Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) today announced the pricing of its
public offering of 91,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price of
$7.10 per share. The company has granted the underwriters an option to
purchase up to an additional 13,725,000 shares to cover over-allotments,
if any. Merrill Lynch & Co., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS
Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the
offering. Citi, RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital and Wachovia
Securities are acting as joint lead managers. Barclays Capital, CIBC
World Markets and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. are acting as
co-managers. Subject to customary conditions, the offering is expected
to close on or about April 8, 2009.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering, which
are expected to be approximately $623.6 million (without giving effect
to any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option), for debt
repayment and for general corporate purposes.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the
common stock in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
A copy of the final prospectus supplement and prospectus relating to
these securities may be obtained, when available, by contacting Merrill
Lynch & Co., 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080,
telephone: (212) 449-1000; Deutsche Bank Securities, Attn: Prospectus
Department, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311, telephone:
(800) 503-4611 or e-mail at prospectusrequest@list.db.com;
or UBS Investment Bank, Attn: Prospectus Department, 299 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10171, telephone (888) 827-7275.
About Kimco
Kimco Realty Corporation, a real estate investment trust (REIT), owns
and operates one of North America’s largest portfolios of neighborhood
and community shopping centers. As of December 31, 2008, the company
owned interests in 1,950 properties comprising 182 million square feet
of leasable space across 45 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and
South America. Publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol KIM and
included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping
center acquisitions, development and management for 50 years.
Safe Harbor Statement
The statements in this release state the company's and management's
intentions, beliefs, expectations or projections of the future and are
forward-looking statements. It is important to note that the company's
actual results could differ materially from those projected in such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited
to, (i) general adverse economic and local real estate conditions,
including the current economic recession, (ii) the inability of major
tenants to continue paying their rent obligations due to bankruptcy,
insolvency or a general downturn in their business, (iii) financing
risks, such as the inability to obtain equity, debt, or other sources of
financing or refinancing on favorable terms, (iv) the company’s ability
to raise capital by selling its assets, (v) changes in governmental laws
and regulations, (vi) the level and volatility of interest rates and
foreign currency exchange rates, (vii) the availability of suitable
acquisition opportunities, (viii) valuation of joint venture
investments, (ix) valuation of marketable securities and other
investments, (x) increases in operating costs, (xi) changes in the
dividend policy for our common stock, (xii) the reduction in our income
in the event of multiple lease terminations by tenants or a failure by
multiple tenants to occupy their premises in a shopping center, and
(xiii) impairment charges. Additional information concerning factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the
company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not
limited to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008. Copies of each filing may be obtained from the
company or the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company refers you to the documents filed by the company from time
to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the
section titled "Risk Factors" in the prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus for this offering and in the company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as may be
updated or supplemented in the company’s Form 10-Q filings, which
discuss these and other factors that could adversely affect the
company's results.