Zacks_Analysts' Blog : Kilroy Completes Secondary Offering - Analyst Blog

Kilroy Realty Corp. (KRC), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently closed its secondary offering of over 6 million shares at $38.25 each. The equity offer included approximately 0.8 million shares sold to the underwriters to cover the over-allotment options.

The company had initially announced an equity offering 4.5 million shares along with an option of an additional 675,000 shares to cover any over-allotments. However, Kilroy was later forced to increase the offer due to strong investor demand.    

The company raised net proceeds of $221.2 million from the equity offering, which it intends to contribute to its operating partnership Kilroy Realty, L.P. The operating partnership in turn would utilize a portion of the net proceeds to finance the $100 million acquisition of four office buildings in Kirkland, Washington. The remainder of the proceeds would be used to repay debt under the operating partnership’s unsecured revolving credit facility and for potential future acquisitions.

Kilroy owns, develops and manages a diverse portfolio of office, industrial and multi-purpose real estate properties primarily in the coastal regions of Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, greater Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area. At December 31, 2010, the company owned 10.4 million rentable square feet of commercial office space and 3.6 million rentable square feet of industrial space.

Kilroy maintains an active multi-year development program focusing on the economically dynamic locations characterized by strong long-term demand, limited supply, and high barriers to entry. As such, most of the properties of the company are concentrated in the coastal submarkets of Southern California that offer both a vibrant economic backdrop for businesses and a unique quality of life for their employees.

Currently, we have a ‘Neutral’ recommendation and a Zacks #3 Rank on Kilroy that translates into a short-term ‘Hold’ rating. However, we have an ‘Underperform’ recommendation and a Zacks #5 Rank (short-term ‘Strong Sell’) for MPG Office Trust, Inc. (MPG), a competitor of Kilroy.