American Spectrum Realty Reports 2010 Year End Results

HOUSTON--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--American Spectrum Realty, Inc. (AMEX: AQQ) (athe Companya), a real estate investment, management and leasing company headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced today its results for year ended December 31, 2010.

Rental revenue for the year ended 2010 increased by $18.6 million, or 56% in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2009. The increase in rental revenue was primarily due to the consolidation of variable interest entities (aVIEa) which resulted in additional rental revenues of approximately $20.0 million. Rental revenue for owned properties decreased by approximately $1.4 million, principally due to an increase in rent concessions. The decrease in rental revenue for owned properties was also attributable to a decrease in occupancy. The weighted average occupancy of the Companya�s owned properties decreased from 82% at December 31, 2009 to 81% at December 31, 2010.

Third party management and leasing revenue increased $3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2009. The increase was due to an increase in third party management and leasing revenues attributable to the Companya�s third party management and leasing contracts.

The Companya�s net loss attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $8.3 million, or $2.76 per share, compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $8.5 million, or $2.94 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2009. The net loss for 2010 included an impairment charge of $3.4 million and income from discontinued operations of $2.8 million.

The Companya�s Funds From Operations (FFO), a widely accepted supplemental measure of REIT performance established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, was ($739,000) for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $1,367,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009. The Companya�s business is the ownership, operation and management of real estate. It believes that FFO is helpful to investors when measuring operating performance because it excludes various items that are considered in the determination of net income or loss that do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, such as gains or losses from sales of operating properties and depreciation and amortization, which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating performance more difficult. The following table reflects the reconciliation of FFO to net loss attributable to the Company, the most directly comparable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles measure, for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):


		Years Ended December 31,
		2010		2009
Net loss attributable to the Company	$	(8,037)	$	(8,272)
Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations		-		456
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		4,315		-
Impairment expense		3,387		-
Deferred income tax benefit		(5,108)		(5,521)
Depreciation and amortization attributable to the Companya�s owned properties		13,334		14,704
FFO	$	(739)	$	1,367

The decrease in FFO for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 was in large part attributable to the Evergreen acquisition, costs associated with the acquisition of 2620-2630 Fountain View and other business development costs.

American Spectrum Realty, Inc. is a real estate investment company that owns, through an operating partnership, 30 office, industrial and retail properties aggregating approximately 2.8 million square feet in California, Texas, Arizona and the Midwest, and has been publicly traded since 2001. American Spectrum Realty Management, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Companya�s operating partnership, manages and leases all properties owned by American Spectrum Realty, Inc.

Certain matters discussed in this release are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including the risks and uncertainties of acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of real estate.Such risks and uncertainties are disclosed in the Companya�s past and current filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Years Ended December 31,
		2010		2009
REVENUES:
Rental revenue	$	51,627	$	33,018
Third party management and leasing revenue		3,742		239
Interest and other income		274		40
Total revenues		55,643		33,297
EXPENSES:
Property operating expense		21,542		15,837
General and administrative		9,659		4,572
Depreciation and amortization		23,807		14,704
Interest expense		21,840		13,307
Impairment expense		3,387		-
Total expenses		80,235		48,420

Loss from continuing operations before deferred income tax benefit		(24,592)		(15,123)

Deferred income tax benefit		6,749		5,631
Loss from continuing operations		(17,843)		(9,492)

Discontinued operations:
Income from operations		173		300
Gain on sale of discontinued operations		4,315		-
Income tax expense		(1,641)		(110)
Income from discontinued operations		2,847		190

Net loss, including non-controlling interests	$	(14,996)	$	(9,302)

Plus: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		6,959		1,030

Net loss attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc.		(8,037)		(8,272)

Preferred stock dividend		(240)		(240)

Net loss attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc. common stockholders	$	(8,277)	$	(8,512)

Basic and diluted per share data:
Loss from continuing operations attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc. common stockholders	$	(3.45)	$	(3.00)

Income from discontinued operations attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc. common stockholders		0.69		0.06

Net loss attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc. common stockholders	$	(2.76)	$	(2.94)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares used		2,916,145		2,812,048

Amounts attributable to American Spectrum Realty, Inc. common stockholders
Loss from continuing operations	$	(10,288)	$	(8,440)
Income from discontinuing operations	$	2,011	$	168
Net loss	$	(8,277)	$	(8,512)

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American Spectrum Realty Reports 2010 Year End Results