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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-K
 
     
(Mark One)
   
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
 
or
 
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  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 001-13545 
AMB Property Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Maryland   94-3281941
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Pier 1, Bay 1,
San Francisco, California
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  94111
(Zip Code)
(415) 394-9000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
     
(Title of Each Class)   (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered)
     
Common Stock, $.01 par value
  New York Stock Exchange
61/2% Series L Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
   
63/4% Series M Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
   
7% Series O Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock
   
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.     Yes þ          No o
     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.     Yes o          No þ
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes þ          No o
     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.     o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ          Accelerated filer o          Non-accelerated filer o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes o          No þ
     The aggregate market value of common shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant (based upon the closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange) on June 30, 2005 was $3,506,339,073.
     As of March 01, 2006, there were 87,561,917 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
     Part III incorporates by reference portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders which the registrant anticipates will be filed no later than 120 days after the end of its fiscal year pursuant to Regulation 14A.
 
 


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
PART I
Item 1. Business
Growth Strategies
Item 1A. Risk Factors
BUSINESS RISKS
Risks Associated With Our International Business
General Business Risks
Debt Financing Risks
Conflicts of Interest Risks
Risks Associated with Government Regulations
Federal Income Tax Risks
Risks Associated with Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Risks Associated with Ownership of Our Stock
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2. Properties
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
Industrial Development and Renovation Deliveries
Completed Development Projects Available for Sale or Contribution(2)
Co-investment Consolidated Joint Ventures
Other Consolidated Joint Ventures
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
SELECTED COMPANY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA(1)
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
GENERAL
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
SUPPLEMENTAL EARNINGS MEASURES
Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
PART III
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedule
SIGNATURES
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EXHIBIT 10.19
EXHIBIT 10.20
Exhibit 21.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 32.1


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
      Some of the information included in this annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, and you should not rely on the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements might not occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates” or “anticipates,” or the negative of these words and phrases, or similar words or phrases. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely upon them as predictions of future events. There is no assurance that the events or circumstances reflected in forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them.
      The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:
  •  changes in general economic conditions or in the real estate sector;
 
  •  non-renewal of leases by customers or renewal at lower than expected rent;
 
  •  difficulties in identifying properties to acquire and in effecting acquisitions on advantageous terms and the failure of acquisitions to perform as we expect;
 
  •  risks and uncertainties affecting property development and renovation (including construction delays, cost overruns, our inability to obtain necessary permits and financing);
 
  •  risks of doing business internationally, including unfamiliarity with new markets and currency risks;
 
  •  a downturn in the U.S., California, or the global economy or real estate conditions;
 
  •  losses in excess of our insurance coverage;
 
  •  our failure to divest of properties on advantageous terms or to timely reinvest proceeds from any such divestitures;
 
  •  unknown liabilities acquired in connection with acquired properties or otherwise;
 
  •  risks associated with using debt to fund acquisitions and development, including re-financing risks;
 
  •  our failure to obtain necessary financing;
 
  •  changes in local, state and federal regulatory requirements;
 
  •  environmental uncertainties; and
 
  •  our failure to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
      Our success also depends upon economic trends generally, various market conditions and fluctuations and those other risk factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1.A of this report. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our analysis only and speak as of the date of this report or as of the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.

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PART I
Item 1. Business
General
      AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation, acquires, develops and operates industrial properties in key distribution markets throughout North America, Europe and Asia. We use the terms “industrial properties” or “industrial buildings” to describe various types of industrial properties in our portfolio and use these terms interchangeably with the following: logistics facilities, centers or warehouses; distribution facilities, centers or warehouses; High Throughput Distribution® (“HTD®”) facilities; or any combination of these terms.
      We commenced operations as a fully integrated real estate company effective with the completion of our initial public offering on November 26, 1997. Our strategy focuses on providing properties for customers who value the efficient movement of goods in the world’s busiest distribution markets: large, supply-constrained locations with proximity to airports, seaports and major highway systems. As of December 31, 2005, we owned or had investments in, on a consolidated basis or through unconsolidated joint ventures, or managed buildings, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 115.0 million rentable square feet (10.7 million square meters) and 1,057 buildings in 42 markets within eleven countries.
      We operate our business through our subsidiary, AMB Property, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as the “operating partnership”. As of December 31, 2005, we owned an approximate 95.1% general partnership interest in the operating partnership, excluding preferred units. As the sole general partner of the operating partnership, we have the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for and discretion in its day-to-day management and control.
      Our investment strategy generally targets customers whose businesses are tied to global trade, which, according to the World Trade Organization, has grown more than three times the world gross domestic product growth rate during the last 20 years. To serve the facilities needs of these customers, we seek to invest in major distribution markets, transportation hubs and gateways, both domestically and internationally. Our investment strategy targets markets that are generally characterized by large population densities and typically offer substantial consumer bases, proximity to large clusters of distribution-facility users and significant labor pools. When measured by total consolidated and unconsolidated annualized base rents, 94.6% of our portfolio of industrial properties is located in our target markets, and much of it in in-fill submarkets within our target markets. In-fill locations are characterized by supply constraints on the availability of land for competing projects as well as physical, political or economic barriers to new development.
      Our strategy is to become a leading provider of industrial properties in supply-constrained submarkets located near key international passenger and cargo airports, highway systems and seaports in major metropolitan areas of North America, Europe and Asia. These submarkets are generally tied to global trade.
      Further, we focus on High Throughput Distribution® (“HTD®”) facilities, which are buildings designed to facilitate the distribution of our customers’ products rather than store them. Our investment focus on HTD assets is based on what we believe to be a global trend toward lower inventory levels and expedited supply chains. HTD facilities generally have a variety of physical characteristics that allow for the rapid transport of goods from point-to-point. These physical characteristics could include numerous dock doors, shallower building depths, fewer columns, large truck courts and more space for trailer parking. We believe that these building characteristics represent an important success factor for time-sensitive customers such as air express, logistics and freight forwarding companies, and that these facilities function best when located in convenient proximity to transportation infrastructure such as major airports and seaports.
      Of the approximately 115.0 million rentable square feet as of December 31, 2005:
  •  on a consolidated basis, we owned or partially owned 876 industrial buildings, principally warehouse distribution facilities, encompassing approximately 87.8 million rentable square feet that were 95.8%

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  leased, and other buildings encompassing approximately 0.3 million rentable square feet that were 98.7% leased;
 
  •  we managed, but did not have an ownership interest in, industrial and other properties, totaling approximately 1.7 million rentable square feet;
 
  •  through unconsolidated joint ventures, we had investments in 86 industrial operating properties, totaling approximately 12.8 million rentable square feet, and two industrial development projects, expected to total approximately 0.3 million rentable square feet;
 
  •  on a consolidated basis, we had investments in 45 industrial development projects which are expected to total approximately 11.5 million rentable square feet; and
 
  •  on a consolidated basis, we owned one development project, totaling $32.8 million and approximately 0.6 million rentable square feet, that was available for sale or contribution.

      During 2005, our property acquisitions totaled $555.0 million(including expected capital expenditures), primarily in target metropolitan markets including Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Hamburg, Shanghai and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2005, we had five industrial buildings and one undeveloped land parcel held for divestiture. Our dispositions during 2005 totaled $926.6 million, including assets in markets that no longer fit our investment strategy and properties at valuations that we considered to be at premium levels. While we continue to sell assets, we believe that we have substantially achieved our near-term strategic disposition goals. Additionally, we contributed $130.5 million of operating assets to a private capital joint venture as part of our continuing strategy to increase the proportion of our assets owned in co-investment joint ventures.
      We are self-administered and self-managed and expect that we have qualified and will continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes beginning with the year ended December 31, 1997. As a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, our own employees perform our corporate administrative and management functions, rather than our relying on an outside manager for these services. We manage our portfolio of properties in a flexible operating model which includes both direct property management and a Strategic Alliance Program® in which we have established relationships with third-party real estate management firms, brokers and developers that provide property-level administrative and management services under our direction.
      Our principal executive office is located at Pier 1, Bay 1, San Francisco, California 94111; our telephone number is (415) 394-9000. We maintain regional offices in Amsterdam, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver. As of December 31, 2005, we employed 309 individuals: 161 at our San Francisco headquarters, 60 in our Boston office and the remainder in our other regional offices. Our website address is www.amb.com. Our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are available on our website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained on our website is not and should not be deemed a part of this annual report or any other report or filing filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
      Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to AMB Property Corporation, AMB Property, L.P. and their other controlled subsidiaries, and the references to AMB Property Corporation include AMB Property, L.P. and their controlled subsidiaries. We refer to AMB Property, L.P. as the “operating partnership.” The following marks are our registered trademarks: AMB®; HTD®; and High Throughput Distribution®.

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Operating Strategy
      We base our operating strategy on a variety of operational and service offerings, including in-house acquisitions, development, redevelopment, asset management, property management, leasing, finance, accounting and market research. Our strategy is to leverage our expertise across a large customer base, and complement our internal management resources with long-standing relationships with entrepreneurial real estate management and development firms in our target markets.
      We believe that real estate is fundamentally a local business and best operated by local teams in each market comprised of AMB employees, local alliance partners or both. We intend to increase utilization of internal management resources in target markets to achieve both operating efficiencies and to expose our customers to the broadening array of AMB service offerings, including access to multiple locations worldwide and build-to-suit developments. We actively manage our portfolio, whether directly or with an alliance partner, by establishing leasing strategies, negotiating lease terms, pricing, and level and timing of property improvements.
Growth Strategies
Growth through Operations
      We seek to generate long-term internal growth through rent increases on existing space and renewals on rollover space by working to maintain a high occupancy rate at our properties and to control expenses by capitalizing on the economies of scale inherent in owning, operating and growing a large, global portfolio. However, during 2005, our average industrial property base rental rates decreased by 9.7% from the rent in place at expiration for that space on leases entered into or renewed during the period. This amount excludes expense reimbursements, rental abatements, percentage rents and straight-line rents. Since 2001, as the industrial property market weakened, we have focused on maintaining occupancy levels. During 2005, cash-basis same-store net operating income (rental revenues less property operating expenses and real estate taxes for properties included in the same-store pool, which is set annually and excludes properties purchased or developments stabilized after December 31, 2003) increased by 0.1% on our industrial properties. Since our initial public offering in November 1997, we have experienced average annual increases in industrial property base rental rates of 4.9% and maintained an average quarter-end occupancy of 94.9% in our industrial property operating portfolio. While we believe that it is important to view real estate as a long-term investment, past results are not necessarily an indication of future performance. See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Supplemental Earnings Measures” for a discussion of net operating income and Part IV, Item 15: Note 16 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for detailed segment information, including revenue attributable to each segment, gross investment in each segment and total assets.
Growth through Development
      We believe that development, redevelopment and expansion of well-located, high-quality industrial properties should continue to provide us with attractive investment opportunities at a higher rate of return than we may obtain from the purchase of existing properties. We believe we have the in-house expertise to create value both through new construction and acquisition and management of value-added properties. Value-added conversion projects represent the repurposing of land or a building site for a more valuable use and may include such activities as rezoning, redesigning, reconstructing and retenanting. Both new development and value-added conversions require significant management attention and capital investment to maximize their return. Completed development properties may be held in our portfolio, sold to third parties or contributed to our co-investment joint ventures. We believe our global market presence and expertise will enable us to continue to generate and capitalize on a diverse range of development opportunities.
      We believe that the multidisciplinary backgrounds of our employees should provide us with the skills and experience to capitalize on strategic renovation, expansion and development opportunities. Many of our officers have specific experience in real estate development, both with us and with national development firms, and over the past two years, we have expanded our development staff. We pursue development projects

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directly and in joint ventures, providing us with the flexibility to pursue development projects independently or in partnerships, depending on market conditions, submarkets or building sites.
Growth through Acquisitions and Capital Redeployment
      We believe that our acquisition experience and our network of property management, leasing and acquisition resources will continue to provide opportunities for growth. In addition to our internal resources, we have long-term relationships with third-party local property management firms, which we believe may give us access to additional acquisition opportunities, as such managers frequently market properties on behalf of sellers. We believe also that our UPREIT structure enables us to acquire land and industrial properties in exchange for limited partnership units in the operating partnership or AMB Property II, L.P., thereby enhancing our attractiveness to owners and developers seeking to transfer properties on a tax-deferred basis. Going forward, we believe that AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P., will serve as our primary source of capital for acquisitions of operating properties within the U.S. In addition, we seek to redeploy capital from non-strategic assets into properties that better fit our current investment focus.
      We are generally engaged in various stages of negotiations for a number of acquisitions and dispositions that may include acquisitions and dispositions of individual properties, large multi-property portfolios or other real estate companies. We cannot assure you that we will consummate any of these transactions. Such transactions, if we consummate them, may be material individually or in the aggregate. Sources of capital for acquisitions may include retained cash flow from operations, borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities, other forms of secured or unsecured debt financing, issuances of debt or preferred or common equity securities by us or the operating partnership (including issuances of units in the operating partnership or its subsidiaries), proceeds from divestitures of properties, assumption of debt related to the acquired properties and private capital from our co-investment partners. See Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Summary of Key Transactions in 2005.”
Growth through Global Expansion
      By the end of 2007, we plan to have approximately 15% of our operating portfolio (based on consolidated and unconsolidated annualized base rent) invested in international markets. As of December 31, 2005, our international operating properties comprised 3.7% of our consolidated annualized base rent. When international operating properties owned in unconsolidated joint ventures are included, our annualized base rents from international investments increases to 7.1%. Our North American target markets outside of the United States currently comprise Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey and Toronto. Our European target markets currently comprise Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Lyon, Madrid, Milan and Paris. Our Asian target markets currently include Beijing, Busan, Nagoya, Osaka, the Pearl River Delta, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. We expect to add additional target markets outside the United States in the future.
      We believe that expansion into international target markets represents a natural extension of our strategy to invest in industrial property markets with high population densities, close proximity to large customer clusters and available labor pools, and major distribution centers serving global trade. Our international expansion strategy mirrors our domestic focus on supply-constrained submarkets with political, economic or physical constraints to new development. Our international investments extend our offering of High Throughput Distribution® facilities for customers who value speed-to-market over storage. Specifically, we are focused on customers whose business is derived from global trade. In addition, our investments target major consumer distribution markets and customers. We believe that our established customer relationships, our contacts in the air cargo and logistics industries, our underwriting of markets and investments and our strategic alliances with knowledgeable developers and managers will assist us in competing internationally.
      There are many factors that could cause our entry into target markets and future capital allocation to differ from our current expectations, which are discussed in this report under the heading Business Risks — Risks Associated with Our International Business.” Further, it is possible that our target markets will change over time to reflect experience, market opportunities, customer needs and changes in global distribution

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patterns. For a discussion of the amount of our revenues attributable to the United States and international markets, please see Part IV, Item 15: Note 16 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”
Growth through Co-Investments
      We co-invest in properties with private-capital investors through partnerships, limited liability companies or joint ventures. Our co-investment joint ventures are managed by our private capital group and typically operate under the same investment strategy that we apply to our other operations. Typically we will own a 20-50% interest in our co-investment joint ventures. We believe that our co-investment program will continue to serve as a source of capital for acquisitions and developments; however, we cannot assure you that it will continue to do so. In addition, our co-investment joint ventures typically allow us to earn acquisition and development fees, asset management fees or priority distributions, as well as promoted interests or incentive distributions based on the performance of the co-investment joint ventures. As of December 31, 2005, we owned approximately 54.8 million square feet of our properties (47.7% of the total operating and development portfolio) through our consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures.
Item 1A.      Risk Factors
BUSINESS RISKS
      Our operations involve various risks that could have adverse consequences to us. These risks include, among others:
General Real Estate Industry Risks
Our performance and value are subject to general economic conditions and risks associated with our real estate assets.
      The investment returns available from equity investments in real estate depend on the amount of income earned and capital appreciation generated by the properties, as well as the expenses incurred in connection with the properties. If our properties do not generate income sufficient to meet operating expenses, including debt service and capital expenditures, then our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders could be adversely affected. In addition, there are significant expenditures associated with an investment in real estate (such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs) that generally do not decline when circumstances reduce the income from the property. Income from, and the value of, our properties may be adversely affected by:
  •  changes in the general economic climate;
 
  •  local conditions, such as oversupply of or a reduction in demand for industrial space;
 
  •  the attractiveness of our properties to potential customers;
 
  •  competition from other properties;
 
  •  our ability to provide adequate maintenance and insurance;
 
  •  increased operating costs;
 
  •  increased cost of compliance with regulations;
 
  •  the potential for liability under applicable laws (including changes in tax laws); and
 
  •  disruptions in the global supply chain caused by political, regulatory or other factors including terrorism.
      In addition, periods of economic slowdown or recession in the United States and in other countries, rising interest rates or declining demand for real estate, or public perception that any of these events may occur, would result in a general decrease in rents or an increased occurrence of defaults under existing leases, which

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would adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Future terrorist attacks may result in declining economic activity, which could reduce the demand for and the value of our properties. To the extent that future attacks impact our customers, their businesses similarly could be adversely affected, including their ability to continue to honor their existing leases.
      Our properties are concentrated predominantly in the industrial real estate sector. As a result of this concentration, we would feel the impact of an economic downturn in this sector more acutely than if our portfolio included other property types.
We may be unable to renew leases or relet space as leases expire.
      As of December 31, 2005, leases on a total of 16.2% of our industrial properties (based on annualized base rent) will expire on or prior to December 31, 2006. We derive most of our income from rent received from our customers. Accordingly, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and our ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock could be adversely affected if we are unable to promptly relet or renew these expiring leases or if the rental rates upon renewal or reletting are significantly lower than expected. If a tenant experiences a downturn in its business or other type of financial distress, then it may be unable to make timely rental payments or renew its lease. Further, our ability to rent space and the rents that we can charge are impacted, not only by customer demand, but by the number of other properties we have to compete with to appeal to customers.
Actions by our competitors may decrease or prevent increases of the occupancy and rental rates of our properties.
      We compete with other developers, owners and operators of real estate, some of which own properties similar to ours in the same submarkets in which our properties are located. If our competitors offer space at rental rates below current market rates or below the rental rates we currently charge our tenants, we may lose potential tenants, and we may be pressured to reduce our rental rates below those we currently charge in order to retain tenants when our tenants’ leases expire. As a result, our financial condition, cash flow, cash available for distribution, trading price of our common stock and ability to satisfy our debt service obligations could be materially adversely affected.
Real estate investments are relatively illiquid, making it difficult for us to respond promptly to changing conditions.
      Real estate assets are not as liquid as certain other types of assets. Further, as a real estate investment trust, the Internal Revenue Code regulates the number of properties that we can dispose of in a year, their tax bases and the cost of improvements that we make to the properties. In addition, a portion of the properties held directly or indirectly by certain of our subsidiary partnerships were acquired in exchange for limited partnership units in the applicable partnership. The contribution agreements for such properties may contain restrictions on certain sales, exchanges or other dispositions of these properties, or a portion thereof, that result in a taxable transaction for specified periods, following the contribution of these properties to the applicable partnership. These limitations may affect our ability to sell properties. This lack of liquidity and the Internal Revenue Code restrictions may limit our ability to vary our portfolio promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions and, as a result, could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and our ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
We could be adversely affected if a significant number of our tenants are unable to meet their lease obligations.
      Our results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of our common stock would be adversely affected if a significant number of our tenants were unable to meet their lease obligations to us. In the event of a significant number of lease defaults, our cash flow may not be sufficient to pay dividends to our stockholders and repay maturing debt. As of December 31, 2005, we did not have any single tenant account for annualized

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base rent revenues greater than 3.7%. However, in the event of lease defaults by a significant number of our tenants, we may incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord.
We may be unable to consummate acquisitions on advantageous terms or acquisitions may not perform as we expect.
      We acquire and intend to continue to acquire primarily industrial properties. The acquisition of properties entails various risks, including the risks that our investments may not perform as we expect, that we may be unable to quickly and efficiently integrate our new acquisitions into our existing operations and that our cost estimates for bringing an acquired property up to market standards may prove inaccurate. Further, we face significant competition for attractive investment opportunities from other well-capitalized real estate investors, including both publicly-traded real estate investment trusts and private institutional investment funds. This competition increases as investments in real estate become increasingly attractive relative to other forms of investment. As a result of competition, we may be unable to acquire additional properties as we desire or the purchase price may be significantly elevated. In addition, we expect to finance future acquisitions through a combination of borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities, proceeds from equity or debt offerings by us or the operating partnership or its subsidiaries and proceeds from property divestitures, which may not be available and which could adversely affect our cash flow. Any of the above risks could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
We may be unable to complete renovation and development projects on advantageous terms.
      As part of our business, we develop new and renovate existing properties. The real estate development and renovation business involves significant risks that could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock, which include the following risks:
  •  we may not be able to obtain financing for development projects on favorable terms and complete construction on schedule or within budget, resulting in increased debt service expense and construction costs and delays in leasing the properties and generating cash flow;
 
  •  we may not be able to obtain, or may experience delays in obtaining, all necessary zoning, land-use, building, occupancy and other governmental permits and authorizations;
 
  •  the properties may perform below anticipated levels, producing cash flow below budgeted amounts;
 
  •  substantial renovation and new development activities, regardless of their ultimate success, typically require a significant amount of management’s time and attention, diverting their attention from our day-to-day operations; and
 
  •  upon completion of construction, we may not be able to obtain, or obtain on advantageous terms, permanent financing for activities that we have financed through construction loans.
Risks Associated With Our International Business
Our international growth is subject to special risks and we may not be able to effectively manage our international growth.
      We have acquired and developed, and expect to continue to acquire and develop, properties outside the United States. Because local markets affect our operations, our international investments are subject to economic fluctuations in the international locations in which we invest. In addition, our international operations are subject to the usual risks of doing business abroad such as revisions in tax treaties or other laws and regulations, including those governing the taxation of our international revenues, restrictions on the transfer of funds, and, in certain parts of the world, uncertainty over property rights and political instability. We cannot predict the likelihood that any of these developments may occur. Further, we have entered, and may in the future enter, into agreements with non-U.S. entities that are governed by the laws of, and are

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subject to dispute resolution in the courts of, another country or region. We cannot accurately predict whether such a forum would provide us with an effective and efficient means of resolving disputes that may arise. And even if we are able to obtain a satisfactory decision through arbitration or a court proceeding, we could have difficulty enforcing any award or judgment on a timely basis or at all.
      Further, our business has grown rapidly and continues to grow through international property acquisitions and developments. If we fail to effectively manage our international growth, then our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock could be adversely affected.
Acquired properties may be located in new markets, where we may face risks associated with investing in an unfamiliar market.
      We have acquired and may continue to acquire properties in international markets that are new to us. When we acquire properties located in these markets, we may face risks associated with a lack of market knowledge or understanding of the local economy, forging new business relationships in the area and unfamiliarity with local government and permitting procedures. We work to mitigate such risks through extensive diligence and research and associations with experienced partners; however, there can be no guarantee that all such risks will be eliminated.
We are subject to risks from potential fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of the other countries in which we invest.
      We are pursuing, and intend to continue to pursue, growth opportunities in international markets. As we invest in countries where the U.S. dollar is not the national currency, we are subject to international currency risks from the potential fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies of those other countries. A significant depreciation in the value of the currency of one or more countries where we have a significant investment may materially affect our results of operations. We attempt to mitigate any such effects by borrowing under our multi-currency credit facility in the currency of the country we are investing in and, under certain circumstances, by putting in place international currency put option contracts hedging exchange rate fluctuations. For leases denominated in international currencies, we may use derivative financial instruments to manage the international exchange risk. We cannot, however, assure you that our efforts will successfully neutralize all international currency risks. If we do engage in international currency exchange rate hedging activities, any income recognized with respect to these hedges (as well as any international currency gain recognized with respect to changes in exchange rates) may not qualify under the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test that we must satisfy annually in order to qualify and maintain our status as a REIT.
General Business Risks
Our performance and value are impacted by the local economic conditions of and the risks associated with doing business in California.
      As of December 31, 2005, our industrial properties located in California represented 27.6% of the aggregate square footage of our industrial operating properties and 28.5% of our industrial annualized base rent. Our revenue from, and the value of, our properties located in California may be affected by local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of or reduced demand for industrial properties) and the local economic climate. Business layoffs, downsizing, industry slowdowns, changing demographics and other factors may adversely impact California’s economic climate. Because of the number of properties we have located in California, a downturn in California’s economy or real estate conditions could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
We may experience losses that our insurance does not cover.
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terrorism, windstorms, floods or seismic activity, may be insured subject to certain limitations, including large deductibles or co-payments and policy limits. Although we have obtained coverage for certain acts of terrorism, with policy specifications and insured limits that we consider commercially reasonable given the cost and availability of such coverage, we cannot be certain that we will be able to renew coverage on comparable terms or collect under such policies. In addition, there are other types of losses, such as those from riots, bio-terrorism or acts of war, that are not generally insured in our industry because it is not economically feasible to do so. We may incur material losses in excess of insurance proceeds and we may not be able to continue to obtain insurance at commercially reasonable rates. If we experience a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds our insured limits with respect to one or more of our properties, then we could lose the capital invested in the damaged properties, as well as the anticipated future revenue from those properties and, if there is recourse debt, then we would remain obligated for any mortgage debt or other financial obligations related to the properties. Moreover, as the general partner of the operating partnership, we generally will be liable for all of the operating partnership’s unsatisfied recourse obligations, including any obligations incurred by the operating partnership as the general partner of co-investment joint ventures. Any such losses could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
      A number of our properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to earthquake activity. Domestic properties located in active seismic areas include properties in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Memphis and Seattle. Our largest concentration of such properties is in California where, as of December 31, 2005, we had 253 industrial buildings, aggregating approximately 24.3 million square feet and representing 27.6% of our industrial operating properties based on aggregate square footage and 28.5% based on industrial annualized base rent. International properties located in active seismic areas include Tokyo and Osaka, Japan and Mexico City, Mexico. We carry replacement-cost earthquake insurance on all of our properties located in areas historically subject to seismic activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles that we believe are commercially reasonable. We evaluate our earthquake insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants.
      A number of our properties are located in areas that are known to be subject to hurricane and/or flood risk. We carry replacement-cost hurricane and flood hazard insurance on all of our properties located in areas historically subject to such activity, subject to coverage limitations and deductibles that we believe are commercially reasonable. We evaluate our insurance coverage annually in light of current industry practice through an analysis prepared by outside consultants. In 2005, various properties that we own or lease in New Orleans, Louisiana and South Florida suffered damage as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. Although we expect that our insurance will cover losses arising from this damage in excess of the deductibles paid by us and do not believe that such losses would have a material adverse effect on our business, assets or results from operations, we cannot assure you that we will be reimbursed for all losses incurred.
We are subject to risks and liabilities in connection with properties owned through joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships.
      As of December 31, 2005, we owned approximately 54.8 million square feet of our properties through several joint ventures, limited liability companies or partnerships with third parties. Our organizational documents do not limit the amount of available funds that we may invest in partnerships, limited liability companies or joint ventures and we intend to continue to develop and acquire properties through joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships with other persons or entities when warranted by the circumstances. Such partners may share certain approval rights over major decisions. Partnership, limited liability company or joint venture investments involve certain risks, including:
  •  if our partners, co-members or joint venturers go bankrupt, then we and any other remaining general partners, members or joint venturers would generally remain liable for the partnership’s, limited liability company’s or joint venture’s liabilities;
 
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  •  our partners, co-members or joint venturers might have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests or goals that would affect our ability to operate the property;
 
  •  our partners, co-members or joint venturers may have the power to act contrary to our instructions, requests, policies or objectives, including our current policy with respect to maintaining our qualification as a real estate investment trust;
 
  •  the joint venture, limited liability and partnership agreements often restrict the transfer of a joint venture’s, member’s or partner’s interest or “buy-sell” or may otherwise restrict our ability to sell the interest when we desire or on advantageous terms;
 
  •  our relationships with our partners, co-members or joint ventures are contractual in nature and may be terminated or dissolved under the terms of the agreements, and in such event, we may not continue to own or operate the interests or assets underlying such relationship or may need to purchase such interests or assets at an above- market price to continue ownership;
 
  •  disputes between us and our partners, co-members or joint venturers may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers and directors from focusing their time and effort on our business and result in subjecting the properties owned by the applicable partnership or joint venture to additional risk; and
 
  •  we may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of our partners, co-members or joint venturers.
      We generally seek to maintain sufficient control of our partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures to permit us to achieve our business objectives, however, we may not be able to do so, and the occurrence of one or more of the events described above could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
We may be unable to complete divestitures on advantageous terms or contribute properties.
      We intend to continue to divest ourselves of properties that do not meet our strategic objectives, provided that we can negotiate acceptable terms and conditions. Our ability to dispose of properties on advantageous terms depends on factors beyond our control, including competition from other sellers and the availability of attractive financing for potential buyers of our properties. If we are unable to dispose of properties on favorable terms or redeploy the proceeds of property divestitures in accordance with our investment strategy, then our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock could be adversely affected.
      We also anticipate contributing or selling properties to funds and joint ventures. If the funds are unable to raise additional capital on favorable terms after currently available capital is depleted or if the value of such properties are appraised at less than the cost of such properties, then such contributions or sales could be delayed or prevented, adversely affecting our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock. For example, although we have acquired land for development and made capital commitments in Japan and Mexico, we cannot be assured that we ultimately will be able to contribute such properties to funds or joint ventures as we have planned.
Contingent or unknown liabilities could adversely affect our financial condition.
      We have and may in the future acquire properties subject to liabilities and without any recourse, or with only limited recourse, with respect to unknown liabilities. As a result, if a liability were asserted against us based upon ownership of any of these entities or properties, then we might have to pay substantial sums to

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settle it, which could adversely affect our cash flow. Unknown liabilities with respect to entities or properties acquired might include:
  •  liabilities for clean-up or remediation of undisclosed environmental conditions;
 
  •  accrued but unpaid liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
  •  tax liabilities; and
 
  •  claims for indemnification by the general partners, officers and directors and others indemnified by the former owners of the properties.
We are dependent on external sources of capital.
      In order to qualify as a real estate investment trust, we are required each year to distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our real estate investment trust taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and by excluding any net capital gain) and are taxed on our income to the extent it is not fully distributed. Consequently, we may not be able to fund all future capital needs, including acquisition and development activities, from cash retained from operations and must rely on third-party sources of capital. Further, in order to maintain our REIT status and avoid the payment of income and excise taxes, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis to meet the REIT distribution requirements even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings. These short-term borrowing needs could result from differences in timing between the actual receipt of cash and inclusion of income for federal income tax purposes, or the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt or amortization payments. Our ability to access private debt and equity capital on favorable terms or at all is dependent upon a number of factors, including, general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our current and potential future earnings and cash distributions and the market price of our capital stock.
Debt Financing Risks
We could incur more debt, increasing our debt service.
      It is our policy to incur debt, either directly or through our subsidiaries, only if it will not cause our share of total debt-to-our share of total market capitalization ratio to exceed approximately 45%. Our definition of “our share of total market capitalization” is our share of total debt plus preferred equity liquidation preferences plus market equity. See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table contained in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for our definitions of “market equity” and “our share of total debt.” The aggregate amount of indebtedness that we may incur under our policy increases directly with an increase in the market price per share of our capital stock. Further, our management could alter or eliminate this policy without stockholder approval. If we change this policy, then we could become more highly leveraged, resulting in an increase in debt service that could adversely affect the cash available for distribution to our stockholders.
We face risks associated with the use of debt to fund acquisitions and developments, including refinancing risk.
      As of December 31, 2005, we had total debt outstanding of $3.4 billion. We guarantee the operating partnership’s obligations with respect to the senior debt securities referenced in our financial statements. We are subject to risks normally associated with debt financing, including the risk that our cash flow will be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest. We anticipate that we will repay only a small portion of the principal of our debt prior to maturity. Accordingly, we will likely need to refinance at least a portion of our outstanding debt as it matures. There is a risk that we may not be able to refinance existing debt or that the terms of any refinancing will not be as favorable as the terms of our existing debt. If we are unable to refinance or extend principal payments due at maturity or pay them with proceeds of other capital transactions, then we expect that our cash flow will not be sufficient in all years to pay dividends to our stockholders and to repay all such maturing debt. Furthermore, if prevailing interest rates or other factors at

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the time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial real estate loans) result in higher interest rates upon refinancing, then the interest expense relating to that refinanced indebtedness would increase.
      In addition, if we mortgage one or more of our properties to secure payment of indebtedness and we are unable to meet mortgage payments, then the property could be foreclosed upon or transferred to the mortgagee with a consequent loss of income and asset value. A foreclosure on one or more of our properties could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
Covenants in our debt agreements could adversely affect our financial condition.
      The terms of our credit agreements and other indebtedness require that we comply with a number of financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit flexibility in our operations, and our failure to comply with these covenants could cause a default under the applicable debt agreement even if we have satisfied our payment obligations. As of December 31, 2005, we had certain non-recourse, secured loans, which are cross-collateralized by multiple properties. If we default on any of these loans, we may then be required to repay such indebtedness, together with applicable prepayment charges, to avoid foreclosure on all the cross-collateralized properties within the applicable pool. Foreclosure on our properties, or our inability to refinance our loans on favorable terms, could adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock. In addition, our credit facilities and senior debt securities contain certain cross-default provisions, which are triggered in the event that our other material indebtedness is in default. These cross-default provisions may require us to repay or restructure the credit facilities and the senior debt securities in addition to any mortgage or other debt that is in default, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock.
Failure to hedge effectively against interest rates may adversely affect results of operations.
      We seek to manage our exposure to interest rate volatility by using interest rate hedging arrangements, such as interest rate cap agreements and interest rate swap agreements. These agreements involve risks, such as the risk that the counterparties may fail to honor their obligations under these arrangements, that these arrangements may not be effective in reducing our exposure to interest rate changes and that a court could rule that such agreements are not legally enforceable. Hedging may reduce overall returns on our investments. Failure to hedge effectively against interest rate changes may materially adversely affect our results of operations.
Conflicts of Interest Risks
Some of our directors and executive officers are involved in other real estate activities and investments and, therefore, may have conflicts of interest with us.
      Certain of our executive officers and directors own interests in other real-estate related businesses and investments, including retail development projects, office buildings and de minimis holdings of the equity securities of public and private real estate companies. Our executive officers’ continued involvement in other real estate-related activities could divert their attention from our day-to-day operations. Our executive officers have entered into non-competition agreements with us pursuant to which they have agreed not to engage in any activities, directly or indirectly, in respect of commercial real estate, and not to make any investment in respect of any industrial or retail real estate, other than through ownership of not more than 5% of the outstanding shares of a public company engaged in such activities or through certain specified investments. State law may limit our ability to enforce these agreements. We believe that these properties and activities generally do not directly compete with any of our properties. However, it is possible that a property in which an executive officer or director, or an affiliate of an executive officer or director, has an interest may compete with us in the future if we were to invest in a property similar in type and in close proximity to that property.

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We will not acquire any properties from our executive officers, directors or their affiliates unless the transaction is approved by a majority of the disinterested and independent (as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange) members of our board of directors with respect to that transaction.
Our role as general partner of the operating partnership may conflict with the interests of our stockholders.
      As the general partner of the operating partnership, we have fiduciary obligations to the operating partnership’s limited partners, the discharge of which may conflict with the interests of our stockholders. In addition, those persons holding limited partnership units will have the right to vote as a class on certain amendments to the operating partnership’s partnership agreement and individually to approve certain amendments that would adversely affect their rights. The limited partners may exercise these voting rights in a manner that conflicts with the interests of our stockholders. In addition, under the terms of the operating partnership’s partnership agreement, holders of limited partnership units will have certain approval rights with respect to certain transactions that affect all stockholders but which they may not exercise in a manner that reflects the interests of all stockholders.
Risks Associated with Government Regulations
The costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations and any related potential liability could exceed our budgets for these items.
      Under various environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of investigation, removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum products at, on, under or in its property. The costs of removal or remediation of such substances could be substantial. These laws typically impose liability and clean-up responsibility without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the presence of the contaminants. Even if more than one person may have been responsible for the contamination, each person covered by the environmental laws may be held responsible for all of the clean-up costs incurred. In addition, third parties may sue the owner or operator of a site for damages based on personal injury, property damage or other costs, including investigation and clean-up costs, resulting from the environmental contamination.
      Environmental laws in some countries, including the U.S., also require that owners or operators of buildings containing asbestos properly manage and maintain the asbestos, adequately inform or train those who may come into contact with asbestos and undertake special precautions, including removal or other abatement, in the event that asbestos is disturbed during building renovation or demolition. These laws may impose fines and penalties on building owners or operators who fail to comply with these requirements and may allow third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos. Some of our properties may contain asbestos-containing building materials.
      In addition, some of our properties are leased or have been leased, in part, to owners and operators of businesses that use, store or otherwise handle petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, creating a potential for the release of such hazardous or toxic substances. Further, certain of our properties are on, adjacent to or near other properties that have contained or currently contain petroleum products or other hazardous or toxic substances, or upon which others have engaged, are engaged or may engage in activities that may release such hazardous or toxic substances. From time to time, we may acquire properties, or interests in properties, with known adverse environmental conditions where we believe that the environmental liabilities associated with these conditions are quantifiable and that the acquisition will yield a superior risk-adjusted return. In such an instance, we underwrite the costs of environmental investigation, clean-up and monitoring into the acquisition cost and obtain appropriate environmental insurance for the property. Further, in connection with certain divested properties, we have agreed to remain responsible for, and to bear the cost of, remediating or monitoring certain environmental conditions on the properties.
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we are not aware of, any environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. Nonetheless, it is possible that the assessments did not reveal all environmental liabilities and that there are material environmental liabilities unknown to us, or that known environmental conditions may give rise to liabilities that are greater than we anticipated. Further, our properties’ current environmental condition may be affected by customers, the condition of land, operations in the vicinity of the properties (such as releases from underground storage tanks) or by unrelated third parties. If the costs of compliance with existing or future environmental laws and regulations exceed our budgets for these items, then our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock could be adversely affected.
Compliance or failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other similar regulations could result in substantial costs.
      Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, places of public accommodation must meet certain federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. Noncompliance could result in the imposition of fines by the federal government or the award of damages to private litigants. If we are required to make unanticipated expenditures to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including removing access barriers, then our cash flow and the amounts available for dividends to our stockholders may be adversely affected. Our properties are also subject to various federal, state and local regulatory requirements, such as state and local fire and life-safety requirements. We could incur fines or private damage awards if we fail to comply with these requirements. While we believe that our properties are currently in material compliance with these regulatory requirements, the requirements may change or new requirements may be imposed that could require significant unanticipated expenditures by us that will affect our cash flow and results of operations.
Federal Income Tax Risks
Our failure to qualify as a real estate investment trust would have serious adverse consequences to our stockholders.
      We elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1997. We currently intend to operate so as to qualify as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code and believe that our current organization and method of operation comply with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code to enable us to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust. However, it is possible that we have been organized or have operated in a manner that would not allow us to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or that our future operations could cause us to fail to qualify. Qualification as a real estate investment trust requires us to satisfy numerous requirements (some on an annual and others on a quarterly basis) established under highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which there are only limited judicial and administrative interpretations, and involves the determination of various factual matters and circumstances not entirely within our control. For example, in order to qualify as a real estate investment trust, we must derive at least 95% of our gross income in any year from qualifying sources. In addition, we must pay dividends to stockholders aggregating annually at least 90% of our real estate investment trust taxable income (determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding capital gains) and must satisfy specified asset tests on a quarterly basis. These provisions and the applicable Treasury regulations are more complicated in our case because we hold our assets through the operating partnership. Legislation, new regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions could significantly change the tax laws with respect to qualification as a real estate investment trust or the federal income tax consequences of such qualification. However, we are not aware of any pending tax legislation that would adversely affect our ability to qualify as a real estate investment trust.
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qualification. If we lose our real estate investment trust status, then our net earnings available for investment or distribution to stockholders would be significantly reduced for each of the years involved. In addition, we would no longer be required to make distributions to our stockholders.
Certain property transfers may generate prohibited transaction income, resulting in a penalty tax on gain attributable to the transaction.
      From time to time, we may transfer or otherwise dispose of some of our properties. Under the Internal Revenue Code, any gain resulting from transfers of properties that we hold as inventory or primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business would be treated as income from a prohibited transaction subject to a 100% penalty tax. Since we acquire properties for investment purposes, we do not believe that our occasional transfers or disposals of property are properly treated as prohibited transactions. However, whether property is held for investment purposes is a question of fact that depends on all the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction. The Internal Revenue Service may contend that certain transfers or disposals of properties by us are prohibited transactions. While we believe that the Internal Revenue Service would not prevail in any such dispute, if the Internal Revenue Service were to argue successfully that a transfer or disposition of property constituted a prohibited transaction, then we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any gain allocable to us from the prohibited transaction. In addition, income from a prohibited transaction might adversely affect our ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes.
Risks Associated With Our Dependence on Key Personnel
      We depend on the efforts of our executive officers. While we believe that we could find suitable replacements for these key personnel, the loss of their services or the limitation of their availability could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and ability to pay dividends on, and the market price of, our stock. We do not have employment agreements with any of our executive officers.
Risks Associated with Our Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our business could be adversely impacted if we have deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting.
      The design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting may not prevent all errors, misstatements or misrepresentations. While management will continue to review the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, there can be no guarantee that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in our internal control over financial reporting which may occur in the future could result in misstatements of our results of operations, restatements of our financial statements, a decline in our stock price, or otherwise materially adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
Risks Associated with Ownership of Our Stock
Limitations in our charter and bylaws could prevent a change in control.
      Certain provisions of our charter and bylaws may delay, defer or prevent a change in control or other transaction that could provide the holders of our common stock with the opportunity to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for the common stock. To maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, not more than 50% in value of our outstanding stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year after the first taxable year for which a real estate investment trust election is made. Furthermore, our common stock must be held by a minimum of 100 persons for at least 335 days of a 12-month taxable year (or a proportionate part of a short tax year). In addition, if we, or an owner of 10% or more of our stock, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of one of our customers

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(or a tenant of any partnership in which we are a partner), then the rent received by us (either directly or through any such partnership) from that tenant will not be qualifying income for purposes of the real estate investment trust gross income tests of the Internal Revenue Code. To help us maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes, we prohibit the ownership, actually or by virtue of the constructive ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, by any single person, of more than 9.8% (by value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the issued and outstanding shares of each of our common stock, series L preferred stock, series M preferred stock and series O preferred stock. We also prohibit the ownership, actually or constructively, of any shares of our series D, E, F, H, I, J and K preferred stock by any single person so that no such person, taking into account all of our stock so owned by such person, including any common stock or other series of preferred stock, may own in excess of 9.8% of our issued and outstanding capital stock. We refer to this limitation as the “ownership limit.” Shares acquired or held in violation of the ownership limit will be transferred to a trust for the benefit of a designated charitable beneficiary. Any person who acquires shares in violation of the ownership limit will not be entitled to any dividends on the shares or be entitled to vote the shares or receive any proceeds from the subsequent sale of the shares in excess of the lesser of the price paid for the shares or the amount realized from the sale. A transfer of shares in violation of the above limits may be void under certain circumstances. The ownership limit may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control and, therefore, could adversely affect our stockholders’ ability to realize a premium over the then-prevailing market price for the shares of our common stock in connection with such transaction.
      Our charter authorizes us to issue additional shares of common and preferred stock and to establish the preferences, rights and other terms of any series or class of preferred stock that we issue. Although our board of directors has no intention to do so at the present time, it could establish a series or class of preferred stock that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction, including a change in control, that might involve a premium price for the common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.
      Our charter and bylaws and Maryland law also contain other provisions that may impede various actions by stockholders without approval of our board of directors, which in turn may delay, defer or prevent a transaction, including a change in control. Those provisions in our charter and bylaws include:
  •  directors may be removed only for cause and only upon a two-thirds vote of stockholders;
 
  •  our board can fix the number of directors within set limits (which limits are subject to change by our board), and fill vacant directorships upon the vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even though less than a quorum, or in the case of a vacancy resulting from an increase in the size of the board, a majority of the entire board;
 
  •  stockholders must give advance notice to nominate directors or propose business for consideration at a stockholders’ meeting; and
 
  •  the request of the holders of 50% or more of our common stock is necessary for stockholders to call a special meeting.
      Those provisions provided for under Maryland law include:
  •  a two-thirds vote of stockholders is required to amend our charter; and
 
  •  stockholders may only act by written consent with the unanimous approval of all stockholders entitled to vote on the matter in question.
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The market value of our stock could be substantially affected by various factors.
      As with other publicly traded securities, the trading price of our stock will depend on many factors that are not within our control and may change from time to time, including:
  •  the extent of investor interest in us;
 
  •  the market for similar securities issued by real estate investment trusts;
 
  •  the general reputation of real estate investment trusts and the attractiveness of their equity securities in comparison to other equity securities (including securities issued by other real estate-based companies);
 
  •  general stock and bond market conditions, including changes in interest rates on fixed income securities, that may lead prospective purchasers of our stock to demand a higher annual yield from future dividends;
 
  •  terrorist activity may adversely affect the markets in which our securities trade, possibly increasing market volatility and causing the further erosion of business and consumer confidence and spending;
 
  •  general economic conditions; and
 
  •  our financial condition, performance and prospects.
      Other factors such as governmental regulatory action and changes in tax laws could also have a significant impact on the future trading price of our stock.
Earnings, cash dividends, asset value and market interest rates affect the price of our stock.
      As a real estate investment trust the market value of our equity securities, in general, is based primarily upon the market’s perception of our growth potential and our current and potential future earnings and cash dividends. Our equity securities’ market value is based secondarily upon the market value of our underlying real estate assets. For this reason, shares of our stock may trade at prices that are higher or lower than our net asset value per share. To the extent that we retain operating cash flow for investment purposes, working capital reserves, or other purposes, these retained funds, while increasing the value of our underlying assets, may not correspondingly increase the market price of our stock. Our failure to meet the market’s expectations with regard to future earnings and cash dividends likely would adversely affect the market price of our stock. Further, the distribution yield on the stock (as a percentage of the price of the stock) relative to market interest rates may also influence the price of our stock. An increase in market interest rates might lead prospective purchasers of our stock to expect a higher distribution yield, which would adversely affect our stock’s market price. Additionally, if the market price of our stock declines significantly, then we might breach certain covenants with respect to our debt obligations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and ability to make future acquisitions and our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.
If we issue additional securities, then the investment of existing stockholders will be diluted.
      We have authority to issue shares of common stock or other equity or debt securities, and to cause the operating partnership to issue limited partnership units, in exchange for property or otherwise. Existing stockholders have no preemptive right to acquire any additional securities issued by the operating partnership or us and any issuance of additional equity securities could result in dilution of an existing stockholder’s investment.
We could change our investment and financing policies without a vote of stockholders.
      Subject to our current investment policy to maintain our qualification as a real estate investment trust (unless a change is approved by our board of directors under certain circumstances), our board of directors determines our investment and financing policies, our growth strategy and our debt, capitalization, distribution and operating policies. Although our board of directors does not presently intend to revise or amend these strategies and policies, they may do so at any time without a vote of stockholders. Any such changes may not

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serve the interests of all stockholders and could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations, including our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.
Shares available for future sale could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
      The operating partnership and AMB Property II, L.P. had 4,396,525 common limited partnership units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2005, which may be exchanged generally one year after their issuance on a one-for-one basis into shares of our common stock. In the future, the operating partnership or AMB Property II, L.P. may issue additional limited partnership units, and we may issue shares of common stock, in connection with the acquisition of properties or in private placements. These shares of common stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon exchange of limited partnership units may be sold in the public securities markets over time, pursuant to registration rights that we have granted, or may grant in connection with future issuances, or pursuant to Rule 144. In addition, common stock issued under our stock option and incentive plans may also be sold in the market pursuant to registration statements that we have filed or pursuant to Rule 144. As of December 31, 2005, under our stock option and incentive plans, we had 3,872,024 shares of common stock reserved and available for future issuance, had outstanding options to purchase 9,148,437 shares of common stock (of which 7,236,870 are vested and exercisable) and had 547,524 unvested restricted shares of common stock outstanding. Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that such sales might occur could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Further, the existence of the operating partnership’s limited partnership units and the shares of our common stock reserved for issuance upon exchange of limited partnership units and the exercise of options, and registration rights referred to above, may adversely affect the terms upon which we are able to obtain additional capital through the sale of equity securities.
Item 1B.      Unresolved Staff Comments
      None.
Item 2. Properties
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES
      As of December 31, 2005, on a consolidated basis, we owned 876 industrial buildings aggregating approximately 87.8 million rentable square feet, located in 33 markets throughout the United States and in China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands. Our industrial properties accounted for $527.3 million or 99.7% of our total annualized base rent as of December 31, 2005. Our industrial properties were 95.8% leased to 2,202 customers, the largest of which accounted for no more than 3.7% of our annualized base rent from our industrial properties. See Part IV, Item 15: Note 16 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for segment information related to our operations.
      Property Characteristics. Our industrial properties, which consist primarily of warehouse distribution facilities suitable for single or multiple customers, are typically comprised of multiple buildings.

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      The following table identifies type and characteristics of our industrial buildings and each type’s percentage of our total portfolio based on square footage at December 31:
                     
Building Type   Description   2005   2004
             
Warehouse
  Customers typically 15,000-75,000 square feet, single or multi-tenant     44.2 %     41.4 %
Bulk Warehouse
  Customers typically over 75,000 square feet, single or multi-tenant     40.0 %     38.9 %
Flex Industrial
  Includes assembly or research & development, single or multi-customer     5.9 %     7.1 %
Light Industrial
  Smaller customers, 15,000 square feet or less, higher office finish     4.6 %     5.9 %
Trans-Shipment
  Unique configurations for truck terminals and cross-docking     1.7 %     2.3 %
Air Cargo
  On-tarmac or airport land for transfer of air cargo goods     3.1 %     3.2 %
Office
  Single or multi-customer, used strictly for office     0.5 %     1.2 %
                 
          100.0 %     100.0 %
      Lease Terms. Our industrial properties are typically subject to lease on a “triple net basis,” in which customers pay their proportionate share of real estate taxes, insurance and operating costs, or are subject to leases on a “modified gross basis,” in which customers pay expenses over certain threshold levels. In addition, most of our leases include fixed rental increases or Consumer Price Index-based rental increases. Lease terms typically range from three to ten years, with a weighted average of six years, excluding renewal options. However, the majority of our industrial leases do not include renewal options.
      Overview of Major Target Markets. Our industrial properties are typically located near major airports, key interstate highways and seaports in major domestic metropolitan areas, such as Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, Northern New Jersey/ New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle. Our international industrial properties are located in major distribution markets, including Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Guadalajara, Hamburg, Mexico City, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo.
      Within these metropolitan areas, industrial properties are generally concentrated in locations with limited new construction opportunities within established, relatively large submarkets, which we believe should provide a higher rate of occupancy and rent growth than properties located elsewhere. These in-fill locations are typically near major airports, seaports or convenient to major highways and rail lines, and are proximate to large and diverse labor pools. There is typically broad demand for industrial space in these centrally located submarkets due to a diverse mix of industries and types of industrial uses, including warehouse distribution, light assembly and manufacturing. We generally avoid locations at the periphery of metropolitan areas where there are fewer constraints to the supply of additional industrial properties.

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Industrial Market Operating Statistics (1)
      As of December 31, 2005, we held investments in operating properties in 33 markets in our consolidated portfolio and an additional nine markets in our unconsolidated portfolio throughout the United States and in China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands. The following table represents properties in which we own a 100% interest or a controlling interest (consolidated), and excludes properties in which we only own a non-controlling interest (unconsolidated) and properties under development:
                                                                                                   
                                        Total        
                    No. New                   U.S. Hub       Total/
            Dallas/   Los   Jersey/   San Francisco           North American   and Gateway   Total Other   Weighted
    Atlanta   Chicago   Ft. Worth   Angeles(2)   New York   Bay Area   Miami   Seattle   On-Tarmac(3)   Markets   Markets   Average
                                                 
Number of buildings
    45       99       35       135       117       118       49       50       34       682       194       876  
Rentable square feet
    4,416,190       9,770,876       3,515,054       13,104,346       9,370,830       11,147,409       5,015,247       6,952,127       2,674,136       65,966,215       21,805,889       87,772,104  
 
% of total rentable square feet
    4.9 %     11.1 %     4.0 %     14.9 %     10.7 %     12.7 %     5.7 %     7.9 %     3.0 %     74.9 %     25.1 %     100.0 %
Occupancy percentage
    95.2 %     94.5 %     91.5 %     98.6 %     96.8 %     95.9 %     98.3 %     95.6 %     95.0 %     96.2 %     94.6 %     95.8 %
Annualized base rent (000’s)
  $ 18,473     $ 45,249     $ 12,311     $ 80,542     $ 67,212     $ 69,704     $ 36,207     $ 31,124     $ 45,296     $ 406,118     $ 121,194     $ 527,312  
 
% of total annualized base rent
    3.5 %     8.6 %     2.3 %     15.3 %     12.6 %     13.2 %     6.9 %     5.9 %     8.6 %     76.9 %     23.1 %     100.0 %
Number of leases
    176       196       118       373       325       335       236       199       234       2,192       679       2,871  
Annualized base rent per square foot
  $ 4.39     $ 4.90     $ 3.83     $ 6.23     $ 7.41     $ 6.52     $ 7.34     $ 4.68     $ 17.83     $ 6.40     $ 5.87     $ 6.27  
Lease expirations as a % of ABR:(4)
                                                                                               
 
2005
    25.1 %     28.7 %     9.4 %     19.5 %     14.9 %     9.8 %     17.9 %     17.2 %     17.0 %     17.4 %     12.1 %     16.2 %
 
2006
    12.7 %     26.7 %     14.1 %     13.7 %     13.2 %     15.5 %     20.1 %     18.2 %     7.9 %     15.7 %     13.0 %     15.1 %
 
2007
    24.2 %     10.9 %     19.3 %     23.7 %     10.6 %     16.6 %     12.1 %     13.7 %     11.7 %     15.7 %     13.3 %     15.2 %
Weighted average lease terms:
                                                                                               
 
Original
    5.1 years       4.5 years       5.8 years       6.0 years       6.8 years       5.6 years       5.4 years       6.0 years       8.6 years       5.8 years       6.9 years       6.1 years  
 
Remaining
    2.7 years       2.4 years       3.7 years       3.2 years       3.6 years       2.9 years       3.3 years       3.0 years       4.9 years       3.1 years       3.9 years       3.3 years  
Tenant retention:
                                                                                               
 
Quarter
    96.6 %     97.5 %     85.0 %     21.8 %     13.9 %     62.2 %     76.1 %     26.0 %     83.6 %     68.1 %     56.0 %     66.1 %
 
Year-to-date
    89.3 %     82.1 %     62.2 %     48.6 %     41.3 %     67.6 %     68.4 %     53.2 %     80.7 %     64.5 %     63.1 %     64.2 %
Rent increases on renewals and rollovers:
                                                                                               
 
Quarter
    (5.2 )%     0.2 %     (6.4 )%     (4.0 )%     (8.3 )%     (14.6 )%     (0.9 )%     9.1 %     6.7 %     (3.9 )%     (5.8 )%     (4.3 )%
 
Same space SF leased
    426,728       733,877       271,284       316,071       270,250       449,978       329,653       147,427       126,674       3,071,942       769,692       3,841,634  
 
Year-to-date
    (3.0 )%     0.7 %     (6.0 )%     1.6 %     1.4 %     (41.0 )%     1.3 %     (3.2 )%     2.2 %     (10.8 )%     (4.3 )%     (9.7 )%
 
Same space SF leased
    888,881       1,822,495       698,886       2,371,014       900,336       2,089,998       1,078,385       819,959       362,528       11,032,482       2,574,944       13,607,426  
Same store cash basis NOI % change:
                                                                                               
 
Quarter
    3.9 %     (18.4 )%     (21.6 )%     8.3 %     41.3 %     (2.8 )%     21.0 %     9.3 %     12.1 %     6.3 %     1.2 %     5.2 %
 
Year-to-date
    (3.5 )%     (5.1 )%     (2.4 )%     3.5 %     17.6 %     (11.2 )%     4.8 %     7.0 %     4.4 %     0.6 %     (1.9 )%     0.1 %
Sq. feet owned in same store pool(5)
    3,843,330       7,104,452       3,374,894       11,510,097       6,517,164       10,587,804       4,236,006       6,117,008       2,556,891       55,847,646       16,604,963       72,452,609  
AMB’s pro rata share of square feet(6)
    2,533,993       8,671,069       2,552,038       10,633,857       5,315,216       8,562,343       4,262,752       3,763,649       2,530,524       48,825,441       18,341,161       67,166,602  
Total market square footage(7)
    5,422,133       14,431,125       3,737,334       17,930,364       9,853,611       11,551,326       5,671,847       7,718,372       3,930,038       80,246,150       34,708,482       114,954,632  
 
(1)  Includes all industrial consolidated operating properties and excludes industrial development and renovation projects.
 
(2)  We also own a 19.9-acre parking lot with 2,720 parking spaces and 12 billboard signs in the Los Angeles market immediately adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport.
 
(3)  Includes domestic on-tarmac air cargo facilities at 14 airports.
 
(4)  Annualized base rent is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the terms of the lease, as of December 31, 2005, multiplied by 12.
 
(5)  Same store pool excludes properties or developments stabilized after December 31, 2003. Stabilized properties are generally defined as properties that are 90% leased or properties for which we have held a certificate of occupancy or where building has been substantially complete for at least 12 months.
 
(6)  Calculated as our pro rata share of square feet on consolidated and unconsolidated operating properties.
 
(7)  Total market square footage includes industrial and retail operating properties, development properties, unconsolidated properties (100% of the square footage) and properties managed for third parties.

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Industrial Operating Portfolio Overview
      As of December 31, 2005, our 876 industrial buildings were diversified across 33 markets throughout the United States and in China, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands. The average age of our industrial properties is approximately 21 years (since the property was built or substantially renovated). The following table represents properties in which we own a fee simple or leasehold interest or a controlling interest (consolidated), and excludes properties in which we only own a non-controlling interest (unconsolidated):
                                                                       
        Rentable   % of Total       Annualized   % of Total       Annualized
    Number of   Square   Rentable   Occupancy   Base Rent   Annualized   Number   Base Rent per
    Buildings   Feet   Square Feet   Percentage   (000’s)   Base Rent   of Leases   Square Foot
                                 
Domestic Hub Markets
    682       65,966,215       74.9 %     96.2 %   $ 406,118       76.9 %     2,192     $ 6.40  
Other Markets
                                                               
 
Domestic Target Markets
                                                               
   
Austin
    8       1,558,757       1.8       93.9       8,371       1.6       29       5.72  
   
Baltimore/ Washington DC
    36       2,809,554       3.2       98.2       18,689       3.5       133       6.77  
   
Boston
    40       5,288,268       6.0       91.1       31,694       6.0       100       6.58  
   
Minneapolis
    29       3,707,692       4.2       98.0       15,912       3.0       136       4.38  
                                                 
 
Subtotal/ Weighted Average
    113       13,364,271       15.2       94.8       74,666       14.1       398       5.89  
 
Domestic Non-Target Markets
                                                               
   
Charlotte
    21       1,317,864       1.6       83.7       5,518       1.0       65       5.00  
   
Columbus
    1       240,000       0.3       100.0       720       0.1       3       3.00  
   
Houston
    1       410,000       0.5       100.0       2,531       0.5       1       6.17  
   
Memphis
    17       1,883,845       2.1       91.4       8,744       1.7       47       5.08  
   
New Orleans
    5       410,839       0.5       98.3       2,004       0.4       51       4.96  
   
Orlando
    16       1,424,748       1.7       96.4       6,250       1.2       75       4.55  
   
San Diego
    5       276,167       0.3       85.4       1,911       0.4       19       8.10  
                                                 
 
Subtotal/ Weighted Average
    66       5,963,463       7.1       92.0       27,678       5.3       261       5.04  
 
International Target Markets(1)
                                                               
   
Amsterdam, Netherlands
    5       476,972       0.5       100.0       4,608       0.9       5       9.66  
   
Frankfurt, Germany
    1       166,917       0.2       100.0       1,980       0.4       1       11.86  
   
Hamburg, Germany
    3       397,963       0.4       99.1       3,153       0.6       6       7.99  
   
Lyon, France
    1       262,491       0.3       100.0       1,452       0.3       2       5.53  
   
Paris, France
    4       1,022,063       1.2       100.0       7,125       1.4       4       6.97  
   
Shanghai, China
    1       151,749       0.2       100.0       532       0.1       2       3.51  
                                                 
 
Subtotal/ Weighted Average
    15       2,478,155       2.8       99.9       18,850       3.7       20       7.61  
                                                 
     
Total Other Markets
    194       21,805,889       25.1       94.6       121,194       23.1       679       5.87  
                                                 
 
Total/ Weighted Average
    876       87,772,104       100.0 %     95.8 %   $ 527,312       100.0 %     2,871     $ 6.27  
                                                 
 
(1)  Annualized base rent for leases denominated in foreign currencies is translated using the currency exchange rate at December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  Annualized base rent is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the lease, as of December 31, 2005, multiplied by 12. If free rent is granted, then the first positive rent value is used.

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Industrial Lease Expirations
      The following table summarizes the lease expirations for our industrial properties for leases in place as of December 31, 2005, without giving effect to the exercise of renewal options or termination rights, if any, at or prior to the scheduled expirations:
                         
        Annualized   % of
    Square   Base Rent   Annualized
    Feet(1)(2)   (000’s)(3)   Base Rent
             
2006
    14,814,362     $ 89,922       16.2 %
2007
    14,245,738       83,898       15.1 %
2008
    14,095,709       84,259       15.2 %
2009
    11,726,525       70,944       12.8 %
2010
    10,368,286       77,179       13.9 %
2011
    6,097,520       43,935       7.9 %
2012
    3,983,288       35,548       6.4 %
2013
    1,397,167       14,630       2.6 %
2014
    3,508,245       24,318       4.4 %
2015 and beyond
    3,943,343       31,404       5.5 %
                   
Total
    84,180,183     $ 556,037       100.0 %
                   
 
(1)  Schedule includes leases that expire on or after December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  The schedule also includes leases in month-to-month and hold-over status totaling 3.7 million square feet.
 
(3)  Calculated as monthly base rent at expiration multiplied by 12. Non-U.S.  dollar projects are converted to U.S. dollars based on the forward exchange rate at expiration.

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Customer Information
      Largest Property Customers. As of December 31, 2005, our 25 largest industrial property customers by annualized base rent are set forth in the table below:
                                           
            Percentage of       Percentage of
            Aggregate       Aggregate
        Aggregate   Leased   Annualized   Annualized
    Number of   Rentable   Square   Base Rent   Base
Customer Name(1)   Leases   Square Feet   Feet(2)   (000’s)(3)   Rent(4)
                     
United States Government(5)(6)
    49       1,118,282       1.3 %   $ 19,576       3.7 %
FedEx Corporation
    27       1,359,559       1.5 %     14,130       2.7 %
Deutsche Post World Net
    44       1,727,890       2.0 %     13,753       2.6 %
Harmonic Inc. 
    4       285,480       0.3 %     6,674       1.3 %
City and County of San Francisco
    1       559,605       0.6 %     5,714       1.1 %
La Poste
    2       854,427       1.0 %     5,424       1.0 %
Expeditors International
    7       1,041,773       1.2 %     5,115       1.0 %
Worldwide Flight Services
    12       318,959       0.4 %     3,870       0.7 %
UPS
    13       549,994       0.6 %     3,812       0.7 %
International Paper Company
    6       473,399       0.5 %     3,800       0.7 %
Panalpina, Inc. 
    7       572,935       0.7 %     3,542       0.7 %
Forward Air Corporation
    8       475,954       0.5 %     3,416       0.6 %
Nippon Express USA
    5       429,040       0.5 %     3,361       0.6 %
Ahold NV
    5       644,571       0.7 %     2,837       0.5 %
Elmhult Limited Partnership
    5       760,253       0.9 %     2,686       0.5 %
Virco Manufacturing Corporation
    1       559,000       0.6 %     2,566       0.5 %
BAX Global Inc
    7       169,531       0.2 %     2,561       0.5 %
Aeroground Inc. 
    6       201,367       0.2 %     2,555       0.5 %
United Air Lines Inc
    5       118,825       0.1 %     2,456       0.5 %
Applied Materials, Inc. 
    1       290,557       0.3 %     2,277       0.4 %
Iron Mountain Information Management
    9       442,041       0.5 %     2,126       0.4 %
Kintetsu World Express
    5       167,027       0.2 %     2,112       0.4 %
Eagle Global Logistics, L.P. 
    7       350,563       0.4 %     2,071       0.4 %
FMI International
    1       315,000       0.4 %     2,068       0.4 %
United Liquors, Ltd. 
    1       440,000       0.5 %     2,057       0.4 %
                               
 
Total
            14,226,032       16.2 %   $ 120,559       22.8 %
                               
 
(1)  Customer(s) may be a subsidiary of or an entity affiliated with the named customer. We also have a lease with Park’N Fly at our Park One property, a parking lot, adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport with an annualized base rent of $7.2 million, which is not included.
 
(2)  Computed as aggregate leased square feet divided by the aggregate leased square feet of the industrial and retail properties.
 
(3)  Annualized base rent is calculated as monthly base rent (cash basis) per the lease, as of December 31, 2005, multiplied by 12.
 
(4)  Computed as aggregate annualized base rent divided by the aggregate annualized base rent of the industrial, retail and other properties.
 
(5)  Airport apron rental amounts (but not square footage) are included.
 
(6)  United States Government includes the United States Postal Service, United States Customs, United States Department of Agriculture and various other U.S. governmental agencies.

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OPERATING AND LEASING STATISTICS
Industrial Operating and Leasing Statistics
      The following table summarizes key operating and leasing statistics for all of our industrial properties as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003:
                               
Operating Portfolio(1)   2005   2004   2003
             
Square feet owned(2)
    87,772,104       90,278,803       87,101,412  
Occupancy percentage
    95.8 %     94.8 %     93.1 %
Weighted average lease terms:
                       
 
Original
    6.1 years       6.1 years       6.1 years  
 
Remaining
    3.3 years       3.3 years       3.2 years  
Tenant retention
    64.2 %     66.8 %     65.3 %
Same Space Leasing Activity(3):
                       
 
Rent increases (decreases) on renewals and rollovers
    (9.7 )%     (13.2 )%     (10.1 )%
 
Same space square footage commencing (millions)
    13.6       17.5       17.3  
Second Generation Leasing Activity(4):
                       
 
Tenant improvements and leasing commissions per sq. ft.:
                       
   
Retained
  $ 1.60     $ 1.73     $ 1.39  
   
Re-tenanted
    3.03       2.70       2.13  
                   
     
Weighted average
  $ 2.34     $ 2.27     $ 1.77  
                   
 
Square footage commencing (millions)
    18.5       22.5       22.7  
 
(1)  Includes all consolidated industrial operating properties and excludes industrial development and renovation projects. Excludes retail and other properties’ square footage of 0.3 million with occupancy of 98.7% and annualized base rents of $1.7 million as of December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  In addition to owned square feet as of December 31, 2005, we managed, but did not have an ownership interest in, approximately 0.4 million additional square feet of industrial and other properties. As of December 31, 2005, one of our subsidiaries also managed approximately 1.3 million square feet of industrial properties on behalf of the IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund. As of December 31, 2005, we also had investments in 12.8 million square feet of industrial operating properties through our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures.
 
(3)  Consists of second generation leases renewing or re-tenanting with current and prior lease terms greater than one year.
 
(4)  Second generation tenant improvements and leasing commissions per square foot are the total cost of tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other leasing costs incurred during leasing of second generation space divided by the total square feet leased. Costs incurred prior to leasing available space are not included until such space is leased. Second generation space excludes newly developed square footage or square footage vacant at acquisition.

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Industrial Same Store Operating Statistics
      The following table summarizes key operating and leasing statistics for our same store properties as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003:
                           
    2005   2004   2003
             
Square feet in same store pool(1)
    72,452,609       74,516,427       71,985,575  
 
% of total industrial square feet
    82.5 %     82.5 %     82.6 %
Occupancy percentage at period end
    95.6 %     95.3 %     93.0 %
Tenant retention
    63.7 %     66.4 %     65.1 %
Rent increases (decreases) on renewals and rollovers
    (9.8 )%     (14.7 )%     (10.6 )%
 
Square feet leased (millions)
    13.0       16.2       16.2  
Growth % increase (decrease) (including straight-line rents):
                       
 
Revenues
    (0.7 )%     (0.7 )%     (3.8 )%
 
Expenses
    (0.2 )%     (0.5 )%     2.7 %
 
Net operating income
    (0.8 )%     (0.8 )%     (5.7 )%
Growth % increase (decrease) (excluding straight-line rents):
                       
 
Revenues
    0.0 %     (0.8 )%     (3.6 )%
 
Expenses
    (0.2 )%     (0.5 )%     2.7 %
 
Net operating income
    0.1 %     (0.9 )%     (5.6 )%
 
(1)  Same store properties are those properties that we owned during both the current and prior year reporting periods, excluding development properties prior to being stabilized (generally defined as properties that are 90% leased or properties for which we have held a certificate of occupancy or building has been substantially complete for at least 12 months).

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DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES
Development Pipeline
      The following table sets forth the properties owned by us as of December 31, 2005 which were undergoing development, renovation or expansion. We can not assure you that any of these projects will be completed on schedule or within budgeted amounts.
Industrial Development and Renovation Deliveries
                                         
                Estimated   Estimated    
                Square   Total   Our
            Estimated   Feet at   Investment   Ownership
Projects   Location   Developer   Stabilization   Stabilization   (000’s)(1)   Percentage
                         
2006 Deliveries
                                       
1. AMB BRU Air Cargo Center
  Brussels, Belgium   AMB     Q1       100,212     $ 11,600       100 %
2. AMB West O’Hare — Bldg 1
  El Grove, Village, IL   AMB     Q1       189,240       15,700       20 %
3. AMB West O’Hare — Bldg 2
  El Grove, Village, IL   AMB     Q1       119,808       9,300       20 %
4. Narita Air Cargo 1 — Phase 1 Bldg A
  Tokyo, Japan   AMB Blackpine     Q1       107,966       11,000       100 %
5. Narita Air Cargo 1 — Phase 1 Bldg B
  Tokyo, Japan   AMB Blackpine     Q1       564,207       57,500       100 %
6. Highway 17 — 50 Broad Street
  Carlstadt, NJ   AMB     Q1       120,000       9,100       100 %
7. Monarch Commerce Center — Bldg 1
  Miramar, FL   AMB     Q2       71,903       5,600       100 %
8. Monarch Commerce Center — Bldg 2
  Miramar, FL   AMB     Q2       32,152       2,400       100 %
9. Monarch Commerce Center — Bldg 3
  Miramar, FL   AMB     Q2       37,447       2,800       100 %
10. Dulles Commerce Center — Bldg 150
  Dulles, VA   Seefried Properties     Q2       72,600       6,300       20 %
11. Dulles Commerce Center — Bldg 200
  Dulles, VA   Seefried Properties     Q2       97,232       7,500       20 %
12. AMB Horizon Creek — Bldg 400
  Atlanta, GA   Seefried Properties     Q2       204,256       9,100       100 %
13. AMB Ohta Distribution Center
  Tokyo, Japan   AMB Blackpine     Q2       789,965       173,300       100 %
14. Singapore Airport Logistics Center — Bldg 2(4)
  Changi Airport, Singapore   Boustead Projects PTE     Q2       254,267       12,000       50 %
15. AMB Amagasaki Distribution Center
  Osaka, Japan   AMB Blackpine     Q2       973,029       94,100       100 %
16. AMB Layline Distribution Center(3)
  Torrance, CA   AMB     Q2       298,000       29,000       100 %
17. AMB Redlands — Parcel 1
  Redlands, CA   AMB     Q2       699,350       24,800       100 %
18. Nash Logistics Center(4)
  El Segundo, CA   IAC     Q2       75,000       12,500       50 %
19. Spinnaker Logistics(3)
  Redondo Beach, CA   IAC     Q2       279,431       30,900       39 %
20. Beacon Lakes — Bldg 6
  Miami, FL   Codina     Q3       206,464       12,300       79 %

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                Estimated   Estimated    
                Square   Total   Our
            Estimated   Feet at   Investment   Ownership
Projects   Location   Developer   Stabilization   Stabilization   (000’s)(1)   Percentage
                         
21. Northfield Bldg 700
  Dallas, TX   Seefried Properties     Q3       108,640       6,300       20 %
22. Agave — Bldg 4
  Mexico City, Mexico   G. Accion     Q3       217,514       13,600       98 %
23. AMB Fokker Logistics Center 1
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   Delta Group     Q3       236,238       27,100       100 %
24. AMB Annagem Distribution Centre
  Toronto, Canada   AMB     Q4       194,330       12,800       100 %
25. AMB Milton 401 Business Park — Bldg 1
  Toronto, Canada   AMB     Q4       373,245       19,300       100 %
26. Beacon Lakes — Bldg 10
  Miami, FL   Codina     Q4       192,476       11,500       79 %
27. Beacon Lakes Village — Phase 1 Bldg 2E
  Miami, FL   Codina     Q4       52,918       5,700       79 %
28. Platinum Triangle Land(6)
  Anaheim, CA   AMB     Q4             33,200       100 %
29. AMB Kashiwa DC-1
  Kashiwa, Japan   AMB Blackpine     Q4       221,477       23,900       100 %
30. Highway 17 — 55 Madison Street
  Carlstadt, NJ   AMB     Q4       150,446       12,000       100 %
                                 
 
Total 2006 Deliveries
                    7,039,813     $ 702,200       90 %
                                 
 
Leased or Under Contract For Sale/ Funded-to-date
                    50 %   $ 592,100 (2)        
 
Weighted Average Estimated Stabilized Yield(5)
                            7.6 %        
2007 Deliveries
                                       
31. AMB Pearson Logistics Centre 1-Bldg 200
  Toronto, Canada   AMB     Q1       205,518     $ 14,400       100 %
32. AMB Isle d’Abeau Logistics — Bldg C
  Lyon, France   GEPRIM     Q1       277,817       18,900       100 %
33. AMB Turnberry Distribution VI
  Roselle, IL   AMB     Q1       179,400       10,400       20 %
34. AMB Frankfurt Logistics Center 556 — Phase II
  Frankfurt, Germany   AMB     Q1       102,031       13,400       100 %
35. AMB Pearson Logistics Centre — Bldg 100
  Toronto, Canada   AMB     Q2       446,338       28,000       100 %
36. AMB Horizon Creek — Bldg 300
  Atlanta, GA   Seefried Properties     Q2       190,923       9,000       100 %
37. AMB Gonesse Distribution Center
  Gonesse, France   GEPRIM     Q2       590,088       50,000       100 %
38. Agave — Bldg 2
  Mexico City, Mexico   G. Accion     Q2       259,473       14,800       98 %
39. AMB Douglassingel Distribution Center
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   Austin     Q3       148,994       20,200       100 %

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                Estimated   Estimated    
                Square   Total   Our
            Estimated   Feet at   Investment   Ownership
Projects   Location   Developer   Stabilization   Stabilization   (000’s)(1)   Percentage
                         
40. AMB Fokker Logistics Center 2 — Bldg 1
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   Delta Group     Q3       118,375       14,400       100 %
41. AMB DFW Logistics Center 1
  Dallas, TX   AMB     Q3       113,640       5,400       100 %
42. AMB Des Plaines Logistics Center
  Des Plaines, IL   AMB     Q3       125,080       12,400       100 %
43. AMB Port of Hamburg 1
  Hamburg, Germany   BUSS Ports + Logistics     Q3       403,862       33,100       94 %
44. Civic Center Corporate Park
  Torrance, CA   AMB     Q4       161,785       25,900       100 %
                                 
 
Total 2007 Deliveries
                    3,323,324     $ 270,300       96 %
                                 
 
Leased or Under Contract
For Sale/ Funded-to-date
                    0 %   $ 56,700 (2)        
 
Weighted Average Estimated Stabilized Yield(5)
                            7.9 %        
2008 Deliveries
                                       
45. AMB Valley Distribution Center
  Auburn , WA   AMB     Q1       766,245     $ 42,700       100 %
46. AMB Barajas Logistics Park
  Madrid, Spain   Codina Torimbia     Q1       452,841       32,500       80 %
47. AMB Fokker Logistics Center 3
  Amsterdam, Netherlands   Delta Group     Q1       313,229       38,900       50 %
                                 
 
Total 2008 Deliveries
                    1,532,315     $ 114,100       77 %
                                 
 
Leased or Under Contract For Sale/ Funded-to-date
                    0 %   $ 32,600 (2)        
 
Weighted Average Estimated Stabilized Yield(5)
                            8.1 %        
Total Scheduled Deliveries
                    11,895,452     $ 1,086,600       90 %
                                 
 
Leased or Under Contract For Sale/ Funded-to-date
                    30 %   $ 681,400 (2)        
 
Weighted Average Estimated Stabilized Yield(5)
                            7.7 %        
 
(1)  Represents total estimated cost of development, renovation or expansion, including initial acquisition costs, third-party developer earnouts and associated carry costs. The estimates are based on our current estimates and forecasts and are subject to change. Excludes 1,307 acres of land held for future development or sale representing a potential 24.3 million square feet and costs totaling $349.5 million. Non-U.S. dollar investments are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  Our share of amounts funded to date for 2006, 2007 and 2008 deliveries was $527.2 million, $51.4 million and $23.7 million, respectively, for a total of $602.3 million.
 
(3)  Represents a renovation project.
 
(4)  Represents projects in unconsolidated joint ventures.
 
(5)  Yields exclude value-added conversion projects and are calculated on an after-tax basis for international projects.
 
(6)  Represents a value-added conversion project.

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      The following table sets forth completed development projects that we intend to either sell or contribute to co-investment funds as of December 31, 2005:
Completed Development Projects Available for Sale or Contribution(2)
                                   
            Estimated    
        Estimated   Total   Our
        Square Feet at   Investment   Ownership
Projects(1)   Market   Completion   (000’s)(3)   Percentage
                 
1. Encino Distribution Center
    Mexico City, Mexico       580,669     $ 32,800       98 %
                         
Total Available for Sale or Contribution
            580,669     $ 32,800       98 %
                         
 
Funded-to-date
                  $ 32,800 (4)        
 
(1)  Represents build-to-suit and speculative development or redevelopment.
 
(2)  We intend to sell these properties or contribute them into a co-investment joint venture within two years of completion. Non-U.S.  dollar investments are translated to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at December 31, 2005.
 
(3)  Represents total estimated cost of renovation, expansion or development, including initial acquisition cost, carry and partner earnouts. The estimates are based on current estimates and forecasts and are subject to change.
 
(4)  Our share of amounts funded as of December 31, 2005 was $32.1 million.
Properties held through Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships
Consolidated Joint Ventures:
      As of December 31, 2005, we held interests in joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships with institutional investors and other third parties, which we consolidate in our financial statements. Such investments are consolidated because we own a majority interest or, as general partner, exercise significant control over major operating decisions such as acquisition or disposition decisions, approval of budgets, selection of property managers and changes in financing. Under the agreements governing the joint ventures, we and the other party to the joint venture may be required to make additional capital contributions and, subject to certain limitations, the joint ventures may incur additional debt. Such agreements also impose certain restrictions on the transfer of joint venture interests by us or the other party to the joint venture and typically provide certain rights to us or the other party to the joint venture to sell our or their interest in the joint venture to the joint venture or to the other joint-venture partner on terms specified in the agreement. In addition, under certain circumstances, many of the joint ventures include buy/sell provisions. See Part IV, Item 15: Note 9 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional details.

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      The tables that follow summarize our consolidated joint ventures as of December 31, 2005:
Co-investment Consolidated Joint Ventures
                                                     
    Our                   JV Partners’
    Ownership   Number of   Square   Gross Book   Property   Share of
Joint Ventures   Percentage   Buildings   Feet(1)   Value(2)   Debt   Debt(3)
                         
    (Dollars in thousands)
Co-Investment Operating Joint Ventures:
                                               
 
AMB Erie(4)
    50 %     15       1,921,432     $ 99,722     $ 40,710     $ 20,354  
 
AMB Partners II(6)
    20 %     105       8,618,386       557,461       285,668       229,017  
 
AMB-SGP(7)
    50 %     74       8,287,007       436,713       239,944       119,666  
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II(5)
    20 %     70       7,964,444       498,161       245,056       193,486  
 
AMB-AMS(8)
    39 %     32       1,891,934       115,852       49,159       30,130  
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III(9)
    20 %     57       7,219,725       743,322       421,290       333,156  
                                     
 
Total Co-Investment Operating Joint Ventures
    27 %     353       35,902,928       2,451,231       1,281,827       925,809  
Co-Investment Development Joint Ventures:
                                               
 
AMB Partners II(6)
    20 %     4       478,880       34,654       6,016       4,765  
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II(5)
    20 %     1       108,640       9,332              
 
AMB-AMS(8)
    39 %     1       279,431       30,155       13,984       8,597  
 
AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III(9)
    20 %     1       179,400       6,312              
                                     
 
Total Co-Investment Development Joint Ventures
    27 %     7       1,046,351       80,453       20,000       13,362  
                                     
   
Total Co-Investment Consolidated Joint Ventures
    27 %     360       36,949,279     $ 2,531,684     $ 1,301,827     $ 939,171  
                                     
 
(1)  For development properties, this represents estimated square feet at completion of development for committed phases of development and renovation projects.
 
(2)  Represents the book value of the property (before accumulated depreciation) owned by the joint venture entity and excludes net other assets as of December 31, 2005. Development book values include uncommitted land.
 
(3)  JV partners’ share of debt is defined as total debt less our share of total debt See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table contained in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for a discussion of why we believe our share of total debt is a useful supplemental measure for our management and investors, of ways to use this measure when assessing our financial performance, the limitations of the measure as a measurement tool, and for a reconciliation of our share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure.
 
(4)  AMB/ Erie, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 1998 with the Erie Insurance Company and certain related entities.
 
(5)  AMB Institutional Alliance Fund II, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust.

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(6)  AMB Partners II, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with the City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System.
 
(7)  AMB-SGP, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2001 with Industrial JV Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of GIC Real Estate Pte. Ltd., a real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
 
(8)  AMB-AMS, L.P. is a co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with three Dutch pension funds advised by Mn Services NV.
 
(9)  AMB Institutional Alliance Fund III, L.P. is an open-ended co-investment partnership formed in 2004 with institutional investors, which invest through a private real estate investment trust.
Other Consolidated Joint Ventures
                                                   
        Our       Gross       JV Partners’
        Ownership   Square   Book   Property   Share of
Properties   Market   Percentage   Feet   Value(1)   Debt   Debt(2)
                         
    (Dollars in thousands)
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
    Various       92 %     2,956,762     $ 244,787     $ 42,688     $ 3,329  
Other Industrial Development Joint Ventures
    Various       73 %     1,834,483       133,903       42,975       18,303  
                                     
 
Total Other Industrial Consolidated Joint Ventures
            86 %     4,791,245     $ 378,690     $ 85,663     $ 21,632  
                                     
 
(1)  Represents the book value of the property (before accumulated depreciation) owned by the joint venture entity and excludes net other assets as of December 31, 2005. Development book values include uncommitted land.
 
(2)  JV Partners’ Share of Debt is defined as total debt less our share of total debt. See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table contained in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for a discussion of why we believe our share of total debt is a useful supplemental measure for our management and investors, of ways to use this measure when assessing our financial performance, the limitations of the measure as a measurement tool, and for a reconciliation of our share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure.
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures, Mortgage and Loan Receivables and Other Investments:
      As of December 31, 2005, we held interests in 12 equity investment joint ventures that are not consolidated in our financial statements. The management and control over significant aspects of these investments are held by the third-party joint-venture partners and we are not the primary beneficiary for the investments that meet the variable-interest entity consolidation criteria under FASB Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. In addition, as of December 31, 2005, we held mortgage investments, from which we receive interest income.

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Unconsolidated Joint Ventures,
Mortgage Investments and Other Investments
                                             
            Our Net   Our   Our
        Square   Equity   Ownership   Share of
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures   Market   Feet   Investment   Percentage   Debt(1)
                     
    (Dollars in thousands)
Co-Investment Joint Ventures
                                       
 
1. AMB-SGP Mexico(2)
    Various, Mexico       1,892,407     $ 16,218       20 %   $ 12,809  
 
2. AMB Japan Fund I(3)
    Various, Japan       1,201,698       10,112       20 %     14,667  
                               
   
Total Co-Investment Joint Ventures
            3,094,105       26,330       20 %     27,476  
Other Industrial Operating Joint Ventures
            9,295,507       41,520       52 %     91,847  
Other Industrial Development Joint Ventures(4)
            719,267       6,176       50 %     12,125  
                               
   
Total Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
            13,108,879     $ 74,026       40 %   $ 131,448  
                               
                                         
            Mortgage        
Mortgage and Loan Receivables   Market   Maturity   Receivable(6)   Rate    
                     
1. Pier 1(5)
    SF Bay Area       May 2026     $ 12,821       13.0 %        
2. G.Accion
    Various       November 2006       8,800       12.0 %        
                               
                    $ 21,621                  
                               
                                         
                Our   Our
            Net   Ownership   Share of
Other Investments   Market   Property Type   Investment   Percentage   Debt(1)
                     
1. Park One
    Los Angeles       Parking Lot     $ 75,498       100%     $  
2. G.Accion(7)
    Various       Various       44,627       39%       29,672  
3. IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund(8)
    Canada       Industrial       2,644       5%        
                               
                    $ 122,769             $ 29,672  
                               
 
(1)  See footnote 1 to the Capitalization Ratios table contained in Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Liquidity and Capital Resources” for a discussion of why we believe our share of total debt is a useful supplemental measure for our management and investors, of ways to use this measure when assessing our financial performance, the limitations of the measure as a measurement tool, and for a reconciliation of our share of total debt to total consolidated debt, a GAAP financial measure.
 
(2)  AMB-SGP Mexico, LLC is an unconsolidated co-investment joint venture formed in 2004 with Industrial (Mexico) JV Pte. Ltd., a real estate investment subsidiary of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. Includes $7.3 million of shareholder loans outstanding at December 31, 2005 between us and the co-investment partnership and its subsidiaries.
 
(3)  AMB Japan Fund I is a co-investment partnership formed in 2005 with 13 institutional investors as limited partners.
 
(4)  Square feet for development joint ventures represents estimated square feet at completion of development project.
 
(5)  AMB has an 0.1% unconsolidated equity interest (with a 33% economic interest) in this property and also has an option to purchase the remaining equity interest beginning January 1, 2007 and expiring December 31, 2009.

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(6)  We hold inter-company loans that we eliminate in consolidation.
 
(7)  We also have a 39% unconsolidated equity interest in G. Accion, a Mexican real estate company. G. Accion provides management and development services for industrial, retail, residential and office properties in Mexico.
 
(8)  We also have an approximate 5% equity interest in IAT Air Cargo Facilities Income Fund, a public Canadian real estate income trust.
Secured Debt
      As of December 31, 2005, we had $1.9 billion of secured indebtedness, net of unamortized premiums, secured by deeds of trust or mortgages. As of December 31, 2005, the total gross consolidated investment value of those properties securing the debt was $3.6 billion. Of the $1.9 billion of secured indebtedness, $1.4 billion was joint venture debt secured by properties with a gross investment value of $2.5 billion. For additional details, see Part II, Item 7: “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Part IV, Item 15: Note 6 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included in this report. We believe that as of December 31, 2005, the fair value of the properties securing the respective obligations in each case exceeded the principal amount of the outstanding obligations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      As of December 31, 2005, there were no pending legal proceedings to which we were a party or of which any of our properties was the subject, the adverse determination of which we anticipate would have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
      Our common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on November 21, 1997 under the symbol “AMB.” As of March 1, 2006, there were approximately 481 holders of record of our common stock (excluding shares held through The Depository Trust Company, as nominee). Set forth below are the high and low sales prices per share of our common stock, as reported on the NYSE composite tape, and the distribution per share paid or payable by us during the period from January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005: