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Cousins Properties Incorporated 2006 Annual Report - SNL Financial

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Other Matters. The events of September 11, 2001 adversely affected the pricing and availability of property<br />

insurance. In particular, premiums increased and terrorism insurance coverage became harder to obtain. The<br />

availability of coverage has improved and, at this time, management believes that the Company and its unconsolidated<br />

joint ventures are adequately insured on all of their assets. While the Company’s cost of property<br />

insurance coverage has increased, management believes the costs are currently reasonable and should not have a<br />

material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations in 2007. There can be no assurance<br />

that this situation will continue beyond 2007.<br />

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. The Company has a number of off balance sheet joint ventures with<br />

varying structures. At December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, the Company’s joint ventures had aggregate outstanding indebtedness to<br />

third parties of approximately $408.7 million of which the Company’s share was $172.1 million. These loans are<br />

generally mortgage loans or construction loans that are non-recourse to the Company. One of the Company’s<br />

ventures, CF Murfreesboro, has a $131 million construction loan that matures on July 20, 2010, of which the<br />

venture has drawn approximately $21 million. In July <strong>2006</strong>, the Company formed CF Murfreesboro, a 50-50 joint<br />

venture between the Company and an affiliate of Faison Associates, to develop The Avenue Murfreesboro, an<br />

810,000 square foot retail center in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. Upon formation, the joint venture acquired<br />

approximately 100 acres of land for approximately $25 million, obtained a construction loan and commenced<br />

construction of the center. The Company guarantees 20% of the amount outstanding under the construction loan,<br />

which equals $4.3 million at December 31, <strong>2006</strong>. The retail center serves as collateral against the construction loan,<br />

and the Company is liable for 20% of any difference between the proceeds from the sale of the retail center and the<br />

amounts due under the loan in the event of default. The Company has not recorded a liability as of December 31,<br />

<strong>2006</strong>, as it estimates no obligation is or will be required.<br />

Several of these ventures are involved in the active acquisition and development of real estate. As capital is<br />

required to fund the acquisition and development of this real estate, the Company must fund its share of the costs not<br />

funded by operations or outside financing. Based on the nature of the activities conducted in these ventures,<br />

management cannot estimate with any degree of accuracy amounts that the Company may be required to fund in the<br />

short or long-term. However, management does not believe that additional funding of these ventures will have an<br />

adverse effect on its financial condition.<br />

The Company does not expect to make significant capital contributions to any of its remaining joint ventures.<br />

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk<br />

Much of the Company’s debt obligations have fixed interest rates which limit the risk of fluctuating interest<br />

rates. The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes through its variable rate credit and<br />

construction facilities. As of December 31, <strong>2006</strong> and 2005, $122.2 million and $298.2 million of the total<br />

outstanding debt was fixed-rate debt and $192.9 million and $169.3 million was variable-rate debt, respectively.<br />

Based on the Company’s variable rate debt balances as of December 31, <strong>2006</strong>, interest expense, before capitalization<br />

to projects under development, would have increased by approximately $2.0 million in <strong>2006</strong> if short-term<br />

interest rates were 1% higher.<br />

The following table summarizes the Company’s market risk associated with notes payable as of December 31,<br />

<strong>2006</strong>. The information presented below should be read in conjunction with Note 4 of the consolidated financial<br />

statements included in this <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on Form 10-K. The Company did not have a significant level of notes<br />

receivable at either December 31, <strong>2006</strong> or 2005, and the table does not include information related to notes<br />

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