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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC - Quarter Report: 2005 March (Form 10-Q)

For The Quarter Ended March 31, 2005

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005

 

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number 001-15663

 


 

AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Nevada   75-2847135

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1800 Valley View Lane, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas   75234
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(469) 522-4200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨.     No  x.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common Stock, $.01 par value   10,149,000
(Class)   (Outstanding at May 13, 2005)*

 

* Does not include 746,972 shares issued to and owned by Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.

 



AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have not been audited by independent certified public accountants, but, in the opinion of the management of American Realty Investors, Inc. (“ARI”), all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of consolidated results of operations, consolidated financial position and consolidated cash flows at the dates and for the periods indicated, have been included.

 

AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

    

March 31,

2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
    

(dollars in thousands,

except per share)

 
Assets                 

Real estate held for investment

   $ 883,380     $ 877,677  

Less—accumulated depreciation

     (157,376 )     (157,138 )
    


 


       726,004       720,539  

Real estate held for sale, net of depreciation

     175,284       192,533  

Real estate subject to sales contract

     69,947       70,350  

Notes and interest receivable

                

Performing ($44,085 in 2005 and $43,605 in 2004 from affiliates)

     68,292       67,894  

Non-performing

     2,449       6,632  
    


 


       70,741       74,526  

Less—allowance for estimated losses

     (1,865 )     (1,865 )
    


 


       68,876       72,661  

Restaurant equipment

     13,535       13,747  

Less—accumulated depreciation

     (6,627 )     (6,608 )
    


 


       6,908       7,139  

Marketable equity securities, at market value

     7,344       6,670  

Cash and cash equivalents

     39,692       22,401  

Investments in equity investees

     8,577       8,212  

Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization ($1,763 in 2005 and 2004)

     11,858       11,858  

Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization ($883 in 2005 and $871 in 2004)

     1,507       1,480  

Other assets ($26,440 in 2005 and $27,704 in 2004 from affiliate)

     82,211       77,000  
    


 


     $ 1,198,208     $ 1,190,843  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS—Continued

 

     March 31,
2005


   

December 31,

2004


 
    

(dollars in thousands,

except per share)

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                 

Liabilities

                

Notes and interest payable ($36,800 in 2005 and $36,298 in 2004 to affiliates)

   $ 735,843     $ 722,985  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     131,238       156,959  

Liabilities subject to sales contract

     59,808       59,977  

Margin borrowings

     18,627       18,663  

Accounts payable and other liabilities ($6,025 in 2005 and $2,557 in 2004 to affiliates)

     69,531       71,357  
    


 


       1,015,047       1,029,941  

Minority interest

     58,749       57,893  

Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity

                

Preferred Stock, $2.00 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding

                

Series A, 3,469,346 shares in 2005 and 3,469,350 shares in 2004 (liquidation preference $34,693), including 900,000 shares in 2005 and 2004 held by subsidiaries.

     5,139       5,139  

Series E, 50,000 shares in 2005 and 2004 (liquidation preference $500)

     100       100  

Common Stock, $.01 par value, authorized 100,000,000 shares; issued 11,392,272 shares in 2005 and 2004

     114       114  

Treasury stock, at cost, 1,243,272 shares in 2005 and 2004

     (15,146 )     (15,146 )

Paid-in capital

     91,139       91,789  

Retained earnings

     43,239       22,561  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (173 )     (1,548 )
    


 


       124,412       103,009  
    


 


     $ 1,198,208     $ 1,190,843  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    

For the Three Months

Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
           As Restated  
     (dollars in thousands, except per share)  

Property revenue

                

Rents ($182 in 2005 and $321 in 2004 from affiliates)

   $ 40,957     $ 39,712  

Property operations expenses ($1,644 in 2005 and $900 in 2004 to affiliates)

     28,819       27,779  
    


 


Operating income

     12,138       11,933  

Land operations

                

Sales

     52,305       30,194  

Cost of sales

     28,127       21,283  

Deferral of gains on current period sales

     —         5,159  
    


 


Gain on land sales

     24,178       3,752  

Restaurant operations

                

Sales

     8,620       8,169  

Cost of sales

     6,754       6,213  
    


 


Gross margin

     1,866       1,956  

Income from operations

     38,182       17,641  

Other income

                

Interest income ($859 in 2005 and $688 in 2004 from affiliates)

     1,590       1,049  

Equity in income (loss) of investees

     60       (145 )

Other

     106       627  
    


 


       1,756       1,531  

Other expenses

                

Interest ($501 in 2005 and $642 in 2004 to affiliates)

     16,127       16,134  

Depreciation and amortization

     5,812       5,958  

Discount on sale of notes receivable

     —         398  

General and administrative ($899 in 2005 and $857 in 2004 to affiliates)

     2,736       4,634  

Advisory fee to affiliate

     2,906       2,852  

Net income fee to affiliate

     1,477       79  

Minority interest

     921       1,184  
    


 


       29,979       31,239  
    


 


Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     9,959       (12,067 )

Discontinued operations:

                

Loss from operations

     (268 )     (1,267 )

Gain on sale of real estate

     10,987       13,934  

Equity in gain on sale of real estate by equity investees

     —         783  
    


 


Net income from discontinued operations

     10,719       13,450  

Net income

     20,678       1,383  

Preferred dividend requirement

     (650 )     (650 )
    


 


Net income applicable to Common shares

   $ 20,028     $ 733  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS—Continued

 

    

For the Three Months

Ended March 31,


 
     2005

   2004

 
          As Restated  
     (dollars in thousands, except per share)  

Basic earnings per share

               

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ .91    $ (1.24 )

Correction of accounting error in prior (See Note 11.)

     —        .05  

Discontinued operations

     1.06      1.26  
    

  


Net income applicable to Common shares

   $ 1.97    $ .07  
    

  


Diluted earnings per share

               

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ .77    $ (1.24 )

Correction of accounting error in prior (See Note 11.)

     —        .05  

Discontinued operations

     .83      1.26  
    

  


Net income applicable to Common shares

   $ 1.60    $ .07  
    

  


Weighted average Common shares used in computing earnings per share:

               

Basic

     10,149,000      10,644,666  

Diluted

     12,907,309      10,644,666  

 

Convertible Preferred Stock (2,575,370 shares) and options to purchase 101,250 shares of ARI’s Common Stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2004, because the effect of their inclusion would be antidilutive.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

 

    

Series A

Preferred

Stock


  

Series E

Preferred

Stock


   Common
Stock


  

Treasury

Stock


    Paid-in
Capital


   

Retained

Earnings


   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)


    Stockholders’
Equity


 
     (dollars in thousands, except per share)  

Balance, January 1, 2005

   $ 5,139    $ 100    $ 114    $ (15,146 )   $ 91,789     $ 22,561    $ (1,548 )   $ 103,009  

Comprehensive income

                                                            

Unrealized gain on foreign currency translation

     —        —        —        —         —         —        706       706  

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

     —        —        —        —         —         —        669       669  

Net income

     —        —        —        —         —         20,678      —         20,678  
                                                        


                                                           22,053  

Preferred dividends

                                                            

Series A Preferred Stock ($.25 per share)

     —        —        —        —         (642 )     —        —         (642 )

Series E Preferred Stock ($.15 per share)

     —        —        —        —         (8 )     —        —         (8 )
    

  

  

  


 


 

  


 


Balance, March 31, 2005

   $ 5,139    $ 100    $ 114    $ (15,146 )   $ 91,139     $ 43,239    $ (173 )   $ 124,412  
    

  

  

  


 


 

  


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 
     (dollars in thousands)  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

                

Net income

   $ 20,678     $ 1,383  

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

                

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

                

Gain on sale of land and real estate

     (35,165 )     (18,469 )

Depreciation and amortization

     5,861       7,694  

Amortization of deferred borrowing costs

     2,072       1,832  

Discount on sale of notes receivable

     —         398  

Equity in (income) loss of investees

     (60 )     145  

Decrease in accrued interest receivable

     (336 )     1,496  

Decrease in other assets

     3,613       3,994  

Decrease in accrued interest payable

     (888 )     (625 )

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities

     (2,362 )     9,300  

Increase in minority interest

     619       324  
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (5,968 )     7,472  

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

                

Collections on notes receivable

     1,433       39  

Proceeds from sale of notes receivable

     27,242       6,227  

Acquisition of real estate

     (7,806 )     (19,943 )

Restaurant equipment purchased

     (65 )     (467 )

Proceeds from sale of real estate

     38,869       64,442  

Notes receivable funded

     (647 )     (65 )

Earnest money/escrow deposits

     (671 )     (2,325 )

Real estate improvements

     (16,350 )     (55,836 )

Purchase of marketable securities

     —         (321 )

Distribution from equity investees

     406       4  
    


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     42,411       (8,245 )

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

                

Proceeds from notes payable

     38,688       129,181  

Payments on notes payable

     (43,072 )     (126,661 )

Deferred borrowing costs

     (1,212 )     (2,934 )

Net advances from (payments to) affiliates

     (13,288 )     933  

Repurchase of Common Stock

     —         (42 )

Margin borrowings (payments), net

     (38 )     (447 )

Preferred dividends paid

     (230 )     (650 )
    


 


Net cash used in financing activities

     (19,152 )     (620 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     17,291       (1,393 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     22,401       9,543  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 39,692     $ 8,150  
    


 


 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—Continued

 

     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,


     2005

   2004

     (dollars in thousands)

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

             

Cash paid for interest

   $ 17,068    $ 17,652

Schedule of noncash investing and financing activities

             

Notes payable assumed by buyer on sale of real estate

   $ 14,422    $ 9,014

Notes receivable from sale of real estate

     27,242      10,448

Acquisition of property in exchange for note receivable

     4,714      —  

Issuance of Preferred Stock

     —        2,500

Note payable paid by affiliate

     700      10,823

Refinancing proceeds received by affiliate

     —        10,962

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. Dollar amounts in tables are in thousands, except per share amounts. Certain balances for 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 presentation. Hereafter in this document, American Realty Investors, Inc. is referred to as ARI.

 

Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in ARI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 10-K”).

 

At December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, ARI subsidiaries owned 82.2% of the outstanding shares of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (“TCI”). At March 31, 2005, ARI and TCI have the same advisor and Board of Directors.

 

At December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, ARI subsidiaries owned 20.4% of Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (“IORI”) through TCI’s ownership of 24.9% of IORI shares. One director of ARI (Ted Stokely) also serves as a director of IORI.

 

Stock-based employee compensation. ARI provides stock options to certain directors. ARI accounts for these stock options using the intrinsic method pursuant to the Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”), and related interpretations. In December 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”), which amended SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”). The new standard provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. Additionally, the statement amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in the annual and interim financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. In compliance with SFAS No. 148, ARI has elected to continue to follow the intrinsic value method in accounting for its stock-based employee compensation arrangement as defined by APB 25. If ARI had elected to recognize compensation cost for the issuance of options to directors of ARI based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards consistent with the fair value method prescribed by SFAS No. 123, net income and income per share would have been impacted as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,


     2005

   2004

Net income applicable to common shares, as reported

   $ 20,028    $ 733

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based methods for all awards, net of related tax effects

     26      22
    

  

Pro forma net income applicable to common shares

   $ 20,002    $ 711
    

  

Earnings per share:

             

Basic, as reported

   $ 1.97    $ .07

Basic, pro forma

   $ 1.97    $ .07

Diluted, as reported

   $ 1.60    $ .07

Diluted, pro forma

   $ 1.60    $ .07

 

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NOTE 2. REAL ESTATE

 

In 2005, ARI purchased the following properties:

 

Property


  

Location


   Units/
Sq. Ft./Acres


  

Purchase

Price


  

Net Cash
Paid/

(Received)


    Debt
Incurred


  

Interest

Rate


   

Maturity

Date


First Quarter

                                          

Land

                                          

Katrina(1)

   Palm Desert, CA    23.0 Acres    $ 4,184    $ —       $ —      —       —  

Keenan Bridge(2)

   Farmers Branch, TX    7.5 Acres      510      14       —      —       —  

Mandahl Bay

   US Virgin Islands    50.8 Acres      7,000      4,101       3,500    7.00 %   07/05

Mandahl Bay (Gilmore)

   US Virgin Islands    1.0 Acres      96      104       —      —       —  

Mandahl Bay (Chung)

   US Virgin Islands    .7 Acres      95      101       —      —       —  

Second Quarter

                                          

Apartments

                                          

Parc at Metro Center(4)

   Nashville, TN    144 Units      817      (378 )     817    5.65     09/46

Land

                                          

Centurion

   Tarrant County, TX    12.7 Acres      850      892       —      —       —  

Office Buildings

                                          

Park West

   Farmers Branch, TX    243,416 Sq.Ft.      10,000      4,715       6,500    7.50 (3)   05/06

(1) Exchanged for note receivable. See NOTE 3. “NOTES AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE.”
(2) Exchanged for the Bee Street and 2524 Valley View Land Parcels.
(3) Variable rate.
(4) Initial construction loan funding to purchase land and begin apartment construction. Does not represent actual units purchased.

 

In 2004, ARI purchased the following properties:

 

Property


  

Location


   Units /
Acres


  

Purchase

Price


  

Net Cash

Paid/

(Received)


   

Debt

Incurred


  

Interest

Rate


   

Maturity

Date


First Quarter

                                          

Apartments

                                          

288 City Park(1)

   Houston, TX    240 Units    $ 3,056    $ 612     $ 2,444    5.95 %   04/45

Blue Lake Villas II(1)

   Waxahachie, TX    70 Units      729      (164 )     729    5.80     04/45

Bridges on Kinsey(1)

   Tyler, TX    232 Units      2,291      596       1,687    5.74     08/45

Dakota Arms(1)

   Lubbock, TX    208 Units      2,472      681       1,791    5.85     06/45

Lake Forest(1)

   Houston, TX    240 Units      2,316      (470 )     2,316    5.60     03/45

Vistas of Vance Jackson(1)

   San Antonio, TX    240 Units      3,550      771       2,779    5.78     06/45

Land

                                          

Lubbock land

   Lubbock, TX    2.9 Acres      224      224       —      —       —  

Meloy Road

   Kent, OH    54.2 Acres      4,900      343       4,900    5.00 (2)   01/06

Railroad land

   Dallas, TX    .3 Acres      708      704       —      —       —  

(1) Initial construction loan funding to purchase land and begin apartment construction. Does not represent actual units purchased.
(2) Variable interest rate.

 

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In 2005, ARI sold the following properties:

 

Property


  

Location


   Units/Acres/Sq. Ft.

   Sales
Price


   Net Cash
Received/
(Paid)


    Debt
Discharged


   

Gain

on Sale


First Quarter

                                       

Apartments

                                       

Longwood

   Long Beach, MS    200 Units    $ 6,456    $ 9     $ 6,253 (1)   $ 56

Land

                                       

Granbury Station

   Ft. Worth, TX    15.7 Acres      1,003      265       738 (1)     10

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    9.9 Acres      2,616      574       —         1,323

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    13.6 Acres      3,703      591       —         1,706

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    5.5 Acres      1,325      1,281       —         619

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    6.5 Acres      1,695      340       —         818

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    7.4 Acres      2,028      455       —         1,072

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    81.2 Acres      19,878      (814 )     5,100       9,387

Katrina

   Palm Desert, CA    24.8 Acres      6,402      1,027       —         2,947

Katy

   Katy, TX    130.6 Acres      12,400      4,981       6,601       5,630

Nashville

   Nashville, TN    1.2 Acres      304      236       —         226

Vista Ridge

   Lewisville, TX    4.4 Acres      950      (92 )     914       440

Office Building

                                       

Institute Place

   Chicago, IL    144,915 Sq. Ft.      14,460      4,843       7,792       10,603

Industrial Warehouse

                                       

5700 Tulane

   Atlanta, GA    67,850 Sq. Ft.      816      738       —         329

Second Quarter

                                       

Land

                                       

Lemmon Carlisle/Alamo Springs

   Dallas, TX    2.8 Acres      7,674      5,627       1,744       2,729

Vista Ridge

   Lewisville, TX    17.9 Acres      4,291      (129 )     4,096       2,185

(1) Debt assumed by purchaser.

 

In 2004, ARI sold the following properties:

 

Property


  

Location


   Units/Acres/Sq. Ft.

   Sales
Price


   Net Cash
Received


   Debt
Discharged


   

Gain

on Sale


 

First Quarter

                                        

Apartments

                                        

Tiberon Trails

   Merrillville, IN    376 Units    $ 10,325    $ 2,618    $ 6,189 (1)   $ 48  

Industrial Warehouse

                                        

Kelly (Pinewood)

   Dallas, TX    100,000 Sq. Ft.      1,650      65      1,376       153  

Ogden Industrial

   Ogden, UT    107,112 Sq. Ft.      2,600      668      1,775       1,474  

Texstar Warehouse

   Arlington, TX    97,846 Sq. Ft.      2,400      —        1,148 (1)     1,157 (3)

Land

                                        

Allen

   Collin County, TX    492.5 Acres      19,962      7,956      4,088       7,915 (2)

Mason Goodrich

   Houston, TX    5.7 Acres      686      45      588       379  

Mason Goodrich

   Houston, TX    8.0 Acres      1,045      248      200       617  

Red Cross

   Dallas, TX    2.9 Acres      8,500      2,842      4,450       —    

Shopping Centers

                                        

Countryside Harmon

   Sterling, VA    72,062 Sq. Ft.      2,650      216      2,200       1,861  

Countryside Retail

   Sterling, VA    133,422 Sq. Ft.      27,100      3,407      22,800       6,807  

K-Mart

   Cary, NC    92,033 Sq. Ft.      3,200      —        1,677 (1)     521 (3)

Plaza on Bachman Creek

   Dallas, TX    80,278 Sq. Ft.      7,850      1,808      5,358       3,682  

(1) Debt assumed by purchaser.

 

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(2) Includes deferred gain of $5.2 million, which was recognized in the third and fourth quarters of 2004, upon collection of seller financing.
(3) Property sold to BCM, a related party, for assumption of debt and a note receivable. Gain deferred until sale to unrelated party. Failure to notify and receive approval from the lender for this transaction may constitute an event of default under the terms of the debt.

 

At March 31, 2005, ARI had the following properties under construction:

 

Property


  

Location


   Units

  

Amount

Expended


  

Additional
Amount

to Expend


  

Construction
Loan

Funding


Apartments

                              

Bluffs at Vista Ridge

   Lewisville, TX    272 Units    $ 19,458    $ 1,128    $ 15,500

Bridges on Kinsey

   Tyler, TX    232 Units      15,612      469      14,477

Dakota Arms

   Lubbock, TX    208 Units      12,970      967      12,549

Kingsland Ranch

   Houston, TX    398 Units      24,573      1,081      23,000

Laguna Vista

   Farmers Branch, TX    206 Units      3,790      17,315      17,741

Lake Forest

   Houston, TX    240 Units      14,137      300      12,815

Parc at Maumelle

   Maumelle, AR    240 Units      3,717      14,981      16,829

Stonebridge at City Park (formerly 288 City Park)

   Houston, TX    240 Units      15,528      1,158      15,005

Vistas of Vance Jackson

   San Antonio, TX    240 Units      16,761      1,341      16,056

Wildflower Villas

   Temple, TX    220 Units      11,806      3,790      14,073

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, ARI completed the 70 unit Blue Lake Villas II in Waxahachie, Texas.

 

NOTE 3. NOTES AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE

 

In August 2001, ARI agreed to fund up to $5.6 million secured by a second lien on an office building in Dallas, Texas. The note receivable bore interest at a variable rate (then 9.0% per annum), required monthly interest only payments, and originally matured in January 2003. As of March 2004, ARI had funded a total of $4.3 million. On January 22, 2003, ARI agreed to extend the maturity date until May 1, 2003. The collateral used to secure ARI’s second lien was seized by the first lien holder. On March 11, 2004, ARI agreed to accept an assignment of claims in litigation as additional security for the note. In December 2004, ARI agreed to a Modification Agreement with the borrower, which was effective November 1, 2003. As of the modified effective date, accrued interest of $582,000 was added to the principal balance of the note, the interest rate fixed at 9.0% per annum and all principal and interest is due November 2005. ARI also received Pledge and Security Agreements in various partnership interests belonging to the borrower and received various Assignments of Proceeds from sales in certain entities owned by the borrower. ARI reduced accrued interest and principal by $1.5 million from the receipt of notes receivable assigned to ARI by borrower and by $605,000 from cash received. ARI also received $1.4 million in January 2005 that was applied to accrued interest and principal effective December 30, 2004.

 

In February 2005, ARI received a loan in the amount of $4,975,000 that is guaranteed by Basic Capital Management, Inc. (“BCM”) and Prime Income Asset Management, LLC (“Prime”). The note bears interest at 8.25% per annum, requires semi-annual interest payments, and matures in July 2006. The loan is collateralized by partnership interests in various apartments owned by ARI. At maturity, the lender has the option to convert the outstanding loan balance into general and limited partnership units in each of the partnerships, subject to HUD approval.

 

In February 2005, ARI sold a 9.9 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $2.6 million, receiving $574,000 after payment of closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $2.0 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in February 2008. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $2.0 million, receiving $2.0 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

In February 2005, ARI sold a 13.6 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $3.7 million, receiving $548,000 after payment of closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $2.8 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in February 2008. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $2.8 million, receiving $2.8 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

In February 2005, ARI sold a 6.5 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $1.7 million, receiving $322,000 after payment of closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $1.3 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in February 2007. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $1.3 million, receiving $1.3 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

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In February 2005, ARI sold a 7.4 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $2.0 million, receiving $203,000 after payment of closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $1.5 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in February 2007. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $1.5 million, receiving $1.5 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

In February 2005, ARI sold an 81.2 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $19.9 million, paying $582,000 after payment of debt and closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $14.9 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in February 2007. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $14.9 million, receiving $14.9 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

In March 2005, ARI sold a 24.8 acre tract of its Katrina land parcel for $6.4 million, receiving $1.0 million after payment of closing costs and providing purchase money financing of $4.8 million. The loan bore interest at 8.0%, required quarterly payments of interest, and matured in March 2007. In March 2005, ARI sold the loan for $4.8 million, receiving $4.8 million in cash after payment of closing costs.

 

In December 2002, ARI sold a 238.0 acre tract of its Desert Wells land parcel for $23.8 million, receiving $321,000 after payment of closing costs and debt paydown and providing purchase money financing of $21.4 million. The first lien financing of $17.8 million was sold to an unrelated party in March 2003. The second lien financing of $3.6 million bore interest at 8.0% per annum and matured on March 31, 2003. All principal and interest were due at maturity. In February 2005, the note was exchanged for 23.0 acres of land in Palm Desert, California. See NOTE 2. “REAL ESTATE.”

 

In March 2005, ARI entered into an agreement to advance a third party $3.2 million for development costs relating to land lots in Austin, Texas. These advances are secured by stock in the borrower and hold a second lien on the undeveloped land. The secured note bears interest at 10%, requires semi-annual payments and matures in March 2008. As of March 31, 2005, ARI had not advanced any funds to the borrower. ARI also guaranteed, with full recourse to ARI, an $18 million loan for the borrower which loan is secured by a first lien on the undeveloped land.

 

In October 2004, ARI sold the In The Pines apartments to a third party and provided $1.0 million of the purchase price as seller financing in the form of two notes. The first note bears interest at 7.0% per annum, requires monthly interest payments and matured in January 2005. The Purchaser extended this note to March 2005 by paying 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance as an extension fee and then extended the note an additional 30 days to April 2005 by paying an extension fee of 0.5% of the outstanding principal balance. In the event of a default, the note is also secured by membership rights in the purchaser’s entity. The second note is unsecured, bears interest at 8.5% per annum, requires monthly interest payments and matured in January 2005. The Purchaser extended this note to March 2005 by paying 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance as an extension fee and then extended the note an additional 30 days to April 2005 by paying an extension fee of 0.5% of the outstanding principal balance. Both loans were extended to October 2005 with the payment of a 2.0% extension fee.

 

In March 2002, ARI sold the 174,513 sq. ft. Hartford Office Building in Dallas, Texas, for $4.0 million and provided the $4.0 million purchase price as seller financing and an additional $1.4 million line of credit for leasehold improvements in the form of a first lien mortgage note. The note bears interest at a variable interest rate, currently 7.5% per annum, requires monthly interest only payments and matures in March 2007. As of March 2005, ARI has funded $768,000 of the additional line of credit.

 

Related Parties. In March 2004, TCI sold a K-Mart in Cary, North Carolina to BCM for $3.2 million, including the assumption of debt. TCI also provided $1.5 million of the purchase price as seller financing. The unsecured note bears interest at the prime rate plus 2.0%, currently 8.0%, and matured in April 2005. This note was extended to April 2008.

 

In March 2004, TCI sold the Texstar Warehouse in Arlington, Texas to BCM for $2.4 million, including the assumption of debt. TCI also provided $1.3 million of the purchase price as seller financing. The unsecured note bears interest at the prime rate plus 2.0%, currently 8.0%, and matured in April 2005. This note was extended to April 2008.

 

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NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INVESTEES

 

ARI’s investment in real estate entities at March 31, 2005, was as follows:

 

Investee


  

Percentage

of ARI’s
Ownership at
March 31, 2005


   

Carrying

Value of
Investment at
March 31, 2005


  

Market Value

of Investment at
March 31, 2005


IORI

   20.4 %   $ 5,825    $ 5,635

Other

           2,752       
          

      
           $ 8,577       
          

      

 

Set forth below are summarized results of operations of IORI for the three months ended March 31, 2005:

 

     2005

 

Revenues

   $ 2,503  

Equity in loss of partnership

     (9 )

Property operating expenses

     (1,142 )

Depreciation

     (177 )

Interest

     (936 )
    


Loss before gain on sale of real estate

     239  

Gain on sale of real estate

     —    
    


Net income

   $ 239  
    


 

ARI’s share of equity investees’ income before gains on the sale of discontinued operations was $60,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005. ARI did not recognize any gain on equity investees’ sale of real estate for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

 

ARI’s cash flow from IORI is dependent on the ability of IORI to make distributions. In the fourth quarter of 2000, IORI suspended distributions.

 

NOTE 5. MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Since 1994, ARI has been purchasing equity securities of entities other than those of IORI and TCI to diversify and increase the liquidity of its margin accounts. Trading and available-for-sale portfolio securities are carried at market value. In the first quarter of 2005, ARI did not purchase or sell any marketable securities. At March 31, 2005, ARI recognized an unrealized increase in the market value of its trading portfolio securities of $5,000. Unrealized and realized gains and losses on trading portfolio securities are included in other income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Also at March 31, 2005, ARI recorded an unrealized increase in the market value of its available-for-sale portfolio securities of $669,000. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale portfolio securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive income in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

NOTE 6. NOTES PAYABLE

 

In February 2005, ARI received a loan in the amount of $5.0 million. The note bears interest at 8.0% per annum, requires semi-annual interest payments and matures in July 2006. The loan is collateralized by certain partnership interests that hold apartments owned by ARI. At maturity, the lender has the option to convert the outstanding loan balance into general and limited partnership units in each of the partnerships, subject to HUD approval.

 

In 2005, ARI financed/refinanced or obtained second mortgage financing on the following:

 

Property


  

Location


   Acres/Sq. Ft./
Units


   Debt
Incurred


   Debt
Discharged


   Net Cash
Received


   Interest
Rate


    Maturity
Date


First Quarter

                                         

Land

                                         

Nashville

   Nashville, TN    109.6 Acres    $ 7,000    $ —      $ 6,341    7.50 %   2/07

Shopping Centers

                                         

Bridgeview Plaza

   LaCrosse, WI    116,008 Sq. Ft.      7,197      6,304      649    7.25 (1)   03/10

Dunes Plaza

   Michigan City, IN    223,869 Sq. Ft.      3,750      2,685      658    7.50 (1)   01/10

Second Quarter

                                         

Apartments

                                         

Autumn Chase

   Midland, TX    64 Units      1,166      797      317    5.88 (1)   05/35

Courtyard

   Midland, TX    133 Units      1,342      966      266    5.88 (1)   05/35

Southgate

   Odessa, TX    180 Units      1,879      1,712      61    5.88 (1)   05/35

(1) Variable rate.

 

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In 2004, ARI financed/refinanced or obtained second mortgage financing on the following:

 

Property


  

Location


  

Sq.Ft./Rooms/

Acres


   Debt
Incurred


   Debt
Discharged


  

Net Cash
Received/

(Paid)


    Interest
Rate


    Maturity
Date


First Quarter

                                          

Hotel

                                          

Williamsburg Hospitality House

   Williamsburg, VA    296 Rooms    $ 11,500    $ 12,332    $ (13,689 )(2)   7.00 %(1)   03/05

Land

                                          

Centura

   Farmers Branch, TX    8.8 Acres      4,485      4,000      (183 )   7.00 (1)   11/04

Dominion/Hollywood

   Farmers Branch, TX    66.1 Acres      6,985      6,222      (67 )   7.00 (1)   02/05

Katy

   Harris County, TX    130.6 Acres      7,500      —        18     6.00     02/07

Marine Creek

   Ft. Worth, TX    54.0 Acres      1,286      991      192     5.75     06/05

Office Building

                                          

Centura Tower

   Farmers Branch, TX    410,901 Sq. Ft.      34,000      36,889      (4,588 )   5.50 (1)   04/06

(1) Variable interest rate
(2) Cash of $10,961 million was received by an affiliate, increasing ARI’s affiliate receivable.

 

NOTE 7. MARGIN BORROWINGS

 

ARI has margin arrangements with various financial institutions and brokerage firms which provide for borrowing of up to 50% of the market value of marketable equity securities. The borrowings under such margin arrangements are secured by equity securities of TCI and ARI’s trading portfolio securities and bear interest rates ranging from 15.1% to 24.0%. Margin borrowings totaled $18.6 million at March 31, 2005.

 

Sunset Management LLC. On October 5, 2004, Sunset Management LLC (“Sunset”) filed a complaint as a purported stockholder’s derivative action on behalf of TCI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against American Realty Investors, Inc., Basic Capital Management, Inc., Prime Income Asset Management, Inc., Prime Income Asset Management LLC, Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc., United Housing Foundation (“United”), Inc., Regis Realty, Inc., TCI, TCI’s current directors and officers and others. Sunset’s complaint filed as Case No. 3:04-CV-02162-B styled Sunset Management LLC, derivatively on behalf of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. v. American Realty Investors, Inc., et al., raises a number of allegations previously raised by Sunset in four other cases which, as rulings have occurred, have resulted in a denial of Sunset’s requested relief. The Defendants on November 8, 2004 filed a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rules 12 and 23.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the basis that Sunset’s allegations are insufficient to evade the stringent demand requirement under the futility exceptions for stockholder derivative actions, and that Sunset cannot fairly and adequately represent the interests of other stockholders. One of the individual Defendants also filed on January 4, 2005 a Motion to Disqualify Sunset’s Counsel. On January 4, 2005, the Defendants filed a Motion to Stay Discovery and for Protective Order, which Motion was granted on March 30, 2005 by the issuance of an Order of the Court granting the Motion for Protective Order and staying all discovery in the action pending further Order of the Court, if appropriate, following the Court’s ruling on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. On March 28, 2005, Sunset also filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, seeking a Writ of Mandamus to be issued by the Court directing the bankruptcy judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, in the case styled In Re: ART Williamsburg, Inc., Case No. 03-43909BTR-11, and American Realty Trust, Inc., et al. v. Sunset Management LLC, Adversary Proceeding No. 03-4256, to rule on pending Motions for Summary Judgment within twenty days thereof. On April 11, 2005, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, entered its Order denying Sunset’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus. On May 6, 2005, in the bankruptcy case styled In Re: ART Williamsburg, Inc., Case No. 03-43909BTR-11 pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court

 

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for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, Sunset filed a Motion for Allowance of Claim, Determination of the Value of its Lien, Allowance of Deficiency as an Unsecured Claim and Abandonment of Cash Collateral to Sunset. Such Motion seeks an Order (i) estimating and determining the allowed amount of Sunset’s claim for purposes of distribution, (ii) determining the method of value in Sunset’s secured claim, (iii) determining the value of the lien held by Sunset, (iv) declaring that Sunset’s claim is secured in the amount determined, (v) allowing Sunset a deficiency claim for the unsecured portion of its claim, and (vi) ordering a distribution to Sunset of the proceeds received by the Debtor from a specified note.

 

At March 31, 2005, ARI’s margin borrowings include $5.0 million payable to Sunset. Interest is accrued at the stated rates of 20.0% and 24.0%. The loan matured in September 2002.

 

Other Security Loans. In September 2003, ARI obtained a security loan in the amount of $12.5 million from a financial institution. The loan bears interest at 12.0% over the 30-day LIBOR rate, currently 15.1%, requires monthly payments of interest only and matured in September 2004. The loan is secured by 1,656,537 shares of TCI common stock held by ARI. In September 2004, the maturity date was extended to December 2004. In December 2004, the maturity date was extended to March 2005. In March 2005, the maturity date was extended to March 2006.

 

In September 2003, ARI obtained a security loan in the amount of $1.0 million from a financial institution. The loan bears interest at 12.0% over the 30-day LIBOR rate, currently 15.1%, requires monthly payments of interest only and matured in September 2004. The loan is secured by 250,000 shares of IORI common stock held by ARI. In September 2004, the maturity date was extended to December 2004. In December 2004, the maturity date was extended to March 2005. In March 2005, the maturity date was extended to March 2006.

 

In October 2001, ARI obtained a security loan in the amount of $1.0 million from a financial institution. The loan bore interest at 1.0% over the prime rate, required monthly payments of interest only, and matured in October 2003. The loan was secured by 250,000 shares of ARI Common Stock held by BCM. In October 2003, the maturity date was extended to December 2003. In February 2004, ARI paid $450,000 in principal, and the maturity date was extended to February 2005. In February 2005, the note was paid in full.

 

NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

In January 2005, an affiliate made a $700,000 note payment on ARI’s behalf, reducing ARI’s affiliate receivable.

 

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of accounts receivable from and (accounts payable to) affiliates as of March 31, 2005.

 

     PRIME

    IORI

 

Balance, December 31, 2004

   $ 13,579     $ (260 )

Cash transfers to affiliates

     38,907       —    

Cash transfers from affiliates

     (25,619 )     —    

Payments by affiliates on ARI’s behalf

     (700 )     —    

Payables clearing through Prime

     (1,008 )     —    
    


 


Balance, March 31, 2005

   $ 25,159     $ (260 )
    


 


 

At March 31, 2005, ARI’s other assets includes $1.3 million due from an affiliate for rent. In addition to the $1.6 million payable related to apartment sales that is noted in a following paragraph, at March 2005, ARI also owed $2.5 milllion to Regis Property Management for management fees and sales commissions, and $1.7 million to Prime for advisory fees and reimbursable costs.

 

In April 2002, ARI and TCI sold 21 apartments properties to partnerships controlled by Metra Capital, LLC (“Metra”). Innovo Group, Inc. (“Innovo”) is a limited partner in the partnerships that purchased the properties. Joseph Mizrachi, then a director of ARI, controlled approximately 11.67% of the outstanding common stock of Innovo. Management determined to treat the sales as financing transactions, and ARI and TCI continue to report the assets and the new debt incurred by Metra on their financial statements. The partnership agreements for each of these partnerships state that the Metra Partners, as defined, receive cash flow distributions at least quarterly in an amount sufficient to provide them with a 15% cumulative compounded annual rate of return on their invested capital, as well as a cumulative compounded annual amount of 0.50% of the average outstanding balance of the mortgage indebtedness secured by any of these properties. These distributions to the Metra Partners have priority over distributions to any other partners. At March 31, 2005, 16 of the properties remained on ARI’s balance sheet, and ARI’s other liabilities included $1.6 million owed to the Metra Partners related to cash received by ARI upon the sale of these apartments in April 2002. During April 2005, resolution of the litigation occurred, settling all liabilities remaining from the original partnership arrangements which included a return of investor equity, prospective asset management fees and miscellaneous fees and transactions costs from the Plaintiffs as a prepayment of a preferred return, along with a delegation of management to another entity, and a motion to dismiss the action as a part of the resolution. Of the prepayment, the Company will recognize expense of $525,000 and a reduction in liabilities of $3.2 million during the second quarter of 2005.

 

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NOTE 9. OPERATING SEGMENTS

 

Significant differences among the accounting policies of the operating segments as compared to the Consolidated Financial Statements principally involve the calculation and allocation of administrative expenses. Management evaluates the performance of each of the operating segments and allocates resources to them based on their net operating income and cash flow. Items of income that are not reflected in the segments are equity in income (loss) of investees, equity in gain on sale of real estate by equity investees, and other income, which totaled $181,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Expenses that are not reflected in the segments are discount on sale of notes receivable, general and administrative expenses, minority interest, advisory fees, net income fees, and loss from discontinued operations, which totaled $8.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and $10.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. Excluded from operating segment assets are assets of $137.7 million in 2005 and $94.0 million in 2004, which are not identifiable with an operating segment. There are no intersegment revenues and expenses, and ARI conducted all of its business within the United States, with the exception of Hotel Akademia (Poland), which began operations in 2002.

 

Presented below are ARI’s reportable segments’ income and expenses for the three months ended March 31, and segment assets at March 31.

 

2005


   Commercial
Properties


   Apartments

   Hotels

   Land

    Restaurants

   Receivables/
Other


    Total

Operating revenue

   $ 12,120    $ 21,315    $ 7,313    $ 198     $ 8,620    $ 11     $ 49,577

Interest income

     —        —        —        —         —        1,636       1,636

Operating expenses

     7,067      13,423      6,446      1,899       6,754      (16 )     35,573
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 5,053    $ 7,892    $ 867    $ (1,701 )   $ 1,866    $ 1,663     $ 15,640
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Depreciation

   $ 2,516    $ 2,284    $ 697    $ —       $ 302    $ 13     $ 5,812

Interest

     3,572      7,091      1,546      2,474       348      1,096       16,127

Capital expenditures

     2,270      13,774      123      183       65      —         16,415

Assets

     183,453      488,578      83,564      215,640       20,351      68,876       1,060,462
     Commercial
Properties


   Apartments

   Hotels

   Land

    Restaurants

   Receivables/
Other


    Total

Property Sales:                                                   

Sales price

   $ 15,276    $ 6,207    $ —      $ 52,305     $ —      $ —       $ 73,788

Cost of sale

     4,345      6,151      —        28,127       —        —         38,623
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Gain on sale

   $ 10,931    $ 56    $ —      $ 24,178     $ —      $ —       $ 35,165
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

2004


   Commercial
Properties


   Apartments

   Hotels

   Land

    Restaurants

   Receivables/
Other


    Total

Operating revenue

   $ 13,305    $ 18,223    $ 7,666    $ 156     $ 8,169    $ 362     $ 47,881

Interest income

     —        —        —        —         —        1,049       1,049

Operating expenses

     8,184      11,838      6,972      1,004       6,213      (219 )     33,992
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Operating income (loss)

   $ 5,121    $ 6,385    $ 694    $ (848 )   $ 1,956    $ 1,630     $ 14,938
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Depreciation

   $ 2,784    $ 1,898    $ 928    $ —       $ 328    $ 20     $ 5,958

Interest

     3,458      6,343      1,586      2,994       386      1,367       16,134

Capital expenditures

     1,893      53,503      261      179       467      —         56,303

Assets

     293,270      451,587      87,607      209,927       20,906      72,949       1,136,246
     Commercial
Properties


   Apartments

   Hotels

   Land

    Restaurants

   Receivables/
Other


    Total

Property Sales:                                                   

Sales price

   $ 47,450    $ 10,325    $ —      $ 30,194     $ —      $ —       $ 87,969

Cost of sale

     31,886      10,277      —        21,283       —        —         63,446

Deferred current gain

     1,678      —        —        5,159       —        —         6,837
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

Gain on sale

   $ 13,886    $ 48    $ —      $ 3,752     $ —      $ —       $ 17,686
    

  

  

  


 

  


 

 

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NOTE 10. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, income from discontinued operations relates to 27 properties ARI sold during 2004 and ten properties ARI sold or held-for-sale in 2005. The following table summarizes revenue and expense information for these properties sold and held-for-sale.

 

     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Revenue

                

Rental

   $ 3,059     $ 11,435  

Property operations

     2,199       6,448  
    


 


       860       4,987  

Expenses

                

Interest

     1,079       4,519  

Depreciation

     49       1,735  
    


 


       1,128       6,254  

Net loss from operations

     (268 )     (1,267 )

Gain on sale of real estate

     10,987       13,934  

Equity in gain on sale of real estate by equity investees

     —         783  
    


 


Net income from discontinued operations

   $ 10,719     $ 13,450  
    


 


 

Discontinued operations have not been segregated in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions will not agree with respective consolidated statements of operations.

 

NOTE 11. CORRECTION OF ACCOUNTING ERROR IN PRIOR PERIOD

 

During the second quarter of 2004, an 80%-owned subsidiary of ARI discovered an error in the depreciation calculation for a commercial property the subsidiary purchased in March 2003 for $8.7 million. The amount subject to depreciation was $7.8 million and was to be depreciated straight-line over 40 years (480 months). Instead, the property was being depreciated over 40 months, resulting in depreciation expense being overstated since March 2003. The unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2004, reflect the correction of the impact of this error on depreciation expense of $538,000. ARI does not intend to restate any previously issued Forms 10-Q or Form 10-K, because, in the opinion of management, the effect is not material to the results of operations for any period previously reported.

 

NOTE 12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Partnership Obligations. ARI is the limited partner in 11 partnerships that are currently constructing residential properties. As permitted in the respective partnership agreements, ARI intends to purchase the interests of the general and any other limited partners in these partnerships subsequent to the completion of these projects. The amounts paid to buyout the non-affiliated partners are limited to development fees earned by the non-affiliated partners, and are set forth in the respective partnership agreements. The total amount of the expected buyouts as of March 31, 2005 is approximately $2.1 million. ARI is a non-controlling general and limited partner in a real estate partnership and is obligated to fund approximately $2.3 million through March 31, 2006 for certain partnership obligations.

 

Liquidity. Management expects that excess cash generated from operations during the remainder of 2005 will not be sufficient to discharge all of ARI’s debt obligations as they mature. Therefore, ARI will rely on aggressive land sales, selected income producing property sales and, to the extent necessary, additional borrowings to meet its cash requirements.

 

Commitments. During 2002, Milano Restaurants International, Inc. (“MRI”), a then wholly-owned subsidiary of ARI, sold two restaurants to a corporation owned in part by an officer of MRI. In conjunction with the sale of these restaurants, MRI guaranteed the bank debt incurred by the related party. The guaranty applies to all current debt, and to all future debt of the related party until such time as the guaranty is terminated by MRI. The amount of the debt outstanding that is subject to the guaranty is $913,000 at March 31, 2005.

 

Litigation. ARI is involved in various lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management the outcome of these lawsuits will not have a material impact on ARI’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and ARI’s 2004 Form 10-K, referred to herein, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act or 1934. These statements concern the intent, belief, or expectations of ARI’s officers with respect to ARI’s ability to lease its properties, tenant’s ability to pay rents, purchase of additional properties, ability to pay interest and debt principal and make distributions, policies and plans regarding investments and financings, and other matters. Also, words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, without limitation, the impact of changes in the economy and the capital markets on ARI and its tenants, competition within the real estate industry or those industries in which its tenants operate, and changes in federal, state, and local legislation. For example: Some of ARI’s tenants may not renew expiring leases and ARI may be unable to locate new tenants to maintain the historical occupancy rates of the properties; rents which ARI can achieve at its properties may decline; tenants may experience losses and become unable to pay rents; and ARI may be unable to identify or to negotiate acceptable purchase prices for new properties. These results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which, such as changes in ARI’s tenants’ financial conditions or needs for leased space, or changes in the capital markets or the economy, generally, are beyond ARI’s control. Forward-looking statements are only expressions of ARI’s present expectations and intentions. Forward-looking statements are not guaranteed to occur, and they may not occur. You should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements.

 

Introduction

 

ARI was organized in 1999. In August 2000, ARI acquired American Realty Trust, Inc. (“ART”) and National Realty, L.P. (“NRLP”). ART was organized in 1961 to provide investors with a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of real estate and mortgage loan investments selected to provide opportunities for capital appreciation as well as current income. ART owns a portfolio of real estate and mortgage loan investments. NRLP was organized in 1987, and subsequently acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the liabilities of 35 public and private limited partnerships. NRLP also owns a portfolio of real estate and mortgage loan investments.

 

At December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, ARI subsidiaries owned 82.2% of the outstanding shares of TCI. At March 31, 2005, ARI and TCI have the same advisor and Board of Directors.

 

At December 31, 2004 and March 31, 2005, ARI subsidiaries owned 20.4% of IORI through TCI’s ownership of 24.9% of IORI shares. One director of ARI (Ted Stokely) also serves as a director of IORI.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of ARI’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex or subjective judgments. ARI’s critical accounting policies relate to the evaluation of impairment of long-lived assets and the evaluation of the collectibility of accounts and notes receivable.

 

If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a rental property to be held and used or land held for development may be impaired, management performs a recoverability analysis based on estimated undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the property in the future. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, the property is written down to estimated fair value and an impairment loss is recognized. If management decides to sell rental properties or land held for development, management evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amounts of the assets. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from estimated net sales proceeds, the property is written down to estimated fair value less costs to sell and an impairment loss is recognized within income from continuing operations. ARI’s estimates of cash flow and fair values of the properties are based on current market conditions and consider matters such as rental rates and occupancies for comparable properties, recent sales data for comparable properties and, where applicable, contracts or the results of negotiations with purchasers or prospective purchasers. ARI’s estimates are subject to revision as market conditions and ARI’s assessments of them change.

 

ARI’s allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and notes receivable is established based on analysis of the risk of loss on specific accounts. The analysis places particular emphasis on past due accounts. Management considers such information as the nature and age of the receivable, the payment history of the tenant or other debtor, the financial condition of the tenant or other debtor and ARI’s assessment of its ability to meet its lease or interest obligations. ARI’s estimate of the required allowance, which is reviewed on a quarterly basis, is subject to revision as these factors change and is sensitive to the effects of economic and market conditions.

 

ARI’s management periodically discusses criteria for estimates and disclosures of its estimates with the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

ARI reported net income of $20.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, which included the following non-cash charges and credits: depreciation and amortization from real estate held for investment of $5.9 million, gain on sale of real estate of $35.2 million and equity in income of equity investees of $60,000. Net cash used in operating activities amounted to $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, interest receivable increased by $336,000, other assets decreased by $3.6 million primarily due to a reduction in escrows, interest payable decreased by $888,000 due to a decreased balance of notes payable, and other liabilities decreased by $2.4 million primarily due to a decrease in accrued expenses.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities of $42.4 million was primarily due to real estate improvements of $16.3 million, acquisitions of real estate of $7.8 million, earnest money deposits of $671,000, and purchases of restaurant equipment of $65,000. These outflows for investing activities were offset by the collection of $1.4 million on notes receivable, $38.9 million from the sale of real estate, $27.2 million from the sale of notes receivable, and $406, 000 distributed from equity investees.

 

Net cash used in financing activities of $19.2 million was comprised of proceeds received from the funding or refinancing of notes payable of $38.7 million, offset by cash payments of $43.1 million to paydown existing notes payable, $1.2 million for financing costs, payments to affiliates of $13.3 million, net payments on stock loans of $38,000, and $230,000 in dividends on Preferred Stock.

 

In the first three months of 2005, ARI purchased five parcels of unimproved land for a total of $11.9 million. ARI paid $4.3 million in cash, including various closing costs, and incurred $3.5 million in debt. ARI also expended $13.8 million on property construction, of which $12.3 million was funded by debt. For the remainder of 2005 and the first half of 2006, ARI expects to spend an additional $42.5 million on property construction projects, of which $42.1 million will be funded by debt.

 

In the first three months of 2005, ARI sold one apartment property, eleven land parcels, one industrial warehouse, and one office building for a total of $74.0 million, receiving $14.4 million in cash and discharging debt of $27.4 million after the payment of various closing costs and providing seller financing of $27.2 million.

 

In the first three months of 2005, ARI financed or refinanced one land parcel and two shopping centers for a total of $17.9 million, discharging $9.0 million in debt and receiving $7.6 million in cash.

 

ARI has margin arrangements with various financial institutions and brokerage firms which provide for borrowing up to 50% of the market value of ARI’s marketable equity securities. The borrowings under such margin arrangements are secured by equity securities of IORI and TCI and ARI’s trading portfolio and bear interest rates ranging from 15.1% to 24.0%. Margin borrowing totaled $18.6 million at March 31, 2005.

 

Management expects that it will be necessary for ARI to sell $44.6 million, $47.1 million and $10.8 million of its land holdings during each of the next three years to satisfy the debt on such land as it matures. If ARI is unable to sell at least the minimum amount of land to satisfy the debt obligations on such land as it matures, or, if it is not able to extend such debt, ARI intends to sell other of its assets, specifically income producing properties, to pay the debt.

 

Management reviews the carrying values of ARI’s properties and mortgage notes receivable at least annually and whenever events or a change in circumstances indicate that impairment may exist. Impairment is considered to exist if, in the case of a property, the future cash flow from the property (undiscounted and without interest) is less than the carrying amount of the property. For notes receivable, impairment is considered to exist if it is probable that all amounts due under the terms of the note will not be collected. If impairment is found to exist, a provision for loss is recorded by a charge against earnings to the extent that the investment in the note exceeds management’s estimate of the fair value of the collateral property securing each note. The mortgage note receivable review includes an evaluation of the collateral property securing such note. The property review generally includes: (1) selective property inspections; (2) a review of the property’s current rents compared to market rents; (3) a review of the property’s expenses; (4) a review of maintenance requirements; (5) a review of the property’s cash flow; (6) discussions with the manager of the property; and (7) a review of properties in the surrounding area.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

In January 2005, an affiliate made a $700,000 note payment on ARI’s behalf, reducing ARI’s affiliate receivable.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

ARI has contractual obligations and commitments primarily with regards to payment of mortgages.

 

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Results of Operations

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2005, ARI reported net income of $20.7 million compared to net income of $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2004. The primary factors contributing to ARI’s net income are discussed in the following paragraphs.

 

Rents (dollars in thousands)

 

     2005

   2004

Commercial

   $ 12,120    $ 13,305

Apartments

     21,315      18,223

Hotels

     7,313      7,666

Land

     198      156

Other

     11      362
    

  

     $ 40,957    $ 39,712
    

  

 

The decrease in commercial rents was primarily attributable to lower occupancy. The increase in apartment rents was primarily attributable to completed construction. Rents are expected to increase in 2005, as a result of continued apartment construction.

 

Property Operations Expenses (dollars in thousands)

 

     2005

    2004

 

Commercial

   $ 7,067     $ 8,184  

Apartments

     13,423       11,838  

Hotels

     6,446       6,972  

Land

     1,899       1,004  

Other

     (16 )     (219 )
    


 


     $ 28,819     $ 27,779  
    


 


 

The decrease in commercial operations expenses was primarily attributable to lower occupancy. The increase in apartment operations expense was primarily attributable to completed construction. Property operations expense is expected to increase in 2005, as a result of completed apartment construction.

 

Restaurants sales and cost of sales increased to of $8.6 million and $6.8 million, respectively, in the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $8.2 million and $6.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2004. Same-store sales increased by 2.0% in 2005. Also, two new concepts opened in 2004. The increase in cost of sales is primarily due to increased sales, increased raw product costs, and fuel surcharges that have been added in some cases.

 

Interest income from notes receivable increased to $1.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005 from $1.0 million in 2004, primarily due to new notes receivable related to seller financing of land sales and advances to partners in the fourth quarter of 2004 and the first quarter of 2005.

 

Equity in income (loss) of investees improved to $60,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $(145,000) in 2004.

 

Interest Expense (dollars in thousands)

 

     2005

   2004

Commercial

   $ 3,572    $ 3,458

Apartments

     7,091      6,343

Hotels

     1,546      1,586

Land

     2,474      2,994

MRI

     348      386

Other

     1,096      1,367
    

  

     $ 16,127    $ 16,134
    

  

 

The increase in apartment interest expense was primarily attributable to completed construction. The decrease in land interest expense was primarily attributable to reduced principal balances payable and interest rates on land mortgages.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization (dollars in thousands)

 

     2005

   2004

          As Restated

Commercial

   $ 2,516    $ 2,784

Apartments

     2,284      1,898

Hotels

     697      928

MRI

     302      328

Other

     13      20
    

  

     $ 5,812    $ 5,958
    

  

 

The increase in apartment depreciation and amortization was primarily attributable to completed constructions.

 

Discount on sale of notes receivable was $398,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2004. This represents the discount from the face amount given by ARI to purchasers of notes receivable.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased to $2.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $4.6 million in 2004. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced legal fees and reduced expense reimbursements paid to Prime.

 

Advisory fees of $2.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005, approximate the $2.9 million in 2004.

 

Net income fee to affiliate increased to $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005, from $79,000 in 2004. The net income fee payable to ARI’s advisor is 10% of the year-to-date net income, in excess of a 10% return on shareholders’ equity.

 

Minority interest of $921,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2005, approximated the $1.2 million in 2004.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2005, ARI recognized gains on sale of real estate of $35.2 million: $10.9 million on the sale of two commercial properties, $56,000 on the sale of one apartment property, and $24.2 million on the sale of eleven land parcels.

 

Net income from discontinued operations decreased to $10.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2005 from $13.5 million in 2004. The net income relates to 27 properties that ARI sold during 2003 and ten properties that ARI sold or held-for-sale during 2005. The following table summarizes revenue and expense information for the properties sold and held-for-sale.

 

     For the Three Months
Ended March 31,


 
     2005

    2004

 

Revenue

                

Rental

   $ 3,059     $ 11,435  

Property operations

     2,199       6,448  
    


 


       860       4,987  

Expenses

                

Interest

     1,079       4,519  

Depreciation

     49       1,735  
    


 


       1,128       6,254  

Net loss from operations

     (268 )     (1,267 )

Gain on sale of real estate

     10,987       13,934  

Equity in gain on sale of real estate by equity investees

     —         783  
    


 


Net income from discontinued operations

   $ 10,719     $ 13,450  
    


 


 

Tax Matters

 

Financial statement income varies from taxable income principally due to the accounting for income and losses of investees, gains and losses from asset sales, depreciation on owned properties, amortization of discounts on notes receivable and payable and the difference in the allowance for estimated losses. ARI had no taxable income for federal income tax purposes after the use of net operating loss carryforwards in the first three months of 2005 and a federal taxable loss in the first three months of 2004; therefore, it recorded no provision for income taxes.

 

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At March 31, 2005, ARI had a net deferred tax asset of $68.4 million due to tax deductions available to it in future years. However, as management cannot determine that it is more likely than not that ARI will realize the benefit of the deferred tax asset, a 100% valuation allowance has been established.

 

TCI had a loss for federal income tax purposes after the use of net operating loss carryforwards in the first three months of 2005 and the first three months of 2004; therefore, it recorded no provision for income taxes.

 

At March 31, 2005, TCI had a net deferred tax asset of $45.7 million due to tax deductions available to it in future years. However, as management cannot determine that it is more likely than not that TCI will realize the benefit of the deferred tax assets, a 100% valuation allowance has been established.

 

Environmental Matters

 

Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, ARI may be potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other potential costs relating to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property) where property-level managers have arranged for the removal, disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, certain environmental laws impose liability for release of asbestos-containing materials into the air, and third parties may seek recovery for personal injury associated with such materials.

 

Management is not aware of any environmental liability relating to the above matters that would have a material adverse effect on ARI’s business, assets or results of operations.

 

Inflation

 

The effects of inflation on ARI’s operations are not quantifiable. Revenues from apartment operations fluctuate proportionately with inflationary increases and decreases in housing costs. Fluctuations in the rate of inflation also affect the sales values of properties and the ultimate gains to be realized from property sales. To the extent that inflation affects interest rates, earnings from short-term investments and the cost of new borrowings as well as the cost of variable interest rate debt will be affected.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS

 

At March 31, 2005, ARI’s exposure to a change in interest rates on its debt is as follows:

 

     Balance

  

Weighted
Average

Interest Rate


   

Effect of 1%
Increase In

Base Rates


Notes payable:

                   

Variable rate

   $ 195,724    6.658 %   $ 1,957
    

        

Total decrease in ARI’s annual net income

                $ 1,957
                 

Per share

                $ .19
                 

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, ARI carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of ARI’s management, including ARI’s Acting Principal Executive Officer and principal accounting officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of ARI’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon the evaluation, ARI’s Acting Principal Executive Officer and principal accounting officer concluded that ARI’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting him to material information relating to ARI (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in ARI’s periodic SEC filings.

 

  (31) There have been no significant changes in ARI’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect ARI’s internal controls subsequent to the date ARI carried out this evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Innovo Realty, Inc. On August 10, 2004, three entities, including American Realty Investors, Inc. (the “Company”), instituted an action in Texas State District Court as Cause No. 2004-60231-393 styled American Realty Investors, Inc., Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. and Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc., Plaintiffs v. Innovo Realty, Inc. and Innovo Group, Inc., Involuntary Plaintiffs v. Innovo Realty, Inc., Metra Capital LLC, Innovo Group, Inc., Joseph Mizrachi, Simon Mizrachi, Herbert Guez, Third Millennium Partners LLC, Third Millennium Partners, Inc., Third Millennium Group LLC and Sunridge Management, Inc., Defendants. The Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that a former director of the Company, and others, offered a plan to the Plaintiffs to create one or more joint venture arrangements with one or more of the Plaintiffs to pursue alternative forms of financing or refinancing portions of Plaintiffs’ real estate portfolios, which entailed the creation of 22 separate limited partnerships to acquire 28 separate apartment complexes in three states (Texas, Florida and Louisiana), the general partners of which were affiliates of, or are controlled by, the former director of the Company. During April 2005, resolution of the litigation occurred, settling all liabilities remaining from the original partnership arrangements which included a return of investor equity, prospective asset management fees and miscellaneous fees and transactions costs from the Plaintiffs as a prepayment of a preferred return, along with a delegation of management to another entity, and a motion to dismiss the action as a part of the resolution. Of the prepayment, the Company will recognize expense of $525,000 and a reduction in liabilities of $3.2 million during the second quarter of 2005.

 

Sunset Management LLC. On October 5, 2004, Sunset Management LLC (“Sunset”) filed a complaint as a purported stockholder’s derivative action on behalf of TCI in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against American Realty Investors, Inc., Basic Capital Management, Inc., Prime Income Asset Management, Inc., Prime Income Asset Management LLC, Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc., United Housing Foundation (“United”), Inc., Regis Realty, Inc., TCI, TCI’s current directors and officers and others. Sunset’s complaint filed as Case No. 3:04-CV-02162-B styled Sunset Management LLC, derivatively on behalf of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. v. American Realty Investors, Inc., et al., raises a number of allegations previously raised by Sunset in four other cases which, as rulings have occurred, have resulted in a denial of Sunset’s requested relief. The Defendants on November 8, 2004 filed a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Rules 12 and 23.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on the basis that Sunset’s allegations are insufficient to evade the stringent demand requirement under the futility exceptions for stockholder derivative actions, and that Sunset cannot fairly and adequately represent the interests of other stockholders. One of the individual Defendants also filed on January 4, 2005 a Motion to Disqualify Sunset’s Counsel. On January 4, 2005, the Defendants filed a Motion to Stay Discovery and for Protective Order, which Motion was granted on March 30, 2005 by the issuance of an Order of the Court granting the Motion for Protective Order and staying all discovery in the action pending further Order of the Court, if appropriate, following the Court’s ruling on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss. On March 28, 2005, Sunset also filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, seeking a Writ of Mandamus to be issued by the Court directing the bankruptcy judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, in the case styled In Re: ART Williamsburg, Inc., Case No. 03-43909BTR-11, and American Realty Trust, Inc., et al. v. Sunset Management LLC, Adversary Proceeding No. 03-4256, to rule on pending Motions for Summary Judgment within twenty days thereof. On April 11, 2005, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, entered its Order denying Sunset’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus. On May 6, 2005, in the bankruptcy case styled In Re: ART Williamsburg, Inc., Case No. 03-43909BTR-11 pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, Sunset filed a Motion for Allowance of Claim, Determination of the Value of its Lien, Allowance of Deficiency as an Unsecured Claim and Abandonment of Cash Collateral to Sunset. Such Motion seeks an Order (i) estimating and determining the allowed amount of Sunset’s claim for purposes of distribution, (ii) determining the method of value in Sunset’s secured claim, (iii) determining the value of the lien held by Sunset, (iv) declaring that Sunset’s claim is secured in the amount determined, (v) allowing Sunset a deficiency claim for the unsecured portion of its claim, and (vi) ordering a distribution to Sunset of the proceeds received by the Debtor from a specified note.

 

The ownership of property and provision of services to the public as tenants entails an inherent risk of liability. Although the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various items of litigation incidental to and in the ordinary course of its business, in the opinion of management, the outcome of such litigation will not have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table sets forth information regarding purchases made by ARI of shares of ARI Common Stock on a monthly basis during the first quarter of 2005:

 

Period


   (a) Total Number of
Shares Purchased


   (b) Average Price Paid
per Share


   (c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs(1)


   (d) Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs(1)


January 2005

   —      $ —      —      129,493

February 2005

   —        —      —      129,493

March 2005

   —        —      —      129,493
    
  

  
    

Total

   —      $ —      —       
    
  

  
    

(1) The repurchase program was announced in September, 2000. A total of 1,000,000 shares may be repurchased through the program. The program has no expiration date.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number


  

Description


31.1    Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
31.2    Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.
32.1    Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
Date: May 16, 2005  

/s/ Ted P. Stokely


    Ted P. Stokely
    Chairman of the Board
   

/s/ Allen M. Wilson, Jr.


    Allen M. Wilson, Jr.
    Controller (Acting Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

 

EXHIBITS TO

 

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

 

For the Quarter ended March 31, 2005

 

Exhibit
Number


 

Description


  

Page

Number


31.1   Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.     
31.2   Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.     
32.1   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith.     

 

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