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Franklin Street Properties Corp.
Annual Report 2020

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2020
ANNUAL 
R E P O R T

FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES

FSPF R A N K L I N   S T R E E T
P RO PERTIES CORP.

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (FSP) (NYSE American: FSP) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on infill and 

central business district (CBD) office properties in the U.S. Sunbelt and Mountain West, as well as select opportunistic 

markets.  FSP seeks value-oriented investments with an eye towards long-term growth and appreciation.  FSP’s real 

estate  operations  include  property  acquisitions  and  dispositions,  leasing,  development,  redevelopment  and  asset 

management.  As of December 31, 2020, FSP’s directly owned real estate portfolio of 34 owned properties (including 

our 2 redevelopment properties) was approximately 83.8% leased.

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of federal securities laws.  For more information, please refer to the 

discussion in the first paragraph of Part II, Item 7 in the attached Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

F E L LO W   S TO C K H O L D E R S

Reflecting  on  2020,  I  would  like  to  start  by  thanking  everyone  who  contributed  to 

the  successful  operation  of  our  business  during  these  challenging  times  that  were 

headlined by the COVID-19 pandemic, including frontline workers, first responders, our tenants and their employees, FSP 

employees, our vendors and service providers, our Board of Directors, and of course, our shareholders.  Notwithstanding 

the specific challenges caused by the pandemic, for full-year 2020, our monthly rental collections averaged approximately 

99% and we achieved approximately 1,130,000 square feet of total leasing with new tenants, renewals and expansions.  

For 2021, we are focused on two primary objectives: leasing progress and debt reduction.  From a leasing perspective, we 

anticipate the potential for growing office space demand in our markets as a result of an improved economic situation due 

to increasing access to both therapeutics and vaccines.  We believe that users of office space are now reconsidering the 

office densification trends of the past approximately 20 years.  We also believe that, even with the continuation of some 

planned for level of remote/work-from-home flexibility, the potential reversal or slowing of office densification could bode 

well for future office space absorption.  Our 2021 leasing focus includes both increased economic occupancy and longer-

term renewals of existing tenants.   We believe that successful leasing efforts will translate into higher property valuations.    

In terms of debt reduction, we believe that the sale of our Emperor Boulevard property in Durham, North Carolina on 

December 23, 2020 for $89.7 million demonstrated our ability to identify and dispose of a property that we viewed as 

having reached its valuation objective, and then to apply substantially all of the proceeds to the repayment of debt.  FSP 

intends to build upon our sale of Emperor Boulevard by pursuing additional dispositions, particularly where we believe 

that embedded values of properties may not be appropriately reflected in the price of our common stock, and then to 

apply the proceeds from any such dispositions primarily for the repayment of debt.  We believe that further debt reduction 

will provide greater financial flexibility and position the Company for stronger shareholder returns.  Accordingly, we have 

introduced full year 2021 disposition guidance in the range of approximately $350 million to $450 million in aggregate 

gross proceeds. 

FSP remains committed to its Sunbelt and Mountain-West office focus that emphasizes markets/properties with compelling 

long-term population and employment growth potential.  We look forward to 2021 with anticipation and optimism.

Thank you for your continued support.

George J. Carter

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Following is the Annual Report on Form 10-K 

for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
FORM 10-K 

(Mark One) 

☒  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 

☐  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

For the transition period from            to             

Commission File No. 001-32470 
FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES CORP. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Maryland 
(State or other jurisdiction of  
incorporation or organization) 

401 Edgewater Place, Suite 200, Wakefield, Massachusetts 
(Address of principal executive offices) 

04-3578653 
(I.R.S. Employer 
Identification No.) 

01880 
(Zip Code) 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (781) 557-1300 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class: 
Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share 

Trading Symbol(s) 
FSP 

Name of each exchange on which registered: 
NYSE American 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  No . 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes  No . 

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 ☒ No ☐. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).  Yes ☒ No ☐. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting 

company or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and 
“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

Large accelerated filer ☐ 

Non-accelerated filer ☐  

  Accelerated filer ☒ 

Smaller reporting company ☐ 
Emerging growth company ☐ 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying 

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its 

internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that 
prepared or issued its audit report. ☒ 

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates based on the closing sale price as reported on 

NYSE American, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, June 30, 2020, was approximately 
$523,709,269.   

There were 107,328,199 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of February 5, 2021. 

Documents incorporated by reference: The registrant intends to file a definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be used in connection with the registrant’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 13, 2021 
(the “Proxy Statement”).  The information required in response to Items 10 — 14 of Part III of this Form 10-K, other than that contained in Part I under 
the caption, “Information about our Executive Officers,” is hereby incorporated by reference to the Proxy Statement. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART I 
Item 1. 
Item 1A. 
Item 1B. 
Item 2. 
Item 3. 
Item 4. 

PART II 
Item 5. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

  Business 
  Risk Factors 
  Unresolved Staff Comments  
  Properties 
  Legal Proceedings 
  Mine Safety Disclosures 

  Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases 

of Equity Securities 

  Stock Performance Graph 
  Selected Financial Data 
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 
  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

Item 6. 
Item 7. 
Item 7A. 
Item 8. 
Item 9. 
Item 9A.     Controls and Procedures 
Item 9B.     Other Information 

PART III 
Item 10. 
Item 11. 
Item 12. 

  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 
  Executive Compensation 
  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 

Matters 

Item 13. 
Item 14. 

  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 
  Principal Accounting Fees and Services 

PART IV 
Item 15. 
Item 16 

  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules 
  Form 10-K Summary 

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PART I 

Item 1.  Business 

History 

Our company, Franklin Street Properties Corp., which we refer to as FSP Corp., the Company, we or our, is a 

Maryland corporation that operates in a manner intended to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal 
income tax purposes.  Our common stock is traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “FSP”.  FSP Corp. is the 
successor to Franklin Street Partners Limited Partnership, or the FSP Partnership, which was originally formed as a 
Massachusetts general partnership in January 1997 as the successor to a Massachusetts general partnership that was 
formed in 1981.  On January 1, 2002, the FSP Partnership converted into FSP Corp., which we refer to as the conversion.  
As a result of this conversion, the FSP Partnership ceased to exist and we succeeded to the business of the FSP 
Partnership.  In the conversion, each unit of both general and limited partnership interests in the FSP Partnership was 
converted into one share of our common stock. As a result of the conversion, we hold, directly and indirectly, 100% of 
the interest in three former subsidiaries of the FSP Partnership:  FSP Investments LLC, FSP Property Management LLC, 
and FSP Holdings LLC.  We operate some of our business through these subsidiaries. 

Our Business 

We are a REIT focused on commercial real estate investments primarily in office markets and currently operate 

in only one segment: real estate operations.  The principal revenue sources for our real estate operations include rental 
income from real estate leasing, interest income from secured loans made on office properties, property dispositions and 
fee income from asset/property management and development. 

Our current strategy is to invest in infill and central business district office properties in the United States 
sunbelt and mountain west regions as well as select opportunistic markets.  We believe that the United States sunbelt and 
mountain west regions have macro-economic drivers that have the potential to increase occupancies and rents.  We seek 
value-oriented investments with an eye towards long-term growth and appreciation, as well as current income. 

Previously we also operated in an investment banking segment, which was discontinued in December 2011.  
Our investment banking segment generated brokerage commissions, loan origination fees, development services and 
other fees related to the organization of single-purpose entities that own real estate and the private placement of equity in 
those entities.  We refer to these entities, which are organized as corporations and operated in a manner intended to 
qualify as REITs, as Sponsored REITs.  On December 15, 2011, we announced that our broker/dealer subsidiary, FSP 
Investments LLC, would no longer sponsor the syndication of shares of preferred stock in newly-formed Sponsored 
REITs.  On July 15, 2014, FSP Investments LLC withdrew its registration as a broker/dealer with FINRA. 

From time-to-time we may acquire real estate or invest in real estate by making secured loans on real estate.  

We may also pursue on a selective basis the sale of our properties to take advantage of the value creation and demand for 
our properties, or for geographic or property specific reasons. 

Real Estate 

We own and operate a portfolio of real estate consisting of 34 office properties as of December 31, 2020, 

consisting of 32 operating properties and 2 redevelopment properties. We derive rental revenue from income paid to us 
by tenants of these properties.  See Item 2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information about our 
properties.  From time-to-time we dispose of properties generating gains or losses in an ongoing effort to improve and 
upgrade our portfolio.   

We provide asset management, property management, property accounting, investor and/or development 

services to our portfolio and certain of our Sponsored REITs through our subsidiaries FSP Investments LLC and FSP 
Property Management LLC.  FSP Corp. recognizes revenue from its receipt of fee income from Sponsored REITs that 

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have not been consolidated or acquired by us.  Neither FSP Investments LLC nor FSP Property Management LLC 
receives any rental income. 

From time-to-time we may make secured loans to Sponsored REITs in the form of mortgage loans or revolving 

lines of credit to fund construction costs, capital expenditures, leasing costs and for other purposes.  We anticipate that 
these loans will be repaid at their maturity or earlier from long-term financings of the underlying properties, cash flows 
from the underlying properties or some other capital event.  We refer to these loans as Sponsored REIT Loans.  We had 
one Sponsored REIT Loan secured by real estate outstanding as of December 31, 2020, from which we derive interest 
income. 

Sustainability 

As an owner of commercial real estate, a sector with significant environmental, social and governance “ESG” 
impact, we strive to maximize shareholder value through the prudent application of sound ESG strategies.  Our efforts 
have been awarded recognition from various third party review entities, such as GRESB, ENERGY STAR and LEED. 

Impact of COVID-19 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. and global economies and has had and is 

expected to continue to have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. This impact could be 
materially adverse to the extent that the current COVID-19 pandemic, or future pandemics, cause tenants to be unable to 
pay their rent or reduce the demand for commercial real estate.  See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional information.       

Investment Objectives 

Our investment objectives are to create shareholder value by increasing revenue from rental, dividend, interest 

and fee income and net gains from sales of properties and increase the cash available for distribution in the form of 
dividends to our stockholders.  We expect that we will continue to derive real estate revenue from owned properties and 
Sponsored REIT Loans and fees from asset management, property management and investor services.  We may also 
acquire additional real properties. 

We may acquire, and have acquired, real properties in any geographic area of the United States and of any 

property type.  We own 34 office properties that are located in 10 different states as of December 31, 2020, which consist 
of 32 operating properties and 2 redevelopment properties.  See Item 2 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more 
information about our properties.   

From time to time, as market conditions warrant, we may sell properties owned by us.  For example, we sold an 

office property located in Durham, North Carolina on December 23, 2020 with a sales price of approximately $89.7 
million, at a gain of approximately $41.9 million.  We did not sell any properties during 2019 or 2018.   

In 2021, we determined that further debt reduction would provide greater financial flexibility and potentially 

increase shareholder value.   Accordingly, we have adopted a strategy to dispose of certain properties in 2021 where we 
believe our valuation objective has been met.  Pursuant to this strategy we anticipate dispositions in 2021 will result in 
estimated aggregate gross proceeds in the range of $350 million to $450 million.  Proceeds from these potential 
dispositions would be used primarily for the repayment of debt. 

We rely on the following principles in selecting real properties for acquisition by FSP Corp. and managing them 

after acquisition: 

  we seek to buy or develop investment properties at a price which produces value for investors and avoid 

overpaying for real estate merely to outbid competitors; 

  we seek to buy or develop properties in excellent locations with substantial infrastructure in place around them 

and avoid investing in locations where the future construction of such infrastructure is speculative; 

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  we seek to buy or develop properties that are well-constructed and designed to appeal to a broad base of users 

and avoid properties where quality has been sacrificed for cost savings in construction or which appeal only to a 
narrow group of users; 

  we aggressively manage, maintain and upgrade our properties and refuse to neglect or undercapitalize 

management, maintenance and capital improvement programs; and 

  we believe that we have the ability to hold properties through down cycles because we generally do not have 

mortgage debt on the Company, which could place the properties at risk of foreclosure.  As of February 5, 2021, 
none of our owned properties were subject to mortgage debt. 

Competition 

With respect to our real estate investments, we face competition in each of the markets where our properties are 
located.  In order to establish, maintain or increase the rental revenues for a property, it must be competitive on location, 
cost and amenities with other buildings of similar use.  Some of our competitors may have significantly more resources 
than we do and may be able to offer more attractive rental rates or services.  On the other hand, some of our competitors 
may be smaller or have less fixed overhead costs, less cash or other resources that make them willing or able to accept 
lower rents in order to maintain a certain occupancy level.  In markets where there is not currently significant existing 
property competition, our competitors may decide to enter the market and build new buildings to compete with our 
existing projects or those in a development stage.  Our competition is not only with other developers, but also with 
property users who choose to own their building or a portion of the building in the form of an office condominium.  
Competitive conditions are affected by larger market forces beyond our control, such as general economic conditions, 
which may increase competition among landlords for quality tenants, and individual decisions by tenants that are beyond 
our control. 

Governmental Regulations 

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we, as an owner or operator of real 

property may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in our 
property.  Such laws may impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or caused, the 
release of such hazardous substances.  The presence of hazardous substances on a property may adversely affect the 
owner’s ability to sell such property or to borrow using such property as collateral, and it may cause the owner of the 
property to incur substantial remediation costs.  In addition to claims for cleanup costs, the presence of hazardous 
substances on a property could result in the owner incurring substantial liabilities as a result of a claim by a private party 
for personal injury or a claim by an adjacent property owner for property damage. 

All of our properties are required to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA, and the 
regulations, rules and orders that may be issued thereunder.  The ADA has separate compliance requirements for “public 
accommodations” and “commercial facilities,” but generally requires that buildings be made accessible to persons with 
disabilities.  Compliance with ADA requirements might require, among other things, removal of access barriers.  
Noncompliance with such requirements could result in the imposition of fines by the U.S. government or an award of 
damages to private litigants. 

In addition, we are required to operate our properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, building 

codes and other land use regulations, as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies and become 
applicable to our properties.  Compliance with such requirements may require us to make substantial capital 
expenditures, which expenditures would reduce cash otherwise available for distribution to our stockholders. 

The provisions of the tax code governing the taxation of REITs are very technical and complex, and although 

we expect that we will be organized and will operate in a manner that will enable us to meet such requirements, no 
assurance can be given that we will always succeed in doing so.  If in any taxable year we do not qualify as a REIT, we 
would be taxed as a corporation and distributions to our stockholders would not be deductible by us in computing our 
taxable income. In addition, if we were to fail to qualify as a REIT, we could be disqualified from treatment as a REIT in 
the year in which such failure occurred and for the next four taxable years and, consequently, we would be taxed as a 
regular corporation during such years.  Failure to qualify for even one taxable year could result in a significant reduction 

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of our cash available for distribution to our stockholders or could require us to incur indebtedness or liquidate 
investments in order to generate sufficient funds to pay the resulting federal income tax liabilities. 

See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 

Results of Operations” for additional information. 

Human Capital 

We had 37 employees as of each of February 5, 2021 and December 31, 2020.  Women represent 48.6% of our 
employees, of which 50.0% hold management level/leadership roles.  We endeavor to maintain a workplace that is free 
from discrimination or harassment on the basis of color, race, sex, national origin, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, 
sexual orientation, gender identification or expression or any other status protected by applicable law. We regularly 
conduct training to prevent harassment and discrimination. The Company’s basis for recruitment, hiring, development, 
training, compensation and advancement of employees is qualifications, performance, skills and experience. Many of our 
employees have a long tenure with the Company. Our employees are compensated without regard to gender, race and 
ethnicity, and our compensation program is designed to attract and retain talent. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 
employees have been offered work-from-home flexibility to meet personal and family needs.  

Available Information 

We make available, free of charge through our website http://www.fspreit.com our annual report on Form 10-K, 

quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished 
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended as soon as reasonably practicable 
after we electronically file such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. 

We will voluntarily provide paper copies of our filings and code of ethics upon written request received at the 

address on the cover of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, free of charge. 

Information about our Directors 

The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of all our directors as of February 5, 2021. 

Name 
George J. Carter (5) 
John N. Burke (1) (2) (3) (5) (6) 
Brian N. Hansen (1) (2) (3) (4) (7) 
Kenneth Hoxsie (1) (3) (5) (8) 
Dennis J. McGillicuddy (1) (4) 
Georgia Murray (1) (2) (5) (9) 
Kathryn P. O'Neil (1) (2) (3) (5) 

Position 

    Age     
   72   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board  
   59   Director 
   49   Director 
   70    Director 
   79   Director 
   70   Director 
   57    Director 

(1)  Member of the Audit Committee 
(2)  Member of the Compensation Committee 
(3)  Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 
(4)  Term expiring at our 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders 
(5)  Term expiring at our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders 
(6)  Chair of the Audit Committee 
(7)  Chair of the Compensation Committee 
(8)  Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee 
(9)  Lead Independent Director 

George J. Carter, age 72, is Chief Executive Officer and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of 

FSP Corp. since 2002.  Mr. Carter also was the President of FSP Corp. from 2002 to May 2016.  Mr. Carter is 
responsible for all aspects of the business of FSP Corp. and its affiliates, with special emphasis on the evaluation, 

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acquisition and structuring of real estate investments.  Prior to the conversion, he was President of the general partner of 
the FSP Partnership and was responsible for all aspects of the business of the FSP Partnership and its affiliates.  From 
1992 through 1996 he was President of Boston Financial Securities, Inc. (“Boston Financial”).  Prior to joining Boston 
Financial, Mr. Carter was owner and developer of Gloucester Dry Dock, a commercial shipyard in Gloucester, 
Massachusetts.  From 1979 to 1988, Mr. Carter served as Managing Director in charge of marketing at First Winthrop 
Corporation, a national real estate and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.  Prior to that, he 
held a number of positions in the brokerage industry including those with Merrill Lynch & Co. and Loeb Rhodes & Co.  
Mr. Carter is a graduate of the University of Miami (B.S.). 

John N. Burke, age 59, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since 2004 and Chair of the Audit Committee since 

June 2004. Mr. Burke is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of experience in the practice of public 
accounting working with both private and publicly traded companies with extensive experience serving clients in the real 
estate and REIT industry. His experience includes analysis and evaluation of financial reporting, accounting systems, 
internal controls and audit matters. Mr. Burke has been involved as an advisor on several public offerings, private equity 
and debt financings and merger and acquisition transactions. Mr. Burke’s consulting experience includes a wide range of 
accounting, tax and business planning matters. Prior to starting his own firm in 2003, Mr. Burke was an Audit Partner in 
the Boston office of BDO USA, LLP. Mr. Burke is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 
and the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. Mr. Burke earned an M.S. in Taxation and studied undergraduate accounting at 
Bentley University.  

Brian N. Hansen, age 49, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since 2012 and became Chair of the Compensation  

Committee in February 2021. Since 2007, Mr. Hansen has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of 
Confluence Investment Management LLC, a St. Louis based Registered Investment Advisor. Prior to founding 
Confluence in 2007, Mr. Hansen served as a Managing Director in A.G. Edwards’ Financial Institutions & Real Estate 
Investment Banking practice. While at A.G. Edwards, Mr. Hansen advised a wide variety of Real Estate Investment 
Trusts on numerous capital markets transactions, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities as 
well as the analysis of various merger & acquisition opportunities. Prior to joining A.G. Edwards, Mr. Hansen served as 
a Manager in Arthur Andersen LLP’s Audit & Business Advisory practice. Mr. Hansen has served on the boards of a 
number of non-profit entities and currently serves on the Finance Council and as the Investment Committee Chair of the 
Archdiocese of St. Louis and as a member of the St. Louis County Retirement Board.  Mr. Hansen earned his M.B.A. 
from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from 
DePaul University. Mr. Hansen is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Kenneth A. Hoxsie, age 70, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since January 2016 and became Chair of the 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in February 2021.  Mr. Hoxsie was a Partner at the international law 
firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (“WilmerHale”) until his retirement on December 31, 2015.  He 
joined Hale and Dorr (the predecessor of WilmerHale) in 1981, subsequently worked at Copley Real Estate Advisors, an 
institutional real estate investment advisory firm, and rejoined Hale and Dorr in 1994. Mr. Hoxsie has over 30 years’ 
experience in real estate capital markets transactions, fund formation, public company counseling and mergers and 
acquisitions and has advised the Company since its formation in 1997. Mr. Hoxsie earned his J.D. (Cum Laude) from 
Harvard Law School, his M.A. from Harvard University and his B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) from Amherst College, 
where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.   

Dennis J. McGillicuddy, age 79, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since May 2002.  Mr. McGillicuddy 

graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. degree and from the University of Florida Law School with a J.D. 
degree.  In 1968, Mr. McGillicuddy joined Barry Silverstein in founding Coaxial Communications, a cable television 
company.  In 1998 and 1999, Coaxial sold its cable systems.  Mr. McGillicuddy has served on the boards of various 
charitable organizations. He is currently president of the Board of Trustees of Florida Studio Theater, a professional non-
profit theater organization, and he serves as a Co-Chair, together with his wife, of Embracing Our Differences, an annual 
two-month long art exhibit that promotes the values of diversity and inclusion.  Mr. McGillicuddy also is a director and 
Chief Executive Officer of All-Star Children’s Foundation, an organization engaged in creating a new paradigm for 
foster care. 

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Georgia Murray, age 70, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since April 2005 and Lead Independent Director 

since February 2014.  Ms. Murray is retired from Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc., where she served as a 
Principal from November 1999 until May 2000.  From 1973 through October 1999, Ms. Murray worked at The Boston 
Financial Group, Inc., serving as Senior Vice President and a Director at times during her tenure.  Boston Financial was 
an affiliate of the Boston Financial Group, Inc.  She is a past Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and a past President of 
the Multifamily Housing Institute.  Ms. Murray previously served on the Board of Directors of Capital Crossing Bank.  
She also serves on the boards of numerous non-profit entities.  Ms. Murray is a graduate of Newton College. 

Kathryn P. O’Neil, age 57, has been a Director of FSP Corp. since January 2016. Ms. O’Neil was a Director 
at Bain Capital in the Investor Relations area where she focused on Private Equity and had oversight of the Investment 
Advisory sector from 2011 until her retirement in 2014. From 1999 to 2007, Ms. O’Neil was a Partner at FLAG Capital 
Management LLC, a manager of fund-of-funds investment vehicles in private equity, venture capital, real estate and 
natural resources.  Previously, Ms. O’Neil was an Investment Consultant at Cambridge Associates where she specialized 
in Alternative Assets.  Ms. O’Neil currently serves on a variety of non-profit boards, including the Peabody Essex 
Museum where she is a Director and a member of the Finance, Audit, and Investment Committees, Horizon’s for 
Homeless Children where she is a Director and serves on the Executive and Finance Committees, and the Trustees of 
Reservations where she serves on the President’s Council and was a member of the Investment Committee from 2006 to 
2020.  Ms. O’Neil is a Trustee Emeritus of Colby College and a former member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston 
Museum of Science. Ms. O’Neil holds a B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) and M.A. (Honorary) from Colby College where she 
was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  Ms. O’Neil received her M.B.A. from The Harvard Graduate School of Business 
Administration.   

Information about our Executive Officers 

The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of all our executive officers as of February 5, 2021. 

Name 
George J. Carter (1) 
Jeffrey B. Carter 
Scott H. Carter 
John G. Demeritt 
John F. Donahue 
Eriel Anchondo 

Position 

    Age    
    72     Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board 
    49     President and Chief Investment Officer 
    49     Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
    60     Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 
    54     Executive Vice President 
    43     Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 

(1)  Information about George J. Carter is set forth above. See “Directors of FSP Corp.” 

Jeffrey B. Carter, age 49, is President and Chief Investment Officer of FSP Corp.  Mr. Carter served as 

Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer from February 2012 until May 2016, when he was appointed as 
President in addition to his position as Chief Investment Officer.  Previously, Mr. Carter served as Senior Vice President 
and Director of Acquisitions of FSP Corp. from 2005 to 2012 and as Vice President - Acquisitions from 2003 to 2005.  
Mr. Carter oversees the day-to-day execution of the Company’s strategic objectives and business plan.  In addition, Mr. 
Carter is primarily responsible for developing and implementing the Company’s investment strategy, including 
coordination of acquisitions and dispositions.  Prior to joining FSP Corp., Mr. Carter worked in Trust Administration for 
Northern Trust Bank in Miami, Florida.  Mr. Carter is a graduate of Arizona State University (B.A.), The George 
Washington University (M.A.) and Cornell University (M.B.A.).  Mr. Carter’s father, George J. Carter, serves as Chief 
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of FSP Corp. and Mr. Carter’s brother, Scott H. Carter, serves 
as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FSP Corp. 

Scott H. Carter, age 49, is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FSP Corp.  Mr. Carter 

has served as General Counsel since February 2008.  Mr. Carter joined FSP Corp. in October 2005 as Senior Vice 
President and In-house Counsel.  Mr. Carter is primarily responsible for the management of all of the legal affairs of FSP 
Corp. and its affiliates.  Prior to joining FSP Corp. in October 2005, Mr. Carter was associated with the law firm of 
Nixon Peabody LLP, which he originally joined in 1999.  At Nixon Peabody LLP, Mr. Carter concentrated his practice 
on the areas of real estate syndication, acquisitions and finance.  Mr. Carter received a Bachelor of Business 

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Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance and Marketing and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the University of 
Miami.  Mr. Carter is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Mr. Carter’s father, George J. 
Carter, serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of FSP Corp. and Mr. Carter’s brother, 
Jeffrey B. Carter, serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of FSP Corp. 

John G. Demeritt, age 60, is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of FSP Corp. 

and has been Chief Financial Officer since March 2005.  Mr. Demeritt previously served as Senior Vice President, 
Finance and Principal Accounting Officer from September 2004 to March 2005.  Prior to September 2004, Mr. Demeritt 
was a Manager with Caturano & Company, an independent accounting firm (which later merged with McGladrey) where 
he focused on Sarbanes Oxley compliance.  Previously, from March 2002 to March 2004 he provided consulting services 
to public and private companies where he focused on SEC filings, evaluation of business processes and acquisition 
integration.  During 2001 and 2002 he was Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Cabot Industrial Trust, a 
publicly traded real estate investment trust, which was acquired by CalWest in December 2001.  From October 1995 to 
December 2000 he was Controller and Officer of The Meditrust Companies, a publicly traded real estate investment trust 
(formerly known as The La Quinta Companies, which was then acquired by the Blackstone Group), where he was 
involved with a number of merger and financing transactions.  Prior to that, from 1986 to 1995 he had financial and 
accounting responsibilities at three other public companies, and was previously associated with Laventhol & Horwath, 
an independent accounting firm from 1983 to 1986.  Mr. Demeritt is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor 
of Science degree from Babson College. 

John F. Donahue, age 54, is Executive Vice President of FSP Corp. and President of FSP Property 
Management LLC and has held those positions since May 2016.  Mr. Donahue is primarily responsible for the oversight 
of the management of all of the real estate assets of FSP Corp. and its affiliates.  Mr. Donahue joined FSP Corp. in 
August 2001 as Vice President of FSP Property Management LLC.  From 2001 to May 2016, Mr. Donahue was 
responsible for the management of real estate assets of FSP Corp. and its affiliates.  From 1992 to 2001, Mr. Donahue 
worked in the pension fund advisory business for GE Capital and AEW Capital Management with oversight of office, 
research and development, industrial and land investments. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Donahue worked for Krupp Realty 
in various accounting and finance roles. Mr. Donahue holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree 
from Bryant College.   

Eriel Anchondo, age 43, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of FSP Corp. and has held 
those positions since May 2016.  Mr. Anchondo joined FSP Corp. in 2015 as Senior Vice President of Operations.  Mr. 
Anchondo is responsible for ensuring that the Company has the proper operational controls, administrative and reporting 
procedures, and people systems and infrastructure in place to effectively grow the organization and maintain financial 
strength and operating efficiency. Prior to joining FSP Corp., from July 2014 to December 2014, Mr. Anchondo 
provided consulting services to the retail banking division of ISBAN, which is part of the Technology and Operations 
division of the Santander Group of financial institutions.  From May 2007 to July 2013, Mr. Anchondo was employed by 
Mercer, a global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement, and investments, as an Employee Education Manager 
across all lines of Mercer’s business. From May 2005 to May 2007, Mr. Anchondo was a Communications Consultant at 
New York Life Investment Management. From December 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Anchondo worked in the Preferred 
Client Services Group at Putnam Investments. Mr. Anchondo is a graduate of Boston University (B.A.) and Cornell 
University (M.B.A.).     

Each of the above executive officers has been a full-time employee of FSP Corp. for the past five fiscal years. 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 

The following material factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those 
indicated by forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and presented elsewhere by 
management from time-to-time. 

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Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the U.S. and global economies and has had and is 
expected to continue to have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. This impact 
could be materially adverse to the extent that the current COVID-19 pandemic, or future pandemics, cause 
tenants to be unable to pay their rent or reduce the demand for commercial real estate, or cause other impacts 
described below.  

The COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, including the United States, continues to adversely impact global economic 
activity and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the 
pandemic has been evolving and many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting quarantines and 
restrictions on travel. 

Many U.S. cities and states, including cities and states where our properties are located, have also reacted by instituting 
quarantines, restrictions on travel, restrictions on types of business that may continue to operate, and/or restrictions on 
types of construction projects that may continue. There can be no assurances as to the length of time these restrictions 
will remain in place.  

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or another future pandemic could further adversely affect us and/or our tenants 
due to, among other factors: 

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the unavailability of personnel, including our executive officers and other leaders that are part of our 
management team, and the inability to recruit, attract and retain skilled personnel; 

difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all—a severe disruption and 
instability in the global financial markets or deteriorations in credit and financing conditions may 
affect our and our tenants’ ability to access capital necessary to fund business operations or replace or 
renew maturing liabilities on a timely basis on attractive terms, and may adversely affect the valuation 
of financial assets and liabilities, any of which could affect our ability to meet liquidity and capital 
expenditure requirements or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results 
of operations and cash flows; 

an inability to operate in affected areas, or delays in the supply of products or services from the 
vendors that are needed to operate effectively, including without limitation, the ability to complete 
construction on time and on budget; 

a reduction in demand for oil as a result of decreased economic activity and travel restrictions which, if 
sustained, could have an adverse impact on occupancy and rental rates in the markets where we own 
properties, including energy-influenced markets such as Dallas, Denver and Houston, where we have a 
significant concentration of properties; 

tenants’ inability to pay rent on their leases or our inability to re-lease space that is or becomes vacant, 
which inability, if extreme, could cause us to: (i) no longer be able to maintain our current level of 
dividends in order to preserve liquidity and (ii) be unable to meet our debt obligations to lenders, 
and/or be unable to meet debt covenants, either of which could trigger a default or defaults and cause 
us to have to sell properties or refinance debt on unattractive terms; and 

our inability to maintain an investment grade corporate credit rating could lead to increased borrowing 
costs and adversely affect our access to funding sources and the terms of any available funding 
sources. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our properties and operating results and will continue to do so to the 
extent it reduces occupancy, increases the cost of operation, results in limited hours, results in decreased rental receipts, 
results in increased borrowings or necessitates the closure of such properties. In addition, quarantines, states of 

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emergencies and other measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 may negatively impact the ability of our 
properties to continue to obtain necessary goods and services or provide adequate staffing, which may also adversely 
affect our properties and operating results.  

Some of our existing tenants and potential tenants operate in industries that are being adversely affected by the disruption 
to business caused by this pandemic. Tenants have been, and may in the future be, required to suspend operations at our 
properties for extended periods of time. For example, some of our retail tenants have been, and may continue to be, 
closed for an extended period of time or only open certain hours of the day. Some of our tenants have requested rent 
concessions and more tenants may request rent concessions or may not pay rent in the future. This could lead to 
increased rent delinquencies and/or defaults under leases, a lower demand for rentable space leading to increased 
concessions or lower occupancy, increased tenant improvement capital expenditures, or reduced rental rates to maintain 
occupancies. For example, on December 21, 2020, the parent company of a tenant that leases approximately 130,000 
square feet filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code resulting in a 
writeoff charge of $3.1 million.  Our operations could be materially negatively affected if the economic downturn is 
prolonged, which could adversely affect our operating results, ability to pay dividends, our ability to repay or refinance 
our existing indebtedness, and the price of our common stock. 

The continuing evolution of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
The full extent of the impact and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future financial performance, as a whole, 
and, specifically, on our real estate property holdings are uncertain at this time. The impact will depend on the 
effectiveness of vaccines and therapeutics and future developments, including, among other factors, the duration and 
spread of the pandemic, along with related travel advisories and restrictions, and the uncertainty with respect to the 
duration of the global economic slowdown. COVID-19 and the current financial, economic and capital markets 
environment, and future developments in these and other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our 
performance, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the price of our common stock.  

Risks Related to our Indebtedness 

If a Sponsored REIT defaults on a Sponsored REIT Loan, we may be required to request additional draws, keep 
balances outstanding on our existing debt, exercise any maturity date extension rights, seek new debt or use our 
cash balance to repay our existing debt, which may reduce cash available for distribution to our stockholders or 
for other corporate purposes. 

From time-to-time, we may make secured loans to Sponsored REITs in the form of mortgage loans or revolving 

lines of credit to fund construction costs, capital expenditures, leasing costs and for other purposes.  We refer to these 
loans as Sponsored REIT Loans.  We anticipate that each Sponsored REIT Loan will be repaid at maturity or earlier 
from long term financing of the property securing the loan, cash flows from that underlying property or some other 
capital event.  If a Sponsored REIT defaults on a Sponsored REIT Loan, the Sponsored REIT could be unable to fully 
repay the Sponsored REIT Loan and we may have to satisfy our obligations under our existing debt through other means, 
including without limitation, requesting additional draws, keeping balances outstanding, exercising any maturity date 
extension rights, seeking new debt, and/or using our cash balance.  If that happens, we may have less cash available for 
distribution to our stockholders or for other corporate purposes. 

Our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected if we are unable to refinance the BAML 
Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes. 

There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance the revolving line of credit portion of the BAML 
Credit Facility (as defined in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) upon its maturity on January 12, 2022 
(subject to two six month extension options that may extend the maturity date to up to January 12, 2023), the term loan 
portion of the BAML Credit Facility upon its maturity on January 12, 2023, the BMO Term Loan (as defined in Note 4 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements) upon its maturities on November 30, 2021 and January 31, 2024, the JPM 
Term Loan (as defined in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) upon its maturity on November 30, 2021 
(subject to two six month options that may extend the maturity date to up to November 30, 2022), the Series A Notes (as 
defined in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) upon their maturity on December 20, 2024 or the Series B 

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Notes (as defined in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements) upon their maturity on December 20, 2027, that 
any such refinancings would be on terms as favorable as the terms of the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, 
the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes, or the Series B Notes, or that we will be able to otherwise obtain funds by 
selling assets or raising equity to make required payments on the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM 
Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes.  If we are unable to refinance the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO 
Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes at maturity or meet our payment obligations, 
the amount of our distributable cash flow and our financial condition would be adversely affected. 

Failure to comply with covenants in the documents evidencing the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, 
the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes could adversely affect our financial condition. 

The documents evidencing the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A 

Notes and the Series B Notes contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations with respect to 
indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of assets, changes in business, certain restricted 
payments, the requirement to have subsidiaries provide a guaranty in the event that they incur recourse indebtedness and 
transactions with affiliates. The documents evidencing the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term 
Loan, the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes contain some or all of the following financial covenants: minimum 
tangible net worth; maximum leverage ratio; maximum secured leverage ratio;  minimum fixed charge coverage ratio; 
maximum unencumbered leverage ratio; and minimum unsecured interest coverage.  Our continued ability to borrow 
under the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, and the JPM Term Loan is subject to compliance with our 
financial and other covenants.  Failure to comply with such covenants could cause a default under the BAML Credit 
Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes, and we may then be 
required to repay them with capital from other sources.  Under those circumstances, other sources of capital may not be 
available to us, or be available only on unattractive terms. 

We may use the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, and the JPM Term Loan to finance the 

acquisition of real properties and for other permitted investments, to finance investments associated with Sponsored 
REITs, to refinance or retire indebtedness and for working capital and other general business purposes, in each case to 
the extent permitted under the respective documents.  If we breach covenants in the documents evidencing the BAML 
Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A Notes or the Series B Notes, the lenders can 
declare a default.  A default under documents evidencing the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM 
Term Loan, the Series A Notes, or the Series B Notes could result in difficulty financing growth in our business and 
could also result in a reduction in the cash available for distribution to our stockholders or for other corporate purposes.  
A default under documents evidencing the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series 
A Notes or the Series B Notes could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. 

An increase in interest rates would increase our interest costs on variable rate debt and could adversely impact 
our ability to refinance existing debt or sell assets.  

As of December 31, 2020, we had $3.5 million of borrowings under the revolving line of credit portion of 

our BAML Credit Facility that bears interest at variable rates based on our credit rating, from which we may incur 
indebtedness in the future.  Borrowings under the revolving line of credit portion of our BAML Credit Facility may not 
exceed $600 million outstanding at any time.  As of December 31, 2020, $400 million was drawn and outstanding under 
the term loan portion of our BAML Credit Facility.  The BAML Credit Facility includes an accordion feature that allows 
for an aggregate amount of up to $500 million of additional borrowing capacity.  On July 22, 2016, we fixed the base 
LIBOR rate on the term loan portion of the BAML Credit Facility at 1.12% until September 27, 2021 by entering into an 
interest rate swap agreement.   

As of December 31, 2020, $220 million was drawn and outstanding under the BMO Term Loan, although 

such amount may be increased by up to an additional $100 million through the exercise of an accordion feature.  The 
BMO Term Loan consists of a $55 million tranche A term loan and a $165 million tranche B term loan.  On August 26, 
2013, we fixed the base LIBOR rate on the BMO Term Loan at 2.32% per annum until August 26, 2020 by entering into 
an interest rate swap agreement.  On February 20, 2019, we fixed the base LIBOR rate on the BMO Term Loan at 2.39% 

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per annum for the period beginning August 26, 2020 and ending on January 31, 2024, by entering into interest rate swap 
agreements.     

On December 24, 2020, we repaid $50 million of our JPM Term Loan.  As of December 31, 2020, $100 

million was drawn and outstanding under the JPM Term Loan.  The JPM Term Loan bears interest at variable rates 
based on our credit rating.  Effective March 29, 2019, we fixed the LIBOR-based rate at 2.44% per annum on the $100 
million portion of the JPM Term Loan until November 30, 2021, by entering into interest rate swap agreements.   

In the future, if interest rates increase, then the interest costs on our unhedged variable rate debt will also 

increase, which could adversely affect our cash flow, our ability to pay principal and interest on our debt and our ability 
to make distributions to stockholders. In addition, rising interest rates could limit our ability to incur new debt or to 
refinance existing debt when it matures.  From time to time, we may enter into additional interest rate swap agreements 
and other interest rate hedging contracts, including swaps, caps and floors.  While these agreements are intended to 
lessen the impact of rising interest rates on us, they also expose us to the risks that the other parties to the agreements 
will not perform, we could incur significant costs associated with the settlement of the agreements, the agreements will 
be unenforceable and the underlying transactions will fail to qualify as highly-effective cash flow hedges.  In addition, an 
increase in interest rates could decrease the amount third parties are willing to pay for our assets, thereby limiting our 
ability to change our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions.   

Changes to and replacement of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate could adversely affect our business, financial 
results and operation. 

We may be adversely affected by the expected discontinuance of LIBOR. In July 2017, the United Kingdom 

Financial Conduct Authority (the regulatory authority over LIBOR) announced that it will plan for a phase out of 
regulatory oversight of LIBOR interest rate indices after 2021 to allow for an orderly transition to an alternate reference 
rate. However, the ICE Benchmark Administration, in its capacity as administrator of USD LIBOR, has announced that 
it intends to extend publication of USD LIBOR (other than one-week and two-week tenors) to June 2023.  At this time, 
no consensus exists as to what rate or rates may become acceptable alternatives to LIBOR and it is impossible to predict 
the effect of any such alternatives on the value of LIBOR-based securities and variable rate loans, or other securities or 
financial arrangements, given LIBOR’s role in determining market interest rates globally. The Alternative Reference 
Rates Committee (ARRC), a group of private-market participants assembled by the Federal Reserve Board and the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has proposed that the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) is the rate that 
represents best practice as the alternative to LIBOR for derivatives and other financial contracts that are currently 
indexed to LIBOR. The ARRC has proposed a market transition plan to SOFR from LIBOR and organizations are 
currently working on transition plans as it relates to derivatives and cash markets exposed to LIBOR. We are evaluating 
the potential impact of the eventual replacement of the LIBOR benchmark interest rate, including the possibility of 
SOFR as the dominant replacement in the United States.  In addition, other benchmarks may emerge or other rates may 
be adopted outside of the United States.  Although the full impact of the transition away from LIBOR, including the 
discontinuance of LIBOR publication and the adoption of a replacement rate for LIBOR, remains unclear, these changes 
may have an adverse impact on our financing costs with respect to any floating rate indebtedness.   

Downgrades in our credit ratings could increase our borrowing costs or reduce our access to funding sources in 
the credit and capital markets. 

We are currently assigned a corporate credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) 

based on its evaluation of our creditworthiness. Although our corporate credit rating from Moody’s is currently 
investment grade, there can be no assurance that we will not be downgraded or that our rating will remain investment 
grade.  If our credit rating is downgraded or other negative action is taken, we could be required, among other things, to 
pay additional interest and fees under the BAML Credit Facility, the BMO Term Loan, the JPM Term Loan, the Series A 
Notes and the Series B Notes. 

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Credit rating reductions by one or more rating agencies could also adversely affect our access to funding sources, the 
cost and other terms of obtaining funding as well as our overall financial condition, operating results and cash flow.  

Risks Related to our Operations and Properties 

Economic conditions in the United States could have a material adverse impact on our earnings and financial 
condition. 

The economy in the United States is currently in an economic downturn with recessionary concerns as a result 
of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Because economic conditions in the United States may affect the demand for office space, 
real estate values, occupancy levels and property income, current and future economic conditions in the United States 
could have a material adverse impact on our earnings and financial condition.  Economic conditions may be affected by 
numerous factors, including but not limited to, the pace of economic growth and/or recessionary concerns, inflation, 
increases in the levels of unemployment, energy prices, changes in currency exchange rates, uncertainty about 
government fiscal and tax policy, geopolitical events, the regulatory environment, the availability of credit and interest 
rates.  As of the date of this report, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related fallout from containment and 
mitigation measures, such as work from home arrangements and the closing of various businesses, is adversely affecting 
current economic conditions in the United States and the demand for office space. Future economic factors also may 
negatively affect the demand for office space, real estate values, occupancy levels and property income.   

If we are not able to collect sufficient rents from each of our owned real properties, or investments in Sponsored 
REITs, or collect interest on Sponsored REIT Loans we fund, we may suffer significant operating losses or a 
reduction in cash available for future dividends. 

A substantial portion of our revenue is generated by the rental income of our real properties and investments in 

Sponsored REITs.  If our properties do not provide us with a steady rental income or we do not collect interest income 
from Sponsored REIT Loans we fund, our revenues will decrease, which may cause us to incur operating losses in the 
future and reduce the cash available for distribution to our stockholders. 

We may not be able to dispose of properties on acceptable terms or within the time periods we anticipate 
pursuant to our disposition strategy. 

We have adopted a strategy to dispose of certain properties in 2021 where we believe our valuation objective 
has been met and to use the proceeds from such dispositions to repay indebtedness.  We may not be able to dispose of 
properties at acceptable prices or otherwise on anticipated terms and conditions with the time periods contemplated by 
our disposition strategy, which would adversely affect our ability to repay indebtedness and impair our financial 
flexibility.    

We may not be able to identify properties that meet our criteria for purchase. 

Growth in our portfolio of real estate is dependent on the ability of our acquisition executives to identify 

properties for sale and/or development which meet the applicable investment criteria.  To the extent they fail to identify 
such properties, we would be unable to increase the size of our portfolio of real estate, which could reduce the cash 
otherwise available for distribution to our stockholders. 

We are dependent on key personnel. 

We depend on the efforts of George J. Carter, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of 

Directors; Jeffrey B. Carter, our President and Chief Investment Officer; Scott H. Carter, our General Counsel, Secretary 
and an Executive Vice President; John G. Demeritt, our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and an Executive Vice 
President; John F. Donahue, our President of FSP Property Management LLC and an Executive Vice President; and Eriel 
Anchondo, our Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Vice President.  If any of our executive officers were to resign, 
our operations could be adversely affected.  We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers.   

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We face risks from tenant defaults or bankruptcies. 

If any of our tenants defaults on its lease, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as a landlord and 

may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment.  In addition, at any time, a tenant of one of our properties may 
seek the protection of bankruptcy laws, which could result in the rejection and termination of such tenant’s lease and 
thereby cause a reduction in cash available for distribution to our stockholders.  For example, on December 21, 2020, the 
parent company of a tenant that leases approximately 130,000 square feet filed a voluntary petition for relief under 
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code resulting in a writeoff charge of $3.1 million.   

New acquisitions may fail to perform as expected. 

We may fund the acquisition of new properties with cash, by drawing on the revolving line of credit portion of 

our BAML Credit Facility, by assuming existing indebtedness, by entering into new indebtedness, by issuing debt 
securities, by issuing shares of our stock or by other means.  Our acquisition activities are subject to the following risks: 

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acquired properties may fail to perform as expected; 
the actual costs of repositioning, redeveloping or maintaining acquired properties may be greater than 
our estimates; and 

  we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate new acquisitions into our existing operations, 

and this could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.    

We face risks in owning, developing, redeveloping and operating real property. 

An investment in us is subject to the risks incidental to the ownership, development, redevelopment and 

operation of real estate-related assets.  These risks include the fact that real estate investments are generally illiquid, 
which may affect our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions, as well as the 
risks normally associated with: 

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changes in general and local economic conditions; 
the supply or demand for particular types of properties in particular markets; 
changes in market rental rates; 
the impact of environmental protection laws; 
changes in tax, real estate and zoning laws; and 
the impact of obligations and restrictions contained in title-related documents. 

Certain significant costs, such as real estate taxes, utilities, insurance and maintenance costs, generally are not 
reduced even when a property’s rental income is reduced.  In addition, environmental and tax laws, interest rate levels, 
the availability of financing and other factors may affect real estate values and property income.  Furthermore, the supply 
of commercial space fluctuates with market conditions. 

We may encounter significant delays in reletting vacant space, resulting in losses of income. 

When leases expire, we may incur expenses and may not be able to re-lease the space on the same terms.  While 

we cannot predict when existing vacant space in properties will be leased, if existing tenants with expiring leases will 
renew their leases or what the terms and conditions of the lease renewals will be, we expect to renew or sign new leases 
at current market rates for locations in which the buildings are located, which in some cases may be below the expiring 
rates.  Certain leases provide tenants the right to terminate early if they pay a fee.  If we are unable to re-lease space 
promptly, if the terms are significantly less favorable than anticipated or if the costs are higher, we may have to reduce 
distributions to our stockholders.  Typical lease terms range from five to ten years, so up to approximately 20% of our 
rental revenue from commercial properties could be expected to expire each year. 

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We face risks of tenant-type concentration. 

As of December 31, 2020, approximately 14%, 13%, 11% and 10% of our tenants as a percentage of the total 

rentable square feet operated in the information technology and computer services industry, the energy services industry, 
the non-legal professional services industry and the legal services industry, respectively.  An economic downturn in these 
or any industry in which a high concentration of our tenants operate or in which a significant number of our tenants 
currently or may in the future operate, could negatively impact the financial condition of such tenants and cause them to 
fail to make timely rental payments or default on lease obligations, fail to renew their leases or renew their leases on 
terms less favorable to us, become bankrupt or insolvent, or otherwise become unable to satisfy their obligations to us, 
which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. 

We face risks from geographic concentration. 

The properties in our portfolio as of December 31, 2020, by aggregate square footage, are distributed 
geographically as follows: South — 47.6%, West — 27.1%, Midwest — 17.5% and East — 7.8%.  However, within 
certain of those regions, we hold a larger concentration of our properties in Greater Denver, Colorado — 27.1%, Atlanta, 
Georgia — 20.4%, Houston, Texas — 12.3% and Dallas, Texas — 12.7%.  We are likely to face risks to the extent that 
any of these areas in which we hold a larger concentration of our properties suffer deteriorating economic conditions.  
Given the fact that the Dallas, Denver and Houston metropolitan areas have a significant presence in the energy sector, a 
prolonged period of low oil or natural gas prices, or other factors negatively impacting the energy industry, could have 
an adverse impact on our ability to maintain the occupancy of our properties in those areas or could cause us to lease 
space at rates below current in-place rents, or at rates below the rates we have leased space in those areas in the prior 
year. In addition, factors negatively impacting the energy industry could reduce the market values of our properties in 
those areas, which could reduce our net asset value and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, 
or cause a decline in the value of our common stock.   

We compete with national, regional and local real estate operators and developers, which could adversely affect 
our cash flow. 

Competition exists in every market in which our properties are currently located and in every market in which 

properties we may acquire in the future will be located.  We compete with, among others, national, regional and 
numerous local real estate operators and developers.  Such competition may adversely affect the percentage of leased 
space and the rental revenues of our properties, which could adversely affect our cash flow from operations and our 
ability to make expected distributions to our stockholders.  Some of our competitors may have more resources than we 
do or other competitive advantages.  Competition may be accelerated by any increase in availability of funds for 
investment in real estate.  For example, decreases in interest rates tend to increase the availability of funds and therefore 
can increase competition.  To the extent that our properties continue to operate profitably, this will likely stimulate new 
development of competing properties.  The extent to which we are affected by competition will depend in significant part 
on both local market conditions and national and global economic conditions. 

We face possible risks associated with the physical effects of climate change.   

               The physical effects of climate change could have a material adverse effect on our properties, operations and 
business.  For example, climate change could increase utility and other costs of operating our properties, including 
increased costs for energy, water, insurance, regulatory compliance and other supply chain materials, which if not offset 
by rising rental income and/or paid by tenants, could have a material adverse effect on our properties, operations and 
business.  We are also subject to climate change induced severe storm hazards, which to the extent not covered by 
insurance, could result in significant capital expenditures.  Over time, the physical effects of climate change could result 
in declining demand for office space in our buildings or our inability to operate the buildings at all. 

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Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which 
could cause our business and reputation to suffer. 

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data concerning investors in the Sponsored 

REITS, tenants and vendors.  Although we have taken steps to protect the security of our information technology 
systems and the data maintained in those systems, such systems and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by 
hackers, computer viruses or ransomware, or breaches due to employee error, malfeasance, impersonization of 
authorized users or other disruptions.  Any such breach or attack could compromise our networks and the information 
stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost or stolen.  Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized 
access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and continuously become more sophisticated, 
often are not recognized until launched against a target and may be difficult to detect for a long time, we may be unable 
to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventive or detective measures.  Any unauthorized access, 
disclosure or other loss of information could result in significant financial exposure, including significant costs to 
remediate possible injury to the affected parties. We may also be subject to sanctions and civil or criminal penalties if we 
are found to be in violation of the privacy or security rules under laws protecting confidential information. Any failure to 
maintain proper functionality and security of our information systems could interrupt our operations, damage our 
reputation, subject us to liability claims or regulatory penalties and could have a material adverse effect on our business, 
financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. 

Actual or threatened terrorist attacks may adversely affect our ability to generate revenues and the value of our 
properties. 

We have significant investments in markets that may be the targets of actual or threatened terrorism attacks in 

the future.  As a result, some tenants in these markets may choose to relocate their businesses to other markets or to 
lower-profile office buildings within these markets that may be perceived to be less likely targets of future terrorist 
activity.  This could result in an overall decrease in the demand for office space in these markets generally or in our 
properties in particular, which could increase vacancies in our properties or necessitate that we lease our properties on 
less favorable terms or both.  In addition, future terrorist attacks in these markets could directly or indirectly damage our 
properties, both physically and financially, or cause losses that materially exceed our insurance coverage.  As a result of 
the foregoing, our ability to generate revenues and the value of our properties could decline materially.  See also “We 
may lose capital investment or anticipated profits if an uninsured event occurs.” 

We may lose capital investment or anticipated profits if an uninsured event occurs. 

We carry, or our tenants carry, comprehensive liability, fire and extended coverage with respect to each of our 
properties, with policy specification and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties.  There are, however, 
certain types of losses that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable.  Should an uninsured material loss 
occur, we could lose both capital invested in the property and anticipated profits. 

Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Matters 

We are subject to possible liability relating to environmental matters, and we cannot assure you that we have 
identified all possible liabilities. 

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we, as an owner or operator of real 

property may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in our 
property.  Such laws may impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or caused, the 
release of such hazardous substances.  The presence of hazardous substances on a property may adversely affect the 
owner’s ability to sell such property or to borrow using such property as collateral, and it may cause the owner of the 
property to incur substantial remediation costs.  In addition to claims for cleanup costs, the presence of hazardous 
substances on a property could result in the owner incurring substantial liabilities as a result of a claim by a private party 
for personal injury or a claim by an adjacent property owner for property damage. 

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In addition, we cannot assure you that: 

 
 

 

 

future laws, ordinances or regulations will not impose any material environmental liability; 
the current environmental conditions of our properties will not be affected by the condition of properties in the 
vicinity of such properties (such as the presence of leaking underground storage tanks) or by third parties 
unrelated to us; 
tenants will not violate their leases by introducing hazardous or toxic substances into our properties that could 
expose us to liability under federal or state environmental laws; or 
environmental conditions, such as the growth of bacteria and toxic mold in heating and ventilation systems or 
on walls, will not occur at our properties and pose a threat to human health. 

 We are subject to compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act and fire and safety regulations, any of 
which could require us to make significant capital expenditures. 

All of our properties are required to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA, and the 
regulations, rules and orders that may be issued thereunder.  The ADA has separate compliance requirements for “public 
accommodations” and “commercial facilities,” but generally requires that buildings be made accessible to persons with 
disabilities.  Compliance with ADA requirements might require, among other things, removal of access barriers.  
Noncompliance with such requirements could result in the imposition of fines by the U.S. government or an award of 
damages to private litigants. 

In addition, we are required to operate our properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, building 

codes and other land use regulations, as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies and become 
applicable to our properties.  Compliance with such requirements may require us to make substantial capital 
expenditures, which expenditures would reduce cash otherwise available for distribution to our stockholders. 

We face risks associated with our tenants being designated “Prohibited Persons” by the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control. 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and other laws, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States 

Department of the Treasury, or OFAC, maintains a list of persons designated as terrorists or who are otherwise blocked 
or banned, which we refer to as Prohibited Persons.  OFAC regulations and other laws prohibit conducting business or 
engaging in transactions with Prohibited Persons, or collectively, the “OFAC Requirements”.  Our current leases and 
certain other agreements require the other party to comply with the OFAC Requirements.  If a tenant or other party with 
whom we contract is placed on the OFAC list, we may be required by the OFAC Requirements to terminate the lease or 
other agreement.  Any such termination could result in a loss of revenue or a damage claim by the other party that the 
termination was wrongful. 

Risks Related to our Common Stock 

Our level of dividends may fluctuate. 

Because our real estate occupancy levels and rental rates can fluctuate, there is no predictable recurring level of 
revenue from such activities and changes in interest rates or in the mix of our fixed and variable rate debt can cause our 
interest costs to fluctuate.  As a result of these fluctuations, the amount of cash available for distribution to our 
stockholders may fluctuate, which may result in our not being able to maintain or grow dividend levels in the future. 

The real properties held by us may significantly decrease in value. 

As of December 31, 2020, we owned 34 properties, consisting of 32 operating properties and 2 redevelopment 
properties.  Some or all of these properties may decline in value.  To the extent our real properties decline in value, our 
stockholders could lose some or all of the value of their investments.  The value of our common stock may be adversely 
affected if the real properties held by us decline in value since these real properties represent the majority of the tangible 
assets held by us.  Moreover, if we are forced to sell or lease the real property held by us below its initial purchase price 

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or its carrying costs, respectively, or if we are forced to lease real property at below market rates because of the condition 
of the property, our results of operations would be adversely affected and such negative results of operations may result 
in lower dividends being paid to holders of our common stock. 

Further issuances of equity securities may be dilutive to current stockholders. 

The interests of our existing stockholders could be diluted if we issue additional equity securities to finance 

future acquisitions, repay indebtedness or to fund other general corporate purposes.  Our ability to execute our business 
strategy depends on our access to an appropriate blend of debt financing, including unsecured lines of credit and other 
forms of secured and unsecured debt, and equity financing. 

The price of our common stock may vary. 

The market prices for our common stock may fluctuate with changes in market and economic conditions, 
including the market perception of real estate investment trusts, or  REITs, in general, and changes in our financial 
condition and results of operations.  Such fluctuations may depress the market price of our common stock independent of 
the financial performance of FSP Corp.  The market conditions for REIT stocks generally could affect the market price 
of our common stock. 

Risks Related to our Organization and Structure 

Our employee retention plan may prevent changes in control. 

During February 2006, our Board of Directors approved a change in control plan, which included a form of 
retention agreement and discretionary payment plan.  Payments under the discretionary plan are capped at 1% of the 
market capitalization of FSP Corp. as reduced by the amount paid under the retention plan.  The costs associated with 
these two components of the plan may have the effect of discouraging a third party from making an acquisition proposal 
for us and may thereby inhibit a change in control under circumstances that could otherwise give the holders of our 
common stock the opportunity to realize a greater premium over the then-prevailing market prices. 

We would incur adverse tax consequences if we failed to qualify as a REIT. 

The provisions of the tax code governing the taxation of REITs are very technical and complex, and although 

we expect that we will be organized and will operate in a manner that will enable us to meet such requirements, no 
assurance can be given that we will always succeed in doing so.  In addition, as a result of our past acquisition of certain 
Sponsored REITs by merger, which we refer to as target REITs, we might no longer qualify as a REIT.  We could lose 
our ability to so qualify for a variety of reasons relating to the nature of the assets acquired from the target REITs, the 
identity of the stockholders of the target REITs who become our stockholders or the failure of one or more of the target 
REITs to have previously qualified as a REIT.  Moreover, if one or more of the target REITs that we acquired in 
May 2008, April 2006, April 2005 or June 2003 did not qualify as a REIT immediately prior to the consummation of its 
acquisition, we could be disqualified as a REIT as a result of such acquisition. 

If in any taxable year we do not qualify as a REIT, we would be taxed as a corporation and distributions to our 
stockholders would not be deductible by us in computing our taxable income. In addition, if we were to fail to qualify as 
a REIT, we could be disqualified from treatment as a REIT in the year in which such failure occurred and for the next 
four taxable years and, consequently, we would be taxed as a regular corporation during such years.  Failure to qualify 
for even one taxable year could result in a significant reduction of our cash available for distribution to our stockholders 
or could require us to incur indebtedness or liquidate investments in order to generate sufficient funds to pay the 
resulting federal income tax liabilities. 

Provisions in our organizational documents may prevent changes in control. 

Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws contain provisions, described below, which may have the effect of 

discouraging a third party from making an acquisition proposal for us and may thereby inhibit a change of control under 

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circumstances that could otherwise give the holders of our common stock the opportunity to realize a premium over the 
then-prevailing market prices. 

Ownership Limits.  In order for us to maintain our qualification as a REIT, the holders of our common stock 
may be limited to owning, either directly or under applicable attribution rules of the Internal Revenue Code, no more 
than 9.8% of the lesser of the value or the number of our equity shares, and no holder of common stock may acquire or 
transfer shares that would result in our shares of common stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons. 
Such ownership limit may have the effect of preventing an acquisition of control of us without the approval of our board 
of directors.  Our Articles of Incorporation give our board of directors the right to refuse to give effect to the acquisition 
or transfer of shares by a stockholder in violation of these provisions. 

Board Terms.  Prior to our 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, our board of directors was divided into three 

classes, with directors of each class elected to serve a three year term.  Following the 2019 annual meeting of 
stockholders, we amended our articles of incorporation to provide that each of the successors to the directors whose 
terms expired in 2020 would be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders, each of the successors to 
the directors whose terms expired in 2021, along with the successors to the directors elected at the 2020 annual meeting, 
would be elected to serve until the following annual meeting of stockholders and beginning with the annual meeting of 
stockholders in 2022 all directors would be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.  As a result, 
during the transition period prior to the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, the staggered terms for directors may affect 
our stockholders’ ability to effect a change in control even if a change in control may be in the stockholders best interest. 

Preferred Stock. Our Articles of Incorporation authorize our board of directors to issue up to 20,000,000 shares 
of preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share, and to establish the preferences and rights of any such shares issued. The 
issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control even if a change in control 
may be in our stockholders’ best interest. 

Increase of Authorized Stock.  Our board of directors, without any vote or consent of the stockholders, may 

increase the number of authorized shares of any class or series of stock or the aggregate number of authorized shares we 
have authority to issue. The ability to increase the number of authorized shares and issue such shares could have the 
effect of delaying or preventing a change in control even if a change in control may be in our stockholders’ best interest. 

Amendment of Bylaws.  Our board of directors has the power to amend our Bylaws.  This power could have the 
effect of delaying or preventing a change in control even if a change in control may be in our stockholders’ best interests. 

Stockholder Meetings. Our Bylaws require advance notice for stockholder proposals to be considered at annual 

and special meetings of stockholders and for stockholder nominations for election of directors at annual and special 
meetings of stockholders.  The advance notice provisions require a proponent to provide us with detailed information 
about the proponent and/or nominee.  Our Bylaws also provide that stockholders entitled to cast more than 50% of all the 
votes entitled to be cast at a meeting must join in a request by stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders and 
that a specific process for the meeting request must be followed.  These provisions could have the effect of delaying or 
preventing a change in control even if a change in control may be in the best interests of our stockholders. 

Supermajority Votes Required.  Our Articles of Incorporation require the affirmative vote of the holders of no 
less than 80% of the shares of capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote in order (i) to amend the provisions of our 
Articles of Incorporation relating to the removal of directors, limitation of liability of officers and directors or 
indemnification of officers and directors or (ii) to amend our Articles of Incorporation to impose cumulative voting in the 
election of directors.  These provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control even if a 
change in control may be in our stockholders’ best interest. 

Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments. 

None. 

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Item 2. 

Properties 

Set forth below is information regarding our properties as of December 31, 2020: 

Property Location 

Office 

600 Forest Point Circle 
Charlotte, NC 28273 

14151 Park Meadow Drive 
Chantilly, VA 20151 

1370 & 1390 Timberlake 
Manor Parkway, 
Chesterfield, MO 63017 

50 Northwest Point Rd. 
Elk Grove Village, IL 60005 

  Date of 
  Purchase (1)  

    Approx. 
Square 
Feet 

    Percent 
  Leased as 
  of 12/31/20 

    Approx. 
  Number 
  of Tenants   

Major Tenants (2) 

7/8/99   

 64,198   

 78.4 %   

 2  

Willis Towers Watson 
Southeast Inc. 
  Flexential Corp. 

3/15/01   

 138,537   

 91.1 %   

 4    American Systems Corporation  
   Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 

5/24/01   

 234,496   

 100.0 %   

Centene Management 
Company, LLC 

 3   

   Amdocs, Inc. 

12/5/01   

 177,095   

 100.0 %   

 2    Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. 

  NCS Pearson, Inc. 

Centene Management 
Company, LLC 
Edgewell Personal Care 
Company 

1350 Timberlake Manor Parkway   

3/4/02   

 117,036   

 100.0 %   

 3   

Chesterfield, MO 63017 

16285 Park Ten Place 
Houston, TX 77084 

6/27/02   

 157,460   

 71.7 %   

 7    Penn Virginia Corporation 
   Blade Energy Partners, Ltd. 

15601 Dallas Parkway 

9/30/02   

 289,325   

 83.7 %   

 13    Cyxtera Management Inc. 

Addison, TX 75001 

1500 & 1600 N. Greenville Ave.    
Richardson, TX 75081 

6550 & 6560 Greenwood Plaza 
Englewood, CO 80111 

3815-3925 River Crossing Pkwy    
Indianapolis, IN 46240 

5055 & 5057 Keller Springs Rd. 
Addison, TX 75001 

5505 Blue Lagoon Drive (4) 
Miami, FL 33126 

Compass Production Partners, 
LP 

  WDT Acquisition Corporation   
  Aerotek, Inc. 

3/3/03   

 300,887   

 83.5 %   

 6    ARGO Data Resource Corp. 

   EMC Corporation 
   Id Software, LLC 

2/24/05   

 196,236   

 100.0 %   

 3    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan  

   DirecTV, Inc. 

7/6/05   

 205,729   

 100.0 %   

 12    Somerset CPAs, P.C. 

   Crowe, LLP 
   Blackboard, Inc. 

2/24/06   

 216,906   

 74.1 %   

 23    See Footnote 3 

11/6/03   

 213,182   

 73.1 %   

 1   Lennar Homes, LLC 

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Property Location 

5600, 5620 & 5640 Cox Road 
Glen Allen, VA 23060 

1293 Eldridge Parkway 
Houston, TX 77077 

380 Interlocken Crescent 
Broomfield, CO 80021 

3625 Cumberland Boulevard 
Atlanta, GA 30339 

390 Interlocken Crescent 
Broomfield, CO 80021 

16290 Katy Freeway 
Houston, TX 77094 

45925 Horseshoe Drive 
Dulles, VA 20166 

4807 Stonecroft Blvd. (4) 
Chantilly, VA 20151 

121 South Eighth Street 
Minneapolis, MN 55402 

  Date of 
  Purchase (1)  
7/16/03   

    Approx. 
Square 
Feet 

    Percent 
  Leased as 
  of 12/31/20 

    Approx. 
  Number 
  of Tenants   

Major Tenants (2) 

 298,183   

 57.2 %   

 5    ChemTreat, Inc. 

   General Electric Company 

1/16/04   

 248,399   

 100.0 %   

 1    CITGO Petroleum Corporation  

8/15/03   

 240,359   

 76.0 %   

 7    VMWare, Inc. 
   Cooley LLP 
   Sierra Financial Services, Inc.   

6/27/06   

 387,267   

 93.9 %   

 24    Randstad General Partner (US)  

   12/21/06   

 241,512   

 99.4 %   

   Gas South LLC 
   Carestream Dental, LLC 

 6    The Vail Corporation 
  AppExtremes, LLC 

9/28/05   

 156,746   

 95.0 %   

 7    Olin Corporation 

   Hargrove and Associates, Inc.   
  Bluware, Inc. 

   12/23/08   

 136,658   

 98.9 %   

Giesecke & Devrient 
America, Inc. 

 4   

6/26/09   

 111,469   

 — %   

 —     

6/29/10   

 297,209   

 92.6 %   

 47   

Schwegman, Lundberg & 
Woessner 

801 Marquette Ave. South 

6/29/10   

 129,821   

 91.8 %   

 3  

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

5100 & 5160 Tennyson Pkwy 

3/10/11   

 207,049   

 100.0 %   

Common Grounds Minneapolis 
I, LLC 
Greater Minneapolis 
Convention & Visitor 
Association 

  Deluxe Corporation 

 5    Worldventures Holdings, LLC   
ARK-LA-TEX  Financial 
Services, LLC 

Plano, TX 75024 

7500 Dallas Parkway 
Plano, TX 75024 

909 Davis Street 
Evanston, IL 60201 

3/24/11   

 214,110   

 56.4 %   

ADS Alliance Data 
Systems, Inc. 

 7   

9/30/11   

 195,098   

 93.3 %   

 9    Houghton Mifflin Co. 

   Aptinyx, Inc. 

Northshore University 
Healthsystem 

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Property Location 

  Date of 
  Purchase (1)  

    Approx. 
Square 
Feet 

    Percent 
  Leased as 
  of 12/31/20 

    Approx. 
  Number 
  of Tenants   

Major Tenants (2) 

Industrious Evn 909 Davis 
Street 

One Ravinia Drive 

7/31/12   

 386,602   

 89.0 %   

 10    T-Mobile South LLC 
Cedar Document 
Technologies, Inc. 

4/8/15   

 411,047   

 69.2 %   

 38    See Footnote 3 

Atlanta, GA 30346 

Two Ravinia Drive 
Atlanta, GA 30346 

10370 & 10350 Richmond Ave. 
Houston, TX 77042 

11/1/12   

 629,025   

 53.5 %   

 37    See Footnote 3 

1999 Broadway 
Denver, CO 80202 

999 Peachtree Street 
Atlanta, GA 30309 

1001 17th Street 
Denver, CO 80202 

5/22/13   

 677,539   

 81.8 %   

 38    United States Government 

7/1/13   

 621,946   

 84.5 %   

 36   

Eversheds Sutherland (US) 
LLP 

8/28/13   

 655,420   

 96.0 %   

 18    Ovintiv USA Inc. 
   WPX Energy. Inc. 
  Hall and Evans, LLC 
  Ping Identity Corp. 

45 South Seventh Street 

6/6/16   

 330,096   

 88.5 %   

 26    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP   

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

1420 Peachtree Street, NE 
Atlanta, GA 30309 

600 17th Street 
Denver, CO 80202 

Haworth Marketing & Media 
Company 

8/10/16   

 160,145   

 98.9 %   

 4    Jones Day 

12/1/16   

 609,353   

 88.0 %   

 42    EOG Resources, Inc. 

Total Owned Portfolio 

 9,656,140  

 83.8 %   

(1)  Date of purchase or merged entity date of purchase. 
(2)  Major tenants that occupy 10% or more of the space in an individual property. 
(3)  No tenant occupies more than 10% of the space. 
(4)  We define redevelopment properties as properties being developed, redeveloped or where redevelopment is 

complete, but are in lease-up and that are not stabilized.     

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As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 0.3 million rentable square feet in our Redevelopment Properties.  The 
following table summarizes these properties: 

(in 000's except square feet) 
Property Name 

      City 

      State       Square Feet      Investment (1)       31-Dec-20       31-Dec-20      

  Anticipated 

  Through 

  Leased 

Incurred   

Percent   

Estimated   

Estimated   
Estimated 
Occupied 
Leased 
  Completion    Stabilization   Stabilization
Date 

Date 

Date 

Redevelopment in Process 
Blue Lagoon Drive (2) 
Stonecroft 
Total Office in Process 

  Miami 
  Chantilly   

FL 
VA 

 213,182  
 111,469  
 324,651  

 39,900 
 18,462 
 58,362 

 20,443 
 1,814 
 22,257 

73.1% 
0.0% 

28-Feb-21 
31-Jul-21 

1-Jul-21 
1-Dec-21 

1-Jan-22 
1-Dec-22 

(1) Anticipated investment includes capitalized redevelopment costs, capitalized interest and lease-up costs. 
(2) Leased square feet was 155,808 as of December 31, 2020.   

All of the properties listed above are owned, directly or indirectly, by us.  None of our properties are subject to any 
mortgage loans.  We have no other material undeveloped or unimproved properties, or proposed programs for material 
renovation or development of any of our properties in 2021.  We believe that our properties are adequately covered by 
insurance as of December 31, 2020.   

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The information presented below provides the weighted average GAAP rent per square foot for the year ended 
December 31, 2020 for our properties and weighted occupancy square feet and percentages.  GAAP rent includes the 
impact of tenant concessions and reimbursements.  This table does not include information about properties held by our 
investments in nonconsolidated REITs or those which we have provided Sponsored REIT Loans. 

Property Name 

City 

  State   Renovated 

  Year Built 
or 

  Weighted 
  Net Rentable    Occupied 
  Square Feet 

Sq. Ft. 

      Weighted 
Occupied 
  Percentage as of
  December 31, 

2020 (a) 

Weighted 
Average 
  Rent per Occupied  
Square Feet (b) 

Forest Park 
Meadow Point 
Innsbrook 
Loudoun Tech 
Center 
Stonecroft (c) 
  East total 
Northwest Point 
909 Davis Street 
River Crossing 
Timberlake 
Timberlake East 
121 South 8th 
Street 
801 Marquette 
Ave 
Plaza Seven 

  Charlotte 
  Chantilly 
  Glen Allen 

  NC   1999/2020 
  VA  
  VA  

1999 
1999 

 64,198  
 138,537  
 298,183  

 12,204  
 102,656  
 170,680  

  Dulles 
  Chantilly 

  VA  
  VA  

  Elk Grove Village   IL 
  IL 
  Evanston 
  IN   
  Indianapolis 
  MO  
  Chesterfield 
  MO  
  Chesterfield 

1999 
2008 

1999 
2002 
1998 
1999 
2000 

 136,658  
 111,469  
 749,045  
 177,095  
 195,098  
 205,729  
 234,496  
 117,036  

 135,210  
 —  
 420,750  
 177,095  
 182,104  
 202,273  
 224,319  
 113,548  

 19.0 %   $ 
 74.1 %    
 57.2 %   

 98.9 %   
 — %     

 56.2 %  
 100.0 %   
 93.3 %   
 98.3 %   
 95.7 %   
 97.0 %   

 21.54  
 25.03  
 18.70  

 18.64  
 —  
 20.31  
 28.08  
 41.05  
 24.55  
 27.65  
 26.59  

  Minneapolis 

  MN  

1974 

 297,209  

 255,124  

 85.8 %   

 22.31  

  Minneapolis 
  Minneapolis 

  MN   1923/2017 
  MN  

1987 

 129,821  
 330,096  
 1,686,580  

 48,021  
 291,442  
 1,493,926  

 37.0 %   
 88.3 %   
 88.6 %  

 — %   
 86.8 %   
 71.7 %   
 77.0 %   
 81.0 %    

 29.87  
 33.02  
 29.04  

 —  
 24.02  
 27.87  
 33.37  
 26.81  

  Midwest total  

Blue Lagoon 
Drive (c) 
  Miami 
One Overton Park   Atlanta 
  Houston 
Park Ten 
  Addison 
Addison Circle 
  Richardson 
Collins Crossing 

  FL   
  GA  
  TX   
  TX   
  TX   

2002 
2002 
1999 
1999 
1999 

 213,182  
 387,267  
 157,460  
 289,325  
 300,887  

 —  
 336,264  
 112,962  
 222,809  
 243,839   

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The following table is continued from the previous page and provides the weighted average GAAP rent per square foot 
for the year ended December 31, 2020 for our properties and weighted occupancy square feet and percentages.  GAAP 
rent includes the impact of tenant concessions and reimbursements. This table does not include information about 
properties held by our investments in nonconsolidated REITs or those which we have provided Sponsored REIT Loans. 

Property Name 

City 

  State   Renovated 

  Year Built 
or 

  Weighted 
  Net Rentable    Occupied 
  Square Feet 

Sq. Ft. 

     Weighted 
Occupied 
  Percentage as of 
  December 31, 

2020 (a) 

Weighted 
Average 
  Rent per Occupied  
Square Feet (b) 

  Houston 
  Houston 
  Addison 

Eldridge Green 
Park Ten Phase II 
Liberty Plaza 
Legacy Tennyson Center   Plano 
  Plano 
One Legacy Circle 
  Atlanta 
One Ravinia Drive 
  Atlanta 
Two Ravinia Drive 
  Houston 
Westchase I & II 
  Atlanta 
Pershing Park Plaza 
  Atlanta 
999 Peachtree 

1999 
2006 
1985 

  TX   
  TX   
  TX   
  TX    1999/2008  
  TX   
  GA  
  GA  
  TX    1983/2008  
  GA  
  GA  

2008 
1985 
1987 

1989 
1987 

2000 
1986 

  Broomfield   CO  
  CO  
  Denver 
  CO   1977/2006  
  Denver 
  Denver 
  CO  
  Englewood   CO  
  Broomfield   CO  

1982 
2000 
2002 

  South Total 
380 Interlocken 
1999 Broadway 
1001 17th Street 
600 17th Street 
Greenwood Plaza 
390 Interlocken 
  West Total 

Total Owned 
Properties 

 248,399  
 156,746  
 216,906  
 207,049  
 214,110  
 386,602  
 411,047  
 629,025  
 160,145  
 621,946  
 4,600,096  
 240,359  
 677,539  
 655,420  
 609,353  
 196,236  
 241,512  
 2,620,419  

 248,399   
 141,902   
 157,929   
 197,835   
 100,910   
 334,604   
 277,909   
 349,864   
 158,447  
 535,185   
 3,418,858   
 174,765   
 537,288   
 637,265   
 525,567   
 196,236   
 238,445   
 2,309,566   

 100.0 %   $ 
 90.5 %    
 72.8 %    
 95.6 %    
 47.1 %    
 86.6 %    
 67.6 %    
 55.6 %    
 98.9 %    
 86.1 %    
 74.3 %   
 72.7 %    
 79.3 %    
 97.2 %    
 86.3 %    
 100.0 %    
 98.7 %    
 88.1 %   

 30.06   
 28.45   
 23.07   
 14.67  
 37.78  
 27.47  
 27.31  
 28.35  
 34.22  
 33.62  
 28.42  
 33.10  
 33.20  
 37.15  
 32.26  
 25.31  
 33.20  
 33.40  

 9,656,140  

 7,643,100  

 79.2 %  $ 

 29.60  

(a)  Based on weighted occupied square feet for the year ended December 31, 2020, including month-to-month tenants, 

divided by the property’s net rentable square footage. 

(b)  Represents annualized GAAP rental revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020 per weighted occupied square 

foot.   

(c)  We define redevelopment properties as properties being developed, redeveloped or where redevelopment is 

complete, but are in lease-up and that are not stabilized.   

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The information presented below is a lease expiration table for ten years and thereafter, stating (i) the number of tenants 
whose leases will expire, (ii) the total area in square feet covered by such leases, (iii) the annual rental represented by 
such leases in dollars and by square feet, and (iv) the percentage of gross annual rental represented by such leases. 

Year of 
Lease 
Expiration 
December 31, 

2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 
2025 
2026 
2027 
2028 
2029 
2030 
2031 and thereafter 

Leased total 
Vacancies as of 12/31/20 
Redevelopment Properties (e) 
Total Portfolio Square Footage 

  Number of   
  Leases  
  Expiring 
  Within the   
      Year (a) 

  Rentable 
Square  
Footage 
Subject to 
Expiring 
Leases 

Annualized 
 Rent Under 
Expiring 
Leases (b) 

  Annualized    Percentage 

 Rent 

of Total 

  Per Square    Annualized 
  Foot Under     Rent Under  
  Expiring 
     Leases 

  Expiring 
      Leases 

  Cumulative   
Total 

 69 (c) 
 74  
 65  
 61  
 57  
 38  
 19  
 19  
 12  
 10  
 71  
 495  

 38,021,879  
 14,563,689  
 26,036,049  
 25,079,346  
 23,732,491  
 22,169,871  
 10,156,201  
 12,911,391  
 24,753,582  
 15,325,361  

 1,067,527  
 450,184  
 839,607  
 867,351  
 752,257  
 698,962  
 450,799  
 405,689  
 893,357  
 925,978 (d)  

 738,723   $   22,498,632   $   30.46  
 35.62  
 32.35  
 31.01  
 28.91  
 31.55  
 31.72  
 22.53  
 31.83  
 27.71  
 16.55  
 8,090,434   $  235,248,492   $   29.08  
 1,396,863  
 168,843  
 9,656,140  

 9.5 %  
 16.2 % 
 6.2 % 
 11.1 % 
 10.7 % 
 10.1 % 
 9.4 % 
 4.3 % 
 5.5 % 
 10.5 % 
 6.5 % 
 100.0 %   

 9.5 %
 25.7 %
 31.9 %
 43.0 %
 53.7 %
 63.8 %
 73.2 %
 77.5 %
 83.0 %
 93.5 %
 100.0 %

(a)  The number of leases approximates the number of tenants. Tenants with lease maturities in different years are 

included in annual totals for each lease. Tenants may have multiple leases in the same year. 

(b)  Annualized rent represents the monthly rent charged, including tenant reimbursements, for each lease in effect at 
December 31, 2020 multiplied by 12. Tenant reimbursements generally include payment of real estate taxes, 
operating expenses and common area maintenance and utility charges. 

(c)  Includes 2 leases that are month-to-month. 
(d)  Includes 117,089 square feet that are non-revenue producing building amenities. 
(e)  Redevelopment Properties include properties being developed, redeveloped or where redevelopment is complete, 

but are in lease-up and that are not stabilized.   

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings 

From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our 

business.  Although occasional adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur, we believe that the final disposition of such 
matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, cash flows or results of operations. 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures 

Not applicable. 

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PART II 

Item 5.  Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities 

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE American under the symbol “FSP”.   

As of February 1, 2021, there were 10,031 holders of our common stock, including both holders of record and 

participants in securities position listings. 

While not guaranteed, we expect to continue to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the future. See 

Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors, “Our level of dividends may fluctuate.” for additional information. 

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH 

The following graph compares the cumulative total stockholder return on the Company’s common stock 

between December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2020 with the cumulative total return of (1) the NAREIT Equity Index, 
(2) the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500”) and (3) the Russell 2000 Total Return Index 
over the same period.  This graph assumes the investment of $100.00 on December 31, 2015 and assumes that any 
distributions are reinvested. 

As of December 31,  

FSP 
NAREIT Equity 
S&P 500 
Russell 2000 

      2015       2016        2017       2018        2019       2020   
  $  100   $  134   $  119   $   73   $  104   $   57  
  138  
  203  
  186  

  146  
  171  
  155  

  113  
  130  
  124  

  118  
  136  
  139  

  109  
  112  
  121  

  100  
  100  
  100  

Notes to Graph: 
The above performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing 
under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that we 
specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing. 

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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data 

The following selected financial information is derived from the historical consolidated financial statements 

of FSP Corp. This information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 and with FSP Corp.’s consolidated financial statements and related notes 
thereto included in Item 8. 

(In thousands, except per share amounts) 

2020 

2019 

2018 

2017 

2016 

Year Ended December 31,  

Operating Data: 
Total revenue 

Net income (loss) 

  $  245,848   $  269,065   $  268,870   $  272,588   $  249,888  

   32,615  

 6,475  

 13,069  

   (15,944) 

 8,378  

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share: 

  $ 

 0.30   $ 

 0.06   $ 

 0.12   $ 

 (0.15)  $ 

 0.08  

Distributions declared per share outstanding: 

  $ 

 0.36   $ 

 0.36   $ 

 0.46   $ 

 0.76   $ 

 0.76  

As of December 31,  

2020 

2019 

2018 

2017 

2016 

Balance Sheet Data: 
Total assets 
Total liabilities 
Total shareholders’ equity 

  $ 1,793,184   $ 1,842,654   $ 1,898,102   $  1,990,512   $  2,088,133  
  1,126,089  
 962,044  

   1,119,220  
 871,292  

  1,025,093  
 768,091  

   1,060,468  
 837,634  

   1,056,258  
 786,396  

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Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto 
appearing elsewhere in this report.  Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the consolidated financial 
statements, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as necessarily indicative of future operations.  The 
following discussion and other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K may also contain forward-looking statements 
based on current judgments and current knowledge of management, which are subject to certain risks, trends and 
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements.  
Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  Investors are cautioned 
that our forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainty, including without limitation, adverse changes in 
general economic or local market conditions, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential 
infectious disease outbreaks and terrorist attacks or other acts of violence, which may negatively affect the markets in 
which we and our tenants operate, adverse changes in energy prices, which if sustained, could negatively impact 
occupancy and rental rates in the markets in which we own properties, including energy-influenced markets such as 
Dallas, Denver and Houston, any inability to dispose of properties on acceptable terms and any delays in the timing of 
any such anticipated dispositions, changes in interest rates as a result of economic market conditions or a downgrade in 
our credit rating, disruptions in the debt markets, economic conditions in the markets in which we own properties, risks 
of a lessening of demand for the types of real estate owned by us, uncertainties relating to fiscal policy, changes in 
government regulations and regulatory uncertainty, changes in energy prices, geopolitical events, and expenditures that 
cannot be anticipated such as utility rate and usage increases, delays in construction schedules, unanticipated increases in 
construction costs, unanticipated repairs, additional staffing, insurance increases and real estate tax valuation 
reassessments.  See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.  Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking 
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.  We may 
not update any of the forward-looking statements after the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed to conform 
them to actual results or to changes in our expectations that occur after such date, other than as required by law. 

Overview 

FSP Corp., or we or the Company, operates in a single reportable segment: real estate operations.  The real 
estate operations market involves real estate rental operations, leasing, secured financing of real estate and services 
provided for asset management, property management, property acquisitions, dispositions and development.  Our current 
strategy is to invest in infill and central business district office properties in the United States sunbelt and mountain west 
regions as well as select opportunistic markets.  We believe that the United States sunbelt and mountain west regions 
have macro-economic drivers that have the potential to increase occupancies and rents.  We seek value-oriented 
investments with an eye towards long-term growth and appreciation, as well as current income. 

As of December 31, 2020, approximately 7.8 million square feet, or approximately 80% of our total owned 

portfolio, was located in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Minneapolis.  From time-to-time we may dispose of our 
smaller, suburban office assets and replace them with larger urban infill and central business district office assets.  As we 
execute this strategy, short term operating results could be adversely impacted.  However, we believe that the 
transformed portfolio has the potential to provide higher profit and asset value growth over a longer period of time. 

The main factor that affects our real estate operations is the broad economic market conditions in the United 
States.  These market conditions affect the occupancy levels and the rent levels on both a national and local level.  We 
have no influence on broader economic/market conditions.  We look to acquire and/or develop quality properties in good 
locations in order to lessen the impact of downturns in the market and to take advantage of upturns when they occur. 

In 2021, we determined that further debt reduction would provide greater financial flexibility and potentially 

increase shareholder value.   Accordingly, we have adopted a strategy to dispose of certain properties in 2021 where we 
believe our valuation objective has been met.  Pursuant to this strategy we anticipate dispositions in 2021 will result in 
estimated aggregate gross proceeds in the range of $350 million to $450 million.  Proceeds from these potential 
dispositions would be used primarily for the repayment of debt.   

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Trends and Uncertainties 

COVID-19 Pandemic 

Beginning in January 2020, there was a global outbreak of COVID-19, which continues to adversely impact 

global commercial activity and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. It has already disrupted 
global travel supply chains, adversely impacted global commercial activity, and its long-term economic impact remains 
uncertain. Considerable uncertainty still surrounds the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential effects on the population, 
as well as the availability and effectiveness of vaccines, therapeutics and any responses taken on a national and local 
level by government authorities and businesses. The travel restrictions, limits on hours of operations and/or closures of 
various businesses and other efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted business activity 
globally, including in the markets where we own properties, and we expect them to have an adverse impact on our 
business. Many of our tenants are subject to various quarantine restrictions, and the restrictions could be in place for an 
extended period of time. The pandemic has had an adverse impact on economic and market conditions and triggered a 
global economic slowdown. The reduction in economic activity worldwide has had a significant negative effect on 
energy prices, which, if sustained, could have an adverse impact on occupancy and rental rates in energy-influenced 
markets such as Dallas, Denver and Houston, where we have a significant concentration of properties. However, the 
evolving nature of the pandemic makes it difficult to ascertain the long-term impact it will have on commercial real 
estate markets and our business. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic presents material uncertainty and risk with 
respect to the performance of our properties and our financial results, such as the potential negative impact to the 
businesses of our tenants, the potential negative impact to leasing efforts and occupancy at our properties, the potential 
closure of certain of our assets for an extended period, uncertainty regarding future rent collection levels or requests for 
rent concessions from our tenants, the occurrence of a default under any of our debt agreements, the potential for 
increased borrowing costs, a potential downgrade in our credit rating that could lead to increased borrowing costs or 
reduce our access to funding sources in credit and capital markets, our ability to refinance existing indebtedness or to 
secure new sources of capital on favorable terms, fluctuations in our level of dividends, increased costs of operations, our 
ability to complete required capital expenditures in a timely manner and on budget, decrease in values of our real estate 
assets, changes in law and/or regulation, and uncertainty regarding government and regulatory policy. We are unable to 
estimate the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our future financial results at this time. See “Risk Factors” in 
Item 1A.  

We have been following and directing our vendors to follow the guidelines from the Centers for Disease 

Control (CDC) and other applicable authorities to minimize the spread of COVID-19 among our employees, tenants, 
vendors and visitors, as well as at our properties. We have implemented working from home policies for our employees. 
During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and as of February 5, 2021, all of our properties remained open for 
business. Although some of our tenants have requested rent concessions, and more tenants may request rent concessions 
or may not pay rent in the future, as of December 31, 2020, we had collected approximately 98% of rental receipts due in 
December 2020. Future rent concession requests or nonpayment of rent could lead to increased rent delinquencies and/or 
defaults under leases, a lower demand for rentable space leading to increased concessions or lower occupancy, extended 
lease terms, increased tenant improvement capital expenditures, or reduced rental rates to maintain occupancies. We 
review each rent concession request on a case by case basis and may or may not provide rent concessions, depending on 
the specific circumstances involved. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $4.2 million as of December 31, 
2020.  Management believes that existing cash, cash anticipated to be generated internally by operations and our existing 
availability under the BAML Revolver ($596.5 million as of December 31, 2020) will be sufficient to meet working 
capital requirements and anticipated capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. Although there is no guarantee 
that we will be able to obtain the funds necessary for our future growth, we anticipate generating funds from continuing 
real estate operations. We believe that we have adequate funds to cover unusual expenses and capital improvements, in 
addition to normal operating expenses. Our ability to maintain or increase our level of dividends to stockholders, 
however, depends in significant part upon the level of rental income from our real estate properties.   

Economic Conditions 

The economy in the United States has been adversely impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  
Economic conditions directly affect the demand for office space, our primary income producing asset.  The broad 

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economic market conditions in the United States are typically affected by numerous factors, including but not limited to, 
inflation and employment levels, energy prices, the pace of economic growth and/or recessionary concerns, uncertainty 
about government fiscal, monetary, trade and tax policies, changes in currency exchange rates, geopolitical events, the 
regulatory environment, the availability of credit, and interest rates.  As of the date of this report, the impact of the 
COVID-19 pandemic and related fallout from containment and mitigation measures, such as work from home 
arrangements and the closing of various businesses, is adversely affecting current economic conditions in the United 
States.  

Real Estate Operations 

Leasing 

As of December 31, 2020, our real estate portfolio was comprised of 32 operating properties, which we refer to 
as our operating properties, and 2 redevelopment properties, which we refer to as our redevelopment properties, that are 
in the process of being redeveloped, or are completed but not yet stabilized.  We collectively refer to our operating and 
our redevelopment properties as our owned portfolio.  Our 32 operating properties were approximately 85.0% leased as 
of December 31, 2020, a decrease from 87.6% leased as of December 31, 2019.  The 2.6% decrease in leased space was 
a result of the impact of lease expirations and terminations, which exceeded leasing completed during the year ended 
December 31, 2020.  As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 1,397,000 square feet of vacancy in our operating 
properties compared to approximately 1,175,000 square feet of vacancy at December 31, 2019.  During the year ended 
December 31, 2020, we leased approximately 1,130,000 square feet of office space, of which approximately 762,000 
square feet were with existing tenants, at a weighted average term of 8.3 years.  On average, tenant improvements for 
such leases were $34.07 per square foot, lease commissions were $11.36 per square foot and rent concessions were 
approximately five months of free rent.  Average GAAP base rents under such leases were $28.47 per square foot, or 
7.7% higher than average rents in the respective properties as applicable compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.   

As of December 31, 2020, our two redevelopment properties included an approximately 111,000 square foot 

property known as Stonecroft in Chantilly, Virginia and an approximately 213,000 square foot property known as Blue 
Lagoon in Miami, Florida.  Given the length of the redevelopment and lease-up process, these properties are not 
classified as an operating property until, in some cases, years after we commence the project.     

Our property known as 801 Marquette in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was substantially completed at the end 

of the second quarter of 2017, had been previously classified as a redevelopment property.  As of June 30, 2020, the 
property had leases signed and tenants occupying approximately 37% of the rentable square feet of the property.  On 
September 14, 2020, we entered into a lease agreement with a new tenant with an initial term of 16 years for 
approximately 71,000 square feet, or 54.8% of the property’s rentable square feet.  As a result, 801 Marquette was 
approximately 91.8% leased, which we consider stabilized, and has been reclassified as an operating property.     

Our property known as Forest Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was substantially completed at the end 

of the second quarter of 2020, had previously been classified as a redevelopment property.  On July 20, 2020, a tenant 
lease commenced and occupies approximately 22,000 square feet, or approximately 34.5% of the total rentable square 
feet, with an initial term of 11 years.  On September 24, 2020, we entered into a lease agreement with a new tenant for 
approximately 28,200 square feet, or 43.9% of the rentable square feet at the property, with an initial term of 7 years.  As 
a result, as of December 31, 2020, Forest Park was approximately 78.4% leased, which we consider stabilized, and has 
been reclassified as an operating property.        

The redevelopment of Stonecroft commenced in August 2020. We expect to incur total redevelopment and 

lease-up costs of $18.5 million, which includes significant interior work to make the space suitable for multiple tenants, 
or to accommodate a tenant with accredited security requirements.  As of December 31, 2020, we had incurred 
approximately $1.8 million in redevelopment costs.  We anticipate completing the redevelopment by July 31, 2021.   

The redevelopment of Blue Lagoon commenced in December 2018 following the maturity of a lease with a 

major tenant that had occupied 100% of the property.  On September 13, 2019, we entered into a lease agreement with a 
new tenant with an initial term of 16 years for approximately 156,000 square feet, or 73.1% of the property’s rentable 

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square feet.  We expect to incur total restoration, redevelopment and lease-up costs of $39.9 million, which include work 
on the roof of the building, costs to make the space suitable for multiple tenants and to increase parking at the property.  
As of December 31, 2020, we had incurred approximately $20.4 million in total redevelopment costs.  We anticipate 
completing the redevelopment by February 28, 2021.     

As of December 31, 2020, leases for approximately 7.6% and 11.1% of the square footage in our owned 
portfolio are scheduled to expire during 2021 and 2022, respectively.  As the first quarter of 2021 begins, we believe that 
our operating properties are well stabilized, with a balanced lease expiration schedule, and that existing vacancy is being 
actively marketed to numerous potential tenants.  While leasing activity at our properties has continued, we believe that 
the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment and mitigation measures may limit or delay new tenant leasing during 
at least the first quarter of 2021 and potentially in future periods.    

While we cannot generally predict when an existing vacancy in our owned portfolio will be leased or if existing 

tenants with expiring leases will renew their leases or what the terms and conditions of the lease renewals will be, we 
expect to renew or sign new leases at then-current market rates for locations in which the buildings are located, which 
could be above or below the expiring rates.  Also, we believe the potential exists for any of our tenants to default on its 
lease or to seek the protection of bankruptcy.  If any of our tenants defaults on its lease, we may experience delays in 
enforcing our rights as a landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment.  In addition, at any time, a 
tenant of one of our properties may seek the protection of bankruptcy laws, which could result in the rejection and 
termination of such tenant’s lease and thereby cause a reduction in cash available for distribution to our stockholders. 

Real Estate Acquisition and Investment Activity 

During 2020: 

  we have continued to actively explore additional potential real estate investment opportunities. 

During 2019: 

 

 

 

during the year ended December 31, 2019, we received approximately $1.1 million as full repayment 
of a Sponsored REIT Loan with FSP Satellite Place Corp. (“Satellite Place”) and we received 
approximately $51 million as full repayment of a Sponsored REIT Loan with FSP Energy Tower I 
Corp.;  
on February 2, 2019, we received a cash distribution of approximately $0.2 million from the 
liquidating trust of Grand Boulevard (defined below) and anticipate receiving additional liquidating 
distributions of approximately $0.1 million in the aggregate as the trust is liquidated; and  
on April 3, 2019 we received a cash distribution of approximately $1.0 million from the liquidating 
trust of East Wacker (defined below);  

During 2018: 

  we received approximately $1.1 million in cash from Satellite Place, as partial prepayment of a 

 

 

Sponsored REIT Loan;  
on July 19, 2018, an office property owned by a Sponsored REIT, FSP Grand Boulevard Corp. (Grand 
Boulevard) was sold to a third party.  We held an equity investment in Grand Boulevard and received a 
liquidating distribution of its investment of $6.2 million on July 20, 2018.  The Company received an 
initial cash distribution of $5.9 million from the liquidating trust of Grand Boulevard on August 17, 
2018; and 
on September 24, 2018, an office property owned by a Sponsored REIT, FSP 303 East Wacker Drive 
Corp. (East Wacker) was sold to a third party.  We held an equity investment in East Wacker and 
received a liquidating distribution of its investment of $70.0 million on September 25, 2018.  We 
received an initial cash distribution of $69.0 million from the liquidating trust of East Wacker on 
September 27, 2018.   

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Property Dispositions and Assets Held for Sale 

The Company sold an office property located in Durham, North Carolina on December 23, 2020 with a sales 
price of approximately $89.7 million, at a gain of approximately $41.9 million.  The disposal of this property did not 
represent a strategic shift that has a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.  Accordingly, the 
property remained classified within continuing operations for all periods presented and there were no assets held for sale 
at December 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.     

As an important part of our total return strategy, we intend to be active in property dispositions when we believe 

that we have maximized value and that market conditions warrant such activity and, as a consequence, we continuously 
review and evaluate our portfolio of properties for potentially advantageous dispositions. 

Critical Accounting Policies 

We have certain critical accounting policies that are subject to judgments and estimates by our management and 
uncertainties of outcome that affect the application of these policies.  We base our estimates on historical experience and 
on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances.  On an on-going basis, we evaluate 
our estimates.  In the event estimates or assumptions prove to be different from actual results, adjustments are made in 
subsequent periods to reflect more current information.  The accounting policies that we believe are most critical to the 
understanding of our financial position and results of operations, and that require significant management estimates and 
judgments, are discussed below. Significant estimates in the consolidated financial statements include the allowance for 
doubtful accounts, purchase price allocations, useful lives of fixed assets, impairment considerations and the valuation of 
derivatives. 

Critical accounting policies are those that have the most impact on the reporting of our financial condition and 

results of operations and those requiring significant judgments and estimates.  We believe that our judgments and 
estimates are consistently applied and produce financial information that fairly presents our results of operations.  Our 
most critical accounting policies involve our investments in Sponsored REITs and our investments in real property.  
These policies affect our: 

 
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 
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 
 
 

allocation of purchase price; 
allowance for doubtful accounts; 
assessment of the carrying values and impairments of long lived assets; 
useful lives of fixed assets and intangibles; 
valuation of derivatives; 
classification of leases; and 
ownership of stock in a Sponsored REIT and related interests. 

These policies involve significant judgments made based upon our experience, including judgments about 

current valuations, ultimate realizable value, estimated useful lives, salvage or residual value, the ability of our tenants to 
perform their obligations to us, current and future economic conditions and competitive factors in the markets in which 
our properties are located.  Competition, economic conditions and other factors may cause occupancy declines in the 
future.  In the future we may need to revise our carrying value assessments to incorporate information which is not now 
known and such revisions could increase or decrease our depreciation expense related to properties we own, result in the 
classification of our leases as other than operating leases or decrease the carrying values of our assets. 

Allocation of Purchase Price 

We allocate the value of real estate acquired among land, buildings, improvements and identified intangible 
assets and liabilities, which may consist of the value of above market and below market leases, the value of in-place 
leases, and the value of tenant relationships. Purchase price allocations and the determination of the useful lives are 
based on management’s estimates. Under some circumstances we may rely upon studies commissioned from 
independent real estate appraisal firms in determining the purchase price allocations. 

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Purchase price allocated to land and building and improvements is based on management’s determination of the 
relative fair values of these assets assuming the property was vacant. Management determines the fair value of a property 
using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers. Purchase price allocated to above or below market leases 
is 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 including consideration of 
potential lease renewals and (ii) our estimate of fair market lease rates for the corresponding leases, measured over a 
period equal to the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases.  This aggregate value is allocated between 
in-place lease values and tenant relationships based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each 
tenant’s lease; however, the value of tenant relationships has not been separated from in-place lease value because such 
value and its consequence to amortization expense is immaterial for acquisitions reflected in our financial statements.  
Factors considered by us in performing these analyses include (i) an estimate of carrying costs during the expected lease-
up periods, including real estate taxes, insurance and other operating income and expenses, and (ii) costs to execute 
similar leases in current market conditions, such as leasing commissions, legal and other related costs.  If future 
acquisitions result in our allocating material amounts to the value of tenant relationships, those amounts would be 
separately allocated and amortized over the estimated life of the relationships. 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 

We provided an allowance for doubtful accounts based on collectability.  Lessors recognize the effect of a 

change in their assessment of whether the collectability of operating lease receivables are probable as an adjustment to 
lease income rather than bad debt expense.   

Impairment 

We periodically evaluate our real estate properties for impairment indicators.  These indicators may include 

declining tenant occupancy, weak or declining tenant profitability, cash flow or liquidity, our decision to dispose of an 
asset before the end of its estimated useful life or legislative, economic or market changes that permanently reduce the 
value of our investments.  If indicators of impairment are present, we evaluate the carrying value of the property by 
comparing it to its expected future undiscounted cash flows.  If the sum of these expected future cash flows is less than 
the carrying value, we reduce the net carrying value of the property to the present value of these expected future cash 
flows. This analysis requires us to judge whether indicators of impairment exist and to estimate likely future cash flows.  
If we misjudge or estimate incorrectly or if future tenant profitability, market or industry factors differ from our 
expectations, we may record an impairment charge which is inappropriate or fail to record a charge when we should have 
done so, or the amount of such charges may be inaccurate. 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense 

We compute depreciation expense using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of up to 39 years 

for buildings and improvements, and up to 15 years for personal property.  Costs incurred in connection with leasing 
(primarily tenant improvements and leasing commissions) are capitalized and amortized over the lease period.  The 
allocated cost of land is not depreciated.  The value of above or below-market leases is amortized over the remaining 
non-cancelable periods of the respective leases as an adjustment to rental income.  The value of in-place leases, exclusive 
of the value of above-market and below-market in-place leases, is also amortized over the remaining non-cancelable 
periods of the respective leases.  If a lease is terminated prior to its stated expiration, all unamortized amounts relating to 
that lease are written off.  Inappropriate allocation of acquisition costs, or incorrect estimates of useful lives, could result 
in depreciation and amortization expenses which do not appropriately reflect the allocation of our capital expenditures 
over future periods, as is required by generally accepted accounting principles. 

Derivative Instruments 

We recognize derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Derivatives that do not qualify, or are not 
designated as hedge relationships, must be adjusted to fair value through income. Derivative instruments designated in a 
hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted 
transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Cash flow hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the 

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derivative instrument on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability. To the extent hedges are effective, a 
corresponding amount, adjusted for swap payments, is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income within 
stockholders’ equity. Amounts are then reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to the income 
statement in the period or periods the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of a 
derivative’s change in fair value will be recognized in earnings in the same period in which the hedged interest payments 
affect earnings, which may increase or decrease reported net income and stockholders’ equity prospectively, depending 
on future levels of interest rates and other variables affecting the fair values of derivative instruments and hedged items, 
but will have no effect on cash flows.  Derivative instruments designated in a hedge relationship to mitigate exposure to 
changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate 
risk, are considered fair value hedges. We currently have no fair value hedges outstanding. Fair values of derivatives are 
subject to significant variability based on changes in interest rates and counterparty credit risk. To the extent we enter 
into fair value hedges in the future, the results of such variability could be a significant increase or decrease in our 
derivative assets, derivative liabilities, book equity, and/or earnings. 

Lease Classification 

Some of our real estate properties are leased on a triple net basis, pursuant to non-cancelable, fixed term, 
operating leases.  Each time we enter a new lease or materially modify an existing lease we evaluate whether it is 
appropriately classified as a financing lease or as an operating lease.  The classification of a lease as financing or 
operating affects the carrying value of a property, as well as our recognition of rental payments as revenue.  These 
evaluations require us to make estimates of, among other things, the remaining useful life and market value of a property, 
discount rates and future cash flows.  Incorrect assumptions or estimates may result in misclassification of our leases. 

Ownership of Stock in a Sponsored REIT and Related Interests 

We held preferred stock interests in two Sponsored REITs, both of which were liquidated during 2018.  As a 

result of our common and preferred stock interests in these two Sponsored REITs, we exercised influence over, but did 
not control these entities.  These preferred stock interests were accounted for using the equity method.  Under the equity 
method of accounting our cost basis was adjusted by our share of the Sponsored REITs’ operations and distributions 
received.  We also agreed to vote our preferred shares (i) with respect to any merger in the same manner that a majority 
of the other stockholders of the Sponsored REIT vote for or against the merger and (ii) with respect to any other matter 
presented to a vote by the stockholders of these Sponsored REITs in the same proportion as shares voted by other 
stockholders of that Sponsored REIT. 

The equity investments in Sponsored REITS were reviewed for impairment each reporting period. The 

Company recorded impairment charges when events or circumstances indicate a decline in the fair value below the 
carrying value of the investment has occurred and such decline is other than temporary.  

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Results of Operations 

The following table shows financial results for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. 

(in thousands) 
Revenues: 
Rental 
Related party revenue: 

Management fees and interest income from loans 

Other 

Total revenues 

Expenses: 

Real estate operating expenses 
Real estate taxes and insurance 
Depreciation and amortization 
General and administrative 
Interest 

Total expenses 

Gain on sale of property 
Income before taxes on income 
Tax expense on income 

Net income 

Year ended December 31,  

2020 

2019 

   Change 

  $ 244,207   $ 265,527   $ (21,320) 

 1,610  
 31  
   245,848  

 3,517  
 21  
  269,065  

 (1,907) 
 10  
  (23,217) 

    66,940  
    48,390  
    88,558  
    14,997  
    36,026  
   254,911  

 72,311  
   47,871  
 90,909  
   14,473  
 36,757  
  262,321  

 (5,371) 
 519  
 (2,351) 
 524  
 (731) 
 (7,410) 

    41,928  
    32,865  
 250  

 —  
 6,744  
 269  

   41,928  
   26,121  
 (19) 

  $  32,615   $  6,475   $  26,140  

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2020 to the year ended December 31, 2019 

Revenues 

Total revenues decreased by $23.2 million to $245.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as 

compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease was primarily a result of: 

  A decrease in rental revenue of approximately $21.3 million arising primarily from the loss of 
rental income from leases that expired after December 31, 2019 and during the year ended 
December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019.  In December 2020, a tenant 
filed for bankruptcy and was put on a cash basis resulting in a $3.1 million charge against revenue 
to write-off receivables from the lease.  These decreases were partially offset by rental income 
earned from leases commencing after December 31, 2019.  Our leased space in our operating 
properties was 85.0% at December 31, 2020 and 87.6% at December 31, 2019.  

  A decrease of approximately $1.8 million in interest income from Sponsored REIT Loans 

primarily as a result of repayment of approximately $51 million of these loans in June 2019.    

Expenses 

Total expenses decreased by $7.4 million to $255.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared 

to the year ended December 31, 2019.  The decrease was primarily a result of: 

  A decrease in real estate operating expenses and real estate taxes and insurance of approximately 

$4.8 million. 

  A decrease to depreciation and amortization of approximately $2.4 million.   
  A decrease in interest expense of approximately $0.7 million.  The decrease was primarily from 
lower interest rates during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the year ended 
December 31, 2019.   

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These decreases were partially offset by: 

  An increase in general and administrative expenses of $0.5 million, which was primarily 

attributable to an increase in public company related expenses. 

Gain on sale of property 

The Company sold an office property located in Durham, North Carolina on December 23, 2020 with a sales 

price of approximately $89.7 million, at a gain of approximately $41.9 million.  The Company did not sell any properties 
during the year ended December 31, 2019.     

Tax expense on income 

Included in income taxes is the Revised Texas Franchise Tax, which is a tax on revenues from Texas properties, 

which decreased $144,000 and federal and other income taxes, which increased by $125,000, during the year ended 
December 31, 2020, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of a refund arising due to 
the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 during the year ended December 31, 2019.     

Net income 

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $32.6 million compared to a net income of $6.5 million 

for the year ended December 31, 2019, for the reasons described above.   

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The following table shows financial results for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. 

(in thousands) 
Revenues: 
Rental 
Related party revenue: 

Management fees and interest income from loans 

Other 

Total revenues 

Expenses: 

Real estate operating expenses 
Real estate taxes and insurance 
Depreciation and amortization 
General and administrative 
Interest 

Total expenses 

Income before taxes on income and equity in  
income of non-consolidated REITs 
Taxes on income 
Equity in income of non-consolidated REITs 

Year ended December 31,  
2018 

      Change    

2019 

  $  265,527   $  263,777   $   1,750  

 3,517  
 21  
  269,065  

 5,061  
 32  
  268,870  

  (1,544) 
 (11) 
 195  

 72,311  
   47,871  
 90,909  
   14,473  
 36,757  
  262,321  

 70,703  
   45,857  
 94,230  
   13,070  
 38,374  
  262,234  

   1,608  
   2,014  
  (3,321) 
   1,403  
  (1,617) 
 87  

 6,744  
 269  
 —  

 6,636  
 360  
 6,793  

 108  
 (91) 
  (6,793) 

Net income 

  $ 

 6,475   $   13,069   $  (6,594) 

Comparison of the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2018 

Revenue 

Total revenues increased by $0.2 million to $269.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared 

to the year ended December 31, 2018.  The increase was primarily a result of: 

  An increase in rental revenue of approximately $1.7 million arising primarily from increased 

termination fees for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared to the year ended December 
31, 2018, and rental income earned from leases commencing in 2019 and 2018, which was offset 
by the loss of rental income from leases that expired in 2019 and 2018.  Our leased space in our 
operating properties was 87.6% at December 31, 2019 and 89.0% at December 31, 2018. 

The increase was partially offset by: 

  A decrease in interest income from Sponsored REIT loans of approximately $1.5 million primarily 

as a result of repayment of an outstanding loan by a Sponsored REIT of approximately $51 
million in June 2019.      

Expenses 

Total expenses increased by $0.1 million to $262.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, as compared 

to the year ended December 31, 2018.  The increase was primarily a result of: 

  An increase in real estate operating expenses and real estate taxes and insurance of approximately 

$3.6 million. 

  An increase in general and administrative expenses of $1.4 million, which was primarily 

attributable to personnel related expenses and lease acquisition costs. 

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These increases were partially offset by: 

  A decrease in depreciation and amortization of approximately $3.3 million.  
  A decrease in interest expense of approximately $1.6 million.  The decrease was primarily 

attributable to lower debt outstanding, which was partially offset by higher interest rates during the 
year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018.   

Tax expense on income 

Included in income taxes is the Revised Texas Franchise Tax, which is a tax on revenues from Texas properties, 

which increased $75,000, and federal and other income taxes, which decreased by $166,000, during the year ended 
December 31, 2019, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily as a result of a refund arising due to 
the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.   

Equity in income of non-consolidated REITs 

Equity in income from non-consolidated REITs was $6.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.  All of 

our investments in non-consolidated REITs were liquidated during 2018.  The equity in income during the year ended 
December 31, 2018 consisted of equity in income from our preferred stock investment in East Wacker of $7.2 million, 
which sold its property on September 24, 2018, and was partially offset by equity in loss from our preferred stock 
investment in Grand Boulevard of $0.1 million, which sold its property on July 19, 2018.  In addition, for the three 
months ended June 30, 2018, we recognized an impairment charge of $0.3 million, which represented the other-than-
temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of the Company’s investments in non-consolidated REITs.    

Net income 

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $6.5 million compared to net income of $13.1 million 

for the year ended December 31, 2018, for the reasons described above.       

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

Funds From Operations 

The Company evaluates performance based on Funds From Operations, which we refer to as FFO, as 
management believes that FFO represents the most accurate measure of activity and is the basis for distributions paid to 
equity holders.  The Company defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains 
(or losses) from sales of property, hedge ineffectiveness,  acquisition costs of newly acquired properties that are not 
capitalized and lease acquisition costs that are not capitalized plus depreciation and amortization, including amortization 
of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and impairment charges on properties or investments in non-
consolidated REITs, and after adjustments to exclude equity in income or losses from, and, to include the proportionate 
share of FFO from, non-consolidated REITs. 

FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as an 

indicator of the Company’s financial performance, nor as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities 
(determined in accordance with GAAP), nor as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of 
sufficient cash flow to fund all of the Company’s needs. 

Other real estate companies and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT may 
define this term in a different manner.  We have included the NAREIT FFO definition as of May 17, 2016 in the table 
and note that other REITs may not define FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition or may interpret the current 
NAREIT definition differently than we do. 

We believe that in order to facilitate a clear understanding of the results of the Company, FFO should be 
examined in connection with net income and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in the 
consolidated financial statements. 

The calculations of FFO are shown in the following table: 

(in thousands): 

Net income 
Gain on sale of property 
Equity in income of non-consolidated REITs 
FFO from non-consolidated REITs 
Depreciation and amortization 

NAREIT FFO 

Lease Acquisition costs 

Funds From Operations 

Net Operating Income (NOI) 

2018 

2020 

For the Year  December 31,  
2019 
$   32,615  $   6,475  $   13,069  
 —  
  (41,928)   
 (6,793) 
 2,511  
   93,674  
  102,461  
 —  

 —  
 —  
 —  
  90,507  
  96,982  
 560  

 —  
 —  
   88,244  
   78,931  
 467  

$   79,398   $  97,542   $  102,461  

The Company provides property performance based on Net Operating Income, which we refer to as NOI.  

Management believes that investors are interested in this information.  NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that the 
Company defines as net income or loss (the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure) plus selling, general and 
administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, including amortization of acquired above and below market 
lease intangibles and impairment charges, interest expense, less equity in earnings of nonconsolidated REITs, interest 
income, management fee income, hedge ineffectiveness, gains or losses on the sale of assets and excludes non-property 
specific income and expenses. The information presented includes footnotes and the data is shown by region with 
properties owned in the periods presented, which we call Same Store.  The comparative Same Store results include 
properties held for the periods presented and exclude properties that are redevelopment properties.  We also exclude 
properties that have been placed in service, but that do not have operating activity for all periods presented, dispositions 
and significant nonrecurring income such as bankruptcy settlements and lease termination fees.  NOI, as defined by the 

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Company, may not be comparable to NOI reported by other REITs that define NOI differently. NOI should not be 
considered an alternative to net income or loss as an indication of our performance or to cash flows as a measure of the 
Company’s liquidity or its ability to make distributions.  The calculations of NOI are shown in the following table: 

(in thousands) 
Region 
East 
MidWest 
South 
West 
Property NOI from the continuing 
portfolio 
Dispositions, Non-Operating, 
Development or Redevelopment 
Property NOI 

Same Store 

Less Nonrecurring 
Items in NOI (a) 

Comparative 
Same Store 

Reconciliation to Net income 
Net Income 
Add (deduct): 
Gain on sale of property 
Management fee income 
Depreciation and amortization 
Amortization of above/below market leases 
General and administrative 
Interest expense 
Interest income 
Equity in losses of non-consolidated REITs 
Non-property specific items, net 
Property NOI 

Net Operating Income (NOI)* 
Year 
Ended 

Year 
Ended 

  Rentable 
  Square Feet    31-Dec-20 
 573   $ 

  31-Dec-19 

 4,846   $ 

 4,840   $ 

 1,557  
 4,387  
 2,620  

    20,935  
    50,415  
    44,656  

    20,877  
    64,513  
    44,907  

Inc 
(Dec) 

  % 
  Change   
 0.1 %
 0.3 %
   (14,098)    (21.9)%
 (0.6)%

 6   
 58   

 (251)  

 9,137  

   120,852  

   135,137  

   (14,285)    (10.6)%

 5,795  

 (0.5)%
  $  126,647   $  142,470   $  (15,823)    (11.1)%

    (1,538)  

 7,333  

  $  120,852   $  135,137   $  (14,285)    (10.6)%

 1,532  

 8,577  

    (7,045)  

 4.9 %

  $  119,320   $  126,560   $   (7,240)  

 (5.7)%

Year 
Ended 
31-Dec-20 

Year 
Ended 
31-Dec-19 

  $ 

 32,615   $ 

 6,475 

 (41,928) 
 (1,872) 
 88,558  
 (313) 
 14,997  
 36,026  
 (1,540) 
 —  
 104  
 126,647   $ 

 — 
 (2,526)
 90,909 
 (402)
 14,473 
 36,757 
 (3,338)
 — 
 122 
 142,470 

  $ 

(a)  Nonrecurring Items in NOI include proceeds from bankruptcies, lease termination fees or other significant 

nonrecurring income or expenses, which may affect comparability. 

*  Excludes NOI from investments in and interest income from secured loans to non-consolidated REITs. 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources 

Cash and cash equivalents were $4.2 million and $9.8 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 

respectively. The decrease of $5.6 million is attributable to $68.5 million provided by operating activities, plus $11.0 
million provided by investing activities and less $85.1 million used in financing activities.  Management believes that 
existing cash, cash anticipated to be generated internally by operations and our existing debt financing will be sufficient 
to meet working capital requirements, anticipated capital expenditures and anticipated payments of maturing debt for at 
least the next 12 months.  We have extension options on our JPM Term Loan and BAML Revolver (discussed below), 
which management expects to exercise, or we may seek to replace this indebtedness with new loans or extend the current 
loans.  Although there is no guarantee that we will be able to obtain the funds necessary for our future growth, we 
anticipate generating funds from continuing real estate operations.  We believe that we have adequate funds to cover 
unusual expenses and capital improvements, in addition to normal operating expenses.  Our ability to maintain or 
increase our level of dividends to stockholders, however, depends in significant part upon the level of rental income from 
our real properties and our interest costs.   

Operating Activities 

Cash provided by our operating activities of $68.5 million is primarily attributable to net income of $32.6 
million excluding the gain on sale of a property of $41.9 million plus the add-back of $89.9 million of non-cash expenses 
and a $8.3 million increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.  These increases were partially offset by a $13.7 
million increase in payments of deferred leasing commissions, a $3.8 million increase in tenant rent receivables, a $2.1 
million increase in lease acquisition costs, a $0.7 million decrease in tenant security deposits and a $0.1 million increase 
in prepaid and other assets.   

Investing Activities 

Cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $11.0 million is primarily 

attributable to cash proceeds from the sale of an office property located in Durham, North Carolina of approximately 
$88.9 million and partially offset by capital expenditures and office equipment investments of approximately $77.9 
million.       

Financing Activities 

Cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $85.1 million is primarily 

attributable to net repayments on the JPM Term Loan (as defined below) of $50.0 million and distributions paid to 
stockholders of $38.6 million and was partially offset by net borrowings on the BAML Revolver (as defined below) of 
$3.5 million.   

JPM Term Loan 

On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, 
N.A., as administrative agent and lender (“JPMorgan”), and the other lending institutions party thereto (the “JPM Credit 
Agreement”), which provides a single unsecured bridge loan in the aggregate principal amount of $150 million (the 
“JPM Term Loan”).  On December 24, 2020, the Company repaid a $50 million portion of the JPM Term Loan with a 
portion of the proceeds from the December 23, 2020 sale of its Durham, North Carolina property, so that $100 million 
remains fully advanced and outstanding under the JPM Term Loan.  The JPM Term Loan matures on November 30, 
2021, which maturity date may be extended by two additional six-month periods, or until November 30, 2022 (subject to 
specified exceptions).  The JPM Term Loan was previously evidenced by a Credit Agreement, dated November 30, 
2016, among the Company, JPMorgan, as administrative agent and lender, and the other lending institutions party 
thereto, as amended by a First Amendment, dated October 18, 2017.    

The JPM Term Loan bears interest at either (i) a number of basis points over a LIBOR-based rate depending on the 
Company’s credit rating (125.0 basis points over a LIBOR-based rate at December 31, 2020) or (ii) a number of basis 

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points over the base rate depending on the Company’s credit rating (25.0 basis points over the base rate at December 31, 
2020). 

The margin over the LIBOR-based rate or base rate is determined based on the Company’s credit rating pursuant to the 
following grid: 

LEVEL 
I 
II 
III 
IV 
V 

CREDIT 
RATING 

     LIBOR-BASED       
RATE 

      MARGIN 

  BASE RATE 
  MARGIN 

/A3 (or higher)                    

   A- 
  BBB+ /Baa1 
/Baa2 
  BBB 
  BBB-  /Baa3