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Corporate Office Properties Trust Announces 6.3% Per Share FFO Growth for Second Quarter 2002; Maintains 94% Occupancy for the Quarter.


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COLUMBIA Columbia, cities, United States
Columbia (kəlŭm`bēə).

1 City (1990 pop. 75,883), Howard co., central Md., between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002

Corporate Office Properties Trust Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc. (COPT) (NYSE: OFC) is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) corporation that specializes in office development, and describes itself as "a fully integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust that focuses on the  (NYSE NYSE

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) announced today financial and operating results for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2002.

Highlights
-- 16.8% increase in second quarter total diluted Funds From Operations ("FFO") to $12.3 million from $10.6 million for second quarter 2001.

-- 6.3% increase in second quarter FFO per diluted share to $0.34 from $0.32 for second quarter 2001.

-- 15.9% increase in second quarter total diluted Adjusted Funds From Operations ("AFFO") to $10.0 million from $8.6 million for second quarter 2001.

-- 3.8% increase in second quarter AFFO per diluted share to $0.27 from $0.26 for second quarter 2001.

-- 94% occupied, 95% leased for total portfolio as of June 30, 2002.

-- 383,118 square feet of leases executed during the second quarter.

-- 64.4% renewal rate on expiring leases.

-- 159,523 square feet of properties under development leased year to date; 304,064 square feet of development space placed into service year to date.

-- 5.6% increase in straight-line base rent and 10.4% increase in straight-line total rent for renewed and re-tenanted leases.

-- $33 million of building acquisitions completed year to date.

-- 60.5% FFO payout ratio and a 74.9% AFFO payout ratio.


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, Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are pleased to report another solid quarter of growth and performance in line with expectations. While the direction of the overall economy continues to be uncertain, we are aggressively taking advantage of the opportunities that arise in this environment to enhance our strong presence in our core markets, strengthen our tenant base, expand our portfolio and establish a strong foundation for the future."

Financial Results

Diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 FFO FFO

See: Funds from operations
 for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 totaled $12.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, as compared to $10.6 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001, representing a 6.3% increase on a per share basis. Diluted AFFO AFFO Adjusted Funds From Operation  for the second quarter ended June 30, 2002 totaled $10.0 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, as compared to $8.6 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001, representing a 3.8% increase on a per share basis. Earnings per common share on income before extraordinary item for the second quarter 2002 declined to $0.14 per diluted share from $0.17 for the second quarter 2001, primarily due to an increase in share count. Revenues from real estate operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 increased to $36.5 million as compared to revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 of $28.6 million.

The Company's diluted FFO payout ratio Payout Ratio

The percentage of earnings paid out in dividends. It is calculated by dividing dividends per share by earnings per share.

Notes:
The payout ratio indicates how well earnings support the dividend payments: the lower the ratio, the more secure the dividend.
 for the second quarter 2002 was 60.5%. On an AFFO basis, the Company's payout ratio was 74.9% for the quarter. As of June 30, 2002, the Company had a total market capitalization Total Market Capitalization

The total market value of all of a firm's outstanding securities.
 of $1.2 billion, with $633.5 million in debt outstanding. As of June 30, 2002, the Company's debt to market capitalization Market Capitalization

A measure of a public company's size. Market capitalization is the total dollar value of all outstanding shares. It's calculated by multiplying the number of shares times the current market price. This term is often referred to as market cap.
 was 51%. The Company's total quarterly weighted average interest rate was 6.47% for the second quarter 2002. The Company achieved an EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  interest coverage ratio of 2.7x and an EBITDA fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.0x for the second quarter.

Operating Results

At June 30, 2002, the Company's portfolio included 108 office properties totaling 8.4 million square feet located in five Mid-Atlantic Adj. 1. mid-Atlantic - of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states"
middle Atlantic
 submarkets: Baltimore/Washington Corridor The Baltimore/Washington corridor is between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, consisting principally of Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties. ; Dulles Dul·les   , Allen Welsh 1893-1969.

American public official. Director of the CIA (1953-1961), he resigned after the failed invasion of the Bay of Pigs.

Noun 1.
 South, Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. ; Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Blue Bell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,395. ; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania This article is about the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For other places named Harrisburg, see Harrisburg (disambiguation).
Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America.
; and Princeton, New Jersey
See also: Princeton Township, New Jersey

Princeton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Princeton University has been sited in the town since 1756.
 - Exit 8A. At June 30, 2002, the portfolio was 94% occupied oc·cu·py  
tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies
1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in.

3.
 and 95% leased.

During the quarter, the Company renewed re·new  
v. re·newed, re·new·ing, re·news

v.tr.
1. To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.

2.
 184,974 square feet of expiring ex·pire  
v. ex·pired, ex·pir·ing, ex·pires

v.intr.
1. To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.

2.
 leases, representing a 64.4% renewal rate. The Company achieved a 5.6% increase in straight-line straight-line
adj.
1. Lying in a straight line.

2. Relating to a device whose linkage produces or copies motion in straight lines.

3.
 base rents and a 10.4% increase in straight-line total rents on the renewed and re-tenanted space with an average capital expenditure of $4.35 per square foot, including tenant improvements and leasing commissions.

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 M. Griffin, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 stated, "Given our strong market presence and focus in the defense and intelligence sectors, we continue to experience good leasing activity, as is evidenced by our ability to maintain a solid 94% portfolio occupancy rate Noun 1. occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
pct, per centum, percent, percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
. Importantly, we continue to strengthen our tenant base through signing additional leases with the U.S. Government, and other strong investment grade rated corporations such as Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. , Lockheed Martin For the former company, see .

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta.
, and Allstate This article is about the American insurance company. For the line of automobiles, see Allstate (automobile).

The Allstate Corporation NYSE: ALL is the largest publicly held personal lines insurer in the United States.
 Insurance." Mr. Griffin added, "Today, 32% of our total revenue is derived de·rive  
v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives

v.tr.
1. To obtain or receive from a source.

2.
 from defense and intelligence sector tenants, up from approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 26% at the beginning of 2002, and we expect this percentage to increase as demand from these types of tenants continues to grow."

Acquisition/Disposition Activity

During the quarter, the Company acquired six buildings for $32.7 million adding 312,431 square feet to the portfolio. The properties are located in the B/W B/W Black and White
B/W Between
B/W be with
B/W Bundled With
B/W Backed With (recording industry)
B/W backwash
B/W B-Wing (Star Wars)
B/W Back of Walk
 Corridor and are 99% occupied. The Company also acquired the remaining 50% joint venture interest in 2711 Technology Drive for $6.4 million.

Development Activity

For the quarter, the Company executed executed 1) adj. to have been completed. (Example: "it is an executed contract") 2) v. to have completed or fully performed. (Example: "he executed all the promises made in the contract") 3) v.  four leases aggregating 75,712 square feet at 6731 Columbia Gateway Drive and 6724 Alexander Bell Drive. Additionally, the Company placed into service 293,407 square feet. This total was comprised of 152,000 square feet at 2711 Technology Drive, 100% leased to Computer Sciences Corporation; 54,088 square feet at 1304 Concourse Drive, leased to Northrop Grumman; 71,243 square feet at 6731 Columbia Gateway, leased primarily to Group Health (50,000 square feet), a subsidiary of CareFirst, Inc.; and the remaining 16,076 square feet at 6724 Alexander Bell Drive, leased to Lurgi Lurgi can refer to:
  • Lurgi AG : The German Chemical and construction company
  • the Lurgi process for making gas from carbonaceous fuel under high pressure
  • Lurgi generator - a device used to produce gas from coal (see Gasification)
 Lentjes.

Financing and Capital Transactions

During the quarter, the Company closed on a $34 million, five-year loan at a fixed rate of 6.91%. Proceeds were utilized to repay a $25 million loan scheduled to mature in November November: see month.  2002, with the remaining $9 million in proceeds used to pay down the revolving line of credit Revolving line of credit

A bank line of credit on which the customer pays a commitment fee and can take and repay funds at will. Normally a revolving LOC involves a firm commitment from the bank for a period of several years.
.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent to June 30th, the Company purchased, for $3.6 million, a 32.8-acre parcel in Northern Virginia, which can support approximately 500,000 square feet of development. The parcel is located in the Westfields Business Park in close proximity PROXIMITY. Kindred between two persons. Dig. 38, 16, 8.  to the Company's existing 470,000 square foot building. On July July: see month.  17, 2002, the company sold 8815 Centre Park for $7.2 million. This 53,782 square foot building located in Howard County Howard County is the name of seven counties in the United States of America:
  • Howard County, Arkansas: named for James H. Howard, an Arkansas state senator.
  • Howard County, Indiana: named for Tilghman Ashurst Howard, an U.S. Representative from Indiana.
. Also, the Company signed a lease for 14,724 square feet with Conquest Technologies, Inc. at 131 National Business Parkway. With this lease, the entire 1.2 million square feet at National Business Park is 100% leased.

Conference Call

The Company will hold an investor/analyst conference call on July 25, 2002, beginning at 4:00 p.m. EDT EDT
abbr.
Eastern Daylight Time


EDT Eastern Daylight Time

EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

EDT 
. The conference call may be joined by dialing (719) 457-2645. The confirmation code for the call is 113340. A replay of the conference call will begin at 7:00 p.m., EDT and will be available through Thursday Thursday: see week. , August 1, midnight EDT. The telephone number for the replay is (719) 457-0820. You will then need to enter the confirmation code.

Company Information

Corporate Office Properties Trust is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust which focuses on the ownership, management, leasing, acquisition and development of suburban office properties located in select Mid-Atlantic submarkets. The Company currently owns 107 office properties totaling 8.4 million rentable square feet. Corporate Development Services, the Company's development company, provides a wide range of development and construction management services. In addition, Corporate Office Services provides land planning, design/build services, consulting and merchant development to third party entities. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 under the symbol OFC. More information on Corporate Office Properties Trust can be found on the Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 at www.copt.com.

Forward-Looking for·ward-look·ing
adj.
Concerned with or making provision for the future: forward-looking educators; a forward-looking corporate plan.

Adj. 1.
 Information

This press release contains forward-looking information based upon the Company's current best judgment and expectations. Actual results could vary from those presented herein. The risks and uncertainties associated with the forward-looking information include the strength of the commercial office real estate market in which the Company operates, competitive market conditions, general economic growth, interest rates and capital market conditions. For further information, please refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Financial Tables Attached


                   Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)
           (all amounts in thousands except per share data)

                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                 --------------------
                                                 June 30,    June 30,
                                                   2002        2001
Real Estate Operations                           --------    --------
Revenues
   Rental revenue                                $ 32,922    $ 25,684
   Tenant recoveries and other revenue              3,589       2,953
                                                 --------    --------
       Revenue from real estate operations         36,511      28,637
                                                 --------    --------
Expenses
   Property operating                              10,268       8,472
   Interest                                         9,002       7,680
   Depreciation and amortization                    7,256       5,460
                                                 --------    --------
       Expenses from real estate operations        26,526      21,612
                                                 --------    --------
Earnings from real estate operations before
   equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated
   real estate joint ventures                       9,985       7,025
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated
   real estate joint ventures                         (22)        124
                                                 --------    --------
Earnings from real estate operations                9,963       7,149
Earnings (losses) from service operations            (104)        143
General and administrative expense                 (1,940)     (1,329)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before gain on sales of real estate,
   minority interests, income taxes,
   discontinued operations and
   extraordinary item                               7,919       5,963

Gain on sales of real estate                           --       1,596
                                                 --------    --------
Income before minority interests, income
   taxes, discontinued operations and
   extraordinary item                               7,919       7,559

Minority interests                                 (2,061)     (2,425)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before income taxes, discontinued
 operations and extraordinary item                  5,858       5,134
Income tax benefit (expense), net                      25         (29)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before discontinued operations
 and extraordinary item                             5,883       5,105

Discontinued operations, net                          110          42
                                                 --------    --------
Income before extraordinary item                    5,993       5,147

Extraordinary item - loss on early
   retirement of debt, net                           (109)        (66)
                                                 --------    --------
Net income                                          5,884       5,081

Preferred Share dividends                          (2,534)     (1,613)
                                                 --------    --------
Net income available to Common
    Shareholders                                 $  3,350    $  3,468
                                                 ========    ========
Earnings per Common Share on income
 before extraordinary item
         Basic                                   $   0.15    $   0.18
                                                 ========    ========
         Diluted (1)                             $   0.14    $   0.17
                                                 ========    ========


                   Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)
      (all amounts in thousands except per share data and ratios)

                                               Three Months Ended
                                              ----------------------
                                              June 30,      June 30,
                                                2002          2001
                                              --------      --------
Income before minority interests, income
   taxes, discontinued operations and
   extraordinary item                         $  7,919      $  7,559
Add: Real estate related depreciation
   and amortization                              6,616         4,933
Add: Discontinued operations, gross                159            63
Less: Preferred Share dividends                 (2,534)       (1,613)
Less: Preferred Unit distributions                (572)         (572)
Less: Gain on sales of real estate,
   excluding redevelopment portion (2)            --            (416)
Minority interests in other
   consolidated entities                           (14)          (58)
Income tax benefit (expense), gross                 37           (44)
                                              --------      --------
Funds from Operations - basic
  ("Basic FFO")                                 11,611         9,852
Add: Preferred Unit distributions                  572           572
Add: Convertible Preferred Share
   dividends                                       136           136
Expense associated with dilutive
   options                                          12          --
                                              --------      --------
Funds from Operations - diluted
   ("Diluted FFO")                              12,331        10,560
Less: Straight line rent
   adjustments                                    (991)         (816)
Less: Recurring capital improvements            (1,382)       (1,153)
                                              --------      --------
Adjusted Funds from Operations -
   diluted ("Diluted AFFO")                   $  9,958      $  8,591
                                              ========      ========
Basic weighted average shares
   Weighted average Common Shares               22,704        20,077
   Weighted average Common Units                 9,391         9,335
                                              --------      --------
Basic weighted average Common
  Shares/Units                                  32,095        29,412
   Conversion of share options                   1,040           334
   Conversion of weighted average
     Conv. Preferred Shares                      1,197         1,197
   Conversion of Preferred Units                 2,421         2,421
                                              --------      --------
Diluted weighted average Common
   Shares (3)                                   36,753        33,364
                                              ========      ========
Diluted FFO per Common Share                  $   0.34      $   0.32
                                              ========      ========
Diluted AFFO per Common Share                 $   0.27      $   0.26
                                              ========      ========
Dividends/distributions per
   Common Share/Unit                          $   0.21      $   0.20
                                              ========      ========
Diluted FFO payout ratio                            60%           62%
                                              ========      ========
Diluted AFFO payout ratio                           75%           77%
                                              ========      ========

----------------------------------------------------------------------

    (1) The effect of the conversions of Preferred Units and Common
        Units is antidilutive in calculating diluted earnings per
        share for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

    (2) A portion of the gain from the sale of real estate that is
        attributable to development services performed on the
        properties is included in FFO.

    (3) The Company reports a diluted FFO, which assumes the exercise
        of any outstanding in-the-money options and the conversion of
        the Company's Operating Partnership's Preferred Units and
        Common Unit Warrants, and the Company's convertible Preferred
        Shares.


                   Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)
           (all amounts in thousands except per share data)

                                                   Six Months Ended
                                                 --------------------
                                                 June 30,    June 30,
                                                   2002        2001
                                                 --------    --------
Real Estate Operations
Revenues
   Rental revenue                                $ 63,162    $ 51,029
   Tenant recoveries and other revenue              7,582       7,002
                                                 --------    --------
       Revenue from real estate operations         70,744      58,031
                                                 --------    --------
Expenses
   Property operating                              20,368      16,848
   Interest                                        17,569      15,792
   Depreciation and amortization                   14,383      10,684
                                                 --------    --------
       Expenses from real estate
            operations                             52,320      43,324
                                                 --------    --------
Earnings from real estate operations
   before equity in (loss) income of
   unconsolidated real estate joint
   ventures                                        18,424      14,707
Equity in (loss) income of
   unconsolidated real estate joint
   ventures (1)                                        (4)        154
                                                 --------    --------
Earnings from real estate operations               18,420      14,861
Losses from service operations                       (194)       (186)
General and administrative expense                 (4,110)     (2,775)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before gain on sales of real
   estate, minority interests, income
   taxes, discontinued operations,
   extraordinary item and cumulative
   effect of accounting change                     14,116      11,900

Gain on sales of real estate (1)                      946       1,596
                                                 --------    --------
Income before minority interests,
   income taxes, discontinued operations,
   extraordinary item and cumulative
   effect of accounting change                     15,062      13,496

Minority interests                                 (3,972)     (4,523)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before income taxes,
   discontinued operations, extraordinary
   item and cumulative effect of
   accounting change                               11,090       8,973
Income tax benefit, net                                52          52
                                                 --------    --------
Income before discontinued operations,
   extraordinary item and cumulative
   effect of accounting change                     11,142       9,025

Discontinued operations, net (1)                      174          92
                                                 --------    --------
Income before extraordinary item and
   cumulative effect of accounting change          11,316       9,117

Extraordinary item - loss on early
   retirement of debt, net                           (137)       (136)
                                                 --------    --------
Income before cumulative effect of
   accounting change                               11,179       8,981
Cumulative effect of accounting
   change, net                                       --          (174)
                                                 --------    --------
Net income                                         11,179       8,807

Preferred Share dividends                          (5,067)     (2,494)
                                                 --------    --------
Net income available to
   Common Shareholders                           $  6,112    $  6,313
                                                 ========    ========
Earnings per Common Share on income
   before extraordinary item and
   cumulative effect of accounting change
         Basic                                   $   0.29    $   0.33
                                                 ========    ========
         Diluted (2)                             $   0.27    $   0.32
                                                 ========    ========


                   Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)
      (all amounts in thousands except per share data and ratios)

                                        Six Months Ended
                                      ---------------------
                                      June 30,     June 30,
                                        2002         2001
                                      --------     --------

Income before minority interests,
 income taxes, discontinued
 operations, extraordinary item
 and cumulative effect of
 accounting change                    $ 15,062     $ 13,496
Add: Real estate related
 depreciation and amortization          13,218        9,738
Add: Discontinued operations,
 gross                                     254          139
Less: Preferred Share dividends         (5,067)      (2,494)
Less: Preferred Unit distributions      (1,144)      (1,144)
Less: Gain on sales of real estate,
 excluding redevelopment
 portion (3)                               (93)        (416)
Minority interests in other
 consolidated entities                     (45)         (54)
Income tax benefit, gross                   77           78
                                      --------     --------
Funds from Operations - basic
 ("Basic FFO")                          22,262       19,343
Add: Preferred Unit distributions        1,144        1,144
Add: Convertible Preferred Share
 dividends                                 272          236
Expense associated with dilutive
 options                                    26           --
                                      --------     --------
Funds from Operations - diluted
 ("Diluted FFO")                        23,704       20,723
Less: Straight line rent
 adjustments                            (1,205)      (1,506)
Less: Recurring capital
 improvements                           (3,000)      (2,269)
                                      --------     --------
Adjusted Funds from Operations -
 diluted ("Diluted AFFO")             $ 19,499     $ 16,948
                                      ========     ========
Basic weighted average shares
   Weighted average Common Shares       21,801       20,034
   Weighted average Common Units         9,499        9,361
                                      --------     --------
Basic weighted average Common
 Shares/Units                           31,300       29,395
   Conversion of share options             915          287
   Conversion of weighted average
    Conv. Preferred Shares               1,197        1,038
   Conversion of Preferred Units         2,421        2,421
                                      --------     --------
Diluted weighted average Common
 Shares (4)                             35,833       33,141
                                      ========     ========
Diluted FFO per Common Share          $   0.66     $   0.63
                                      ========     ========
Diluted AFFO per Common Share         $   0.54     $   0.51
                                      ========     ========
Dividends/distributions per Common
 Share/Unit                           $   0.42     $   0.40
                                      ========     ========
Diluted FFO payout ratio                    63%          63%
                                      ========     ========
Diluted AFFO payout ratio                   76%          78%
                                      ========     ========
----------------------------------------------------------------------

    (1) In the first quarter of 2002, the Company sold a land parcel
        and an interest in a real estate joint venture; the income and
        gains on sale derived from these assets were classified as
        discontinued operations in the first quarter's Form 10-Q filed
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the earnings
        press release issued by the Company. In the above referenced
        summary financial data, the Company reclassified the income
        earned from the real estate joint venture prior to its sale
        from the line entitled discontinued operations to the line
        entitled equity in income of unconsolidated real estate joint
        ventures; the Company also reclassified the gain on sales of
        these assets from the line entitled discontinued operations to
        the line entitled gain on sales of real estate. These
        reclassifications were made as a result of recent
        interpretations of Statements of Financial Accounting
        Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal
        of Long-Lived Assets."

    (2) The effect of the conversions of Preferred Units and Common
        Units is antidilutive in calculating diluted earnings per
        share for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001.

    (3) A portion of the gain from the sale of real estate that is
        attributable to development services performed on the
        properties is included in FFO.

    (4) The Company reports a diluted FFO, which assumes the exercise
        of any outstanding in-the-money options and the conversion of
        the Company's Operating Partnership's Preferred Units and
        Common Unit Warrants, and the Company's convertible Preferred
        Shares.


                   Corporate Office Properties Trust
                        Summary Financial Data
                              (Unaudited)

                                     June 30,     December 31,
                                       2002          2001
                                    ----------    ----------
Balance Sheet Data (in thousands)
 (as of period end):
Real estate investments, net of
   accumulated depreciation         $  995,311    $  927,053
Total assets                         1,051,340       984,210
Mortgages payable                      633,498       573,327
Total liabilities                      659,253       615,507
Minority interests                     103,746       104,782
Beneficiaries' equity                  288,341       263,921

Debt to Undepreciated Book Value          59.9%         58.6%
Debt to Total Market
   Capitalization                         51.0%         53.7%
Interest Coverage for the Quarter
   Ended (on EBITDA)                      2.69x         2.68x

Property Data, including joint
   ventures (as of period end):
Number of operating properties
   owned                                   108            98

Total net rentable square feet
   owned (in thousands)                  8,404         7,801
Occupancy                                 94.1%         96.1%

Common Share price (as of
   period end):                       $  14.59      $  11.87


             Top Twenty Office Tenants as of June 30, 2002
                (Dollars and Square Feet in thousands)

                                                           Percentage
                                                Total       of Total
                                    Number of  Occupied     Occupied
   Tenant                             Leases  Square Feet  Square Feet
   ------                             ------  -----------  -----------

United States of America         (3)    21      896,012       11.30%
AT&T Local Services              (4)     7      451,498        5.70%
Unisys                           (5)     3      741,284        9.40%
Dyncorp Information Systems, LLC         1      244,522        3.10%
Computer Sciences Corporation            2      207,232        2.60%
General Dynamics Government Corp.        3      173,486        2.20%
Ciena Corporation                (6)     5      298,482        3.80%
Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc.         2      150,622        1.90%
Booz-Allen & Hamilton                    4      151,960        1.90%
Northrop Grumman Systems                 3      125,913        1.60%
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania     (4)     9      185,353        2.30%
Merck & Co., Inc.                (5)     1      219,065        2.80%
CareFirst, Inc. and Subsidiaries         3       94,223        1.20%
Bookham Technology, Inc.                 1      150,000        1.90%
Johns Hopkins University         (4)     4       81,935        1.00%
Genuity, Inc.                            2       47,344        0.60%
Sun Microsystems, Inc.                   2       60,730        0.80%
First American Credit Management
  Solutions, Inc.                        1       70,982        0.90%
Honeywell International                  1      145,806        1.80%
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown                1       84,354        1.10%

Subtotal Top 20 Office Tenants          76    4,580,803       57.90%
All remaining tenants                  380    3,327,554       42.10%
                                       ---    ---------       ------
Total/Weighted Average                 456    7,908,357      100.00%
                                       ===    =========      =======


                                               Percentage  Weighted
                                      Total     of Total    Average
                                      Rental     Rental    Remaining
   Tenant                           Revenue(1)  Revenue  Lease Term(2)
   ------                           ----------  -------  -------------

United States of America         (3)  $16,710    11.90%         4
AT&T Local Services              (4)    9,159     6.50%         6
Unisys                           (5)    7,444     5.30%         7
Dyncorp Information Systems, LLC        5,384     3.80%       8.5
Computer Sciences Corporation           4,779     3.40%       7.5
General Dynamics Government Corp.       4,080     2.90%       6.6
Ciena Corporation                (6)    4,007     2.90%       3.5
Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc.        3,259     2.30%       1.6
Booz-Allen & Hamilton                   3,084     2.20%         3
Northrop Grumman Systems                2,922     2.10%       5.6
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania     (4)    2,624     1.90%       6.1
Merck & Co., Inc.                (5)    2,237     1.60%         7
CareFirst, Inc. and Subsidiaries        2,044     1.50%       5.5
Bookham Technology, Inc.                1,900     1.40%       5.6
Johns Hopkins University         (4)    1,798     1.30%       4.2
Genuity, Inc.                           1,641     1.20%       1.9
Sun Microsystems, Inc.                  1,484     1.10%       3.5
First American Credit Management
  Solutions, Inc.                       1,374     1.00%       6.4
Honeywell International                 1,334     1.00%       3.6
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown               1,327     0.90%       1.9

Subtotal Top 20 Office Tenants         78,590    56.00%       5.3
All remaining tenants                  61,838    44.00%       3.4
                                       ------    ------       ---
Total/Weighted Average               $140,428    100.00%      4.4
                                     ========    ======



(1) Total Rental RENTAL. A roll or list of the rents of an estate containing the description of the lands let, the names of the tenants, and other particulars connected with such estate. This is the same as rent roll, from which it is said to be corrupted.  Revenue is the monthly contractual base rent as

of June 30, 2002 multiplied mul·ti·ply 1  
v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies

v.tr.
1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of.

2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on.
 by 12 plus the estimated

annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 expense reimbursements under existing office

leases.

(2) The weighting of the lease term was computed using Total

Rental Revenue.

(3) Many of our government leases are subject to early termination The point where a line, channel or circuit ends. See SCSI termination and hybrid.

provisions which are customary to government leases. The

weighted average remaining lease term was computed assuming no

exercise of such early termination rights.

(4) Includes affiliated af·fil·i·ate  
v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates

v.tr.
1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
 organizations or agencies.

(5) Merck Merck may refer to:
  • Merck & Co., Inc. ( MSD, Merck Sharp & Dohme outside of the United States and Canada), the USA pharmaceutical company created from assets forfeited after World War I by:
 & Co., Inc. subleases 219,065 rentable square feet from

Unisys' 960,349 leased rentable square feet.

(6) In addition to the 298,482 square feet directly leased, Ciena

Corporation also subleases 107,064 rentable square feet from

various tenants in our portfolio over different lease terms.
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