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(I.R.S. Employer
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Incorporation or Organization)
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Identification No.)
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Items to be Included in this Report
On November 1, 2004, Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (the "Registrant") purchased a seven-story office building containing approximately 222,000 rentable square feet (" The Corridors III Building"), for a purchase price of approximately $40.5 million, plus closing costs. The acquisition was funded with net proceeds raised from the Registrant's ongoing offering of public stock and with proceeds from the Registrant's $430.0 million line of credit with Bank of America, N.A. The Corridors III Building is located on an approximate 7.3-acre parcel of land at 2650 Warrenville Road in Downers Grove, Illinois. The Corridors III Building was purchased from NBS Corridors III, L.L.C. (the "Seller"), which is not affiliated with the Registrant, it subsidiaries or Wells Capital, Inc. (the "Advisor").
The Corridors III Building, which was completed in 2001, is leased to MAF Bancorp, Inc. ("MAF") (approximately 59%), Toyota Motor Credit Corporation ("Toyota Motor Credit") (approximately 10%), Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation ("CSFB") (approximately 9%) and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife") (approximately 9%) and various other office and retail tenants (approximately 6%). Approximately 7% of The Corridors III Building is currently vacant. Provided the Seller procures a fully executed lease for the vacant space on or before July 31, 2005, the Registrant would owe the Seller additional purchase price based on a pre-determined formula pursuant to the terms of an earnout agreement entered into at closing between the Registrant and the Seller.
MAF, a company whose shares are publicly traded on NASDAQ, is a registered savings and loan holding company that is primarily engaged in the consumer banking business through its wholly owned subsidiary, Mid America Bank. With assets of $9.4 billion and 67 retail banking offices throughout Chicago and Milwaukee and their surrounding areas, Mid America Bank is the largest independent thrift in Illinois and 8th largest bank in deposit market share in the Chicago area and 6th largest bank in deposit market share in the Milwaukee area. MAF reported a net worth, as of June 30, 2004, of approximately $906.0 million.
Toyota Motor Credit, the United States financing arm of Toyota Financial Services Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, provides retail leasing, retail and wholesale financing and other financial services to Toyota and Lexus dealers, as wells as Toyota industrial equipment dealers and their customers. Toyota Motor Credit reported a net worth, as of June 30, 2004, of approximately $3.7 billion.
CSFB, a business unit of the Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global investment bank serving institutional, corporate, government and individual clients. CSFB's businesses include securities underwriting, sales and trading, investment banking, private equity, financial advisory services, investment research, venture capital, correspondent brokerage services and asset management. CSFB operates in 69 locations in 34 countries across five continents. CSFB reported a net worth, as of June 30, 2004, of approximately $10.3 billion.
MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services to individual and institutional customers. The MetLife companies serve individuals in approximately 13 million households in the U.S. and provide benefits to 37 million employees and family members through their plan sponsors. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies serve approximately eight million customers through direct insurance operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan and Uruguay. MetLife reported a net worth, as of June 30, 2004, of approximately $21.3 billion.
The current aggregate annual base rent for MAF, Toyota Motor Credit, CSFB, MetLife and the three additional tenants in The Corridors III Building is approximately $3.3 million. The current weighted-average remaining lease term for all tenants in The Corridors III Building is approximately nine years. MAF has the right, at its option, to extend the initial term of its lease for three additional five-year periods. Toyota Motor Credit has the right, at its option, to extend the initial term of its lease for two additional three-year periods. CSFB and MetLife have the right, at their option, to extend the initial terms of their leases for one additional five-year period. MAF, Toyota Motor Credit, CSFB and MetLife each have certain rights of first refusal on selected space in The Corridors III Building.
The Registrant does not intend to make significant renovations or improvements to The Corridors III Building in the near term. Management believes that The Corridors III Building is adequately insured.
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Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.
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Date: November 04, 2004.
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By:
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/s/ Randall D. Fretz
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Randall D. Fretz
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Senior Vice President
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