– Positive Operating Results Driven by Continued Strong Tenant Demand –

– Company Raises 2022 Outlook –

– Board Raises Quarterly Common Dividend for the Fourth Consecutive Quarter –

Kimco Realty® (NYSE: KIM), North America’s largest publicly traded owner and operator of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers, including mixed-use assets, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, Kimco’s net income available to the company’s common shareholders per diluted share was $0.08 and $0.91, respectively.

Third Quarter Highlights:

• Produced Funds From Operations* (FFO) of $0.41 per diluted share, representing a 28.1% increase over the comparable period in 2021.
• Grew pro-rata portfolio occupancy 20 basis points sequentially to 95.3%, representing an increase of 120 basis points year over year.
• Increased pro-rata anchor and small shop occupancy 90 and 190 basis points, respectively, over the third quarter of 2021.
• Generated pro-rata rent spreads of 16.5% for new leases on comparable spaces.
• Produced a 3.1% increase in Same-Property Net Operating Income* (NOI) over the same period a year ago.
• Achieved a Net Debt to EBITDA* ratio of 6.3x on a look-through basis (which includes company’s outstanding preferred stock and pro-rata share of joint venture debt), marking the lowest leverage level since the company began reporting this metric.
• Subsequent to quarter end, generated net proceeds of approximately $301.1 million through the monetization of 11.5 million of its 39.8 million shares in Albertsons Companies, Inc. (NYSE: ACI). Kimco still retains 28.3 million shares of Albertsons.

Kimco CEO Conor Flynn stated, “We are encouraged by the ongoing strength of our business and the results that our team and our portfolio continue to produce. We believe our high-quality last mile locations, which are primarily grocery anchored, keep us well-positioned to outperform even during this period of macro-economic uncertainty. We’re confident that our financial strength and significant liquidity, bolstered by the recent monetization of a portion of our Albertsons investment, provide us unique advantages as we seek additional growth opportunities and continue to add value for all our stakeholders.”   

Financial Results:

Net income available to the company’s common shareholders for the third quarter of 2022 was $51.6 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to $501.4 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021. The year-over-year change is primarily attributable to a $532.6 million mark-to-market reduction on marketable securities mainly stemming from a change in the value of ACI common stock held by the company. Other items impacting the year-over-year change were due in part to the Weingarten merger in August of 2021, including $47.0 million in merger-related charges in 2021 as well as a $64.3 million increase in consolidated revenues from rental properties, partially offset by increases of $5.0 million in real estate taxes, $19.4 million in operating and maintenance expenses and $11.2 million in depreciation and amortization for the third quarter of 2022 over the comparable period in the prior year.

FFO was $254.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2022 compared to $173.7 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the third quarter 2021. Included in the third quarter of 2021 was $47.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, of merger related costs.

*Reconciliations of net income available to the company’s common shareholders to certain non-GAAP measures including FFO, Same-property NOI and Net Debt to EBITDA are provided in the tables accompanying this press release.

Operating Results:

• Pro-rata portfolio occupancy ended the quarter at 95.3%, with anchor and small shop occupancy at 97.8% and 89.2%, respectively.
• Signed 461 leases totaling 2.1 million square feet, generating blended pro-rata rent spreads on comparable spaces of 7.5%, and with rental rates for new leases up 16.5% and renewals and options growing 6.2%.
• Reported a 280-basis-point spread between leased (reported) occupancy versus economic occupancy at the end of the third quarter, representing $45 million in annual base rent. 
• Produced 3.1% growth in Same-Property NOI over the same period a year ago, driven by a 4.8% increase in minimum rent.

Transaction Activities:

• As previously announced, acquired two grocery-anchored centers located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia and Massapequa, New York totaling 329,000 square feet for $89.0 million in aggregate. In addition, the company acquired the fee interest at Pike Center in Rockville, Maryland for a purchase price of $21.2 million.
• Sold nine shopping centers and two land parcels totaling 1.2 million square feet for $187.6 million. The company’s pro-rata share of the sales price was $64.0 million.
• Received full repayment of $25.0 million from a mezzanine loan at Pompano Citi Centre in Pompano, Florida.

Capital Market Activities:

• Issued $650 million of 4.60% unsecured notes maturing February 2033.
• Redeemed a total of $902.0 million of unsecured debt during the quarter that included: i) $288.4 million aggregate principal amount of 3.375% notes due October 2022; ii) $299.7 million aggregate principal amount of 3.50% notes due April 2023; and iii) $313.9 million aggregate principal amount of 3.125% notes due June 2023.
• Ended the third quarter with approximately $2.0 billion of immediate liquidity, including $1.9 billion available under the company’s $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility and $124 million of cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet.
• At the end of third quarter of 2022, Kimco held 39.8 million shares of Albertsons common stock, valued at approximately $1.0 billion. Subsequently, the company sold 11.5 million shares of Albertsons generating net proceeds of approximately $301.1 million. Kimco still retains 28.3 million shares of Albertsons of which 28.0 million shares remain under lockup for up to seven months.

Dividend Declarations:

• Kimco’s board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.23 per common share, representing a 4.5% increase from the prior quarterly dividend and 35.3% over the corresponding period of the prior year. The quarterly cash dividend on common shares is based on projected REIT taxable income, excluding REIT taxable income attributable to the partial ACI monetization and expected ACI special dividend, and is payable on December 23, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 9, 2022.

• The board of directors also declared quarterly dividends with respect to each of the company’s Class L and Class M series of cumulative redeemable preferred shares. These dividends on the preferred shares will be paid on January 17, 2023 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2022.

2022 Full Year Outlook:

Based on these results and the outlook for the remainder of 2022, the company has revised its full-year guidance ranges as follows:

*The tables accompanying this press release provide a reconciliation for this forward-looking non-GAAP measure.

Conference Call Information

When:                 8:30 AM ET, October 27, 2022

Live Webcast:    3Q22 Kimco Realty Earnings Conference Call or on Kimco Realty’s website investors.kimcorealty.com (replay available through January 27, 2023)

Dial #:                  1-888-317-6003 (International: 1-412-317-6061). Passcode: 4605029

About Kimco Realty®

Kimco Realty® (NYSE:KIM) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) headquartered in Jericho, N.Y. that is North America’s largest publicly traded owner and operator of open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers, including mixed-use assets. The company’s portfolio is primarily concentrated in the first-ring suburbs of the top major metropolitan markets, including those in high-barrier-to-entry coastal markets and rapidly expanding Sun Belt cities, with a tenant mix focused on essential, necessity-based goods and services that drive multiple shopping trips per week. Kimco Realty is also committed to leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and is a recognized industry leader in these areas.  Publicly traded on the NYSE since 1991, and included in the S&P 500 Index, the company has specialized in shopping center ownership, management, acquisitions, and value enhancing redevelopment activities for more than 60 years. As of September 30, 2022, the company owned interests in 526 U.S. shopping centers and mixed-use assets comprising 91 million square feet of gross leasable space. For further information, please visit www.kimcorealty.com.

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