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ORLANDO, Fla., July 31 FL-Nat'l-Retail-2Q
ORLANDO, Fla., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), a real estate investment trust, today announced operating results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, including a 26.7% increase in revenues and a 6.4% increase in Funds From Operations ("FFO") per share compared to the same period for 2007. Additionally, the company announced a 32% increase in revenues and a 5.2% increase in FFO per share for the six months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period for 2007. Highlights include:
Operating Results:
-- Revenues, net earnings and FFO available to common stockholders:

Quarter EndedSix Months Ended
   June 30,   June 30,
 2008  2007 2008  2007
   --------  -------- --------  --------
(in thousands, except per share data)

Revenues   $ 57,026  $ 44,998 $111,783  $ 84,692

Net earnings available
 to common
 stockholders  $ 29,192  $ 46,959 $ 60,549  $ 71,967
Net earnings per
 common share (diluted)$   0.40  $   0.70 $   0.83  $   1.13

FFO available to common
 stockholders  $ 36,654  $ 31,481 $ 73,628  $ 61,092
FFO per common share
 (diluted) $   0.50  $   0.47 $   1.01  $   0.96



-- Investment Portfolio occupancy was 98.4% at June 30, 2008.

Investments and Dispositions for the quarter ended June 30, 2008:
-- Investments:
-- $103.2 million in the Investment Portfolio, including acquiring 34 properties with an aggregate 208,000 square feet of gross leasable area
-- $1.9 million of development funding in the Inventory Portfolio
-- Dispositions:
-- 7 Investment properties with an aggregate 70,000 square feet of gross leasable area, with net proceeds of $26.5 million, resulting in a gain of $2.7 million
   -- 7 Inventory properties with net proceeds of $29 million

Investments and Dispositions for the six months ended June 30, 2008:
-- Investments:
-- $253.8 million in the Investment Portfolio, including acquiring 61 properties with an aggregate 598,000 square feet of gross leasable area
-- $24.7 million in the Inventory Portfolio, including acquiring 5 properties and funding $3.1 million of development
-- Dispositions:
-- 11 Investment properties with an aggregate 108,000 square feet of gross leasable area, with net proceeds of $36.8 million, resulting in a gain of $6.6 million
-- 15 Inventory properties with net proceeds of $100.8 million
Capital transactions for the quarter ended June 30, 2008:
-- Issued 931,581 shares of common stock generating $20.6 million of net proceeds pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan
Craig Macnab, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "Our portfolio and balance sheet remain in very good condition. High visibility of 2008's FFO per share growth paved the way to increase our quarterly dividend by 5.6% in the second quarter. We are on track to making 2008 the 19th consecutive year of increased annual dividends even while enhancing the safety of the increased dividend as our payout ratio declines to record lows."
National Retail Properties invests primarily in high-quality retail properties subject generally to long-term, net leases. As of June 30, 2008, the company owned 959 Investment properties in 44 states with a gross leasable area of approximately 11 million square feet. For more information on the company, visit www.nnnreit.com .
Management will hold a conference call on July 31, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to review these results. The call can be accessed on National Retail Properties, Inc. web site live at http://www.nnnreit.com . For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the company's web site. In addition, a summary of any earnings guidance given on the call will be posted to the company's web site.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical are "forward-looking" statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the company's actual future results to differ materially from expected results. These risks include, among others, general economic conditions, local real estate conditions, changes in interest rates, increases in operating costs, the availability of capital, and the profitability of the company's taxable subsidiary. Additional information concerning these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings, including, but not limited to, the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K. Copies of each filing may be obtained from the company or the SEC. Consequently, such forward-looking statements should be regarded solely as reflections of the company's current operating plans and estimates. Actual operating results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in this press release. National Retail undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made.
Funds From Operations, commonly referred to as FFO, is a relative non-GAAP financial measure of operating performance of an equity REIT in order to recognize that income-producing real estate historically has not depreciated on the basis determined under GAAP. FFO is defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and is used by the company as follows: net earnings (computed in accordance with GAAP) plus depreciation and amortization of assets unique to the real estate industry, excluding gains (or including losses) on the disposition of real estate held for investment, and the company's share of these items from the company's unconsolidated partnerships.
FFO is generally considered by industry analysts to be the most appropriate measure of performance of real estate companies. FFO does not necessarily represent cash provided by operating activities in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net earnings as an indication of the company's performance or to cash flow as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. Management considers FFO an appropriate measure of performance of an equity REIT because it primarily excludes the assumption that the value of the real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, and because industry analysts have accepted it as a performance measure. The company's computation of FFO may differ from the methodology for calculating FFO used by other equity REITs, and therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
The company has determined that there are earnings from discontinued operations in each of its segments, real estate held for investment and real estate held for sale. All property dispositions from the company's held for investment segment are classified as discontinued operations. In addition, certain properties in the company's held for sale segment that have generated revenues before disposition are classified as discontinued operations. The results of operations for prior periods for these properties now classified as discontinued operations have been restated to reflect the results in earnings from discontinued operations for comparability purposes. These adjustments resulted in a decrease in the company's reported total revenues and total and per share earnings from continuing operations and an increase in the company's earnings from discontinued operations. However, the company's total and per share FFO and net earnings available to common stockholders are not affected.


   National Retail Properties, Inc.
(In thousands, except per share data)
 (unaudited)

  Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Income Statement Summary

Revenues:
  Rental and earned
   income $ 52,992 $ 41,444 $103,579 $ 77,441
  Real estate expense
   reimbursement from
   tenants   1,4561,4533,0352,706
  Interest and other
   income from real
   estate transactions   1,407  9572,6422,157
  Interest income on
   commercial mortgage
   residual interests1,1711,1442,5272,388
  -------- -------- -------- --------
57,026   44,998  111,783   84,692
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Disposition of real estate,
 Inventory Portfolio:
  Gross proceeds --4,900  825
  Costs  --   (4,879)(493)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
  Gain   --   21  332
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Operating expenses:
  General and
   administrative6,0405,946   13,600   12,267
  Real estate2,2541,9354,6773,774
  Depreciation and
   amortization 10,8947,575   20,998   14,314
  Impairment - commercial
   mortgage residual
   interests valuation   --  758-
  -------- -------- -------- --------
19,188   15,456   40,033   30,355
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Other expenses (revenues):
  Interest and other
   income   (1,008)  (1,024)  (2,229)  (2,327)
  Interest expense  14,665   12,442   30,032   23,544
  Loss on interest
   rate hedge--  804-
  -------- -------- -------- --------
13,657   11,418   28,607   21,217
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Income tax benefit   1,7692,4214,4215,215
Minority interest (246) 148  768  337
Equity in earnings of
 unconsolidated affiliate  101-  180-
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Earnings from continuing
 operations 25,805   20,693   48,533   39,004

Earnings from discontinued operations:
  Real estate, Investment
   Portfolio 3,629   26,1699,006   30,804
  Real estate, Inventory
   Portfolio, net of
   income tax expense and
   minority interest 1,4541,7936,4025,551
  -------- -------- -------- --------
 5,083   27,962   15,408   36,355
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Net earnings30,888   48,655   63,941   75,359
Series C preferred stock
 dividends  (1,696)  (1,696)  (3,392)  (3,392)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings available
 to common stockholders
 - basic and diluted29,192   46,959   60,549   71,967
  ======== ======== ======== ========


   National Retail Properties, Inc.
(In thousands, except per share data)
 (unaudited)

  Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Weighted average common
 shares outstanding:
  Basic 73,070   66,432   72,692   63,399
  ======== ======== ======== ========
  Diluted   73,348   66,664   72,915   63,596
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Net earnings per share
 available to common
 stockholders:
  Basic:
Continuing
 operations   $   0.33 $   0.29 $   0.62 $   0.57
Discontinued
 operations   0.07 0.42 0.21 0.57
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings  $   0.40 $   0.71 $   0.83 $   1.14
  ======== ======== ======== ========

  Diluted:
Continuing
 operations   $   0.33 $   0.28 $   0.62 $   0.56
Discontinued
 operations   0.07 0.42 0.21 0.57
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Net earnings  $   0.40 $   0.70 $   0.83 $   1.13
  ======== ======== ======== ========


Supplemental Information:

Percentage rent   $302 $141 $361 $599
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Earned income from direct
 financing leases $783 $  1,764 $  1,669 $  3,586
Decrease in real estate
 classified as direct
 financing leases   (1,073)  (2,406)  (2,272)  (4,868)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
  Net direct financing
   lease adjustment   (290)(642)(603)  (1,282)
Accrued rental income
 (straight-line)   550  7011,1291,391
  -------- -------- -------- --------
  Net lease accounting
   adjustments$260 $ 59 $526 $109
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Net Inventory Portfolio
 gain on disposition
 (TRS)$917 $  1,714 $  6,550 $  6,383
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Capitalized interest  $440 $826 $972 $  1,444
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Scheduled debt principal
 amortization (excluding
 maturities)  $293 $451 $584 $902
  ======== ======== ======== ========



   National Retail Properties, Inc.
(in thousands, except per share data)
 (unaudited)

  Quarter Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Reconciliation of net
 earnings to FFO and FFO
 available to common
 stockholders:
  Net earnings$ 30,888 $ 48,655 $ 63,941 $ 75,359
Real estate
 depreciation and
 amortization:
  Continuing
   operations   10,0676,995   19,440   13,152
  Discontinued
   operations   60  173  137  382
Joint venture real
 estate depreciation44-   88-
Gain on disposition
 of real estate
 Investment
 Portfolio  (2,709) (22,646)  (6,586) (24,409)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
  FFO   38,350   33,177   77,020   64,484
  Series C preferred
   stock dividends  (1,696)  (1,696)  (3,392)  (3,392)
  -------- -------- -------- --------

FFO available to common
 stockholders - basic
 and diluted36,654   31,481   73,628   61,092
  ======== ======== ======== ========

FFO per share:
  Basic   $   0.50 $   0.47 $   1.01 $   0.96
  ======== ======== ======== ========
  Diluted $   0.50 $   0.47 $   1.01 $   0.96
  ======== ======== ======== ========


Real Estate Disposition Summary

   Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2008  2007   2008  2007
 ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------
   # of  # of   # of  # of
  Proper-   Proper-Proper-   Proper-
   ties   Gain   tiesGain   tiesGain  tiesGain
-------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------ ------
Reconciliation of
 gain on disposition
 between continuing
 and discontinued
 operations:
  Continuing
   operations   -   $--$ -1   $211  $   332
  Discontinued
   operations:
Investment
 Portfolio  72,7099 22,646   11 6,586   14   24,409
Inventory
 Portfolio  7  707   16  1,893   14 9,835   386,230
  Minority
   interest,
   Inventory
   Portfolio-  210-   (179)   -(3,306)   - (179)
 ------ ------ ------  ------- ------ ------- ----- -------
   14   $3,626   25$24,360   26   $13,136   53  $30,792
 ====== ====== ======  ======= ====== ======= ===== =======

Reconciliation of
 gain on disposition
 by type:
  Inventory Portfolio:
   Development  -   $ (420)   3$ 1,0184   $ 7,8648  $ 2,814
   Exchange 71,127   13875   11 1,992   313,748
   Minority
interest,
Development -  210-   (179)   -(3,306)   - (179)
 ------ ------ ------  ------- ------ ------- ----- -------
Total
 Inventory
  gain
  (TRS) 7  917   16  1,714   15 6,550   396,383

  Investment
   Portfolio72,7099 22,646   11 6,586   14   24,409
 ------ ------ ------  ------- ------ ------- ----- -------

   14   $3,626   25$24,360   26   $13,136   53  $30,792
 ====== ====== ======  ======= ====== ======= ===== =======



   National Retail Properties, Inc.
(in thousands)
 (unaudited)
Earnings from Discontinued Operations: In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" ("SFAS No. 144"), the company has classified its investment assets sold and leasehold interests expired subsequent to December 31, 2001, the effective date of SFAS No. 144, as discontinued operations. In addition, the company has classified any investment asset or revenue generating inventory asset that was held for sale at June 30, 2008, as discontinued operations. The following is a summary of earnings from discontinued operations.
  Quarter Ended June 30,  Six Months Ended June 30,
20082007 2008  2007
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Earnings from Discontinued
 Operations - Investment
 Portfolio:
  Revenues:
  Rental and earned
   income $813 $  3,591 $  1,549 $  6,702
  Real estate expense
   reimbursement from
   tenants   2   388  130
  Interest and other
   income from real
   estate transactions 416  192  949  316
  -------- -------- -------- --------
 1,2313,8212,5067,148
  -------- -------- -------- --------
Expenses:
  General and
   administrative-  (46) (78) (46)
  Real estate   99   77 (140) 231
  Depreciation and
   amortization 59  173  137  382
  Impairment - real estate 153   95  167  189
  Interest   -   (1)   -   (3)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
   311  298   86  753
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Gain on disposition of
 real estate 2,709   22,6466,586   24,409
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Earnings from discontinued
 operations   $  3,629 $ 26,169 $  9,006 $ 30,804
  ======== ======== ======== ========

Earnings from Discontinued
 Operations - Inventory
 Portfolio:
Revenues:
  Rental income   $  2,875 $  2,209 $  6,234 $  5,059
  Real estate expense
   reimbursement from
   tenants 227  164  556  461
  Interest and other
   income from real estate
   transactions332   40  786   46
  -------- -------- -------- --------
 3,4342,4137,5765,566
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Disposition of real estate:
  Gross proceeds29,726   40,355   98,914  100,008
  Costs(29,019) (38,462) (89,079) (93,778)
  -------- -------- -------- --------
  Gain 7071,8939,8356,230
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Expenses:
  General and
   administrative   24   17   49   24
  Real estate  329  369  878  801
  Depreciation and
   amortization 67   12  111   32
  Interest   1,778  5952,7761,411
  -------- -------- -------- --------
 2,198  9933,8142,268
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Income tax expense(890)  (1,097)  (3,917)  (3,396)
Minority interest  401 (423)  (3,278)(581)
  -------- -------- -------- --------

Earnings from discontinued
 operations   $  1,454 $  1,793 $  6,402 $  5,551
  ======== ======== ======== ========



   National Retail Properties, Inc.
(in thousands)

Balance Sheet Summary   June 30, December 31,
  2008   2007
  -------------  ------------
   (unaudited) (Note 1)
Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents   $4,873 $   27,499
  Receivables, net of allowance4,198  3,818
  Investment in unconsolidated affiliate   4,916  4,139
  Mortgages, notes and accrued interest receivable,
   net of allowance   90,114 73,162
  Real estate, Investment Portfolio:
Accounted for using the operating method, net
 of accumulated depreciation and
 amortization  2,270,493  2,055,846
Accounted for using the direct financing
 method   32,141 37,497
Real estate, Inventory Portfolio, held for sale  176,070248,611
Commercial mortgage residual interests22,314 24,340
Accrued rental income, net of allowance   24,499 24,652
Other assets  42,813 40,041
  ---------------------

  Total assets$2,672,431 $2,539,605
  =====================

Liabilities:
  Line of credit payable 127,200129,800
  Mortgages payable   26,896 27,480
  Notes payable - secured  - 12,000
  Notes payable - convertible406,535172,500
  Notes payable, net of unamortized discount 618,385718,290
  Other liabilities   47,694 69,916
  ---------------------
  Total liabilities1,226,710  1,129,986

  Minority interest1,280  2,334
  Stockholders' equity 1,444,441  1,407,285
  ---------------------

  Total liabilities and equity$2,672,431 $2,539,605
  =====================

Common shares outstanding 73,975 72,528
  =====================

Gross leasable area, Investment Portfolio
 (square feet)11,053 10,610
  =====================


Note 1: Amounts are derived from audited consolidated financial statements
included in the company's Form 10-K, as amended.



   Orange Avenue Mortgage Investments, Inc.
(in thousands)
In May 2005, the company acquired a 78.9 percent equity investment of OAMI for $9.4 million. The company's 78.9 percent share of OAMI's net cash flow has totaled over $25 million since May 2005. The following summary represents the balances related to OAMI included in the company's Balance Sheet and Income Statement Summary:
 June 30,December 31,
   2008  2007
-----------  ------------
(unaudited)(Note 1)
Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents $394   $ 15,541
  Receivables and other assets36  1,417
  Commercial mortgage residual interests  22,314 24,340
--------   --------
$ 22,744   $ 41,298
========   ========
Liabilities:
  Notes payable - secured   $  -   $ 12,000
  Income tax liability 5,971  6,768
  Other liabilities   71145
--------   --------
$  6,042   $ 18,913
========   ========

Minority interest   $620   $  1,895
========   ========


   Quarter Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
 2008  2007  2008 2007
  -----------  -----------   ----------- ------------
  (unaudited)  (unaudited)   (unaudited)  (unaudited)
Revenues:
  Interest income on
   commercial mortgage
   residual interests $  1,171$   1,144 $  2,527$   2,388
  Interest and other
   income   19  430  2101,132
  ----------------- -----------------
 1,1901,5742,7373,520

Expenses:
  General and
   administrative   69   85  147  210
  Amortization   -   51   35  115
  Impairment - commercial
   mortgage residual
   interests valuation   --  758-
  Interest   -  619  2001,232
  ----------------- -----------------
69  7551,1401,557
  ----------------- -----------------

Income tax benefit 382  689  7901,459
Minority interest (179)(203)(319)(484)
  ----------------- -----------------

Net earnings  $  1,324 $  1,305 $  2,068 $  2,938
  ======== ======== ======== ========


Note 1:  Amounts are derived from audited consolidated financial
 statements included in the company's Form 10-K, as amended.



   NNN Retail Properties Fund I LLC
(dollars in thousands)
In September 2007, the company entered into a joint venture, NNN Retail Properties Fund I LLC, with an affiliate of Crow Holdings Realty Partners IV, L.P. The company owns a 15 percent equity interest, and the following summary represents the Balance Sheet and Income Statement Summary for the joint venture. The company's investment in the joint venture is included in the company's Balance Sheet Summary under "Investment in unconsolidated affiliate."

June 30,  December 31,
  2008   2007
   -----------------------
   (unaudited)
Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents $274$30
  Real estate 75,046 65,413
  Other assets 2,437921
   ---------  ---------
   $  77,757   $ 66,364
   =========   ========
Liabilities:
  Notes payable$  43,600   $ 38,600
  Other liabilities  193180
   ---------  ---------
  Total liabilities   43,793 38,780
   ---------  ---------

Members' equity   33,964 27,584

  Total liabilities and equity $  77,757   $ 66,364
   =========   ========


 Quarter  Six Months
  Ended  Ended
  June 30, 2008  June 30, 2008
  -------------  -------------
   (unaudited)(unaudited)
Revenues:
  Rental income$   1,565  $   3,062
   ---------  ---------
   1,565  3,062

Expenses:
  General and administrative  66137
  Real estate  5 10
  Depreciation and amortization  362715
  Interest   522  1,119
   ---------  ---------
 955  1,981
   ---------  ---------
Net earnings   $ 610   $  1,081
   =========   ========




   National Retail Properties, Inc.
 Investment Portfolio

 Top 20 Lines of Trade
 ---------------------

As of June 30,
Line of Trade 2008 (1)2007 (2)
--------------------------   ---------   ---------
1.  Convenience stores25.7%24.5%
2.  Restaurants - full service 9.2%10.6%
3.  Automotive service 8.0% 1.0%
4.  Theaters   6.2%-
5.  Automotive parts   4.8% 1.5%
6.  Drug stores4.2% 6.6%
7.  Books  4.0% 4.8%
8.  Consumer electronics   3.8% 4.7%
9.  Sporting goods 3.6% 5.8%
10. Restaurants - limited service  3.4% 4.2%
11. Travel plazas  2.8% 3.3%
12. Grocery2.7% 3.9%
13. Furniture  2.6% 3.4%
14. Office supplies2.5% 3.2%
15. Family entertainment centers   2.0% 2.4%
16. Beer, wine and liquor  1.8% 1.9%
17. General merchandise1.7% 2.0%
18. Home furnishings   1.4% 1.6%
19. Craft, fabric and novelty  1.3% 1.6%
20. Auto dealerships   1.3% 2.1%
Other  7.0%10.9%
   -------- --------
Total100.0%   100.0%
   ======== ========


Top 10 States
-------------

State % of Total(1) State  % of Total(1)
-----------   ------------  ------------   ------------
1.  Texas19.3%  6.  Georgia4.9%
2.  Florida  10.4%  7.  Pennsylvania   4.3%
3.  Illinois  7.0%  8.  Indiana4.2%
4.  North Carolina6.1%  9.  Colorado   3.1%
5.  California5.1% 10.  Arizona3.1%




Lease Expirations
-----------------

   GrossGross
   % of   # ofLeasable   % of  # ofLeasable
  Total(1) Properties  Area(3)  Total(1) Properties Area(3)
  -------  ---------- --------  -------  ---------- ------
 2008   0.4%   7  186,000   2014   4.4%  31 510,000
 2009   1.3%  23  440,000   2015   2.6%  19 463,000
 2010   2.9%  42  421,000   2016   1.9%  14 240,000
 2011   2.1%  21  338,000   2017   4.4%  26 663,000
 2012   3.6%  33  549,000   2018   3.7%  31 479,000
 2013   4.3%  35  787,000 Thereafter  68.4% 661   5,733,000

(1) Based on annual base rent of $216,155,000, which is the annualized
base rent for all leases in place as of June 30, 2008.
(2) Based on annual base rent of $177,858,000, which is the annualized
base rent for all leases in place as of June 30, 2007.
(3) Square feet.
SOURCE National Retail Properties, Inc.

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