UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 13, 2014

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

333-11491

 

34-1755769

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

225 WEST WASHINGTON STREET

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

 

46204

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  317.636.1600

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

ITEM 8.01  Other Events.

 

Simon Property Group, L.P. is filing as Exhibit 12.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K a Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, which includes the calculation of its historical ratios of earnings to fixed charges for 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

ITEM 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

Exhibit 12.1

 

Statement Regarding Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

Date:  January 13, 2014

 

 

 

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Simon Property Group, Inc., the sole General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Steven K. Broadwater

 

 

 

Steven K. Broadwater

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer

 


Exhibit 12.1

 

Simon Property Group, L.P. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

For the nine months ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax income from continuing operations

 

$

1,132,230

 

$

1,359,008

 

$

1,735,512

 

$

1,257,495

 

$

757,845

 

$

386,818

 

$

608,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions from unconsolidated entities

 

143,202

 

114,508

 

151,398

 

112,977

 

109,050

 

105,318

 

118,665

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

3,815

 

3,436

 

4,535

 

3,961

 

3,085

 

3,897

 

4,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

875,098

 

863,357

 

1,162,628

 

1,003,093

 

1,395,163

 

1,015,437

 

1,004,100

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from unconsolidated entities

 

(158,663

)

(96,613

)

(122,662

)

(255,058

)

(88,057

)

(32,617

)

(32,246

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in pre-tax (income) loss of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

 

(811

)

(1,271

)

(1,286

)

(1,249

)

(1,066

)

3,993

 

(1,636

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalization

 

(13,905

)

(17,633

)

(21,145

)

(5,815

)

(3,715

)

(14,502

)

(27,847

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings

 

$

1,980,966

 

$

2,224,792

 

$

2,908,980

 

$

2,115,404

 

$

2,172,305

 

$

1,468,344

 

$

1,674,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of rents representative of the interest factor

 

11,711

 

10,192

 

14,458

 

13,752

 

13,669

 

8,870

 

8,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on indebtedness
(including amortization of debt expense)

 

849,482

 

835,532

 

1,127,025

 

983,526

 

1,027,091

 

992,065

 

947,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest capitalized

 

13,905

 

17,633

 

21,145

 

5,815

 

3,715

 

14,502

 

27,847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

350,688

 

 

20,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Charges

 

$

875,098

 

$

863,357

 

$

1,162,628

 

$

1,003,093

 

$

1,395,163

 

$

1,015,437

 

$

1,004,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

2.26x

 

2.58x

 

2.50x

 

2.11x

 

1.56x

 

1.45x

 

1.67x

 

 

For purposes of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, the term “earnings” is the amount resulting from adding (a) pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees, (b) fixed charges, (c) amortization of capitalized interest and (d) distributed income of equity investees, reduced by (a) interest capitalized and (b) the noncontrolling interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges. “Fixed charges” consist of (a) interest expensed and capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and (c) an estimate of the interest within rental expense.

 

There are generally no restrictions on our ability to receive distributions from our joint ventures where no preference in favor of the other owners of the joint venture exists.

 

Ratio calculations for years prior to the year ended December 31, 2012 have been revised to conform to the most recent presentation.