One Liberty Properties, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

Generates FFO of $0.40 per Diluted Share; Occupancy Remains Strong at 98.5%


GREAT NECK, NY--(Marketwire - August 5, 2010) - One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE: OLP), an owner of a geographically diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, office and other properties under long term leases in the United States, today announced operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

Second Quarter 2010 Highlights

--  Increased rental income by 9.6% to $10.6 million quarter over quarter

--  Completed the acquisition of two properties

--  Declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share

--  Reinstated the DRIP program

Patrick J. Callan, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company stated, "We have increased our rental income this quarter through selective acquisitions this year. Each of the properties acquired is characterized by a long term lease with contractual increases, providing both visibility and embedded growth to our income stream. These transactions mark One Liberty's return to the acquisitions arena after stepping away during 2009. We believe that the current market is offering a number of opportunities and we expect to continue to add to the acquisitions that we have completed thus far in 2010."

Operating Results:

Rental income for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $10.6 million compared to $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. Rental income increases were due to the effect of acquisitions, as well as increased revenues associated with lease revisions within the existing portfolio. Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2010 were $10.6 million as compared to $11.5 million in June 30, 2009, which included a $1.8 million lease termination fee.

Total operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2010 were $4.8 million compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The roughly $800,000 increase was attributed to a $340,000 increase in real estate expenses related primarily to the inclusion of expenses from a community shopping center purchased in the first quarter 2010; a $311,000 increase in general and administrative expenses related in part to costs associated with financing activities; and $168,000 in real estate acquisitions costs.

One Liberty Properties achieved $2.4 million of net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 or $0.21 per diluted share versus $4.4 million and $0.41 per diluted share of net income, respectively, for the year ago period. The $1.8 million lease termination fee represented income of $0.17 per diluted share in the 2009 period. The Company generated Funds from Operations ("FFO") of $4.5 million or $0.40 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $6.9 million or $0.64 per diluted share in the year ago period. Also impacting the per share results was the higher share count year-over-year that represented $0.01 of net income per diluted share and $0.02 of FFO per diluted share.

The following tables outline the Company's FFO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 and provide a reconciliation of (i) net income presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") to FFO and (ii) net income per diluted share, presented in accordance with GAAP, to FFO per diluted share, for each period presented (amounts shown in thousands, except share data - unaudited):

                                      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
Reconciliation of Net Income to             June 30,           June 30,
 Funds from Operations:                  2010     2009      2010     2009
                                       -------  --------  -------  --------

Net Income                             $ 2,399  $  4,443  $ 4,820  $  7,096
Add:
  Depreciation of properties             2,148     2,334    4,274     4,692
  OLP share of depreciation in
   unconsolidated joint ventures            78        81      158       162
  Amortization of capitalized leasing
   expenses                                  8        17       17        35
Deduct: OLP share of net gain on sale
 in unconsolidated joint venture          (107)        -     (107)        -
                                       -------  --------  -------  --------
Funds from operations                  $ 4,526  $  6,875  $ 9,162  $ 11,985
                                       =======  ========  =======  ========

Reconciliation of Net Income Per Diluted Share
 to Funds from Operations Per Diluted Share:

Net Income
Add:                                   $  0.21  $   0.41  $  0.42  $   0.67
  Depreciation of properties              0.19      0.22     0.37      0.45
  OLP share of depreciation in
   unconsolidated joint ventures          0.01      0.01     0.02      0.02
  Amortization of capitalized leasing
   expenses                                  -         -        -         -
Deduct: OLP share of net gain on sale
 in unconsolidated joint venture         (0.01)        -    (0.01)        -
                                       -------  --------  -------  --------
Funds from operations                  $  0.40  $   0.64  $  0.80  $   1.14
                                       =======  ========  =======  ========

Weighted Average Diluted Shares         11,453    10,751   11,453    10,515
                                       =======  ========  =======  ========

Balance Sheet:

During the quarter, the Company extended the availability of its revolving line of credit until March 31, 2012. Under the agreement, borrowings were reduced to $40 million from $62.5 million; the interest rate was increased to the greater of (i) 90 day LIBOR plus 3% or (ii) 6% per annum, with an unused facility fee of 1/4%. At June 30, 2010 there was $27.0 million outstanding under this line.

Acquisitions and Dispositions:

On April 28, 2010, the Company acquired a 6,000 square foot retail property in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, leased by a Men's Wearhouse pursuant to a long term net lease. The purchase price was approximately $1.3 million, including $300,000 of contracted building improvements.

On the last day of the quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of an 88,000 square foot retail department store situated on 7.47 acres in Kansas City, Missouri for an all-cash purchase price of $8.95 million. The property is net leased to Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. through January 31, 2025 (with tenant options to extend) and is located in the Wilshire Plaza Shopping Center.

On April 30, 2010, one of the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures sold its only property for $3.2 million, net of closing costs. The sale resulted in a gain to the Company of $107,000.

Dividend:

During the quarter, the Company's board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.30 per share on the common stock of the Company. The dividend was paid on July 7, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 28, 2010. Based on the quarter's FFO per diluted share of $0.40, the current quarterly dividend represents a payout ratio of 75%.

On June 18, 2010, the Company announced that it had reinstated its Dividend Reinvestment Plan pursuant to which stockholders will again be able to reinvest all, or a portion of their cash dividend in the Company's stock at a five percent discount to market, pricing consistent with pre-suspension discount levels.

Subsequent Events:

On July 14, 2010, the Company sold a vacant property for $1.1 million and will realize a gain of approximately $147,000.

On July 30, 2010, the Company acquired three Wendy's Old Fashioned hamburger fast food restaurants located in Pennsylvania in a sale/leaseback transaction for $3.84 million. The lease has an initial 20 year term with a nine year renewal option.

Outlook:

The Company affirms its estimate for FFO per diluted share for the year will be between $1.55 and $1.64. The Company's estimate is forward-looking and based on management's view of current and future market conditions. The Company's actual result may differ materially from this estimate.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

We believe that FFO is a useful and a standard supplemental measure of the operating performance for equity REITs and is used frequently by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating equity REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting their operating results. FFO is intended to exclude GAAP historical cost depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, which assures that the value of real estate assets diminish predictability over time. In fact, real estate values have historically risen and fallen with market conditions. As a result, we believe that FFO provides a performance measure that when compared year over year, should reflect the impact on operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, interest costs and other matters without the inclusion of depreciation and amortization, providing a perspective that may not be necessarily apparent from net income. We also consider FFO to be useful to us in evaluating potential property acquisitions.

FFO does not represent net income or cash flows from operations as defined by GAAP. You should not consider FFO to be an alternative to net income as a reliable measure of our operating performance; nor should you consider FFO to be an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities (as defined by GAAP) as measures of liquidity.

FFO does not measure whether cash flow is sufficient to fund all of our cash needs, including principal amortization, capital improvements and distributions to stockholders. FFO does not represent cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities as defined by GAAP.

Forward-Looking Statement:

Certain information contained in this press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by One Liberty Properties, Inc. is forward looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provision for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for the purpose of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Information regarding certain important factors that could cause actual outcomes or other events to differ materially from any such forward looking statements appear in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. You should not rely on forward looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements.

About One Liberty:

ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC. is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust incorporated under the laws of Maryland in December 1982. The primary business of the Company is to acquire, own and manage a geographically diversified portfolio of retail, industrial, office and other properties under long term leases. Substantially all of our leases are "net leases", under which the tenant is responsible for real estate taxes, insurance and ordinary maintenance and repairs.


                ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.   (NYSE: OLP)
              (Amounts in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


                                    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,            June 30,
                                      2010      2009      2010      2009
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Revenues:
   Rental income -  Note 1          $ 10,642  $  9,706  $ 20,717  $ 19,506
   Lease termination fee                   -     1,784         -     1,784
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
   Total revenues                     10,642    11,490    20,717    21,290
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

Operating expenses:
   Depreciation and amortization       2,151     2,154     4,279     4,270
   General and administrative          1,913     1,602     3,566     3,252
   Real estate acquisition costs         168         -       514         -
   Real estate expenses                  485       145       665       303
   Leasehold rent                         77        77       154       154
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
   Total operating expenses            4,794     3,978     9,178     7,979
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

Operating income                       5,848     7,512    11,539    13,311

Other income and expenses:
   Equity in earnings of
    unconsolidated joint ventures        128       149       253       308
   Gain on disposition of real
    estate held by unconsolidated
    joint venture                        107         -       107         -
   Other income, including realized
    gain on sale of
    available-for-sale
    securities and interest income       174       179       225       207
   Interest:
    Expense                           (3,745)   (3,424)   (7,067)   (6,850)
    Amortization of deferred
     financing costs                    (150)     (146)     (292)     (402)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from continuing operations      2,362     4,270     4,765     6,574
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Discontinued operations:
   Income from operations - Note 2        37       173        55       751
   Impairment charge on property
    sold at a loss                         -         -         -      (229)
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Income from discontinued operations       37       173        55       522
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------

Net income                          $  2,399  $  4,443  $  4,820  $  7,096
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Net income per common share -
 diluted:
   Income from continuing
    operations                      $   0.21  $   0.40  $   0.42  $   0.63
   Income from discontinued
    operations                             -      0.01         -      0.04
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
   Net income per common share      $   0.21  $   0.41  $   0.42  $   0.67
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Funds from operations - Note 3      $  4,526  $  6,875  $  9,162  $ 11,985
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Funds from operations per common
 share-diluted - Note 4             $   0.40  $   0.64  $   0.80  $   1.14
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Weighted average number of common
 shares outstanding:
         Basic                        11,453    10,488    11,424    10,327
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========
         Diluted                      11,453    10,751    11,453    10,515
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Note 1 - Rental income includes straight line rent accruals and
         amortization of lease intangibles of $870 and $435 for the six and
         three months ended June 30, 2010 and $363 and $108 for the six and
         three months ended June 30, 2009, respectively.

Note 2 - Income from discontinued operations includes straight line rent
         accruals and amortization of lease intangibles of $3 and $45 for
         the six and three months ended June 30, 2009. The six and three
         months ended June 30, 2010 did not include any such income.

Note 3 - Funds from operations is summarized in the following table:
Net income                          $  2,399  $  4,443  $  4,820  $  7,096
Add: depreciation of properties        2,148     2,334     4,274     4,692
Add: our share of depreciation in
 unconsolidated joint ventures            78        81       158       162
Add: amortization of capitalized
 leasing expenses                          8        17        17        35
Deduct: our share of net gain on
 sale in unconsolidated joint
 ventures                               (107)        -      (107)        -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Funds from operations (a)           $  4,526  $  6,875  $  9,162  $ 11,985
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========

Note 4 - Funds from operations per common share is summarized in the
         following table:
Net income                          $   0.21  $   0.41  $   0.42  $   0.67
Add: depreciation of properties         0.19      0.22      0.37      0.45
Add: our share of depreciation in
 unconsolidated joint ventures          0.01      0.01      0.02      0.02
Add: amortization of capitalized
 leasing expenses                          -         -         -         -
Deduct: our share of net gain on
 sale in unconsolidated joint
 ventures                              (0.01)        -     (0.01)        -
                                    --------  --------  --------  --------
Funds from operations per common
 share-diluted (a)                  $   0.40  $   0.64  $   0.80  $   1.14
                                    ========  ========  ========  ========




                                              ONE LIBERTY PROPERTIES, INC.
                                                CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                                 (Amounts in Thousands)


                                                June 30,     December 31,
                                                  2010           2009
                                              -------------- --------------
ASSETS
Real estate investments, net                  $      373,544 $      344,738
Property held for sale                                   942            955
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures            5,968          5,839
Cash and cash equivalents                             18,482         28,036
Available for sale securities (including
 $3,999 treasury bills at 12/31/09)                      729          6,762
Unbilled rent receivable                              11,586         10,706
Unamortized intangible lease assets                    7,829          7,157
Other assets                                           6,355          4,493
                                              -------------- --------------
Total assets                                  $      425,435 $      408,686
                                              ============== ==============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Mortgages payable                             $      205,816 $      190,518
Line of credit                                        27,000         27,000
Unamortized intangible lease liabilities               4,986          4,827
Other liabilities                                      7,476          6,213
                                              -------------- --------------
Total liabilities                                    245,278        228,558

Stockholders' equity                                 180,157        180,128
                                              -------------- --------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity    $      425,435 $      408,686
                                              ============== ==============

Contact Information: One Liberty Properties, Inc. Investor Relations Phone: (516) 466-3100 www.onelibertyproperties.com