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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Portfolio and Our Business

Adverse economic, market and real estate conditions may adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our Portfolio is predominantly comprised of community and neighborhood shopping centers. Our performance is, therefore, subject to risks associated with owning and operating these types of real estate assets. See “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the factors that could affect our rental income and/or property operating expenses and therefore adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

The current pandemic of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, and future public health crises, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Since December 2019, COVID-19 has spread globally, including to every state in the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and subsequently, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had and continues to have, and another pandemic or public health crisis in the future could have, repercussions across domestic and global economies and financial markets. The global impact of the COVID-19 outbreak evolved rapidly and many countries, and state and local governments in the United States, including those in which we own properties, have reacted by instituting government restrictions, border closings, quarantines, “shelter-in-place” orders and “social distancing” guidelines which have forced many of our tenants to close stores, reduce hours or significantly limit service, and has resulted in a dramatic increase in national unemployment and a significant economic contraction.

As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting almost every industry directly or indirectly, with a particularly adverse effect on many of our tenants. Many such tenants, particularly those deemed “non-essential” by state and local governments, have sought rent relief, which we have provided on a case-by-case basis primarily in the form of rent deferrals, and, in more limited cases, in the form of rent abatements, and we may provide additional relief in the future. We have experienced an increase in the number of tenants that are delinquent in their lease obligations and we have recognized significantly higher levels of revenues deemed uncollectible and straight-line rent receivable reversals than historical levels. The COVID-19 pandemic has had and we expect will continue to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results and cash flows due to, among others, the following factors:

•continuing or additional store closures at our properties resulting from related government or tenant actions;

•a deterioration in our or our tenants’ ability to operate or delays in the supply of products or services to us or our tenants from vendors that are needed for efficient operations;

•changes in consumer behavior that reduce the frequency of visits to our shopping centers, including as a result of increased e-commerce;

•the inability of our tenants to meet their lease obligations to us due to changes in their businesses or local or national economic conditions, including high unemployment and reduced consumer discretionary spending;

•liquidity issues resulting from (i) reduced cash flow from operations, (ii) the impact that lower operating results could have on the financial covenants in our debt agreements, and (iii) difficulty in accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, due to disruptions in financial and/or credit markets;

•issues related to remote working, including increased cybersecurity risk and other technology and communication issues; and

•the possibility that a significant number of our employees, particularly senior members of our management team, may become unable to work as a result of health issues related to COVID-19.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us and our tenants will depend on future developments, which remain highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the speed and effectiveness of vaccine and treatment developments and deployment, potential mutations of COVID-19, including SARS-CoV-2 and the response thereto, the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, and potential sustained changes in consumer behavior, among others. Adverse developments related to these conditions could increase the number of tenants that close their stores, that are unable to meet their lease obligations to us, and/or that file for bankruptcy protection, and could

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limit the demand for space from new tenants. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We face considerable competition in the leasing market and may be unable to renew leases or re-lease space as leases expire. Consequently, we may be required to make rent or other concessions and/or incur significant capital expenditures to retain and attract tenants, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

There are numerous shopping venues, including regional malls, outlet malls, other shopping centers and e-commerce, which compete with our Portfolio in attracting and retaining retailers. As of December 31, 2020, leases are scheduled to expire in our Portfolio on a total of approximately 9.5% of leased GLA during 2021. We may not be able to renew or promptly re-lease expiring space and even if we do renew or re-lease such space, future rental rates may be lower than current rates and other terms may not be as favorable. In addition, we may be required to incur significant capital expenditures in order to retain or attract tenants. In these situations, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be adversely impacted.

We face considerable competition for tenants and the business of consumers. Consequently, we actively reinvest in our Portfolio in the form of repositioning and redevelopment projects. Such projects have inherent risks that could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

In order to maintain our attractiveness to retailers and consumers, we actively reinvest in our Portfolio in the form of repositioning and redevelopments projects. In addition to the risks associated with real estate investments in general, as described elsewhere, the risks associated with repositioning and redevelopment projects include: (1) delays or failures in obtaining necessary zoning, occupancy, land use, and other governmental permits; (2) abandonment of projects after expending resources to pursue such opportunities; (3) cost overruns; (4) construction delays; (5) failure to achieve expected occupancy and/or rent levels within the projected time frame, if at all; and (6) exposure to fluctuations in the general economy due to the time lag between commencement and completion of such projects. If we fail to reinvest in our Portfolio or maintain its attractiveness to retailers and consumers, if our capital improvements are not successful, or if retailers or consumers perceive that shopping at other venues (including e-commerce) is more convenient, cost-effective or otherwise more compelling, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be adversely impacted.

Our performance depends on the financial health of tenants in our Portfolio and our continued ability to collect rent when due. Significant retailer distress across our Portfolio could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our income is substantially derived from rental income on real property. As a result, our performance depends on the collection of rent from tenants in our Portfolio. Our income would be adversely affected if a significant number of our tenants failed to make rental payments when due. In addition, many of our tenants rely on external sources of financing to operate and grow their businesses, and disruptions in credit markets could adversely affect our tenants’ ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all. If our tenants are unable to secure necessary financing to continue to operate or expand their businesses, they may be unable to meet their rent obligations, renew leases or enter into new leases with us, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

In certain circumstances, a tenant may have a right to terminate its lease. For example, in certain circumstances, a failure by an anchor tenant to occupy their leased premises could result in lease terminations or reductions in rent due from other tenants in those shopping centers. In such situations, we cannot be certain that we will be able to re-lease space on similar or economically advantageous terms. The loss of rental revenues from a significant number of tenants and difficulty in replacing such tenants could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We may be unable to collect balances and/or future contractual rents due from tenants that file for bankruptcy protection, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We have seen ongoing retailer bankruptcies in recent years, including with respect to certain current and former tenants. If a tenant files for bankruptcy, we may not be able to collect amounts owed by that party prior to the filing. In addition, after filing for bankruptcy, a tenant may terminate any or all of its leases with us, which would result in a general unsecured claim against such tenant that would likely be worth less than the full amount owed to us for the remainder of the lease term. In these situations, we cannot be certain that we will be able to re-lease space on similar

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or economically advantageous terms, and we may be required to make capital improvements to re-lease the space, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our expenses may remain constant or increase, even if income from our Portfolio decreases, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Costs associated with our business, such as common area expenses, utilities, insurance, real estate taxes and corporate expenses, are relatively inflexible and generally do not decrease in the event that a property is not fully occupied, rental rates decrease, a tenant fails to pay rent or other circumstances cause our revenues to decrease. In addition, inflation, and increases in real estate taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate, could result in higher operating costs. If we are unable to lower our operating costs when revenues decline and/or are unable to pass along cost increases to our tenants, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows could be adversely impacted.

We intend to continue to sell non-strategic shopping centers. However, real estate property investments are illiquid, and it may not be possible to dispose of assets in a timely manner or on favorable terms, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our ability to dispose of properties on advantageous terms depends on factors beyond our control, including competition from other sellers and the availability of attractive financing for potential buyers, and we cannot predict the various market conditions affecting real estate investments that will exist at any particular time in the future. We may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make capital improvements before a property can be sold and we cannot assure that we will have funds available to make such capital improvements; therefore, we may be unable to sell a property on favorable terms or at all. In addition, the ability to sell assets in our Portfolio may also be restricted by certain covenants in our debt agreements, such as the credit agreement governing our senior unsecured credit facility, as amended April 29, 2020 (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”). As a result, we may be unable to realize our investment objectives through dispositions, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our real estate assets may be subject to impairment charges.

We periodically assess whether there are any indicators, including property operating performance, changes in anticipated hold period and general market conditions, including the impact of COVID-19, that the carrying value of our real estate assets (including any related intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. A property’s value is considered to be impaired only if the estimated aggregate future undiscounted and unleveraged property cash flows, taking into account the anticipated probability-weighted hold period, are less than the carrying value of the property. In our estimate of cash flows, we consider trends and prospects for a property and the effects of demand and competition on expected future operating income. If we are evaluating the redevelopment or potential sale of an asset, the undiscounted future cash flows consider the most likely course of action as of the balance sheet date. Impairment charges have an immediate direct impact on our earnings. There can be no assurance that we will not take additional charges in the future related to the impairment of our assets. Any future impairment could have an adverse effect on our operating results in the period in which the charge is recognized.

We face competition in pursuing acquisition opportunities that could increase the cost of such acquisitions and/or limit our ability to grow, and we may not be able to generate expected returns or successfully integrate completed acquisitions into our existing operations, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We continue to evaluate the market for acquisition opportunities and we may acquire properties when we believe strategic opportunities exist. Our ability to acquire properties on favorable terms and successfully integrate, operate, reposition or redevelop them is subject to several risks. We may be unable to acquire a desired property because of competition from other real estate investors, including from other well-capitalized REITs and institutional investment funds. Even if we are able to acquire a desired property, competition from such investors may significantly increase the purchase price. We may also abandon acquisition activities after expending significant resources to pursue such opportunities. Once we acquire new properties, these properties may not yield expected returns for several reasons, including: (1) failure to achieve expected occupancy and/or rent levels within the projected time frame, if at all; (2) inability to successfully integrate new properties into existing operations; and (3) exposure to fluctuations in the general economy, including due to the time lag between signing definitive documentation to acquire a new property and the closing of the acquisition. If any of these events occur, the cost of

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the acquisition may exceed initial estimates or the expected returns may not achieve those originally contemplated, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We utilize a significant amount of indebtedness in the operation of our business. Required debt service payments and other risks related to our debt financing could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately $5.2 billion aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding. Our leverage could have important consequences to us. For example, it could (1) require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, reducing the cash flow available to fund our business, pay dividends, including those necessary to maintain our REIT qualification, or use for other purposes; (2) increase our vulnerability to an economic downturn, as debt payments are not reduced if the economic performance of any property or the Portfolio as a whole deteriorates; (3) limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures; and (4) reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions. In addition, non-compliance with the terms of our debt agreements could result in the acceleration of a significant amount of debt and could materially impair our ability to borrow unused amounts under existing financing arrangements or to obtain additional financing on favorable terms or at all. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, and an increase in our debt service obligations may adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

As of December 31, 2020, borrowings under our unsecured $350.0 million term loan agreement, as amended on April 29, 2020 (the “$350 Million Term Loan”), unsecured $300.0 million term loan agreement, as amended on April 29, 2020 (the “$300 Million Term Loan”), and unsecured $250.0 million Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) bear interest at variable rates. In addition, we had $1.2 billion of available liquidity under the Revolving Facility that would bear interest at variable rates upon borrowing. If interest rates were to increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed would remain the same, and our net income and cash flows would correspondingly decrease. In order to partially mitigate our exposure to increases in interest rates, we have entered into interest rate swap agreements on $800.0 million of our variable rate debt, which involve the exchange of variable for fixed rate interest payments. Taking into account our current interest rate swap agreements, a 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in a $1.0 million increase in annual interest expense. Interest rate swap agreements on $500.0 million of our variable rate debt are scheduled to expire in 2021, which will increase our exposure to increases in interest rates if we do not enter into new interest rate swap agreements.

We may be adversely affected by changes in LIBOR reporting practices or the method by which LIBOR is determined.

In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) that regulates the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) announced it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after December 31, 2021. As a result, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York organized the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (“ARRC”), which identified the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as its preferred alternative to LIBOR in derivatives and other financial contracts. Subsequently, in November 2020, the Intercontinental Exchange Benchmark Administration, the administrator of LIBOR, announced that it intends to extend the cessation date for most LIBOR tenors to June 30, 2023. We are not able to predict when LIBOR may be limited or discontinued or when there will be sufficient liquidity in the SOFR market. As of December 31, 2020, we had $900.0 million of debt and seven interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $800.0 million outstanding that were indexed to LIBOR. In addition, we had $1.2 billion of available liquidity under the Revolving Facility that would be indexed to LIBOR upon borrowing. We are monitoring and evaluating the risks related to potential changes in LIBOR availability, which include potential changes in interest paid on debt and amounts received and paid on interest rate swaps. In addition, the value of debt or derivative instruments tied to LIBOR could also be impacted when LIBOR is limited or discontinued and contracts must be transitioned to a new alternative rate. Due to the extension noted above, we currently expect that all of our contracts indexed to LIBOR will be required to be transitioned to an alternative rate by June 30, 2023. However, it is possible that LIBOR may be discontinued prior to then. If a contract is not transitioned to an alternative rate and LIBOR is discontinued, the impact on our contracts is likely to vary by contract. Transitioning to an alternative rate may be challenging for some instruments, as they may require negotiation with the respective counterparty. Any of these events could have an adverse effect on our financing costs, and as a result, our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

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We may be unable to obtain additional capital through the debt and equity markets, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We cannot assure that we will be able to access the capital markets to obtain additional debt or equity capital on terms favorable to us. Our access to external capital depends upon several factors, including general market conditions, our current and potential future earnings, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our liquidity and leverage ratios, our cash distributions, and the market price of our common stock. Our inability to obtain debt or equity capital on favorable terms or at all could result in the disruption of our ability to: (1) operate, maintain or reinvest in our Portfolio; (2) repay or refinance our indebtedness on or before maturity; (3) acquire new properties; or (4) dispose of some of our assets on favorable terms due to an immediate need for capital.

Adverse changes in our credit rating could affect our borrowing capacity and borrowing terms.

Our creditworthiness is rated by nationally recognized credit rating agencies. The credit ratings assigned are based on our operating performance, liquidity and leverage ratios, financial condition and prospects, and other factors viewed by the credit rating agencies as relevant to our industry. Our credit rating can affect our ability to access debt capital, as well as the terms of certain existing and future debt financing we may obtain. Since we depend on debt financing to fund our business, an adverse change in our credit rating, including changes in our credit outlook, or even the initiation of a review of our credit rating that could result in an adverse change, could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Covenants in our debt agreements may restrict our operating activities and adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Our debt agreements contain various financial and operating covenants, including, among other things, certain coverage ratios and limitations on our ability to incur secured and unsecured debt. The breach of any of these covenants, if not cured within any applicable cure period, could result in a default and acceleration of certain of our indebtedness. If any of our indebtedness is accelerated prior to maturity, we may not be able to repay or refinance such indebtedness on favorable terms, or at all, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Legal proceedings related to certain former employees will continue to result in certain costs and expenses.

As discussed under the heading “Legal Matters” in Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report, we finalized a settlement with the SEC with respect to certain reporting matters and we believe that no additional governmental proceedings relating to these matters will be brought against us. We understand that the SEC and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York are pursuing actions relating to these matters with respect to certain former employees. We remain obligated to advance funds to these former employees for legal and other professional fees pursuant to indemnification obligations and the amounts advanced are now in excess of our insurance coverage and are being funded by us. These payments could adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

An uninsured loss on properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of our insurance policies could result in a loss of our investment or related revenue in those properties.

We carry comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage, business interruption, and acts of terrorism insurance with policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties. There are, however, certain types of losses, such as from hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, terrorism or wars, where coverages are limited or deductibles may be higher. In addition, tenants generally are required to indemnify and hold us harmless from liabilities resulting from injury to persons or damage to personal or real property on the premises due to activities conducted by tenants or their agents on the properties (including without limitation any environmental contamination), and to obtain liability and property damage insurance policies at the tenant’s expense, kept in full force during the term of the lease. However, tenants may not properly maintain their insurance policies or have the ability to pay the deductibles associated with such policies. Should a loss occur that is uninsured or in an amount exceeding the combined aggregate limits for the policies noted above, or in the event of a loss that is subject to a substantial deductible under an insurance policy, we could lose all or part of the capital invested in, and anticipated revenue from, one or more of the properties, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

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Environmental conditions that exist at some of the properties in our Portfolio could result in significant unexpected costs.

We are subject to federal, state, and local environmental regulations that apply generally to the ownership of real property and the operations conducted on real property. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we may be or become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous or toxic substances released on or in our property or disposed of by us or our tenants, as well as certain other potential costs which could relate to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property). Such liability may be imposed whether or not we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of these hazardous or toxic substances. As is the case with many community and neighborhood shopping centers, many of our properties had or have on-site dry cleaners and/or on-site gas stations, the prior or current use of which could potentially increase our environmental liability exposure. The costs of investigation, removal or remediation of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such substances, may adversely affect our ability to lease such property, to borrow funds using such property as collateral, or to dispose of such property.

In addition, certain of our properties may contain asbestos-containing building materials (“ACBM”). Environmental laws require that ACBM be properly managed and maintained, and may impose fines and penalties on building owners or operators for failure to comply with these requirements. The laws also may allow third parties to seek recovery from owners or operators for personal injury associated with exposure to asbestos fibers.

Finally, we can provide no assurance that we are aware of all potential environmental liabilities or that the environmental studies performed by us have identified or will identify all material environmental conditions that may exist with respect to any of the properties in our Portfolio; that any previous owner, occupant or tenant did not create any material environmental condition not known to us; that our properties will not be affected by tenants or nearby properties or other unrelated third parties; or that changes in environmental laws and regulations will not result in additional environmental liabilities to us.

Further information relating to recognition of remediation obligations in accordance with GAAP is discussed under the heading “Environmental matters” in Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report.

Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire, safety and other regulations may require us to make expenditures that would adversely affect our cash flows.

All of the properties in our Portfolio are required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The ADA has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial facilities,” but generally requires that buildings be made accessible to people with disabilities. Compliance with the ADA requirements could necessitate the removal of access barriers, and non-compliance could result in the imposition of fines by the U.S. government or an award of damages to private litigants, or both. We are continually assessing our Portfolio to determine our compliance with the current requirements of the ADA. We are required to comply with the ADA within the common areas of our Portfolio and we may not be able to pass on to our tenants the costs necessary to remediate any common area ADA issues, which could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows. In addition, we are required to operate the properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, building codes, and other regulations, as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies and become applicable to our Portfolio. As a result, we may be required to make substantial capital expenditures to comply with, and we may be restricted in our ability to renovate or redevelop the properties subject to, those requirements. The resulting expenditures and restrictions could adversely affect our financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

We and our tenants face risks relating to cybersecurity attacks that could cause loss of confidential information and other business disruptions.

We rely extensively on computer systems to operate and manage our business and process transactions, and as a result, our business is at risk from and may be impacted by cybersecurity attacks. These attacks could include attempts to gain unauthorized access to our data and/or computer systems. Attacks can be either individual or highly organized attempts by very sophisticated organizations. We employ several measures to prevent, detect and mitigate these threats, which include password protection, frequent mandatory password change events, multi-factor authentication, mandatory employee trainings, firewall detection systems, frequent backups, a redundant data system

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for core applications and annual penetration testing; however, there is no guarantee that such efforts will be successful in preventing or mitigating a cybersecurity attack. A cybersecurity attack could compromise the confidential information, including personally identifiable information, of our employees, tenants and vendors, disrupt the proper functioning of our networks, result in misstated financial reports or loan covenants and/or missed reporting deadlines, prevent us from properly monitoring our REIT qualification, result in our inability to maintain the building systems relied upon by our tenants for the efficient use of their leased space or require significant management attention and resources to remedy any damages that result. A successful attack could also disrupt and affect our business operations, damage our reputation, and result in significant litigation and remediation costs. Similarly, our tenants rely extensively on computer systems to process transactions and manage their businesses and thus are also at risk from and may be impacted by cybersecurity attacks. An interruption in the business operations of our tenants or a deterioration in their reputation resulting from a cybersecurity attack could adversely impact our business operations. As of December 31, 2020, we have not had any material incidences involving cybersecurity attacks.

Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure

BPG’s board of directors may change significant corporate policies without stockholder approval.

BPG’s investment, financing and dividend policies and our policies with respect to all other business activities, including strategy and operations, will be determined by BPG’s board of directors. These policies may be amended or revised at any time and from time to time at the discretion of BPG’s board of directors without a vote of our stockholders. BPG’s charter also provides that BPG’s board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election without approval of BPG’s stockholders if it determines that it is no longer in BPG’s best interests to continue to qualify as a REIT. In addition, BPG’s board of directors may change BPG’s policies with respect to conflicts of interest, provided that such changes are consistent with applicable legal requirements. A change in any of these policies could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, operating results, cash flows, and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends.

BPG’s board of directors may approve the issuance of stock, including preferred stock, with terms that may discourage a third party from acquiring us.

BPG’s charter permits its board of directors to authorize the issuance of stock in one or more classes or series. Our board of directors may also classify or reclassify any unissued stock and establish the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of any such stock, which rights may be superior to those of our common stock. Thus, BPG’s board of directors could authorize the issuance of shares of a class or series of stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of discouraging an unsolicited acquisition of us or a change of our control in which holders of some or a majority of BPG’s outstanding common stock might receive a premium for their shares over the then-current market price of our common stock.

The rights of BPG and BPG stockholders to take action against BPG’s directors and officers are limited.

BPG’s charter eliminates the liability of BPG’s directors and officers to us and BPG’s stockholders for money damages to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law. Under Maryland law and BPG’s charter, BPG’s directors and officers do not have any liability to BPG or BPG’s stockholders for money damages other than liability resulting from:

•actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services; or

•active and deliberate dishonesty by the director or officer that was established by a final judgment and is material to the cause of action adjudicated.

BPG’s charter authorizes BPG and BPG’s bylaws require BPG to indemnify each of BPG’s directors and officers who is made a party to or witness in a proceeding by reason of his or her service in those capacities (or in a similar capacity at another entity at the request of BPG), to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law, from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer of BPG. In addition, BPG may be obligated to pay or reimburse the expenses incurred by BPG’s present and former directors and officers without requiring a preliminary determination of their ultimate entitlement to indemnification. As a result, BPG and BPG’s stockholders may have more limited rights to recover money damages from BPG’s directors and officers than might otherwise exist absent these provisions in BPG’s

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charter and bylaws or that might exist with other companies, which could limit the recourse of stockholders in the event of actions that are not in BPG’s best interests.

BPG’s charter contains a provision that expressly permits BPG’s non-employee directors to compete with us.

BPG’s charter provides that, to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law, BPG renounces any interest or expectancy that BPG has in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are from time to time presented to or developed by BPG’s directors or their affiliates, other than to those directors who are employed by BPG or BPG’s subsidiaries, unless the business opportunity is expressly offered or made known to such person in his or her capacity as a director. Non-employee directors or any of their affiliates will not have any duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities or similar business activities or lines of business in which we or our affiliates engage or propose to engage or to refrain from otherwise competing with us or our affiliates. These provisions may deprive us of opportunities which we may have otherwise wanted to pursue.

BPG’s charter provides that, to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law, each of BPG’s non-employee directors, and any of their affiliates, may:

•acquire, hold and dispose of shares of BPG’s stock or OP Units for his or her own account or for the account of others, and exercise all of the rights of a stockholder of Brixmor Property Group Inc. or a limited partner of our Operating Partnership, to the same extent and in the same manner as if he, she or it were not BPG’s director or stockholder; and

•in his, her or its personal capacity or in his, her or its capacity as a director, officer, trustee, stockholder, partner, member, equity owner, manager, advisor or employee of any other person, have business interests and engage, directly or indirectly, in business activities that are similar to ours or compete with us, that involve a business opportunity that we could seize and develop or that include the acquisition, syndication, holding, management, development, operation or disposition of interests in mortgages, real property or persons engaged in the real estate business.

Risks Related to our REIT Status and Certain Other Tax Items

If BPG does not maintain its qualification as a REIT, it will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability.

BPG intends to continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). However, qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist. Notwithstanding the availability of cure provisions in the Code, BPG could fail to meet various compliance requirements, which could jeopardize its REIT status. Furthermore, new tax legislation, administrative guidance or court decisions, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for BPG to qualify as a REIT.

If BPG fails to qualify as a REIT in any tax year and BPG is not entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions:

•BPG would be taxed as a non-REIT “C” corporation, which under current laws, among other things, means being unable to deduct dividends paid to stockholders in computing taxable income and being subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income at normal corporate income tax rates, which would reduce BPG’s cash flows and funds available for distribution to stockholders; and

•BPG would be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year in which it failed to qualify as a REIT.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), the U.S. Treasury Department and Congress frequently review U.S. federal income tax legislation, regulations and other guidance. BPG cannot predict whether, when, or to what extent new U.S. federal tax laws, regulations, interpretations, or rulings will be adopted. Any legislative action may prospectively or retroactively modify BPG’s tax treatment and, therefore, may adversely affect taxation of BPG or BPG’s stockholders. Stockholders should consult with their tax advisors with respect to the status of legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in BPG’s stock.

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Complying with REIT requirements may force BPG to liquidate or restructure investments or forgo otherwise attractive investment opportunities.

In order to qualify as a REIT, BPG must ensure that, at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of its assets consists of cash, cash equivalents, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. BPG’s investments in securities cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer unless: (1) such issuer is a REIT; (2) BPG and such issuer jointly elect for such issuer to be treated as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” under the Code; or (3) for purposes of the 10% value limitation only, the securities satisfy certain requirements and are not considered “securities” for this test. The total value of all of BPG’s investments in taxable REIT subsidiaries cannot exceed 20% of the value of BPG’s total assets. In addition, no more than 5% of the value of BPG’s assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer other than a taxable REIT subsidiary, and no more than 25% of the value of BPG’s total assets may be represented by debt instruments issued by “publicly offered REITs” (as defined under the Code) that are “nonqualified” (e.g., not secured by real property or interests in real property). If BPG fails to comply with these requirements, BPG must dispose of a portion of its assets within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in order to avoid losing its REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. In addition to the quarterly asset test requirements, BPG must annually satisfy two income test requirements (the “75% and 95% gross income tests”), which require that at least 75% of BPG’s gross income be derived from passive real estate sources, including rents from real property, gains from the disposition of real property and other specified qualifying real estate-sourced income. In addition, at least 95% of BPG’s gross income generally must be derived from items qualifying for the 75% income test and other specified interest, dividend and portfolio-type income. As a result, BPG may be required to liquidate from its portfolio, or contribute to a taxable REIT subsidiary, otherwise attractive investments in order to maintain its qualification as a REIT. These actions could reduce BPG’s income and amounts available for distribution to its stockholders. BPG may be unable to pursue investments that would otherwise be advantageous to it in order to satisfy the asset diversification or income requirements for qualifying as a REIT.

In addition, the REIT provisions of the Code impose a 100% tax on income from “prohibited transactions.” Prohibited transactions generally include sales of assets, other than foreclosure property, that constitute inventory or other property held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. Although BPG does not intend to hold any properties that would be characterized as held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of BPG’s business, unless a sale or disposition qualifies under certain statutory safe harbors, such characterization is a factual determination and no guarantee can be given that the IRS would agree with BPG’s characterization of its properties or that BPG will be able to make use of the otherwise available safe harbors. This 100% tax could affect BPG’s decisions to sell property if it believes such sales could be treated as prohibited transactions. However, BPG would not be subject to this tax if it were to sell such assets through a taxable REIT subsidiary.

BPG’s charter does not permit any person to own more than 9.8% of BPG’s outstanding common stock or of BPG’s outstanding stock of all classes or series, and attempts to acquire BPG’s common stock or BPG’s stock of all other classes or series in excess of these limits would not be effective without an exemption from these limits by BPG’s board of directors.

For BPG to qualify as a REIT under the Code, not more than 50% of the value of BPG’s outstanding stock may be owned directly or indirectly by five or fewer individuals (including certain entities treated as individuals for this purpose) during the last half of a taxable year. For the purpose of assisting BPG’s qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, among other purposes, BPG’s charter prohibits beneficial or constructive ownership by any individual of more than a certain percentage, currently 9.8%, in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of BPG’s common stock or 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of BPG’s capital stock, which BPG refers to as the “ownership limit.” The constructive ownership rules under the Code and BPG’s charter are complex and may cause shares of the outstanding common stock owned by a group of related individuals to be deemed to be constructively owned by one individual. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of BPG’s outstanding common stock or BPG’s capital stock by an individual could cause the individual to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of BPG’s outstanding common stock or BPG’s capital stock, respectively, and thus violate the ownership limit. Any attempt to own or transfer shares of BPG’s stock in excess of the ownership limit without an exemption from BPG’s board of directors will result either in the shares in excess of the limit being transferred by operation of the charter to a charitable trust or the transfer being void, and the individual who attempted to acquire such excess shares will not have any rights in such excess shares. In addition, there can be no assurance that BPG’s board of directors, as permitted in the charter, will not decrease this ownership limit in the future.

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The ownership limit may have the effect of precluding a change in control of BPG by a third party, even if such change in control would be in the best interests of BPG’s stockholders or would result in BPG’s stockholders receiving a premium for their shares over the then-current market price of BPG’s common stock, and even if such change in control would not reasonably jeopardize BPG’s REIT status.

Failure to qualify as a domestically-controlled REIT could subject BPG’s non-U.S. stockholders to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences.

BPG will be a domestically-controlled REIT if, at all times during a specified testing period, less than 50% in value of its shares are held directly or indirectly by non-U.S. stockholders. Because its shares are publicly traded, BPG cannot guarantee that it will, in fact, be a domestically-controlled REIT. If BPG fails to qualify as a domestically-controlled REIT, its non-U.S. stockholders that otherwise would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the gain attributable to a sale of BPG’s shares of common stock would be subject to taxation upon such a sale if either (a) the shares were not considered to be “regularly traded” under applicable Treasury regulations on an established securities market, such as the NYSE, or (b) the shares were considered to be “regularly traded” on an established securities market and the selling non-U.S. stockholder owned, actually or constructively, more than 10% in value of the outstanding shares at any time during specified testing periods. If gain on the sale or exchange of BPG’s shares of common stock was subject to taxation for these reasons, the non-U.S. stockholder would be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to any gain on a net basis in a manner similar to the taxation of a taxable U.S. stockholder, subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax and special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals, and corporate non-U.S. stockholders may be subject to an additional branch profits tax.

BPG may choose to make distributions in BPG’s own stock, in which case stockholders may be required to pay income taxes without receiving any cash dividends.

In connection with BPG’s qualification as a REIT, BPG is required to annually distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. Although it does not currently intend to do so, in order to satisfy this requirement, BPG is permitted, subject to certain conditions and limitations, to make distributions that are in whole or in part payable in shares of BPG’s stock. Taxable stockholders receiving such distributions will be required to include the full amount of such distributions as ordinary dividend income to the extent of BPG’s current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, U.S. stockholders may be required to pay income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of the cash portion of the distribution received. Accordingly, U.S. stockholders receiving a distribution in shares of BPG’s stock may be required to sell shares received in such distribution or may be required to sell other stock or assets owned by them, at a time that may be disadvantageous, in order to satisfy any tax imposed on such distribution. Furthermore, with respect to certain non-U.S. stockholders, BPG may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such distribution, including in respect of all or a portion of such distribution that is payable in shares of BPG’s stock, by withholding or disposing of part of the shares included in such distribution and using the net proceeds of such disposition to satisfy the withholding tax imposed. In addition, if a significant number of BPG’s stockholders determine to sell shares of BPG’s stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividend income, such sales may put downward pressure on the market price of BPG’s stock.

Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

The maximum tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income payable by non-REIT “C” corporations to certain non-corporate U.S. stockholders has been reduced by legislation to 23.8% (taking into account the 3.8% Medicare tax applicable to net investment income). Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the reduced rates. Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026, non-corporate U.S. stockholders may deduct 20% of their dividends from REITs (excluding qualified dividend income and capital gain dividends). For non-corporate U.S. stockholders in the top marginal tax bracket of 37%, the deduction for REIT dividends yields an effective income tax rate of 29.6% on REIT dividends, which is higher than the 23.8% tax rate on qualified dividend income paid by non-REIT “C” corporations. As a result of the more favorable rates applicable to non-REIT “C” corporate qualified dividends, certain non-corporate investors could perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT “C” corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including BPG.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

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Item 2. Properties

As of December 31, 2020, our Portfolio was comprised of 393 shopping centers totaling approximately 69 million square feet of GLA. Our high-quality national Portfolio is primarily located within established trade areas in the top 50 MSAs in the U.S., and our shopping centers are primarily anchored by non-discretionary and value-oriented retailers, as well as consumer-oriented service providers. As of December 31, 2020, our three largest tenants by ABR were The TJX Companies, Inc., The Kroger Co., and Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

The following table summarizes the top 20 tenants by ABR in our Portfolio as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands, except for PSF amounts):

Retailer Owned Leases Leased GLA Percent of GLA ABR Percent of ABR ABR PSF(1)

(1) ABR PSF is calculated as ABR divided by leased GLA, excluding the GLA of lessee-owned leasehold improvements.

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The following table summarizes the geographic diversity of our Portfolio by state, ranked by ABR, as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands, expect for PSF amounts):

(1) ABR PSF is calculated as ABR divided by leased GLA, excluding the GLA of lessee-owned leasehold improvements.

The following table summarizes certain information for our Portfolio by unit size as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands, expect for PSF amounts):

Number ofUnits GLA Percent of GLA Percent Billed Percent Leased ABR ABR PSF(1)

(1) ABR PSF is calculated as ABR divided by leased GLA, excluding the GLA of lessee-owned leasehold improvements.

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The following table summarizes lease expirations for leases in place within our Portfolio for each of the next 10 calendar years and thereafter, assuming no exercise of renewal options and including the GLA of lessee-owned leasehold improvements, as of December 31, 2020:

More specific information with respect to each of our properties is set forth in Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Leases

Our anchor tenants generally have leases with original terms ranging from 10 to 20 years, and may or may not contain renewal options for one or more additional periods. Smaller tenants typically have leases with original terms ranging from five to 10 years, and may or may not contain renewal options for one or more additional periods. Leases in our Portfolio generally provide for the payment of fixed monthly base rent. Certain leases also provide for the payment of additional rent based upon a percentage of the tenant’s gross sales above a certain threshold level. Leases typically provide for contractual increases in base rent over both the original lease term and any renewal option periods, and the reimbursement of property operating expenses, including common area expenses, utilities (if not separately metered), insurance and real estate taxes, and certain capital expenditures related to the maintenance of our properties.

The foregoing general description of the characteristics of the leases of our Portfolio is not intended to describe all leases, and material variations in lease terms may exist.

Insurance

We have a wholly owned captive insurance company, Brixmor Incap, LLC (“Incap”). Incap underwrites the first layer of general liability insurance for our properties. We formed Incap as part of our overall risk management program to stabilize insurance costs, manage exposure and recoup expenses through the function of the captive program. Incap is capitalized in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements.

We also maintain commercial liability, fire, extended coverage, earthquake, business interruption, and rental loss insurance covering all of the properties in our Portfolio. We select coverage specifications and insured limits which we believe to be appropriate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of coverage, industry practice, and the nature of the shopping centers in our Portfolio. In addition, tenants generally are required to indemnify and hold us harmless from liabilities resulting from injury to persons or damage to personal or real property on the premises due to activities conducted by tenants or their agents on the properties (including without limitation any environmental contamination), and to obtain liability and property damage insurance policies at the tenant’s expense, kept in full force during the term of the lease. In the opinion of our management, all of the properties in our Portfolio are currently adequately insured. We do not carry insurance for generally uninsured losses, such as losses from war. See “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Portfolio and Our Business – An uninsured loss on properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of our insurance policies could result in a loss of our investment or related revenue in those properties.”

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The information contained under the heading “Legal Matters” in Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

BPG’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “BRX.” As of February 1, 2021, the number of holders of record of BPG’s common stock was 595. This figure does not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of BPG’s common stock because shares of BPG’s common stock are frequently held in “street name” by securities dealers and others for the benefit of beneficial owners who may vote the shares.

BPG has elected to qualify as a REIT in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). To qualify as a REIT, BPG must meet several organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains. Management intends to satisfy these requirements and maintain BPG’s REIT status. As a REIT, BPG generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code.

BPG’s future distributions will be at the sole discretion of BPG’s Board of Directors. When determining the amount of future distributions, we expect that BPG’s Board of Directors will consider, among other factors; (1) the amount of cash generated from our operating activities; (2) the amount of cash required for leasing and capital expenditures; (3) the amount of cash required for debt repayments, reinvestment activity, net acquisitions, and share repurchases; (4) the amount of cash required to be distributed to maintain BPG’s status as a REIT and to reduce any income and excise taxes that BPG otherwise would be required to pay; (5) any limitations on our distributions contained in our financing agreements, including, without limitation, in our senior unsecured credit facility, as amended April 29, 2020 (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”); (6) the sufficiency of legally-available assets; and (7) our ability to continue to access additional sources of capital.

To the extent BPG is prevented, by provisions of our financing agreements or otherwise, from distributing 100% of BPG’s REIT taxable income, or otherwise does not distribute 100% of BPG’s REIT taxable income, BPG will be subject to income tax, and potentially excise tax, on the retained amounts. If our operations do not generate sufficient cash flow to allow BPG to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements, we may be required to fund distributions with working capital, borrowed funds, or asset sales, or we may be required to reduce such distributions or make such distributions in whole or in part payable in shares of BPG’s stock. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for additional information regarding risk factors that could adversely affect our results of operations.

Distributions to the extent of the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes will be taxable to stockholders as ordinary dividend income or capital gain income. Distributions in excess of taxable earnings and profits generally will be treated as non-taxable return of capital. These distributions, to the extent that they do not exceed the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in its common shares, have the effect of deferring taxation until the sale of the stockholder’s common shares. To the extent that distributions are both in excess of taxable earnings and profits and in excess of the stockholder’s adjusted tax basis in its common shares, the distributions will be treated as capital gains from the sale of common shares. For the taxable year ended December 31, 2020, 100.0% of the Company’s distributions to stockholders constituted taxable ordinary income.

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BPG’s Total Stockholder Return Performance

The following performance chart compares, for the period from December 31, 2015 through December 31, 2020, the cumulative total return of BPG’s common stock with the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Index and the FTSE NAREIT Equity Shopping Centers Index. All stockholder return performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends. The information in this paragraph and the following performance chart are deemed to be furnished, not filed.

Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

On January 9, 2020, we established a new share repurchase program (the “Program”) for up to $400.0 million of our common stock. The Program is scheduled to expire on January 9, 2023, unless suspended or extended by the Board of Directors. The Program replaced our prior share repurchase program, which expired on December 5, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we repurchased 1,650,115 shares of common stock under the Program at an average price per share of $15.14 for a total of $25.0 million, excluding commissions. We incurred total commissions of less than $0.1 million in conjunction with the Program during the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the Program had $375.0 million of available repurchase capacity. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, we did not repurchase any shares of common stock.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following tables show selected consolidated financial data for BPG and the Operating Partnership and their respective subsidiaries for the periods indicated. This information should be read together with the audited financial statements and notes thereto of BPG and its subsidiaries and the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this Annual Report.

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

Year Ended December 31,

Revenues

Operating expenses

Other income (expense)

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture — — — 381 477

Gain on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture interest — — — 4,556 —

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests — — — (76) (2,514)

Preferred stock dividends — — — (39) (150)

Net income attributable to common stockholders per common share:

Weighted average shares:

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECT BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(in thousands)

December 31,

(1) Debt includes secured loans, notes payable, and credit agreements, including unamortized premium or net of unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.

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BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per unit data)

Year Ended December 31,

Revenues

Operating expenses

Other income (expense)

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture — — — 381 477

Gain on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture interest — — — 4,556 —

Net income per common unit:

Weighted average units:

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECT BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(in thousands)

December 31,

(1) Debt includes secured loans, notes payable, and credit agreements, including unamortized premium or net of unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes, including trends which might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations.

Executive Summary

Our Company

Brixmor Property Group Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, “BPG”) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”). Brixmor Operating Partnership LP and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Operating Partnership”) is the entity through which BPG conducts substantially all of its operations and owns substantially all of its assets. BPG owns 100% of the common stock of BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), which, in turn, is the sole member of Brixmor OP GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. Unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, “we,” “our,” and “us” mean BPG and the Operating Partnership, collectively. We believe we own and operate one of the largest open-air retail portfolios by gross leasable area (“GLA”) in the United States (“U.S.”), comprised primarily of community and neighborhood shopping centers. As of December 31, 2020, our portfolio was comprised of 393 shopping centers (the “Portfolio”) totaling approximately 69 million square feet of GLA. Our high-quality national Portfolio is primarily located within established trade areas in the top 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (“MSAs”) in the U.S., and our shopping centers are primarily anchored by non-discretionary and value-oriented retailers, as well as consumer-oriented service providers. As of December 31, 2020, our three largest tenants by annualized base rent (“ABR”) were The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”), The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”), and Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. BPG has been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the U.S. federal income tax laws, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011, has maintained such requirements through our taxable year ended December 31, 2020, and intends to satisfy such requirements for subsequent taxable years.

Our primary objective is to maximize total returns to our stockholders through consistent, sustainable growth in cash flow. Our key strategies to achieve this objective include proactively managing our Portfolio to drive internal growth, pursuing value-enhancing reinvestment opportunities and prudently executing on acquisition and disposition activity, while also maintaining a flexible capital structure positioned for growth. In addition, as we execute on our key strategies, we do so guided by a commitment to operate in a socially responsible manner that allows us to realize our purpose of owning and managing properties that are the centers of the communities we serve.

We believe the following set of competitive advantages positions us to successfully execute on our key strategies:

•Expansive Retailer Relationships – We believe that the scale of our asset base and our nationwide footprint represent competitive advantages in supporting the growth objectives of the nation’s largest and most successful retailers. We believe that we are one of the largest landlords by GLA to TJX and Kroger, as well as a key landlord to most major grocers and retail category leaders. We believe that our strong relationships with leading retailers afford us unique insight into their strategies and priority access to their expansion plans.

•Fully-Integrated Operating Platform – We manage a fully-integrated operating platform, leveraging our national scope and demonstrating our commitment to operating with a strong regional and local presence. We provide our tenants with dedicated service through both our national accounts leasing team based in New York and our network of four regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego, as well as our 11 leasing and property management satellite offices throughout the country. We believe that this structure enables us to obtain critical national market intelligence, while also benefitting from the regional and local expertise of our leasing and operations teams.

•Experienced Management – Senior members of our management team are seasoned real estate operators with extensive public company leadership experience. Our management team has deep industry knowledge and well-established relationships with retailers, brokers and vendors through many years of operational and transactional experience, as well as significant capital markets capabilities and expertise in executing value-enhancing reinvestment opportunities.

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Factors That May Influence Our Future Results

We derive our rental income primarily from base rent and expense reimbursements paid by tenants to us under existing leases at each of our properties. Expense reimbursements primarily consist of payments made by tenants to us for their proportionate share of property operating expenses, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes, and certain capital expenditures related to the maintenance of our properties.

Our ability to maintain or increase rental income is primarily dependent on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates, renew expiring leases and/or lease available space. Increases in our property operating expenses, including repairs and maintenance, landscaping, snow removal, security, ground rent related to properties for which we are the lessee, utilities, insurance, real estate taxes and various other costs, to the extent they are not reimbursed by tenants or offset by increases in rental income, will adversely impact our overall performance.

See “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the factors that could affect our rental income and/or property operating expenses. As discussed below, the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly impacting our business. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for a further discussion of other factors that could impact our future results.

Impacts on Business from COVID-19

The global outbreak of COVID-19 and the public health measures that have been undertaken in response have had a significant adverse impact on our business, our tenants and the global economy. The effects of COVID-19, including related government restrictions, border closings, quarantines, “shelter-in-place” orders and “social distancing” guidelines, have forced many of our tenants to close stores, reduce hours or significantly limit service, and have resulted in a dramatic increase in national unemployment and a significant economic contraction. Since we cannot estimate when the COVID-19 pandemic and the responsive measures to combat it will end, we cannot estimate the ultimate operational and financial impact of COVID-19 on our business. Approximately 70% of our shopping centers are anchored by grocery stores. Grocery stores and other essential tenants have remained open throughout this time and many have experienced stable or increased sales, which we believe will help to partially mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19 on our business. In addition, we have encouraged our tenants whose businesses have been impacted by COVID-19 to explore their eligibility for benefits under government assistance programs intended to provide financial support to affected businesses. COVID-19 significantly impacted our operations during 2020, and the following operating trends, combined with macroeconomic trends such as significantly increased unemployment and changes in consumer spending, lead us to believe that our operating results for 2021 will continue to be adversely affected by COVID-19.

The following table presents information related to rent collections and store closures:

Other retailers or services(3) 73 % 83 % 89 % 41 % 5 %

(1) Businesses deemed essential for day-to-day living.

(2) Businesses deemed essential for day-to-day living, but operating in a moderated capacity, and businesses deemed essential for day-to-day living in many, but not all jurisdictions.

(3) Businesses deemed non-essential for day-to-day living.

•Timing of rental payments: Certain tenants experiencing economic difficulties during the pandemic have sought rent relief, which has been provided on a case-by-case basis primarily in the form of rent deferrals, and, in more limited cases, in the form of rent abatements. Rent deferrals have significantly increased our Receivables, net. We are in ongoing discussions with our tenants regarding rent that has not yet been collected or addressed through executed deferral or abatement agreements.

•Leasing activity: While lease execution velocity notably slowed in the second quarter of 2020, it has since recovered to levels similar to those experienced in prior periods.

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We have taken various steps to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our liquidity, including the deferral of approximately $130.0 million of capital expenditures originally anticipated in 2020 and the temporary suspension of our quarterly cash dividend in the second and third quarters of 2020. In June 2020 and August 2020, we issued an aggregate of $800.0 million principal amount of 4.050% Senior Notes due 2030, the net proceeds of which were used to repurchase our 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022, repay outstanding indebtedness under our $1.25 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), and for general corporate purposes. As of February 5, 2021, we have approximately $330.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, approximately $1.2 billion of remaining availability under the Revolving Facility, and no debt maturities until 2022.

We expect the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown on our financial and operational results to be dictated by, among other things, the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the speed and effectiveness of vaccine and treatment developments and deployment, potential mutations of COVID-19, including SARS-CoV-2 and the response thereto, the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, and potential sustained changes in consumer behavior. Adverse developments related to these conditions could increase the number of tenants that are unable to meet their lease obligations to us, that close their stores, and/or that file for bankruptcy protection, and could limit the demand for space from new tenants. Therefore, there can be no assurances that we will not experience declines in revenues, net income or funds from operations, which could be material. See Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

Leasing Highlights

As of December 31, 2020, billed and leased occupancy were 87.8% and 90.7%, respectively, as compared to 89.3% and 92.4%, respectively, as of December 31, 2019.

The following table summarizes our executed leasing activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands, except for per square foot (“PSF”) amounts):

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

(1)Based on comparable leases only, which consist of new leases signed on units that were occupied within the prior 12 months and renewal leases signed with the same tenant in all or a portion of the same location or that include the expansion into space that was occupied within the prior 12 months.

Excludes leases executed for terms of less than one year.

ABR PSF includes the GLA of lessee-owned leasehold improvements.

Acquisition Activity

•During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired two land parcels for an aggregate purchase price of $3.4 million, including transaction costs.

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•During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired two shopping centers, two leases at an existing shopping center and one land parcel for an aggregate purchase price of $79.6 million, including transaction costs.

Disposition Activity

•During the year ended December 31, 2020, we disposed of 10 shopping centers, six partial shopping centers and one land parcel for aggregate net proceeds of $121.4 million resulting in aggregate gain of $32.6 million and aggregate impairment of $8.0 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.0 million and resolved contingencies of $0.5 million from previously disposed assets resulting in aggregate gain of $1.5 million.

•During the year ended December 31, 2019, we disposed of 24 shopping centers and three partial shopping centers for aggregate net proceeds of $288.5 million resulting in aggregate gain of $53.4 million and aggregate impairment of $16.4 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.6 million from previously disposed assets resulting in aggregate gain of $1.4 million.

Results of Operations

The results of operations discussion is combined for BPG and the Operating Partnership because there are no material differences in the results of operations between the two reporting entities.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2020 to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Revenues (in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

Revenues

Rental income

The decrease in rental income for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $115.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was due to a $28.2 million decrease in rental income due to net disposition activity and an $87.2 million decrease for the remaining portfolio. The decrease for the remaining portfolio was due to (i) a $55.9 million increase in revenues deemed uncollectible; (ii) a $35.1 million decrease in straight-line rental income, net; (iii) a $3.2 million decrease in percentage rents; (iv) a $1.8 million decrease in accretion of above- and below-market leases and tenant inducements, net; (v) a $1.7 million decrease in expense reimbursements; and (vi) a $0.4 million decrease in ancillary and other rental income; partially offset by (vii) a $7.7 million increase in base rent; and (viii) a $3.2 million increase in lease termination fees. The increase in revenues deemed uncollectible and decrease in straight-line rental income, net were primarily attributable to COVID-19. The $7.7 million increase in base rent was primarily due to contractual rent increases, an increase in weighted average billed occupancy, and positive rent spreads for new and renewal leases and option exercises of 7.2% during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 10.9% during the year ended December 31, 2019, partially offset by COVID-19 rent deferrals accounted for as lease modifications and rent abatements.

Other revenues

The increase in other revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $0.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to an increase in tax increment financing income.

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Operating Expenses (in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

Operating expenses

Operating costs

The decrease in operating costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $13.2 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to a $3.8 million decrease in operating costs due to net disposition activity and a $9.4 million decrease for the remaining portfolio primarily due to proactive cost reductions taken in response to COVID-19 and favorable insurance captive adjustments.

Real estate taxes

The decrease in real estate taxes for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $2.0 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to a $3.7 million decrease in real estate taxes due to net disposition activity, partially offset by a $1.7 million increase for the remaining portfolio primarily due to increases in assessments from several jurisdictions, partially offset by an increase in capitalized real estate taxes.

Depreciation and amortization

The increase in depreciation and amortization for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $3.2 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to a $10.8 million increase for assets owned for the full year primarily related to value-enhancing reinvestment capital expenditures and tenant write-offs, partially offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization related to acquired in-place lease intangibles and a $7.6 million decrease in depreciation and amortization due to net disposition activity.

Impairment of real estate assets

During the year ended December 31, 2020, aggregate impairment of $19.6 million was recognized on three shopping centers and one partial shopping center as a result of disposition activity and three operating properties. During the year ended December 31, 2019, aggregate impairment of $24.4 million was recognized on six shopping centers and one partial shopping center as a result of disposition activity, three operating properties and one partial operating property. Impairments recognized were due to changes in anticipated hold periods primarily in connection with our capital recycling program.

General and administrative

The decrease in general and administrative costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $4.0 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to a decrease in marketing, professional and travel costs due to COVID-19 and a decrease in net compensation costs, partially offset by an increase in litigation and other non-routine legal expenses.

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, construction compensation costs of $14.6 million and $14.7 million, respectively, were capitalized to building and improvements and leasing legal costs of $0.8 million and $0.0 million, respectively, and leasing commission costs of $5.7 million and $6.0 million, respectively, were capitalized to deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net.

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Other Income and Expenses (in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

Other income (expense)

Dividends and interest

The decrease in dividends and interest for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $0.2 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to a $0.2 million decrease in investment income from marketable securities.

Interest expense

The increase in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $10.2 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to higher overall debt obligations as we bolstered liquidity in response to COVID-19.

Gain on sale of real estate assets

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we disposed of seven shopping centers, five partial shopping centers and one land parcel that resulted in aggregate gain of $32.6 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.0 million and resolved contingencies of $0.5 million from previously disposed assets resulting in aggregate gain of $1.5 million, and we received final insurance proceeds related to two shopping centers that were damaged by Hurricane Michael resulting in aggregate gain of $0.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we disposed of 18 shopping centers and two partial shopping centers that resulted in aggregate gain of $53.4 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.6 million from previously disposed assets resulting in aggregate gain of $1.4 million.

Loss on extinguishment of debt, net

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we repurchased all $500.0 million of our 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022 and repaid our $7.0 million secured loan, resulting in a $28.1 million loss on extinguishment of debt, net. Loss on extinguishment of debt, net includes $26.2 million of prepayment fees and $1.9 million of accelerated unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts, net of premiums. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we repaid $500.0 million of an unsecured term loan under our senior unsecured credit facility agreement, as amended April 29, 2020 (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”), resulting in a $1.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt due to the acceleration of unamortized debt issuance costs.

Other

The increase in other expense for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $2.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2019, was primarily due to unfavorable tax adjustments in the current year.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2019 to the Year Ended December 31, 2018

See Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 10, 2020, for a discussion of the comparison of the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2018.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months and beyond for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled payments on our outstanding debt, current and

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anticipated tenant and other capital improvements, stockholder distributions to maintain our qualification as a REIT and other obligations associated with conducting our business.

Our primary expected sources and uses of capital are as follows:

Sources

•cash and cash equivalent balances;

•operating cash flow;

•available borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility;

•dispositions;

•issuance of long-term debt; and

•issuance of equity securities.

Uses

•maintenance capital expenditures;

•leasing capital expenditures;

•debt repayments;

•dividend/distribution payments

•value-enhancing reinvestment capital expenditures;

•acquisitions; and

•repurchases of equity securities.

We believe our capital structure provides us with the financial flexibility and capacity to fund our current capital needs as well as future growth opportunities. We have access to multiple forms of capital, including secured property level debt, unsecured corporate level debt, preferred equity, and common equity, which will allow us to efficiently execute on our strategic and operational objectives. We currently have investment grade credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies. As of December 31, 2020, we had $1.2 billion of available liquidity under our Revolving Facility and $370.1 million of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash. We intend to continue to enhance our financial and operational flexibility through the additional extension of the duration of our debt.

As previously discussed under the header “Impacts on Business from COVID-19”, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and we expect will continue to have, an adverse impact on our liquidity and capital resources. Future decreases in cash flow from operations resulting from rent deferrals or abatements, tenant defaults, or decreases in rental rates or occupancy, would decrease the cash available for the capital uses described above, including payment of dividends. The decline in our stock price since the onset of the pandemic has decreased the likelihood of utilizing our at-the-market equity offering program in the near future. In June 2020 and August 2020, we issued an aggregate of $800.0 million principal amount of 4.050% Senior Notes due 2030, the net proceeds of which were used to repurchase our 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022, repay outstanding indebtedness under our Revolving Facility, and for general corporate purposes. However, the impacts of COVID-19 may increase risks related to the pricing and availability of future debt financing. In addition, a significant decline in our operating performance in the future could result in us not satisfying the financial covenants applicable to our debt and/or defaulting on our debt, which could impact our ability to incur additional debt, including the remaining capacity on our Revolving Facility.

We have taken various steps to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on our liquidity, including the deferral of approximately $130.0 million of capital expenditures originally anticipated in 2020 and the temporary suspension of our quarterly cash dividend in the second and third quarters of 2020. In addition, we have no debt maturities until 2022. However, since we do not know the ultimate severity, scope or duration of the pandemic, and thus cannot predict the impact it will ultimately have on our tenants and on the debt and equity capital markets, we cannot estimate the impact it will have on our liquidity and capital resources.

In order to continue to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we must distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding

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net capital gains. We intend to continue to satisfy this requirement and maintain our REIT status. Cash dividends paid to common stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $170.4 million and $334.9 million, respectively. In response to COVID-19, our Board of Directors temporarily suspended the dividend in the second and third quarters of 2020. In October 2020, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2020. The dividend was paid on January 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on January 6, 2021. In February 2021, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.215 per common share for the first quarter of 2021. The dividend is payable on April 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on April 5, 2021. Our Board of Directors will reevaluate the dividend on a quarterly basis, taking into account a variety of relevant factors, including REIT taxable income.

Our cash flow activities are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Year Ended December 31,

Net cash provided by operating activities $ 443,101 $ 528,672

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (167,249) (172,064)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 72,712 (385,850)

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

Year Ended December 31,

Net cash provided by operating activities $ 443,101 $ 528,672

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (167,249) (172,285)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 62,714 (385,519)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for BPG and the Operating Partnership were $370.1 million and $360.1 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for BPG and the Operating Partnership were $21.5 million as of December 31, 2019.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities primarily consists of cash inflows from tenant rental payments and expense reimbursements and cash outflows for property operating expenses, general and administrative expenses and interest expense.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, our net cash provided by operating activities decreased $85.6 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2019. The decrease is primarily due to (i) a decrease from net working capital primarily due to decreased cash collection levels as a result of COVID-19; (ii) a decrease in net operating income due to net disposition activity; and (iii) an increase in cash outflows for interest expense; partially offset by (iv) an increase in lease termination fees; and (v) a decrease in cash outflows for general and administrative expense.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities is impacted by the nature, timing and magnitude of acquisition and disposition activity and improvements to and investments in our shopping centers, including capital expenditures associated with our value-enhancing reinvestment program.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, our net cash used in investing activities decreased $4.8 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2019. The decrease was primarily due to (i) a decrease of $110.3 million in improvements to and investments in real estate assets; and (ii) a decrease of $76.2 million in acquisitions of real estate assets; partially offset by (iii) a decrease of $167.8 million in net proceeds from sales of real estate assets; and (iv) a $13.9 million decrease in net proceeds from sales of marketable securities, net of purchases.

Improvements to and investments in real estate assets

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we expended $284.8 million and $395.1 million, respectively, on improvements to and investments in real estate assets. In addition, during the years ended December 31, 2020

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and 2019, insurance proceeds of $7.5 million and $7.4 million, respectively, were received and included in improvements to and investments in real estate assets.

Maintenance capital expenditures represent costs to fund major replacements and betterments to our properties. Leasing related capital expenditures represent tenant specific costs incurred to lease space, including tenant improvements and tenant allowances. In addition, we evaluate our Portfolio on an ongoing basis to identify value-enhancing reinvestment opportunities. Such initiatives are tenant driven and focus on upgrading our centers with strong, best-in-class retailers and enhancing the overall merchandise mix and tenant quality of our Portfolio. As of December 31, 2020, we had 60 in-process anchor space repositioning, redevelopment and outparcel development projects with an aggregate anticipated cost of $402.6 million, of which $207.2 million has been incurred as of December 31, 2020.

Acquisitions of and proceeds from sales of real estate assets

We continue to evaluate the market for acquisition opportunities and we may acquire shopping centers when we believe strategic opportunities exist, particularly where we can further concentrate our Portfolio in attractive retail submarkets and optimize the quality and long-term growth rate of our asset base. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we acquired two land parcels for an aggregate purchase price of $3.4 million, including transaction costs. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we acquired two shopping centers, two leases at an existing shopping center and one land parcel for an aggregate purchase price of $79.6 million, including transaction costs.

We may also dispose of properties when we believe value has been maximized, where there is downside risk, or where we have limited ability or desire to build critical mass in a particular submarket. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we disposed of 10 shopping centers, six partial shopping centers and one land parcel for aggregate net proceeds of $121.4 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.0 million from previously disposed assets. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we disposed of 24 shopping centers and three partial shopping centers for aggregate net proceeds of $288.5 million. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we received aggregate net proceeds of $1.6 million from previously disposed assets.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities is impacted by the nature, timing and magnitude of issuances and repurchases of debt and equity securities, as well as principal payments associated with our outstanding indebtedness and distributions made to our common stockholders.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, our net cash provided by financing activities increased $458.6 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2019. The increase was primarily due to (i) a $333.8 million increase in debt borrowings, net of repayments; and (ii) a $164.5 million decrease in distributions to common stockholders; partially offset by (iii) a $27.4 million increase in deferred financing and debt extinguishment costs; and (iv) a $12.3 million increase in repurchases of common stock. The increase in debt borrowings is primarily related to net proceeds from the issuances of our 4.050% Senior Notes due 2030, net of the repurchases of our 3.875% Senior Notes due 2022.

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Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations relate to our debt, including unsecured notes payable and unsecured credit facilities, with maturities ranging from one year to 10 years, in addition to non-cancelable operating leases pertaining to our ground leases and administrative office leases.

The following table summarizes our debt maturities (excluding extension options), interest payment obligations (excluding debt premiums and discounts and deferred financing costs) and obligations under non-cancelable operating leases (excluding renewal options) as of December 31, 2020:

Contractual Obligations(in thousands) Payment due by period

(1) Debt includes scheduled maturities for unsecured notes payable and unsecured credit facilities.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, we incur variable rate interest on (i) a $350.0 million term loan; (ii) a $300.0 million term loan; and (iii) $250.0 million of Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2022. We have in place seven interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional value of $800.0 million, which effectively convert variable interest payments to fixed interest payments. See Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures” for a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact interest payments. Interest payments for these variable rate loans are presented using rates (including the impact of interest rate swaps) as of December 31, 2020.

Non-GAAP Performance Measures

We present the non-GAAP performance measures set forth below. These measures should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) or other GAAP financial measures, as an indicator of financial performance and are not alternatives to, or more meaningful than, cash flow from operating activities (calculated in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of liquidity. Non-GAAP performance measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect operations, and accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental financial results to those calculated in accordance with GAAP. Our computation of these non-GAAP performance measures may differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other REITs and, therefore, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by such other REITs. Investors are cautioned that items excluded from these non-GAAP performance measures are relevant to understanding and addressing financial performance.

Funds From Operations

NAREIT FFO (defined hereafter) is a supplemental, non-GAAP performance measure utilized to evaluate the operating and financial performance of real estate companies. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines funds from operations (“FFO”) as net income (loss), calculated in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) depreciation and amortization related to real estate, (ii) gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets, (iii) gains and losses from change in control, (iv) impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets and investments in entities when the impairment is directly attributable to decreases in the value of depreciable real estate held by the entity and (v) after adjustments for unconsolidated joint ventures calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, we believe that NAREIT FFO is useful to investors in measuring our operating and financial performance because the definition excludes items included in net income that do not relate to or are not indicative of our operating and financial performance, such as depreciation and amortization related to real estate, and items which can make periodic and peer analyses of operating and financial performance more difficult, such as gains and losses from the sale of certain real estate assets and impairment write-downs of certain real estate assets.

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Our reconciliation of net income to NAREIT FFO for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Year Ended December 31,

Depreciation and amortization related to real estate 331,558 328,534

Gain on sale of real estate assets (34,499) (54,767)

NAREIT FFO per diluted share $ 1.47 $ 1.91

Same Property Net Operating Income

Same property net operating income (“NOI”) is a supplemental, non-GAAP performance measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies. Same property NOI is calculated (using properties owned for the entirety of both periods and excluding properties under development and completed new development properties which have been stabilized for less than one year) as total property revenues (base rent, expense reimbursements, adjustments for revenues deemed uncollectible, ancillary and other rental income, percentage rents and other revenues) less direct property operating expenses (operating costs and real estate taxes). Same property NOI excludes (i) corporate level expenses (including general and administrative), (ii) lease termination fees, (iii) straight-line rental income, net, (iv) accretion of above- and below-market leases and tenant inducements, net, (v) straight-line ground rent expense, and (vi) income (expense) associated with our captive insurance company.

Considering the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, we believe that same property NOI is useful to investors in measuring the operating performance of our property portfolio because the definition excludes various items included in net income that do not relate to, or are not indicative of, the operating performance of our properties, such as depreciation and amortization and corporate level expenses (including general and administrative), and because it eliminates disparities in NOI due to the acquisition or disposition of properties or the stabilization of completed new development properties during the period presented and therefore provides a more consistent metric for comparing the operating performance of our real estate between periods.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2020 to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Year Ended December 31,

Revenues

Operating expenses

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The following table provides a reconciliation of net income to same property NOI for the periods presented (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,

Adjustments:

Straight-line ground rent expense 151 127

Our Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our historical financial condition and results of operations is based upon our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates. See Note 1 – Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

to our Consolidated Financial Statements in this report for a discussion of recently-issued and adopted accounting standards.

Revenue Recognition and Receivables

We enter into agreements with tenants which convey the right to control the use of identified space at our shopping centers in exchange for rental revenue. These agreements meet the criteria for recognition as leases under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases. Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. The cumulative difference between rental revenue recognized on our Consolidated Statements of Operations and contractual payment terms is recognized as deferred rent and included in Receivables, net on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We commence recognizing rental revenue based on the date we make the underlying asset available for use by the tenant. Leases also typically provide for the reimbursement of property operating expenses, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes, and certain capital expenditures related to the maintenance of our properties by the lessee and are recognized in the period the applicable expenditures are incurred and/or contractually required to be repaid.

We account for rental revenue (lease component) and common area expense reimbursements (non-lease component) as one lease component under ASC 842. We also include the non-components of our leases, such as the reimbursement of utilities, insurance and real estate taxes, within this lease component. These amounts are included in Rental income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Certain leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by a lessee. Percentage rents are recognized upon the achievement of certain pre-determined sales thresholds and are included in Rental income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Gains from the sale of depreciated operating properties are generally recognized under the full accrual method, provided that various criteria relating to the terms of the sale and subsequent involvement by us with the applicable property are met.

We periodically evaluate the collectability of our receivables related to rental revenue, straight-line rent, expense reimbursements and those attributable to other revenue generating activities. We analyze individual tenant receivables and consider tenant credit-worthiness, the length of time a receivable has been outstanding, and current economic trends when evaluating collectability. Any receivables that are deemed to be uncollectible are recognized

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as a reduction to Rental income on our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Provision for doubtful accounts recognized prior to the adoption of ASC 842 is included in Operating expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with our previous presentation and has not been reclassified to Rental income.

Real Estate

Real estate assets are recognized on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at historical cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Upon acquisition of real estate operating properties, management estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings, and tenant improvements), identifiable intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of above- and below-market leases and in-place leases), and assumed debt based on an evaluation of available information. Based on these estimates, the fair value is allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. Transaction costs incurred during the acquisition process are capitalized as a component of the asset’s value.

The fair value of tangible assets is determined as if the acquired property is vacant. Fair value is determined using an exit price approach, which contemplates the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

In allocating fair value to identifiable intangible assets and liabilities, the value of above-market and below-market leases is estimated based on the present value (using a discount rate reflecting the risks associated with the leases acquired) of the difference between: (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in-place at the time of acquisition and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or an equivalent property, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease, which includes renewal periods with fixed rental terms that are considered to be below-market. The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized as a reduction of, or increase to, rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of each lease.

The value of in-place leases is estimated based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant lease, including: (i) fair market rent and the reimbursement of property operating expenses, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes that would be forgone during a hypothetical expected lease-up period and (ii) costs that would be incurred, including leasing commissions, legal and marketing costs, and tenant improvements and allowances, to execute similar leases. The value assigned to in-place leases is amortized to Depreciation and amortization expense over the remaining term of each lease.

Certain real estate assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

Building and building and land improvements 20 – 40 years

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment 5 – 10 years

Tenant improvements The shorter of the term of the related lease or useful life

Costs to fund major replacements and betterments, which extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their respective useful lives, while costs for ordinary repairs and maintenance activities are expensed to Operating costs as incurred.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators, including property operating performance, changes in anticipated hold period and general market conditions, including the impact of COVID-19, that the carrying value of our real estate assets (including any related intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. If an indicator is identified, a real estate asset is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of aggregate future undiscounted and unleveraged property operating cash flows, taking into account the anticipated probability-weighted hold period, are less than the carrying value of the property. Various factors are considered in the estimation process, including trends and prospects and the effects of demand and competition on future operating income. Changes in any estimates and/or assumptions, including the anticipated hold period, could have a material impact on the projected operating cash flows. If management determines that the carrying value of a real estate asset is impaired, a loss is recognized to reflect the estimated fair value.

When a real estate asset is identified by management as held for sale, we discontinue depreciating the asset and estimate its sales price, net of estimated selling costs. If the estimated net sales price of an asset is less than its net carrying value, an impairment is recognized to reflect the estimated fair value. Properties classified as real estate

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held for sale represent properties that are under contract for sale and where the applicable pre-sale due diligence period has expired prior to the end of the reporting period.

In situations in which a lease or leases with a tenant have been, or are expected to be, terminated early, we evaluate the remaining useful lives of depreciable or amortizable assets in the asset group related to the lease terminated (i.e., tenant improvements, above- and below-market lease intangibles, in-place lease value and leasing commissions). Based upon consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination, we may accelerate the depreciation and amortization associated with the asset group.

Stock Based Compensation

We account for equity awards in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Stock Compensation guidance, which requires that all share-based payments to employees and non-employee directors be recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the service period based on their fair value. Fair value is determined based on the type of award, using either the grant date market price of our common stock or a Monte Carlo simulation model. Equity compensation expense is included in General and administrative expenses on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Inflation

For the last several years inflation has been low and has had a minimal impact on the operating performance of our shopping centers; however, inflation may increase in the future. Most of our long-term leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation, including contractual rent escalations and requirements for tenants to pay their proportionate share of property operating expenses, including common area expenses, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes, and certain capital expenditures related to the maintenance of our properties, thereby reducing our exposure to increases in property-level costs resulting from inflation. In addition, we believe that many of our existing rental rates are below current market rates for comparable space and that upon renewal or re-leasing, such rates may be increased to be consistent with, or closer to, current market rates. With respect to our outstanding indebtedness, we periodically evaluate our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, and may continue to enter into interest rate protection agreements which mitigate, but do not eliminate, the impact of changes in interest rates on our variable rate loans.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2020.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to fund operations and capital expenditures. Our use of derivative instruments is intended to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. To achieve our objectives we borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest credit spreads available.

With regard to variable-rate financing, we assess interest rate risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding and forecasted debt obligations, as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. The risk management control systems involve the use of analytical techniques, including cash flow sensitivity analysis, to estimate the expected impact of changes in interest rates on our future cash flows.

We may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates. To the extent we do, we are exposed to market and credit risk. Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of the financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. Market risk associated with derivative instruments is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of the derivative instrument is positive, the counterparty owes us, which creates credit risk to us. The credit risk associated with derivative instruments is managed by entering into transactions with a variety of highly-rated counterparties.

As of December 31, 2020, we had $900.0 million of outstanding variable-rate indebtedness which bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus credit spreads ranging from 105 basis points to 125 basis points. We have interest rate swap agreements on $800.0 million of our variable-rate indebtedness, which effectively convert the base rate on the indebtedness from variable to fixed. If market rates of interest on our variable-rate debt increased or decreased by 100 basis points, the change in annual interest expense on our variable-rate debt would decrease earnings and cash flows by approximately $1.0 million or increase earnings and cash flows by approximately $1.0 million, respectively (after taking into account the impact of the $800.0 million of interest rate swap agreements).

The table below presents the maturity profile, weighted average interest rates and fair value of total debt as of December 31, 2020. The table has limited predictive value as average interest rates for variable-rate debt included in the table represent rates that existed as of December 31, 2020 and are subject to change. Furthermore, the table below incorporates only those exposures that exist as of December 31, 2020 and does not consider exposures or positions that may have arisen or expired after that date. As a result, our ultimate realized gain or loss with respect to interest rate fluctuations will depend on the exposures that arise during future periods, our hedging strategies at that time, and actual interest rates.

Unsecured Debt

Weighted average interest rate(1)(2) 2.71 % 3.05 % 3.86 % — % — % — %

(1) Weighted average interest rates include the impact of our interest rate swap agreements and are calculated based on the total debt balances as of the end of each year, assuming the repayment of debt on its scheduled maturity date.

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(2) The interest rates on our variable rate debt are based on credit rating grids. The credit rating grids and all-in-rates on outstanding variable rate debt as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Credit Spread Grid

As of December 31, 2020 LIBOR Rate Loans Base Rate Loans

(1) Our Revolving Facility is further subject to a facility fee ranging from 0.13% to 0.30%, which is excluded from the all-in-rate presented above.

(3) We have in place seven interest rate swap agreements that convert the variable interest rates on all or a portion of three variable rate debt instruments to fixed rates. The balances subject to interest rates swaps as of December 31, 2020 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

See the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and financial statements commencing on page F-1.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Controls and Procedures (Brixmor Property Group Inc.)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

BPG maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. BPG’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, BPG’s principal executive officer, James M. Taylor, and principal financial officer, Angela Aman, concluded that BPG’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2020.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

BPG’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of BPG’s financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. BPG’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of BPG’s assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of BPG are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of BPG; and provide reasonable assurance

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regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on BPG’s financial statements.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, BPG conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment and those criteria, BPG’s management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.

Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued a report, included herein, on the effectiveness of BPG’s internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in BPG’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, BPG’s internal control over financial reporting.

Controls and Procedures (Brixmor Operating Partnership LP)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Operating Partnership maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The Operating Partnership’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the Operating Partnership’s principal executive officer, James M. Taylor, and principal financial officer, Angela Aman, concluded that the Operating Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2020.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Operating Partnership’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Operating Partnership’s financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Operating Partnership’s assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Operating Partnership are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Operating Partnership; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of its assets that could have a material effect on the Operating Partnership’s financial statements.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the Operating Partnership conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment and those criteria, the Operating Partnership’s management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2020.

Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued a report, included herein, on the effectiveness of the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by Item 10 will be included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to be held on April 27, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. Brixmor Property Group Inc. will file such definitive proxy statement with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by Item 11 will be included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to be held on April 27, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. Brixmor Property Group Inc. will file such definitive proxy statement with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by Item 12 will be included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to be held on April 27, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. Brixmor Property Group Inc. will file such definitive proxy statement with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by Item 13 will be included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to be held on April 27, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. Brixmor Property Group Inc. will file such definitive proxy statement with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by Item 14 will be included in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to be held on April 27, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. Brixmor Property Group Inc. will file such definitive proxy statement with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the Company’s 2020 fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Documents filed as part of this report

Form 10-K Page

1 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2

Brixmor Property Group Inc.:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-8

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-13

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-18

2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts F-43

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation F-44

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(b) Exhibits. The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:

Incorporated by Reference

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Incorporated by Reference

4.20 Description of Registered Securities — — — — x

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Incorporated by Reference

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Incorporated by Reference

21.1 Subsidiaries of the Brixmor Property Group Inc. — — — — x

21.1 Subsidiaries of the Brixmor Operating Partnership LP — — — — x

23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Brixmor Property Group Inc. — — — — x

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Incorporated by Reference

99.1 Property List — — — — x

101.INS XBRL Instance Document — — — — x

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document — — — — x

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document — — — — x

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document — — — — x

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document — — — — x

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document — — — — x

* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ James M. Taylor

James M. Taylor

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ James M. Taylor

James M. Taylor

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ James M. Taylor

James M. Taylor

Chief Executive Officer and President

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Angela Aman

Angela Aman

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Steven Gallagher

Steven Gallagher

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ John G. Schreiber

John G. Schreiber

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Michael Berman

Michael Berman

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Sheryl M. Crosland

Sheryl M. Crosland

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Thomas W. Dickson

Thomas W. Dickson

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Daniel B. Hurwitz

Daniel B. Hurwitz

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ William D. Rahm

William D. Rahm

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Gabrielle Sulzberger

Gabrielle Sulzberger

Director

Date: February 11, 2021 By: /s/ Juliann Bowerman

Juliann Bowerman

Director

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND

FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Form 10-K Page

1 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2

Brixmor Property Group Inc.:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-8

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 F-13

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-18

2 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts F-43

Schedule III – Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation F-44

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 11, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Impairment of Real Estate Assets - Refer to Note 1 and Note 5 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company, on a periodic basis, assesses whether there are indicators, including changes in anticipated holding period, that the value of the Company’s real estate assets (including any related intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. If an indicator is identified, a real estate asset is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of current and projected operating cash flows (undiscounted and unleveraged), considering the anticipated and probability weighted holding period, are less than a real estate asset’s carrying value. Changes in any estimates and/or assumptions, including the anticipated holding period, could have a material impact on the projected operating cash flows. If management determines that the carrying value of a real estate asset is impaired, a loss is recognized for the excess of its carrying amount over its fair value.

The Company utilizes estimates and assumptions when determining potential impairments based on the asset’s projected operating cash flows. We identified management’s estimate of anticipated holding period for the properties evaluated for impairment as a critical audit matter because of the significance of the estimate within

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management’s evaluation of the recoverability of real estate assets. Changes in the anticipated holding period could have a material impact on the projected operating cash flows and the amount of recorded impairment charge(s). This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s assessment of expected remaining holding period.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management’s estimates in determining the impairment of real estate asset values included the following, among others:

•We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s impairment analysis, including controls over the estimate of the anticipated holding period of real estate assets.

•We evaluated the Company’s estimate of holding periods by:

◦Performing a retrospective analysis to compare historical estimates for real estate assets that have subsequently been disposed.

◦Obtaining and evaluating financial and operational evidence of the assumption of the anticipated holding period.

Evaluation of Collectability of Receivables – Refer to Note 1 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company periodically evaluates the collectability of its receivables related to rental revenue, straight-line rent, expense reimbursements and those attributable to other revenue generating activities. The Company analyzes individual tenant receivables and considers tenant creditworthiness, the length of time a receivable has been outstanding, and current economic trends when evaluating collectability. Any receivables that are deemed to be uncollectible are recognized as a reduction to Rental income. Due to the economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has experienced an increase in the number of tenants that are delinquent in their lease obligations and has recognized significant levels compared to historical levels of revenues deemed uncollectible and straight-line rent receivable reversals.

The Company exercises judgments when determining the collectability of receivables related to revenue generating activities on an individual tenant basis. We identified management’s assumptions utilized in determining if a tenant’s lease payments are collectible as a critical audit matter because of the material impact to Rental income. This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s assessment of collectability.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to management’s assumptions in evaluating the collectability of rental revenue receivables included the following, among others:

•We tested the effectiveness of controls over management’s collectability assessment including controls over the assumptions utilized by management.

•We evaluated the Company’s estimate of the collectability of receivables by:

◦Assessing tenants that are deemed uncollectible by testing management’s estimate including reading available information including tenant’s filings, financial statements, news articles, and analyst reports among other procedures to validate management’s conclusions based on the tenant’s industry, creditworthiness, and payment history.

◦Analyzing tenants that are deemed collectible and who have large outstanding receivable balances, disputed charges, or recent deferral or abatement agreements by assessing analyst and industry reports to evaluate management’s conclusions.

◦Obtaining operational evidence by inquiring with Company employees in departments outside of accounting to corroborate evidence regarding specific tenant’s collectability assessment.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 11, 2021

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2015.

F-3

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, of the Company and our report dated February 11, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting