our portfolio was approximately 80.4% of our net rentable square feet. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, new and expansion leases totaling approximately 37,000 NRSF commenced. The following table provides an overview of our new and expansion data center leasing activity for the periods indicated (in NRSF):

 

 

 

September 30,
2013

 

June 30,
2013

 

March 31,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

 

September 30,
2012

 

New and expansion leases signed but not yet commenced at beginning of period

 

140,367

 

152,240

 

148,817

 

12,941

 

41,545

 

Adjustments(1)

 

 

(11

)

 

544

 

 

New and expansion leases signed during the period

 

23,294

 

30,810

 

42,799

 

156,704

 

11,387

 

New and expansion leases signed during the period which have commenced

 

(14,811

)

(13,191

)

(14,679

)

(14,414

)

(5,699

)

New and expansion leases signed in previous periods which commenced during the period

 

(22,432

)

(29,481

)

(24,697

)

(6,958

)

(34,292

)

Total leases signed but not yet commenced at end of period

 

126,418

 

140,367

 

152,240

 

148,817

 

12,941

 

 


(1)         Adjustments due to a change in the factor used to allocate support space to reflect the current build-out of certain properties.  The adjustment does not alter the contractual rent we expect to receive under the affected leases.

 

Our ability to re-lease expiring space at rental rates equal to or in excess of current rental rates will impact our results of operations. In addition to approximately 315,000 NRSF of available space in our portfolio, which excludes pre-stabilized leasable space, leases representing approximately 6.8% and 19.2% of the NRSF in our portfolio are scheduled to expire during the remainder of 2013 and the year ending December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013, Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

The discussion below relates to our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012. A summary of our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows (in thousands).

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

$

60,635

 

$

53,762

 

$

6,873

 

12.8

%

Operating expense

 

51,376

 

48,703

 

2,673

 

5.5

%

Operating income

 

9,259

 

5,059

 

4,200

 

83.0

%

Interest expense

 

708

 

1,595

 

(887

)

-55.6

%

Net income

 

8,509

 

2,947

 

5,562

 

188.7

%

 

Operating Revenue

 

The operating revenue increase was primarily due to a $3.7 million increase in rental revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012. The increase in rental revenue is due to the commencement of 141,000 NRSF of new and expansion leases during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013. Included within the 141,000 NRSF is a 19,103 NRSF built-to-suit lease at SV4 which commenced on January 1, 2013, and a 23,663 NRSF lease at BO1 which commenced on April 1, 2013. These two leases increased rental revenue by $1.4 million. The increase was partially offset by lease expirations that were not renewed, which resulted in a rental revenue churn rate of 8.0% during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Interconnection revenue increased $1.3 million due to an increase in the volume of cross connects during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012. In addition, power revenue increased $1.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012, primarily as a result of the overall increase in occupied NRSF and rental revenue.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Property operating and maintenance

 

$

17,368

 

$

16,360

 

$

1,008

 

6.2

%

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

2,226

 

2,158

 

68

 

3.2

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

16,424

 

16,583

 

(159

)

-1.0

%

Sales and marketing

 

3,206

 

2,231

 

975

 

43.7

%

General and adminstrative

 

7,045

 

6,389

 

656

 

10.3

%

Rent

 

5,082

 

4,689

 

393

 

8.4

%

Transaction costs

 

25

 

293

 

(268

)

-91.5

%

Total operating expenses

 

$

51,376

 

$

48,703

 

$

2,673

 

5.5

%

 

The overall increase in operating expenses was partially due to additional sales and marketing expense of $1.0 million as a result of an increase in payroll and benefits expense due to the increase in sales and marketing headcount partially offset by an increase in the capitalized sales compensation associated with the successful execution of new leases. During the twelve months ended September 30, 2013, we have increased our sales and marketing team to conform to and support the vertical nature of our diversified customer base.

 

Property operating and maintenance expense increased $1.0 million because of an increase in payroll and benefits expense due to the increase in headcount of facilities personnel. In addition, power expense increased as a result of the overall increase in occupancy and revenue, which is demonstrated by the commencement of 141,000 NRSF of new and expansion leases during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013. These increases were offset by additional capitalization of personnel salaries as a result of increased development during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012.

 

General and administration expense increased primarily due to additional payroll and benefits expense as a result of an increase in corporate headcount during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012.

 

Interest Expense

 

The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to an additional $0.9 million of capitalized interest during the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012, due to the increase in development activities as a result of the 236,673 NRSF under development as of September 30, 2013, compared to the 70,840 NRSF under development as of September 30, 2012.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013, Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

The discussion below relates to our financial condition and results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012. A summary of our operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 is as follows (in thousands).

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Operating revenue

 

$

173,393

 

$

151,682

 

$

21,711

 

14.3

%

Operating expense

 

148,463

 

140,575

 

7,888

 

5.6

%

Operating income

 

24,930

 

11,107

 

13,823

 

124.5

%

Interest expense

 

1,930

 

3,922

 

(1,992

)

-50.8

%

Net income

 

22,583

 

6,138

 

16,445

 

267.9

%

 

Operating Revenue

 

The operating revenue increase was primarily due to a $10.8 million increase in rental revenue during the nine months ended September, 2013, compared to 2012. The increase in rental revenue is primarily due to the commencement of 141,000 NRSF of new and expansion leases during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013. Included within the 141,000 NRSF is a 19,103 NRSF built-to-suit lease at SV4, which commenced on January 1, 2013, and a 23,663 NRSF lease at BO1, which commenced on April 1, 2013. These two leases increased rental revenue by $3.5 million. The increase was partially offset by lease expirations that were not renewed which resulted in a rental revenue churn rate of 8.0% during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Interconnection revenue increased $5.8 million due to an increase in the volume and pricing of cross connects during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012. In addition, power revenue increased $4.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012, as a result of with the overall increase in occupied NRSF and rental revenue.

 

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Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, and 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

$ Change

 

% Change

 

Property operating and maintenance

 

$

47,013

 

$

46,029

 

$

984

 

2.1

%

Real estate taxes and insurance

 

6,750

 

6,304

 

446

 

7.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

48,634

 

47,991

 

643

 

1.3

%

Sales and marketing

 

10,931

 

6,941

 

3,990

 

57.5

%

General and adminstrative

 

20,225

 

18,777

 

1,448

 

7.7

%

Rent

 

14,631

 

13,957

 

674

 

4.8

%

Transaction costs

 

279

 

576

 

(297

)

-51.6

%

Total operating expenses

 

$

148,463

 

$

140,575

 

$

7,888

 

5.6

%

 

The overall increase in operating expenses was primarily due to additional sales and marketing expense of $4.0 million as a result of an increase in payroll and benefits expense due to internal growth and an increase in the number of sales and marketing employees partially offset by an increase in the capitalized sales compensation associated with the successful execution of new leases. During the twelve months ended September 30, 2013, we have increased our sales and marketing team to conform to and support the vertical nature of our diversified customer base.

 

Property operating and maintenance expense increased $1.0 million as a result of an increase in payroll and benefits expense due to the increase in headcount of facilities personnel. In addition, power expense increased because of the overall increase in occupancy and rental revenue which is demonstrated by the commencement of 141,000 NRSF of new and expansion leases during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013. These increases were offset by additional capitalization of personnel salaries as a result of the increase of development activities in our development pipeline during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012.

 

Depreciation and amortization increased $0.6 million associated with the placement into service of new operating space during the twelve months ended September 30, 2013.

 

General and administrative expense increased $1.4 million primarily due to $2.8 million of additional payroll and benefits expense as a result of an increase in corporate headcount during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012. The increases were partially offset by a litigation settlement expense of $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 

Interest Expense

 

The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to an additional $1.5 million of capitalized interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 2012, due to the increase in development activities consistent with the 236,673 NRSF under development as of September 30, 2013, compared to the 70,840 NRSF under development as of September 30, 2012.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Discussion of Cash Flows

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $75.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $47.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in cash provided by operating activities of $27.4 million was primarily due to the growth in rental, power and interconnection revenue year-over-year due to the completion and subsequent leasing of data center space at several properties, the receipt of lease incentive payments as a result of lease extensions involving CoreSite as the lessee, a decrease in interest expense due to the lower average debt balance and increased capitalized interest, partially offset by an increase in operating expenses and leasing commissions as a result of new and expansion and lease renewals.

 

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $95.7 million to $145.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $49.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. This increase was primarily due to the acquisition of NY2 for $21.9 million and cash invested in real estate expansion projects at SV5, NY2, and VA2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $62.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compared to $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in cash provided by financing activities of $54.0 million was primarily due to increased draws on our revolving credit facility during nine months ended September 30, 2013, of $108.0 million and mortgage loans repaid during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, of $25.2 million. Also, the increase is partially offset by an increase in dividends and distributions paid on our common stock and Operating Partnership units, dividends paid on preferred stock and loan fees associated with the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for the revolving credit facility during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

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Analysis of Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to offer for sale unspecified various classes of equity and debt securities. As circumstances warrant, we may issue debt and/or equity from time to time on an opportunistic basis, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing.

 

Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of funds needed for future distributions to common and preferred stockholders and holders of our common operating partnership units, interest expense, operating costs including utilities, site maintenance costs, real estate and personal property taxes, insurance, rental expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses and certain capital expenditures, including for the development of data center space during the next 12 months. As of September 30, 2013, we had $0.7 million of cash and equivalents, excluding $0.2 million of restricted cash. Subject to our ability to obtain capital with favorable terms, we estimate our anticipated development activity over the next 12 months will require approximately $170.0 million to $190.0 million of investment to expand our operating data center portfolio. Our anticipated development activity is primarily comprised of the current projects under development and additional projects that may commence development in the first half of 2014 depending on various market conditions.

 

We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations and by incurring additional indebtedness, including drawing on our revolving credit facility or other unsecured debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and partially exercised the accordion feature to increase the aggregate commitments of our borrowing capacity to $405.0 million. The total amount available for borrowings under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is subject to the lesser of the facility amount of the availability calculated on our unencumbered asset pool. As of September 30, 2013, $108.0 million of borrowings were outstanding and we have up to $288.6 million of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility. Our ability to borrow under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is subject to ongoing compliance with a number of financial covenants and other customary restrictive covenants. As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the covenants under our Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

Our long-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of the costs to fund the development of additional phases of our current projects under development, including the Santa Clara Campus, the One Wilshire Campus, VA2 and NY2, future development of other space in our portfolio not currently scheduled, property acquisitions, future distributions to common and preferred stockholders and holders of our common operating partnership units, scheduled debt maturities and capital improvements. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations and by incurring long-term indebtedness, such as property mortgage loans, and drawing on our revolving credit facility. We also may raise capital in the future through the issuance of additional equity or debt securities, subject to prevailing market conditions, and/or through the issuance of common operating partnership units. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully raise additional capital on acceptable terms or at all.

 

Inflation

 

Substantially all of our leases contain annual rent increases. As a result, we believe that we are largely insulated from the effects of inflation. However, any increases in the costs of development of our properties will generally result in a higher cost of the property, which will result in increased cash requirements to develop our properties and increased depreciation expense in future periods, and, in some circumstances, we may not be able to directly pass along the increase in these development costs to our customers in the form of higher rents.

 

Indebtedness

 

A summary of outstanding indebtedness, including interest rates and debt maturities as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Interest Rate

 

Date

 

2013

 

2012

 

SV1 - Mortgage loan

 

3.69% and 3.71% at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

October 9, 2014

 

$

58,625

 

$

59,750

 

Revolving credit facility

 

2.18% and 2.46% at September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

January 3, 2017

 

108,000

 

 

Total principal outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

$

166,625

 

$

59,750

 

 

As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the covenants under our revolving credit facility and the SV1 mortgage loan. For additional information with respect to our outstanding indebtedness as of September 30, 2013, and December 31, 2012, as well as the available credit under our existing revolving credit facility, debt covenant requirements, and future debt maturities, refer to Item 1. Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt.

 

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Funds From Operations

 

We consider funds from operations (“FFO”), a non-GAAP measure, to be a supplemental measure of our performance which should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, net income and cash provided by operating activities as a measure of operating performance and liquidity. We calculate FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”). FFO represents net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs) and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO attributable to common shares and units represents FFO less preferred stock dividends declared during the period.

 

Our management uses FFO as a supplemental performance measure because, by excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from property dispositions, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs.

 

We disclose this measure because we recognize that FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of our properties, all of which have an economic effect and could materially impact our financial condition and results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. FFO is a non-GAAP measure and should not be considered a measure of liquidity, an alternative to net income, cash provided by operating activities or any other performance measure determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends or make distributions. In addition, our calculations of FFO are not necessarily comparable to FFO as calculated by other REITs that do not use the same definition or implementation guidelines or interpret the standards differently from us. Investors in our securities should not rely on these measures as a substitute for any GAAP measure, including net income. The following table is a reconciliation of our net income to FFO:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income

 

$

8,509

 

$

2,947

 

$

22,583

 

$

6,138

 

Real estate depreciation and amortization

 

15,443

 

15,689

 

45,894

 

46,133

 

FFO

 

23,952

 

18,636

 

68,477

 

52,271

 

Preferred stock dividends

 

(2,084

)

 

(6,253

)

 

FFO attributable to common shares and units

 

$

21,868

 

$

18,636

 

$

62,224

 

$

52,271

 

 

Distribution Policy

 

In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Code, we are generally required to make annual distributions to our stockholders of at least 90% of our taxable net income. Our common share distribution policy is to distribute a percentage of our cash flow that ensures that we will meet the distribution requirements of the Code and that allows us to maximize the cash retained to meet other cash needs, such as capital improvements and other investment activities.

 

We have made distributions every quarter since our IPO. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we declared a dividend of $0.27 per common share and operating partnership unit as of September 30, 2013. While we plan to continue to make quarterly distributions, no assurances can be made as to the frequency or amounts of any future distributions. The payment of common share distributions is dependent upon our financial condition, operating results and REIT distribution requirements and may be adjusted at the discretion of our Board of Directors during the year.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The primary market risk to which we believe we are exposed is interest rate risk. Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevalent market interest rates. Many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond our control contribute to interest rate risk.

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had $166.6 million of consolidated indebtedness that bore interest at variable rates. We monitor our market interest rate risk exposures using a sensitivity analysis. Our sensitivity analysis estimates the exposure to market interest rate risk sensitive instruments assuming a hypothetical 1% change in interest rates. If interest rates were to increase or decrease by 1%, the corresponding increase or decrease, as applicable, in interest expense on our variable rate debt would increase or decrease, as applicable, future earnings and cash flows by approximately $1.7 million per year.

 

These analyses do not consider the effect of any change in overall economic activity that could impact interest rates. Further, in the event of an increase in interest rates of significant magnitude, we may take actions to further mitigate our exposure to the change. As of September 30, 2013, CoreSite is not party to any interest rate hedge or swap agreement. However, due to the uncertainty of the specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, these analyses assume no changes in our financial structure.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

As of September 30, 2013, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, regarding the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2013.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2013, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we are subject to claims and administrative proceedings, none of which we believe are material or would be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 21 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2013, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

SALES OF UNREGISTERED EQUITY SECURITIES

 

None.

 

REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

None.

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.      EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Articles of Amendment and Restatement of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(1)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Articles Supplementary of CoreSite Realty Corporation — 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (2)

 

 

 

3.3

 

Bylaws of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(1)

 

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(3)

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

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

 

 

 

32.2

 

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

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 


(1)         Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement (Amendment No. 7) on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-166810) filed on September 22, 2010.

(2)         Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2012.

(3)         Incorporated by reference to our Post-Effective Amendment to our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-166810) filed on September 22, 2010.

 

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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.

 

 

 

CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 1, 2013

By:

/s/ Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Jeffrey S. Finnin

 

 

Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1

 

Articles of Amendment and Restatement of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(1)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Articles Supplementary of CoreSite Realty Corporation — 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (2)

 

 

 

3.3

 

Bylaws of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(1)

 

 

 

4.1

 

Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock of CoreSite Realty Corporation.(3)

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

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

 

 

 

32.2

 

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

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 


(1)   Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement (Amendment No. 7) on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-166810) filed on September 22, 2010.

(2)   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2012.

(3)   Incorporated by reference to our Post-Effective Amendment to our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-166810) filed on September 22, 2010.

 

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