Gladstone Commercial Corporation Reports Results for its Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2010

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 3, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

  --  Funds from operations ("FFO") for the three and six months ended June
      30, 2010, continues to hold steady at approximately $3.4 million and
      $6.8 million, respectively.
  --  Received a full early repayment of our $10.0 million mortgage loan, with
      additional interest and prepayment fees of $3.3 million, for total
      proceeds of $13.3 million.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation (Nasdaq:GOOD) (the "Company") today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. A description of FFO, a relative non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles in the United States) financial measure, is located at the end of this earnings release. All per share references herein are to fully-diluted weighted average shares of common stock, unless otherwise noted.

FFO for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $3.4 million, or $0.39 per share, which remained constant as compared to the same period one year ago. FFO for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $6.8 million, or $0.79 per share, which also remained constant as compared to the same period one year ago. The Company's results reflect an increase in our professional fees, offset by a decrease in our stockholder related expenses, interest expense, administrative and base management fees. Professional fees increased because of higher legal fees incurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 related to legal matters at certain of our properties. Stockholder related expenses decreased significantly during the periods due to a reduction in costs incurred for the printing and filing of our 2010 proxy statement and annual report. Interest expense also decreased due to the decrease in the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") from 2009, which reduced our interest expense under our line of credit, coupled with reduced interest expense on our long-term financings from amortizing principal payments made during 2009 and 2010. Administrative fees also decreased because of a decrease in the amount of the total expenses allocated by the Company's Administrator during the periods, and the base management fee decreased because of a decrease in total common stockholders' equity, the main component of the calculation.

Commenting on the results of operations, Chip Stelljes, President and Chief Investment Officer, said: "Our results reflect continuing positive performance, and we are beginning to see signs of economic improvement and stabilization in both the equity and debt capital markets. We are pleased with the performance of our portfolio, as all of our existing tenants continue to pay on time, and we were very pleased to have received full repayment on our only mortgage loan after the quarter ended, resulting in significant additional proceeds, which we used to pay down our outstanding debt. We are currently reviewing several potential acquisitions and are actively seeking additional equity and mortgage debt in order to grow our portfolio."

Net loss to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $17,000, or $0.00 per share, as compared to net income to common stockholders of approximately $93,000, or $0.01 per share, for the same period one year ago. Net income available to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was approximately $45,000, or $0.01 per share, as compared to net income to common stockholders of approximately $160,000, or $0.02 per share, for the same period one year ago. A reconciliation of FFO to net income, the metric which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to FFO, is set forth below:


                                                              For the three months         For the six months
                                                                 ended June 30,              ended June 30,
                                                           --------------------------  --------------------------

                                                               2010          2009          2010          2009
                                                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

  Net income                                                $ 1,006,451   $ 1,116,936   $ 2,092,784   $ 2,206,505
  Less: Distributions attributable to preferred and
  senior common stock                                       (1,023,812)   (1,023,437)   (2,047,251)   (2,046,875)
                                                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Net (loss) income available to common stockholders           (17,361)        93,499        45,533       159,630

  Add: Real estate depreciation and amortization,
   including discontinued operations                          3,390,492     3,286,743     6,712,362     6,600,853
                                                           ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
  FFO available to common stockholders                      $ 3,373,131   $ 3,380,242   $ 6,757,895   $ 6,760,483

  Weighted average shares outstanding - basic                 8,545,264     8,563,264     8,551,927     8,563,264
  Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted               8,546,529     8,563,264     8,552,563     8,563,264

  Basic net income per weighted average share of common
   stock                                                         $ 0.00        $ 0.01        $ 0.01        $ 0.02
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============
  Diluted net income per weighted average share of common
   stock                                                         $ 0.00        $ 0.01        $ 0.01        $ 0.02
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============


  Basic FFO per weighted average share of common stock           $ 0.39        $ 0.39        $ 0.79        $ 0.79
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============

  Diluted FFO per weighted average share of common stock         $ 0.39        $ 0.39        $ 0.79        $ 0.79
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============


  Distributions declared per share of common stock              $ 0.375       $ 0.375       $ 0.750       $ 0.750
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============


  Percentage of FFO paid per share of common stock                  95%           95%           95%           95%
                                                           ============  ============  ============  ============

At June 30, 2010, the Company owned 64 properties totaling approximately 6.3 million square feet and had one mortgage loan outstanding for a total net investment of approximately $388.7 million. Currently, 62 of the Company's properties are fully leased, or 97.4% of the portfolio, and each of these tenants are current and paying in accordance with their leases.

Two of the Company's leases have expired, which totaled approximately 2.6% of its total annualized rental income. The Company is seeking new tenants for these two properties while concurrently researching alternative uses for these two properties and expects that it will re-lease these properties in the near future. One additional lease expires in December 2010 (less than 1% of the portfolio), but the Company is currently in negotiations with the existing tenant to renew this lease and anticipates that it will be renewed prior to expiration.

The Company has $48.0 million of balloon principal payments due under one of its long-term mortgages in 2010; however, the mortgage has three annual extension options through 2013, which the Company currently intends to exercise. The Company has no other balloon principal payments due under any of its mortgages until 2013.

The Company's line of credit matures in December 2010, and it is currently in discussions with lenders to renew the existing facility or find replacement financing for the line of credit this year. Although the ability to renew or find other replacement financing is not guaranteed, the Company believes that it will be able to procure such financing prior to December 2010.

Second quarter highlights, the Company:

  --  Extended the lease on one of its properties for an additional period of
      15 years;
  --  Issued 2,060 shares of senior common stock; and
  --  Paid monthly cash distributions of $0.125 per share on the common stock,
      $0.1614583 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock, $0.15625 per share
      on the Series B Preferred Stock and $0.0849 per share on the senior
      common stock for each of the months of April, May and June 2010.

Subsequent to June 30, 2010, the Company:

  --  Received full early repayment on its $10.0 million mortgage loan and
      additional interest and prepayment penalties of $3.3 million, for total
      proceeds of $13.3 million;
  --  Issued 8,227 shares of senior common stock at a gross price per share of
      $15.00 in its previously announced continuous private offering of up to
      3,333,333 shares of senior common stock; and
  --  Declared monthly cash distributions of $0.125 per share on the common
      stock, $0.1614583 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock, $0.15625
      per share on the Series B Preferred Stock, and $0.0875 per share on the
      Senior Common Stock for each of the months of July, August and September
      2010.

The financial statements attached below are without footnotes so readers should obtain and carefully review the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, including the footnotes to the financial statements contained therein. The Company has filed the Form 10-Q today with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Form 10-Q can be retrieved from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or the Company's website at www.GladstoneCommercial.com.

The Company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT to discuss its earnings results. Please call (877) 407-8031 to enter the conference. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for questions.

The conference call replay will be available two hours after the call and will be available through September 4, 2010. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853, access playback account 286 and use ID code 350973.

The live audio broadcast of the Company's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.GladstoneCommercial.com and www.investorcalendar.com. The event will be archived and available for replay on the Company's website through October 3, 2010.

Gladstone Commercial Corporation is a publicly-traded real estate investment trust ("REIT") that focuses on investing in and owning triple-net leased industrial and commercial real estate properties and selectively making long-term mortgage loans. Additional information can be found at www.GladstoneCommercial.com or by contacting Investor Relations at (703) 287-5893.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE - FFO

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") developed FFO as a relative non-GAAP supplemental 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, as defined by NAREIT, is net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of the Company's performance or to cash flow from operations as a measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. The Company believes that FFO per share provides investors with a further context for evaluating the Company's financial performance and as a supplemental measure to compare the Company to other REITs; however, comparisons of the Company's FFO to the FFO of other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to potential differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such other REITs. To learn more about FFO, please refer to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, as filed with the SEC today.

All statements contained in this press release, other than historical facts, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers should not rely upon forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, funds from operations or prospects to differ materially from business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, funds from operations or prospects expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties are disclosed under the caption "Risk factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on February 24, 2010, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as filed with the SEC on May 3, 2010. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

                   Gladstone Commercial Corporation
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                              (unaudited)


                                                        December 31,
                                        June 30, 2010       2009
                                       --------------  --------------

  ASSETS
  Real estate, at cost                  $ 391,329,596   $ 390,753,892

  Less: accumulated depreciation           38,886,713      34,111,952
                                       --------------  --------------
  Total real estate, net                  352,442,883     356,641,940

  Lease intangibles, net                   26,246,904      28,177,461
  Mortgage note receivable                 10,000,000      10,000,000
  Cash and cash equivalents                 3,312,409       3,096,598
  Restricted cash                           2,295,525       2,633,538
  Funds held in escrow                      2,344,342       2,487,680
  Deferred rent receivable                  9,697,709       8,975,196
  Deferred financing costs, net             2,653,246       3,136,055

  Prepaid expenses and other assets         2,186,373       1,716,905
                                       --------------  --------------


  TOTAL ASSETS                          $ 411,179,391   $ 416,865,373
                                       ==============  ==============

  LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
   EQUITY

  LIABILITIES
  Mortgage notes payable                $ 251,453,252   $ 252,761,651
  Borrowings under line of credit          36,300,000      33,200,000
  Deferred rent liability                   2,738,784       3,213,195
  Asset retirement obligation
   liability                                2,380,748       2,305,644
  Accounts payable and accrued
   expenses                                 1,530,275       2,086,741
  Due to Adviser                            1,292,211       1,213,640
  Obligation under capital lease              253,841         247,686
  Rent received in advance, security
   deposits and funds held in escrow        3,321,442       3,386,274
                                       --------------  --------------


  Total Liabilities                       299,270,553     298,414,831
                                       --------------  --------------

  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Redeemable preferred stock, $0.001
   par value; $25 liquidation
   preference;
  2,300,000 shares authorized and
   2,150,000 shares issued and
   outstanding
  at June 30, 2010 and December 31,
   2009, respectively                           2,150           2,150
  Senior common stock, $0.001 par
   value; 4,000,0000 shares
   authorized and
  2,073 and 0 shares issued and
   outstanding at June 30, 2010 and
  December 31, 2009, respectively                   2              --
  Common stock, $0.001 par value,
   43,700,000 shares authorized and
   8,545,264
  and 8,563,264 shares issued and
   outstanding at June 30, 2010 and
  December 31, 2009, respectively               8,545           8,563
  Additional paid in capital              170,404,393     170,622,581
  Notes receivable - employees            (2,260,586)     (2,304,999)
  Distributions in excess of
   accumulated earnings                  (56,245,666)    (49,877,753)
                                       --------------  --------------


  Total Stockholders' Equity              111,908,838     118,450,542
                                       --------------  --------------

  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
   EQUITY                               $ 411,179,391   $ 416,865,373
                                       ==============  ==============


                                 Gladstone Commercial Corporation
                              Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                           (unaudited)


                                         For the three months           For the six months
                                            ended June 30,                ended June 30,
                                     ----------------------------  ----------------------------

                                          2010           2009           2010           2009
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
  Operating revenues
    Rental income                     $ 10,409,519   $ 10,379,172   $ 20,824,586   $ 20,767,420
    Interest income from mortgage
     note receivable                       189,583        189,583        377,083        377,083

    Tenant recovery revenue                 82,285         82,734        164,695        165,167
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Total operating revenues           10,681,387     10,651,489     21,366,364     21,309,670
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

  Operating expenses
    Depreciation and amortization        3,390,492      3,282,629      6,712,362      6,590,438
    Property operating expenses            229,733        230,785        474,088        467,595
    Due diligence expense                       --          6,886         21,876         16,433
    Base management fee                    296,141        357,650        608,705        730,298
    Incentive fee                          829,264        812,653      1,675,456      1,598,942
    Administration fee                     219,119        257,207        451,003        481,561
    Professional fees                      201,801        125,965        377,411        361,161
    Insurance expense                       56,513         48,125        112,838         96,804
    Directors' fees                         49,025         50,386         98,443        100,088
    Stockholder-related expenses            78,596         88,245        123,812        171,892
    Asset retirement obligation
     expense                                37,857         35,476         75,104         70,384

    General and administrative              17,733         15,453         35,563         26,005
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
     Total operating expenses
      before credit from Adviser         5,406,274      5,311,460     10,766,661     10,711,601
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------


   Credit to incentive fee                (56,073)      (129,623)       (56,073)      (364,704)
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

      Total operating expenses           5,350,201      5,181,837     10,710,588     10,346,897
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

  Other income (expense)
    Interest income from temporary
     investments                               113            184            378         17,465
    Interest income - employee
     loans                                  42,574         48,862         85,674         97,748
    Other income                             5,013         11,320          8,329         11,320

    Interest expense                   (4,372,435)    (4,433,998)    (8,657,373)    (8,921,555)
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Total other expense               (4,324,735)    (4,373,632)    (8,562,992)    (8,795,022)
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------


  Income from continuing operations      1,006,451      1,096,020      2,092,784      2,167,751
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

  Discontinued operations
    Income from discontinued
     operations                                 --         20,916             --         38,754
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Total discontinued operations              --         20,916             --         38,754
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------


  Net income                             1,006,451      1,116,936      2,092,784      2,206,505
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

  Distributions attributable to
   preferred stock                     (1,023,437)    (1,023,437)    (2,046,876)    (2,046,875)
  Distributions attributable to
   senior common stock                       (375)             --          (375)             --
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

  Net (loss) income available to
   common stockholders                  $ (17,361)       $ 93,499       $ 45,533      $ 159,630
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============

  Earnings per weighted average
   share of common stock - basic
     Income from continuing
      operations (net of
      distributions attributable to
      preferred stock)                      $ 0.00         $ 0.01         $ 0.01         $ 0.02

     Discontinued operations                  0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Net income available to common
      stockholders                          $ 0.00         $ 0.01         $ 0.01         $ 0.02
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============

  Earnings per weighted average
   share of common stock - diluted
     Income from continuing
      operations (net of dividends
      attributable to preferred
      stock)                                $ 0.00         $ 0.01         $ 0.01         $ 0.02

     Discontinued operations                  0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00
                                     -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------

     Net income available to common
      stockholders                          $ 0.00         $ 0.01         $ 0.01         $ 0.02
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============


     Weighted average shares of
      common stock outstanding -
      basic                              8,545,264      8,563,264      8,551,927      8,563,264
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============
     Weighted average shares of
      common stock outstanding-
      diluted                            8,546,529      8,563,264      8,552,563      8,563,264
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============

     Earnings per weighted average
      share of senior common stock          $ 0.26         $ 0.00         $ 0.52         $ 0.00
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============
     Weighted average shares of
      senior common stock
      outstanding - basic                    1,435              0            722              0
                                     =============  =============  =============  =============

                       Gladstone Commercial Corporation
                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                  (unaudited)


                                                   For the six months ended
                                                           June 30,
                                                 ----------------------------

                                                      2010           2009
                                                 -------------  -------------

  Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                      $ 2,092,784    $ 2,206,505
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash
  provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization, including
     discontinued operations                         6,712,362      6,600,853
    Amortization of deferred financing costs           544,080        723,828
    Amortization of deferred rent asset and
     liability, net                                  (347,663)      (266,035)
    Accretion of obligation under capital lease          6,155          6,154
    Asset retirement obligation expense,
     including discontinued operations                  75,104         70,845
    Increase in prepaid expenses and other
     assets                                          (963,368)      (137,854)
    Increase in deferred rent receivable             (849,261)    (1,082,278)
    (Decrease) increase in accounts payable,
     accrued expenses, and amount due Adviser        (478,074)        230,245
    Increase (decrease) in rent received in
     advance                                           273,181      (210,575)
                                                 -------------  -------------

      Net cash provided by operating activities      7,065,300      8,141,688
                                                 -------------  -------------

  Cash flows from investing activities:
    Real estate investments                          (575,704)       (54,319)
    Leasing commissions paid                           (7,044)      (298,270)
    Receipts from lenders for reserves held in
     escrow                                          1,016,102        773,187
    Payments to lenders for reserves held in
     escrow                                          (872,764)      (919,041)
    Decrease (increase) in restricted cash             338,013      (668,151)

    Deposits refunded                                  250,000        200,000
                                                 -------------  -------------
      Net cash provided by (used in) investing
       activities                                      148,603      (966,594)
                                                 -------------  -------------

  Cash flows from financing activities:
    Proceeds from issuance of senior common
     stock                                              30,000             --
    Offering costs                                     (4,500)             --
    Principal repayments on mortgage notes
     payable                                       (1,308,399)    (1,160,248)
    Principal repayments on employee notes
     receivable                                         44,413          6,921
    Borrowings from line of credit                  13,400,000     39,300,000
    Repayments on line of credit                  (10,300,000)   (19,000,000)
    Repayment of short-term loan                            --   (20,000,000)
    Receipts from tenants for reserves               1,036,621      1,996,723
    Payments to tenants from reserves                (947,606)    (1,339,968)
    (Decrease) increase in security deposits         (427,028)         11,396
    Payments for deferred financing costs             (61,271)      (103,563)

    Distributions paid for common and preferred    (8,460,322)    (8,469,322)
                                                 -------------  -------------

      Net cash used in financing activities        (6,998,092)    (8,758,061)
                                                 -------------  -------------

  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                         215,811    (1,582,967)

  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of
   period                                            3,096,598      4,503,578


                                                 -------------  -------------

  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period         $ 3,312,409    $ 2,920,611
                                                 =============  =============

  NON-CASH OPERATING, INVESTING AND FINANCING
   INFORMATION

  Forfeiture of common stock in satisfaction of
   employee note receivable                          $ 243,900           $ --
                                                 -------------  -------------

  Senior common dividend issued in the dividend
   reinvestment program                                  $ 375           $ --
                                                 -------------  -------------

CONTACT:  Gladstone Commercial Corporation
          Investor Relations
          (703) 287-5893
          www.GladstoneCommercial.com