Simon Property Group Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2017 Results And Raises Quarterly Dividend

January 31, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon, a global leader in premier shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, today reported results for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

Simon

Results for the Year¹

Net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.945 billion, or $6.24 per diluted share, as compared to $1.836 billion, or $5.87 per diluted share, in the prior year period. The 2017 and 2016 results include charges related to the redemption of certain senior notes of Simon Property Group, L.P. of $0.36 and $0.38 per diluted share, respectively.
Funds from Operations ("FFO") was $4.021 billion, or $11.21 per diluted share, as compared to $3.793 billion, or $10.49 per diluted share, in the prior year period, an increase of 6.9%. The 2017 and 2016 results include the aforementioned charges related to the redemption of certain of our senior notes.
Growth in comparable FFO per diluted share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was 6.4%.

Results for the Quarter¹

Net income attributable to common stockholders was $571.1 million, or $1.84 per diluted share, as compared to $394.4 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Results for the fourth quarter of 2016 include a $0.38 per diluted share charge related to the redemption of certain senior notes.
FFO was $1.115 billion, or $3.12 per diluted share, as compared to $912.2 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, in the prior year period. FFO in the fourth quarter of 2016 includes the aforementioned charge related to the redemption of certain of our senior notes.
Growth in comparable FFO per diluted share for the three months ended December 31, 2017 was 7.2%.

¹ For a reconciliation of FFO and net income per diluted share on a comparable basis, please see Footnote J of the Footnotes to Unaudited Financial Information.

"We had a strong fourth quarter concluding another year of industry-leading growth with record earnings and dividends for our company," said David Simon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In 2017, we opened five new centers, delivered six significant property transformations and expansions, and completed several major financing transactions that further enhanced our strong balance sheet. We continue to strengthen our portfolio through our innovative and disciplined investment activities that will allow us to continue to deliver cash flow and FFO per share growth."

U.S. Malls and Premium Outlets Operating Statistics

Occupancy was 95.6% at December 31, 2017.
Base minimum rent per square foot was $53.11 at December 31, 2017, an increase of 2.9% compared to the prior year period.
Leasing spread per square foot for the trailing 12-months ended December 31, 2017 was $7.42, an increase of 11.4%.

Portfolio Net Operating Income ("NOI") and Comparable Property NOI

Total portfolio NOI growth for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was 4.5%. Total portfolio NOI includes comparable property NOI, NOI from new development, redevelopment, expansion and acquisitions, NOI from international properties and our share of NOI from investments. Comparable property NOI growth for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 was 3.2%.

Dividends

Today, Simon's Board of Directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $1.95 per share. This is an 11.4% increase year-over-year. The dividend will be payable on February 28, 2018 to stockholders of record on February 14, 2018.

Simon's Board of Directors also declared the quarterly dividend on its 8 3/8% Series J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: SPGPrJ) of $1.046875 per share, payable on March 30, 2018 to stockholders of record on March 16, 2018.

Development Activity

During the quarter, the Company announced plans to create the Southeast's premier mixed-use development at Atlanta'sPhipps Plaza, headlined by the arrival of a new Nobu Hotel and Nobu Atlanta Restaurant. Additional elements of this exciting new development call for a unique, curated dining experience, a 90,000 square-foot Life Time® Athletic healthy living and entertainment destination, and a 12-story Class A office building, complete with a three-story lower level parking garage. Construction is slated to commence in 2018 with a phased opening beginning in spring 2020.

During the quarter, we started construction on two new development projects scheduled to open in 2018, including:

Malaga Designer Outlet (Malaga, Spain); scheduled to open in November. Simon owns a 46% interest in this project.
Queretaro Premium Outlets (Queretaro, Mexico); scheduled to open in December. Simon owns a 50% interest in this project.

Construction continues on two new development projects scheduled to open in 2018, including:

Premium Outlet Collection Edmonton IA (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada); scheduled to open in May. Simon owns a 50% interest in this project.
Denver Premium Outlets (Thornton, Colorado); scheduled to open in September. Simon owns 100% of this project.

Construction also continues on significant redevelopment and expansion projects at properties including Aventura Mall, Town Center at Boca Raton and Toronto Premium Outlets.

At quarter-end, redevelopment and expansion projects, including the addition of new anchors, were underway at 25 properties in the U.S., Canada and Asia.

Financing Activity

The Company was active in both the unsecured and secured credit markets in 2017, continuing to lower our effective borrowing costs.

The Company completed two senior notes offerings totaling $2.7 billion, with a weighted average coupon rate of 3.07% and a weighted average term of 7.9 years.

During 2017, and subsequent to year-end, we retired three series of senior notes comprising approximately $2.6 billion at a weighted average coupon rate of 3.65%. The two new notes offerings had a weighted average coupon rate approximately 60 basis points lower than the notes that were retired.

The Company also amended and extended its $4.0 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, which reduced pricing to LIBOR plus 77.5 basis points and extended the term to June 30, 2022.

With regard to secured debt activity, we closed or committed on 20 mortgage loans totaling approximately $2.9 billion, (U.S. dollar equivalent), of which Simon's share is $1.8 billion. The weighted average interest rate and weighted average term on these loans is 3.37% and 6.7 years, respectively.

As of December 31, 2017, Simon had approximately $8.0 billion of liquidity consisting of cash on hand, including its share of joint venture cash, and available capacity under its revolving credit facilities.

2018 Guidance

The Company currently estimates net income to be within a range of $6.90 to $7.02 per diluted share for the year ending December 31, 2018 and that FFO will be within a range of $11.90 to $12.02 per diluted share.

The following table provides the reconciliation for the expected range of estimated net income available to common stockholders per diluted share to estimated FFO per diluted share:

For the year ending December 31, 2018

	Low	High
	End	End
Estimated net income available to common stockholders
per diluted share	$6.90	$7.02
Depreciation and amortization including Simon's share
of unconsolidated entities	5.00	5.00

Estimated FFO per diluted share	$11.90	$12.02

Conference Call

Simon will hold a conference call to discuss the quarterly financial results today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, January 31, 2018. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible in listen-only mode at investors.simon.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available until February 6, 2018. To access the audio replay, dial 1-855-859-2056 (international 404-537-3406) passcode 4376318.

Supplemental Materials and Website

Supplemental information on our fourth quarter 2017 performance is available at investors.simon.com. This information has also been furnished to the SEC in a current report on Form 8-K.

We routinely post important information online at our investor relations website, investors.simon.com. We use this website, press releases, SEC filings, quarterly conference calls, presentations and webcasts to disclose material, non-public information in accordance with Regulation FD. We encourage members of the investment community to monitor these distribution channels for material disclosures. Any information accessed through our website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this document.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes FFO, FFO per share, comparable FFO per share, comparable earnings per share, portfolio net operating income growth and comparable property net operating income growth, which are financial performance measures not defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in this press release and in Simon's supplemental information for the quarter. FFO and comparable property net operating income growth are financial performance measures widely used in the REIT industry. Our definitions of these non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures reported by other REITs.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements made in this press release may be deemed "forward‑looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in any forward‑looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained, and it is possible that the Company's actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward‑looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to: changes in economic and market conditions that adversely affect the general retail environment; the potential loss of anchor stores or major tenants; the inability to collect rent due to the bankruptcy or insolvency of tenants or otherwise; decreases in market rental rates; the intensely competitive market environment in the retail industry; the inability to lease newly developed properties and renew leases and relet space at existing properties on favorable terms; risks related to international activities, including, without limitation, the impact of the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union; changes to applicable laws or regulations or the interpretation thereof; risks associated with the acquisition, development, redevelopment, expansion, leasing and management of properties; general risks related to real estate investments, including the illiquidity of real estate investments; the impact of our substantial indebtedness on our future operations; any disruption in the financial markets that adversely affects our ability to access capital for growth and satisfy our ongoing debt service requirements; any change in our credit rating; changes in market rates of interest and foreign exchange rates for foreign currencies; changes in the value of our investments in foreign entities; our ability to hedge interest rate and currency risk; our continued ability to maintain our status as a REIT; changes in tax laws or regulations that result in adverse tax consequences; risks relating to our joint venture properties; environmental liabilities; changes in insurance costs, the availability of comprehensive insurance coverage; security breaches that could compromise our information technology or infrastructure; natural disasters; the potential for terrorist activities; and the loss of key management personnel. The Company discusses these and other risks and uncertainties under the heading "Risk Factors" in its annual and quarterly periodic reports filed with the SEC. The Company may update that discussion in its periodic reports, but except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

About Simon

Simon is a global leader in the ownership of premier shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE:SPG). Our properties across North America, Europe and Asia provide community gathering places for millions of people every day and generate billions in annual sales. For more information, visit simon.com.

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

For the Three Months

For the Twelve Months

Ended December 31,

2017

2016

2017

2016

REVENUE ⁽¹⁾:

Minimum rent

$ 880,475

$ 874,937

$ 3,440,009

$ 3,358,498

Overage rent

52,870

61,253

147,471

161,508

Tenant reimbursements

386,767

377,941

1,532,923

1,494,804

Management fees and other revenues

30,400

34,277

121,259

143,875

Other income

77,180

77,558

296,978

276,544

Total revenue

1,427,692

1,425,966

5,538,640

5,435,229

EXPENSES:

Property operating

112,951

104,479

443,177

432,394

Depreciation and amortization

325,187

336,717

1,275,452

1,252,673

Real estate taxes

107,976

110,374

440,003

439,030

Repairs and maintenance

24,247

27,638

96,900

99,723

Advertising and promotion

42,416

38,896

150,865

142,801

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses

539

(542)

11,304

7,319

Home and regional office costs

24,243

37,867

135,150

158,406

General and administrative

11,883

19,939

51,972

65,082

Other

28,798

50,097

131,477

116,973

Total operating expenses

678,240

725,465

2,736,300

2,714,401

OPERATING INCOME

749,452

700,501

2,802,340

2,720,828

Interest expense

(204,986)

(209,508)

(809,393)

(857,554)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

(136,777)

(128,618)

(136,777)

Income and other taxes

(6,362)

(1,052)

(23,343)

(29,678)

Income from unconsolidated entities

123,059

94,344

400,270

353,334

(Loss) gain upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal of

assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, net

(1,342)

8,094

3,647

84,553

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

659,821

455,602

2,244,903

2,134,706

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

87,871

60,337

296,941

295,810

Preferred dividends

834

834

3,337

3,337

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS

$ 571,116

$ 394,431

$ 1,944,625

$ 1,835,559

BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$ 1.84

$ 1.26

$ 6.24

$ 5.87

(1) No revenue was recognized for the three months ended December 31, 2017 from the Company's two centers in Puerto Rico as a result of ongoing repair and restoration efforts due to the impact of Hurricane Maria.

Simon Property Group, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

	December 31,	December 31,
	2017	2016
ASSETS:
Investment properties, at cost	$ 36,393,464	$ 35,226,089
Less - accumulated depreciation	11,935,949	10,865,754
	24,457,515	24,360,335
Cash and cash equivalents	1,482,309	560,059
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	742,672	664,619
Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	2,266,483	2,367,583
Investment in Klépierre, at equity	1,934,676	1,797,394
Deferred costs and other assets	1,373,983	1,353,588
Total assets	$ 32,257,638	$ 31,103,578

LIABILITIES:
Mortgages and unsecured indebtedness	$ 24,632,463	$ 22,977,104
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenues	1,269,190	1,214,022
Cash distributions and losses in unconsolidated entities, at equity	1,406,378	1,359,738
Other liabilities	520,363	455,040
Total liabilities	27,828,394	26,005,904

Commitments and contingencies
Limited partners' preferred interest in the Operating Partnership and noncontrolling
redeemable interests in properties	190,480	137,762

EQUITY:
Stockholders' Equity
Capital stock (850,000,000 total shares authorized, $ 0.0001 par value, 238,000,000
shares of excess common stock, 100,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock):

Series J 8 3/8% cumulative redeemable preferred stock, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
796,948 issued and outstanding with a liquidation value of $39,847	43,077	43,405

Common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 511,990,000 shares authorized, 320,322,774 and
319,823,322 issued and outstanding, respectively	32	32

Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized, 8,000
issued and outstanding	-	-

Capital in excess of par value	9,614,748	9,523,086
Accumulated deficit	(4,782,173)	(4,459,387)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(110,453)	(114,126)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, 9,163,920 and 6,756,748 shares, respectively	(1,079,063)	(682,562)
Total stockholders' equity	3,686,168	4,310,448
Noncontrolling interests	552,596	649,464
Total equity	4,238,764	4,959,912
Total liabilities and equity	$ 32,257,638	$ 31,103,578

Simon Property Group, Inc.
Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Statements of Operations
(Dollars in thousands)


	For the Three Months Ended December 31,		For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
	2017	2016	2017	2016

REVENUE:
Minimum rent	$ 485,253	$ 472,245	$ 1,868,613	$ 1,823,674
Overage rent	60,533	59,047	210,909	200,638
Tenant reimbursements	216,759	216,160	860,778	862,155
Other income	80,225	68,739	290,515	237,782
Total revenue	842,770	816,191	3,230,815	3,124,249

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Property operating	141,584	136,284	551,885	538,002
Depreciation and amortization	170,402	154,045	640,286	588,666
Real estate taxes	60,419	58,126	245,646	239,917
Repairs and maintenance	21,797	20,350	81,309	76,380
Advertising and promotion	22,609	26,766	86,480	88,956
(Recovery of) provision for credit losses	(984)	2,162	6,645	7,603
Other	50,477	49,786	184,037	183,435
Total operating expenses	466,304	447,519	1,796,288	1,722,959

OPERATING INCOME	376,466	368,672	1,434,527	1,401,290

Interest expense	(154,669)	(141,473)	(593,062)	(585,958)
(Loss) gain on sale or disposal of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities	(2,239)	-	(2,239)	101,051

NET INCOME	$ 219,558	$ 227,199	$ 839,226	$ 916,383

Third-Party Investors' Share of Net Income	$ 110,001	$ 115,353	$ 424,533	$ 452,844

Our Share of Net Income	109,557	111,846	414,693	463,539
Amortization of Excess Investment (A)	(21,760)	(23,542)	(89,804)	(94,213)
Our Share of Loss (Gain) on Sale or Disposal of Assets and Interests in
Unconsolidated Entities, net	1,342	-	1,342	(22,636)
Our Share of Gain on Sale or Disposal of Assets and Interests
Included in Other Income in the Consolidated Financial Statements	-	-	-	(36,153)
Income from Unconsolidated Entities (B)	$ 89,139	$ 88,304	$ 326,231	$ 310,537


Note: The above financial presentation does not include any information related to our investments in Klépierre S.A.
("Klépierre") and HBS Global Properties ("HBS"). For additional information, see footnote B.

Simon Property Group, Inc.
Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands)


	December 31,	December 31,
	2017	2016
Assets:
Investment properties, at cost	$ 18,328,747	$ 17,549,078
Less - accumulated depreciation	6,371,363	5,892,960
	11,957,384	11,656,118
Cash and cash equivalents	956,084	778,455
Tenant receivables and accrued revenue, net	403,125	348,139
Deferred costs and other assets	355,585	351,098
Total assets	$ 13,672,178	$ 13,133,810

Liabilities and Partners' Deficit:
Mortgages	$ 14,784,310	$ 14,237,576
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, intangibles, and deferred revenue	1,033,674	867,003
Other liabilities	365,857	325,078
Total liabilities	16,183,841	15,429,657

Preferred units	67,450	67,450
Partners' deficit	(2,579,113)	(2,363,297)
Total liabilities and partners' deficit	$ 13,672,178	$ 13,133,810

Our Share of:
Partners' deficit	$ (1,144,620)	$ (1,018,755)
Add: Excess Investment (A)	1,733,063	1,791,691
Our net Investment in unconsolidated entities, at equity	$ 588,443	$ 772,936

Note: The above financial presentation does not include any information related to our investments in Klépierre and
HBS Global Properties. For additional information, see footnote B.

Simon Property Group, Inc.
Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (C)
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Reconciliation of Consolidated Net Income to FFO

		For the Three Months Ended		For the Twelve Months Ended
		December 31,		December 31,
		2017	2016	2017	2016

Consolidated Net Income (D)		$ 659,821	$ 455,602	$ 2,244,903	$ 2,134,706
Adjustments to Arrive at FFO:

	Depreciation and amortization from consolidated
	properties	321,397	330,708	1,260,865	1,236,476
	Our share of depreciation and amortization from
	unconsolidated entities, including Klépierre and HBS	139,026	140,046	540,718	527,976
	Loss (gain) upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal
	of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, net (E)	1,342	(8,094)	(3,647)	(80,154)
	Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest holders in
	properties	(734)	(563)	(13)	(7,218)
	Noncontrolling interests portion of depreciation and amortization	(4,248)	(4,159)	(17,069)	(13,583)
	Preferred distributions and dividends	(1,313)	(1,313)	(5,252)	(5,252)
FFO of the Operating Partnership (G)		$ 1,115,291	$ 912,227	$ 4,020,505	$ 3,792,951


Diluted net income per share to diluted FFO per share reconciliation:
Diluted net income per share		$ 1.84	$ 1.26	$ 6.24	$ 5.87
	Depreciation and amortization from consolidated properties
	and our share of depreciation and amortization from unconsolidated
	entities, including Klépierre and HBS, net of noncontrolling
	interests portion of depreciation and amortization	1.28	1.29	4.98	4.84
	Gain upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal
	of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities, net (F)	-	(0.02)	(0.01)	(0.22)
Diluted FFO per share (H)		$ 3.12	$ 2.53	$ 11.21	$ 10.49

Details for per share calculations:

FFO of the Operating Partnership (G)		$ 1,115,291	$ 912,227	$ 4,020,505	$ 3,792,951
Diluted FFO allocable to unitholders		(146,935)	(119,780)	(529,595)	(512,361)
Diluted FFO allocable to common stockholders (I)		$ 968,356	$ 792,447	$ 3,490,910	$ 3,280,590

Basic and Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		310,856	313,685	311,517	312,691
Weighted average limited partnership units outstanding		47,169	47,502	47,260	48,836

Basic and Diluted weighted average shares and units outstanding		358,025	361,187	358,777	361,527

Basic and Diluted FFO per Share (H)		$ 3.12	$ 2.53	$ 11.21	$ 10.49
Percent Change		23.3%		6.9%

Simon Property Group, Inc.

Footnotes to Unaudited Financial Information

Notes:

(A)

Excess investment represents the unamortized difference of our investment over equity in the underlying net assets of the related partnerships and joint ventures shown therein. The Company generally amortizes excess investment over the life of the related properties.

(B)

The Unaudited Joint Venture Combined Statements of Operations do not include any operations or our share of net income or excess investment amortization related to our investments in Klépierre and HBS Global Properties. Amounts included in Footnotes D below exclude our share of related activity for our investments in Klépierre and HBS Global Properties. For further information on Klépierre, reference should be made to financial information in Klépierre's public filings and additional discussion and analysis in our Form 10-K.

(C)

This report contains measures of financial or operating performance that are not specifically defined by GAAP, including FFO, FFO per share, comparable FFO per share and comparable EPS. FFO is a performance measure that is standard in the REIT business. We believe FFO provides investors with additional information concerning our operating performance and a basis to compare our performance with those of other REITs. We also use these measures internally to monitor the operating performance of our portfolio. Our computation of these non-GAAP measures may not be the same as similar measures reported by other REITs.

We determine FFO based upon the definition set forth by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT"). We determine FFO to be our share of consolidated net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization, excluding gains and losses from extraordinary items, excluding gains and losses from the sales or disposals of, or any impairment charges related to, previously depreciated retail operating properties, plus the allocable portion of FFO of unconsolidated joint ventures based upon economic ownership interest, and all determined on a consistent basis in accordance with GAAP.

We have adopted NAREIT's clarification of the definition of FFO that requires it to include the effects of nonrecurring items not classified as extraordinary, cumulative effect of accounting changes, or a gain or loss resulting from the sale or disposal of, or any impairment charges relating to, previously depreciated retail operating properties. We include in FFO gains and losses realized from the sale of land, outlot buildings, marketable and non-marketable securities, and investment holdings of non-retail real estate. However, you should understand that FFO does not represent cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of operating performance, and is not an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

(D)

Includes our share of:

Gains on land sales of $2.2 million and $8.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $12.3 million and $14.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Straight-line adjustments increased income by $7.4 million and $12.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $34.5 million and $56.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Amortization of fair market value of leases from acquisitions increased income by $1.4 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $6.0 million and $9.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Debt premium amortization of $0.0 million and $5.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $0.2 million and $19.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(E)

Gain upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016 was $8.1 million and $84.6 million, respectively. Noncontrolling interest portion of the gain for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016 was $0.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

(F)

Includes noncontrolling interests gain upon acquisition of controlling interests and sale or disposal of assets and interests in unconsolidated entities of $0.01 per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

(G)

Includes a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $128.6 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. Includes a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $136.8 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

(H)

Includes Basic and Diluted FFO per share related to a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.36 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. Includes Basic and Diluted FFO per share related to a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.38 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

(I)

Includes Diluted FFO allocable to common stockholders related to a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $111.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017. Includes Diluted FFO allocable to common stockholders related to a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $118.3 million for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2016.

(J)

Reconciliation of reported earnings per share to comparable earnings per share and FFO per share to comparable FFO per share:


	THREE MONTHS		TWELVE MONTHS
	ENDED		ENDED
	DECEMBER 31,		DECEMBER 31,

	2017	2016	2017	2016
Reported earnings per share	$ 1.84	$ 1.26	$ 6.24	$ 5.87
Add: Loss on extinguishment of debt	-	0.38	0.36	0.38
Comparable earnings per share	$ 1.84	$ 1.64	$ 6.60	$ 6.25
Comparable earnings per share growth	12.2%		5.6%


	THREE MONTHS		TWELVE MONTHS
	ENDED		ENDED
	DECEMBER 31,		DECEMBER 31,

	2017	2016	2017	2016
Reported FFO per share	$ 3.12	$ 2.53	$ 11.21	$ 10.49
Add: Loss on extinguishment of debt	-	0.38	0.36	0.38
Comparable FFO per share	$ 3.12	$ 2.91	$ 11.57	$ 10.87
Comparable FFO per share growth	7.2%		6.4%

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Tom Ward, 317-685-7330, Investors; or Les Morris, 317-263-7711, Media

Press Release

Simon Property Group Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2017 Results And Raises Quarterly Dividend