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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
 
    For the transition period from           to
Commission File Number 1-12846
 
PROLOGIS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Maryland
  74-2604728
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
 
4545 Airport Way
Denver, CO 80239
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(303) 567-5000
(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 Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share
  New York Stock Exchange
Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share
  New York Stock Exchange
Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest par value $0.01 per share
  New York Stock Exchange
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.     Yes þ          No 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934).     Yes o          No þ
      Based on the closing price of the registrant’s shares on June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $7,483,753,835.
      At March 6, 2006, there were outstanding approximately 244,562,300 common shares of beneficial interest of the registrant.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
      Portion of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2006 annual meeting of its shareholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.
 
 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                   
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 PART I
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 PART II
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 PART III
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 PART IV
  15.         61  
 Statement re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 Statement re: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges
 Subsidiaries
 Consent of KPMG LLP
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906

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      Certain statements contained in this discussion or elsewhere in this report may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to rent and occupancy growth, development activity and changes in sales or contribution volume of developed properties, general conditions in the geographic areas where we operate and the availability of capital in existing or new property funds — are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained and therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that may affect outcomes and results include, but are not limited to: (i) national, international, regional and local economic climates, (ii) changes in financial markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, (iii) increased or unanticipated competition for our properties, (iv) risks associated with acquisitions, (v) maintenance of real estate investment trust (“REIT”) status, (vi) availability of financing and capital, (vii) changes in demand for developed properties, and (viii) those additional factors discussed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors”. Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to ProLogis and our consolidated subsidiaries.
PART I
Item 1. Business
ProLogis
      We are a REIT that operates a global network of real estate properties, primarily industrial distribution properties. Our business strategy is designed to achieve long-term sustainable growth in cash flow and sustain a high level of return for our shareholders. We manage our business by utilizing the ProLogis Operating System®, an organizational structure and service delivery system that we built around our customers. When combined with our international network of distribution properties, the ProLogis Operating System enables us to meet our customers’ distribution space needs on a global basis. We believe that by integrating international scope and expertise with a strong local presence in our markets, we have become an attractive choice for our targeted customer base, the largest global users of distribution space.
      We are organized under Maryland law and have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Our world headquarters are located in Denver, Colorado. Our European headquarters are located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with our European customer service headquarters located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Our regional offices in Asia are located in Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China. Our common shares were first listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) in March 1994 and currently trade under the ticker symbol “PLD”.
      A copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to such reports are available, free of charge, on the Internet in the Investor Relations section of our website (www.prologis.com). All required reports are made available on the website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Any references to our website address do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained in the website and such information should not be considered to be part of this document.
Business Strategy and Global Presence
      We were formed in 1991 as an owner of industrial distribution space operating in the United States with a primary objective of differentiating ourselves from our competition by focusing on our corporate

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customers’ distribution space requirements on a national, regional and local basis and providing customers with consistent levels of service throughout the United States. As our customers’ needs expanded to markets outside the United States, so did our portfolio and our management team. We currently have operations in North America, Europe and Asia. Our business strategy is to hold certain investments on a long-term basis, generate income from leasing space to our customers, develop properties primarily for contribution to property funds in which we have an ownership interest and manage property funds in which we have an ownership interest. Since our inception, we have grown, and expect to continue to do so, through the development and selective acquisition of properties, individually and as portfolios, in targeted markets. In September 2005, we completed a merger whereby Catellus Development Corporation (“Catellus”) was merged into one of our subsidiaries (the “Catellus Merger”). In connection with the Catellus Merger, we acquired investments in industrial, retail, office and hotel operating properties as well as land available for future development, through both direct ownership and investments in joint ventures, all located in North America.
      During the third quarter of 2005, we announced the creation of a new property fund in Asia, the ProLogis Japan Properties Trust (“ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II”) and we completed the Catellus Merger, which significantly increased our property portfolio and opportunities for new property funds. In February 2006, we finalized and announced the creation of a new open-end property fund, ProLogis North American Industrial Fund (the “North American Industrial Fund”). Due to our successful growth and continued emphasis in the fund management business, we redefined our reportable business segments, as discussed below, to reflect our current business strategy.
      Our total portfolio of properties owned, managed and under development, including direct-owned properties, and properties owned by property funds and other joint ventures consisted of 2,340 properties aggregating 377.2 million square feet and serving 4,697 customers in 77 markets in North America, Europe and Asia, at December 31, 2005.
      The primary business drivers across the globe continue to be the need for greater distribution network efficiency and the growing shift to third-party logistics providers. After 14 years in operation, our focus on our customers’ expanding needs has enabled us to become a leading global provider of distribution space operating in three continents.
Our Operating Segments
      Our business is currently organized into three reportable business segments: (i) property operations, (ii) fund management and (iii) the corporate distribution facilities services and other real estate development business (“CDFS business”). In addition, we have several other non-reportable segments. The following discussion of our business segments should be read in conjunction with “Item 1A. Risk Factors”, our portfolio information presented in “Item 2. Properties”, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Operating Segments — Property Operations
      The property operations segment represents the direct long-term ownership, management and leasing of industrial distribution and retail properties. Our investment strategy in the property operations segment focuses primarily on the ownership and leasing of generic industrial distribution and retail properties in key distribution markets.
Investments
      At December 31, 2005, our property operations segment consisted of 1,461 operating properties aggregating 186.7 million square feet in North America, Europe and Asia. Of the total, 1,432 properties aggregating 185.6 million square feet were industrial distribution properties and 29 were retail properties aggregating 1.1 million square feet, all in North America. Included in this segment at December 31, 2005 were 124 operating properties aggregating 29.4 million square feet at a total investment of $1.4 billion that

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were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment but are included in the property operations segment’s assets pending contribution or sale.
      During 2005, we increased our investments in our property operations segment through the following activities:
  •  In connection with the Catellus Merger, we added 205 industrial distribution properties aggregating 38.6 million square feet, representing an investment of $2.9 billion and all of our 29 retail properties aggregating 1.1 million square feet representing an investment of $288.3 million.
 
  •  We acquired 25 industrial distribution properties, aggregating 7.2 million square feet representing an investment of $453.9 million, through various individual and/or portfolio acquisitions.
      We offset the increases in our investments by the disposition of 64 properties aggregating 4.3 million square feet and an investment of $258.0 million at the time of disposition. These dispositions include properties in three markets we strategically decided to exit during 2005 (Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Tulsa).
      On a continuing basis, we are engaged in various stages of negotiations for the acquisition and/or disposition of individual properties or portfolios of properties.
Results of Operations
      We earn rent from our customers under long-term operating leases, including reimbursements of certain operating costs, in our industrial distribution and retail properties that we own directly in North America, Europe and Asia. We expect to grow our revenue through increases in properties owned and increases in occupancy rates and in rental rates in both our industrial distribution and retail properties. Our strategy is to achieve these increases primarily through the acquisition of industrial distribution properties, continued focus on our customers’ global needs for distribution space in the three continents in which we operate, and use of the ProLogis Operating System.
Market Presence
      At December 31, 2005, the 1,461 properties aggregating 186.7 million square feet in the property operations segment were located in 37 markets in North America (34 markets in the United States and three markets in Mexico), 18 markets in eight countries in Europe and four markets in three countries in Asia. Our largest markets for the property operations segment in North America (based on investment in the properties) are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Los Angeles/ Orange County, New Jersey and San Francisco (East and South Bay). Our largest investment in the property operations segment in Europe is in the United Kingdom. Direct-owned properties in Europe and Asia primarily consist of properties that were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment that are pending contribution or sale. See “— Operating Segments — CDFS Business” and “Item 2. Properties”.
Competition
      In general, numerous other real estate properties are located in close proximity to our properties. The amount of rentable distribution and retail space available in any market could have a material effect on our ability to rent space and on the rents that we can charge. In addition, in many of our submarkets, institutional investors and owners and developers of properties (including other REITs) compete for the acquisition, development and leasing of space. Many of these entities have substantial resources and experience. Competition in acquiring existing properties and land, both from institutional capital sources and from other REITs, has been very strong over the past several years.
Property Management
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services, we have developed and implemented proprietary operating and training systems to achieve consistent levels of performance and professionalism in all markets and to enable our property management team members to give the proper level of attention to our customers throughout our network. We manage substantially all of our direct-owned operating properties, other than the retail properties.
Customers
      We have developed a customer base that is diverse in terms of industry concentration and represents a broad spectrum of international, national, regional and local distribution space users. At December 31, 2005, we had 3,463 customers occupying 158.9 million square feet of distribution and retail space. Our largest customer and 25 largest customers accounted for 2.4% and 18.2%, respectively, of our annualized collected base rents at December 31, 2005.
Employees
      We employ approximately 1,050 persons. Our employees work in North America (approximately 670 persons), in 10 countries in Europe (approximately 270 persons) and in four countries in Asia (approximately 110 persons). Of the total, approximately 480 employees are assigned to the property operations segment. We have approximately 320 employees who work in corporate positions and are not assigned to a segment who may assist with property operations segment activities. We believe our relationships with our employees are good, and our employees are not generally represented by collective bargaining agreements.
Future Plans
      Our current business plan allows for the expansion of our network of operating properties as necessary to: (i) address the specific expansion needs of customers; (ii) initiate or enhance our market presence in a specific country, market or submarket; (iii) take advantage of opportunities where we believe we have the ability to achieve favorable returns; or (iv) expand our direct-owned business, which may include retail properties.
      We intend to fund our investment activities in the property operations segment in 2006 primarily with operating cash flow from this segment, our credit facilities, additional debt and equity financing and the proceeds from contributions and dispositions of properties.
Operating Segments — Fund Management
      The fund management segment represents the long-term investment management of unconsolidated property funds, and the properties they own, with the objective of generating a high-level of returns to us and our fund partners. Along with the income recognized under the equity method from our investments in the property funds, we include fees and incentives earned for services performed on behalf of the property funds (primarily property management and asset management services) and interest earned on advances to the property funds, if any, in this segment. We utilize our leasing and property management expertise to efficiently manage the properties and the funds. The costs of the property management function for both our direct-owned portfolio and the properties owned by the property funds are all reported in the property operations segment and the costs of the fund management function are included in general and administrative expenses.
      Our property fund strategy:
  •  allows us, as the manager of the property funds, to maintain the market presence and customer relationships that are the key drivers of the ProLogis Operating System;
 
  •  allows us to realize a portion of the development profits from our CDFS business activities by contributing our stabilized development properties to property funds (profits are recognized to the extent of third party investment in the property fund);

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  •  provides diversified sources of capital;
 
  •  allows us to earn fees and incentives for providing services to the property funds; and
 
  •  allows us to maintain a long-term ownership position in the properties.
Investments
      As of December 31, 2005 we had investments in and advances to 14 property funds (12 in North America, one in Europe and one in Japan) totaling $755.3 million with ownership interests ranging from 11.3% to 50.0%. These investments are in North America — $368.2 million; Europe — $283.4 million; and Japan — $103.7 million. These property funds own, on a combined basis, 752 industrial distribution properties aggregating 159.8 million square feet with a total entity investment (not our proportionate share) in operating properties of $9.9 billion. We act as manager of each property fund.
      During 2005 and early 2006, we had the following investment activities:
  •  In September 2005, we purchased the remaining 80% ownership interest in ProLogis North American Properties Fund XII, one of the property funds that we acquired in 2004, adding the properties to our property operations segment.
 
  •  During 2005, we contributed 42 properties aggregating 12.6 million square feet to the property funds.
 
  •  On a combined basis, the property funds acquired 18 properties from third parties, aggregating 3.0 million square feet.
 
  •  We formed the ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II, which had no investments at December 31, 2005.
 
  •  In February 2006, we finalized and announced the creation of a new property fund, the North American Industrial Fund, with several institutional investors, which will primarily own recently developed industrial distribution properties in major distribution markets throughout the United States and Canada.
 
  •  On January 4, 2006, we purchased the remaining 80% ownership interests in each of ProLogis North American Properties Funds II, III and IV from our fund partner, an affiliate of Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c)(“Arcapita”) and in March 2006, we contributed substantially all of the assets and associated liabilities we obtained in this acquisition to the North American Industrial Fund.
Results of Operations
      We recognize our proportionate share of the earnings or losses from our investments in unconsolidated property funds operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Along with the income recognized under the equity method, we include fees and incentives earned for services performed on behalf of the property funds (primarily property management and asset management services) and interest earned on advances to the property funds, if any. We also earn certain other fees for services provided to the property funds, such as acquisition, financing and development fees. We expect growth in income recognized to come from newly created property funds, as discussed below, and growth in existing property funds. The growth in the existing property funds is expected to come primarily from additional properties the funds will acquire, generally from us, and increased rental revenues in the property funds due, in part, to our leasing and property management efforts from our property operations segment.
Market Presence
      At December 31, 2005, the property funds on a combined basis owned 752 properties aggregating 159.8 million square feet located in 35 markets in North America (the United States and Mexico), 27 markets in 11 countries in Europe and three markets in Asia (Japan).

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Competition
      As the manager of the property funds, we compete with other fund managers for institutional capital throughout the capital markets. In general, numerous other real estate properties are located in close proximity to the properties owned by the property funds. The amount of rentable distribution space available in any market could have a material effect on the funds’ ability to rent space and on the rents that they can charge.
Property Management
      We manage the property funds and all the properties they own in our property operations segment utilizing our leasing and property management experience and the ProLogis Operating System. Our business strategy includes a customer service focus that enables us to provide responsive, professional and effective property management services at the local level. To enhance our management services, we have developed and implemented proprietary operating and training systems to achieve consistent levels of performance and professionalism in all markets and to enable our property management team members to give the proper level of attention to our customers throughout our network.
Customers
      We have developed a customer base that is diverse in terms of industry concentration and represents a broad spectrum of international, national, regional and local distribution space users in both our direct-owned properties and those properties we manage on behalf of the property funds. At December 31, 2005, the property funds, on a combined basis, had 1,341 customers occupying 152.7 million square feet of distribution space. The largest customer and 25 largest customers, all on a combined basis, accounted for 4.3% and 31.3%, respectively, of the total combined annualized collected base rents at December 31, 2005.
Employees
      We have approximately 45 employees who work in corporate positions assigned to the fund management segment. In addition, employees in our property operations segment are responsible for the management of the properties owned by the property funds. Our other 320 corporate employees may assist with fund management segment activities as well. We believe that our relationships with our employees are good, and our employees are generally not represented by a collective bargaining agreement.
Future Plans
      We expect to continue to increase our investments in the property funds. We expect to achieve these increases through the existing property funds’ acquisition of properties that have been developed or acquired by us in the CDFS business segment, as well as from third parties. We also expect growth from newly formed property funds, like the ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II and the North American Industrial Fund formed in late 2005 and early 2006, as discussed earlier. We expect the fee and incentive income we earn from the property funds and our proportionate share of net earnings of the property funds will both increase in 2006 over 2005 as the portfolios owned by the property funds increase.
Operating Segments — CDFS Business
      Our CDFS business segment primarily encompasses our development of properties that generally are either contributed to a property fund or sold to third parties. Additionally, we acquire properties with the intent to rehabilitate and/or reposition the property in the CDFS business segment prior to being contributed to a property fund. We engage in commercial mixed-use development activities generally with the intention of selling the land or completed projects to third parties.

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Investments
      At December 31, 2005, we had 72 distribution properties aggregating 23.2 million square feet under development with a total expected cost at completion of $1.8 billion. Our properties under development at December 31, 2005 include:
  •  North America: 32 properties in Canada, Mexico and the United States, for a combined total of 8.9 million square feet, with a total expected cost of $363.0 million (approximately 20.6% of the total);
 
  •  Europe: 25 properties in six countries, for a combined total of 7.4 million square feet, with a total expected cost of $622.6 million (approximately 35.3% of the total); and
 
  •  Asia: 15 properties in China and Japan, for a combined total of 6.9 million square feet, with a total expected cost of $776.7 million (approximately 44.1% of the total).
      In addition, at December 31, 2005, we had 124 industrial distribution properties aggregating 29.4 million square feet with a current investment of $1.4 billion that we had previously developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment. These properties and their results of operations are currently included in the property operations segment pending contribution or sale. This brings our total pipeline of direct-owned potential CDFS business disposition properties to $3.2 billion at December 31, 2005.
      In addition to the properties under development and completed properties that we own directly, unconsolidated joint ventures in which we have a weighted 50% ownership interest had eight industrial distribution properties under development in the United States and China aggregating 2.4 million square feet at a total expected cost at completion of $77.0 million.
      At December 31, 2005, we had land positions, including land owned by the CDFS joint ventures and land controlled through contracts or options, aggregating 9,869 acres for future development of industrial distribution properties or other commercial development. Of these land positions, we directly owned 6,568 acres with a total investment of $1.0 billion.
      During 2005, we had investment activity in the CDFS business segment as follows:
  •  We started the development of 101 properties aggregating 29.1 million square feet with a total expected cost at completion of $2.1 billion. These projects were either completed during 2005 or are under development at December 31, 2005, as discussed above.
 
  •  We completed the development of 87 properties aggregating 23.6 million square feet at a total cost of $1.4 billion. These projects were either under development at December 31, 2004 or development began in 2005.
 
  •  We contributed or disposed of 50 properties aggregating 13.7 million square feet that were developed or acquired by us in the CDFS business segment. These transactions generated net proceeds of $1.1 billion.
 
  •  Through the Catellus Merger we acquired: (i) 2,538 acres of land for future development of industrial distribution properties, retail properties and other mixed-use developments; (ii) several development projects with a total expected investment of $104.6 million that were under construction; (iii) investments in several CDFS joint ventures; and (iv) $188.0 million of notes receivable related to previous asset sales.
 
  •  We acquired 2,321 acres of land for future development through other individual acquisitions. We disposed of 177.3 acres of land parcels that no longer fit our development plans for total proceeds of $92.8 million.
Results of Operations
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parties. We use our development and leasing expertise to rehabilitate and/or reposition certain of the properties that we acquire such that the subsequent contribution of the property is expected to generate a profit. Additionally, we (i) earn fees for development activities provided on behalf of customers or third parties, (ii) recognize interest income on notes receivable related to previous asset dispositions, (iii) recognize gains or losses on the disposition of land parcels when our development plans no longer include these parcels and (iv) recognize our proportionate share of the earnings or losses of CDFS joint ventures.
Market Presence
      Our CDFS business segment operates in substantially all of the markets of our property operations segment. At December 31, 2005, we had properties under development in 16 markets in North America (13 markets in the United States, two markets in Mexico and one in Canada), in 12 markets in six countries in Europe and in six markets in two countries in Asia. At December 31, 2005, the land positions owned by us were located in 29 markets in North America (25 markets in the United States, three markets in Mexico and one in Canada), 22 markets in 10 countries in Europe and five markets in two countries in Asia.
Competition
      We believe we have differentiated ourselves from our competitors, as we believe we are the only owner of distribution properties and provider of services with significant global operations and holdings in many key global distribution markets that allow us to operate on a consistent basis in these global markets.
      North America — there are a number of other national, regional and local developers engaged in the industrial distribution property development markets where we conduct business. We compete with these developers for land acquisition and development opportunities. The market in North America is very competitive and is driven by the supply of new developments, access to capital and interest rate levels. A key component of our success in the CDFS business segment in North America will continue to be our ability to develop and timely lease properties that will generate profits when contributed or sold and our ability to continue to access capital that allows for the continued acquisition of our properties by the property funds. We believe the Catellus Merger strengthened our development position in North America due to the land acquired for future development of industrial distribution properties as well as other development opportunities. We believe the formation of the North American Industrial Fund, which was finalized and announced in early 2006 demonstrates our ability to access capital to allow for the future acquisition of our properties.
      Europe — our competition in the CDFS business segment in Europe primarily comes from local and regional developers in our target markets as opposed to pan-European real estate companies. As in North America, the market in Europe is very competitive and is driven by the supply of new developments, access to capital and interest rate levels. With respect to our development activities in Europe, we believe that we have additional competitive advantages due to the strategic locations of our land positions owned or under control in Europe and due to our personnel who are experienced in the land entitlement process.
      Asia — our competition in the CDFS business segment in Asia comes primarily from local and regional developers as opposed to real estate companies operating in several countries. We believe that we have additional competitive advantages over the local development companies in Asia due to our global experience in the development of distribution properties, our relationships with key customers established by our local personnel and our global customer base. We believe the formation of the ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II in late 2005 demonstrates our ability to access capital to allow for the future acquisition of our properties.
Customers
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50% of the leased distribution space in our CDFS business segment properties was leased to repeat customers.
Employees
      We employ approximately 205 employees that are assigned to the CDFS business segment. Our other employees may assist with CDFS business segment activities. We believe that our relationships with our employees are good and our employees are generally not represented by collective bargaining agreements.
Seasonal Nature of the Business
      The demand for the properties that are developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment is not seasonal in nature. However, development activities may be impeded by weather in certain markets, particularly during the winter months, affecting the scheduling of development activities and potentially delaying construction starts and completions.
Future Plans
      We intend to continue to conduct the business of the CDFS business segment substantially as we have in the past. We expect to increase our development activities due, in part, to the land positions and opportunities acquired in the Catellus Merger through both direct-owned development and investments in CDFS joint ventures. To be successful in the CDFS business segment, we believe we must be able to: (i) develop, acquire and rehabilitate or reposition and lease properties on a timely basis and (ii) have access to capital available to acquire CDFS business properties. With respect to the first requirement for success, we have demonstrated that we have the ability to develop and acquire properties that can be contributed or disposed of to generate profits. The ability to lease our properties is dependent on customer demand. Properties contributed to property funds must generally meet specified leasing criteria. We experienced stronger leasing activity in 2005 than in 2004. We expect some improvement in leasing in 2006 based on our expectations for economic conditions in our target markets. Our market research and customer feedback indicate that consolidation and reconfiguration of supply chains driven by the need for distribution space users to add efficiencies within their distribution networks will continue to favorably impact the demand for distribution properties and the distribution-related services that we plan to offer in the CDFS business segment in 2006. Also, the limited supply of state-of-the-art distribution space in Europe and Asia and our position of being a single-source provider of distribution space could also provide opportunities within this operating segment. We believe that we have differentiated ourselves from our competitors by providing high quality customer service that can partially mitigate the impact of declines in market leasing activities over time. For the past two years, approximately 50% of the leased distribution space in our CDFS business segment properties was leased to repeat customers.
      We intend to utilize the capital generated through the contributions and sales of properties, the proceeds from private or public debt and equity issuances and our credit facilities to fund our future CDFS business activities. Further, we intend to actively pursue other sources of committed capital to form new property funds that will acquire our CDFS business properties not subject to exclusivity as noted below, such as the new property funds formed and announced in 2005 and early 2006, as discussed earlier (see Notes 5 and 21 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8).
      We are committed to offer to contribute substantially all of our stabilized industrial development properties in Canada and the United States to the North American Industrial Fund. The North American Industrial Fund has equity commitments aggregating approximately $1.5 billion, which expire in February 2009.
      We are committed to offer to contribute all of our stabilized development properties available in specific markets in Europe to ProLogis European Properties Fund as long as the fund has capital to invest. ProLogis European Properties Fund has equity commitments from nine investors through subscription agreements aggregating 636.6 million (the currency equivalent of approximately $761.1 million at December 31, 2005) of which 200.8 million (the currency equivalent of approximately $240.0 million at

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December 31, 2005) was unfunded at December 31, 2005. In addition, we were committed to make additional equity contributions of 135.4 million (the currency equivalent of approximately $161.8 million at December 31, 2005). The subscription agreements expire on August 29, 2006.
      We are committed to offer to contribute all of our stabilized development properties available in Japan to ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II through August 2008. ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II has equity commitments aggregating $750.0 million, including commitments of $150.0 million from us, which expire in August 2008.
      These property funds are committed to acquire such properties, subject to certain exceptions, including that the properties meet certain specified leasing and other criteria, and that the property funds have available capital. We believe that, while the current capital commitments and borrowing capacities of these property funds may be expended prior to the expiration dates of these commitments, each property fund will have sufficient capital to acquire the properties that we expect to have available during 2006. Should the property funds choose not to acquire, or not have sufficient capital available to acquire, a property that meets the specified criteria, the rights under the agreement with regard to that specific property will terminate.
      There can be no assurance that if these property funds do not continue to acquire the properties that we have available, that we will be able to secure other sources of capital such that we can contribute or sell these properties in a timely manner and continue to generate profits from our development activities in a particular reporting period.
Other
      We have other segments that do not meet the threshold criteria to disclose as a reportable segment. These operations include (i) management of land subject to ground leases; (ii) office property operations; and (iii) the ownership of or investment in hotel properties. Each operating property and activity is located in the United States and is considered to be an individual operating segment. These segments were added through the Catellus Merger. Our long-term investment objectives do not include investments in the office or hotel sectors. Consequently, we expect to dispose of these properties as market conditions and other business considerations allow and, therefore, we do not expect much growth in these segments.
Our Management
Senior Management
      Our Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey H. Schwartz, and our President and Chief Operating Officer, Walter C. Rakowich head our management team. Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Rakowich also serve as members on our Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
      In addition to the leadership and oversight provided by Messrs. Schwartz and Rakowich, Dessa M. Bokides has been our Chief Financial Officer since September 2005. Mr. Rakowich served as Chief Financial Officer until that time. Ted R. Antenucci, who joined us as part of the Catellus Merger in September 2005, is our President of Global Development. Our general counsel and corporate secretary is Edward S. Nekritz. In addition, our investments and operations are overseen by Robert J. Watson, North America President and Chief Operating Officer, Steven K. Meyer, Europe President and Chief Operating Officer, Masato Miki and Mike Yamada, Japan Co-Presidents and Ming Z. Mei, Managing Director of China. Further, in North America, two senior members of the management team lead each of our five regions (Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, Central/ Mexico and Pacific), one of whom is responsible for operations and one of whom is responsible for capital deployment. A senior officer who has both operations and capital deployment responsibilities leads each of the four regions in Europe (Northern Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe and the United Kingdom). In addition, our fund management business is led by an individual in each of North America, Europe and Asia.
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accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct is available on our website, www.prologis.com. In addition to being accessible through our website, copies of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct can be obtained, free of charge, upon written request to Investor Relations, 4545 Airport Way, Denver, Colorado 80239. Any amendments to or waivers of our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that apply to the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, or the principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions, and that relate to any matter enumerated in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K, will be disclosed on our website.
      The reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained in the website and such information should not be considered to be part of this document.
ProLogis’ Operating System
      Our management team is responsible for overseeing the ProLogis Operating System, the cornerstone of our business strategy, to allow us to achieve long-term sustainable growth in cash flow and sustain a high level of return for our shareholders. The ProLogis Operating System is a proprietary property management and customer service delivery system that we designed to assist our professional management team in providing a unique and disciplined approach to serving existing and prospective customers. We believe that, through the ProLogis Operating System, we are, and will continue to be, well positioned to leverage our customer relationships to generate additional business opportunities.
Capital Management and Capital Deployment
      Within the ProLogis Operating System, we have a team of professionals who are responsible for managing and leasing our properties and those owned by the property funds that we manage. These capital management team members are part of the Market Services Group. We have market officers who are primarily responsible for understanding and meeting the needs of existing and prospective customers in their respective markets. In addition, the market officers, along with their team of property management and leasing professionals, use their knowledge of local market conditions to assist the Global Services Group in identifying and accommodating those customers with multiple market requirements and assisting in the marketing efforts directed at those customers. The market officers’ ability to serve customers in the local market is enhanced by their access to our national and international resources. The focus of the market officers is on: (i) creating and maintaining relationships with customers, potential customers and industrial brokers; (ii) managing the capital invested in their markets; (iii) leasing our properties; and (iv) identifying potential acquisition and development opportunities in their markets.
      Capital deployment is the responsibility of a team of professionals who focus on ensuring that our capital resources are deployed in an efficient and productive manner that will best serve our long-term objective of increasing shareholder value. The team members responsible for capital deployment evaluate acquisition, disposition and development opportunities in light of the market conditions in their respective regions and our overall goals and objectives. Capital deployment officers work closely with Global Development to create master-planned distribution parks utilizing the extensive experience of the Global Development team members. Global Development incorporates the latest technology with respect to building design and systems and has developed standards and procedures that we strictly adhere to in the development of all properties to ensure that properties we develop are of a consistent quality.
Customer Service
      The Global Solutions Group provides services to a targeted customer base that has been identified as large users of distribution space. The Global Solutions Group’s primary focus is to position us as the preferred provider of distribution space to these targeted customers. The professionals in the Global Solutions Group also seek to build long-term relationships with our existing customers by addressing their distribution and logistics needs. The Global Solutions Group provides our customers with outsourcing options for network optimization tools, strategic site selection assistance, business location services, material handling equipment and design consulting services.

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Executive Committee Members
      Jeffrey H. Schwartz* — 46 — Chief Executive Officer of ProLogis since January 2005. Mr. Schwartz was President of International Operations of ProLogis from March 2003 to December 2004 and he was President and Chief Operating Officer — Asia from March 2002 to December 2004. Mr. Schwartz was President and Chief Executive Officer of Vizional Technologies, Inc. (“Vizional Technologies”), previously an unconsolidated investee of ProLogis from September 2000 to February 2002. From October 1994 to August 2000, Mr. Schwartz was with ProLogis, most recently as Vice Chairman for International Operations. Prior to originally joining ProLogis in October 1994, Mr. Schwartz was a founder and managing partner of The Krauss/ Schwartz Company, an industrial real estate developer in Florida. Mr. Schwartz was appointed to the Board in August 2004.
      Walter C. Rakowich* — 48 — President and Chief Operating Officer of ProLogis since January 2005 and Chief Financial Officer from December 1998 until September 2005. Mr. Rakowich was Managing Director of ProLogis from December 1998 to December 2004. Mr. Rakowich has been with ProLogis in various capacities since July 1994. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Rakowich was a consultant to ProLogis in the area of due diligence and acquisitions and he was a Principal with Trammell Crow Company, a diversified commercial real estate company in North America. Mr. Rakowich was appointed to the Board in August 2004.
      Ted R. Antenucci* — 41 — President of Global Development of ProLogis since September 2005. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Antenucci was President of Catellus Commercial Development Corp. from September 2001 to September 2005, with responsibility for all development, construction and acquisition activities. Prior thereto, Mr. Antenucci served as Executive Vice President of Catellus Commercial Group from April 1999 to September 2001, where he managed the company’s industrial development activities throughout the western United States, including northern and southern California, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, and Portland.
      Dessa M. Bokides* — 46 — Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ProLogis since September 2005. Prior to joining ProLogis, Ms. Bokides was the Vice President — Finance and Treasurer for Pitney Bowes, Inc., where she was responsible for treasury operations, pension management, tax, long-range financial planning, capital investments, enterprise risk management, and worldwide real estate and facilities. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. Bokides was the Global Head and Managing Director of the Rating Advisory and Capital Strategy Group at Deutsche Bank Securities and a Managing Director on the Deutsche Bank debt capital markets desk. From 1987 to 1996, Ms. Bokides was a vice president in the credit department and Head of Commitment products for Goldman, Sachs & Co where she served on the firm-wide risk steering committee.
      Ming Z. Mei — 33 — Managing Director of China at ProLogis since December 2005, where he is responsible for capital management and development activities in China. Mr. Mei was a Senior Vice President of ProLogis since December 31, 2004. Previously, Mr. Mei was First Vice President of ProLogis with similar responsibilities. Prior to joining ProLogis in March 2003, Mr. Mei was Director of Finance and Business Development for the Asia Pacific Region of Owens Corning, a global building materials manufacturing company.
      Steven K. Meyer* — 57 — Europe President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2004. Mr. Meyer was Managing Director of ProLogis from December 1998 to January 2004, where he had capital deployment responsibilities for the Central/ Mexico region and has been with ProLogis in various capacities since September 1994. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Meyer was an Executive Vice President with Trammell Crow Company, a diversified commercial real estate company in North America, where he was director of industrial leasing and development in Dallas.
      Masato Miki — 41 — Japan Co-President of ProLogis since March 2006, where he is responsible for acquisitions, finance operations and fund management in Japan. Mr. Miki was Managing Director of ProLogis from December 2004 to March 2006 and Senior Vice President of ProLogis from January 2004 to December 2004 with similar responsibilities in Japan and he has been with ProLogis since August 2002.

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Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Miki was Vice President of Mitsui Fudosan Investment Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of Mitsui Fudosa Co., Ltd., a comprehensive real estate company in Japan.
      Edward S. Nekritz* — 40 — Managing Director of ProLogis since December 2002, General Counsel of ProLogis since December 1998 and Secretary of ProLogis since March 1999, where he oversees the provision of all legal services for ProLogis and is responsible for ProLogis’ Risk Management and Asset Services departments. Mr. Nekritz has been with ProLogis in varying capacities since September 1995. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Nekritz was an attorney with Mayer, Brown & Platt (now Mayer, Brown, Rowe and Maw).
      Robert J. Watson* — 56 — North America President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2004. Mr. Watson was President and Chief Operating Officer — Europe of ProLogis from December 1998 to January 2004 and has been with ProLogis in various capacities since November 1992. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Watson was the Regional Partner for Southwest United States Real Estate with Trammell Crow Company, a diversified commercial real estate company in North America.
      Mike Yamada — 52 — Japan Co-President of ProLogis since March 2006, where he is responsible for development and leasing activities in Japan. Mr. Yamada was Managing Director of ProLogis from December 2004 to March 2006 and Senior Vice President of ProLogis from January 2004 to December 2004 with similar responsibilities in Japan and he has been with ProLogis since April 2002. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Yamada was a Senior Officer of Fujita Corporation, a construction company in Japan.
 
These individuals are designated as Executive Officers under Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Environmental Matters
      A majority of the properties acquired by us were subjected to environmental reviews either by us or the previous owners. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments has revealed an environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. See Note 18 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Insurance Coverage
      We carry comprehensive insurance coverage. We determine the type of coverage and the policy specifications and limits based on what we deem to be the risks associated with our ownership of properties and other of our business operations in specific markets. Such coverage includes property, liability, fire, flood, earthquake, environmental, terrorism, extended coverage and rental loss. We believe that our insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits that are customary for similar properties, business activities and markets and we believe our properties are adequately insured. However, an uninsured loss could result in loss of capital investment and anticipated profits.
Item 1A.     Risk Factors
      Our operations and structure involve various risks that could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of our common shares. These risks include, among others:
General Real Estate Risks
General economic conditions and other events or occurrences that affect areas in which our properties are geographically concentrated, such as California, may impact financial results.
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which we have concentrations of properties. Approximately 30.5% of our North American properties (based on our investment before depreciation in our direct-owned portfolio) are located in California. Properties in California may be more susceptible to certain types of natural disasters, such as earthquakes, brush fires, flooding and mudslides, than properties located in other markets and a major natural disaster in California could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. We also have significant holdings in certain markets of our direct-owned portfolio located in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas/ Fort Worth and New Jersey. Our operating performance could be adversely affected if conditions become less favorable in any of the markets in which we have a concentration of properties. Conditions such as an oversupply of distribution space or a reduction in demand for distribution space may impact operating conditions. Any material oversupply of distribution space or material reduction in demand for distribution space could adversely affect our results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of our securities. In addition, the property funds in which we have an ownership interest have concentrations of properties in the same markets, as well as the United Kingdom and Japan.
Real property investments are subject to risks that could adversely affect our business.
      Real property investments are subject to varying degrees of risk. While we seek to minimize these risks through geographic diversification of our portfolio, market research and our property management capabilities, these risks cannot be eliminated. Some of the factors that may affect real estate values include:
  •  changes in the general economic climate;
 
  •  local conditions, such as an oversupply of distribution space or a reduction in demand for distribution space in an area;
 
  •  the attractiveness of our properties to potential customers;
 
  •  competition from other available properties;
 
  •  our ability to provide adequate maintenance of, and insurance on, our properties;
 
  •  our ability to control rents and variable operating costs;
 
  •  governmental regulations, including zoning, usage and tax laws and changes in these laws; and
 
  •  potential liability under, and changes in, environmental, zoning and other laws.
Our investments are concentrated in the industrial sector and our business would be adversely affected by an economic downturn in that sector.
      Our investments in real estate assets are primarily concentrated in the industrial distribution sector. This concentration may expose us to the risk of economic downturns in this sector to a greater extent than if our business activities included a more significant portion of other sectors of the real estate industry.
Our real estate development strategies may not be successful.
      We have developed a significant number of distribution properties since our inception and intend to continue to pursue development activities as opportunities arise. In addition, we currently own approximately 6,568 acres of land for future potential development of distribution properties and other commercial real estate projects. Such development activities generally require various government and other approvals and we may not receive such approvals. We will be subject to risks associated with such development activities including, but not limited to:
  •  the risk that development opportunities explored by us may be abandoned and the related investment will be impaired;
 
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  •  the risk that we may not be able to obtain land on which to develop, especially in Asia;
 
  •  the risk that construction costs of a property may exceed the original estimates or that construction may not be concluded on schedule, making the project less profitable than originally estimated or not profitable at all; including the possibility of contract default, the effects of local weather conditions, the possibility of local or national strikes and the possibility of shortages in materials, building supplies or energy and fuel for equipment; and
 
  •  the risk that occupancy levels and the rents that can be charged for a completed project will not be met, making the project unprofitable.
Our business strategy associated with contributing properties to funds we manage or disposing of properties to third parties may not be successful.
      We have contributed to property funds, or sold to third parties, a significant number of distribution properties in recent years and we intend to continue to contribute and sell properties as opportunities arise, particularly from our CDFS business segment, which is an integral part of our business strategy. Our ability to contribute or sell properties on advantageous terms is dependent upon competition from other owners of properties that are trying to dispose of their properties, current market conditions, including the capitalization rates applicable to our properties, and other factors beyond our control. Our ability to develop and timely lease properties will impact our ability to contribute or sell these properties. Continued access to private and public debt and equity capital by the property funds is necessary in order for us to continue our strategy of contributing properties to property funds. Should we not have sufficient properties available that meet the investment criteria of current or future property funds, or should the property funds have limited or no access to capital on favorable terms, then these contributions could be delayed resulting in adverse effects on our liquidity and on our ability to meet projected earnings levels in a particular reporting period. Failure to meet our projected earnings levels in a particular reporting period could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, distributable cash flow and on the value of our securities. Further, our inability to redeploy the proceeds from our divestitures in accordance with our investment strategy could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, distributable cash flow, our ability to meet our debt obligations in a timely manner and the value of our securities in subsequent periods.
Our growth will depend on future acquisitions of distribution properties, which involves risks that could adversely affect our operating results and the value of our securities.
      We acquire distribution properties from time to time in both our property operations and CDFS business segments. The acquisition of properties involves risks, including the risk that the acquired property will not perform as anticipated and that any actual costs for rehabilitation, repositioning, renovation and improvements identified in the pre-acquisition due diligence process will exceed estimates. There is, and it is expected that there will continue to be, significant competition for investment opportunities that meet our investment criteria as well as risks associated with obtaining financing for acquisition activities, if necessary.
Our operating results and distributable cash flow will depend on the continued generation of lease revenues from customers.
      Our operating results and distributable cash flow would be adversely affected if a significant number of our customers were unable to meet their lease obligations. We are also subject to the risk that, upon the expiration of leases for space located in our properties, leases may not be renewed by existing customers, the space may not be re-leased to new customers or the terms of renewal or re-leasing (including the cost of required renovations or concessions to customers) may be less favorable to us than current lease terms. In the event of default by a significant number of customers, we may experience delays and incur substantial costs in enforcing our rights as landlord. A customer may experience a downturn in its business, which may cause the loss of the customer or may weaken its financial condition, resulting in the customer’s failure to make rental payments when due or requiring a restructuring that might reduce cash

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flow from the lease. In addition, a customer of any of our properties may seek the protection of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws, which could result in the rejection and termination of such customer’s lease and thereby cause a reduction in our available cash flow.
Our ability to renew leases or re-lease space on favorable terms as leases expire significantly affects our business.
      Our results of operations, distributable cash flow and the value of our securities would be adversely affected if we are unable to lease, on economically favorable terms, a significant amount of space in our operating properties. We had 7.4 million square feet of distribution, retail and office space with leases that either expired on December 31, 2005 or were on a month-to-month basis at that date and we have 26.8 million square feet of distribution, retail and office space (out of a total of 160.4 million occupied square feet) with leases that expire in 2006 in our direct-owned properties. The property funds had a combined 5.4 million square feet of distribution space with leases that either expired on December 31, 2005 or were on a month-to-month basis at that date and the property funds have a combined 14.1 million square feet of distribution space (out of a total of 154.6 million occupied square feet of distribution space) with leases that expire in 2006. The number of distribution, retail and office properties in a market or submarket could adversely affect both our ability to re-lease the space and the rental rates that can be obtained in new leases. For the past two years, our rental rates on new or renewed leases of previously leased distribution space have declined.
The fact that real estate investments are not as liquid as other types of assets may reduce economic returns to investors.
      Real estate investments are not as liquid as other types of investments and this lack of liquidity may limit our ability to react promptly to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, significant expenditures associated with real estate investments, such as mortgage payments, real estate taxes and maintenance costs, are generally not reduced when circumstances cause a reduction in income from the investments. Like other companies qualifying as REITs under the Code, we must comply with the safe harbor rules relating to the number of properties that can be disposed of in a year, the tax bases and the costs of improvements made to these properties, and meet other tests which enable a REIT to avoid punitive taxation on the sale of assets. Thus, our ability at any time to sell assets, or contribute assets to property funds or other entities in which we have an ownership interest may be restricted.
Our insurance coverage does not include all potential losses.
      We and our unconsolidated investees currently carry comprehensive insurance coverage including property, liability, fire, flood, earthquake, environmental, terrorism, extended coverage and rental loss as appropriate for the markets where each of our properties and business operations are located. The insurance coverage contains policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties, business activities and markets. We believe our properties and the properties of our unconsolidated investees, including the property funds, are adequately insured. However, there are certain losses, including losses from floods, earthquakes, acts of war, acts of terrorism or riots, that are not generally insured against or that are not generally fully insured against because it is not deemed economically feasible or prudent to do so. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our properties, we could experience a significant loss of capital invested and potential revenues in these properties and could potentially remain obligated under any recourse debt associated with the property.
We are exposed to various environmental risks that may result in unanticipated losses that could affect our operating results and financial condition.
      Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner, developer or operator of real estate may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances at, on, under or in its property. The costs of removal or remediation of such

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substances could be substantial. Such laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release or presence of such hazardous substances.
      A majority of the properties we have acquired were subjected to environmental reviews either by us or by the predecessor owners. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments have revealed an environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
      In connection with the Catellus Merger, we acquired certain properties in urban and industrial areas that may have been leased to or previously owned by commercial and industrial companies that discharged hazardous materials. In accordance with purchase accounting, we recorded a liability for the estimated costs of environmental remediation to be incurred in connection with certain operating properties acquired and properties previously sold by Catellus. This liability was established to cover the environmental remediation costs, including cleanup costs, consulting fees for studies and investigations, monitoring costs and legal costs relating to cleanup, litigation defense, and the pursuit of responsible third parties. In addition, we will incur environmental remediation costs associated with certain land parcels acquired in the Catellus Merger in connection with the development of the land. We purchase various environmental insurance policies to mitigate our exposure to environmental liabilities. We are not aware of any environmental liability that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
      However, we cannot give any assurance that such conditions do not exist or may not arise in the future. The presence of such substances on our real estate investments could adversely affect our ability to sell such investments or to borrow using such investments as collateral and may also have an adverse effect on our distributable cash flow.
Risks Related to Financing and Capital
Our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected if we do not continue to have access to capital on favorable terms.
      As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders. Consequently, we are, as are all REITs, largely dependent on external capital to fund our development and acquisition activities. We have been accessing private or public debt and equity capital through the establishment of property funds that acquire properties. Our ability to access capital through the property funds is dependent upon a number of factors, including general market conditions and competition from other real estate companies. Further, we generate significant profits as a result of the contributions of properties to the property funds. To the extent that capital is not available to the property funds to allow them to acquire our properties, these profits may not be realized or their realization may be delayed which could result in an earnings stream that is less predictable than some of our competitors and result in us not meeting our projected earnings and distributable cash flow levels in a particular reporting period. Our ability to contribute or sell properties from our development pipeline and recognize profits from our development activities will be jeopardized and our ability to meet projected earnings levels and generate distributable cash flow would be adversely affected should the existing equity commitments to the property funds not be available (due to investor default or otherwise) such that these property funds cannot acquire the properties that we expect to have available for contribution. This impact would occur in the short-term and would continue until we are able to sell the properties to third parties or until we could secure another source of capital to finance the properties. Failure to meet our projected earnings and distributable cash flow levels in a particular reporting period could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and on the market price of our securities.

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Our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected if we are unable to make required payments on our debt or are unable to refinance our debt on favorable terms.
      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. There can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance any maturing indebtedness, that such refinancing would be on terms as favorable as the terms of the maturing indebtedness, or otherwise obtain funds by selling assets or raising equity to make required payments on maturing indebtedness. Our credit facilities bear interest at variable rates. Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense under these agreements. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, the amount of our distributable cash flow and our financial condition would be adversely affected and we may lose the property securing such indebtedness.
Covenants in our credit agreements could limit our flexibility and adversely affect our financial condition.
      The terms of our various credit agreements and other indebtedness require us to comply with a number of customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios and maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit our flexibility in our operations, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness even if we had satisfied our payment obligations. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, the amount of our distributable cash flow and our financial condition would be adversely affected.
Federal Income Tax Risks
Failure to qualify as a REIT could adversely affect our cash flows.
      We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Code commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 1993. In addition, we have a subsidiary that has elected to be taxed as a REIT beginning in 2005 and certain unconsolidated investees that are REITs, and are subject to all the risks pertaining to the REIT structure, discussed herein. To maintain REIT status, we must meet a number of highly technical requirements on a continuing basis. Those requirements seek to ensure, among other things, that the gross income and investments of a REIT are largely real estate related, that a REIT distributes substantially all of its ordinary taxable income to shareholders on a current basis and that the REIT’s equity ownership is not overly concentrated. Due to the complex nature of these rules, the available guidance concerning interpretation of the rules, the importance of ongoing factual determinations and the possibility of adverse changes in the law, administrative interpretations of the law and changes in our business, no assurance can be given that we will qualify as a REIT for any particular year.
      If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will be taxed as a regular corporation, and distributions to shareholders will not be deductible in computing our taxable income. The resulting corporate income tax liabilities could materially reduce our cash flow and funds available for reinvestment. Moreover, we might not be able to elect to be treated as a REIT for the four taxable years after the year during which we ceased to qualify as a REIT. In addition, if we later requalified as a REIT, we might be required to pay a full corporate-level tax on any unrealized gains in our assets as of the date of requalification and to make distributions to our shareholders equal to any earnings accumulated during the period of non-REIT status.
Potential adverse effect of REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our financial condition.
      To maintain qualification as a REIT under the Code, a REIT must annually distribute to its shareholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, excluding the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gains. This requirement limits our ability to accumulate capital. We may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet the distribution requirements. Difficulties in meeting the distribution requirements might arise due to competing demands for our funds or to timing differences between tax reporting and cash receipts and disbursements, because income may have to be reported before cash is

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received, because expenses may have to be paid before a deduction is allowed or because deductions may be disallowed or limited, or the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may make a determination that adjusts reported income. In those situations, we might be required to borrow funds or sell properties on adverse terms in order to meet the distribution requirements and interest and penalties could apply which could adversely affect our financial condition. If we fail to make a required distribution, we would cease to be taxed as a REIT.
Prohibited transaction income could result from certain property transfers.
      We contribute properties to property funds and sell properties to third parties from the REIT and from taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”). Under the Code, a disposition of a property from other than a taxable subsidiary could be deemed to be a prohibited transaction. In such case, a 100% penalty tax on the resulting gain could be assessed. The determination that a transaction constitutes a prohibited transaction is based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each transaction. The IRS could contend that certain contributions or sales of properties by us are prohibited transactions. While we do not believe the IRS would prevail in such a dispute, if the IRS successfully argued the matter, the 100% penalty tax could be assessed against the gains from these transactions. Additionally, any gain from a prohibited transaction may adversely affect our ability to satisfy the income tests for qualification as a REIT.
Liabilities recorded for pre-existing tax audits may not be sufficient.
      Catellus is subject to pending audits by the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board of its 1999 through 2002 income tax returns, including certain of its subsidiaries and partnerships. We have recorded an accrual that represents our best estimate of the liabilities that may arise from these audits. The audits may result in an adjustment in which the actual liabilities or settlement costs, including interest and potential penalties, if any, may prove to be more than the liability we have recorded. See Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Uncertainties relating to Catellus’ estimate of its “earnings and profits” attributable to C-corporation taxable years may have an adverse effect on our distributable cash flow.
      In order to qualify as a REIT, a REIT cannot have at the end of any REIT taxable year any undistributed earnings and profits that are attributable to a C-corporation taxable year. A REIT has until the close of its first full taxable year as a REIT in which it has non-REIT earnings and profits to distribute these accumulated earnings and profits. Because Catellus’ first full taxable year as a REIT was 2004, Catellus was required to distribute these earnings and profits prior to the end of 2004. Failure to meet this requirement would result in Catellus’ disqualification as a REIT. Catellus distributed its accumulated non-REIT earnings and profits in December 2003, well in advance of the 2004 year-end deadline, and believed that this distribution was sufficient to distribute all of its non-REIT earnings and profits. However, the determination of non-REIT earnings and profits is complicated and depends upon facts with respect to which Catellus may have less than complete information or the application of the law governing earnings and profits, which is subject to differing interpretations, or both. Consequently, there are substantial uncertainties relating to the estimate of Catellus’ non-REIT earnings and profits, and we cannot be assured that the earnings and profits distribution requirement has been met. These uncertainties include the possibility that the IRS could upon audit increase the taxable income of Catellus, which would increase the non-REIT earnings and profits of Catellus. There can be no assurances that we have satisfied the requirement that Catellus distribute all of its non-REIT earnings and profits by the close of its first taxable year as a REIT, and therefore, this may have an adverse effect on our distributable cash flow.
There are potential deferred and contingent tax liabilities that could affect our operating results or financial condition.
      Palmtree Acquisition Corporation, our subsidiary that was the surviving corporation in the Catellus Merger, is subject to a federal corporate level tax at the highest regular corporate rate (currently 35%) and potential state taxes on any gain recognized within ten years of Catellus’ conversion to a REIT from a

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disposition of any assets that Catellus held at the effective time of its election to be a REIT, but only to the extent of the built-in-gain based on the fair market value of those assets on the effective date of the REIT election (which was January 1, 2004). Gain from a sale of an asset occurring more than 10 years after the REIT conversion will not be subject to this corporate-level tax. We do not currently expect to dispose of any asset of the surviving corporation in the merger if such a disposition would result in the imposition of a material tax liability unless we can affect a tax-deferred exchange of the property. However, certain assets are subject to third party purchase options that may require us to sell such assets, and those assets may carry deferred tax liabilities that would be triggered on such sales. We have recorded deferred tax liabilities related to these built-in-gains. There can be no assurances that our plans in this regard will not change and, if such plans do change or if a purchase option is exercised, that we will be successful in structuring a tax-deferred exchange.
Other Risks
We are dependent on key personnel.
      Our executive and other senior officers have a significant role in our success. Our ability to retain our management group or to attract suitable replacements should any members of the management group leave is dependent on the competitive nature of the employment market. The loss of services from key members of the management group or a limitation in their availability could adversely impact our financial condition and cash flow. Further, such a loss could be negatively perceived in the capital markets.
Share prices may be affected by market interest rates.
      The annual distribution rate on common shares as a percentage of our market price may influence the trading price of such common shares. An increase in market interest rates may lead investors to demand a higher annual distribution rate than we have set, which could adversely affect the value of our common shares.
The depreciation in the value of the foreign currency in countries where we have a significant investment may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.
      We have pursued and intend to continue to pursue growth opportunities in international markets and often invest in countries where the U.S. dollar is not the national currency. As a result, we are subject to foreign currency risk due to potential fluctuations in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. A significant depreciation in the value of the foreign currency of one or more countries where we have a significant investment may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position. Although we attempt to mitigate adverse effects by borrowing under debt agreements denominated in foreign currencies and through the use of derivative contracts, there can be no assurance that those attempts to mitigate foreign currency risk will be successful.
We are subject to governmental regulations and actions that affect operating results and financial condition.
      There are many laws and governmental regulations that apply to us, our unconsolidated investees and our properties. Changes in these laws and governmental regulations, or their interpretation by agencies or the courts, could occur. Further, economic and political factors, including civil unrest, governmental changes and restrictions on the ability to transfer capital across borders in the United States, but primarily in the foreign countries in which we have invested, can have a major impact on us as a global company.

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
      None.
Item 2. Properties
      We have directly invested in real estate assets that are primarily generic industrial distribution properties. In Japan, our distribution properties will generally be multi-level centers, which is common in Japan due to the high cost and limited availability of land. Our properties are typically used for storage, packaging, assembly, distribution and light manufacturing of consumer and industrial products. Based on the square footage of operating properties directly owned by us in our property operations segment at December 31, 2005, our properties are 99.4% industrial properties, including 90.5% of properties used for bulk distribution, 7.9% used for light manufacturing and assembly and 1.0% for other purposes, primarily service centers, while the remaining 0.6% of our properties are retail.
      We have direct ownership of 1,461 operating properties, including 1,432 industrial distribution properties and 29 retail properties in North America, Europe and Asia at December 31, 2005. All retail properties are located in North America. In North America, properties that are owned directly by us are located in 34 markets in 26 states and the District of Columbia in the United States and in three markets in Mexico. In Europe, the properties owned directly by us are located in 18 markets in eight countries. In Asia, the properties that are owned directly by us are located in four markets in three countries.
Geographic Distribution
      We define our markets based on the concentration of properties in a specific area. A market, as defined by us, can be a metropolitan area, a city, a subsection of a metropolitan area, a subsection of a city or a region of a state or country.
Properties
      The information in the following tables is as of December 31, 2005 for the operating properties, properties under development and land directly owned by us including 138 buildings owned by entities in which we own less than 100% and consolidate. All of the operating properties are included in our property operations segment, while properties under development and land are included in the CDFS business segment. No individual property or group of properties operating as a single business unit amounted to 10% or more of our consolidated total assets at December 31, 2005, except for the Los Angeles/ Orange County, California market. No individual property or group of properties operating as a single business unit generated income equal to 10% or more of our consolidated gross revenues or total income for the year ended December 31, 2005. The table does not include properties that are owned by property funds or by our other unconsolidated investees which are discussed under “— Unconsolidated Investees.”
                                             
            Rentable   Investment    
    No. of   Percentage   Square   Before    
    Bldgs.   Leased(1)   Footage   Depreciation   Encumbrances(2)
                     
Operating properties owned in the property operations segment at December 31, 2005 (dollars and square footage in thousands):
                                       
 
Industrial distribution properties:
                                       
 
North America(3):
                                       
 
United States:
                                       
   
Atlanta, Georgia
    84       91.83 %     9,499     $ 328,089     $ 34,867  
   
Austin, Texas
    25       100.00 %     1,583       62,760        
   
Charlotte, North Carolina
    30       95.82 %     3,801       120,913       40,393  
   
Chattanooga, Tennessee
    4       99.25 %     1,076       16,278        

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            Rentable   Investment    
    No. of   Percentage   Square   Before    
    Bldgs.   Leased(1)   Footage   Depreciation   Encumbrances(2)
                     
 
Chicago, Illinois
    88       89.75 %     17,030       847,031       204,813  
 
Cincinnati, Ohio
    44       94.42 %     5,469       157,032       39,773  
 
Columbus, Ohio
    31       82.24 %     5,350       192,168       25,287  
 
Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas
    124       89.87 %     16,231       626,717       119,728  
 
Denver, Colorado
    36       92.05 %     5,722       259,942       72,589  
 
El Paso, Texas
    16       74.22 %     2,166       63,006       979  
 
Ft. Lauderdale/ Miami, Florida
    13       100.00 %     1,217       71,348       7,200  
 
Houston, Texas
    92       85.75 %     8,224       260,375       43,823  
 
I-81 Corridor, Pennsylvania
    11       93.08 %     2,799       154,155       12,081  
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
    43       92.01 %     4,716       162,182        
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
    18       98.14 %     2,276       105,022       11,862  
 
Los Angeles/ Orange County, California
    92       89.19 %     19,056       1,456,978       491,308  
 
Louisville, Kentucky
    9       88.61 %     2,256       72,502       19,393  
 
Memphis, Tennessee
    43       77.42 %     6,770       182,571        
 
Nashville, Tennessee
    38       98.77 %     4,093       107,767       6,703  
 
New Jersey
    41       79.49 %     8,213       488,962       42,600  
 
Orlando, Florida
    21       95.08 %     1,937       80,731       6,581  
 
Phoenix, Arizona
    38       99.99 %     3,107       137,894       14,882  
 
Portland, Oregon
    25       94.96 %     1,975       104,069       21,389  
 
Reno, Nevada
    24       96.09 %     3,001       117,051        
 
Salt Lake City, Utah
    7       87.08 %     1,686       48,230        
 
San Antonio, Texas
    51       93.08 %     4,087       123,725        
 
San Diego, California
    13       90.68 %     188       24,813        
 
San Francisco (Central Valley), California
    19       92.34 %     4,076       177,961       28,315  
 
San Francisco (East Bay), California
    59       97.84 %     5,100       310,150       105,120  
 
San Francisco (South Bay), California
    84       85.50 %     5,516       449,858       81,845  
 
Seattle, Washington
    9       100.00 %     1,036       45,963       359  
 
St. Louis, Missouri
    13       93.66 %     1,252       41,199       5,432  
 
Tampa, Florida
    56       93.56 %     3,559       139,484       9,610  
 
Washington D.C./ Baltimore, Maryland
    41       84.08 %     5,405       259,540       35,522  
 
Other
    3       92.88 %     437       18,853        
Mexico:
                                       
 
Juarez
    13       72.91 %     1,237       44,921        
 
Monterrey
    5       64.99 %     509       17,192        
 
Reynosa
    14       93.54 %     1,596       68,954        
                               
   
Subtotal North America
    1,377       89.71 %     173,251       7,946,386       1,482,454  
                               
Europe (18 markets)(4):
                                       
 
Czech Republic
    2       49.13 %     282       14,599        
 
France
    10       60.66 %     2,377       119,976        
 
Germany
    5       45.46 %     835       64,418        
 
Hungary
    1       0.00 %     197       8,176        

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            Rentable   Investment    
    No. of   Percentage   Square   Before    
    Bldgs.   Leased(1)   Footage   Depreciation   Encumbrances(2)
                     
 
Italy
    3       50.29 %     675       37,410        
 
Poland
    10       59.77 %     2,260       91,341        
 
Spain
    2       100.00 %     512       29,802        
 
United Kingdom
    15       50.51 %     3,464       312,705        
                               
   
Subtotal Europe:
    48       55.76 %     10,602       678,427        
                               
Asia (4 markets)(5):
                                       
 
China
    4       75.25 %     689       22,927        
 
Japan
    2       89.86 %     859       71,568        
 
Singapore
    1       100.00 %     150       11,598        
                               
   
Subtotal Asia
    7       84.83 %     1,698       106,093        
                               
   
Total industrial distribution properties
    1,432       87.72 %     185,551     $ 8,730,906     $ 1,482,454  
                               
Retail properties
    29       92.17 %     1,112     $ 288,253     $ 31,516  
                               
   
Total operating properties owned in the property operations segment at December 31, 2005
    1,461       87.75 %     186,663     $ 9,019,159     $ 1,513,970  
                               
                                                   
        Properties Under Development
    Land Held for    
    Development       Rentable    
        No. of   Square       Total Expected
    Acreage   Investment   Bldgs.   Footage   Investment   Cost(6)
                         
Land held for development and properties under development at December 31, 2005 (dollars and square footage in thousands):
                                               
North America:
                                               
United States:
                                               
 
Atlanta, Georgia
    372.7     $ 24,562       2       1,780     $ 37,281     $ 52,087  
 
Austin, Texas
    3.0       12,037                          
 
Charlotte, North Carolina
    44.2       5,633       2       355       6,265       14,164  
 
Chicago, Illinois
    531.8       65,367       1       806       15,352       25,141  
 
Cincinnati, Ohio
    86.1       7,837                          
 
Columbus, Ohio
    129.3       5,419       1       513       12,228       16,604  
 
Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas
    588.7       39,938                          
 
Denver, Colorado
    348.1       19,894                          
 
El Paso, Texas
    80.8       4,671                          
 
Houston, Texas
    138.8       10,493       2       489       14,114       19,215  
 
I-81 Corridor, Pennsylvania
    336.5       34,826       1       936       14,418       26,407  
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
    92.7       5,021                          
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
    13.2       2,044                          
 
Los Angeles/ Orange County, California
    163.5       59,974       2       706       9,424       31,979  
 
Louisville, Kentucky
    64.9       4,337       1       483       12,300       16,504  
 
Memphis, Tennessee
    215.6       12,433                          

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        Properties Under Development
    Land Held for    
    Development       Rentable    
        No. of   Square       Total Expected
    Acreage   Investment   Bldgs.   Footage   Investment   Cost(6)
                         
   
New Jersey
    315.1       73,571       1       108       824       6,357  
   
Orlando, Florida
                3       378       8,452       19,351  
   
Portland, Oregon
    55.0       11,483       3       326       8,798       22,611  
   
Reno, Nevada
    6.2       577                          
   
Salt Lake City, Utah
    9.6       216                          
   
San Antonio, Texas
    26.0       1,679       3       357       13,680       15,809  
   
San Francisco, California
    1,235.8       95,172                          
   
Seattle, Washington
    10.6       2,219                          
   
Tampa, Florida
    56.7       4,375                          
   
Washington D.C./ Baltimore, Maryland
    128.5       11,312       3       227       6,171       17,373  
 
Mexico:
                                               
   
Juarez
    26.4       5,445                          
   
Monterrey
    237.8       28,384       1       67       1,521       3,322  
   
Reynosa
    38.2       4,914       3       369       2,973       15,353  
Canada:
                                               
   
Toronto
    79.5       30,737       3       986       33,004       60,718  
                                     
     
Subtotal North America
    5,435.3       584,570       32       8,886       196,805       362,995  
                                     
Europe (24 total markets):
                                               
 
Belgium
    20.6       4,222       3       587       12,509       34,878  
 
Czech Republic
    10.4       3,001                          
 
France
    243.6       27,089       1       435       6,940       22,302  
 
Germany
    56.5       25,098       3       402       21,125       31,262  
 
Hungary
    46.3       7,348                          
 
Italy
    80.4       26,575       3       843       35,437       45,451  
 
Netherlands
    15.1       6,364                          
 
Poland
    230.0       40,917       3       1,135       13,150       45,437  
 
Spain
    43.1       20,153                          
 
United Kingdom
    328.0       203,645       12       4,045       259,092       443,241  
                                     
     
Subtotal Europe
    1,074.0       364,412       25       7,447       348,253       622,571  
                                     
Asia (8 total markets):
                                               
 
China
    26.4       7,996       7       1,387       9,122       40,779  
 
Japan
    32.0       88,064       8       5,527       330,165       735,871  
                                     
     
Subtotal Asia
    58.4       96,060       15       6,914       339,287       776,650  
                                     
     
Total land held for development and properties under development in the CDFS business segment at December 31, 2005
    6,567.7     $ 1,045,042       72       23,247     $ 884,345     $ 1,762,216  
                                     

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      The following is a summary of our direct-owned investments in real estate assets at December 31, 2005:
           
    Investment Before
    Depreciation
     
    (In thousands)
Industrial distribution properties(3)(4)(5)
  $ 8,730,906  
Retail properties
    288,253  
Office properties(7)
    254,573  
Land subject to ground leases and other(8)
    538,095  
Properties under development
    884,345  
Land held for development
    1,045,042  
Other investments(9)
    133,916  
       
 
Totals
  $ 11,875,130  
       
 
(1)  Represents the percentage leased at December 31, 2005. Operating properties at December 31, 2005 include recently completed development properties that may be in the initial lease-up phase, including properties aggregating 17.1 million square feet that were completed in 2005. The inclusion of properties in the initial lease-up phase can reduce the overall leased percentage.
 
(2)  Certain properties are pledged as security under our secured debt and assessment bonds at December 31, 2005. For purposes of this table, the total principal balance of a debt issuance that is secured by a pool of properties is allocated among the properties in the pool based on each property’s investment balance. In addition to the amounts reflected here, we also have $129.6 million of encumbrances related to other real estate assets not included in the property operations segment. See Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for additional identification of the properties pledged.
 
(3)  In North America, includes 71 properties aggregating 17.9 million square feet at total investment of $681.9 million that were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment and are pending contribution to a property fund or sale to a third party.
 
(4)  In Europe, includes 46 properties aggregating 9.8 million square feet at a total investment of $643.3 million that were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment and are pending contribution to a property fund or sale to a third party.
 
(5)  In Asia, all properties were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment and are pending contribution to a property fund.
 
(6)  Represents the total expected cost at completion for properties under development, including the cost of land, fees, permits, payments to contractors, architectural and engineering fees and interest, project management costs and other appropriate costs to be capitalized during construction, rather than actual costs incurred to date.
 
(7)  Represents 24 office properties in North America aggregating 1.8 million square feet that are 84.1% leased. All properties were acquired in the Catellus Merger.
 
(8)  Amounts represent investments of $424.5 million in land subject to ground leases, one hotel property representing an $83.8 million investment and an investment of $29.8 million in railway depots, all of which were acquired in the Catellus Merger.
 
(9)  Other investments primarily include: (i) restricted funds that are held in escrow pending the completion of tax-deferred exchange transactions involving operating properties; (ii) earnest money deposits associated with potential acquisitions; (iii) costs incurred during the pre-acquisition due diligence process; (iv) costs incurred during the pre-construction phase related to future development projects; and (v) costs related to our corporate office buildings.

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Unconsolidated Investees
      At December 31, 2005, our investments in and advances to unconsolidated investees totaled $1.0 billion. Our investments in and advances to property funds in the fund management segment totaled $755.3 million at December 31, 2005. Our investments in and advances to CDFS joint ventures operating in the CDFS business segment totaled $182.4 million at December 31, 2005 and our investments in other unconsolidated investees totaled $112.0 million at December 31, 2005.
Property Funds
      At December 31, 2005, we had ownership interests ranging from 11.3% to 50% in 14 property funds that are presented under the equity method. The property funds primarily own operating properties and our investments in the property funds are included in our fund management segment. We act as manager of each property fund. The information provided in the table below (dollars and square footage in thousands) is for the total entity in which we have an ownership interest, not our proportionate share of the entity. See “Item 1. Business” and Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
                                             
            Rentable        
    No. of   No. of   Square   Percentage   Entity’s
    Bldgs.   Markets   Footage   Leased(1)   Investment(2)
                     
North America:
                                       
 
ProLogis California
    81       1       14,211       97.10 %     691,761  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund I
    36       16       9,406       93.89 %     378,646  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund II(3)
    27       13       4,477       96.69 %     237,648  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund III(3)
    34       15       4,380       96.89 %     212,744  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund IV(3)
    17       10       3,475       97.29 %     143,059  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund V
    138       29       32,898       98.61 %     1,394,530  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund VI
    22       7       8,648       95.31 %     509,569  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund VII
    29       8       6,055       93.92 %     385,633  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund VIII
    24       9       3,064       96.06 %     190,131  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund IX
    20       7       3,439       90.18 %     192,762  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund X
    29       9       4,191       73.76 %     218,535  
 
ProLogis North American Properties Fund XI
    14       3       4,316       97.96 %     229,374  
                               
   
Total North America
    471       35 (4)     98,560       95.69 %     4,784,392  
Europe:
                                       
 
ProLogis European Properties Fund
    263       27       53,984       96.34 %     3,944,844  
Asia:
                                       
 
ProLogis Japan Properties Fund I
    18       3       7,225       100.00 %     1,185,879  
                               
   
Total Property Funds
    752       65       159,769       96.11 %   $ 9,915,115  
                               
 
(1)  The percentage occupancy presented is the leased percentage occupancy at December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  Investment represents 100% of the carrying value of the properties, before depreciation, of each entity at December 31, 2005, except with respect to ProLogis North American Properties Fund XI. We acquired our ownership interest in this entity in August 2004, and therefore, in accordance with purchase accounting, the investment represents 100% of the fair value of the operating properties owned by these entities, adjusted for subsequent activity.

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(3)  On January 4, 2006, we purchased the remaining 80% ownership interests in these property funds and subsequently contributed substantially all the assets and associated liabilities to the newly formed North American Industrial Fund. See Note 21 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
 
(4)  Represents the total number of markets in North America on a combined basis.
CDFS joint ventures
      At December 31, 2005, we had ownership interests in several entities that perform CDFS business activities and are presented under the equity method. On a combined basis, these entities owned 31 operating properties or properties under development at December 31, 2005. See Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for additional information.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
      From time to time, we and our unconsolidated investees are parties to a variety of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that, with respect to any such matters that we are currently a party to, the ultimate disposition of any such matter will not result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
      Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Holders
      Our common shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “PLD”. The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices, as reported in the NYSE Composite Tape, and distributions per common share, for the periods indicated.
                           
    High Sale   Low Sale   Per Common
    Price   Price   Share Distribution
             
2004:
                       
 
First Quarter
  $ 36.00     $ 30.80     $ 0.365  
 
Second Quarter
    36.39       27.62       0.365  
 
Third Quarter
    36.95       32.74       0.365  
 
Fourth Quarter
    43.33       35.30       0.365  
2005:
                       
 
First Quarter
    43.50       36.67       0.37  
 
Second Quarter
    42.34       36.50       0.37  
 
Third Quarter
    46.41       40.12       0.37  
 
Fourth Quarter
    47.61       39.81       0.37  
2006:
                       
 
First Quarter (through March 6)
  $ 53.60     $ 46.29     $ 0.40  
      On March 6, 2006, we had approximately 244,562,300 common shares outstanding, which were held of record by approximately 11,100 shareholders.

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Distributions and Dividends
      In order to comply with the REIT requirements of the Code, we are generally required to make common share distributions and preferred share dividends (other than capital gain distributions) to our shareholders in amounts that together at least equal (i) the sum of (a) 90% of our “REIT taxable income” computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and net capital gains and (b) 90% of the net income (after tax), if any, from foreclosure property, minus (ii) certain excess noncash income. Our common share distribution policy is to distribute a percentage of our cash flow that ensures that we will meet the distribution requirements of the Code and that allows us to maximize the cash retained to meet other cash needs, such as capital improvements and other investment activities.
      We announce the following year’s projected annual common share distribution level after the Board performs its annual budget review and approves a common share distribution level, generally in December of each year. In December 2005, the Board announced an increase in the annual distribution level for 2006 from $1.48 to $1.60 per common share. The payment of common share distributions is subject to the discretion of the Board, is dependent on our financial condition and operating results and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board during the year.
      In addition to common shares, we have issued cumulative redeemable preferred shares of beneficial interest. At December 31, 2005, we had three series of preferred shares outstanding (“Series C Preferred Shares”, “Series F Preferred Shares” and “Series G Preferred Shares”). Holders of each series of preferred shares outstanding have, subject to certain conditions, limited voting rights, and are entitled to receive cumulative preferential dividends based upon each series’ respective liquidation preference. Such dividends are payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December. Dividends on preferred shares are payable when, and if, they have been declared by the Board, out of funds legally available for payment of dividends. After the respective redemption dates, each series of preferred shares can be redeemed at our option. The cash redemption price (other than the portion consisting of accrued and unpaid dividends) with respect to Series C Preferred Shares is payable solely out of the cumulative sales proceeds of other capital shares of ours, which may include shares of other series of preferred shares. With respect to the payment of dividends, each series of preferred shares ranks on parity with our other series of preferred shares. Annual per share dividends paid on each series of preferred shares were as follows for the periods indicated:
                 
    Years Ended
    December 31,
     
    2005   2004
         
Series C Preferred Shares
  $ 4.27     $ 4.27  
Series F Preferred Shares
  $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
Series G Preferred Shares
  $ 1.69     $ 1.69  
      Pursuant to the terms of our preferred shares, we are restricted from declaring or paying any distribution with respect to our common shares unless and until all cumulative dividends with respect to the preferred shares have been paid and sufficient funds have been set aside for dividends that have been declared for the then-current dividend period with respect to the preferred shares.
      For more information regarding our distributions and dividends, see Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
      For information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans see Note 13 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. The other information required by this Item 5 is incorporated herein by reference to the description under the caption “Equity Compensation Plans” in our definitive proxy statement for our 2006 annual meeting of shareholders (“2006 Proxy Statement”).

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Other Shareholder Matters
Other Issuances of Common Shares
      During 2005, we issued 55,889,000 common shares in connection with the Catellus Merger.
      In 2005, we issued 11,000 common shares, upon exchange of limited partnership units in our majority-owned and consolidated real estate partnerships. These common shares were issued in transactions exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Common Share Plans
      We have approximately $84.1 million remaining on our Board authorization to repurchase common shares that began in 2001. We have not purchased common shares in 2004 or 2005 or through March 6, 2006.
      We sell common shares under various common share plans as outlined in Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
      The following table sets forth selected financial data relating to our historical financial condition and results of operations for 2005 and the four preceding years. Certain amounts for the years prior to 2005 presented in the table below have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 financial statement presentation.
      The amounts in the table below are in thousands, except for per share amounts.
                                             
    Years Ended December 31,
     
    2005(1)   2004   2003   2002   2001
                     
Operating Data:
                                       
 
Total revenues
  $ 1,868,041     $ 1,869,206     $ 1,473,289     $ 1,502,272     $ 1,244,098  
 
Total expenses
  $ 1,425,678     $ 1,511,923     $ 1,137,670     $ 1,144,293     $ 895,797  
 
Operating income
  $ 442,363     $ 357,283     $ 335,619     $ 357,979     $ 348,301  
 
Interest expense
  $ 178,369     $ 152,551     $ 154,427     $ 151,864     $ 162,493  
 
Earnings from continuing operations
  $ 317,842     $ 228,200     $ 243,543     $ 241,268     $ 119,355  
 
Discontinued operations(2)
  $ 78,321     $ 4,595     $ 7,132     $ 7,613     $ 8,789  
 
Net earnings
  $ 396,163     $ 232,795     $ 250,675     $ 248,881     $ 128,144  
 
Net earnings attributable to common shares
  $ 370,747     $ 202,813     $ 212,367     $ 216,166     $ 86,038  
 
Net earnings per share attributable to common shares — Basic:
                                       
   
Continuing operations
  $ 1.44     $ 1.09     $ 1.14     $ 1.18     $ 0.45  
   
Discontinued operations
    0.38       0.02       0.04       0.04       0.05  
                               
 
Net earnings per share attributable to common shares — Basic
  $ 1.82     $ 1.11     $ 1.18     $ 1.22     $ 0.50  
                               
Net earnings per share attributable to common shares — Diluted:
                                       
   
Continuing operations
  $ 1.39     $ 1.06     $ 1.12     $ 1.16     $ 0.44  
   
Discontinued operations
    0.37       0.02       0.04       0.04       0.05  
                               
 
Net earnings per share attributable to common shares — Diluted
  $ 1.76     $ 1.08     $ 1.16     $ 1.20     $ 0.49  
                               
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                                       
   
Basic
    203,337       182,226       179,245       177,813       172,755  
   
Diluted
    213,713       191,801       187,222       184,869       175,197  
Common Share Distributions:
                                       
 
Common share cash distributions paid
  $ 297,379     $ 266,135     $ 258,187     $ 252,270     $ 237,691  
 
Common share distributions paid per share
  $ 1.48     $ 1.46     $ 1.44     $ 1.42     $ 1.38  

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    Years Ended December 31,
     
    2005(1)   2004   2003   2002   2001
                     
FFO(3):
                                       
 
Reconciliation of net earnings to FFO:
                                       
 
Net earnings attributable to common shares
  $ 370,747     $ 202,813     $ 212,367     $ 216,166     $ 86,038  
   
Add (deduct) NAREIT defined adjustments:
                                       
   
Our direct adjustments
    192,224       152,108       122,376       132,546       121,316  
   
Items attributable to discontinued operations
    (82,477 )     4,633       6,177       6,039       5,709  
   
Our share of reconciling items of unconsolidated investees
    51,518       39,738       30,228       39,531       68,367  
                               
     
Total NAREIT defined adjustments
    161,265       196,479       158,781       178,116       195,392  
                               
 
Subtotal — NAREIT defined FFO
    532,012       399,292       371,148       394,282       281,430  
Add (deduct) our defined adjustments:
                                       
   
Our direct adjustments
    (2,020 )     2,102       18,379       16,917       3,742  
   
Items attributable to discontinued operations
    (213 )     (1,075 )                  
   
Our share of reconciling items of unconsolidated investees
    693       84       11,218       (18,150 )     (3,969 )
                               
     
Total our defined adjustments
    (1,540 )     1,111       29,597       (1,233 )     (227 )
                               
 
FFO attributable to common shares as defined by us
  $ 530,472     $ 400,403     $ 400,745     $ 393,049     $ 281,203  
                               
Cash Flow Data:
                                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 498,190     $ 558,853     $ 366,559     $ 441,374     $ 378,744  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
  $ (2,286,958 )   $ (690,016 )   $ (115,094 )   $ (158,707 )   $ 68,480  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  $ 1,743,955     $ 36,189     $ (30,771 )   $ (199,847 )   $ (477,105 )

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    December 31,
     
    2005(1)   2004   2003   2002   2001
                     
Financial Position:
                                       
 
Real estate owned, excluding land held for development, before depreciation
  $ 10,830,088     $ 5,737,730     $ 5,342,884     $ 5,008,707     $ 4,387,456  
 
Land held for development
  $ 1,045,042     $ 596,001     $ 511,163     $ 386,820     $ 200,737  
 
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated investees
  $ 1,049,743     $ 908,513     $ 677,293     $ 809,286     $ 1,308,856  
 
Total assets
  $ 13,114,096     $ 7,097,799     $ 6,367,466     $ 5,911,380     $ 5,557,984  
 
Total debt
  $ 6,677,880     $ 3,413,961     $ 2,990,669     $ 2,731,978     $ 2,578,340  
 
Total liabilities
  $ 7,567,429     $ 3,929,033     $ 3,270,757     $ 2,994,571     $ 2,838,225  
 
Minority interest
  $ 58,644     $ 66,273     $ 37,777     $ 42,467     $ 45,639  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
  $ 5,488,023     $ 3,102,493     $ 3,058,932     $ 2,874,342     $ 2,674,120  
 
Number of common shares outstanding
    243,781       185,789       180,183       178,146       175,888  
 
(1)  On September 15, 2005, we completed the Catellus Merger with an aggregate purchase price of $5.3 billion. See Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
(2)  Discontinued operations includes losses related to temperature controlled distribution assets of $25.2 million and $36.7 million in 2005 and 2004, respectively, and income attributable to assets disposed of and net gains recognized on the disposition of assets.
 
(3)  Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principle (“GAAP”) measure that is commonly used in the real estate industry. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO is net earnings. Although the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) has published a definition of FFO, modifications to the NAREIT calculation of FFO are common among REITs, as companies seek to provide financial measures that meaningfully reflect their business. FFO, as we define it, is presented as a supplemental financial measure. FFO is not used by us as, nor should it be considered to be, an alternative to net earnings computed under GAAP as an indicator of our operating performance or as an alternative to cash from operating activities computed under GAAP as an indicator of our ability to fund our cash needs.
    FFO is not meant to represent a comprehensive system of financial reporting and does not present, nor do we intend it to present, a complete picture of our financial condition and operating performance. We believe net earnings computed under GAAP remains the primary measure of performance and that FFO is only meaningful when it is used in conjunction with net earnings computed under GAAP. Further, we believe that our consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, provide the most meaningful picture of our financial condition and our operating performance.
 
    At the same time that NAREIT created and defined its FFO concept for the REIT industry, it also recognized that “management of each of its member companies has the responsibility and authority to publish financial information that it regards as useful to the financial community.” We believe that financial analysts, potential investors and shareholders who review our operating results are best served by a defined FFO measure that includes other adjustments to net earnings computed under GAAP in addition to those included in the NAREIT defined measure of FFO. Our FFO measure is discussed in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Funds From Operations”.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
      You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 8 of this report and the matters described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors”.
Management’s Overview
      We are a self-administered and self-managed REIT that operates a global network of real estate properties, primarily industrial distribution properties. The primary business drivers across the globe continue to be the need for greater distribution network efficiency and the growing shift to third-party logistics providers. Our focus on our customers’ expanding needs has enabled us to become a leading global provider of distribution space in three continents.
      During the third quarter of 2005, we announced the creation of a new property fund in Asia, the ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II, and we completed the Catellus Merger, which significantly increased our property portfolio and opportunities for new property funds. In February 2006, we finalized and announced the creation of a new open-end fund, the North American Industrial Fund. Due to our successful growth and continued emphasis in the fund management business, we redefined our reportable business segments, as discussed below, to reflect our current business strategy.
      Our business is currently organized into three reportable business segments: (i) property operations, (ii) fund management and (iii) CDFS business. The property operations segment represents the direct long-term ownership, and the management and leasing of industrial distribution and retail properties, both directly and indirectly owned. The fund management segment represents the long-term investment management of unconsolidated property funds and the properties they own, to generate a high level of returns to us and our fund partners. The CDFS business segment primarily encompasses our development or acquisition of properties that are generally contributed to an unconsolidated property fund in which we have an ownership interest and act as manager. We also have other segments that do not meet the threshold criteria to disclose as a reportable segment. These operations primarily include our: (i) management of land subject to ground leases; (ii) office property operations; and (iii) the ownership or investment in hotel properties.
      We generate and seek to increase revenues, earnings, FFO and cash flows through our segments primarily as follows:
Property Operations Segment
  •  We earn rent from our customers under long-term operating leases, including reimbursements of certain operating costs, in our industrial distribution and retail properties that we own directly in North America, Europe and Asia. We expect to grow our revenue through increases in properties owned and increases in occupancy rates and rental rates in both our industrial distribution and retail properties. Our strategy is to achieve these increases primarily through the acquisition of industrial distribution properties, continued focus on our customers’ global needs for distribution space in the three continents in which we operate and use of the ProLogis Operating System.
Fund Management Segment
  •  We recognize our proportionate share of the earnings or losses from our investments in unconsolidated property funds operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Along with the income recognized under the equity method, we include fees and incentives earned for services performed on behalf of the property funds (primarily property management and asset management services) and interest earned on advances to the property funds, if any. We also earn certain other fees for services provided to the property funds, such as acquisition, financing and development fees. We expect growth in income recognized to come from newly created property funds, as discussed below, and growth in existing property funds. The growth in the existing property funds is expected

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  to come primarily from additional properties the funds will acquire, generally from us, and increased rental revenues in the property funds due, in part, to our leasing and property management efforts from our property operations segment.

CDFS Business Segment
  •  We recognize income primarily from the contributions of developed and repositioned properties to the property funds and from dispositions to third parties. In addition, we earn fees from our customers or other third parties for development activities that we provide on their behalf, recognize interest income on notes receivable related to asset dispositions, recognize net gains from the disposition of land parcels that no longer fit into our development plans and recognize our proportionate share of the income generated by development joint ventures in which we have an investment. We expect increases in this segment to come primarily from the continued development of high-quality industrial distribution properties in our key markets in North America, Europe and Asia, resulting in the contribution to property funds or sale to third parties. In addition, we expect to increase our land and other commercial development activities for development fees and sales to third parties.
Summary of 2005
      The fundamentals of our business were strong in 2005. We increased our total operating portfolio of industrial distribution and retail properties owned or managed, including direct-owned properties, and properties owned by the property funds and CDFS joint ventures, to 349.7 million square feet at December 31, 2005 from 284.3 million square feet at December 31, 2004. We increased our same store net operating income (as defined below) by 1.5% in 2005 over 2004. Same store rent growth for all of 2005 was a negative 1.5%, compared with a negative 5.8% in 2004 and a negative 5.0% in 2003. The negative trend in rental rates started to reverse in the third and fourth quarters of 2005 when we had positive same store rent growth of 1.0% and 1.3%, respectively, for the first time since the second quarter of 2002. The stabilized leased percentage (as defined below) was 94.5% at December 31, 2005, compared with 92.3% at December 31, 2004. See Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for a reconciliation of net operating income to earnings before minority interest.
      Net operating income of the CDFS business segment increased 44.9% over 2004 primarily due to the higher gross margins that were earned on contributions and increased development fees and interest income. We started the development of projects with a total expected cost at completion of $2.1 billion and completed development projects at a total cost of $1.4 billion in 2005. This compares with 2004 when we started development projects with a total expected cost at completion of $1.2 billion and completed development projects at a total cost of $0.9 billion. The increased development activity was spurred by increased demand for industrial distribution properties in North America, Europe and Asia. In January 2006, we announced our first development in South Korea, which we expect to complete in the first half of 2007. The strong development activity, along with the access to capital through the property funds, supported improved contribution activity in 2005.
Key Transactions in 2005 and early 2006
      We completed the Catellus Merger on September 15, 2005. We believe this strategic combination of two industrial real estate companies was in the best interest of our shareholders and will achieve key elements of our strategic business plan by strengthening our position in the North American logistics market. The Catellus Merger enhanced the North American property portfolio in key markets, increased our development property base and capabilities, reduced the overall age of our property portfolio and we believe it will allow us to build on our existing customer relationships. The total purchase price of $5.3 billion was financed through the issuance of approximately 55.9 million ProLogis common shares, the assumption of approximately $1.7 billion of liabilities (including $1.3 billion of debt) and cash of $1.3 billion. We financed the cash portion of the Catellus Merger primarily through borrowings on a short-term bridge facility, which was partially repaid with the proceeds of a senior note issuance, and borrowings

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under our global credit facility, each as described below. Our results of operations for 2005 include the results of the combined company beginning on September 16, 2005. Our integration efforts are proceeding according to our expectations. The majority of the operating assets, liabilities and business operations of Catellus have been integrated into our existing business processes and did not require significant changes to our processes. For more information about the Catellus Merger, see Note 3 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8.
  •  On September 30, 2005, we acquired the remaining 80% ownership interest in ProLogis North American Properties Fund XII. The acquisition resulted in an aggregate property value of $283.2 million being added to our direct-owned portfolio in the property operations segment.
 
  •  On October 6, 2005, we closed a $2.6 billion global credit facility that increases our flexibility to borrow in multiple currencies (“Global Line”) and has a four-year maturity.
 
  •  In November 2005, we completed the issuance of $900.0 million of senior notes in a private offering under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. The proceeds were used to repay borrowings under the short-term bridge facility discussed above.
 
  •  We formed a new property fund, ProLogis Japan Properties Fund II, in which we own a 20% interest. Our fund partner has committed total capital of $600.0 million, none of which was funded at December 31, 2005.
 
  •  We made the strategic decision to exit certain markets that we no longer view as target markets (Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Tulsa). We recognized gains of $86.4 million in the third and fourth quarters of 2005, primarily related to the disposition of 64 operating properties from the property operations segment, primarily in these markets.
 
  •  We completed the disposition of our temperature-controlled distribution business in France. We recognized cumulative translation losses and an impairment loss of $26.9 million in 2005 related to these operations.
 
  •  Our Board approved an increase in our annual distribution in 2006 to $1.60 per common share, from $1.48 per common share, or an increase of 8.1%. The common share distribution is declared quarterly and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Board.
 
  •  In February 2006, we finalized and announced the formation of a new open-end property fund, the North American Industrial Fund, with several institutional investors, which will primarily own recently developed industrial distribution properties in major distribution markets throughout the United States and Canada.
 
  •  On January 4, 2006, we purchased the remaining 80% ownership interests in each of ProLogis North American Properties Funds II, III and IV from our fund partner, an affiliate of Arcapita and in March 2006, we contributed substantially all of the assets and associated liabilities we obtained in this acquisition to the North American Industrial Fund.
Critical Accounting Policies
      A critical accounting policy is one that is both important to the portrayal of an entity’s financial condition and results of operations and requires judgment on the part of management. Generally, the judgment requires management to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Of the accounting policies discussed in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8, those presented below have been identified by us as critical accounting policies.
Revenue Recognition
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acquire a real estate asset from us. We make judgments based on the specific terms of each transaction as to the amount of the total profit from the transaction that we recognize given our continuing ownership interest and our level of future involvement with the investee that acquires the assets. Our ability to accurately assess the provisions of each transaction under the accounting guidelines for profit recognition could impact our financial position and specific items in our results of operations that are used by shareholders, potential investors, industry analysts and lenders in their evaluation of our performance.
Business Combinations
      We acquire individual properties, as well as portfolios of properties or businesses. When we acquire a property for investment purposes, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component. The components typically include land, building, debt and other assumed liabilities, and intangible assets related to above and below market leases, leasing commissions and goodwill in the case of an acquisition of a business. In an acquisition of multiple properties, we must also allocate the purchase price among the properties. The allocation of the purchase price is based on our assessment of expected future cash flows of the property and various characteristics of the markets where the property is located.
Consolidation
      Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ProLogis and all entities that we control, either as the primary beneficiary or through ownership of a majority voting interest, or otherwise. Investments in entities in which we do not own a majority voting interest but over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies are presented under the equity method. Investments in entities in which we do not own a majority voting interest and over which we do not have the ability to exercise significant influence are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, as appropriate. Our judgment with respect to our level of influence or control of an entity and whether we are the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity involve the consideration of various factors including the form of our ownership interest, our representation on the entity’s governing body, the size of our investment (including loans), our ability to participate in policy making decisions and the rights of the other investors to participate in the decision making process. Our ability to correctly assess our influence or control over an entity affects the presentation of these investments in our consolidated financial statements and, consequently, our financial position and specific items in our results of operations that are used by shareholders, potential investors, industry analysts and lenders in their evaluation of our performance.
Capitalization of Costs and Depreciation
      We capitalize costs incurred in developing, renovating, acquiring and rehabilitating real estate assets as part of the investment basis. Costs incurred in making certain other improvements are also capitalized. During the land development and construction periods, we capitalize interest costs, insurance, real estate taxes and certain general and administrative costs of the personnel performing development, renovations, rehabilitation and leasing activities if such costs are incremental and identifiable to a specific activity. Capitalized costs are included in the investment basis of real estate assets except for the costs capitalized related to leasing activities, which are presented as a component of other assets. We estimate the depreciable portion of our real estate assets and related useful lives in order to record depreciation expense. Our ability to accurately estimate the depreciable portions of our real estate assets and useful lives is critical to the determination of the appropriate amount of depreciation expense recorded and the carrying value of the underlying assets. Any change to the estimated depreciable lives of these assets would have an impact on the depreciation expense recognized.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
      We assess the carrying value of our long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable and, with respect to goodwill, at least annually applying a fair-value-based test. The determination of the fair value of long-lived assets,

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including goodwill, involves significant judgment. This judgment is based on our analysis and estimates of the future operating results and resulting cash flows of each long-lived asset. Our ability to accurately predict future operating results and cash flows impacts the determination of fair value.
      If there is a decline in the fair value of a long-lived asset or a history of the asset generating operating losses, we determine whether the operating losses associated with the asset will continue. Our assessment as to the nature of a decline in fair value is primarily based on estimates of future operating results, the resulting cash flows and our intent to either hold or dispose of the long-lived asset. If an investment is considered impaired, an impairment charge is recognized based on these analyses.
Income Taxes
      As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, significant management judgment is required to estimate our current income tax liability and the liability associated with open tax years that are under review. Our estimates are based on interpretation of tax laws. We estimate our actual current tax due and assess temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for book and tax purposes. The temporary differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities. When we take a deduction for a non-routine transaction in which the tax impact is uncertain, no financial statement benefit is taken until the impact is certain. Adjustments may be required by a change in assessment of our deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in assessments of the recognition of tax benefits for certain non-routine transactions, changes due to audit adjustments by federal and state tax authorities, our inability to qualify as a REIT, the potential for built-in-gain recognition, changes in the assessment of properties to be contributed to TRSs and changes in tax laws. Adjustments required in any given period are included within the tax provision in the statements of earnings.
Results of Operations
      Net earnings attributable to common shares were $370.7 million in 2005, $202.8 million in 2004 and $212.4 million in 2003. Basic and diluted net earnings attributable to common shares were $1.82 and $1.76 per share, respectively, in 2005, $1.11 and $1.08 per share, respectively, in 2004 and $1.18 and $1.16 per share, respectively, in 2003. The increase in net earnings in 2005 over 2004 is primarily due to improved property operating performance, gains on dispositions of non-CDFS assets during the third and fourth quarters of 2005, increases in income from the property funds, increased net gains from the disposition of CDFS business assets and to the Catellus Merger. The decrease in net earnings in 2004 over 2003 was primarily due to losses related to temperature-controlled assets in 2004 (which were disposed of in 2005) and lower gains recognized from dispositions of non-CDFS business assets and investments in property funds, partially offset by improvements in property operating performance and an increase in income from the property funds.
Portfolio Information
      In the discussion that follows, we present the results of operations by reportable business segment. The following table summarizes our total operating portfolio as of the dates indicated (square feet in thousands):
                                                   
    December 31,
     
    2005   2004   2003
             
    Number of   Square   Number of   Square   Number of   Square
Reportable Business Segment   Properties   Feet   Properties   Feet   Properties   Feet
                         
Property operations
    1,461       186,663       1,228       133,630       1,252       133,141  
Fund management(1)
    752       159,769       708       149,141       485       97,219  
CDFS business(2)
    23       3,283       10       1,538              
                                                 
 
Totals
    2,236       349,715       1,946       284,309       1,737       230,360  
                                                 

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(1)  Includes industrial distribution properties owned by the property funds, in which our ownership interests ranged from 11.3% to 50.0% at December 31, 2005.
 
(2)  Represents operating industrial distribution properties and excludes eight properties under development aggregating 2.4 million square feet, owned by the CDFS joint ventures, in which our weighted ownership interest was 50% at December 31, 2005. In addition, these amounts do not include our 72 properties aggregating 23.2 million square feet currently under development or our operating properties that were developed or acquired in this segment, but which are currently included in the property operations segment pending contribution.
      The stabilized operating properties owned by us, the property funds and CDFS industrial joint ventures were 94.5% leased at December 31, 2005, 92.3% leased at December 31, 2004 and 90.2% leased at December 31, 2003. The stabilized properties are those properties where the capital improvements, repositioning efforts, new management and new marketing programs for acquisitions or the marketing programs in the case of newly developed properties, have been completed and in effect for a sufficient period of time to achieve stabilization. A property generally enters the stabilized pool at the earlier of 12 months from acquisition or completion or when it becomes substantially leased, which we define generally as 93.0%.
Same Store Analysis
      We evaluate the operating performance of the properties included in each of our three reportable business segments using a “same store” analysis because the population of properties in this analysis is consistent from period to period, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in the composition of the portfolio on performance measures. We include properties owned directly, by the property funds and by the CDFS joint ventures, as applicable, in the same store analysis. Accordingly, we define the same store portfolio of operating properties for each period as those properties that have been in operation throughout the full period in both the current and prior year. When a property is disposed of to a third party, it is removed from the population for the full quarter in which it is disposed and the corresponding period of the prior year. The same store portfolio aggregated 222.2 million square feet at December 31, 2005 and included only industrial distribution properties.
      Same store results were as follows:
  •  Net operating income generated by the same store portfolio (defined for the same store analysis as rental income, excluding termination and renegotiation fees, less rental expenses) increased 1.5% in 2005 over 2004. For 2004, the net operating income of the same store portfolio applicable to that period increased by 0.2% over 2003.
 
  •  The same store portfolio’s rental rates, associated with leasing activity for space that has been previously leased by us, decreased in 2005 by 1.5%. For 2004, the same store portfolio’s rental rates decreased 5.8% from 2003. The negative trend in rental rates started to reverse in the third and fourth quarters of 2005 when we had positive same store rent growth of 1.0% and 1.3%, respectively, for the first time since the second quarter of 2002.
 
  •  Average occupancy in the same store portfolio increased 2.2% in 2005 over 2004. This compares to a 1.2% increase in average occupancy in 2004 over 2003.
 
  •  Same store rental income increased 2.0% in 2005 over 2004 and rental expenses increased 3.9% in 2005 over 2004. In 2004, same store rental income increased 0.3% while rental expenses increased 0.8%, both over 2003.
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percentage change computation removes the effects of foreign currency exchange rate movements by computing each property’s components in that property’s functional currency.
      Rental income computed under GAAP applicable to the properties included in the same store portfolio is adjusted to remove the net termination and renegotiation fees recognized in each period. Net termination and renegotiation fees excluded from rental income for the same store portfolio (including properties directly owned and properties owned by the property funds and CDFS joint ventures) were $9.2 million for 2005 and $4.1 million for 2004. Net termination and renegotiation fees represent the gross fee negotiated to allow a customer to terminate or renegotiate their lease, offset by the write-off of the asset recognized due to the adjustment to straight-line rents over the lease term, if any. Removing the net termination fees from the same store calculation of rental income allows us to evaluate the growth or decline in each property’s rental income without regard to items that are not indicative of the property’s recurring operating performance.
      In computing the percentage change in rental expenses, the rental expenses applicable to the properties in the same store portfolio include property management expenses for our direct-owned properties. These expenses are based on the property management fee that is provided for in the individual agreements under which our wholly owned management company provides property management services to each property (generally, the fee is based on a percentage of revenues). On consolidation, the management fee income earned by the management company and the management fee expense recognized by the properties are eliminated and the direct costs of providing property management services are recognized as part of our rental expenses reported under GAAP.
Operational Outlook
      Changes in economic conditions will generally impact customer leasing decisions and absorption of new distribution properties. Beginning in the last half of 2002 and continuing throughout 2003, weakening economic conditions in the United States and certain western European countries and certain geopolitical concerns and uncertainties, primarily in Europe, negatively impacted our stabilized occupancy levels. In the second quarter of 2004, we began to observe improvements in North American absorption and occupancy levels, which have continued during 2005. During this time, we also experienced improvements in leasing activity in Europe, primarily with respect to the existing pipeline of CDFS business assets that were included in the property operations segment prior to being contributed or sold. With respect to Japan and China, we continue to experience consistent demand for distribution space in our properties and the properties of our unconsolidated investees.
      We expect that the overall economic improvements experienced in 2005 will continue into 2006. Accordingly, we believe the positive trends in occupancy in North America and Europe will continue in 2006. However, we do not expect that occupancies will improve in 2006 to the levels experienced in the 1999 to 2001 period, when occupancies were as high as 96.5%. We continue to believe that shifts in distribution patterns of our customers throughout the world and their need to reduce their distribution costs have been, and will continue to be, key drivers of leasing decisions. We believe the diversification of our global operating platform and the ProLogis Operating System have somewhat mitigated the effects of market occupancy decreases in the past and position us well to take advantage of the positive occupancy trends.
      We believe the decrease in rental rates experienced during 2004 and 2005 continues to be the result of economic conditions that depressed market rents such that they were generally below the rents that we were earning on expiring long-term leases and continued compression of capitalization rates in our markets. The negative trend in rental rates started to reverse in the third and fourth quarters of 2005 when we had positive same store rent growth of 1.0% and 1.3%, respectively, for the first time since the second quarter of 2002. We believe this positive trend in rental rate growth will continue into 2006.

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Property Operations Segment
      The net operating income of the property operations segment consists of rental income and rental expenses from the industrial distribution and retail operating properties that we directly own. The costs of our property management function for both our direct-owned portfolio and the properties owned by the property funds are all reported in rental expenses in the property operations segment. The net earnings or losses generated by operating properties that were developed or acquired in the CDFS business segment are included in the property operations segment during the interim period from the date of completion or acquisition through the date the properties are contributed or sold. See Note 19 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 for a reconciliation of net operating income to earnings before minority interest. The net operating income from the property operations segment was as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands).
                           
    Years Ended December 31,
     
    2005   2004   2003
             
Rental income(1)(2)
  $ 608,168     $ 527,064     $ 525,778  
Rental expenses(1)(3)
    168,982       136,641       130,911  
                   
 
Total property operations segment
  $ 439,186     $ 390,423