Kimco Realty Announces First Quarter 2021 Results

– Leasing Levels Reach 2.8 Million Square Feet Signed During the Quarter –

– Raises 2021 Outlook –

Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM), one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, Kimco’s net income available to the company’s common shareholders was $0.30 per diluted share and $0.19 per diluted share, respectively.

First Quarter Highlights:

• Executed 358 leases totaling 2.8 million square feet, the highest combined lease count and gross leasable area since the first quarter of 2019.
• Generated new cash pro-rata leasing spreads of 8.2% on comparable spaces.
• Reported pro-rata portfolio occupancy of 93.5%.
• Collected 94% of total pro-rata base rents billed during the first quarter.
• Ended the quarter with $2.3 billion of immediate liquidity including $254 million in cash.
• Subsequent to quarter end, announced the entry into a strategic merger agreement with Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), creating the nation’s preeminent open-air, grocery-anchored shopping center and mixed-use real estate platform.

“Our well-positioned, predominately grocery-anchored portfolio that focuses on essential goods and services, enabled us to drive over 2.8 million square feet of leasing in the first quarter, again reaching pre-pandemic levels,” said Conor Flynn, Kimco’s Chief Executive Officer. “The operating environment remains very favorable, evidenced by our strong leasing levels, positive spreads on new leases and solid rent collections, reflecting increasing tenant health. The success of our ongoing efforts supports raising our outlook for 2021. Looking further ahead, future opportunities for Kimco are strengthened considerably with the pending merger with Weingarten. This highly strategic combination will result in a stronger and more diversified portfolio, with significant embedded growth opportunities in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Upon closing, we will be well positioned to build additional value for all of our stakeholders.”

Financial Results

Net income available to the company’s common shareholders for the first quarter of 2021 was $131.6 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to $83.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. The year-over-year change includes:

• $65.8 million increase in gain on marketable securities, net, primarily as a result of the mark-to-market adjustment on 39.8 million shares of common stock of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) held by the company.
• $6.2 million increase from gains on sales of properties.
• ($7.2) million decrease in equity in income of other real estate investments, net due to gains on sales of net leased assets sold during 2020.
• ($7.4) million decrease in total revenue resulting from $3.8 million of higher rent abatements, partially offset by a change in reserves over the same period in the prior year, as well as $4.2 million in lower income recognized from above and below market rents.

NAREIT Funds From Operations (FFO) was $144.3 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to $160.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the first quarter 2020. A reconciliation of net income available to the company’s common shareholders to NAREIT FFO is provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Operating Results

• Executed 358 leases totaling 2.8 million square feet, representing the highest quarterly level of square footage leased since the first quarter of 2019.
• The 121 new leases signed during the quarter for 586,000 square feet represented an increase in gross leasable area of 44% over the fourth quarter of 2020 and 71% for the comparable period in the prior year.
• Pro-rata rental-rate spreads on comparable spaces increased 6.8%, with rental rates for new leases up 8.2% and renewals/options growing by 6.4%.
• Pro-rata portfolio occupancy ended the quarter at 93.5% with anchor and small shop occupancy at 96.2% and 85.8%, respectively. The spread between leased (reported) occupancy vs. economic occupancy was 230 basis points at the end of the first quarter of 2021.
• Same-property Net Operating Income (NOI) decreased 5.7% from the first quarter of 2020. A reconciliation of net income available to the company’s common shareholders to Same-property NOI is provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Transaction Activities:

• During the first quarter, Kimco disposed of two shopping centers totaling 490,000 square feet for $56.0 million. The company’s pro-rata share of the sales price was $30.2 million.
• The company also sold four land parcels for a total of $18.5 million. Kimco’s pro-rata share of the sales price was $15.0 million.

Capital Markets

• Ended the quarter with $2.3 billion of immediate liquidity, including full availability under the company’s $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, and $254 million in cash and cash equivalents. In addition, Kimco held $760 million of Albertsons common stock at the end of the quarter, subject to certain lock-up provisions.
• Kimco’s consolidated weighted-average debt maturity profile of 10.7 years remains one of the longest in the REIT industry. The company’s upcoming debt maturities in 2021 total approximately 3% of total pro-rata debt, which is the lowest level over the next seven years. This includes only $150.2 million of total pro-rata mortgage debt coming due with no unsecured debt maturities in 2021. Kimco’s next unsecured notes do not mature until November of 2022.

Dividends

• Kimco’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per common share, payable on June 23, 2021, to shareholders of record on June 9, 2021.
• The board of directors also declared quarterly dividends with respect to each of the company’s Class L and Class M series of cumulative redeemable preferred shares. These dividends on the preferred shares will be paid on July 15, 2021, to shareholders of record on July 1, 2021.

Subsequent Event

Subsequent to quarter end on April 15, Kimco and Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), a grocery-anchored Sun Belt shopping center owner, manager and developer, announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Weingarten will merge with and into Kimco, with Kimco continuing as the surviving public company. The parties expect the transaction to close during the second half of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of both Kimco and Weingarten shareholders. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings and further improve the leverage metrics for Kimco.

2021 Full Year Outlook

Kimco’s 2021 guidance is presented on a stand-alone basis and does not incorporate any impact from its pending merger with Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI). The company has raised its 2021 guidance ranges as follows:

Conference Call and Supplemental Materials

Kimco will hold its quarterly conference call on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The call will include a review of the company’s first quarter results as well as a discussion of the company’s strategy and expectations for the future. To participate, dial 1-888-317-6003 or 1-412-317-6061 for international calls, (Passcode: 6983834).

Audio replay from the conference call will be available on Kimco Realty’s website at investors.kimcorealty.com through Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

About Kimco

Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE:KIM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Jericho, N.Y. that is one of North America’s largest publicly traded owners and operators of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers and mixed-use assets. The company’s portfolio is primarily concentrated in the first-ring suburbs of the top major metropolitan markets, including those in high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets and rapidly expanding Sun Belt cities, with a tenant mix focused on essential, necessity-based goods and services that drive multiple shopping trips per week. Kimco is also committed to leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and is a recognized industry leader in these areas. Publicly traded on the NYSE since 1991, and included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping center ownership, management, acquisitions, and value enhancing redevelopment activities for more than 60 years. As of March 31, 2021, the company owned interests in 398 U.S. shopping centers and mixed-use assets comprising 70 million square feet of gross leasable space. For further information, please visit www.kimcorealty.com

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Important Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed merger, KIM will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of KIM common stock to be issued in connection with the merger. The registration statement will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the common stockholders of KIM and the shareholders of WRI seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE RELATED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED MERGER, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT KIM, WRI AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or from KIM at its website, www.kimcorealty.com, or from WRI at its website, www.weingarten.com. Documents filed with the SEC by KIM will be available free of charge by accessing KIM’s website at www.kimcorealty.com under the heading Investors or, alternatively, by directing a request to KIM at IR@kimcorealty.com or 500 North Broadway Suite 201, Jericho, New York 11753, telephone: (866) 831-4297, and documents filed with the SEC by WRI will be available free of charge by accessing WRI’s website at www.weingarten.com under the heading Investors or, alternatively, by directing a request to WRI at ir@weingarten.com or 2600 Citadel Plaza Drive, Houston, TX 77008, telephone: (800) 298-9974.

Participants in the Solicitation

KIM and WRI and certain of their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the common stockholders of KIM and the shareholders of WRI in respect of the proposed transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about KIM’s directors and executive officers is available in KIM’s proxy statement dated March 17, 2021 for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information about WRI’s directors and executive officers is available in WRI’s proxy statement dated March 15, 2021 for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the merger when they become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from KIM or WRI using the sources indicated above.

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