National platform continues to drive operating results – Tanger
25 Feb '10
4 min read
Highlights of Achievements for 2009
• Dividend increase approved by Board of Directors to raise the quarterly common share cash dividend from $0.38 to $0.3825 per share, $1.53 per share annualized, representing the 16th consecutive year of increased dividends • Successfully completed exchange offer related to 3.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes, which reduced outstanding debt by $142.3 million, in exchange for approximately 4.9 million common shares • Successfully completed 3,450,000 common share offering at a price of $35.50 per share, with net proceeds amounting to approximately $116.8 million • Received an upgrade from Moody's Investor Service from Baa3 stable to Baa3 positive • 23.7% debt-to-total market capitalization ratio, compared to 34.5% last year • 5.17 times interest coverage ratio for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to 3.84 times last year • 9.7% average increase in base rental rates on 1,218,000 square feet of signed renewals • 30.9% average increase in base rental rates on 305,000 square feet of re-leased space • 1.4% increase in same center net operating income for the year 96.0% occupancy rate for wholly-owned properties, up 0.4% from September 30, 2009 • $339 per square foot in reported same-space tenant sales for the rolling twelve months ended December 31, 2009