SL Green Realty Corp. Reports First Quarter 2022 EPS of $0.11 Per Share; and FFO of $1.65 Per Share

Financial and Operating Highlights

• Net income attributable to common stockholders of $0.11 per share for the first quarter of 2022 as compared to net loss of $0.12 per share for the same period in 2021.
• Funds from operations, or FFO, of $1.65 per share for the first quarter of 2022, as compared to $1.73 per share for the same period in 2021.
• Signed 37 Manhattan office leases covering 820,989 square feet in the first quarter of 2022, including three new leases totaling 23,599 square feet at One Vanderbilt Avenue bringing it to 97.0% leased. The mark-to-market on signed Manhattan office leases was 15.1% lower for the first quarter of 2022 than the previous fully escalated rents on the same spaces.
• Same-store cash net operating income, or NOI, including our share of same-store cash NOI from unconsolidated joint ventures, increased by 9.3% for the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021, excluding lease termination income.
• To date in 2022, the Company has repurchased or redeemed a combined 2.2 million shares of its common stock and units of its Operating Partnership, or OP units, under the previously announced $3.5 billion share repurchase plan,bringing total repurchases and redemptions to 40.1 million shares/units.
• Manhattan same-store office occupancy was 92.7% as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced. The Company's target is to increase Manhattan same-store office occupancy, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced, to 94.3% by December 31, 2022.

Investing Highlights

• Closed on the previously announced sale of 707 Eleventh Avenue for a gross sale price of $95.0 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds to the Company of $91.3 million.
• Together with our joint venture partner, in April, closed on the previously announced sale of the leasehold interest in 1080 Amsterdam Avenue for a gross sale price of $42.5 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds to the Company of $6.9 million.

ESG Highlights

• Appointed Carol Brown as an Independent Director to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Brown is a long tenured real estate law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, where she teaches and writes in the areas of property, land use planning, real estate transactions and housing law.
• Earned a State Street Global Advisors R-Factor Score ranking of "Leader" for top 10% performance in the Real Estate Industry.
• Earned an Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) Top 20% Corporate ESG Performance and "High Transparency" level.
• Earned Great Place to Work Certification for 2022 with 84% of the Company's employees responding that SL Green is a great place to work, as compared to 57% for a typical company.

NEW YORK, April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SL Green Realty Corp. (the "Company") (NYSE: SLG) today reported a net income attributable to common stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 of $7.8 million, or $0.11 per share, as compared to net loss of $7.5 million, or $0.12 per share, for the same quarter in 2021. Net income attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2022 included $1.1 million, or $0.02 per share, of net losses from the sale of real estate interests and non-cash fair value adjustments, as compared to $19.6 million, or $0.27 per share, of net losses from the sale of real estate interests and non-cash fair value adjustments for the same period in 2021.

The Company reported FFO for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 of $115.8 million, or $1.65 per share, as compared to FFO for the same period in 2021 of $128.3 million, or $1.73 per share.

All per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis.

Operating and Leasing Activity

Same-store cash NOI, including our share of same-store cash NOI from unconsolidated joint ventures, increased by 12.4% for the first quarter of 2022, or 9.3% excluding lease termination income, as compared to the same period in 2021.

During the first quarter of 2022, the Company signed 37 office leases in its Manhattan office portfolio totaling 820,989 square feet. The average lease term on the Manhattan office leases signed in the first quarter of 2022 was 9.8 years and average tenant concessions were 12.0 months of free rent with a tenant improvement allowance of $108.34 per rentable square foot, excluding leases signed at One Vanderbilt Avenue and One Madison Avenue. Twenty-three leases comprising 400,610 square feet, representing office leases on space that had been occupied within the prior twelve months, are considered replacement leases on which mark-to-market is calculated. Those replacement leases had average starting rents of $66.11 per rentable square foot, representing a 15.1% decrease over the previous fully escalated rents on the same office spaces. Excluding one lease covering 236,026 square feet at 100 Park Avenue, the replacement leases had average starting rents representing a 2.8% increase over the previous fully escalated rents.

Occupancy in the Company's Manhattan same-store office portfolio was 92.7% as of March 31, 2022, inclusive of 275,295 square feet of leases signed but not yet commenced, as compared to 93.0% at the end of the previous quarter. The Company's stated objective is to increase occupancy, inclusive of leases signed but not yet commenced, in the Manhattan same-store office portfolio to 94.3% by December 31, 2022.

Significant leases signed in the first quarter include:

• New lease with International Business Machines Corporation ("IBM") for 327,928 square feet at One Madison Avenue, for 15.5 years;
• New lease with a global information services company for 236,026 square feet at 100 Park Avenue, for 11.7 years;
• Renewal with UN Women for 85,522 square feet at 220 East 42nd Street, for 11 years;
• Three new leases totaling 23,599 square feet at One Vanderbilt Avenue;
• New lease with EC Mergers & Acquisitions for 13,884 square feet at 885 Third Avenue, for 11.0 years;
• New lease with Aurora Health Network, LLC for 13,884 square feet at 885 Third Avenue, for 7.9 years;
• New retail lease with Capital One, National Association for 16,343 square feet at 2 Herald Square, for 10.3 years; and
• New lease with Huatai Securities (USA), Inc. for 8,941 square feet at 280 Park Avenue, for 13.1 years.

Investment Activity

To date in 2022, the Company has repurchased 2.0 million shares of its common stock and redeemed 0.2 million units of its Operating Partnership, or OP units, bringing total repurchases and redemptions to 38.1 million shares of common stock and 2.0 million OP units under the previously announced $3.5 billion share repurchase program.

In February, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of its ownership interest in 707 Eleventh Avenue for a gross sale price of $95.0 million. SL Green purchased the 160,000 square foot, loft-style building in January of 2020 for $90.0 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds to the Company of $91.3 million.

In April, together with its joint venture partner, the Company closed on the previously announced sale of the leasehold interest in 1080 Amsterdam Avenue for a gross sale price of $42.5 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds to the Company of $6.9 million. Simultaneously, the Company closed on the sale of its remaining interests in the Stonehenge portfolio for gross consideration of $1.0 million.

Debt and Preferred Equity Investment Activity

The carrying value of the Company’s debt and preferred equity ("DPE") portfolio was $1.11 billion at March 31, 2022. The portfolio had a weighted average current yield of 7.4%, or 9.3% excluding the effect of $238.7 million of investments that are on non-accrual.

ESG

Carol Brown was appointed as an Independent Director to the Company's Board of Directors. Ms. Brown is a long tenured real estate law professor at the University of Richmond School of Law, where she teaches and writes in the areas of property, land use planning, real estate transactions and housing law.

The Company earned a State Street Global Advisors R-Factor Score ranking of "Leader" for top 10% performance in the Real Estate Industry 2022. R-Factor scores utilize multiple data sources and leverage widely accepted and transparent materiality frameworks from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board as well as corporate governance codes to generate a unique ESG score for listed companies.

Additional ESG achievements during the first quarter include an Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) Top 20% Corporate ESG Performance and "High Transparency" level as well as Great Place to Work Certification for 2022. The Great Place to Work Certification was the result of 84% of the Company's employees stating that SL Green is a great place to work, as compared to 57% at a typical company.

Dividends

In the first quarter of 2022, the Company declared:

• Three monthly ordinary dividends on its outstanding common stock of $0.3108 per share, which were paid on February 15, March 15, and April 18, 2022, equating to an annualized dividend of $3.73 per share of common stock; and
• Quarterly dividend on its outstanding 6.50% Series I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock of $0.40625 per share for the period January 15, 2022 through and including April 14, 2022, which was paid on April 18, 2022 and is the equivalent of an annualized dividend of $1.625 per share.

Conference Call and Audio Webcast

The Company's executive management team, led by Marc Holliday, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will host a conference call and audio webcast on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 2:00 pm ET to discuss the financial results.

The supplemental data will be available prior to the quarterly conference call in the Investors section of the SL Green Realty Corp. website at www.slgreen.com under “Financial Reports.”

The live conference call will be webcast in listen-only mode in the Investors section of the SL Green Realty Corp. website at www.slgreen.com under “Presentations & Webcasts.” The conference may also be accessed by dialing toll-free (877) 312-8765 or international (419) 386-0002, and using conference ID 2639236.

A replay of the call will be available for 7 days after the call by dialing (855) 859-2056 using conference ID 2639236. A webcast replay will also be available in the Investors section of the SL Green Realty Corp. website at www.slgreen.com under “Presentations & Webcasts.”

Company Profile

SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan's largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of March 31, 2022, SL Green held interests in 72 buildings totaling 34.7 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 26.7 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 7.2 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.

To obtain the latest news releases and other Company information, please visit our website at www.slgreen.com or contact Investor Relations at investor.relations@slgreen.com.

Disclaimers

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
During the quarterly conference call, the Company may discuss non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G. In addition, the Company has used non-GAAP financial measures in this press release. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure and the comparable GAAP financial measure can be found in this release and in the Company’s Supplemental Package.

Forward-looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made by us. Factors and risks to our business that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited and in thousands, except per share data)

(1) During the first quarter of 2022, the Company completed a reverse stock split to mitigate the dilutive impact of stock issued for a special dividend paid primarily in stock. The share-related data has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split.
(2) During the first quarter of 2022, the Company completed a reverse stock split and a special dividend paid primarily in stock. GAAP requires the weighted average common shares outstanding to be retroactively adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the reverse stock split. However, GAAP requires shares issued pursuant to the special dividend be included in diluted weighted average common shares outstanding only from the date on which the special dividend was declared. To facilitate comparison between the periods presented, the Company calculated Pro forma diluted weighted average shares and units outstanding, which includes the shares issued pursuant to the special dividend from the beginning of the 2021 reporting periods.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - DISCLOSURES

Funds from Operations (FFO)

FFO is a widely recognized non-GAAP financial measure of REIT performance. The Company computes FFO in accordance with standards established by NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than the Company does. The revised White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in April 2002, and subsequently amended, defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of properties, and real estate related impairment charges, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.

The Company presents FFO because it considers it an important supplemental measure of the Company’s operating performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, particularly those that own and operate commercial office properties. The Company also uses FFO as one of several criteria to determine performance-based bonuses for members of its senior management. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate and related assets, which assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes ratably over time. Historically, however, real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. Because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization unique to real estate, gains and losses from property dispositions, and real estate related impairment charges, it provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, reflects the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, and interest costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from net income. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of the Company’s financial performance or to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of the Company’s liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including the Company's ability to make cash distributions.

Funds Available for Distribution (FAD)

FAD is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as FFO plus non-real estate depreciation, allowance for straight line credit loss, adjustment for straight line operating lease rent, non-cash deferred compensation, and pro-rata adjustments for these items from the Company's unconsolidated JVs, less straight line rental income, free rent net of amortization, second cycle tenant improvement and leasing costs, and recurring capital expenditures.

FAD is not intended to represent cash flow for the period and is not indicative of cash flow provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP. FAD is presented solely as a supplemental disclosure with respect to liquidity because the Company believes it provides useful information regarding the Company’s ability to fund its dividends. Because all companies do not calculate FAD the same way, the presentation of FAD may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. FAD does not represent cash flow from operating, investing and finance activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of the Company’s financial performance, as an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), or as a measure of the Company’s liquidity.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (EBITDAre)

EBITDAre is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company computes EBITDAre in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which may not be comparable to EBITDAre reported by other REITs that do not compute EBITDAre in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently than the Company does. The White Paper on EBITDAre approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in September 2017 defines EBITDAre as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP), plus interest expense, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation and amortization, plus (minus) losses and gains on the disposition of depreciated property, plus impairment write-downs of depreciated property and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, plus adjustments to reflect the entity's share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated joint ventures.

The Company presents EBITDAre because the Company believes that EBITDAre, along with cash flow from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities, provides investors with an additional indicator of the Company’s ability to incur and service debt. EBITDAre should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), as an indication of the Company’s financial performance, as an alternative to net cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), or as a measure of the Company’s liquidity.

Net Operating Income (NOI) and Cash NOI

NOI is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as operating income before transaction related costs, gains/losses on early extinguishment of debt, marketing general and administrative expenses and non-real estate revenue. Cash NOI is also a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated by subtracting free rent (net of amortization), straight-line rent, and the amortization of acquired above and below-market leases from NOI, while adding operating lease straight-line adjustment and the allowance for straight-line tenant credit loss.

The Company presents NOI and Cash NOI because the Company believes that these measures, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measures and reconciliations, provide investors with meaningful information regarding the operating performance of properties. When operating performance is compared across multiple periods, the investor is provided with information not immediately apparent from net income that is determined in accordance with GAAP. NOI and Cash NOI provide information on trends in the revenue generated and expenses incurred in operating the Company's properties, unaffected by the cost of leverage, straight-line adjustments, depreciation, amortization, and other net income components. The Company uses these metrics internally as performance measures. None of these measures is an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) and same-store performance should not be considered an alternative to GAAP net income performance.

Coverage Ratios

The Company presents fixed charge and debt service coverage ratios to provide a measure of the Company’s financial flexibility to service current debt amortization, interest expense and operating lease rent from current cash net operating income. These coverage ratios represent a common measure of the Company’s ability to service fixed cash payments; however, these ratios are not used as an alternative to cash flow from operating, financing and investing activities (determined in accordance with GAAP).

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