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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
FEBRUARY 18, 2004
(Date of Report)
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
1-11718
(Commission File No.)
MARYLAND 36-3857664
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 279-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MHC) today announced the
investment of approximately $65 million of equity pursuant to its acquisition
program. The Company has invested in 31 manufactured home and park model resort
communities containing an aggregate of 12,746 sites. Of these, 11 of the
properties are located in Florida, 10 of the properties are located in Arizona,
and 10 of the properties are located in East Coast and Midwest locations. The
properties also contain 1,640 sites available for expansion.
The Company has acquired 13 manufactured home and resort communities
containing 4,635 sites for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100
million, utilizing debt proceeds of approximately $71 million and cash equity
proceeds of approximately $29 million. The debt has an average coupon of 5.72%
and an average life of almost nine years. Six of the properties containing 1,067
sites are located in Florida, three of the properties containing 1,546 sites are
located in Arizona, two of the properties containing 934 sites are located in
North Carolina, one property containing 420 sites is located in Pennsylvania and
one property containing 668 sites is located in Illinois.
The Company has invested approximately $29.7 million in preferred
equity in six entities controlled by Diversified Investments, Inc.
("Diversified"). These entities own in aggregate 11 properties containing 5,054
sites. In addition, the Company has invested approximately $1.4 million in the
Diversified entities managing these properties. Five of the properties
containing 1,836 sites are located in Arizona, four of the properties containing
2,816 sites are located in Florida, one property containing 224 sites is located
in North Carolina and one property containing 178 sites is located in South
Carolina. The Company has also invested approximately $1 million with
Diversified in four separate entities each controlling a resort property. One
property is located in North Carolina, one property is located in New Jersey,
one property is located in Wisconsin, and one property is located in Indiana.
MHC intends to market all of these as affiliated properties and can acquire
these properties in the future at capitalization rates of between 8% and 8.5%
beginning in 2006.
In December 2003, the Company acquired three resort communities
containing 897 sites for an aggregate purchase price of $11.8 million utilizing
approximately $8 million of debt proceeds with a weighted average coupon of
approximately 6.2%. Two of the properties containing 518 sites are located in
Arizona and one property containing 379 sites is located in Florida.
Thomas Heneghan, CEO and President, commented, "To date MHC has
invested approximately $65 million of equity of its previously announced
acquisition program. We have substantially increased our presence in resort
communities in Arizona and the East Coast. We continue to pursue asset
acquisitions that have favorable customer demographics and cross-marketing
opportunities."
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the
Company's ability to maintain rental rates and occupancy with respect to
properties currently owned or pending acquisitions; the Company's assumptions
about rental and home sales markets; the completion of pending acquisitions and
timing with respect thereto; the effect of interest rates as well as other risks
indicated from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update or supplement
forward-looking statements that become untrue because of subsequent events.
Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. owns or has an interest in 198
quality communities in 23 states consisting of 76,561 sites. MHC is a
self-administered, self-managed, real estate investment trust (REIT) with
headquarters in Chicago.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES, INC.
BY: /s/ Michael Berman
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Michael Berman
Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: February 18, 2004