ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
Or
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission file number: 001-32136
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 20-0057959 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation) | Identification No.) | |
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900 | ||
Uniondale, NY | 11553 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(516) 506-4200
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of
large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as
of the latest practicable date. Common stock, $0.01 par value per share: 25,477,410 outstanding
(excluding 279,400 shares held in the treasury) as of November 5, 2010.
ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
The information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description
of our business or the risks associated with an investment in Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. We urge you
to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other
things, the operating performance of our investments and financing needs. Forward-looking
statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will,
should, potential, intend, expect, endeavor, seek, anticipate, estimate,
overestimate, underestimate, believe, could, project, predict, continue or other
similar words or expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, discuss
future expectations, describe future plans and strategies, contain projections of results of
operations or of financial condition or state other forward-looking information. Our ability to
predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results in future periods to differ
materially from forecasted results. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions
generally and the real estate market specifically; adverse changes in the financing markets we
access affecting our ability to finance our loan and investment portfolio; changes in interest
rates; the quality and size of the investment pipeline and the rate at which we can invest our
cash; impairments in the value of the collateral underlying our loans and investments; changes in
the markets; legislative/regulatory changes; completion of pending investments; the availability
and cost of capital for future investments; competition within the finance and real estate
industries; and other risks detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2009. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking
statements, which reflect our managements views as of the date of this report. The factors noted
above could cause our actual results to differ significantly from those contained in any
forward-looking statement. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Arbor Realty Trust,
Inc. and Subsidiaries Significant Accounting Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We
are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to
conform these statements to actual results.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 26,269,001 | $ | 64,624,275 | ||||
Restricted cash (includes $52,955,412 and $27,935,470 from consolidated VIEs, respectively) |
52,955,412 | 27,935,470 | ||||||
Loans and investments, net (includes $1,272,489,555 and $1,305,593,730 from consolidated
VIEs, respectively) |
1,501,726,514 | 1,700,774,288 | ||||||
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value (includes $1,000,000 and $0 from consolidated
VIEs, respectively) |
1,088,184 | 488,184 | ||||||
Securities held-to-maturity, net (includes $0 and $60,562,808 from consolidated VIEs,
respectively) |
| 60,562,808 | ||||||
Investment in equity affiliates |
66,913,344 | 64,910,949 | ||||||
Real estate
owned, net (includes $2,716,415 and $2,658,128 from consolidated VIEs,
respectively) |
23,099,647 | 8,205,510 | ||||||
Real estate held-for-sale, net |
46,977,501 | 41,440,000 | ||||||
Due from related party (includes $574,099 and $4,165,695 from consolidated VIEs,
respectively) |
7,866,547 | 15,240,255 | ||||||
Prepaid management fee related party |
19,047,949 | 19,047,949 | ||||||
Other assets (includes $15,082,531 and $21,011,295 from consolidated VIEs, respectively) |
52,061,017 | 57,545,084 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,798,005,116 | $ | 2,060,774,772 | ||||
Liabilities and Equity: |
||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
$ | 1,478,997 | $ | 2,657,332 | ||||
Collateralized debt obligations (includes $1,075,753,103 and $1,100,515,185 from
consolidated VIEs, respectively) |
1,075,753,103 | 1,100,515,185 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities |
157,699,816 | 259,487,421 | ||||||
Notes payable |
82,457,708 | 375,219,206 | ||||||
Mortgage note payable real estate owned |
20,750,000 | | ||||||
Mortgage note payable held-for-sale |
41,440,000 | 41,440,000 | ||||||
Due to related party |
1,905,097 | 1,997,629 | ||||||
Due to borrowers (includes $1,298,816 and $2,734,526 from consolidated VIEs, respectively) |
3,168,888 | 6,676,544 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
77,123,133 | 77,123,133 | ||||||
Other
liabilities (includes $42,681,852 and $34,351,469 from consolidated VIEs, respectively) |
99,707,733 | 97,024,352 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,561,484,475 | 1,962,140,802 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
| | ||||||
Equity: |
||||||||
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders equity: |
||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or
outstanding |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized; 25,756,810 shares issued,
25,477,410 shares outstanding at September 30, 2010 and 25,666,810 shares issued,
25,387,410 shares outstanding at December 31, 2009 |
257,568 | 256,668 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
450,686,382 | 450,376,782 | ||||||
Treasury stock, at cost 279,400 shares |
(7,023,361 | ) | (7,023,361 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit |
(139,542,492 | ) | (293,585,378 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(69,803,257 | ) | (53,331,105 | ) | ||||
Total Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders equity |
234,574,840 | 96,693,606 | ||||||
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated entity |
1,945,801 | 1,940,364 | ||||||
Total equity |
236,520,641 | 98,633,970 | ||||||
Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 1,798,005,116 | $ | 2,060,774,772 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 24,878,523 | $ | 30,416,621 | $ | 74,963,895 | $ | 92,604,628 | ||||||||
Interest expense |
15,209,936 | 20,797,420 | 49,474,664 | 61,039,357 | ||||||||||||
Net interest income |
9,668,587 | 9,619,201 | 25,489,231 | 31,565,271 | ||||||||||||
Other revenue: |
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Property operating income |
806,751 | 291,753 | 1,835,344 | 482,965 | ||||||||||||
Other income |
21,876 | 1,857 | 1,044,500 | 800,517 | ||||||||||||
Total other revenue |
828,627 | 293,610 | 2,879,844 | 1,283,482 | ||||||||||||
Other expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
1,853,626 | 2,136,499 | 5,754,048 | 8,038,394 | ||||||||||||
Selling and administrative |
1,985,471 | 4,092,293 | 5,513,868 | 8,856,214 | ||||||||||||
Property operating expenses |
1,103,712 | 508,782 | 2,547,285 | 834,105 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
221,246 | 26,037 | 367,956 | 26,037 | ||||||||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
| 29,395 | 7,004,800 | 411,525 | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses (net of recoveries) |
11,347,964 | 51,000,000 | 61,177,964 | 141,500,000 | ||||||||||||
Loss on restructured loans |
5,363,332 | 300,000 | 6,188,571 | 33,127,749 | ||||||||||||
Management fee related party |
1,900,000 | 6,136,170 | 5,800,000 | 13,136,170 | ||||||||||||
Total other expenses |
23,775,351 | 64,229,176 | 94,354,492 | 205,930,194 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before gain on exchange
of profits interest, gain on extinguishment of debt,
loss on sale of securities, net, loss on termination of
swaps and income (loss) from equity affiliates |
(13,278,137 | ) | (54,316,365 | ) | (65,985,417 | ) | (173,081,441 | ) | ||||||||
Gain on exchange of profits interest |
| | | 55,988,411 | ||||||||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
11,790,000 | 6,348,128 | 229,321,130 | 54,080,118 | ||||||||||||
Loss on sale of securities, net |
| | (6,989,583 | ) | | |||||||||||
Loss on termination of swaps |
| | | (8,729,408 | ) | |||||||||||
Income (loss) from equity affiliates |
25,588 | 8,856,060 | (47,335 | ) | (1,300,958 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes |
(1,462,549 | ) | (39,112,177 | ) | 156,298,795 | (73,043,278 | ) | |||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
| | (1,800,000 | ) | | |||||||||||
(Loss) income from continuing operations |
(1,462,549 | ) | (39,112,177 | ) | 154,498,795 | (73,043,278 | ) | |||||||||
Loss on impairment of real estate held-for-sale |
| (4,898,295 | ) | | (4,898,295 | ) | ||||||||||
Income (loss) on operations of real estate held-for-sale |
108,555 | (65,796 | ) | (283,382 | ) | (383,351 | ) | |||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
108,555 | (4,964,091 | ) | (283,382 | ) | (5,281,646 | ) | |||||||||
Net (loss) income |
(1,353,994 | ) | (44,076,268 | ) | 154,215,413 | (78,324,924 | ) | |||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |
54,067 | 58,694 | 161,682 | 18,620,771 | ||||||||||||
Net
(loss) income attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. |
$ | (1,408,061 | ) | $ | (44,134,962 | ) | $ | 154,053,731 | $ | (96,945,695 | ) | |||||
Basic (loss) earnings per common share: |
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(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of
noncontrolling interest |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.54 | ) | $ | 6.06 | $ | (3.62 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
| (0.20 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | |||||||||
Net
(loss) income attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | 6.05 | $ | (3.83 | ) | |||||
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share: |
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(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of
noncontrolling interest |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.54 | ) | $ | 6.04 | $ | (3.62 | ) | |||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
| (0.20 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | |||||||||
Net
(loss) income attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | 6.03 | $ | (3.83 | ) | |||||
Dividends declared per common share |
$ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock
outstanding: |
||||||||||||||||
Basic |
25,477,410 | 25,387,410 | 25,447,740 | 25,288,692 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
25,477,410 | 25,387,410 | 25,558,270 | 25,288,692 | ||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Total Arbor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated | Realty Trust, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common | Common | Additional | Treasury | Other | Inc. | Non- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive | Stock | Stock | Paid-in | Stock | Treasury | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Stockholders | controlling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income (1) | Shares | Par Value | Capital | Shares | Stock | Deficit | Loss (2) | Equity | Interest | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance January 1,
2010 |
25,666,810 | $ | 256,668 | $ | 450,376,782 | (279,400 | ) | $ | (7,023,361 | ) | $ | (293,585,378 | ) | $ | (53,331,105 | ) | $ | 96,693,606 | $ | 1,940,364 | $ | 98,633,970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
90,000 | 900 | 309,600 | 310,500 | 310,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions preferred stock of
private REIT |
(10,845 | ) | (10,845 | ) | (10,845 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 154,215,413 | 154,053,731 | 154,053,731 | 161,682 | 154,215,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution to non-controlling
interest |
(156,245 | ) | (156,245 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on securities
available-for-sale |
29,395 | 29,395 | 29,395 | 29,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized loss on derivative
financial instruments |
(39,953,407 | ) | (39,953,407 | ) | (39,953,407 | ) | (39,953,407 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of net realized loss
on derivatives designated as cash flow
hedges into earnings |
23,451,860 | 23,451,860 | 23,451,860 | 23,451,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2010 |
$ | 137,743,261 | 25,756,810 | $ | 257,568 | $ | 450,686,382 | (279,400 | ) | $ | (7,023,361 | ) | $ | (139,542,492 | ) | $ | (69,803,257 | ) | $ | 234,574,840 | $ | 1,945,801 | $ | 236,520,641 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $(44,486,478). | |
(2) | The net unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale of $18.6 million which was included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the first quarter of 2010 was realized in earnings upon the sale of securities as well as an other-than-temporary impairment of the remaining security in the second quarter of 2010. |
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Operating activities: |
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Net income
(loss) |
$ | 154,215,413 | $ | (78,324,924 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
377,837 | 686,921 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
310,500 | 2,414,796 | ||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
7,004,800 | 411,525 | ||||||
Gain on exchange of profits interest |
| (55,988,411 | ) | |||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
(229,321,130 | ) | (54,080,118 | ) | ||||
Loss on sale of securities |
6,989,583 | | ||||||
Provision for loan losses (net of recoveries) |
61,177,964 | 141,500,000 | ||||||
Loss on restructured loans |
6,188,571 | 33,127,749 | ||||||
Loss on termination of swaps |
| 8,729,408 | ||||||
Loss on impairment of real estate held-for-sale |
| 4,898,295 | ||||||
Amortization and accretion of interest and fees |
6,162,557 | 4,601,698 | ||||||
Change in fair value of non-qualifying swaps |
242,449 | 5,091,754 | ||||||
Loss from equity affiliates |
47,335 | 1,300,958 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Other assets |
(106,063 | ) | 19,530,985 | |||||
Distributions of operations from equity affiliates |
67,628 | 9,879,000 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
1,045,407 | (10,212,153 | ) | |||||
Deferred fees |
512,322 | 2,699,409 | ||||||
Due from/to related party |
290,478 | 3,967,028 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 15,205,651 | $ | 40,233,920 | ||||
Investing activities: |
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Loans and investments funded, originated and purchased, net |
(16,804,362 | ) | (6,928,736 | ) | ||||
Payoffs and paydowns of loans and investments |
125,174,049 | 115,543,729 | ||||||
Deposits received relating to loan held-for-sale |
3,000,000 | | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of loans |
14,500,000 | 23,250,000 | ||||||
Due to borrowers and reserves |
568,828 | (7,153,352 | ) | |||||
Purchase of securities |
(4,481,719 | ) | (10,670,000 | ) | ||||
Principal collection on securities |
271,766 | 2,516,810 | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities |
50,678,631 | | ||||||
Investment in real estate owned, net |
(59,475 | ) | (59,986 | ) | ||||
Contributions to equity affiliates |
(2,557,540 | ) | | |||||
Distributions from equity affiliates |
435,939 | 1,616,316 | ||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities |
$ | 170,726,117 | $ | 118,114,781 | ||||
Financing activities: |
||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable and repurchase agreements |
26,000,000 | 13,080,633 | ||||||
Payoffs and paydowns of notes payable and repurchase agreements |
(160,522,077 | ) | (177,066,633 | ) | ||||
Payoff of junior subordinated notes to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities |
(10,500,122 | ) | (1,265,625 | ) | ||||
Payoff of notes payable related party |
| (4,200,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from collateralized debt obligations |
5,500,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
Payoffs and paydowns of collateralized debt obligations |
(50,328,430 | ) | (19,246,596 | ) | ||||
Change in restricted cash |
(25,019,942 | ) | 53,513,452 | |||||
Payments on swaps to hedge counterparties |
(19,310,000 | ) | (61,580,588 | ) | ||||
Receipts on swaps from hedge counterparties |
10,490,000 | 69,085,000 | ||||||
Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest |
(156,245 | ) | (111,630 | ) | ||||
Distributions paid on preferred stock of private REIT |
(10,845 | ) | (7,197 | ) | ||||
Payment of deferred financing costs |
(429,381 | ) | (4,617,514 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
$ | (224,287,042 | ) | $ | (131,916,698 | ) | ||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
$ | (38,355,274 | ) | $ | 26,432,003 | |||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
64,624,275 | 832,041 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 26,269,001 | $ | 27,264,044 | ||||
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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
||||||||
Cash used to pay interest |
$ | 41,290,321 | $ | 48,967,437 | ||||
Cash used (refunded) for taxes |
$ | 731,316 | $ | (78,145 | ) | |||
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities: |
||||||||
Extinguishment of notes
payable |
$ | 159,417,756 | $ | | ||||
Extinguishment of trust preferred
securities |
$ | 102,110,610 | $ | | ||||
Re-issuance of CDO
debt |
$ | 42,304,391 | $ | | ||||
Accrual of interest on reissued collateralized debt
obligations |
$ | 22,941,851 | $ | | ||||
Available-for-sale securities exchanged |
$ | 400,000 | $ | | ||||
Investments transferred to available-for-sale securities, at fair
value |
$ | 35,814,344 | $ | | ||||
Unearned discounts recorded on restructured
loans |
$ | 7,658,597 | $ | | ||||
Investment transferred to real estate held-for-sale,
net |
$ | 5,537,501 | $ | 41,440,000 | ||||
Investment in real estate, net |
$ | 20,750,000 | $ | 8,411,013 | ||||
Assumption of mortgage note payable real estate
owned |
$ | 20,750,000 | $ | | ||||
Margin calls applied to repurchase agreements |
$ | | $ | 4,845,810 | ||||
Termination of
swap |
$ | | $ | 17,034,929 | ||||
Retirement of common equity in trust preferred
securities |
$ | | $ | 7,727,000 | ||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 1 Description of Business/Form of Ownership
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the Company) is a Maryland corporation that was formed in June
2003 to invest in a diversified portfolio of multi-family and commercial real estate related
assets, primarily consisting of bridge loans, mezzanine loans, junior participating interests in
first mortgage loans, and preferred and direct equity. The Company may also directly acquire real
property and invest in real estate-related notes and certain mortgage-related securities. The
Company conducts substantially all of its operations through its operating partnership, Arbor
Realty Limited Partnership (ARLP), and ARLPs wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company is
externally managed and advised by Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC (ACM).
The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a real estate investment
trust (REIT) for federal income tax purposes. A REIT is generally not subject to federal income
tax on its REITtaxable income that it distributes to its stockholders, provided that it
distributes at least 90% of its REITtaxable income and meets certain other requirements. Certain
assets of the Company that produce non-qualifying income are owned by its taxable REIT
subsidiaries, the income of which is subject to federal and state income taxes.
The Companys charter provides for the issuance of up to 500 million shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, and 100 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
The Company was incorporated in June 2003 and was initially capitalized through the sale of 67
shares of common stock for $1,005.
On July 1, 2003, ACM contributed $213.1 million of structured finance assets and $169.2
million of borrowings supported by $43.9 million of equity in exchange for a commensurate equity
ownership in ARLP. In addition, certain employees of ACM were transferred to ARLP. At that time,
these assets, liabilities and employees represented a substantial portion of ACMs structured
finance business. The Company is externally managed and advised by ACM and pays ACM a management
fee in accordance with a management agreement. ACM also sources originations, provides
underwriting services and services all structured finance assets on behalf of ARLP, and its wholly
owned subsidiaries.
On July 1, 2003, the Company completed a private equity offering of 1,610,000 units (including
an overallotment option), each consisting of five shares of common stock and one warrant to
purchase one share of common stock at $75.00 per unit. The Company sold 8,050,000 shares of common
stock in the offering. Gross proceeds from the private equity offering totaled $120.2 million.
Gross proceeds from the private equity offering combined with the concurrent equity contribution by
ACM totaled approximately $164.1 million in equity capital. The Company paid and accrued offering
expenses of $10.1 million resulting in Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. stockholders equity and
noncontrolling interest of $154.0 million as a result of the private placement.
In April 2004, the Company sold 6,750,000 shares of its common stock in a public offering at a
price of $20.00 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $124.4 million after deducting the
underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses. The Company used the proceeds to pay
down indebtedness. In May 2004, the underwriters exercised a portion of their over-allotment
option, which resulted in the issuance of 524,200 additional shares. The Company received net
proceeds of approximately $9.8 million after deducting the underwriting discount. In October 2004,
ARLP received proceeds of approximately $9.4 million from the exercise of warrants for 629,345
operating partnership units. Additionally, in 2004 and 2005, the Company issued 973,354 and
282,776 shares of common stock, respectively, from the exercise of warrants under its Warrant
Agreement dated July 1, 2003, the (Warrant Agreement) and received net proceeds of $12.9 million
and $4.2 million, respectively.
In June 2007, the Company completed a public offering in which it sold 2,700,000 shares of its
common stock registered for $27.65 per share, and received net proceeds of approximately $73.6
million after deducting the underwriting discount and the other estimated offering expenses. The
Company used the proceeds to pay down debt and finance its loan and investment portfolio.
In June 2008, the Companys external manager exercised its right to redeem its approximate 3.8
million operating partnership units in the Companys operating partnership for shares of the
Companys common stock on a
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September 30, 2010
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one-for-one basis. In addition, the special voting preferred shares
paired with each operating partnership unit, pursuant to a pairing agreement, were redeemed
simultaneously and cancelled by the Company.
In June 2010, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 1933 Act) with
respect to an aggregate of $500.0 million of debt securities, common stock, preferred stock,
depositary shares and warrants that may be sold by the Company from time to time pursuant to Rule
415 of the 1933 Act. On June 23, 2010, the SEC declared this shelf registration statement
effective.
The Company had 25,477,410 shares of common stock outstanding at September 30, 2010 and
25,387,410 shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2009.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the authoritative reference for
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), for interim financial
statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly,
they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial
statements, although management believes that the disclosures presented herein are adequate to
prevent the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements presented from being
misleading.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the financial statements
of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, partnerships or other joint ventures in which the
Company owns a voting interest of greater than 50 percent, and Variable Interest Entities (VIEs)
of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. VIEs are defined as entities in which equity
investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have
sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated
financial support from other parties. A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary
beneficiary, which is the party that (i) has the power to control the activities that impact the
VIEs economic performance and (ii) has the right to receive the majority of expected returns or
the obligation to absorb the majority of expected losses. Updated accounting guidance requires the
Company to present a) assets of a consolidated VIE that can be used only to settle obligations of
the consolidated VIE, and b) liabilities of a consolidated VIE for which creditors (or beneficial
interest holders) do not have recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary. As a
result of this guidance, the Company has separately disclosed parenthetically the assets and
liabilities of its three collateralized debt obligation (CDO) subsidiaries on its Consolidated
Balance Sheets. Entities in which the Company owns a voting interest of 20 percent to 50 percent
are accounted for primarily under the equity method.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals)
considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. All significant inter-company
transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have
been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. Interest income and interest expense
were netted on the Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations in accordance with Article 9 of
Regulation S-X due to the relevance in understanding its operations. In addition, one of the
Companys real estate investments was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate
held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 which resulted in a reclassification from property operating
income and expenses to discontinued operations for all prior period presentations. Also, recent
accounting guidance, effective at the beginning of 2010, requires expanded disclosure of VIEs to
include assets and liabilities of the Companys CDOs on its Consolidated Balance Sheets as
described above.
The preparation of consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires
management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
interim financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those
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estimates. Further, in connection with preparation
of the consolidated interim financial statements, the Company evaluated subsequent events after the
balance sheet date of September 30, 2010 through the issuance of the Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not
necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31,
2010. The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated annual financial statements and the related
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in
the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are considered
to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents in high quality financial
institutions. The consolidated account balances at each institution periodically exceed Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance coverage and the Company believes that this risk
is not significant.
Restricted Cash
At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had restricted cash of $53.0 million
and $27.9 million, respectively, on deposit with the trustees for the Companys collateralized debt
obligations (CDOs), see Note 8 Debt Obligations. Restricted cash primarily represents
proceeds from loan repayments which will be used to purchase replacement loans as collateral for
the CDOs, unfunded loan commitments, principal repayments for the CDOs and interest payments
received from loans in the CDOs, which are remitted quarterly to the bond holders and the Company
in the month following the quarter.
Loans and Investments
At the time of purchase, the Company designates a security as held-to-maturity,
available-for-sale, or trading depending on the Companys ability and intent to hold. The Company
does not have any securities designated as trading or held-to-maturity as of September 30, 2010.
Securities available-for-sale are reported at fair value with the net unrealized gains or losses
reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, while securities and investments
that are held-to-maturity are reported at amortized cost. Unrealized losses that are determined to
be other-than-temporary are recognized in earnings up to their credit component. The determination
of other-than-temporary impairment is a subjective process requiring judgments and assumptions.
The process may include, but is not limited to, assessment of recent market events and prospects
for near term recovery, assessment of cash flows, internal review of the underlying assets securing
the investments, credit of the issuer and the rating of the security, as well as the Companys
ability and intent to hold the investment. Management closely monitors market conditions on which
it bases such decisions.
The Company also assesses certain of its securities, other than those of high credit quality,
to determine whether significant changes in estimated cash flows or unrealized losses on these
securities, if any, reflect a decline in value which is other-than-temporary and, accordingly,
should be written down to their fair value against earnings. On a quarterly basis, the Company
reviews these changes in estimated cash flows, which could occur due to actual prepayment and
credit loss experience, to determine if an other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have
occurred. The determination of other-than-temporary impairment is a subjective process requiring
judgments and assumptions and is not necessarily intended to indicate a permanent decline in value.
The Company calculates a revised yield based on the current amortized cost of the investment,
including any other-than-temporary impairments recognized to date, and the revised yield is then
applied prospectively to recognize interest income.
Loans held for investment are intended to be held to maturity and, accordingly, are carried at
cost, net of unamortized loan origination costs and fees, loan purchase discounts, and net of the
allowance for loan losses when such loan or investment is deemed to be impaired. The Company
invests in preferred equity interests that, in some
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cases, allow the Company to participate in a
percentage of the underlying propertys cash flows from operations and proceeds from a sale or
refinancing. At the inception of each such investment, management must determine whether such
investment should be accounted for as a loan, joint venture or as real estate. To date, management
has determined that all such investments are properly accounted for and reported as loans.
From time to time the Company may enter into an agreement to sell a loan. These loans are
considered held-for-sale and are valued at the lower of the loans carrying amount or fair value
less costs to sell. For the sale of loans, recognition occurs when ownership passes to the buyer.
Impaired Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses and Loss on Restructured Loans
The Company considers a loan impaired when, based upon current information and events, it is
probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due for both principal and interest
according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The company evaluates each loan in its
portfolio on a quarterly basis. The Companys loans are individually specific and unique as it
relates to product type, geographic location, and collateral type, as well as to the rights and
remedies and the position in the capital structure the Companys loans and investments have in
relation to the underlying collateral. The Company evaluates all of this information as well as
general market trends related to specific classes of assets, collateral type and geographic
locations, when determining the appropriate assumptions such as capitalization and market discount
rates, as well as the borrowers operating income and cash flows, in estimating the value of the
underlying collateral when determining if a loan is impaired. Included in the evaluation of the
capitalization and market discount rates, the Company considers not only assumptions specific to
collateral but also considers geographical and industry trends that could impact the collaterals
value.
If upon completion of the valuation, the fair value of the underlying collateral securing the
impaired loan is less than the net carrying value of the loan, an allowance is created with a
corresponding charge to the provision for loan losses. The allowance for each loan is maintained
at a level believed adequate by management to absorb probable losses. The Company had an allowance
for loan losses of $287.8 million relating to 32 loans with an aggregate carrying value, before
reserves, of approximately $622.7 million at September 30, 2010 and $326.3 million in allowance for
loan losses relating to 31 loans with an aggregate carrying value, before reserves, of
approximately $693.7 million at December 31, 2009. In addition, the Company recorded $3.8 million
in recoveries of previously recorded loan loss reserves related to two of the Companys assets
during the third quarter of 2010. These recoveries were recorded in provision for loan losses on
the Statement of Operations. Of the $3.8 million in recoveries, $3.5 million was related to one
asset in which the property was sold and the Company provided financing to the new operator, and as
a result of this restructuring, the Company recorded a net recovery of $3.5 million. The Company
also recorded a cash recovery of $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2010 for a fully reserved
loan.
Loss on restructured loans are created when the Company has granted a concession to the
borrower in the form of principal forgiveness related to the payoff or the substitution or addition
of a new debtor for the original borrower or when the Company incurs cost on behalf of the borrower
related to the modification, payoff or the substitution or addition of a new debtor for the
original borrower. When a loan is restructured, the Company records its investment at net
realizable value, taking into account the cost of all concessions at the date of restructuring.
The reduction in the recorded investment is recorded as a charge to the Statement of Operations in
the period in which the loan is restructured. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010, the Company recorded loss on restructured loans of $5.4 million and $6.2 million,
respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded loss on
restructured loans of $0.3 million and $33.1 million, respectively.
Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
Real estate owned, shown net of accumulated depreciation, is comprised of real property
acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure. Real estate acquired by foreclosure or
deed in lieu of foreclosure is
recorded at the estimated fair value of the real estate at the time of foreclosure or delivery
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2010
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Costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure of the properties collateralizing the real
estate loans are expensed as incurred and costs subsequently incurred to extend the life or improve
the assets subsequent to foreclosure are capitalized.
The Company allocates the purchase price of operating properties to land, building, tenant
improvements, deferred lease cost for the origination costs of the in-place leases, intangibles for
the value of the above or below market leases at fair value and to any other identified intangible
assets or liabilities. The Company finalizes its purchase price allocation on these assets within
one year of the acquisition date. The Company amortizes the value allocated to the in-place leases
over the remaining lease term. The value allocated to the above or below market leases are
amortized over the remaining lease term as an adjustment to rental income.
Real estate assets, including assets acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure
that are operated for the production of income are depreciated using the straight-line method over
their estimated useful lives. Ordinary repairs and maintenance which are not reimbursed by the
tenants are expensed as incurred. Major replacements and betterments which improve or extend the
life of the asset are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful life.
The Companys properties are individually reviewed for impairment each quarter, if events or
circumstances change indicating that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. The
Company recognizes impairment if the undiscounted estimated cash flows to be generated by the
assets are less than the carrying amount of those assets. Measurement of impairment is based upon
the estimated fair value of the asset. Upon evaluating a property, many factors are considered,
including estimated current and expected operating cash flow from the property during the projected
holding period, costs necessary to extend the life or improve the asset, expected capitalization
rates, projected stabilized net operating income, selling costs, and the ability to hold and
dispose of such real estate owned in the ordinary course of business. Valuation adjustments may be
necessary in the event that effective interest rates, rent-up periods, future economic conditions,
and other relevant factors vary significantly from those assumed in valuing the property. If
future evaluations result in a diminution in the value of the property, the reduction will be
recognized as an impairment charge at that time.
Real estate is classified as held-for-sale when management commits to a plan of sale, the
asset is available for immediate sale, there is an active program to locate a buyer, and it is
probable the sale will be complete within one year. Properties classified as held-for-sale are not
depreciated and the results of their operations are shown in discontinued operations. Real estate
assets that are expected to be disposed of are valued, on an individual asset basis, at the lower
of the carrying amount or their fair value less costs to sell.
The Company recognizes sales of real estate properties upon closing. Payments received from
purchasers prior to closing are recorded as deposits. Profit on real estate sold is recognized
upon closing using the full accrual method when the collectability of the sale price is reasonably
assured and the Company is not obligated to perform significant activities after the sale. Profit
may be deferred in whole or in part until collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured
and the earnings process is complete.
Revenue Recognition
Interest Income Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis as it is earned from
loans, investments, and securities. In many instances, the borrower pays an additional amount of
interest at the time the loan is closed, an origination fee, and/or deferred interest upon
maturity. In some cases interest income may also include the amortization or accretion of premiums
and discounts arising from the purchase or origination of the loan or security. This additional
income, net of any direct loan origination costs incurred, is deferred and accreted into interest
income on an effective yield or interest method adjusted for actual prepayment activity over the
life of the related loan or security as a yield adjustment. Income recognition is suspended for
loans when in the opinion of management a full recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful.
Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and performance is
resumed. Several of the loans provide for accrual of interest at specified rates, which differ
from current payment terms. Interest is recognized on such loans at the accrual rate
subject to managements determination that accrued interest and outstanding principal are
ultimately collectible,
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based on the underlying collateral and operations of the borrower. If
management cannot make this determination, interest income above the current pay rate is recognized
only upon actual receipt. Additionally, interest income is recorded when earned from equity
participation interests, referred to as equity kickers. These equity kickers have the potential to
generate additional revenues to the Company as a result of excess cash flow distributions and/or as
appreciated properties are sold or refinanced. The Company did not record interest income from
such investments for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively.
Property operating income Property operating income represents income associated with the
operations of two commercial real estate properties recorded as real estate owned. The Company
recognizes revenue for these activities when the fees are fixed or determinable, or evidenced by an
arrangement, collection is reasonably assured and the services under the arrangement have been
provided. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded
approximately $0.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of property operating income relating to
its real estate owned, as compared to approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively,
for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009. As of September 30, 2010, the
Company had two real estate owned properties. This was due to a real estate investment that was
reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another
real estate investment that was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at
September 30, 2009, respectively, which resulted in a reclassification from property operating
income into discontinued operations for the current and all prior periods. See Note 7 Real
Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale for further details.
Other income Other income represents fees received for loan structuring and defeasance
fees, and miscellaneous asset management fees associated with the Companys loans and investments
portfolio. The Company recognizes these forms of income when the fees are fixed or determinable,
are evidenced by an arrangement, collection is reasonably assured and the services under the
arrangement have been provided.
Investment in Equity Affiliates
The Company invests in joint ventures that are formed to acquire, develop, and/or sell real
estate assets. These joint ventures are not majority owned or controlled by the Company, or are
VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary, and are not consolidated in its
financial statements. These investments are recorded under either the equity or cost method of
accounting as appropriate. The Company records its share of the net income and losses from the
underlying properties on equity method investments and any other-than-temporary impairment on these
investments on a single line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as income or losses
from equity affiliates.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has granted certain of its employees, independent directors, and employees of ACM,
restricted stock awards consisting of shares of the Companys common stock that vest annually over
a multi-year period, subject to the recipients continued service to the Company. The Company
records stock-based compensation expense at the grant date fair value of the related stock-based
award with subsequent remeasurement for any unvested shares granted to non-employees of the Company
with such amounts expensed against earnings, at the grant date (for the portion that vest
immediately) or ratably over the respective vesting periods. Dividends are paid on the restricted
stock as dividends are paid on shares of the Companys common stock whether or not they are vested.
Stock-based compensation is disclosed in the Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations under
employee compensation and benefits for employees and under selling and administrative expense
for non-employees.
Income Taxes
The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a REIT and to comply with
the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code with respect thereto. A REIT is generally not subject
to federal income tax on taxable income which is distributed to its stockholders, provided that the
Company distributes at least 90% of taxable income and meets certain other requirements. Certain
REIT income may be subject to state and local
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income taxes. The Companys assets or operations
that would not otherwise comply with the REIT requirements,
are owned or conducted by the Companys taxable REIT subsidiaries, the income of which is
subject to federal and state income tax. Under current federal tax
law, the income and the tax on
such income, if any, attributable to certain debt extinguishment transactions may, at the Companys election, be deferred to
future periods.
Current accounting guidance clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprises financial statements. This guidance prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a
tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This guidance also provides clarity on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and
disclosure.
Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
The Company divides comprehensive income or loss into net income (loss) and other
comprehensive income (loss), which includes unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale
securities. In addition, to the extent the Companys derivative instruments qualify as hedges, net
unrealized gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive
income/(loss), see Derivatives and Hedging Activities below. At September 30, 2010, accumulated
other comprehensive loss was $69.8 million and consisted of $69.8 million of net unrealized loss on
derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and a less than $0.1 million unrealized gain related to
available-for-sale securities. At December 31, 2009, accumulated other comprehensive loss was
$53.3 million and consisted of net unrealized losses on derivatives designated as cash flow hedges.
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities at fair value and these
amounts are recorded in other assets or other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Additionally, the fair value adjustments will affect either accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings, or net income (loss) depending on whether
the derivative instrument qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes and, if so, the nature of
the hedging activity. The Company utilizes quotations from a third party to assist in the
determination of these fair values.
The Company records all derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The
accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the
derivative, whether a company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and
apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to
apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to
changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular
risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and
qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types
of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting generally provides
for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the
recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable
to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted
transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are
intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or
the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.
In the normal course of business, the Company may use a variety of derivative financial
instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risk. These derivative financial instruments must
be effective in reducing its interest rate risk exposure in order to qualify for hedge accounting.
When the terms of an underlying transaction are modified, or when the underlying hedged item ceases
to exist, all changes in the fair value of the instrument are marked-to-market with changes in
value included in net income for each period until the derivative instrument matures or is settled.
In cases where a derivative financial instrument is terminated early, any gain or loss is
generally amortized over the remaining life of the hedged item. Any derivative instrument used for
risk management that does not meet the hedging criteria is marked-to-market with the changes in
value included in net
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income. Derivatives are used for hedging purposes rather than speculation.
See Note 9 Derivative Financial Instruments for further details.
Variable Interest Entities
The Company has evaluated its loans and investments, mortgage related securities, investments
in equity affiliates, junior subordinated notes and CDOs, in order to determine if they qualify as
VIEs. This evaluation resulted in the Company determining that its bridge loans, junior
participation loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments, investments in equity
affiliates, junior subordinated notes, CDOs, and investments in debt securities were potential
VIEs. A VIE is defined as an entity in which equity investors (i) do not have the characteristics
of a controlling financial interest, and/or (ii) do not have sufficient equity at risk for the
entity to finance its activities without additional financial support from other parties. A VIE is
required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is defined as the party that (i) has
the power to control the activities that impact the VIEs economic performance and (ii) has the
right to receive the majority of expected returns or the obligation to absorb the majority of
expected losses. See Note 10 Variable Interest Entities for further details.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of
financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses which will require a greater level of
information disclosed about the credit quality of loans and allowance for loan losses, as well as
additional information related to credit quality indicators, past due information, and information
related to loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring. This guidance is effective for the
fourth quarter of 2010, and as it only amends existing disclosure requirements, the Company does
not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material effect on its Consolidated Financial
Statements.
In March 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on embedded credit derivatives for contracts
containing an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is not
solely in the form of subordination. This guidance was effective for the third quarter of 2010 and
its adoption did not have a material effect on the Company Consolidated Financial Statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures,
which requires disclosure of details of significant asset or liability transfers in and out of
Level 1 and Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy and inclusion of gross purchases,
sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of assets and liabilities valued using Level
3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. The guidance also clarifies and expands existing
disclosure requirements related to the disaggregation of fair value disclosures and inputs used in
arriving at fair values for assets and liabilities using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs within the fair
value hierarchy. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2009, and its adoption did not have a material effect on the Companys
Consolidated Financial Statements. The gross presentation of the Level 3 roll forward is required
for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and its adoption is not
expected to have a material effect on the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 3 Loans and Investments
The following table sets forth the composition of the Companys loan and investment portfolio
at the dates indicated:
At September 30, 2010 | At December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | Percent | December 31, | Percent | Loan | Wtd. Avg. | Loan | Wtd. Avg. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | of Total | 2009 | of Total | Count | Pay Rate(1) | Count | Pay Rate(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridge loans |
$ | 1,062,921,331 | 59 | % | $ | 1,245,497,015 | 61 | % | 50 | 4.91 | % | 56 | 5.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Mezzanine loans |
303,878,013 | 17 | % | 343,494,118 | 17 | % | 35 | 4.03 | % | 37 | 5.43 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Junior
participation
loans |
249,398,320 | 14 | % | 255,076,554 | 13 | % | 14 | 5.15 | % | 15 | 5.46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred equity
Investments |
187,992,959 | 10 | % | 190,967,267 | 9 | % | 18 | 2.76 | % | 18 | 2.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
1,804,190,623 | 100 | % | 2,035,034,954 | 100 | % | 117 | 4.57 | % | 126 | 4.93 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
Unearned revenue |
(14,665,322 | ) | (7,932,627 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allowance for loan
losses |
(287,798,787 | ) | (326,328,039 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans and
investments, net |
$ | 1,501,726,514 | $ | 1,700,774,288 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) | Weighted Average Pay Rate is a weighted average, based on the unpaid principal balances of each loan in the Companys portfolio, of the interest rate that is required to be paid monthly as stated in the individual loan agreements. Certain loans and investments that require an additional rate of interest Accrual Rate to be paid at the maturity are not included in the weighted average pay rate as shown in the table. |
Concentration of Borrower Risk
The Company is subject to concentration risk in that, as of September 30, 2010, the unpaid
principal balance related to 30 loans with five unrelated borrowers represented approximately 34%
of total assets. At December 31, 2009 the unpaid principal balance related to 32 loans with five
unrelated borrowers represented approximately 31% of total assets. As of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, the Company had 117 and 126 loans and investments, respectively. As of
September 30, 2010, 36%, 13%, and 11% of the outstanding balance of the Companys loans and
investments portfolio had underlying properties in New York, California, and Florida, respectively.
As of December 31, 2009, 38%, 13%, and 11% of the outstanding balance of the Companys loans and
investments portfolio had underlying properties in New York, California and Florida, respectively.
Impaired Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses
The Company considers a loan impaired when, based upon current information and events, it is
probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due for both principal and interest
according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. As a result of the Companys normal
quarterly loan review at September 30, 2010, it was determined that 32 loans with an aggregate
carrying value, before reserves, of $622.7 million were impaired. At December 31, 2009, it was
determined that 31 loans with an aggregate carrying value, before reserves, of $693.7 million were
impaired.
The Company performed an evaluation of the impaired loans and determined that the fair value
of the underlying collateral securing the loans was less than the net carrying value of the loans,
resulting in a $15.2 million and $65.8 million provision for loan losses for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. In addition, the Company recorded $3.8 million in
recoveries of previously recorded loan loss reserves related to two of the Companys assets during
the third quarter of 2010. These recoveries were recorded in provision for loan losses on the
Statement of Operations. Of the $3.8 million in recoveries, $3.5 million was related to one asset
in which the property was sold and the Company provided financing to the new operator, and as a
result of this
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
restructuring, the Company recorded a net recovery of $3.5 million. The Company
also recorded a cash recovery of $0.8 million received in the second quarter of 2010 for a fully
reserved loan. The effect of these recoveries resulted
in a provision for loan losses, net of recoveries, of $11.3 million and $61.2 million for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively. Of the $15.2 million of loan loss
reserves recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010, $9.6 million was on loans on
which the Company had previously recorded reserves, while $5.6 million of reserves related to other
loans in the Companys portfolio. Of the $65.8 million of loan loss reserves recorded during the
nine months ended September 30, 2010, $42.9 million was on loans on which the Company had
previously recorded reserves, while $22.9 million of reserves related to other loans in the
Companys portfolio. In October 2010, the Company received a $14.1 million recovery related to a
loan that was previously fully reserved which will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The Company recorded a $51.0 million and $141.5 million provision for loan losses for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.
As a result of the quarterly review process at September 30, 2010, the Company identified
loans and investments that it considers higher-risk loans which had a carrying value, before
reserves, of approximately $439.4 million and a weighted average loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 98%,
as compared to lower-risk loans with a carrying value, before reserves, of $1.3 billion and a
weighted average LTV ratio of 89%. There were no loans for which the value of the collateral
securing the loan was less than the carrying value of the loan for which the Company had not
recorded a provision for loan loss.
A summary of the changes in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:
For the Nine Months Ended | ||||
September 30, 2010 | ||||
Allowance at beginning of the period |
$ | 326,328,039 | ||
Provision for loan losses |
65,761,004 | |||
Charge-offs |
(92,048,619 | ) | ||
Market value adjustments |
(7,658,597 | ) | ||
Recoveries of reserves |
(4,583,040 | ) | ||
Allowance at end of the period |
$ | 287,798,787 | ||
As of September 30, 2010, ten loans with a net carrying value of approximately $53.1
million, net of related loan loss reserves of $66.2 million, were classified as non-performing and
nine of the ten loans had loan loss reserves. Income is generally recognized on a cash basis only
to the extent it is received. Full income recognition will resume when the loan becomes
contractually current and performance has recommenced. As of December 31, 2009, 13 loans with a
net carrying value of approximately $110.8 million, net of related loan loss reserves of $115.0
million, were classified as non-performing for which income recognition had been suspended. The
Company had previously established loan loss reserves on all of these loans.
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to sell a mezzanine loan
for $25.0 million. As a result, the loan is recorded at fair value, equal to the purchase price
less expected costs to complete the sale, in loans and investments on the Companys Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2010 and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010. The
Company has received $2.0 million in non-refundable deposits from the purchaser which were recorded
in other liabilities on the Companys September 30, 2010 Consolidated Balance Sheet.
During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to sell one of its
bridge loans for $35.0 million. The Company received $20.5 million in non-refundable deposits from
the purchaser during the fourth quarter of 2009, which were recorded in other liabilities on the
Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet. The remaining purchase price of $14.5 million was collected
at the close of the transaction in April 2010, and the
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Company recorded a charge-off to previously
recorded reserves of $35.4 million during the second quarter of 2010 to remove the amount of
allowance for loan losses that had previously been recorded related to this loan.
During
the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company received $21.4 million in principal
payoffs on three bridge loans with an aggregate carrying value of $34.4 million recording a loss on
the restructuring of
approximately $1.6 million and a charge-off to previously
recorded reserves of $11.5 million;
wrote down four bridge loans with a aggregate carrying value of $96.9 million, after principal
paydowns of $7.3 million, to $78.3 million, recording a loss on the restructuring of approximately
$3.8 million and a charge-off to previously recorded reserves of $7.4 million; wrote off a
mezzanine loan to previously recorded reserves of $26.8 million; and recorded market value
adjustments of $7.7 million on two loans due to a modification of loan valuation assumptions.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2010, the Company received $19.9 million in principal payoffs on
two bridge loans and a mezzanine loan with an aggregate carrying value of $20.7 million and wrote
down a mezzanine loan with a carrying value, after principal paydowns, of $15.4 million to $10.0
million, recording a loss on the restructuring of approximately $0.8 million and a charge-off to
previously recorded reserves of $5.4 million, respectively. The Company also reclassified a $5.6
million loan loss reserve related to a junior participation loan on a property that was acquired
through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and recorded to real estate owned, net on the Companys
Consolidated Balance Sheet in the second quarter of 2010, and then terminated the loan and removed
the reserve. See Note 7 Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale for further details. There were
no losses on restructuring or charge-offs for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company charged-off a $5.0 million loan loss
reserve on a bridge loan for a hotel property that was assumed by another borrower and a $10.0
million loan loss reserve on a bridge loan for another hotel property that was modified by the
Company. The Company also reclassified a $4.3 million loan loss reserve related to a bridge loan
on a property that was acquired through foreclosure and recorded to real estate owned, net. See
Note 7 Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale for further details. The Company also settled a
bridge loan with a carrying value of $1.5 million, at a discount, for approximately $1.2 million
and recorded a loss on restructuring of $0.3 million. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the
Company sold a bridge loan with a carrying value of $47.0 million, at a discount, for approximately
$23.2 million and recorded a loss on restructuring of $23.8 million. In connection with this
transaction, the Company used the proceeds to settle a $37.0 million repurchase facility in which
this asset was financed for a cash payment of approximately $22.0 million, resulting in a gain on
extinguishment of debt of approximately $15.0 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
the Company received $11.8 million in principal paydowns on two loans with a carrying value of
$22.9 million and recorded a loss on the restructuring of these loans of approximately $9.0
million.
At September 30, 2010, the Company did not have any loans contractually past due 90 days or
more that are still accruing interest. Also, the Company had unfunded commitments totaling $0.3
million on modified loans considered troubled debt restructurings and there were three loans in
the Companys portfolio with an aggregate carrying value of $99.5 million which are considered
troubled debt restructurings that are not included in the discussions above.
Note 4 Available-For-Sale Securities
The following is a summary of the Companys securities available-for-sale at September 30,
2010:
Other-Than- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Face | Amortized | Temporary | Unrealized | Estimated | ||||||||||||||||
Value | Cost | Impairment | Gain / (Loss) | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common equity securities |
$ | | $ | 88,184 | $ | (29,395 | ) | $ | 29,395 | $ | 88,184 | |||||||||
Collateralized debt obligation bond |
10,000,000 | 7,975,405 | (6,975,405 | ) | | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total available-for-sale securities |
$ | 10,000,000 | $ | 8,063,589 | $ | (7,004,800 | ) | $ | 29,395 | $ | 1,088,184 | |||||||||
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The following is a summary of the Companys available-for-sale securities at December 31,
2009:
Other-Than- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Face | Amortized | Temporary | Unrealized | Estimated | ||||||||||||||||
Value | Cost | Impairment | Gain / (Loss) | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||
Common equity securities |
$ | | $ | 529,104 | $ | (440,920 | ) | $ | | $ | 88,184 | |||||||||
Collateralized debt obligation bonds |
25,000,000 | 11,607,136 | (11,207,136) | (1) | | 400,000 | ||||||||||||||
Total available-for-sale securities |
$ | 25,000,000 | $ | 12,136,240 | $ | (11,648,056 | ) | $ | | $ | 488,184 | |||||||||
(1) | Cumulative total includes $9.8 million recorded in 2009 and $1.4 million recorded in 2008. |
The following is a summary of the underlying credit rating of the Companys
collateralized debt obligation bonds investments available-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009:
At September 30, 2010 | At December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized | Percent | Amortized | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rating (1) | # | Cost | of Total | # | Cost | of Total | ||||||||||||||||||
BBB+ |
| $ | | | 1 | $ | 10,219,636 | 88 | % | |||||||||||||||
BB- |
1 | 7,975,405 | 100 | % | | | | |||||||||||||||||
B |
| | | 1 | 1,387,500 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||||
1 | $ | 7,975,405 | 100 | % | 2 | $ | 11,607,136 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Based on the rating published by Standard & Poors for each security. |
In March 2010, the Company sold a AAA rated commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS)
investment, with an amortized cost of $1.5 million, for $1.8 million and a BBB rated CMBS
investment with a amortized cost of $9.6 million for $12.5 million and recorded an aggregate gain
of approximately $3.3 million in its Consolidated Statement of Operations. These securities were
classified as held-to-maturity at December 31, 2009, however, the Company made the decision to sell
the securities at a gain due to favorable market opportunities. Accordingly, because this is
considered a change of intent to hold the securities, the Company reclassified all remaining
held-to-maturity securities, with a carrying amount of $54.4 million, to available-for-sale at
their estimated fair value of $35.8 million, with a net unrealized loss of $18.6 million recorded
in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet in the first
quarter of 2010. See Note 5 Securities Held-To-Maturity for further details. During the first
quarter of 2010, the Company had also purchased an additional $4.5 million investment grade CMBS,
at a discount of less than $0.1 million.
In June 2010, the Company sold three investment grade commercial real estate collateralized
debt obligation (CDO) bonds, rated AA, BBB+ and BBB, with an aggregate face value of $44.7
million and an amortized cost of $40.4 million, for $29.9 million, and recorded an aggregate
realized loss on sale of securities of $10.5 million in its Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Additionally, in June 2010, the Company sold two AAA rated CMBS investments, with an aggregate face
value of $6.5 million and an amortized cost of $6.3 million, for $6.5 million, and recorded an
aggregate realized gain on sale of securities of $0.2 million in its Consolidated Statement of
Operations. Upon the sale of these securities in the second quarter of 2010, the Company
reclassified $11.6 million from accumulated other comprehensive loss into loss on sale of
securities based on the specific amounts recorded to accumulated other comprehensive loss for each
investment.
During the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company purchased a $7.4 million
investment grade CMBS, at a discount for $6.9 million, and subsequently sold it for $6.9 million in
the same quarter with no gain or loss on the sale of the investment.
At December 31, 2009, a BBB+ rated investment grade CDO bond, with a face value of $20.0
million and a discount of $9.8 million, and a B rated investment grade CDO bond, with a face value
of $5.0 million and a discount of $3.6 million, were reclassified from held-to-maturity to
available-for-sale. The Company exchanged
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
these two bonds in the retirement of a portion of its
own junior subordinated notes in February 2010. An other-than-temporary impairment of $9.8 million
was recognized upon the reclassification during the fourth quarter of 2009. During the fourth
quarter of 2008, the Company determined that the B rated CDO bond, with an amortized cost of
approximately $1.4 million, was other-than-temporarily impaired, resulting in a $1.4 million
impairment charge to the Companys 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 8 Debt
Obligations Junior Subordinated Notes for further details. These securities bore interest at a
weighted average spread of 56 basis points over LIBOR, had a weighted average stated maturity of
42.3 years, and had an estimated average remaining life of 7.3 years due to the maturities of the
underlying assets. See Note 5 Securities Held-To-Maturity below.
Available-for-sale securities are carried at their estimated fair value with unrealized gains
and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The company does not intend to sell
the remaining CDO bond investment and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be
required to sell the investment before recovery of its amortized cost basis, which may be at
maturity. The Company evaluates these securities periodically to determine whether a decline in
their value is other-than-temporary, though such a determination is not intended to indicate a
permanent decline in value. The Companys evaluation is based on its assessment of cash flows
which is supplemented by third-party research reports, internal review of the underlying assets
securing the investments, levels of subordination and the ratings of the securities and the
underlying collateral. The Companys estimation of cash flows expected to be generated by the
securities portfolio is based upon an internal review of the underlying mortgage loans securing the
investments both on an absolute basis and compared to the Companys initial underwriting for each
investment. The Companys efforts are supplemented by third party research reports, third party
market assessments and dialogue with market participants. Management closely monitors market
conditions on which it bases such decisions. As of September 30, 2010, the CDO bond security
available-for-sale has been in a loss position as compared to its original purchase price for more
than twelve months. Based on the Companys analysis at June 30, 2010, the Company concluded that
this CDO bond investment was other-than-temporarily impaired and recorded a $7.0 million impairment
charge in the second quarter of 2010 to the Companys Consolidated Statement of Operations which
was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss. No impairment was recorded for the
three months ended September 30, 2010.
The remaining CDO bond security bears interest at a spread of 30 basis points over LIBOR, has
a stated maturity of 41.5 years, but has an estimated remaining life of 5.6 years due to the
maturities of the underlying assets.
As of the second quarter of 2010, the Company is no longer accreting income on its remaining
CDO bond security which has $2.5 million of original discount at September 30, 2010. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2010, the Company accreted approximately $0.8 million of CDO bond
discount into interest income, representing accretion on approximately $7.5 million of the total
original discount. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company accreted
approximately $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively of CDO bond discount into interest
income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company accreted approximately $0.1
million of CMBS discounts into interest income. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2009, the Company accreted approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of CMBS
discount into interest income.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company received principal repayments of
$0.3 million on one of the Companys CDO bond securities sold during the second quarter of 2010.
In 2009, the Company had received repayments of principal of $2.5 million on this security.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the average yield on the Companys CDO
bond and CMBS securities available-for-sale based on their face values was 0.73% and 3.63%,
respectively, including the accretion of discount. For the three and nine months ended September
30, 2009, the average yield on the
Companys CDO bond securities based on their face values was 4.89% and 4.74%, respectively,
including the accretion of discount.
During 2007, the Company purchased 2,939,465 shares of common stock of Realty Finance
Corporation, formerly CBRE Realty Finance, Inc., a commercial real estate specialty finance
company, for $16.7 million, which had a fair value of $0.1 million at both September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009. In 2008 and 2009, the
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Company concluded that these securities were
other-than-temporarily impaired and recorded $16.2 million and $0.4 million of impairment charges
to the Consolidated Statements of Operations in 2008 and 2009, respectively. During the second
quarter of 2010, the Company concluded that these securities were other-than-temporarily impaired
under GAAP and recorded a less than $0.1 million impairment charge to the Consolidated Statements
of Operations. As of September 30, 2010, an unrealized gain of less than $0.1 million related to
these securities was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. At December 31, 2009, all
losses in fair value on the available-for-sale securities to date were recorded as
other-than-temporary impairments, and therefore recognized in earnings.
Note 5 Securities Held-To-Maturity
The Company had no securities held-to-maturity at September 30, 2010.
The following is a summary of the Companys securities held-to-maturity at December 31, 2009:
Other-Than- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Face | Amortized | Temporary | Carrying | Unrealized | Unrealized | Estimated | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Value | Cost | Impairment | Value | Gain | Loss (1) | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt
obligation bonds |
$ | 54,989,988 | $ | 47,823,843 | $ | | $ | 47,823,843 | $ | | $ | (31,154,843 | ) | $ | 16,669,000 | |||||||||||||
Commercial
mortgage-backed
securities |
17,000,000 | 12,738,965 | | 12,738,965 | 2,366,955 | | 15,105,920 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total securities
held-to-maturity |
$ | 71,989,988 | $ | 60,562,808 | $ | | $ | 60,562,808 | $ | 2,366,955 | $ | (31,154,843 | ) | $ | 31,774,920 | |||||||||||||
(1) | All four collateralized debt obligation bonds were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2009. |
The following is a summary of the underlying credit ratings of the Companys securities
held-to-maturity at December 31, 2009:
At December 31, 2009 | ||||||||||||
Amortized | Percent | |||||||||||
Rating (1) | # | Cost | of Total | |||||||||
AAA |
3 | $ | 32,355,109 | 53 | % | |||||||
AA |
1 | 10,787,743 | 18 | % | ||||||||
AA- |
1 | 7,910,558 | 13 | % | ||||||||
BBB |
1 | 9,509,398 | 16 | % | ||||||||
6 | $ | 60,562,808 | 100 | % | ||||||||
(1) | Based on the rating published by Standard & Poors for each security. |
During the second quarter of 2008, the Company purchased $82.7 million of investment
grade commercial real estate CDO bonds for $58.1 million, representing a $24.6 million discount to
their face value. The discount was accreted into interest income on an effective yield adjusted
for actual prepayment activity over the average life of the related security as a yield adjustment.
At December 31, 2009, a BBB+ rated CDO bond, with a face value of $20.0 million and a discount of
$9.8 million, and a B rated CDO bond, with a face value of $5.0 million and a discount of $3.6
million, were reclassified from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale. During the fourth quarter
of 2008, the Company determined that the B rated CDO bond, with an amortized cost of approximately
$1.4 million, was other-than-temporarily impaired, resulting in a $1.4 million impairment charge to
the Companys 2008 Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company exchanged these two bonds in the
retirement of a portion of its own junior subordinated notes in February 2010. An
other-than-temporary impairment of $9.8 million was recognized upon the reclassification during the
fourth quarter of 2009. See Note 4 Securities Available-For-Sale
above. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company accreted
approximately $0.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively of CDO bond discount into interest
income.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
In March 2010, the Company sold a AAA rated CMBS investment with a amortized cost of $1.5
million for $1.8 million and a BBB rated CMBS investment with a amortized cost of $9.6 million for
$12.5 million and recorded an aggregate gain of approximately $3.3 million in its Consolidated
Statement of Operations. These securities were classified as held-to-maturity at December 31,
2009, however, the Company made the decision to sell the securities at a gain due to favorable
market opportunities. As a result, the Company reclassified all remaining held-to-maturity
securities, with a carrying amount of $54.4 million to available-for-sale at their estimated fair
value of $35.8 million, with a net unrealized loss of $18.6 million recorded in accumulated other
comprehensive loss on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet in the first quarter of 2010.
In 2009, the Company purchased $17.0 million of investment grade CMBS for $12.4 million plus
accrued interest, representing a $4.6 million discount to their face value. Purchase discounts are
accreted into interest income on an effective yield adjusted for actual prepayment activity over
the average life of the related security as a yield adjustment. For the three and nine months
ended September 30, 2009, the Company accreted approximately $0.1 million and $0.3 million,
respectively, of CMBS discount into interest income.
At December 31, 2009, the CDO bond investments bore interest at a weighted average spread of
34 basis points over LIBOR and had a weighted average stated maturity of 34.2 years, but had an
estimated average remaining life of 3.7 years due to the maturities of the underlying assets. At
December 31, 2009, the CMBS investments bore interest at a weighted average coupon rate of 5.80%
and had a weighted average stated maturity of 29.6 years, but had an estimated average remaining
life of 6.0 years due to the maturities of the underlying assets.
Securities held-to-maturity are carried at cost, net of unamortized premiums and discounts,
which are recognized in interest income using an effective yield or interest method. The Company
evaluates held-to-maturity securities periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is
other-than-temporary, though such a determination is not intended to indicate a permanent decline
in value. The Companys evaluation is based on its assessment of cash flows which is supplemented
by third-party research reports, internal review of the underlying assets securing the investments,
levels of subordination and the ratings of the securities and the underlying collateral. The
Companys estimation of cash flows expected to be generated by the securities portfolio is based
upon an internal review of the underlying mortgage loans securing the investments both on an
absolute basis and compared to the Companys initial underwriting for each investment.
In 2008, the Company entered into a repurchase agreement with a financial institution for the
purpose of financing a portion of the Companys CDO bond securities. At December 31, 2009, the
balance of this facility totaled $0.2 million and in January 2010, the facility was repaid in full.
Note 6 Investment in Equity Affiliates
The following is a summary of the Companys investment in equity affiliates at September 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009:
Outstanding | ||||||||||||
Loan Balance | ||||||||||||
to Equity | ||||||||||||
Investment in Equity Affiliates at | Affiliates at | |||||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | September 30, | ||||||||||
Equity Affiliates | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
930 Flushing & 80 Evergreen |
$ | 491,975 | $ | 491,975 | $ | 24,151,471 | ||||||
450 West 33rd Street |
1,136,960 | 1,136,960 | 50,000,000 | |||||||||
1107 Broadway |
5,720,000 | 5,720,000 | | |||||||||
Alpine Meadows |
| | 33,500,000 | |||||||||
St. Johns Development |
| 144,605 | 25,000,000 |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Outstanding | ||||||||||||
Loan Balance | ||||||||||||
to Equity | ||||||||||||
Investment in Equity Affiliates at | Affiliates at | |||||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | September 30, | ||||||||||
Equity Affiliates | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
Lightstone Value Plus REIT L.P |
55,988,409 | 55,988,409 | | |||||||||
JT Prime |
851,000 | 851,000 | | |||||||||
West Shore Café |
2,147,000 | | 4,000,000 | |||||||||
Issuers of Junior Subordinated Notes |
578,000 | 578,000 | | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 66,913,344 | $ | 64,910,949 | $ | 136,651,471 | ||||||
The Company accounts for the 450 West 33rd Street and Lightstone Value Plus
REIT L.P. investments under the cost method and the remaining investments under the equity method.
The following represents the significant changes in the Companys investments in equity
affiliates:
West Shore Café
In August 2010, the Company invested $2.1 million in exchange for a 50% non-controlling
interest with a 20% preferred return subject to certain conditions in the West Shore Café, a
restaurant / inn on an approximate 12,463 square foot lakefront property in Lake Tahoe, California.
The Company also provided a $5.5 million first mortgage loan, $4.0 million of which was initially
funded, that matures in August 2013 and bears interest at a weighted average yield of 10.5%.
St. Johns Development
In December 2006, the Company originated a $25.0 million bridge loan with a maturity date in
September 2007 with two three-month extensions that bore interest at a fixed rate of 12%. The loan
is secured by 20.5 acres of usable land and 2.3 acres of submerged land located on the banks of the
St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida and is currently zoned for the development of up
to 60 dwellings per acre. In October 2007, the borrower sold the property to an investor group, in
which the Company has a 50% non-controlling interest, for $25.0 million. The investor group
assumed the $25.0 million mortgage with a new maturity date of October 2009 and had a change in
interest rate to LIBOR plus 6.48%, with a LIBOR floor of 4.50%. In connection with this
transaction, the Company contributed $0.5 million to cover other operational costs of acquiring and
maintaining the property. During the fourth quarter of 2009, the mortgage loan was modified to
extend the maturity date to January 2010 and modified to change the interest rate to LIBOR plus
6.48% with no LIBOR floor. During the first quarter of 2010, the mortgage loan was modified to an
interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.00% and, as of June 2010, was in default.
The managing member of the investor group is an experienced real estate developer who retains
a 50% controlling interest in the partnership and funded a $2.9 million interest reserve for the
first year. The Company was required to contribute $2.9 million to fund the interest reserve for
the second year and made an additional capital contribution of $0.1 million during 2008. Interest
received on the $25.0 million loan is recorded as a return of capital and reduction of the
Companys equity investment and the loan has a $15.0 million allowance for loan loss recorded
against it at September 30, 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company
received $1.6 million of such interest, reducing the Companys investment to $1.9 million. Current
accounting guidance requires the Companys investments in equity affiliates to be evaluated
periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary, though it is
not intended to indicate a permanent decline in value. In the third quarter of 2009, the Company
recorded an other-than-temporary impairment of $1.9 million for the remaining amount of the
investment which was recorded in loss from equity affiliates in the Companys Consolidated
Statements of Operations. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company was able to recover $0.6
million of the loss reducing the balance to $0.1 million at December 31, 2009. In the first
quarter of 2010, the Company contributed $0.4 million to this investment and recovered $0.5 million
reducing the balance of the investment to zero at September 30, 2010. The Company accounts for
this investment under the equity method.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 7 Real Estate Owned and Held-For-Sale
The Company had a $5.6 million junior participating interest in a first mortgage loan secured
by an apartment building in Bear Canyon, Arizona that had a maturity date of July 2012 and bore
interest at a fixed rate of 10%. During 2009, the Company established a $5.6 million provision for
loan loss related to this property equal to the carrying value of the loan and in the second
quarter of 2010, terminated the loan as well as the provision. In April 2010, the Company
purchased the property securing this loan by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and assumed the $20.8
million senior interest in a first mortgage loan. The Company recorded this transaction as real
estate owned in its Consolidated Financial Statements at a fair value of $20.8 million. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded property operating income of
$0.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively, and property operating expenses, including
depreciation, of $0.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively. At September 30, 2010, this
investments balance sheet was comprised of land and building, net of accumulated depreciation and
allowances, totaling approximately $20.4 million, cash of $0.1 million, other assets of $0.6
million, mortgage note payable of $20.8 million and other liabilities of $0.3 million.
The Company had a $4.0 million bridge loan secured by a hotel located in St. Louis, Missouri
that matured in 2009 and bore interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 5.00%. In April 2009, the
borrower delivered a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure to the Company. As a result, during the second
quarter of 2009 the Company recorded this investment on its balance sheet as real estate owned at a
fair value of $2.9 million. The carrying value represented the fair value of the underlying
collateral at the time of the transfer. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010,
the Company recorded property operating income of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and
property operating expenses, including depreciation, of $0.4 million and $1.2 million,
respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded
property operating income of $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and property operating
expenses, including depreciation, of $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively. At September 30,
2010, this investments balance sheet was comprised of land and building, net of accumulated
depreciation and allowances totaling approximately $2.7 million, other assets of $0.1 million and
other liabilities of $0.4 million.
The Company had a $9.9 million bridge loan secured by a motel located in Long Beach,
California that matured in 2008 and bore interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 4.00%. During
2008 and 2009, the Company recorded a $4.3 million provision for loan loss related to this property
reducing the carrying amount to $5.6 million. In August 2009, the Company was the winning bidder
at a foreclosure sale of the property securing this loan which was recorded as real estate owned.
The carrying value represented the then fair value of the underlying collateral at the time of the
sale. During the third quarter of 2010, the Company agreed to sell the property to a third party
at which time it was determined that the property met the held-for-sale requirements pursuant to
the accounting guidance. As a result, the Company reclassified this investment from real estate
owned to real estate held-for-sale at a value of $5.5 million and reclassified property operating
income and expenses for current and prior periods to discontinued operations in the Companys
Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company sold the property to the third party and received
proceeds of approximately $6.8 million in October 2010.
The Company had a $5.0 million mezzanine loan secured by an office building located in
Indianapolis, Indiana that was scheduled to mature in June 2012 and bore interest at a fixed rate
of 10.72%. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company established a $1.5 million provision for
loan loss related to this property reducing the carrying value to $3.5 million at March 31, 2008.
In April 2008, the Company was the winning bidder at a UCC foreclosure sale of the entity which
owns the equity interest in the property securing this loan and a $41.4 million first mortgage on
the property. As a result, during the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded this investment
on its balance sheet as real estate owned at fair value, which included the Companys $3.5 million
carrying value of the mezzanine loan and the $41.4 million first lien mortgage note payable.
During the third quarter of 2009, the Company mutually agreed with the first mortgage lender to
appoint a receiver to operate the property and the Company is working to assist in the transfer of
title to the first mortgage lender. As a result, the Company reclassified this investment from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at a fair value of $41.4 million, reclassified
property operating income and expenses for the current and prior periods to discontinued operations
in the Companys Consolidated Financial Statements, and recorded an impairment loss of $4.9 million
in
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
2009. The Company had originally planned to transfer the property to the first mortgage lender
within one year of the date of this designation, however, due to circumstances beyond the Companys
control, the transfer has not been completed within the one year time frame. The Company believes
it is reasonable to expect the transfer to be
completed in 2011. Based on the facts and circumstances related to this property, the Company
will continue to account for this investment as real estate held-for-sale.
As of September 30, 2010, real estate held-for-sale consisted of land and building, net of
accumulated depreciation and allowances of approximately $41.4 million from the office building
located in Indianapolis and approximately $5.5 million from the motel located in Long Beach,
California. At September 30, 2010 the Company also had a mortgage note payable held-for-sale of
$41.4 million and other liabilities of $1.2 million from the office building, and cash of $0.2
million, other assets of less than $0.1 million and other liabilities of $0.1 million from the
motel. The Company did not record interest expense related to the note payable, as the interest
expense is non-recourse and the Company is in the process of cooperating with the receiver and the
first lien holder in order for the first lien holder to take title to the office building subject
to the $41.4 million first mortgage. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the
receivers issued financial statements reported net income for the office building investment. The
Company believes these amounts are not realizable at this time and, as such, did not record any
income or loss on this held-for-sale investment. For the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010, loss from discontinued operations consisted of property operating income of $0.2 million and
$0.4 million, respectively, and property operating expenses of $0.1 million and $0.7 million,
respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, loss from discontinued
operations consisted of property operating income of approximately $0.6 million and $3.4 million,
respectively, property operating expenses of approximately $0.5 million and $3.1 million,
respectively, and depreciation and amortization of approximately $0.1 million and $0.7 million,
respectively, which was reclassified to discontinued operations in the Companys Consolidated
Statement of Operations. In addition, discontinued operations have not been segregated in the
Companys Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Note 8 Debt Obligations
The Company utilizes a repurchase agreement, a term credit agreement, loan participations,
collateralized debt obligations and junior subordinated notes to finance certain of its loans and
investments. Borrowings underlying these arrangements are primarily secured by a significant
amount of the Companys loans and investments.
Repurchase Agreements
The following table outlines borrowings under the Companys repurchase agreements as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Debt | Collateral | Debt | Collateral | |||||||||||||
Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | |||||||||||||
Value | Value | Value | Value | |||||||||||||
Repurchase agreement,
financial institution, $1.5
million committed line at
September 30, 2010, expiration
June 2011, interest is variable
based on one-month LIBOR; the
weighted average note rate was
2.79% and 2.77%,
respectively |
$ | 1,478,997 | $ | 523,938 | $ | 2,435,332 | $ | 2,523,938 | ||||||||
Repurchase agreement, financial
institution, an uncommitted
line, expiration May 2010,
interest was variable based on
one and three-month LIBOR; the
weighted average note rate was
1.52%, |
| | 222,000 | 400,000 | ||||||||||||
Total repurchase agreements |
$ | 1,478,997 | $ | 523,938 | $ | 2,657,332 | $ | 2,923,938 | ||||||||
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
At September 30, 2010, the weighted average note rate for the Companys repurchase
agreement was 2.79%. There were no interest rate swaps on this repurchase agreement at September
30, 2010.
The Company has a repurchase agreement that bears interest at 250 basis points over LIBOR. In
June 2009, the Company amended this facility extending the maturity to June 2010, with a one year
extension option. In June 2010, the Company exercised the option, extending the maturity to June
2011. In addition, the amendment includes the removal of all financial covenants and a reduction
of the committed amount reflecting the one asset
currently financed in this facility. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the
Company paid down approximately $1.0 million of this facility. At September 30, 2010, the
outstanding balance under this facility was $1.5 million.
In April 2008, the Company entered into an uncommitted master repurchase agreement with a
financial institution for the purpose of financing its commercial real estate (CRE) CDO bond
securities. The facility had a term expiring in May 2010, bore interest at pricing over LIBOR,
varying on the type of asset financed, and a balance of $0.2 million at December 31, 2009. In
January 2010, the facility was repaid in full.
Collateralized Debt Obligations
The following table outlines borrowings under the Companys collateralized debt obligations as
of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Debt | Collateral | Debt | Collateral | |||||||||||||
Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | |||||||||||||
Value | Value | Value | Value | |||||||||||||
CDO I Issued
four investment
grade tranches
January 19, 2005.
Reinvestment period
through April 2009.
Stated maturity
date of February
2040. Interest is
variable based on
three-month LIBOR;
the weighted
average note rate
was 4.72% and
4.22%,
respectively |
$ | 230,607,155 | $ | 349,575,130 | $ | 254,101,853 | $ | 389,985,735 | ||||||||
CDO II Issued
nine investment
grade tranches
January 11, 2006.
Reinvestment period
through April 2011.
Stated maturity
date of April 2038.
Interest is
variable based on
three-month LIBOR;
the weighted
average note rate
was 3.17% and
3.28%,
respectively |
302,985,239 | 387,599,717 | 329,549,487 | 401,729,747 | ||||||||||||
CDO III Issued
10 investment grade
tranches December
14, 2006.
Reinvestment period
through January
2012. Stated
maturity date of
January 2042.
Interest is
variable based on
three-month LIBOR;
the weighted
average note rate
was 1.80% and
1.76%,
respectively |
542,160,709 | 550,454,583 | 516,863,845 | 547,908,818 | ||||||||||||
Total CDOs |
$ | 1,075,753,103 | $ | 1,287,629,430 | $ | 1,100,515,185 | $ | 1,339,624,300 | ||||||||
At September 30, 2010, the aggregate weighted average note rate for the Companys
collateralized debt obligations, including the cost of interest rate swaps on assets financed in
these facilities, was 2.81%. Excluding the effect of swaps, the weighted average note rate at
September 30, 2010 was 0.85%.
As of April 15, 2009, CDO I has reached the end of its replenishment date and will no longer
make $2.0 million amortization payments to investors that were made quarterly prior to the
replenishment date. Investor capital is repaid quarterly from proceeds received from loan
repayments held as collateral in accordance with the terms of the CDO. Proceeds distributed are
recorded as a reduction of the CDO liability.
Amortization proceeds from CDO II will be distributed quarterly with approximately $1.1
million to be paid to investors as a reduction of the CDO liability, through the end of the
replenishment period in April 2011.
CDO III has a $100.0 million revolving note class that provides a revolving note facility.
The outstanding note balance for CDO III was $542.2 million at September 30, 2010 which included
$92.2 million outstanding under
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
the revolving note facility. CDO III is not required to make any
amortization payments prior to the end of its replenishment period in January 2012.
In the third quarter of 2010, the Company purchased, at a discount, a $6.0 million investment
grade rated note originally issued by its CDO I issuing entity for a price of approximately $3.1
million from a third party investor and a $15.0 million investment grade rated note originally
issued by its CDO II issuing entity for a price of approximately $6.2 million from the Companys
manager, ACM, who had purchased it in the third quarter of 2010
from a third party investor for approximately $6.2 million. The Company recorded a net gain
on extinguishment of debt of $11.8 million from these transactions in its third quarter 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In the second quarter of 2010, the Company purchased, at a discount, approximately $10.0
million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by its CDO I issuing entity for a price
of $4.5 million, $8.9 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by its CDO II
issuing entity for a price of $1.7 million and $0.2 million originally issued by its CDO III
issuing entity for a price of less than $0.1 million from third party investors. The Company
recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $12.8 million from these transactions in its
second quarter 2010 Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company purchased, at a discount, approximately $5.3 million
of investment grade rated notes originally issued by its CDO I issuing entity for a price of $1.8
million, $15.3 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by its CDO II issuing
entity for a price of $4.2 million and $7.0 million originally issued by its CDO III issuing entity
for a price of $1.4 million from third party investors. The Company recorded a net gain on
extinguishment of debt of $20.2 million from these transactions in its first quarter 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In February 2010, the Company re-issued its own CDO bonds it had acquired throughout 2009 with
an aggregate face amount of approximately $42.8 million as part of an exchange for the retirement
of $114.1 million of its junior subordinated notes. During 2009, the purchase of approximately
$42.8 million consisted of $16.1 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by the
Companys CDO I issuing entity for a price of $3.3 million, $9.3 million originally issued by the
Companys CDO II issuing entity for a price of $3.1 million, and $17.3 million originally issued by
the Companys CDO III issuing entity for a price of $5.4 million. This transaction resulted in the
recording of $65.2 million of additional CDO debt, of which $42.3 million represents the portion of
the Companys CDO bonds that were exchanged and $22.9 million represents the estimated interest due
on the reissued bonds through their maturity. See Junior Subordinated Notes below for further
details.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company had purchased
approximately $7.9 million and $42.8 million, respectively, of investment grade rated notes
originally issued by its CDO I, CDO II and CDO III issuing entities for a price of $1.5 million and
$11.8 million, respectively, and recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $6.3 million and
$31.0 million, respectively, in its 2009 Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company intends to own these portfolios of real estate-related assets until their
maturities and accounts for these transactions on its Balance Sheet as financing facilities. The
Companys CDOs are VIEs for which the Company is the primary beneficiary and are consolidated in
the Companys Financial Statements accordingly. The investment grade tranches are treated as
secured financings, and are non-recourse to the Company.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Junior Subordinated Notes
The following table outlines borrowings under the Companys junior subordinated notes as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||
Debt | Debt | |||||||
Carrying | Carrying | |||||||
Value | Value | |||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$29.4 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
$ | | $ | 26,291,219 | ||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$28.0 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
25,108,450 | 25,057,081 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity April 2035,
unsecured, face amount of $7.0
million, interest rate fixed
until 2012 then variable based
on three-month LIBOR, the
weighted average note rate was
0.50% |
6,256,586 | 6,245,736 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$28.0 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
25,108,450 | 25,057,081 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$27.3 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
24,480,049 | 24,430,653 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$28.0 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
| 25,057,081 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity June 2036, unsecured,
face amount of $14.6 million,
interest rate fixed until 2012
then variable based on
three-month LIBOR, the
weighted average note rate was
0.50% |
13,078,703 | 13,055,465 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity April 2037,
unsecured, face amount of
$15.7 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
14,053,901 | 14,028,497 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity April 2037,
unsecured, face amount of
$31.5 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
28,233,282 | 28,182,248 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$28.0 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
| 25,057,081 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity March 2034,
unsecured, face amount of
$28.7 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
| 25,683,687 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity April 2035,
unsecured, face amount of
$21.2 million, interest rate
fixed until 2012 then variable
based on three-month LIBOR,
the weighted average note rate
was 0.50% |
19,021,940 | 18,987,535 | ||||||
Junior subordinated notes,
maturity June 2036, unsecured,
face amount of $2.6 million,
interest rate fixed until 2012
then variable based on
three-month LIBOR, the
weighted average note rate was
0.50% |
2,358,455 | 2,354,057 | ||||||
Total junior subordinated notes |
$ | 157,699,816 | $ | 259,487,421 | ||||
In February 2010, the Company retired $114.1 million of its junior subordinated notes,
with a carrying value of $102.1 million, in exchange for the re-issuance of its own CDO bonds it
had acquired throughout 2009 with an aggregate face amount of $42.8 million, CDO bonds of other
issuers it had acquired in the second quarter of 2008
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September 30, 2010
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
with an aggregate face amount of $25.0
million and a carrying value of $0.4 million, and $10.5 million in cash. In the first quarter of
2010, this transaction resulted in the recording of $65.2 million of additional CDO debt, of which
$42.3 million represents the portion of the Companys CDO bonds that were exchanged and $22.9
million
represents the estimated interest due on the bonds through their maturity, a reduction to
securities available-for-sale of $0.4 million representing the fair value of CDO bonds of other
issuers, and a gain on extinguishment of debt of $26.3 million, or $1.03 per basic and diluted
common share.
In May 2009, the Company retired $247.1 million of its then outstanding trust preferred
securities, consisting of $239.7 million of junior subordinated notes issued to third party
investors and $7.4 million of common equity issued to the Company in exchange for $268.4 million of
newly issued unsecured junior subordinated notes, representing 112% of the original face amount.
The new notes bear a fixed interest rate of 0.50% per annum until March 31, 2012 or April 30, 2012
(the Modification Period). The Company paid transaction fees of approximately $1.2 million to
the issuers of the junior subordinated notes related to this restructuring which will be amortized
on an effective yield over the life of the notes. Furthermore, the 12% increase to the face amount
due upon maturity will be amortized into expense over the life of the notes in accordance with the
interest method of accounting. In July 2009, the Company had restructured its remaining $18.7
million of trust preferred securities that were not exchanged from the May 2009 restructuring
transaction previously disclosed. The Company amended the $18.7 million of junior subordinated
notes to $20.9 million of unsecured junior subordinated notes, representing 112% of the original
face amount. The amended notes bear a fixed interest rate of 0.50% per annum for a period of
approximately three years, the modification period. The Company paid a transaction fee of
approximately $0.1 million to the issuers of the junior subordinated notes related to this
restructuring. Furthermore, the 12% increase to the face amount due upon maturity will also be
amortized into expense over the life of the notes. Thereafter, interest is to be paid at the rates
set forth in the existing trust agreements until maturity, equal to three month LIBOR plus a
weighted average spread of 2.90%, which was reduced to 2.77% after the exchange in February 2010
mentioned above.
During the Modification Period, the Company will be permitted to make distributions of up to
100% of taxable income to common shareholders. The Company has agreed that such distributions will
be paid in the form of the Companys stock to the maximum extent permissible under the Internal
Revenue Service rules and regulations in effect at the time of such distribution, with the balance
payable in cash. This requirement regarding distributions in stock can be terminated by the
Company at any time, provided that the Company pays the note holders the original rate of interest
from the time of such termination.
The junior subordinated notes are unsecured, have maturities of 25 to 28 years, pay interest
quarterly at a fixed rate or floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR and, absent the
occurrence of special events, are not redeemable during the first two years. In connection with
the issuance of the original variable rate junior subordinated notes, the Company had entered into
various interest rate swap agreements which were subsequently terminated upon the exchange
discussed above. See Note 9 Derivative Financial Instruments for further information relating
to derivatives.
In March 2009, the Company purchased from its manager, ACM, approximately $9.4 million of
junior subordinated notes originally issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Companys operating
partnership for $1.3 million. In 2009, ACM purchased these notes from third party investors for
$1.3 million. The Company recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $8.1 million and a
reduction of outstanding debt totaling $9.4 million from this transaction in the Companys first
quarter 2009 Financial Statements. In connection with this transaction, during the second quarter
of 2009, the Company retired approximately $0.3 million of common equity related to these junior
subordinated notes.
The carrying value under these facilities was $157.7 million at September 30, 2010 and $259.5
million at December 31, 2009. The current weighted average note rate was 0.50% at September 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, however, based upon the accounting treatment for the restructuring
mentioned above, the effective rate was 3.85% and 3.96% at September 30, 2010 and December 31,
2009, respectively. The impact of these variable interest entities with respect to consolidation
is discussed in Note 10 Variable Interest Entities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Notes Payable
The following table outlines borrowings under the Companys notes payable as of September 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Debt | Collateral | Debt | Collateral | |||||||||||||
Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | Carrying | |||||||||||||
Value | Value | Value | Value | |||||||||||||
Term credit agreement,
Wachovia Bank, National
Association, $269.3
million committed line,
$35.3 million revolving
component, repaid on June
30, 2010, interest was
variable based on
one-month LIBOR; the
weighted average note rate
was 4.38% |
$ | | $ | | $ | 269,256,270 | $ | 335,960,807 | ||||||||
Working capital facility,
Wachovia Bank, National
Association; $49.5 million
committed line repaid on
June 30, 2010, interest
was variable based on
one-month LIBOR, the
weighted average note rate
was 8.35% . |
| | 49,505,228 | | ||||||||||||
Term credit facility,
$26.0 million committed
line, expiration December
2010, interest is variable
at 5.00% plus one-month
LIBOR or Prime; the
weighted average note rate
was 5.33% |
26,000,000 | 41,647,043 | | | ||||||||||||
Note payable relating to
investment in equity
affiliates, $50.2 million,
expiration July 2016,
interest is fixed, the
weighted average note rate
was 4.06% |
50,157,708 | 55,988,411 | 50,157,708 | 55,988,411 | ||||||||||||
Junior loan
participations, maturity
of July 2011, secured by
the Companys interest in
first mortgage loans with
principal balances
totaling $5.0 million,
participation interest
based on a portion of the
interest received from the
loans which have fixed
rates of 16.00% |
5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Junior loan participation,
secured by the Companys
interest in a first
mortgage loan with a
principal balance of $1.3
million, participation
interest was based on a
portion of the interest
received from the loan
which has a fixed rate of
9.57% |
1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||||||||
Total notes payable |
$ | 82,457,708 | $ | 103,935,454 | $ | 375,219,206 | $ | 398,249,218 | ||||||||
At September 30, 2010, the aggregate weighted average note rate for the Companys notes
payable was 5.13%. There were no interest rate swaps on the notes payable at September 30, 2010.
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with Wachovia Bank,
National Association, owned by Wells Fargo, National Association (Wachovia) whereby the Company
could retire all of its $335.6 million of debt outstanding at the time the parties began to
negotiate the agreement for a discounted payoff amount of $176.2 million, representing 52.5% of the
face amount of the debt. The $335.6 million of indebtedness was comprised of $286.1 million of
term debt and a $49.5 million working capital facility.
In June 2010, the Company closed on the discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and entered
into a new term financing agreement with a different financial institution under the following
terms:
| A term debt facility with an outstanding balance of $26.0 million collateralized by two multi-family loans. | ||
| The maturity date of the facility is December 30, 2010 which is a term of six months. | ||
| Interest rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points or Prime plus 500 basis points for the term loan facility. The Company has paid a 1% commitment fee upon closing and has agreed to pay additional commitment fees of up to 0.75% over the remaining term based on the outstanding principal balance of the facility to the extent the obligation remains outstanding. |
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
| The term debt facility requires a $1.3 million reduction at the start of each of the 4th and 5th months of the term and a $2.6 million reduction at the start of the 6th month of the term. |
In addition, the significant financial covenants are as follows (see Debt Covenants section
below for further details):
| Minimum quarterly liquidity of $7.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. | ||
| Minimum quarterly GAAP net worth of $35.0 million. |
Upon closing on the discounted payoff agreement on June 30, 2010, the Company recorded a
$158.4 million gain to its Consolidated Statement of Operations, net of $0.4 million of warrant
expense and $0.6 million of other various expenses and commissions. Estimated state income taxes
were $1.8 million and recorded in provision for income taxes resulting in a net gain of $156.6
million. In accordance with the management agreement with the Companys manager, the gain and all
other gains recorded as a result of discounted debt repurchases are included in the calculation of
the incentive management fee. The incentive management fee for 2010 will not be finalized until
the end of the fiscal year. See Note 17 Management Agreement for further details. The new
facility also has a compensating balance requirement of $26.0 million of average monthly collected
deposits by the Company and its affiliates. In October 2010, the Company repaid the $26.0 million
facility.
In July 2009, the Company had amended and restructured its term credit agreements, revolving
credit agreement and working capital facility (the Amended Agreements) with Wachovia. The
maturity dates of the facilities were extended for three years, with a working capital facility
maturity of June 8, 2012 and a term debt facility maturity of July 23, 2012. The term debt
facility required a $48.1 million reduction over the three year term, with approximately $8.0
million in reductions due every six months beginning in December 2009. Margin call provisions
relating to collateral value of the underlying assets were eliminated, as long as the term loan
reductions were met, with the exception of limited margin call capability related to foreclosed or
real estate-owned assets. The working capital facility required quarterly amortization of up to
$3.0 million per quarter and $1.0 million per CDO, but only if both the CDO was cash flowing to the
Company and the Company had a minimum quarterly liquidity level of $27.5 million. Pursuant to the
Amended Agreements, the interest rate for the term loan facility was changed to LIBOR plus 350
basis points from LIBOR plus approximately 200 basis points and the interest rate on the working
capital facility was changed to LIBOR plus 800 basis from LIBOR plus 500 basis points. The Company
had also agreed to pay a commitment fee of 1.00% payable over three years. The Company issued
Wachovia 1.0 million warrants at an average strike price of $4.00. 500,000 warrants are exercisable
immediately at a price of $3.50, 250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2010 at a price of
$4.00 and 250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2011 at a price of $5.00. All warrants
expire on July 23, 2015 and no warrants have been exercised to date.
In 2008, the Company recorded a $49.5 million note payable after receiving cash related to a
transaction with Lightstone Value Plus REIT, L.P. to exchange the Companys profits interest in
Prime Outlets Member, LLC (POM) for operating partnership units in Lightstone Value Plus REIT,
L.P. The note, which was paid down to $48.5 million as of December 31, 2008, was initially secured
by the Companys interest in POM, matures in July 2016 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 4%
with payment deferred until the closing of the transaction. Upon the closing of the POM
transaction in March 2009, the note balance was increased to $50.2 million and is secured by the
Companys investment in common and preferred operating partnership units in Lightstone Value Plus
REIT, L.P. In March 2009, the Company also recorded a gain on exchange of profits interest of
$56.0 million. At September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance of this note was $50.2 million.
The Company has three junior loan participations with a total outstanding balance at September
30, 2010 of $6.3 million. These participation borrowings have a maturity date equal to the
corresponding mortgage loan and are secured by the participants interest in the mortgage loan.
Interest expense is based on a portion of the interest received from the loans. The Companys
obligation to pay interest on these participations is based on the performance of the related loans
and investments.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Mortgage Note Payable Real Estate Owned
During the second quarter of 2010, the Company assumed a $20.8 million interest-only first
lien mortgage related to a deed in lieu of foreclosure agreement for an entity in which the Company
had a $5.6 million junior participation loan. The real estate investment was classified as real
estate owned in April 2010. The mortgage bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.23% and has a
maturity date of December 2013 with a five year extension option. The outstanding balance of this
mortgage was $20.8 million at September 30, 2010.
Mortgage Note Payable Held-For-Sale
During the second quarter of 2008, the Company assumed a $41.4 million interest-only first
lien mortgage related to the foreclosure of an entity in which the Company had a $5.0 million
mezzanine loan. The real estate investment was originally classified as real estate owned and was
reclassified as real estate held-for-sale at September 2009. The mortgage bears interest at a
fixed rate of 6.13% and has a maturity date of June 2012. The outstanding balance of this mortgage
was $41.4 million at September 30, 2010.
Debt Covenants
The Companys debt facilities contain various financial covenants and restrictions, including
minimum net worth, minimum liquidity and a compensating balance requirement. The Company was in
compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions at September 30, 2010.
The Companys CDO vehicles contain interest coverage and asset over collateralization
covenants that must be met as of the waterfall distribution date in order for the Company to
receive such payments. If the Company fails these covenants in any of its CDOs, all cash flows
from the applicable CDO would be diverted to repay principal and interest on the outstanding CDO
bonds and the Company would not receive any residual payments until that CDO regained compliance
with such tests. The Companys CDOs were in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30,
2010, as well as on the most recent determination date. In the event of a breach of the CDO
covenants that could not be cured in the near-term, the Company would be required to fund its
non-CDO expenses, including management fees and employee costs, distributions required to maintain
REIT status, debt costs, and other expenses with (i) cash on hand, (ii) income from any CDO not in
breach of a CDO covenant test, (iii) income from real property and loan assets, (iv) sale of
assets, (v) or accessing the equity or debt capital markets, if available. The chart below is a
summary of the Companys CDO compliance tests as of the most recent determination date:
Cash Flow Triggers | CDO I | CDO II | CDO III | |||||||||
Overcollateralization (1) |
||||||||||||
Current |
184.24 | % | 171.00 | % | 109.47 | % | ||||||
Limit |
184.00 | % | 169.50 | % | 105.60 | % | ||||||
Pass / Fail |
Pass | Pass | Pass | |||||||||
Interest Coverage (2) |
||||||||||||
Current |
404.80 | % | 474.64 | % | 447.68 | % | ||||||
Limit |
160.00 | % | 147.30 | % | 105.60 | % | ||||||
Pass / Fail |
Pass | Pass | Pass |
(1) | The overcollateralization ratio divides the total principal balance of all collateral in the CDO by the total bonds associated with the applicable ratio. To the extent an asset is considered a defaulted security, the assets principal balance is multiplied by the lower of the market rate or the assets recovery rate which is determined by the rating agencies. | |
(2) | The interest coverage ratio divides interest income by interest expense for the classes senior to those retained by the Company. |
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Company also has certain cross-default provisions whereby accelerated re-payment
would occur under the term credit facility if any party defaults under any indebtedness in a
principal amount of at least $2.5 million in the aggregate beyond any applicable grace period.
Also, a default under the junior subordinated note indentures or any of the CDOs would trigger a
default under the Companys term credit facility, but not vice versa, and no payment due under the
junior subordinated note indentures may be paid if there is a default under any senior debt and the
senior lender has sent notice to the trustee. The junior subordinated note indentures are also
cross-defaulted with each other.
Note 9 Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company recognizes all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets and measures those instruments at fair value. Additionally, the fair value
adjustments will affect either accumulated other comprehensive loss until the hedged item is
recognized in earnings, or in net income (loss) attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., depending
on whether the derivative instrument qualifies as a hedge for accounting purposes and, if so, the
nature of the hedging activity. The ineffective portion of a derivatives change in fair value is
recognized immediately in earnings.
In connection with the Companys interest rate risk management, the Company periodically
hedges a portion of its interest rate risk by entering into derivative financial instrument
contracts. Specifically, the Companys derivative financial instruments are used to manage
differences in the amount, timing, and duration of its expected cash receipts and its expected cash
payments principally related to its investments and borrowings. The Companys objectives in using
interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest income and to manage its exposure to
interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate
swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as
cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for
the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the
underlying notional amount. The Company has entered into various interest rate swap agreements to
hedge its exposure to interest rate risk on (i) variable rate borrowings as it relates to fixed
rate loans; and (ii) the difference between the CDO investor return being based on the three-month
LIBOR index while the supporting assets of the CDO are based on the one-month LIBOR index.
Derivative financial instruments must be effective in reducing the Companys interest rate
risk exposure in order to qualify for hedge accounting. When the terms of an underlying
transaction are modified, or when the underlying hedged item ceases to exist, all changes in the
fair value of the instrument are marked-to-market with changes in value included in net income for
each period until the derivative instrument matures or is settled. In cases where a derivative
financial instrument is terminated early, any gain or loss is generally amortized over the
remaining life of the hedged item. Any derivative instrument used for risk management that does
not meet the hedging criteria is marked-to-market with the changes in value included in net income.
The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The following is a summary of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (dollars in thousands):
Notional Value | Balance | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | Expiration | Sheet | September 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designation\Cash Flow | Derivative | Count | 2010 | Count | 2009 | Date | Location | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Qualifying |
Basis | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaps | 9 | $ | 1,056,851 | 9 | $ | 1,061,781 | 2012-2015 | Assets | $ | 1,760 | $ | 2,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying |
Interest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaps | | $ | | 1 | $ | 45,118 | 2016 | Assets | $ | | $ | 514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying |
Interest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaps | 32 | $ | 680,475 | 33 | $ | 663,093 | 2010-2017 | Liabilities | $ | (64,959 | ) | $ | (47,886 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The fair value of Non-Qualifying Hedges was $1.8 million and $2.0 million as of September
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and is recorded in other assets in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet. These basis swaps are used to manage the Companys exposure to interest rate
movements and other identified risks but do not meet hedge accounting requirements. The Company is
exposed to changes in the fair value of certain of its fixed rate obligations due to changes in
benchmark interest rates and uses interest rate swaps to manage its exposure to changes in fair
value on these instruments attributable to changes in the benchmark interest rate. These interest
rate swaps designated as fair value hedges involve the receipt of fixed-rate amounts from a
counterparty in exchange for the Company making variable rate payments over the life of the
agreements without the exchange of the underlying notional amount. For the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, the change in fair value of the Non-Qualifying Swaps was $(1.0)
million and $(1.7) million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009, the change in fair value of the Non-Qualifying Swaps was $(0.2) million and $(5.1) million,
respectively and was recorded in interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The fair value of Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
was $(65.0) million and $(47.4) million, respectively, and was recorded in other liabilities in the
amount of $(65.0) million at September 30, 2010 and in other liabilities in the amount of $(47.9)
million and other assets in the amount of $0.5 million at December 31, 2009. The change in the
fair value of Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These interest rate swaps are used to hedge the variable cash
flows associated with existing variable-rate debt, and amounts reported in accumulated other
comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest
payments are made on the Companys variable-rate debt. During the nine months ended September 30,
2010, the Company entered into two new interest rate swaps that qualify as cash flow hedges with a
combined notional value of approximately $7.5 million. The Company also had one interest rate swap
with an amortizing notional of approximately $22.0 million and four interest rate swaps matured
with a combined notional of approximately $22.5 million. During the nine months ended September
30, 2009, the Company entered into one new interest rate swap that qualifies as a cash flow hedge
with a notional value of approximately $45.1 million and paid $1.7 million, which will be amortized
into interest expense over the life of the swap of approximately 6.25 years, terminated seven
interest rate swaps related to the Companys restructured trust preferred securities with a
combined notional value of $185.0 million, terminated an interest rate swap with a notional value
of approximately $33.1 million, terminated a $33.5 million portion of an interest rate swap with a
total notional value of approximately $67.0 million, and the notional values on two basis swaps and
one interest rate swap were amortized down by approximately $239.7 million. As of September 30,
2010, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $(27.8) million of other comprehensive loss
from Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges to interest expense over the next twelve months assuming interest
rates on that date are held constant.
Gains and losses on terminated swaps are being deferred and recognized in earnings over the
original life of the hedged item. These swap agreements must be effective in reducing the
variability of cash flows of the hedged
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
items in order to qualify for the aforementioned hedge
accounting treatment. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had a net
deferred loss of $4.9 million and $6.0 million, respectively, in
accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company recorded $0.4 million as
additional interest expense related to the amortization of the loss for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and less than $0.1 million as a reduction to interest
expense related to the accretion of the net gains for both the three months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009. The Company recorded $1.3 million and $0.7 million as additional interest expense
related to the amortization of the loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.3 million as a reduction to interest expense related to the
accretion of the net gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Company expects to record approximately $1.6 million of net deferred loss to interest expense
over the next twelve months. The Company also recorded a loss of $8.7 million on the termination
of the interest rate swaps related to the restructured trust preferred securities directly to loss
on terminated swaps in the second quarter of 2009 as interest rate swaps were determined to no
longer be effective or necessary due to the modified interest payment structure of the newly issued
unsecured junior subordinated notes.
The following table presents the effect of the Companys derivative financial instruments on
the Statements of Operations as of September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 (dollars in
thousands):
Amount of (Loss) or Gain | Amount of (Loss) or Gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount of (Loss) or Gain | Reclassified from | Reclassified from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognized in | Accumulated Other | Accumulated Other | Amount of (Loss) or Gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Comprehensive | Comprehensive Loss into | Comprehensive Loss into | Recognized | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss | Interest Expense | Loss on Terminated Swaps | in Interest Expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Effective Portion) | (Effective Portion) | (Ineffective Portion) | (Ineffective Portion) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the Nine Months | For the Nine Months | For the Nine Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September | September | September | September | September | September | September | September | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designation | 30, | 30, | 30, | 30, | 30, | 30, | 30, | 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
\Cash Flow | Derivative | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Qualifying |
Basis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaps | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 160 | $ | 2,391 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying |
Interest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swaps | $ | (16,502 | ) | $ | 33,839 | $ | (23,452 | ) | $ | (21,541 | ) | $ | | $ | (8,730 | ) | $ | | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
The cumulative amount of other comprehensive loss related to net unrealized losses on
derivatives designated as Cash Flow Hedges as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 of
approximately $(69.8) million and approximately $(53.3) million, respectively, is a combination of
the fair value of qualifying cash flow hedges of $(65.0) million and $(47.4) million, respectively,
deferred losses on terminated interest swaps of $(5.9) million and $(7.2) million as of September
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and deferred net gains on termination of interest
swaps of $1.0 million and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009,
respectively.
The Company has agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties that contain a
provision where if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where
repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also
be declared in default on its derivative obligations. As of September 30, 2010, the fair value of
derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any
adjustment for nonperformance risk related to these agreements, was $(27.0) million. As of
September 30, 2010, the Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with certain of its
derivative counterparties and has posted collateral of $27.7 million, which is recorded in other
assets on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 10 Variable Interest Entities
The Company has evaluated its loans and investments, mortgage related securities, investments
in equity affiliates, junior subordinated notes and CDOs, in order to determine if they qualify as
VIEs. This evaluation resulted in the Company determining that its bridge loans, junior
participation loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments, investments in equity
affiliates, junior subordinated notes, CDOs, and investments in debt securities are potential VIEs.
A VIE is defined as an entity in which equity investors (i) do not have the characteristics of a
controlling financial interest, and/or (ii) do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to
finance its activities without additional financial support from other parties.
A VIE is required to be consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is defined as the party
that (i) has the power to control the activities that impact the VIEs economic performance and
(ii) has the right to receive the majority of expected returns or the obligation to absorb the
majority of expected losses. The Companys involvement with VIEs primarily affects its financial
performance and cash flows through amounts recorded in interest income, interest expense,
provision for loan losses and through activity associated with its derivative instruments.
Consolidated VIEs
The Company consolidates its three CDO subsidiaries, which qualify as VIEs, of which the
Company is the primary beneficiary. These CDOs invest in real estate and real estate-related
securities and are financed by the issuance of CDO debt securities. The Company, or one its
affiliates, is named collateral manager, servicer, and special servicer for all CDO collateral
assets which the Company believes gives it the power to direct the most significant economic
activities of the entity. The Company also has exposure to CDO losses to the extent of its equity
interests and also has rights to waterfall payments in excess of required payments to CDO bond
investors. As a result of consolidation, equity interests in these CDOs have been eliminated, and
the balance sheet reflects both the assets held and debt issued by the CDOs to third parties. The
Companys operating results and cash flows include the gross amounts related to CDO assets and
liabilities as opposed to the Companys net economic interests in the CDO entities.
Assets held by the CDOs are restricted and can be used only to settle obligations of the CDOs.
The liabilities of the CDOs are non-recourse to the Company and can only be satisfied from each
CDOs respective asset pool. Assets and liabilities related to the CDOs are disclosed
parenthetically, in the aggregate, in the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 8
Debt Obligations for further details.
The Company is not obligated to provide, has not provided, and does not intend to provide
financial support to any of the consolidated CDOs.
Unconsolidated VIEs
The Company determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of 42 VIEs as of September 30,
2010 because it does not have the ability to direct the activities of the VIEs that most
significantly impact each entitys economic performance and the rights or obligations to receive
its benefits and/or absorb its losses. VIEs, of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary,
have an aggregate carrying amount of $914.7 million and exposure to real estate debt of
approximately $3.7 billion at September 30, 2010.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The following is a summary of the identified VIEs, of which the Company is not the primary
beneficiary, as of September 30, 2010:
Carrying | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Origination Date | Amount (1) | Property | Location | ||||||||||||
Loan and investment |
Dec-03 | $ | 51,136,960 | Office | New York | |||||||||||
Loan |
Aug-05 | 17,050,000 | Office | New York | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jan-06 | 1,600,000 | Multifamily | New York | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-06 | 10,000,000 | Office | Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jun-06 | 105,255,660 | Land | California | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Aug-06 | 5,452,137 | Multifamily | Indiana | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Aug-06 | 6,996,434 | Office | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Sep-06 | 2,800,000 | Office | Rhode Island | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Oct-06 | 1,349,992 | Multifamily | South Carolina | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Oct-06 | 2,031,012 | Multifamily | North Carolina | ||||||||||||
Loan |
May-08 | 12,489,188 | Multifamily | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Dec-06 | 63,885,000 | Multifamily | New York | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jan-07 | 4,123,938 | Multifamily | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 1,960,000 | Office | South Carolina | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 67,000,000 | Office | New York | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Apr-08 | 5,924,306 | Multifamily | Indiana | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Feb-07 | 53,250,000 | Multifamily | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 2,000,000 | Multifamily | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 6,625,103 | Multifamily | Indiana | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 3,671,515 | Hotel | Arizona | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Mar-07 | 44,500,000 | Multifamily | Michigan | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jun-07 | 98,000,000 | Hotel | Various | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jun-07 | 8,000,000 | Office | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jul-07 | 10,424,524 | Multifamily | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jul-07 | 9,028,229 | Multifamily | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jul-07 | 4,444,845 | Multifamily | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Feb-08 | 56,800,000 | Multifamily | California | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jun-07 | 29,810,469 | Multifamily | Various | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jul-08 | 27,500,000 | Multifamily | Maryland | ||||||||||||
Loan |
May-06 | 10,000,000 | Condo | California | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Sep-06 | 13,080,091 | Multifamily | Georgia | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Aug-07 | 9,982,650 | Multifamily | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Dec - 04 | 7,200,000 | Multifamily | Indiana | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Dec-06 | 32,000,000 | Multifamily | Various | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Sep-05 | 2,740,000 | Retail | Kentucky | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Feb-07 | 85,000,000 | Hotel | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Dec-06 | 25,000,000 | Land | Florida | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Jun-06 | 1,870,000 | Multifamily | Texas | ||||||||||||
Loan |
Aug-10 | 6,147,000 | Hotel | California | ||||||||||||
Investment |
May-08 | 7,975,405 | CDO bond | N/A | ||||||||||||
Investment |
Apr-05 | 187,000 | Junior subordinated notes(2) | N/A | ||||||||||||
Investment |
Jun-06 | 391,000 | Junior subordinated notes(2) | N/A | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 914,682,458 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | The Companys maximum exposure to loss would not exceed the carrying amount of its investment. At September 30, 2010, $497.2 million of loans to VIEs had corresponding loan loss reserves of approximately $234.4 million and $74.2 million of loans to VIEs were related to loans classified as non-performing. See Note 3 Loans and Investments for further details. | |
(2) | These entities that issued the junior subordinated notes are VIEs. It is not appropriate to consolidate these entities as equity interests are variable interests only to the extent that the investment is considered to be at risk. Since the Companys investments were funded by the entities that issued the junior subordinated notes, it is not considered to be at risk. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 11 Fair Value
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates are dependent upon subjective assumptions and involve significant
uncertainties resulting in variability in estimates with changes in assumptions. The following
table summarizes the carrying values and the estimated fair values of financial instruments as of
September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:
September 30, 2010 | December 31, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Estimated | Estimated | |||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||
Financial assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Loans and investments, net |
$ | 1,501,726,514 | $ | 1,261,918,998 | $ | 1,700,774,288 | $ | 1,445,837,818 | ||||||||
Available-for-sale securities, net |
1,088,184 | 1,088,184 | 488,184 | 488,184 | ||||||||||||
Securities held-to-maturity |
| | 60,562,808 | 31,774,920 | ||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments |
1,759,813 | 1,759,813 | 2,516,424 | 2,516,424 | ||||||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Repurchase agreements |
$ | 1,478,997 | $ | 1,466,187 | $ | 2,657,332 | $ | 2,637,909 | ||||||||
Collateralized debt obligations |
1,075,753,103 | 545,613,331 | 1,100,515,185 | 408,149,036 | ||||||||||||
Junior subordinated notes |
157,699,816 | 48,302,188 | 259,487,421 | 80,083,264 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable |
82,457,708 | 75,504,019 | 375,219,206 | 216,637,119 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable real estate
owned |
20,750,000 | 20,750,000 | | | ||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable held-for-sale |
41,440,000 | 40,717,593 | 41,440,000 | 40,510,962 | ||||||||||||
Derivative financial instruments |
64,958,642 | 64,958,642 | 47,886,372 | 47,886,372 |
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair
value of each class of financial instrument:
Loans and investments, net: Fair values of loans and investments that are not impaired are
estimated using discounted cash flow methodology, using discount rates, which, in the opinion of
management, best reflect current market interest rates that would be offered for loans with similar
characteristics and credit quality. Fair values of loans and investments that are impaired are
estimated by the Company using significant judgments, which include assumptions regarding
capitalization rates, leasing, creditworthiness of major tenants, occupancy rates, availability of
financing, exit plan, loan sponsorship, actions of other lenders and other factors deemed necessary
by management. For such loans that are impaired, carrying value approximates fair value.
Available-for-sale securities, net: Fair values are approximated based on current market
quotes received from financial sources that trade such securities and are based on prevailing
market data and, in some cases, are derived from third party proprietary models based on well
recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions.
Securities held-to-maturity: Fair values are approximated based on current market quotes
received from financial sources that trade such securities and are based on prevailing market data
and, in some cases, are derived from third party proprietary models based on well recognized
financial principles and reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions.
Derivative financial instruments: Fair values are approximated based on current market data
received from financial sources that trade such instruments and are based on prevailing market data
and derived from third party proprietary models based on well recognized financial principles and
reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions. These items are included in other
assets and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company incorporates credit
valuation adjustments in the fair values of its derivative financial instruments to reflect
counterparty nonperformance risk.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Repurchase agreements, notes payable and mortgage note payable: Fair values are estimated
using discounted cash flow methodology, using discount rates, which, in the opinion of management,
best reflect current market interest rates for financings with similar characteristics and credit
quality.
Collateralized debt obligations: Fair values are estimated based on broker quotations,
representing the discounted expected future cash flows at a yield which reflects current market
interest rates and credit spreads.
Junior subordinated notes: Fair values are estimated based on broker quotations, representing
the discounted expected future cash flows at a yield which reflects current market interest rates
and credit spreads.
Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current
transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liabilitys fair value is defined as the
amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be
paid to settle the liability with the creditor. Where available, fair value is based on observable
market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or
inputs are not available, valuation models are applied. These valuation techniques involve some
level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on the price
transparency for the instruments or market and the instruments complexity.
Assets and liabilities disclosed at fair value are categorized based upon the level of
judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels directly
related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets
and liabilities, are as follows:
| Level 1 Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. The types of assets and liabilities carried at Level 1 fair value generally are government and agency securities, equities listed in active markets, investments in publicly traded mutual funds with quoted market prices and listed derivatives. | ||
| Level 2 Inputs (other than quoted prices included in Level 1) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instruments anticipated life. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in markets that are not active for an identical or similar asset or liability, and quoted market prices in active markets for a similar asset or liability. Fair valued assets and liabilities that are generally included in this category are non-government securities, municipal bonds, certain hybrid financial instruments, certain mortgage and asset backed securities including CDO bonds, certain corporate debt, certain commitments and guarantees, certain private equity investments and certain derivatives. | ||
| Level 3 Inputs reflect managements best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. These valuations are based on significant unobservable inputs that require a considerable amount of judgment and assumptions. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model. Generally, assets and liabilities carried at fair value and included in this category are certain mortgage and asset-backed securities, certain corporate debt, certain private equity investments, certain municipal bonds, certain commitments and guarantees and certain derivatives. |
Determining which category as asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires
significant judgment and the Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter.
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Company measures certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value on a
recurring basis, including availableforsale securities and derivative financial instruments.
The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs
as of September 30, 2010:
Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying | Fair | Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Value | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Available-for-sale
securities
(1) |
$ | 1,088,184 | $ | 1,088,184 | $ | 88,184 | $ | | $ | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
Derivative financial
instruments |
1,759,813 | 1,759,813 | | 1,759,813 | | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative financial
instruments |
64,958,642 | 64,958,642 | | 64,958,642 | |
(1) | For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the change in the fair value of the Companys CDO bond investment available-for-sale consisted of an other-than-temporary impairment of $7.0 million recorded to the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the change in the fair value of the Companys common equity investments available-for-sale consisted of an other-than-temporary impairment of less than $0.1 million recorded to the Consolidated Statement of Operations and an unrealized gain of less than $0.1 million recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. |
Available-for-sale securities: Fair values are approximated based on current market
quotes received from financial sources that trade such securities. The fair values of
available-for-sale securities traded in active markets are approximated using Level 1 inputs, while
the fair values of available-for-sale securities that are approximated using current, non-binding
market quotes received from financial sources that trade such investments are valued using Level 3
inputs.
Derivative financial instruments: Fair values are approximated on current market data received
from financial sources that trade such instruments and are based on prevailing market data and
derived from third party proprietary models based on well recognized financial principles and
reasonable estimates about relevant future market conditions. These items are included in other
assets and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company incorporates credit
valuation adjustments in the fair values of its derivative financial instruments to reflect
counterparty nonperformance risk.
The following roll forward table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of financial
assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs:
Available-for-sale | ||||
Securities | ||||
Balance as of December 31, 2009 |
$ | | ||
Transfer from securities held-to-maturity (1) |
7,975,405 | |||
Adjustments to fair value: |
||||
Other-than-temporary impairment (2) |
(6,975,405 | ) | ||
Balance as of September 30, 2010 |
$ | 1,000,000 | ||
(1) | The transfer from securities held-to-maturity to available-for-sale securities occurred in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. | |
(2) | Other-than-temporary impairment was recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2010. |
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as
loans. The fair value of these financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following
inputs as of September 30, 2010:
Fair Value Measurements | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying | Fair | Using Fair Value Hierarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Value | Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets: |
||||||||||||||||||||
Impaired loans, net (1) |
$ | 334,914,193 | $ | 341,583,256 | $ | | $ | | $ | 341,583,256 |
(1) | The Company had an allowance for loan losses of $287.8 million relating to 32 loans with an aggregate carrying value, before reserves, of approximately $622.7 million at September 30, 2010. |
Loan impairment assessments: Loans held for investment are intended to be
held-to-maturity and, accordingly, are carried at cost, net of unamortized loan origination costs
and fees, loan purchase discounts, and net of the allowance for loan losses when such loan or
investment is deemed to be impaired. The Company considers a loan impaired when, based upon
current information and events, it is probable that it will be unable to collect all amounts due
for both principal and interest according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The
Company performs evaluations of its loans to determine if the value of the underlying collateral
securing the impaired loan is less than the net carrying value of the loan, which may result in an
allowance and corresponding charge to the provision for loan losses. These valuations require
significant judgments, which include assumptions regarding capitalization rates, leasing,
creditworthiness of major tenants, occupancy rates, availability of financing, exit plan, loan
sponsorship, actions of other lenders and other factors deemed necessary by management. The table
above includes all impaired loans, regardless of the period in which impairment was recognized.
Note 12 Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual Commitments
As of September 30, 2010, the Company had the following material contractual obligations
(payments in thousands):
Payments Due by Period (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Contractual Obligations | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable |
$ | 27,300 | $ | 5,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 50,158 | $ | 82,458 | ||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt
obligations (2) |
22,557 | 55,331 | 437,923 | 187,289 | 216,755 | 155,898 | 1,075,753 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
agreements |
| 1,479 | | | | | 1,479 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Junior subordinated
notes (3) |
| | | | | 175,858 | 175,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable
real estate owned
(4) |
| | | 20,750 | | | 20,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable
held-for-sale (5) |
| | 41,440 | | | | 41,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Totals |
$ | 49,857 | $ | 61,810 | $ | 479,363 | $ | 208,039 | $ | 216,755 | $ | 381,914 | $ | 1,397,738 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents principal amounts due based on contractual maturities. | |
(2) | Comprised of $230.6 million of CDO I debt, $303.0 million of CDO II debt and $542.2 million of CDO III debt with a weighted average remaining maturity of 1.75, 2.74 and 2.48 years, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. In February 2010, the Company re-issued the CDO bonds it had acquired throughout 2009 with an aggregate face amount of $42.8 million in exchange for the retirement of a portion |
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September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
of its junior subordinated notes. This transaction resulted in the recording of $65.2 million of additional CDO debt, of which $42.3 million represents the portion of the Companys CDO bonds that were exchanged and $22.9 million represents the estimated interest due on the reissued bonds through their maturity, of which $22.5 million remains at September 30, 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company repurchased, at a discount, approximately $67.7 million of investment grade notes originally issued by the Companys CDO I, CDO II and CDO III issuers and recorded a reduction of the outstanding debt balance of $67.7 million. | ||
(3) | Represents the face amount due upon maturity. The carrying value is $157.7 million, which is net of a deferred amount of $18.2 million. In February 2010, the Company retired $114.1 million of its junior subordinated notes in exchange for the re-issuance of certain of its own CDO bonds, as well as other assets. | |
(4) | Mortgage note payable with a contractual maturity in 2013, related to a real estate investment acquired through deed in lieu of foreclosure in April 2010. | |
(5) | Mortgage note payable with a contractual maturity in 2012, related to a real estate investment held-for-sale that is expected to be transferred to the first mortgage lender in 2011. |
In accordance with certain loans and investments, the Company has outstanding unfunded
commitments of $55.8 million as of September 30, 2010, that the Company is obligated to fund as the
borrowers meet certain requirements. Specific requirements include, but are not limited to,
property renovations, building construction, and building conversions based on criteria met by the
borrower in accordance with the loan agreements. In relation to the $55.8 million outstanding
balance at September 30, 2010, the Companys restricted cash balance and CDO III revolver capacity
contained approximately $16.7 million available to fund the portion of the unfunded commitments for
loans financed by the Companys CDO vehicles.
Litigation
The Company currently is neither subject to any material litigation nor, to managements
knowledge, is any material litigation currently threatened against the Company.
Note 13 Equity
Common Stock
The Companys charter provides for the issuance of up to 500 million shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, and 100 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
The Company was incorporated in June 2003 and was initially capitalized through the sale of 67
shares of common stock for $1,005.
In
June 2008, the Company issued 3,776,069 common shares upon the
exchange of Operating Partnership (OP) units by ACM
on a one-for-one basis. As a result, the special voting preferred shares paired with each OP unit,
pursuant to a pairing agreement, were simultaneously redeemed and cancelled by the Company. In
connection with this transaction, the Companys Board of Directors approved a resolution of the
Companys charter allowing ACM and Ivan Kaufman to own more than the 7% ownership limitation of the
Companys outstanding common stock.
In August 2008, the Company entered into an equity placement program sales agreement with a
securities agent whereby the Company may issue and sell up to 3 million shares of its common stock
through the agent who agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell such shares during
the term of the agreement and under the terms set forth therein. To date, the Company has not
utilized this equity placement program.
In June 2010, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under
the 1933 Act with respect to an aggregate of $500.0 million of debt securities, common stock,
preferred stock, depositary shares and warrants that may be sold by the Company from time to time
pursuant to Rule 415 of the 1933 Act. On June 23, 2010, the SEC declared this shelf registration
statement effective.
The Company had 25,477,410 shares of common stock outstanding at September 30, 2010 and
25,387,410 shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2009.
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Deferred Compensation
On April 1, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 90,000 shares of restricted common stock
under the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended in 2005 (the Plan) to the independent members of
the board of directors. The 90,000 common shares underlying the restricted stock awards granted
were fully vested as of the date of grant and the Company recorded $0.3 million to selling and
administrative expense in its Consolidated Statement of Operations in the second quarter of 2010.
Stock-based compensation was $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of which,
$2.2 million was recorded in employee compensation and benefits and $0.4 million was recorded in
selling and administrative expense. In April 2009, the Company accelerated the vesting of all of
the unvested shares underlying restricted stock awards totaling 243,091 shares previously granted
to certain employees of the Company and ACM and non-management members of the board.
Warrants
In connection with the Amended Agreements with Wachovia, the Company issued Wachovia 1.0
million warrants at an average strike price of $4.00. 500,000 warrants were exercisable
immediately at a price of $3.50, 250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2010 at a price of
$4.00 and 250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2011 at a price of $5.00. All of the
warrants expire on July 23, 2015 and no warrants have been exercised to date. The warrants were
valued at approximately $0.6 million upon issuance using the Black-Scholes method and were
partially amortized into interest expense in the Companys Consolidated Statement of Operations as
of the second quarter of 2010. The remaining portion totaling $0.4 million was expensed as part of
the Wachovia discounted payoff gain recorded in the second quarter of 2010. See Note 8 Debt
Obligations for further information relating to this transaction.
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling interest in a consolidated entity on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheet
as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $1.9 million, representing a third partys
interest in the equity of a consolidated subsidiary that owns an investment and carries a note
payable related to the exchange of POM profits interest transaction discussed in Note 8 Debt
Obligations. As a result of the POM transaction in March 2009, the Company recorded $18.5 million
of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holder and a distribution to the
noncontrolling interest of $16.6 million during the first quarter of 2009. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010, the Company recorded income of $0.1 million and $0.2 million,
respectively, as well as distributions of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, attributable
to noncontrolling interest.
Note 14 Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
during each period inclusive of unvested restricted stock with full dividend participation.
Diluted EPS is calculated by dividing income by the weighted average number of shares of common
stock outstanding plus the additional dilutive effect of common stock equivalents during each
period using the treasury stock method. The Companys common stock equivalents include the
dilutive effect of warrants outstanding and the potential settlement of incentive management fees
in common stock.
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September 30, 2010
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted
earnings per share computations for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Basic | Diluted (1) | Basic | Diluted | |||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations, net of
noncontrolling interest |
$ | (1,516,616 | ) | $ | (1,516,616 | ) | $ | (39,170,871 | ) | $ | (39,170,871 | ) | ||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
108,555 | 108,555 | (4,964,091 | ) | (4,964,091 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. |
$ | (1,408,061 | ) | $ | (1,408,061 | ) | $ | (44,134,962 | ) | $ | (44,134,962 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding |
25,477,410 | 25,477,410 | 25,387,410 | 25,387,410 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive effect of warrants |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Total weighted average number of common
shares outstanding |
25,447,410 | 25,447,410 | 25,387,410 | 25,387,410 | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations, net of
noncontrolling interest, per common share |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.54 | ) | $ | (1.54 | ) | ||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations per
common share |
| | (0.20 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Arbor Realty Trust, Inc.
per common share |
$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | $ | (1.74 | ) | ||||
(1) | For the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company had a net loss and thus did not have a dilutive effect from one million warrants. |
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted
earnings per share computations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
For the Nine Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, 2010 | September 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Basic | Diluted (1) | Basic | Diluted | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations,
net of noncontrolling interest |
$ | 154,337,113 | $ | 154,337,113 | $ | (91,664,049 | ) | $ | (91,664,049 | ) | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations |
(283,382 | ) | (283,382 | ) | (5,281,646 | ) | (5,281,646 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. |
$ | 154,053,731 | $ | 154,053,731 | $ | (96,945,695 | ) | $ | (96,945,695 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding |
25,447,740 | 25,447,740 | 25,288,692 | 25,288,692 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive effect of warrants |
| 110,530 | | | ||||||||||||
Total weighted average number of common
shares outstanding |
25,447,740 | 25,558,270 | 25,288,692 | 25,288,692 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations,
net of noncontrolling interest, per common
share |
$ | 6.06 | $ | 6.04 | $ | (3.62 | ) | $ | (3.62 | ) | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations per
common share |
(0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. per common share |
$ | 6.05 | $ | 6.03 | $ | (3.83 | ) | $ | (3.83 | ) | ||||||
(1) | For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, diluted net income per share includes the dilutive effect of one million warrants. |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 15 Related Party Transactions
Due from related party was approximately $7.9 million at September 30, 2010 and consisted of
$7.3 million of management fees paid in 2008 related to the exchange of the Companys POM profits
interest that closed in 2009 and $0.6 million of escrows held by ACM related to real estate
transactions, and will be remitted by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2010. Due from
related party was $15.2 million at December 31, 2009 and consisted of $7.0 million for a loan
paydown received by ACM on the Companys behalf in December 2009, which was remitted in the first
quarter of 2010, $0.9 million of escrows held by ACM related to 2009 real estate asset transactions
and $7.3 million reclassified in 2009 from prepaid management fee related party, related to the
exchange of the Companys POM profits interest. In accordance with the August 2009 amended
management agreement, since no incentive fee was earned for 2009, the overpayment of management fee
related to the POM profits interest is to be paid back in installments of 25% due by December 31,
2010 and 75% due by June 30, 2012, with an option to make payment in both cash and Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. common stock provided that at least 50% of the payment is made in cash, and will be
offset against any future incentive management fees or success-based payments earned by ACM prior
to June 30, 2012.
At September 30, 2010, due to related party was $1.9 million and consisted primarily of base
management fees due to ACM, of which $0.4 million will be remitted by the Company in the fourth
quarter of 2010. At December 31, 2009, due to related party was $2.0 million and consisted
primarily of base management fees due to ACM, which were remitted by the Company in the first
quarter of 2010.
During the third quarter of 2010, the Company purchased a $15.0 million investment grade rated
note originally issued by its CDO II issuing entity for a price of approximately $6.2 million from
ACM who had purchased it from a third party investor in the third quarter of 2010 for approximately
$6.2 million, and recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $8.9 million from this
transaction. See note 8 Debt Obligations for further details.
In October 2010, the Company purchased, at par, a $4.7 million bridge loan from ACM. The loan
was originated by ACM in June 2010 to a joint venture that acquired a condo development property in
Brooklyn, New York. The loan bears interest at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 8% with a LIBOR
floor of 0.5% and a LIBOR cap of 1.5% and has a maturity date of June 2012. In addition, ACM
contributed $0.9 million for a 50% non-controlling interest in an entity, which owns 28% of this
joint venture. As of October 2010, ACMs investment balance in this joint venture was $0.5
million.
In March 2010, an affiliated entity of Mr. Ivan Kaufman contributed $1.1 million for a 50%
non-controlling interest in an entity, which owns 31% of a joint venture that acquired a condo
development property in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, in March 2010, ACM originated a $3.0
million bridge loan to this joint venture which was paid down $2.2 million to a balance of $0.8
million at September 30, 2010. In May 2010, the Company purchased the loan at par. The loan bears
interest at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 10% and has a maturity date of March 2013. Interest
income recorded from this loan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was
approximately $0.1 million.
The Company is dependent upon its manager (ACM), with whom it has a conflict of interest, to
provide services to the Company that are vital to its operations. The Companys chairman, chief
executive officer and president, Mr. Ivan Kaufman, is also the chief executive officer and
president of ACM, and, the Companys chief financial officer, Mr. Paul Elenio, is the chief
financial officer of ACM. In addition, Mr. Kaufman and his affiliated entities (the Kaufman
Entities) together beneficially own approximately 91% of the outstanding membership interests of
ACM and certain of the Companys employees and directors, also hold an ownership interest in ACM.
Furthermore, one of the Companys directors also serves as the trustee of one of the Kaufman
Entities that holds a
majority of the outstanding membership interests in ACM and co-trustee of another Kaufman
Entity that owns an equity interest in ACM. ACM currently holds approximately 5.4 million of the
Companys common shares, representing 21.1% of the voting power of the Companys outstanding stock
as of September 30, 2010. The Companys Board of Directors approved a resolution under the
Companys charter allowing Ivan Kaufman and
ACM, in relation to Mr. Kaufmans controlling equity interest, to own more than a 7% ownership
interest in the Company.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Note 16 Distributions
Under the terms of the Companys junior subordinated note agreements, annual dividends are
limited to 100% of taxable income to common shareholders and are required to be paid in the form
of the Companys stock to the maximum extent permissible (currently 90%), with the balance payable
in cash. The Company will be permitted to pay 100% of its taxable income in cash if certain
conditions are met, as previously disclosed. The Board of Directors has elected not to pay a
common stock dividend for the quarter ended September 30, 2010.
The Company is organized and conducts its operations to qualify as a REIT for federal income
tax purposes. As a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to federal income tax on its
REITtaxable income that it distributes to its stockholders, provided that it distributes at least
90% of its REITtaxable income and meets certain other requirements. As of September 30, 2010 and
2009, the Company was in compliance with all REIT requirements and, therefore, has not provided for
income tax expense on its REIT taxable income for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009 with the exception of $1.8 million of estimated state income taxes
incurred in those states that do not adopt the federal tax law that
allows the Company to elect to defer income generated from certain
debt extinguishment transactions.
Note 17 Management Agreement
The Company, ARLP and Arbor Realty SR, Inc. have a management agreement with ACM, pursuant to
which ACM provides certain services and the Company pays ACM a base management fee and under
certain circumstances, an annual incentive fee.
On August 6, 2009, the Company amended its management agreement with ACM effective as of
January 1, 2009. The amendment was negotiated by a special committee of the Companys Board of
Directors, consisting solely of independent directors and approved unanimously by all of the
independent directors.
The previous base management fee structure, which was calculated as a percentage of the
Companys equity, was replaced with an arrangement whereby the Company now reimburses ACM for its
actual costs incurred in managing the Companys business based on the parties agreement in advance
on an annual budget with subsequent quarterly true-ups to actual costs. This change was adopted
retroactively to January 1, 2009 and the Companys 2009 base management fee was $8.0 million. The
2010 base management fee is estimated to be approximately $7.8 million, which was approved by the
special committee of the Companys Board of Directors. As part of the amendment to the management
agreement, all origination fees on investments are now be retained by the Company, whereas under
the prior agreement, origination fees up to 1% of the principal amount of the loan were retained by
ACM.
The incentive fee is calculated as (1) 25% of the amount by which (a) the Companys funds from
operations per share, adjusted for certain gains and losses including gains from the retirement and
restructuring of debt and 60% of any loan loss reserve recoveries (spread over a three year
period), exceeds (b) the product of (x)
9.5% per annum or the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus 3.5%, whichever is greater, and (y) the
greater of $10.00 or the weighted average of book value of the net assets contributed by ACM to
ARLP per ARLP partnership unit, the offering price per share of the Companys common equity in the
private offering on July 1, 2003 and subsequent offerings and the issue price per ARLP partnership
unit for subsequent contributions to ARLP, multiplied by (2) the weighted average of the Companys
outstanding shares.
The minimum return, or incentive fee hurdle to be reached before an incentive fee is earned,
is a percentage applied on a per share basis to the greater of $10.00 or the average gross proceeds
per share, whereas the previous
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
management agreement provided for such percentage hurdle to be applied solely to the average gross
proceeds per share. In addition, 60% of any loan loss and other reserve recoveries are eligible to
be included in the incentive fee calculation, which recoveries are spread over a three year period,
whereas the previous management agreement did not limit the inclusion of such recoveries in the
incentive fee calculation.
The amended management agreement allows the Company to consider, from time to time, the
payment of additional fees to ACM for accomplishing certain specified corporate objectives;
modifies and simplifies the provisions related to the termination of the agreement and any related
fees payable in such instances, including for internalization of the management function, with a
termination fee of $10.0 million, rather than payment based on a multiple of base and incentive
fees as previously existed; has an initial term to December 31, 2010; and is renewable
automatically for an additional one year period every year thereafter, unless terminated with six
months prior written notice. If the Company terminates or elects not to renew the management
agreement without cause, it is required to pay the termination fee of $10.0 million. In the third
quarter of 2009, ACM was paid a $4.1 million success-based payment for the restructuring of certain
debt facilities.
The incentive fee is measured on an annual basis. However, when applicable, ACM receives
quarterly installments of the incentive fee in advance. The quarterly installments are calculated
based on the results for the period of twelve months ending on the last day of each quarter with
respect to which such installment is payable. Each quarterly installment payment is deemed to be an
advance of a portion of the incentive fee payable for the year, with an adjustment at year end to
reflect the full years results. At least 25% of any incentive compensation fee is paid to ACM in
shares of the Companys common stock, subject to ownership limitations in the Companys charter.
For purposes of determining the number of shares that are paid to ACM to satisfy the common stock
portion of the incentive fee from and after the date the Companys common shares are publicly
traded, each common share shall have a value equal to the average closing price per common share
based on the last twenty days of the fiscal quarter with respect to which the incentive fee is
being paid. The incentive fee is accrued as it is earned. The expense incurred for incentive fee
paid in common stock is determined using the amount of stock calculated as noted above and the
quoted market price of the stock on the last day of each quarter. At December 31 of each year, the
Company remeasures the incentive fee expense paid to ACM in shares of the Companys common stock in
accordance with current accounting guidance, which discusses how to measure at the measurement date
when certain terms are not known prior to the measurement date. Accordingly, expense recorded
related to common stock issued as a portion of incentive fee is adjusted to reflect the fair value
of the stock on the measurement date when the final calculation of the total incentive fee is
determined. In the event the calculated incentive fee for the full year is an amount less than the
total of the installment payments made to ACM for the year, ACM will refund to the Company the
amount of such overpayment in cash regardless of whether such installments were paid in cash or
common stock. In such case, the Company would record a negative incentive fee expense in the
quarter when such overpayment is determined.
The following table sets forth the Companys base management fees and incentive fees for the
periods indicated:
For the Three Months | For the Nine Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended September 30, | Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
Management Fees: | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||||
Base |
$ | 1,900,000 | $ | 6,136,170 | $ | 5,800,000 | $ | 13,136,170 | ||||||||
Incentive |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Total management fee |
$ | 1,900,000 | $ | 6,136,170 | $ | 5,800,000 | $ | 13,136,170 | ||||||||
For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded $1.9 million
and $6.1 million, respectively, of base management fees due to ACM, of which $0.9 million and $1.8
million was included in due to related party as of September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, as a result of the amended management
agreement, the Company recorded an additional $2.0 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of base
management fees, or $0.08 and $0.36 per basic and diluted common
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
share, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company recorded
$5.8 million and $13.1 million, respectively, of base management fees, of which $1.9 million was
included in due to related party as of both September 30, 2010 and 2009. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, ACM did not earn an incentive fee installment. As
mentioned above, the revised management agreement allows for success-based payments to be paid to
the Companys manager upon the completion of specified corporate objectives in addition to the
standard base management fee. In the third quarter of 2009, the base management fee included
success-based payments which were paid for the trust preferred and Wachovia debt restructurings
totaling an additional $4.1 million. No success-based payments were made for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2010.
In the second quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a $7.3 million deferred management fee
related to the incentive fee attributable to the monetization of the POM profits interest
transaction in June 2008, which was subsequently paid and reclassified to prepaid management fees.
The transaction closed in the second quarter of 2009. The $7.3 million incentive fee was elected
by ACM to be paid in 355,903 shares of common stock and $4.1 million paid in cash. In accordance
with the amended management agreement, since no incentive fee was earned for 2009, the prepaid
management fee is to be paid back in installments of 25% due by December 31, 2010 and 75% due by
June 30, 2012, with an option to make payment in both cash and common stock of the Company provided
that at least 50% of the payment is made in cash, and will be offset against any future incentive
fees or success-based payments earned by our manager prior to June 30, 2012. See Note 15
Related Party Transactions for further details.
Additionally, in 2007, ACM received an incentive fee installment totaling $19.0 million which
was recorded as prepaid management fees related to the incentive fee on $77.1 million of deferred
revenue recognized on the transfer of control of the 450 West 33rd Street property,
which is one of the Companys equity affiliates.
As more fully described in Note 8 Debt Obligations, on June 30, 2010, the Company closed
on the discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and retired all of its debt with Wachovia at the
discount described in Note 8. The successful completion of the retirement of the Wachovia debt may
be a significant contributor to an incentive fee for the manager in 2010. As indicated earlier,
gains on the extinguishment of debt are included in the incentive fee calculation and the gain of
$156.6 million, net of fees, certain expenses, and taxes, attributable to the Wachovia transaction
alone surpasses the approximate $39.0 million incentive fee hurdle applicable for 2010. However,
the Companys funds from operations, which is one of the determinants of the incentive fee
calculation, is impacted positively and negatively by a number of other factors, including net
interest income, gains and losses on other investments, loan loss reserves and realized losses on
loans and general and administrative expense. As of September 30, 2010, no installment of an
incentive fee was payable based on the Companys results for the twelve month period ended
September 30, 2010, but the Company cannot predict whether any incentive fee will be payable
for 2010 or, if an incentive fee is payable for 2010, whether such fee will be material to the
Companys Consolidated Statements of Operations.
For further information on the impact of the retirement of the Wachovia debt and any
associated incentive fee earned as a result thereby, see Item 2. Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Retirement of Wachovia Debt.
Note 18 Due to Borrowers
Due to borrowers represents borrowers funds held by the Company to fund certain expenditures
or to be released at the Companys discretion upon the occurrence of certain pre-specified events,
and to serve as additional collateral for borrowers loans. While retained, these balances earn
interest in accordance with the specific loan terms they are associated with.
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Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated
interim financial statements, and related notes included herein.
Overview
We are a Maryland corporation formed in June 2003 to invest in multi-family and commercial
real estate-related bridge loans, junior participating interests in first mortgages, mezzanine
loans, preferred and direct equity and, in limited cases, discounted mortgage notes and other real
estate-related assets, which we refer to collectively as structured finance investments. We have
also invested in mortgage-related securities. We conduct substantially all of our operations
through our operating partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Our operating performance is primarily driven by the following factors:
| Net interest income earned on our investments Net interest income represents the amount by which the interest income earned on our assets exceeds the interest expense incurred on our borrowings. If the yield earned on our assets decreases or the cost of borrowings increases, this will have a negative impact on earnings. However, if the yield earned on our assets increases or the cost of borrowings decreases, this will have a positive impact on earnings. Net interest income is also directly impacted by the size of our asset portfolio. See Current Market Conditions, Risks and Recent Trends below for risks and trends of our net interest income. | ||
| Credit quality of our assets Effective asset and portfolio management is essential to maximizing the performance and value of a real estate/mortgage investment. Maintaining the credit quality of our loans and investments is of critical importance. Loans that do not perform in accordance with their terms may have a negative impact on earnings and liquidity. | ||
| Cost control We seek to minimize our operating costs, which consist primarily of employee compensation and related costs, management fees and other general and administrative expenses. If there are increases in foreclosures and non-performing loans and investments, certain of these expenses, particularly employee compensation expenses and asset management related expenses, may increase. |
We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust
(REIT) for federal income tax purposes. A REIT is generally not subject to federal income tax on
its REITtaxable income that it distributes to its stockholders, provided that at least 90% of its
REITtaxable income is distributed and provided that certain other requirements are met.
Additionally, under the terms of our junior subordinated note agreements, annual dividends are
limited to 100% of taxable income to common shareholders and are required to be paid in the form of
our stock to the maximum extent permissible (currently 90%), with the balance payable in cash.
Certain REIT income may be subject to state and local income taxes. Our assets or operations that
would not otherwise comply with the REIT requirements, are owned or conducted by our taxable REIT
subsidiaries, the income of which is subject to federal and state income tax. We did not record a
provision for income taxes related to the assets that are held in our taxable REIT subsidiaries for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Under current federal tax law, the gain and the
tax on the gain of certain debt extinguishment transactions may, at our election, be deferred to
future periods.
Current Market Conditions, Risks and Recent Trends
Global stock and credit markets have experienced prolonged price volatility, dislocations and
liquidity disruptions, which have caused market prices of many stocks to fluctuate substantially
and the spreads on prospective debt financings to widen considerably. Commercial real estate
classes in general have been adversely affected by this prolonged economic downturn and liquidity
crisis. If this continues, the commercial real estate sector will likely experience additional
losses, challenges in complying with the terms of financing agreements,
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decreased net interest spreads, and additional difficulties in raising capital and obtaining
investment financing with attractive terms or at all.
These circumstances have materially impacted liquidity in the financial markets and have
resulted in the scarcity of certain types of financing, and, in certain cases, making terms for
certain financings less attractive. If these conditions persist, lending institutions may be forced
to exit markets such as repurchase lending, become insolvent, further tighten their lending
standards or increase the amount of equity capital required to obtain financing, and in such event,
could make it more difficult for us to obtain financing on favorable terms or at all. Our
profitability will be adversely affected if we are unable to obtain cost-effective financing for
our investments. A prolonged downturn in the stock or credit markets may cause us to seek
alternative sources of potentially less attractive financing, and may require us to adjust our
business plan accordingly. In addition, these factors may make it more difficult for our borrowers
to repay our loans as they may experience difficulties in selling assets, increased costs of
financing or obtaining financing at all. These events in the stock and credit markets may also
make it more difficult or unlikely for us to raise capital through the issuance of our common stock
or preferred stock. These disruptions in the financial markets also may have a material adverse
effect on the market value of our common stock and other adverse effects on us or the economy
generally.
This environment has undoubtedly had a significant impact on our business, our borrowers and
real estate values throughout all asset classes and geographic locations. Declining real estate
values may continue to minimize our level of new mortgage loan originations, since borrowers often
use increases in the value of their existing properties to support the purchase or investment in
additional properties. Borrowers may also be less able to pay principal and interest on our loans
if the real estate economy continues to weaken. Declining real estate values may also
significantly increase the likelihood that we will continue to incur losses on our loans in the
event of default because the value of our collateral may be insufficient to cover our cost on the
loan. Any sustained period of increased payment delinquencies, foreclosures or losses could
adversely affect both our net interest income from loans in our portfolio as well as our ability to
originate, sell and securitize loans, which would significantly harm our revenues, results of
operations, financial condition, business prospects and our ability to make distributions to our
stockholders. In addition, our investments are also subject to the risks described above with
respect to commercial real estate loans and mortgage-backed securities and similar risks, including
risks of delinquency and foreclosure, the dependence upon the successful operation of, and net
income from, real property, risks generally related to interests in real property, and risks that
may be presented by the type and use of a particular commercial property. During the first, second
and third quarters of fiscal year 2010 we recorded $25.0 million, $25.6 million and $15.2 million,
respectively, of new provisions for loan losses due to declining collateral values, a $0.8 million
recovery from one fully reserved loan in the second quarter of 2010 and a recovery of $3.8 million
from two loans in the third quarter of 2010, and $0.8 million and $5.4 million of losses on
restructured loans in the second and third quarters of 2010, respectively. During the first,
second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2009, respectively, we recorded $67.5 million,
$23.0 million, $51.0 million and $99.8 million of new provisions for loan losses due to declining
collateral values and $9.0 million, $23.8 million, $0.3 million and $24.5 million of losses on
restructured loans. We have made, and continue to make modifications and extensions to loans when
it is economically feasible to do so. In some cases, modification is a more viable alternative to
foreclosure proceedings when a borrower can not comply with loan terms. In doing so, lower
borrower interest rates, combined with non-performing loans, will lower our net interest margins
when comparing interest income to our costs of financing. These trends may persist with a
prolonged economic recession and we feel if they do, there will be continued modifications and
delinquencies in the foreseeable future, which will result in reduced net interest margins and
additional losses throughout our sector.
Commercial real estate financing companies have been severely impacted by the current economic
environment and have had very little access to the capital markets or the debt markets in order to
meet their existing obligations or to refinance maturing debt. We have responded to these troubled
times by decreasing investment activity for capital preservation, aggressively managing our assets
through restructuring and extending our debt facilities and repurchasing our previously issued debt
at discounts when economically feasible. In order to accomplish these goals, we have worked
closely with our borrowers in restructuring our loans, receiving payoffs and paydowns and
monetizing our investments as appropriate. Additionally, based on available liquidity and market
opportunities, we have from time to time repurchased our debt at discounts. Also, we entered into
an agreement with Wachovia Bank, National Association, owned by Wells Fargo, National Association
(Wachovia) to retire our then outstanding debt of $335.6 million for $176.2 million, at any time
on or before an extended payoff date of August 27, 2010. On June 30, 2010, we closed on our debt
retirement agreement with Wachovia and recorded a net
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gain on extinguishment of debt of $156.6 million. As part of this transaction, we had a term
credit facility for $26.0 million at a different financial institution at September 30, 2010, which
was subsequently repaid in October 2010. In February 2010, we retired $114.1 million of our junior
subordinated notes for the re-issuance of certain of our own CDO bonds, as well as other assets,
and we repurchased more of our own CDO bonds for gains. We also sold a majority of our CDO bond
and CMBS investments for a net loss. We will continue to remain focused on executing these
strategies when available and appropriate as this significant economic downturn persists.
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 as well as Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk herein for additional risk factors.
Sources of Operating Revenues
We derive our operating revenues primarily through interest received from making real
estate-related bridge, mezzanine and junior participation loans and preferred equity investments.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest income earned on these loans and
investments represented approximately 97% and 95% of our total revenues, respectively. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, interest income earned on these loans and
investments represented approximately 95% of our total revenues.
Interest income may also be derived from profits of equity participation interests. No such
interest income was recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
We also derive interest income from our investments in commercial real estate collateralized
debt obligation (CDO) bond securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest on these investments represented
approximately less than 1% and 2% of our total revenues, respectively. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2009, interest on these investments represented approximately 4% and 3%
of our total revenues, respectively.
Property operating income is derived from our real estate owned assets. For the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2010, property operating income represented approximately 3% and 2%
of our total revenues, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
property operating income represented approximately 1% of our total revenues.
Additionally, we derive operating revenues from other income that represents loan structuring
and defeasance fees, and miscellaneous asset management fees associated with our loans and
investments portfolio. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, revenue from other
income represented approximately less than 1% and 1% of our total revenues, respectively. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, revenue from other income represented approximately
less than 1% of our total revenues.
Income or Loss from Equity Affiliates and Gain or Loss on Sale of Loans and Real Estate
We derive income or losses from equity affiliates relating to joint ventures that were formed
with equity partners to acquire, develop and/or sell real estate assets. These joint ventures are
not majority owned or controlled by us, and are not consolidated in our financial statements.
These investments are recorded under either the equity or cost method of accounting as appropriate.
We record our share of net income and losses from the underlying properties and any
other-than-temporary impairment of these investments on a single line item in the consolidated
statements of operations as income or loss from equity affiliates. For the three months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009, income from equity affiliates was less than $0.1 million and $8.9
million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, loss from equity
affiliates was less than $0.1 million and $1.3 million, respectively.
We also may derive income or losses from the sale of loans and real estate. We may acquire
real estate for our own investment in order to stabilize the property and dispose of it for a
future anticipated return. We may also acquire real estate notes generally at a discount from
lenders in situations where the borrower wishes to restructure and reposition its short term debt
and the lender wishes to divest certain assets from its portfolio. No such income or loss on the
sale of loans or real estate was recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Please refer to the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2009 entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations Significant Accounting Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies for a discussion
of our critical accounting policies. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, there were
no material changes to these policies.
Revenue Recognition
Interest Income. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis as it is earned from
loans, investments and securities. In many instances, the borrower pays an additional amount of
interest at the time the loan is closed, an origination fee, and/or deferred interest upon
maturity. In some cases, interest income may also include the amortization or accretion of
premiums and discounts arising from the purchase or origination of the loan or security. This
additional income, net of any direct loan origination costs incurred, is deferred and accreted into
interest income on an effective yield or interest method adjusted for actual prepayment activity
over the life of the related loan or security as a yield adjustment. Income recognition is
suspended for loans when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery of income and principal
becomes doubtful. Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and
performance is demonstrated to be resumed. Several of the loans provide for accrual of interest at
specified rates, which differ from current payment terms. Interest is recognized on such loans at
the accrual rate subject to managements determination that accrued interest and outstanding
principal are ultimately collectible, based on the underlying collateral and operations of the
borrower. If management cannot make this determination regarding collectability, interest income
above the current pay rate is recognized only upon actual receipt. Additionally, interest income
is recorded when earned from equity participation interests, referred to as equity kickers. These
equity kickers have the potential to generate additional revenues to us as a result of excess cash
flows being distributed and/or as appreciated properties are sold or refinanced. We did not record
interest income on such investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009.
Property operating income. Property operating income represents operating income associated
with the operations of two commercial real estate properties classified as real estate owned. For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded approximately $0.8 million and $1.8
million, respectively, of property operating income relating to real estate owned. One of our real
estate investments was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at
September 30, 2010 and another of our real estate investments was reclassified from real estate
owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009, respectively, which resulted in a
reclassification from property operating income into discontinued operations for the current and
all prior periods. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded
approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of property operating income relating to
real estate owned due to the subsequent reclassification to discontinued operations. For more
details see Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof.
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
The carrying values of interest rate swaps and the underlying hedged liabilities are reflected
at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives are either offset against the
change in the fair value of the hedged liability through earnings or recognized in other
comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective
portion of a derivatives change in fair value is immediately recognized in earnings. Derivatives
that do not qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment are adjusted to fair value through
earnings.
We record all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Additionally, the accounting
for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether
a company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge
accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge
accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the
fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as
interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a
hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted
transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.
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Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition
on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset
or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect
of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. We may enter into derivative contracts
that are intended to economically hedge certain of our risks, even though hedge accounting does not
apply or we elect not to apply hedge accounting.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 we entered into two new interest rate swaps
that qualify as cash flow hedges with a notional value of approximately $7.5 million. In addition,
the notional value on one interest rate swap amortized down by approximately $22.0 million and four
interest rate swaps matured with a combined notional of approximately $22.5 million. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 we entered into one new interest rate swap that qualifies as a
cash flow hedge with a notional value of approximately $45.1 million and paid $1.7 million, which
will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the swap, which is approximately 6.25
years. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we terminated seven interest rate swaps
related to our restructured trust preferred securities, with a combined notional value of $185.0
million, for a loss of $8.7 million recorded to loss on termination of swaps. Refer to the section
titled Liquidity and Capital Resources Junior Subordinated Notes below. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2009, we also terminated an interest rate swap with a notional value of
approximately $33.1 million and a $33.5 million portion of an interest rate swap with a total
notional value of approximately $67.0 million, and the notional values on two basis swaps and one
interest rate swap were amortized down by approximately $239.7 million. The loss on termination
will be amortized to expense over the original life of the hedging instrument if it is determined
that the hedged item is still more likely than not to occur. The fair value of our qualifying
hedge portfolio has decreased by approximately $17.6 million from December 31, 2009 as a result of,
changes in the projected LIBOR rates and credit spreads of both parties, combined with swap
amortization and maturities.
Because the valuations of our hedging activities are based on estimates, the fair value may
change if our estimates are inaccurate. For the effect of hypothetical changes in market interest
rates on our interest rate swaps, see Interest Rate Risk in Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk, set forth in Item 3 hereof.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of
financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses which will require a greater level of
information disclosed about the credit quality of loans and allowance for loan losses, as well as
additional information related to credit quality indicators, past due information, and information
related to loans modified in trouble debt restructuring. This guidance is effective for the fourth
quarter of 2010, and as it only amends disclosure requirements, we do not expect the adoption of
this guidance to have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
In March 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on embedded credit derivatives for contracts
containing an embedded credit derivative feature related to the transfer of credit risk that is not
solely in the form of subordination. This guidance was effective for the third quarter of 2010 and
its adoption did not have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued updated guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures,
which requires disclosure of details of significant asset or liability transfers in and out of
Level 1 and Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy and inclusion of gross purchases,
sales, issuances, and settlements in the rollforward of assets and liabilities valued using Level 3
inputs within the fair value hierarchy. The guidance also clarifies and expands existing
disclosure requirements related to the disaggregation of fair value disclosures and inputs used in
arriving at fair values for assets and liabilities using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs within the fair
value hierarchy. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2009, and its adoption did not have a material effect on our Consolidated
Financial Statements. The gross presentation of the Level 3 rollforward is required for interim
and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and its adoption is not expected to
have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Changes in Financial Condition
Our loan and investment portfolio balance, including our available-for-sale and
held-to-maturity securities, at September 30, 2010 was $1.5 billion, with a weighted average
current interest pay rate of 4.55% compared to $1.8 billion, with a weighted average current
interest pay rate of 4.95% at December 31, 2009. At September 30, 2010, advances on our financing
facilities totaled $1.3 billion, with a weighted average funding cost of 3.78% as compared to $1.8
billion, with a weighted average funding cost of 3.88% at December 31, 2009.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2010, we originated one loan totaling $5.5 million,
$4.0 million of which was initially funded, and made a $2.1 million equity investment in the same
entity, as well as received full satisfaction of three bridge loans totaling $34.4 million, which
included $11.5 million of charge-offs against loan loss reserves and $1.6 million of losses on
restructuring. We also received partial repayment on five loans totaling $20.6 million, which
included a $7.4 million charge-off against loan loss reserves and $3.8 million of losses on
restructuring, and we charged off a fully reserved mezzanine loan of $26.8 million. We also
refinanced and/or modified five loans totaling $119.0 million and eight loans totaling
approximately $234.7 million were extended during the quarter, of which four loans totaling
approximately $87.4 million were in accordance with the extension option of the corresponding loan
agreement.
Cash and cash equivalents decreased $38.4 million, or 59%, to $26.3 million at September 30,
2010 compared to $64.6 million at December 31, 2009. All highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The decrease was
primarily due to closing on our discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia, as well as purchasing
our own CDO bonds, posting additional collateral to our swaps and exchanging a portion of our
junior subordinated notes, net of payoffs and partial paydowns received from our loans.
Restricted cash increased $25.0 million, or 90%, to $53.0 million at September 30, 2010
compared to $27.9 million at December 31, 2009. Restricted cash is kept on deposit with the
trustees for our CDOs, and primarily represents proceeds from loan repayments which will be used to
purchase replacement loans as collateral for the CDOs, as well as the sale of investment securities
owned by the CDO and unfunded loan commitments.
The increase was primarily due to the sale of CDO bond and CMBS
investments held in two CDOs combined with loan payoffs, net of the
transfer of loans into the CDOs.
Securities available-for-sale increased $0.6 million, to $1.1 million at September 30, 2010
compared to $0.5 million at December 31, 2009. In March 2010 we sold two investment grade CMBS
investments with a combined amortized cost of $11.1 million for approximately $14.4 million.
Accordingly, because this was considered a change of intent to hold the securities, we reclassified
all of our held-to-maturity securities to available-for-sale with a net unrealized loss of $18.6
million recorded to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the first quarter of 2010, which was
later realized in the second quarter of 2010. We also had purchased one investment grade CMBS
investment with a face value of $4.5 million during the first quarter of 2010. In June 2010, we
sold three investment grade CDO bonds, with an aggregate face value of $44.7 million and an
amortized cost of $40.4 million, for $29.9 million, and two investment grade CMBS investments, with
an aggregate face value of $6.5 million and an amortized cost of $6.3 million, for $6.5 million,
and recorded a net realized loss on sale of securities of $10.3 million in our Consolidated
Statement of Operations. In February 2010, we also exchanged two investment grade CDO bonds with a
total face value of $25.0 million and fair value of $0.4 million in retiring our own junior
subordinated notes, which were reclassified from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale in December
2009. An other-than-temporary impairment of $9.8 million was recognized upon the reclassification
from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale during the fourth quarter of 2009. Accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires that all securities are
evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is other-than-temporary,
though it is not intended to indicate a permanent decline in value. During the second quarter of
2010, the change in fair value of our remaining CDO bond security of $7.0 million as well as a loss
in the fair market value of our equity securities of less than $0.1 million, were considered
other-than-temporary impairments and were recorded as impairment charges to the Consolidated
Statement of Operations. In addition, an unrealized gain as of September 30, 2010 of less than
$0.1 million related to the securities was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in
the Consolidated Balance sheet. See Notes 4 and 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof for a further description of these transactions.
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Securities held-to-maturity decreased $60.6 million to $0 at September 30, 2010 compared to
$60.6 million at December 31, 2009. In March 2010, we sold two investment grade CMBS investments
with a combined amortized cost of $11.1 million for $14.4 million. Accordingly, because this was
considered a change of intent to hold the securities, we reclassified all of our held-to-maturity
securities to available-for-sale in the first quarter of 2010. See Notes 4 and 5 of the Notes to
the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof for a further description of
these transactions.
Real estate owned increased $14.9 million to $23.1 million at September 30, 2010 compared to
$8.2 million at December 31, 2009. In the second quarter of 2010, we acquired a property secured
by a $5.6 million junior participating loan by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and as a result, we
recorded $20.8 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as real estate owned, at fair value, and
assumed the $20.8 million senior interest in a first mortgage loan. In the third quarter of 2010,
we agreed to sell one of our real estate owned investments to a third party. As a result, this
investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at a value of $5.5
million and property operating income and expense for current and prior periods were reclassified
to discontinued operations. The Company sold the property to the third party and received proceeds
of approximately $6.8 million in October 2010. See Note 7 of the Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof for a further description of these transactions.
Real estate held-for-sale increased $5.5 million, or 13% to $47.0 million at September 30,
2010 compared to $41.4 million at December 31, 2009. In the third quarter of 2010, we agreed to
sell one of our real estate owned investments to a third party. As a result, this investment was
reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at a value of $5.5 million and
property operating income and expense for current and prior periods were reclassified to
discontinued operations. See Note 7 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements set
forth in Item 1 hereof for a further description of this transaction.
Due from related party decreased $7.4 million, or 48%, to $7.9 million at September 30, 2010
compared to $15.2 million at December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to $7.0 million of
loan proceeds and $0.9 of escrows held by our manager, Arbor Commercial Mortgage (ACM), at
December 31, 2009, being remitted to us in the first quarter of 2010, as compared to $0.6 million
of escrows held by ACM at September 30, 2010, to be remitted to us during the fourth quarter 2010.
Other assets decreased approximately $5.5 million, or 10% to $52.1 million at September 30,
2010 compared to $57.5 million at December 31, 2009. The decrease was primarily due to a $9.9
million decrease in deferred financing fees related to the exchange and retirement of a portion of
our junior subordinated notes and the discounted payoff of our Wachovia facilities, as well as
amortization, a $4.1 million decrease in interest receivable and exit fees receivable as a result
of non-performing loans, loan repayments and paydowns, lower rates on refinanced and modified loans
and the determination that fees were not collectable and a $0.2 million decrease in the fair value
of our non-qualifying CDO basis swaps, net of an $8.8 million increase due to the effect of LIBOR
rates on a portion of our interest rate swaps. See Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk for further information relating to our derivatives.
Junior subordinated notes to subsidiary trust issuing preferred securities decreased $101.8
million, or 39% to $157.7 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $259.5 million at December 31,
2009 due to the retirement of a portion of our junior subordinated notes in the first quarter of
2010. See Liquidity and Capital Resources below for further details.
Notes payable decreased $292.8 million, or 78% to $82.5 million at September 30, 2010 compared
to $375.2 million at December 31, 2009 due to the closing of the discounted payoff agreement with
Wachovia in the second quarter of 2010, net of a new $26.0 million term debt facility. See
Liquidity and Capital Resources below for further details.
Other liabilities increased $2.7 million, or 3%, to $99.7 million at September 30, 2010
compared to $97.0 million at December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily due to a $17.2 million
increase in accrued interest payable primarily due to the decrease in value of our interest rate
swaps and the timing of reset dates, the receipt of $4.1 million in reserves on a loan, a $2.2
million increase in accrued expenses, and a $2.0 million increase due to receiving deposits on the
settlement of a mezzanine loan, net of the use of a $20.5 million deposit on the sale of a
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bridge loan and a $2.3 million decrease due to the reversal of accrued deferred financing fees
upon the discounted payoff of our Wachovia facilities in the second quarter of 2010.
On April 1, 2010, we issued an aggregate of 90,000 shares of restricted common stock under the
2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended in 2005 to the independent members of the board of directors.
The 90,000 common shares underlying the restricted stock awards granted were fully vested as of
the date of grant and we recorded $0.3 million of expense to our Consolidated Statement of
Operations in the second quarter of 2010. Stock-based compensation was $2.6 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. On April 8, 2009, we accelerated the vesting of all of the
unvested shares underlying restricted stock awards totaling 243,091 shares previously granted to
certain of our and ACMs employees and non-management members of the board.
In February 2010, we re-issued our own CDO bonds that we had acquired throughout 2009 with an
aggregate face amount of $42.8 million as part of an exchange for the retirement of $114.1 million
of our junior subordinated notes, and recorded a $26.3 million gain on extinguishment of debt in
our 2010 Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Junior Subordinated Notes below for further
details. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we also purchased, at a discount,
approximately $67.7 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO I, CDO II
and CDO III issuing entities for an aggregate price of $22.8 million from third party investors and
recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $44.8 million in our 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009:
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
September 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | ||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 24,878,523 | $ | 30,416,621 | $ | (5,538,098 | ) | (18 | %) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
15,209,936 | 20,797,420 | (5,587,484 | ) | (27 | %) | |||||||||||
Net interest income |
9,668,587 | 9,619,201 | 49,386 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||
Other revenue: |
|||||||||||||||||
Property operating income |
806,751 | 291,753 | 514,998 | nm | |||||||||||||
Other income |
21,876 | 1,857 | 20,019 | nm | |||||||||||||
Total other revenue |
828,627 | 293,610 | 535,017 | nm | |||||||||||||
Other expenses: |
|||||||||||||||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
1,853,626 | 2,136,499 | (282,873 | ) | (13 | %) | |||||||||||
Selling and administrative |
1,985,471 | 4,092,293 | (2,106,822 | ) | (51 | %) | |||||||||||
Property operating expenses |
1,103,712 | 508,782 | 594,930 | 117 | % | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
221,246 | 26,037 | 195,209 | nm | |||||||||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
| 29,395 | (29,395 | ) | (100 | %) | |||||||||||
Provision for loan losses (net of
recoveries) |
11,347,964 | 51,000,000 | (39,652,036 | ) | (78 | %) | |||||||||||
Loss on restructured loans |
5,363,332 | 300,000 | 5,063,332 | nm | |||||||||||||
Management fee related party |
1,900,000 | 6,136,170 | (4,236,170 | ) | (69 | %) | |||||||||||
Total other expenses |
23,775,351 | 64,229,176 | (40,453,825 | ) | (63 | %) | |||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before
gain on extinguishment of debt and income
from equity affiliates |
(13,278,137 | ) | (54,316,365 | ) | 41,038,228 | (76 | %) | ||||||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
11,790,000 | 6,348,128 | 5,441,872 | 86 | % | ||||||||||||
Income from equity affiliates |
25,588 | 8,856,060 | (8,830,472 | ) | (100 | %) | |||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations |
(1,462,549 | ) | (39,112,177 | ) | 37,649,628 | (96 | %) | ||||||||||
Loss on impairment of real estate held-for-sale |
| (4,898,295 | ) | 4,898,295 | (100 | %) | |||||||||||
Income (loss) on operations of real estate
held-for-sale |
108,555 | (65,796 | ) | 174,351 | nm | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |
108,555 | (4,964,091 | ) | 5,072,646 | (102 | %) | |||||||||||
Net loss |
(1,353,994 | ) | (44,076,268 | ) | 42,722,274 | (97 | %) | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest |
54,067 | 58,694 | (4,627 | ) | (8 | %) | |||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. |
$ | (1,408,061 | ) | $ | (44,134,962 | ) | $ | 42,726,901 | (97 | %) | |||||||
nm not meaningful
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Net Interest Income
Interest income decreased $5.5 million, or 18%, to $24.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $30.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease
was primarily due to a 17% decrease in the average loans and investments balance due to payoffs and
paydowns and a 1% decrease in the average yield on assets from 5.36% for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 to 5.29% for the three months ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in yield
was the result of the suspension of interest on our non-performing loans as well as lower rates on
refinanced and modified loans. Interest income from cash equivalents was $0.1 million for both the
three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Interest expense decreased $5.6 million, or 27%, to $15.2 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $20.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease
was primarily due to a 26% decrease in the average balance of our debt facilities from $1.8 billion
for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to $1.4 billion for the three months ended September
30, 2010. The decrease in average balance was related to decreased leverage on our portfolio due
to the repayment of certain debt resulting from closing the discounted payoff agreement with
Wachovia on June 30, 2010 as well as loan payoffs and paydowns, along with the transfer of assets
into our CDO vehicles. The decrease was also due to a 1% decrease in the average cost of these
borrowings from 4.50% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to 4.47% for the three months
ended September 30, 2010 due to a $0.7 million increase in the market value of certain interest
rate swaps, which is recorded as a reduction of interest expense, and a decrease in LIBOR,
partially offset by an increase in interest rates resulting from the restructuring of our term and
working capital facilities with Wachovia in the third quarter of 2009. See Notes Payable below
for further details.
Other Revenue
Property operating income increased $0.5 million to $0.8 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This was
primarily due to the operations of two real estate investments recorded as real estate owned as of
September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009, respectively, resulting in a
reclassification from property operating income into discontinued operations for the current period
and all prior periods presented. Property operating income of $0.3 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2009 represents operating income associated with the operation of one
commercial real estate property recorded as real estate owned.
Other income increased less than $0.1 million from the three months ended September 30, 2009
primarily due to miscellaneous asset management fees on our loan and investment portfolio.
Other Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased $0.3 million, or 13%, to $1.9 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2010 from $2.1 million for the three months ended September
30, 2009. These expenses represent salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation related to
employees, and incentive compensation for those employed by us during these periods.
Selling and administrative expense decreased $2.1 million, or 51%, to $2.0 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2010 from $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30,
2009. These costs include, but are not limited to, professional and consulting fees, legal fees,
marketing costs, insurance expense, travel and placement fees, directors fees, and licensing fees.
This decrease was primarily due to higher legal costs associated with the foreclosure process on
certain of our loans in the third quarter of 2009.
Property operating expense increased $0.6 million to $1.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This was
primarily due to the operations of two real estate investments recorded as real estate owned as of
September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009,
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respectively, resulting in a reclassification from property operating expense into
discontinued operations for the current period and all prior periods presented. Property operating
expense of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 represents operating expenses
associated with the operation of one commercial real estate property recorded as real estate owned.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.2 million for the three months ended September
30, 2010 and less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. This is due to
depreciation expense associated with two real estate investments recorded as real estate owned as
of September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009, respectively, resulting in a
reclassification from depreciation and amortization expense into discontinued operations for the
current period and all prior periods presented. Depreciation and amortization expense of less than
$0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 represents depreciation expense
associated with the operation of one commercial real estate property during the three months ended
September 30, 2009, which was recorded as real estate owned.
Provision for loan losses totaled $11.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010,
and $51.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The provision recorded for the
three months ended September 30, 2010 was based on our normal quarterly loan review at September
30, 2010, where it was determined that 32 loans with an aggregate carrying value of $622.7 million,
before reserves, were impaired. We performed an evaluation of the loans and determined that the
fair value of the underlying collateral securing the impaired loans was less than the net carrying
value of the loans, resulting in us recording an additional $15.2 million provision for loan
losses. We also had a recovery of $3.8 million received for two loans netting the provision to
$11.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. Of the $3.8 million in recoveries,
$3.5 million was related to one asset in which the property was sold and we provided financing to
the new operator, and as a result of this restructuring, we recorded a net recovery of $3.5
million. The provision of $51.0 million recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was
based on our normal quarterly loan review at September 30, 2009, where it was determined that 22
loans with an aggregate carrying value of $381.9 million, before reserves, were impaired.
Loss on restructured loans increased $5.1 million to $5.4 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The loss of
$5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010, represents the settlement of three
bridge loans with an aggregate carrying value of $34.4 million
at a discount, for $21.4 million,
resulting in a loss on the restructuring of approximately $1.6 million and a charge-off to
previously recorded reserves of $11.5 million. Loss on restructured loans also represents the
write down of four bridge loans with an aggregate carrying value of $96.9 million, after principal
paydowns of $7.3 million, to $78.3 million, resulting in a loss on the restructuring of
approximately $3.8 million, which includes a $1.1 million transaction cost incurred in modifying a
loan and having it transferred to a new borrower, and a charge-off to previously recorded reserves
of $7.4 million. The loss of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 represents
the settlement of a bridge loan with a carrying value of $1.5 million at a discount, for $1.2
million.
Management fees decreased $4.2 million, or 69% to $1.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 from $6.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 due to the
amendment of our management agreement in August 2009 to a cost reimbursement basis. Management
fees represent compensation in the form of base management fees and estimated incentive management
fees as provided for in the management agreement with our manager. The amended management
agreement also provides for success-based payments to be paid to our manager upon the completion
of specified corporate objectives in addition to the standard base management fee. Refer to
Management Agreement below for further details including information related to our amended
management agreement with ACM. In the three months ended September 30, 2009, the base management
fee included success-based payments totaling $4.1 million related to our trust preferred and
Wachovia debt restructurings. In addition, the base management fee for the three months ended
September 30, 2009 included $2.0 million representing 25% of our 2009 annual cost reimbursement
budget of approximately $8.0 million. No incentive management fee was earned for the three months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Gain on extinguishment of debt increased $5.4 million, or 86% to $11.8 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 from $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
During the third quarter of
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2010, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $21.0 million of investment grade rated notes
originally issued by our CDO I and CDO II issuing entities for a price of $9.2 million and recorded
a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $11.8 million from these transactions. During the three
months ended September 30, 2009, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $7.9 million of
investment grade rated bonds originally issued by our three CDO issuing entities and recorded a net
gain on early extinguishment of debt of $6.3 million related to these transactions.
Income from equity affiliates decreased $8.8 million to less than $0.1 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 from $8.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
During three months ended September 30, 2009, we exchanged our remaining 7.5% equity interest in
Prime Outlets in exchange for preferred and common operating partnership units of Lightstone Value
Plus REIT L.P. We owned our 7.5% interest through a 50% non-controlling interest in an
unconsolidated joint venture, which had a 15% interest in Prime Outlets. As a result of this
transaction, we recorded income from equity affiliates of $10.7 million in our September 30, 2009
consolidated financial statements. In addition, we also recorded a $1.9 million impairment charge
on an investment in equity affiliate that was considered other-than-temporarily impaired. GAAP
accounting standards require that investments are evaluated periodically to determine whether a
decline in their value is other-than-temporary, though it is not intended to indicate a permanent
decline in value. There were no other-than-temporary impairment charges for the three months ended
September 30, 2010. Income from equity affiliates also included less than $0.1 million of income and less than $0.1 million of
loss recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which reflect a
portion of the joint ventures income and losses from one of our equity investments.
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
During the third quarter of 2010, we agreed to sell one of our real estate owned investments
to a third party. As a result, this investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at a value of $5.5 million and property operating income and expenses, which
netted to income of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and a loss of less
than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, were reclassified to
discontinued operations. During the third quarter of 2009, we mutually agreed with a first
mortgage lender to appoint a receiver to operate another of our real estate owned investments. As
a result, this investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at a
fair value of $41.4 million and property operating income and expenses, which netted to a loss of
$0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009, were reclassified to discontinued
operations. We did not record interest expense related to the note payable for the real estate
investment, as the interest expense is non-recourse and we are in the process of cooperating with
the receiver and the first lien holder in order for the first lien holder to take title to the
office building subject to the $41.4 million first mortgage. For the three months ended September
30, 2010, the receivers issued financial statements reported net income for this investment. We
believe these amounts are not realizable at this time and, as such, did not record any income from
discontinued operations on this held-for-sale investment.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest totaled $0.1 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, representing the portion of income allocated to a
third partys interest in a consolidated subsidiary, which holds an investment in operating
partnership units that are accruing interest and dividend income as well as a note payable that is
accruing interest expense.
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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009:
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||||
September 30, | Increase/(Decrease) | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | Amount | Percent | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 74,963,895 | $ | 92,604,628 | $ | (17,640,733 | ) | (19 | %) | |||||||
Interest expense |
49,474,664 | 61,039,357 | (11,564,693 | ) | (19 | %) | ||||||||||
Net interest income |
25,489,231 | 31,565,271 | (6,076,040 | ) | (19 | %) | ||||||||||
Other revenue: |
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Property operating income |
1,835,344 | 482,965 | 1,352,379 | nm | ||||||||||||
Other income |
1,044,500 | 800,517 | 243,983 | 30 | % | |||||||||||
Total other revenue |
2,879,844 | 1,283,482 | 1,596,362 | 124 | % | |||||||||||
Other expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
Employee compensation and benefits |
5,754,048 | 8,038,394 | (2,284,346 | ) | (28 | %) | ||||||||||
Selling and administrative |
5,513,868 | 8,856,214 | (3,342,346 | ) | (38 | %) | ||||||||||
Property operating expenses |
2,547,285 | 834,105 | 1,713,180 | nm | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
367,956 | 26,037 | 341,919 | nm | ||||||||||||
Other-than-temporary impairment |
7,004,800 | 411,525 | 6,593,275 | nm | ||||||||||||
Provision for loan losses (net of
recoveries) |
61,177,964 | 141,500,000 | (80,322,036 | ) | (57 | %) | ||||||||||
Loss on restructured loans |
6,188,571 | 33,127,749 | (26,939,178 | ) | (81 | %) | ||||||||||
Management fee related party |
5,800,000 | 13,136,170 | (7,336,170 | ) | (56 | %) | ||||||||||
Total other expenses |
94,354,492 | 205,930,194 | (111,575,702 | ) | (54 | %) | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before
gain on exchange of profits interest, gain
on extinguishment of debt, loss on sale
of securities, net, loss on termination of
swaps and loss from equity affiliates |
(65,985,417 | ) | (173,081,441 | ) | 107,096,024 | (62 | %) | |||||||||
Gain on exchange of profits interest |
| 55,988,411 | (55,988,411 | ) | (100 | %) | ||||||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt |
229,321,130 | 54,080,118 | 175,241,012 | nm | ||||||||||||
Loss on sale of securities, net |
(6,989,583 | ) | | (6,989,583 | ) | nm | ||||||||||
Loss on termination of swaps |
| (8,729,408 | ) | 8,729,408 | (100 | %) | ||||||||||
Loss from equity affiliates |
(47,335 | ) | (1,300,958 | ) | 1,253,623 | (96 | %) | |||||||||
Income (loss) before provision for income
taxes |
156,298,795 | (73,043,278 | ) | 229,342,073 | nm | |||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
(1,800,000 | ) | | (1,800,000 | ) | nm | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations |
154,498,795 | (73,043,278 | ) | 227,542,073 | nm | |||||||||||
Loss on impairment of real estate held-for-sale |
| (4,898,295 | ) | 4,898,295 | (100 | %) | ||||||||||
Loss on operations of real estate held-for-sale |
(283,382 | ) | (383,351 | ) | 99,969 | (26 | %) | |||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations |
(283,382 | ) | (5,281,646 | ) | 4,998,264 | (95 | %) | |||||||||
Net income (loss) |
154,215,413 | (78,324,924 | ) | 232,540,337 | nm | |||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interest |
161,682 | 18,620,771 | (18,459,089 | ) | (99 | %) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Arbor Realty
Trust, Inc. |
$ | 154,053,731 | $ | (96,945,695 | ) | $ | 250,999,426 | nm | ||||||||
nm | not meaningful |
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Net Interest Income
Interest income decreased $17.6 million, or 19%, to $75.0 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $92.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This decrease
was primarily due to a 15% decrease in average loans and investments due to payoffs and paydowns
and a 5% decrease in the average yield on assets from 5.30% for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 to 5.05% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. This decrease in yield was the result
of a decrease in average LIBOR over the same period, along with the suspension of interest on our
non-performing loans and lower rates on refinanced and modified loans. Interest income from cash
equivalents was $0.5 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Interest expense decreased $11.6 million, or 19%, to $49.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $61.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease
was primarily due to an 18% decrease in the average balance of our debt facilities from $1.9
billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to $1.6 billion for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. The decrease in average balance was related to decreased leverage on our
portfolio due to the repayment of certain debt resulting from closing the discounted payoff
agreement with Wachovia on June 30, 2010 as well as loan payoffs and paydowns, along with the
transfer of assets into our CDO vehicles. The decrease was also due to a 1% decrease in the
average cost of these borrowings from 4.29% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to 4.25%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 due to a $4.9 million increase in the market value of
certain interest rate swaps, which is recorded as a reduction of interest expense, and a decrease
in LIBOR, partially offset by an increase in interest rates resulting from the restructuring of our
term and working capital facilities with Wachovia in the third quarter of 2009. See Notes
Payable below for further details.
Other Revenue
Property operating income increased $1.4 million to $1.8 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This was
primarily due to the operations of two real estate investments recorded as real estate owned as of
September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009, respectively, resulting in a
reclassification from property operating income into discontinued operations for the current period
and all prior periods presented. Property operating income of $0.5 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 represents operating income associated with the operation of one
commercial real estate property recorded as real estate owned.
Other income increased $0.2 million, or 30%, to $1.0 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This is
primarily due to fees received in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 related to a loan that
was classified as held-for-sale and was sold during the second quarter of 2010.
Other Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits expense decreased $2.3 million, or 28%, to $5.8 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $8.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. This decrease was primarily due to stock-based compensation expense and the accelerated
vesting of all remaining shares of restricted stock granted to our employees in the second quarter
of 2009. No stock-based compensation expense for employees was recorded in the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. These expenses represent salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation related
to employees, and incentive compensation for those employed by us during these periods.
Selling and administrative expense decreased $3.3 million, or 38%, to $5.5 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $8.9 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. These costs include, but are not limited to, professional and consulting fees, legal fees,
marketing costs, insurance expense, travel and placement fees, directors fees, and licensing fees.
This decrease was primarily due to higher legal cost associated with the foreclosure process on
certain of our loans in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The decrease was also due to
grants of fully vested restricted stock awards to our independent directors in the second quarter
of
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2010 as compared to grants of restricted stock awards to all of our directors and certain
employees of our manager and the acceleration of all previously unvested restricted stock in the
second quarter of 2009.
Property operating expense increased $1.7 million to $2.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This was
primarily due to the operations of two real estate investments recorded as real estate owned as of
September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009, respectively, resulting in a
reclassification from property operating expense into discontinued operations for the current
period and all prior periods presented. Property operating expense of $0.8 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 represents operating expenses associated with the operation of one
commercial real estate property recorded as real estate owned.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2010. This is due to depreciation expense associated with two real estate investments recorded as
real estate owned as of September 30, 2010. A real estate investment was reclassified from real
estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2010 and another real estate investment
was reclassified from real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at September 30, 2009,
respectively, resulting in a reclassification from depreciation and amortization expense into
discontinued operations for the current period and all prior periods presented. Depreciation and
amortization expense of less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
represents depreciation expense associated with the operation of one commercial real estate
property, which was recorded as real estate owned.
Other-than-temporary impairment charges of $7.0 million and $0.4 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, represent the recognition of additional
impairments to the fair market value of our available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2010 and
2009 that were considered other-than-temporarily impaired. GAAP accounting standards require that
investments are evaluated periodically to determine whether a decline in their value is
other-than-temporary, though it is not intended to indicate a permanent decline in value. See Note
4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof for further
details.
Provision for loan losses totaled $61.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010,
and $141.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The provision recorded for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 was based on our normal quarterly loan review at September 30,
2010, where it was determined that 32 loans with an aggregate carrying value of $622.7 million,
before reserves, were impaired. We performed an evaluation of the loans and determined that the
fair value of the underlying collateral securing the impaired loans was less than the net carrying
value of the loans, resulting in us recording an additional $65.8 million provision for loan
losses. We also had a recovery of $3.8 million from two loans in the third quarter of 2010. These
recoveries were recorded in provision for loan losses on the Statement of Operations. Of the $3.8
million in recoveries, $3.5 million was related to one asset in which the property was sold and we
provided financing to the new operator, and as a result of this restructuring, we recorded a net
recovery of $3.5 million. We also recorded a cash recovery of $0.8 million received in the second
quarter of 2010 for a loan that was fully reserved. These recoveries netted the provision to $61.2
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The provision of $141.5 million recorded for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was based on our normal quarterly loan review at September
30, 2009, where it was determined that 28 loans with an aggregate carrying value of $563.9 million,
before reserves, were impaired.
Loss on restructured loans decreased $26.9 million, or 81%, to $6.2 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 from $33.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.
The loss of $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 represents the settlement of
three bridge loans with an aggregate carrying value of
$34.4 million at a discount, for $21.4
million, resulting in a loss on the restructuring of approximately $1.6 million and a charge-off to
previously recorded reserves of $11.5 million in the third quarter of 2010. Loss on restructured
loans also represents the write down of four bridge loans with an aggregate carrying value of $96.9
million, after principal paydowns of $7.3 million, to $78.3 million, resulting in a loss on the
restructuring of approximately $3.8 million, which includes a $1.1 million transaction cost
incurred in modifying a loan and having it transferred to a new borrower, and a charge-off to
previously recorded reserves of $7.4 million in the third quarter of 2010. In the second quarter
of 2010, we also settled two bridge loans and one mezzanine loan with an aggregate carrying value
of $20.7 million at a discount, for $19.9 million, resulting in a loss on restructuring
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of $0.8 million. The loss of $33.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
represents $9.3 million in losses incurred as a result of restructuring certain of our loans
primarily due to the unfavorable changes in market conditions in the first and third quarter of
2009 and the settlement of a bridge loan with a carrying value of $47.0 million at a discount, for
$23.2 million in the second quarter of 2009.
Management fees decreased $7.3 million, or 56% to $5.8 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 from $13.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 due to the
amendment of our management agreement in August 2009 to a cost reimbursement basis. Management
fees represent compensation in the form of base management fees and estimated incentive management
fees as provided for in the management agreement with our manager. The amended management
agreement also provides for success-based payments to be paid to our manager upon the completion
of specified corporate objectives in addition to the standard base management fee. Refer to
Management Agreement below for further details including information related to our amended
management agreement with ACM. The base management fee expense was $13.1 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, which contained success-based payments for the trust preferred and
Wachovia debt restructurings of $4.1 million in the third quarter of 2009 and $3.0 million of
retroactive costs in the second quarter of 2009 representing consideration for 2008 and the first
quarter of 2009, which were originally expensed at lower amounts prior to the amendment. No
incentive management fee was earned for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.
Gain on exchange of profits interest of $56.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 was due to the recognition of income attributable to the exchange of our POM profits interest
in March 2009. See Note 8 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in
Item 1 hereof for further details on the POM transaction recorded in 2009. There was no such gain
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Gain on extinguishment of debt increased $175.2 million to approximately $229.3 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $54.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. On June 30, 2010 we closed on our discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and in doing so,
recorded a $158.4 million gain to our Consolidated Statement of Operations, net of $0.4 million of
warrant expense and $0.6 million of other various expenses and commissions. During the nine months
ended September 30, 2010, we also purchased, at a discount, approximately $67.7 million of
investment grade rated bonds originally issued by our three CDO issuing entities for a price of
$22.8 million and recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $44.8 million
related to these transactions. We also recorded a $26.3 million gain on the partial settlement of
our junior subordinated notes in February 2010. See Junior Subordinated notes below for further
details. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we purchased, at a discount,
approximately $42.8 million of investment grade rated bonds originally issued by our three CDO
issuing entities. In addition, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $9.4 million of junior
subordinated notes originally issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of our operating partnership. We
recorded a total net gain on early extinguishment of debt of $39.1 million related to these
transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Also, during the second quarter of
2009, we settled a debt repurchase facility resulting in a gain on early extinguishment of $15.0
million.
Loss on sale of securities was $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as a
result of selling three AA, BBB+ and BBB rated investment grade CRE collateralized debt obligation
bonds, with an aggregate face value of $44.7 million and an amortized cost of $40.4 million, for
$29.9 million, resulting in a realized loss of $10.5 million, and three AAA and one BBB rated CMBS
investments, with an aggregate face value of $21.5 million and an amortized cost of $17.4 million,
for $20.9 million, resulting in a realized gain of $3.5 million. See Note 4 of the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof for a further description of these
transactions. There were no gains or losses on sale of securities for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
Loss on termination of swaps of $8.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
resulted from the exchange of our outstanding trust preferred securities for newly issued unsecured
junior subordinated notes in the second quarter of 2009. Refer to Junior Subordinated Notes
below. In connection with the original issuance of the trust preferred securities, we had entered
into various interest rate swap agreements. Due to the modified interest payment structure of the
newly issued unsecured junior subordinated notes, the swaps were determined to no longer be
effective or necessary and were subsequently terminated, resulting in a loss of $8.7 million.
There was no loss on termination for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Loss from equity affiliates decreased $1.3 million, or 96% to less than $0.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 from $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2009. Loss from equity
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affiliates for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 included an $11.7 million impairment
charge in the second quarter of 2009 and a $1.9 million impairment charge in the third quarter of
2009, on an investment in an equity affiliate that was considered other-than-temporarily impaired.
GAAP accounting standards require that investments are evaluated periodically to determine whether
a decline in their value is other-than-temporary, though it is not intended to indicate a permanent
decline in value. There were no other-than-temporary impairment charges for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010. The impairment charge in 2009 was netted with income of $10.7 million from the
August 2009 exchange of our remaining 7.5% equity interest in Prime Outlets in exchange for
preferred and common operating partnership units of Lightstone Value Plus REIT L.P. which includes
cash consideration of $2.2 million related to this transaction. We owned our 7.5% interest through
a 50% non-controlling interest in an unconsolidated joint venture, which had a 15% interest in
Prime Outlets. Loss from equity affiliates also included less than $0.1 million of losses and $1.6
million of income recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively,
which reflects a portion of the joint ventures loss and income from one of our equity investments.
Provision for Income Taxes
We are organized and conduct our operations to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax
purposes. As a REIT, we are generally not subject to federal income tax on our REITtaxable
income that we distribute to our stockholders, provided that we distribute at least 90% of our
REITtaxable income and meet certain other requirements. As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, we
were in compliance with all REIT requirements and, therefore, have not provided for income tax
expense on our REIT taxable income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 with the
exception of $1.8 million of estimated state taxes
incurred in those states that do not adopt the federal tax law that
allows us to elect to defer income generated from certain
debt extinguishment transactions.
Certain of our assets that produce non-qualifying income are owned by our taxable REIT
subsidiaries, the income of which is subject to federal and state income taxes. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we did not record any provision on income from these
taxable REIT subsidiaries.
Loss from Discontinued Operations
During the third quarter of 2010, we agreed to sell one of our real estate owned investments
to a third party. As a result, this investment was reclassified from real estate owned to real
estate held-for-sale at a value of $5.5 million and property operating income and expenses, which
netted to a loss of $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million
for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, were reclassified to discontinued operations. During the third
quarter of 2009, we mutually agreed with a first mortgage lender to appoint a receiver to operate
another of our real estate owned investments. As a result, this investment was reclassified from
real estate owned to real estate held-for-sale at a fair value of $41.4 million and property
operating income and expenses, which netted to a loss of $0.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, were reclassified to discontinued operations. We did not record interest
expense related to the note payable for the real estate investment, as the interest expense is
non-recourse and we are in the process of cooperating with the receiver and the first lien holder
in order for the first lien holder to take title to the office building subject to the $41.4
million first mortgage. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the receivers issued
financial statements reported net income for this investment. We believe these amounts are not
realizable at this time and, as such, did not record any income from discontinued operations on
this held-for-sale investment.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest totaled $0.2 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 representing the portion of income allocated to a third partys interest
in a consolidated subsidiary, which holds an investment in operating partnership units that are
accruing interest and dividend income, as well as a note payable that is accruing interest expense.
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest totaled $18.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, primarily as a result of the $56.0 million gain recorded from the exchange of
our profits interest in POM during the first quarter of 2009 allocated to the third partys
interest in a consolidated subsidiary. See Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
Liquidity is a measurement of the ability to meet potential cash requirements. Our short-term
and long-term liquidity needs include ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund future loans
and investments, fund additional cash collateral from potential declines in the value of a portion
of our interest rate swaps, fund operating costs and distributions to our stockholders as well as
other general business needs. Our primary sources of funds for liquidity consist of proceeds from
equity offerings, debt facilities and cash flows from operations. Our equity sources consist of
funds raised from our private equity offering in July 2003, net proceeds from our initial public
offering of our common stock in April 2004, net proceeds from our public offering of our common
stock in June 2007 and depending on market conditions, proceeds from capital market transactions
including the future issuance of common, convertible and/or preferred equity securities. Our debt
facilities include the issuance of floating rate notes resulting from our CDOs, the issuance of
junior subordinated notes and borrowings under credit agreements. Net cash provided by operating
activities include interest income from our loan and investment portfolio reduced by interest
expense on our debt facilities, cash from equity participation interests, repayments of outstanding
loans and investments and funds from junior loan participation arrangements.
We believe our existing sources of funds will be adequate for purposes of meeting our
short-term and long-term liquidity needs. Our loans and investments are financed under existing
credit facilities and their credit status is continuously monitored; therefore, these loans and
investments are expected to generate a generally stable return. Our ability to meet our long-term
liquidity and capital resource requirements is subject to obtaining additional debt and equity
financing. If we are unable to renew our sources of financing on substantially similar terms or at
all, it would have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Any decision by
our lenders and investors to enter into such transactions with us will depend upon a number of
factors, such as our financial performance, compliance with the terms of our existing credit
arrangements, industry or market trends, the general availability of and rates applicable to
financing transactions, such lenders and investors resources and policies concerning the terms
under which they make such capital commitments and the relative attractiveness of alternative
investment or lending opportunities.
Current conditions in the capital and credit markets have made certain forms of financing less
attractive, and in certain cases less available. Therefore we will continue to rely on cash flows
provided by operating and investing activities for working capital.
To maintain our status as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, we must distribute annually
at least 90% of our REITtaxable income. These distribution requirements limit our ability to
retain earnings and thereby replenish or increase capital for operations. However, we believe that
our capital resources and access to financing will provide us with financial flexibility and market
responsiveness at levels sufficient to meet current and anticipated capital requirements. In
December 2008, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2008-68 that allows listed REITs to offer
shareholders elective stock dividends, which are paid in a combination of cash and common stock
with at least 10% of the total distribution paid in cash, to satisfy the future dividend
requirement.
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Cash Flows
As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $26.3 million and $27.3
million, respectively. The following table shows our cash flow components (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 15,206 | $ | 40,234 | ||||
Net cash provided by investing activities |
170,726 | 118,115 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(224,287 | ) | (131,917 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(38,355 | ) | 26,432 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
64,624 | 832 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 26,269 | $ | 27,264 | ||||
Our cash flows from operating activities decreased by $25.1 million, or 62%, for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable
period in 2009 primarily due to an increase in
cash posted against our swaps, a decrease in net interest income, and a decrease in distributions
from operations of equity affiliates.
Cash flows from investing activities increased by $52.7 million, or 45%, for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009 primarily due to the $50.7
million in proceeds received from the sale of available-for-sale securities.
Cash used in financing activities increased by $92.4 million, or 70%, for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 compared to the comparable period in 2009 mostly due to closing the
discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and the purchase of our own CDO bonds.
Equity Offerings
Our authorized capital provides for the issuance of up to 500 million shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, and 100 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
In June 2007, we sold 2,700,000 shares of our common stock in a public offering at a price of
$27.65 per share, for net proceeds of approximately $73.6 million after deducting the underwriting
discount and the other estimated offering expenses. We used the proceeds to pay down debt and
finance our loan and investment portfolio.
In August 2008, we entered into an equity placement program sales agreement with a securities
agent whereby we may issue and sell up to three million shares of our common stock through the
agent who agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell such shares during the term of
the agreement and under the terms set forth therein. To date, we have not utilized this equity
placement program.
In June 2010, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC under the 1933
Act with respect to an aggregate of $500.0 million of debt securities, common stock, preferred
stock, depositary shares and warrants, that may be sold by us from time to time pursuant to Rule
415 of the 1933 Act. On June 23, 2010, the SEC declared this shelf registration statement
effective.
At September 30, 2010, we had 25,477,410 common shares outstanding.
Debt Facilities
We also currently maintain liquidity through a term credit agreement, one master repurchase
agreement, one note payable and three junior loan participations with four different financial
institutions or companies. In addition, we have issued three collateralized debt obligations or
CDOs and nine separate junior subordinated notes. London inter-bank offered rate, or LIBOR, refers
to one-month LIBOR unless specifically stated. As of September 30, 2010, these facilities had
aggregate borrowings of approximately $1.3 billion.
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The following is a summary of our debt facilities as of September 30, 2010:
At September 30, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Debt Carrying | Maturity | |||||||||||||||
Debt Facilities | Commitment | Value | Available | Dates | ||||||||||||
Repurchase
agreements.
Interest is
variable based on
pricing over LIBOR |
$ | 1,478,997 | $ | 1,478,997 | $ | | 2011 | |||||||||
Collateralized debt
obligations.
Interest is
variable based on
pricing over
three-month
LIBOR |
1,075,753,103 | 1,083,553,103 | 7,800,000 | 2011 2013 | ||||||||||||
Junior subordinated
notes. Interest is
at a fixed rate
(1) |
157,699,816 | 157,699,816 | | 2034 2037 | ||||||||||||
Notes payable.
Interest is
variable based on
pricing over Prime
or LIBOR |
82,457,708 | 82,457,708 | | 2010 2016 | ||||||||||||
$ | 1,317,389,624 | $ | 1,325,189,624 | $ | 7,800,000 | |||||||||||
(1) | Represents a total face amount of $175.9 million less a total deferred amount of $18.2 million. |
These debt facilities are discussed in further detail in Note 8 of the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 1 hereof.
Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase obligation financings provide us with a revolving component to our debt structure.
Repurchase agreements provide stand alone financing for certain assets and interim, or warehouse
financing, for assets that we plan to contribute to our CDOs.
We have one repurchase agreement with a financial institution that bears interest at 250 basis
points over LIBOR and has a term expiring in June 2011. This facility does not have financial
covenants and has a committed amount of $1.5 million, reflecting the one asset currently financed.
At September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance under this facility was $1.5 million with a current
weighted average note rate of 2.79%.
We had an uncommitted master repurchase agreement with a second financial institution,
effective April 2008, entered into for the purpose of financing a portion of our CRE CDO bond
securities. The agreement had a term expiring in May 2010 and bore interest at pricing over LIBOR,
varying on the type of asset financed. In January 2010, the facility was repaid in full.
CDOs
We completed three separate CDOs since 2005 by issuing to third party investors, tranches of
investment grade collateralized debt obligations through newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiaries
(the Issuers). The Issuers hold assets, consisting primarily of real-estate related assets and
cash which serve as collateral for the CDOs. The assets pledged as collateral for the CDOs were
contributed from our existing portfolio of assets. By contributing these real estate assets to the
various CDOs, these transactions resulted in a decreased cost of funds relating to the
corresponding CDO assets and created capacity in our existing credit facilities.
The Issuers issued tranches of investment grade floating-rate notes of approximately $305.0
million, $356.0 million and $447.5 million for CDO I, CDO II and CDO III, respectively. CDO III
also has a $100.0 million revolving note which was not drawn upon at the time of issuance. The
revolving note facility has a commitment fee of 0.22% per annum on the undrawn portion of the
facility. The tranches were issued with floating rate coupons based on three-month LIBOR plus
pricing of 0.44%-0.77%. Proceeds from the sale of the investment grade
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tranches issued in CDO I, CDO II and CDO III of $267.0 million, $301.0 million and $317.1
million, respectively, were used to repay higher costing outstanding debt under our repurchase
agreements and notes payable. The CDOs may be replenished with substitute collateral for loans
that are repaid during the first four years for CDO I and the first five years for CDO II and CDO
III, subject to certain customary provisions. Thereafter, the outstanding debt balance will be
reduced as loans are repaid. Proceeds from the repayment of assets which serve as collateral for
the CDOs must be retained in its structure as restricted cash until such collateral can be replaced
and therefore not available to fund current cash needs. If such cash is not used to replenish
collateral, it could have a negative impact on our anticipated returns. CDO II makes quarterly
amortization payments of $1.1 million to investors as a reduction of the CDO liability. As of
April 15, 2009, CDO I reached the end of its replenishment date and will no longer make quarterly
amortization payments of $2.0 million to investors. Investor capital will be repaid quarterly from
proceeds received from loan repayments held as collateral in accordance with the terms of the CDO.
Proceeds distributed will be recorded as a reduction of the CDO liability. Our CDO vehicles are
VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary and are consolidated in our Financial Statements
accordingly.
In the third quarter of 2010, we purchased, at a discount, a $6.0 million investment grade
rated note originally issued by our CDO I issuing entity for a price of $3.1 million from a third
party investor and a $15.0 million investment grade rated note originally issued by our CDO II
issuing entity for a price of $6.2 million from our manager, ACM who had purchased it from a third
party investor in the third quarter of 2010 for $6.2 million. We recorded a gain on extinguishment
of debt of $11.8 million from these transactions in our third quarter 2010 Consolidated Statements
of Operations.
In the second quarter of 2010, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $10.0 million of
investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO I issuing entity for a price of $4.5
million, $8.9 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO II issuing
entity for a price of $1.7 million and $0.2 million originally issued by our CDO III issuing entity
for a price of less than $0.1 million from third party investors. We recorded a net gain on
extinguishment of debt of $12.8 million from these transactions in our second quarter 2010
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
In the first quarter of 2010, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $5.3 million of
investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO I issuing entity for a price of $1.8
million, $15.3 million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO II issuing
entity for a price of $4.2 million and $7.0 million originally issued by our CDO III issuing entity
for a price of $1.4 million from third party investors. We recorded a net gain on extinguishment
of debt of $20.2 million from these transactions in our first quarter 2010 Consolidated Statements
of Operations.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $42.8
million of investment grade rated notes originally issued by our CDO issuing entities for a price
of $11.8 million. In February 2010, we re-issued the CDO bonds we had acquired throughout 2009
with an aggregate face amount of $42.8 million, as well as CDO bonds from other issuers acquired in
the second quarter of 2008 with an aggregate face amount of $25.0 million and a carrying value of
$0.4 million, and $10.5 million in cash, in exchange for the retirement of $114.1 million of our
junior subordinated notes. This transaction resulted in the recording of $65.2 million of
additional CDO debt, of which $42.3 million represents the portion of our CDO bonds that were
exchanged and $22.9 million represents the estimated interest due on the reissued bonds through
their maturity. See Junior Subordinated Notes below.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, we had purchased approximately $7.9
million and $42.8 million, respectively, of investment grade rated notes originally issued by our
CDO I, CDO II and CDO III issuing entities for a price of $1.5 million and $11.8 million,
respectively, and recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $6.3 million and $31.0 million,
respectively, in our 2009 Consolidated Statements of Operations.
At September 30, 2010, the outstanding note balance under CDO I, CDO II and CDO III was $230.6
million, $303.0 million and $542.2 million, respectively.
The continued turmoil in the structured finance markets, in particular the sub-prime
residential loan market, has negatively impacted the credit markets generally, and, as a result,
investor demand for commercial real estate
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collateralized debt obligations has been substantially curtailed. In recent years, we have
relied to a substantial extent on CDO financings to obtain match funded financing for our
investments. Until the market for commercial real estate CDOs recovers, we may be unable to
utilize CDOs to finance our investments and we may need to utilize less favorable sources of
financing to finance our investments on a long-term basis. There can be no assurance as to when
demand for commercial real estate CDOs will return or the terms of such securities investors will
demand or whether we will be able to issue CDOs to finance our investments on terms beneficial to
us.
Our CDO vehicles contain interest coverage and asset over collateralization covenants that
must be met as of the waterfall distribution date in order for us to receive such payments. If we
fail these covenants in any of our CDOs, all cash flows from the applicable CDO would be diverted
to repay principal and interest on the outstanding CDO bonds and we would not receive any residual
payments until that CDO regained compliance with such tests. Our CDOs were in compliance with all
such covenants as of September 30, 2010 as well as on the most recent determination date. In the
event of a breach of the CDO covenants that could not be cured in the near-term, we would be
required to fund our non-CDO expenses, including management fees and employee costs, distributions
required to maintain REIT status, debt costs, and other expenses with (i) cash on hand, (ii) income
from any CDO not in breach of a covenant test, (iii) income from real property and loan assets,
(iv) sale of assets, (v) or accessing the equity or debt capital markets, if available. We have
the right to cure covenant breaches which would resume normal residual payments to us by purchasing
non-performing loans out of the CDOs. However, we may not have sufficient liquidity available to
do so at such time. The chart below is a summary of our CDO compliance tests as of the most recent
determination date:
Cash Flow Triggers | CDO I | CDO II | CDO III | |||||||||
Overcollateralization (1) |
||||||||||||
Current |
184.24 | % | 171.00 | % | 109.47 | % | ||||||
Limit |
184.00 | % | 169.50 | % | 105.60 | % | ||||||
Pass / Fail |
Pass | Pass | Pass | |||||||||
Interest Coverage (2) |
||||||||||||
Current |
404.80 | % | 474.64 | % | 447.68 | % | ||||||
Limit |
160.00 | % | 147.30 | % | 105.60 | % | ||||||
Pass / Fail |
Pass | Pass | Pass |
(1) | The overcollateralization ratio divides the total principal balance of all collateral in the CDO by the total bonds associated with the applicable ratio. To the extent an asset is considered a defaulted security, the assets principal balance is multiplied by the lower of the market rate or the assets recovery rate which is determined by the rating agencies. | |
(2) | The interest coverage ratio divides interest income by interest expense for the classes senior to those retained by us. |
Junior Subordinated Notes
In February 2010, we retired $114.1 million of our junior subordinated notes, with a carrying
value of $102.1 million in exchange for the re-issuance of our own CDO bonds we had acquired
throughout 2009 with an aggregate face amount of $42.8 million, CDO bonds from other issuers
acquired in the second quarter of 2008 with an aggregate face amount of $25.0 million and a
carrying value of $0.4 million, and $10.5 million in cash. In the first quarter of 2010, this
transaction resulted in recording $65.2 million of additional CDO debt, of which $42.3 million
represents the portion of our CDO bonds that were exchanged and $22.9 million represents the
estimated interest due on the bonds through their maturity, a reduction to securities
available-for-sale of $0.4 million representing the fair value of CDO bonds of other issuers, and a
gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $26.3 million.
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In 2009, we retired $265.8 million of our then outstanding trust preferred securities,
primarily consisting of $258.4 million of junior subordinated notes issued to third party investors
and $7.4 million of common equity issued to us in exchange for $289.4 million of newly issued
unsecured junior subordinated notes, representing 112% of the original face amount. The new notes
bear a fixed interest rate of 0.50% per annum until March 31, 2012 or April 30, 2012 (the
Modification Period), and then interest is to be paid at the rates set forth in the existing
trust agreements until maturity, equal to a weighted average three month LIBOR plus 2.90%, which
was reduced to 2.77% after the exchange in February 2010 mentioned above. We paid a transaction
fee of approximately $1.3 million to the issuers of the junior subordinated notes related to this
restructuring.
During the Modification Period, we will be permitted to make distributions of up to 100% of
taxable income to common shareholders. We have agreed that such distributions will be paid in the
form of our stock to the maximum extent permissible under the Internal Revenue Service rules and
regulations in effect at the time of such distribution, with the balance payable in cash. This
requirement regarding distributions in stock can be terminated by us at any time, provided that we
pay the note holders the original rate of interest from the time of such termination.
The junior subordinated notes are unsecured, have maturities of 25 to 28 years, pay interest
quarterly at a fixed rate or floating rate of interest based on three-month LIBOR and, absent the
occurrence of special events, are not redeemable during the first two years. In connection with
the issuance of the original variable rate junior subordinated notes, we had entered into various
interest rate swap agreements which were subsequently terminated upon the exchange discussed above.
See Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk for further information
relating to our derivatives.
Also in 2009, we purchased, at a discount, approximately $9.4 million of investment grade
rated junior subordinated notes originally issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of our operating
partnership for $1.3 million. We recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $8.1 million and
a reduction of outstanding debt totaling $9.4 million from this transaction in our first quarter
2009 financial statements. In connection with this transaction, during the second quarter of 2009,
we retired approximately $0.3 million of common equity related to these junior subordinated notes.
At September 30, 2010, the aggregate carrying value under these facilities was $157.7 million
with a current weighted average pay rate of 0.50%, however, based upon the accounting treatment for
the restructure mentioned above, the effective rate was 3.85% at September 30, 2010.
Notes Payable
At September 30, 2010, notes payable consisted of a term credit agreement, a note payable and
three junior loan participations. The aggregate outstanding balance under these facilities was
$82.5 million.
In the first quarter of 2010, we entered into an agreement with Wachovia whereby we could
retire all of our $335.6 million of debt outstanding at the time the parties began to negotiate the
agreement for a discounted payoff amount of $176.2 million, representing 52.5% of the face amount
of the debt. The $335.6 million of indebtedness was comprised of $286.1 million of term debt and a
$49.5 million working capital facility. The agreement provided the ability to apply paydowns in
the Wachovia facilities against the discounted payoff amount during the term of the agreement.
In June 2010, we closed on the discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and entered into a
new term financing agreement with a different financial institution under the following terms:
| A term debt facility with an outstanding balance of $26.0 million collateralized by two multi-family loans. | ||
| The maturity date of the facility is December 30, 2010 which is a term of six months. | ||
| Interest rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points or Prime plus 500 basis points for the term loan facility. We have paid a 1% commitment fee upon closing and have agreed to pay additional commitment fees of up to 0.75% over the remaining term based on the outstanding principal balance of the facility to the extent the obligation remains outstanding. | ||
| The term debt facility requires a $1.3 million reduction at the start of each of the 4th and 5th months of the |
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term and a $2.6 million reduction at the start of the 6th month of the term. |
In addition, the significant financial covenants are as follows (see Debt Covenants section
below for further details):
| Minimum quarterly liquidity of $7.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. | ||
| Minimum quarterly GAAP net worth of $35.0 million. |
Upon the closing of the discounted payoff agreement on June 30, 2010, we recorded a $158.4
million gain to our Consolidated Statement of Operations, net of $0.4 million of warrant expense
and $0.6 million of other various expenses and commissions. Estimated state income taxes were $1.8
million and recorded in provision for income taxes resulting in a net gain of $156.6 million. In
accordance with the management agreement with our manager, the gain and all other gains recorded as
a result of discounted debt repurchases are included in the calculation of the incentive management
fee. The incentive management fee for 2010 will not be finalized until the end of the fiscal year.
See Management Agreement below for further details. The new facility also has a compensating
balance requirement of $26.0 million of average monthly collected deposits by us and our
affiliates.
In July 2009, we had amended and restructured our term credit agreements, revolving credit
agreement and working capital facility (the Amended Agreements) with Wachovia. The term
revolving credit agreement with an outstanding balance of $64.0 million was combined into the term
debt facility with an outstanding balance of $237.7 million, along with a portion of the term debt
facility with an outstanding balance of $30.3 million, and $15.3 million of this term debt facility
was combined into the working capital line with an outstanding balance of $41.9 million. This debt
restructuring resulted in the consolidation of these four facilities into one term debt facility
with a then outstanding balance of $316.7 million, which contained a revolving component with $35.3
million of availability, and one working capital facility with a then outstanding balance of $57.2
million. The maturity dates of the facilities were extended for three years, with a working
capital facility maturity of June 8, 2012 and a term debt facility maturity of July 23, 2012. The
term loan facility required a $48.1 million reduction over the three-year term, with approximately
$8.0 million in reductions due every six months beginning in December 2009. Margin call provisions
relating to collateral value of the underlying assets were eliminated, as long as the term loan
reductions were met, with the exception of limited margin call capability related to foreclosed or
real estate-owned assets. The working capital facility required quarterly amortization of up to
$3.0 million per quarter and $1.0 million per CDO, but only if both the CDO was cash flowing to us
and we had a minimum quarterly liquidity level of $27.5 million. Pursuant to the Amended
Agreements, the interest rate for the term loan facility was changed to LIBOR plus 350 basis points
from LIBOR plus approximately 200 basis points and the interest rate on the working capital
facility was changed to LIBOR plus 800 basis points from LIBOR plus 500 basis points. We had also
agreed to pay a commitment fee of 1.00% payable over 3 years. We issued Wachovia 1.0 million
warrants at an average strike price of $4.00. 500,000 warrants are exercisable immediately at a
price of $3.50, 250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2010 at a price of $4.00 and
250,000 warrants are exercisable after July 23, 2011 at a price of $5.00. All warrants expire on
July 23, 2015 and no warrants have been exercised to date. The warrants were valued at
approximately $0.6 million upon issuance using the Black-Scholes method and were partially
amortized into interest expense in our Consolidated Statement of Operations as of the second
quarter of 2010. The remaining portion totaling $0.4 million was expensed as part of the Wachovia
discounted payoff gain recorded in the second quarter of 2010.
As a result of closing on our discounted payoff with Wachovia in June 2010, we have one term
credit agreement with a different financial institution. The outstanding balance under this
facility was $26.0 million at September 30, 2010 and it bears an interest rate of one-month LIBOR
or Prime plus 500 basis points. In October 2010, we repaid the $26.0 million facility.
We have a $50.2 million note payable at September 30, 2010 related to a prior year exchange of
profits interest transaction. During the second quarter of 2008, we recorded a $49.5 million note
payable related to the exchange of our POM profits interest for operating partnership units in
Lightstone Value Plus REIT, L.P. The note was initially secured by our interest in POM, matures in
July 2016 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 4% with payment deferred until the closing of the
transaction. Upon the closing of the POM transaction in March 2009, the note balance was increased
to $50.2 million and is secured by our investment in common and preferred operating partnership
units in Lightstone Value Plus REIT, L.P.
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We have three junior loan participations with a total outstanding balance at September 30,
2010 of $6.3 million. These participation borrowings have a maturity date equal to the
corresponding mortgage loans and are secured by the participants interest in the mortgage loans.
Interest expense is based on a portion of the interest received from the loans. Our obligation to
pay interest on these participations is based on the performance of the related loans and
investments.
The term credit agreement and the master repurchase agreement require that we pay interest
monthly, based on pricing over LIBOR. These facilities also require that we pay down borrowings
based on balance reduction requirements or pro-rata as principal payments on our loans and
investments are received.
Mortgage Note Payable Real Estate Owned
During the second quarter of 2010, we assumed a $20.8 million interest-only first lien
mortgage related to a deed in lieu of foreclosure agreement for an entity in which we had a $5.6
million junior participation loan. The real estate investment was classified as real estate owned
in April 2010. The mortgage bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.23% and has a maturity date of
December 2013 with a five year extension option. The outstanding balance of this mortgage was
$20.8 million at September 30, 2010.
Mortgage Note Payable Held-For-Sale
During the second quarter of 2008, we assumed a $41.4 million first lien mortgage related to
the foreclosure of an entity in which we had a $5.0 million mezzanine loan. The real estate
investment was originally classified as real estate owned and was reclassified as real estate
held-for-sale in September 2009. The mortgage bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.13% and has a
maturity date of June 2012. The outstanding balance of this mortgage was $41.4 million at
September 30, 2010.
Restrictive Covenants
Our debt facilities contain various financial covenants and restrictions, including minimum
net worth minimum liquidity and a compensating balance requirement. In addition to the financial
terms and capacities described above, our credit facilities generally contain covenants that
prohibit us from effecting a material change in capital structure, disposing of or encumbering
assets being financed and restrict us from making any material amendment to our underwriting
guidelines without approval of the lender, as well as if the collateral is materially damaged or
defaults. If we violate these covenants in any of our credit facilities, we could be required to
repay all or a portion of our indebtedness before maturity at a time when we might be unable to
arrange financing for such repayment on attractive terms, if at all. If we are unable to retire
our borrowings in such a situation, (i) we may need to prematurely sell the assets securing such
debt, (ii) the lenders could accelerate the debt and foreclose on the assets that are pledged as
collateral to such lenders and (iii) such lenders could force us to take other actions to protect
the value of their collateral. Any such event would have a material adverse effect on our
liquidity, the value of our common stock, our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.
Additionally, to the extent that we were to realize additional losses relating to our loans and
investments, it would put additional pressure on our ability to continue to meet these covenants.
We were in compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions at September 30, 2010.
We also have certain cross-default provisions whereby accelerated re-payment would occur under
the term credit facility if any party defaults under any indebtedness in a principal amount of at
least $2.5 million in the aggregate beyond any applicable grace period. Also, a default under the
junior subordinated note indentures or any of the CDOs would trigger a default under our term
credit facility, but not vice versa, and no payment due under the junior subordinated note
indentures may be paid if there is a default under any senior debt and the senior lender has sent
notice to the trustee. The junior subordinated note indentures are also cross-defaulted with each
other.
Cash Flow From Operations
We continually monitor our cash position to determine the best use of funds to both maximize
our return on funds and maintain an appropriate level of liquidity. Historically, in order to
maximize the return on our funds, cash
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generated from operations has generally been used to temporarily pay down borrowings under
credit facilities whose primary purpose is to fund our new loans and investments. Consequently,
when making distributions in the past, we have borrowed the required funds by drawing on credit
capacity available under our credit facilities. However, given current market conditions, we may
have to maintain adequate liquidity from operations to make any future distributions.
Contractual Commitments
As of September 30, 2010, we had the following material contractual obligations (payments in
thousands):
Contractual | Payments Due by Period (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Obligations | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Thereafter | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes payable |
$ | 27,300 | $ | 5,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | 50,158 | $ | 82,458 | ||||||||||||||
Collateralized debt
obligations (2) |
22,557 | 55,331 | 437,923 | 187,289 | 216,755 | 155,898 | 1,075,753 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
agreements |
| 1,479 | | | | | 1,479 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Junior subordinated
notes (3) |
| | | | | 175,858 | 175,858 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable
real estate owned
(4) |
| | | 20,750 | | | 20,750 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage note payable
held-for-sale (5) |
| | 41,440 | | | | 41,440 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding unfunded
commitments (6) |
22,408 | 30,665 | 2,334 | 377 | | 23 | 55,807 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Totals |
$ | 72,265 | $ | 92,475 | $ | 481,697 | $ | 208,416 | $ | 216,755 | $ | 381,937 | $ | 1,453,545 | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Represents principal amounts due based on contractual maturities. Does not include total projected interest payments on our debt obligations of $8.7 million in 2010, $32.2 million in 2011, $33.2 million in 2012, $20.3 million in 2013, $15.6 million in 2014 and $114.8 million thereafter based on current LIBOR rates. | |
(2) | Comprised of $230.6 million of CDO I debt, $303.0 million of CDO II debt and $542.2 million of CDO III debt with a weighted average remaining maturity of 1.75, 2.74 and 2.48 years, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. In February 2010, we re-issued the CDO bonds we had acquired throughout 2009 with an aggregate face amount of $42.8 million in exchange for the retirement of a portion of our junior subordinated notes. This transaction resulted in the recording of $65.2 million of additional CDO debt, of which $42.3 million represents the portion of our CDO bonds that were exchanged and $22.9 million represents the estimated interest due on the reissued bonds through their maturity, of which $22.5 million remains at September 30, 2010. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we repurchased, at a discount, approximately $67.7 million of investment grade notes originally issued by our CDO I, CDO II and CDO III issuers and recorded a reduction of the outstanding debt balance of $67.7 million. | |
(3) | Represents the face amount due upon maturity. The carrying value is $157.7 million, which is net of a deferred amount of $18.2 million. In February 2010, we retired $114.1 million of our junior subordinated notes in exchange for the re-issuance of certain of our own CDO bonds, as well as other assets. | |
(4) | Mortgage note payable with a contractual maturity in 2013, related to a real estate investment acquired through deed in lieu of foreclosure in April 2010. | |
(5) | Mortgage note payable with a contractual maturity in 2012, related to a real estate investment held-for-sale that is expected to be transferred to the first mortgage lender in 2011. | |
(6) | In accordance with certain loans and investments, we have outstanding unfunded commitments of $55.8 million as of September 30, 2010, that we are obligated to fund as the borrowers meet certain requirements. Specific requirements include, but are not limited to, property renovations, building construction, and building conversions based on criteria met by the borrower in accordance with the loan agreements. In relation to the $55.8 million outstanding balance at September 30, 2010, our restricted cash balance and CDO III revolver capacity contained approximately $16.7 million available to fund the portion of the unfunded commitments for loans financed by our CDO vehicles. |
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Management Agreement
On August 6, 2009, we amended our management agreement with our manager (ACM) effective as of
January 1, 2009. The amendment was negotiated by a special committee of our Board of Directors,
consisting solely of independent directors and was approved unanimously by all of the independent
directors.
The previous base management fee structure, which is calculated as a percentage of our equity,
was replaced with an arrangement whereby we now reimburse ACM for its actual costs incurred in
managing our business based on the parties agreement in advance on an annual budget with
subsequent quarterly true-ups to actual costs. This change was adopted retroactively to January 1,
2009 and the 2009 base management fee was $8.0 million. The 2010 base management fee is estimated
to be approximately $7.8 million, which was approved by the special committee of our Board of
Directors. As part of the amendment to the management agreement, all origination fees on
investments are now retained by us, whereas under the prior agreement, origination fees up to 1% of
the principal amount of the loan were retained by ACM.
The incentive fee is calculated as (1) 25% of the amount by which (a) our funds from
operations per share, adjusted for certain gains and losses including gains from the retirement and
restructuring of debt and 60% of any loan loss reserve recoveries (spread over a three year
period), exceeds (b) the product of (x) 9.5% per annum or the Ten Year U.S. Treasury Rate plus
3.5%, whichever is greater, and (y) the greater of $10.00 or the weighted average of book value of
the net assets contributed by ACM to ARLP per ARLP partnership unit, the offering price per share
of our common equity in the private offering on July 1, 2003 and subsequent offerings and the issue
price per ARLP partnership unit for subsequent contributions to ARLP, multiplied by (2) the
weighted average of our outstanding shares.
The minimum return, or incentive fee hurdle, to be reached before an incentive fee is earned,
is a percentage applied on a per share basis to the greater of $10.00 or the average gross proceeds
per share, whereas the previous management agreement provided for such percentage hurdle to be
applied solely to the average gross proceeds per share. In addition, 60% of any loan loss
and other reserve recoveries are eligible to be included in the incentive fee calculation, which
recoveries are spread over a three year period, whereas the previous management agreement did not
limit the inclusion of such recoveries in the incentive fee calculation.
The amended management agreement allows us to consider, from time to time, the payment of
additional fees to ACM for accomplishing certain specified corporate objectives; modifies and
simplifies the provisions related to the termination of the agreement and any related fees payable
in such instances, including for internalization of the management function, with a termination fee
of $10.0 million, rather than payment based on a multiple of base and incentive fees as previously
existed; will remain in effect until December 31, 2010; and is renewed automatically for successive
one-year terms thereafter, unless terminated with six months prior notice. In the third quarter of
2009, ACM was paid a $4.1 million success-based payment for the restructuring of certain debt
facilities.
We incurred $1.9 million and $5.8 million of base management fees for services rendered in the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, and $6.1 million and $13.1 million of
base management fees for services rendered in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, ACM did not earn an
incentive fee installment. As mentioned above, the revised management agreement allows for
success-based payments to be paid to our manager upon the completion of specified corporate
objectives in addition to the standard base management fee. In the third quarter of 2009, the base
management fee included success-based payments which were paid for the trust preferred and Wachovia
debt restructurings totaling an additional $4.1 million. No success-based payments were made
during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Additionally, in 2007, ACM received an incentive fee installment totaling $19.0 million which
was recorded as prepaid management fees related to the incentive fee on $77.1 million of deferred
revenue recognized on the transfer of control of the 450 West 33rd Street property, one
of our equity affiliates.
We pay the annual incentive fee in four installments, each within 60 days of the end of each
fiscal quarter. The calculation of each installment is based on results for the 12 months ending
on the last day of the fiscal quarter for which the installment is payable. These installments of
the annual incentive compensation are subject to
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recalculation and potential reconciliation at the end of such fiscal year, and any
overpayments are required to be repaid in accordance with the amended management agreement.
Subject to the ownership limitations in our charter, at least 25% of this incentive compensation is
payable to our manager in shares of our common stock having a value equal to the average closing
price per share for the last 20 days of the fiscal quarter for which the incentive compensation is
being paid.
The incentive fee is accrued as it is earned. The expense incurred for the incentive fee paid
in common stock is determined using the valuation method described above at the quoted market price
of our common stock on the last day of each quarter. At December 31 of each year, we remeasure the
incentive compensation paid to ACM in the form of our common stock in accordance with current
accounting guidance, which discusses how to measure at the measurement date when certain terms are
not known prior to the measurement date. Accordingly, the expense recorded for such common stock
is adjusted to reflect the fair value of the common stock on the measurement date when the final
calculation of the total incentive fee is determined. In the event that the incentive fee for the
full year is an amount less than the total of the installment payments made to ACM for the year,
ACM will refund the amount of such overpayment to us in cash regardless of whether such
installments were paid in cash or common stock. In such a case, we would record a negative
incentive fee expense in the quarter when such overpayment is determined.
As more fully described in Liquidity and Capital Resources Notes Payable above, on June
30, 2010, we closed on the discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and retired all of our debt
with Wachovia at the discount described above. The successful completion of the retirement of the
Wachovia debt may be a significant contributor to an incentive fee for the manager in 2010. As
indicated earlier, gains on the extinguishment of debt are included in the incentive fee
calculation and the gain of $156.6 million, net of fees, certain expenses, and taxes, attributable
to the Wachovia transaction alone surpasses the approximate $39.0 million incentive fee hurdle
applicable for 2010. However, our funds from operations, which is one of the determinants of the
incentive fee calculation, is impacted positively and negatively by a number of other factors,
including net interest income, gains and losses on other investments, loan loss reserves and
realized losses on loans and general and administrative expense. As of September 30, 2010, no
installment of an incentive fee was payable based on our results for the twelve month period ended
September 30, 2010, but we cannot predict whether any incentive fee will be payable for 2010 or, if
an incentive fee is payable for 2010, whether such fee will be material to our Consolidated
Statements of Operations.
Related Party Transactions
Due from related party was $7.9 million at September 30, 2010 and consisted of $7.3 million of
management fees paid in 2008 related to the exchange of our POM profits interest that closed in
2009 and $0.6 million of escrows held by ACM related to real estate transactions during the third
quarter of 2010. At December 31, 2009, due from related party was $15.2 million and consisted of
$7.0 million for a loan paydown received by ACM on our behalf in December 2009, which was remitted
in the first quarter of 2010, $0.9 million of escrows held by ACM related to 2009 real estate asset
transactions and $7.3 million reclassified from prepaid management fee related party, related to
the exchange of our POM profits interest. In accordance with the August 2009 amended management
agreement, since no incentive fee was earned for 2009, the prepaid management fee related to the
POM profits interest is to be paid back in installments of 25% due by December 31, 2010 and 75% due
by June 30, 2012, with an option to make payment in both cash and our common stock provided that at
least 50% of the payment is made in cash, and will be offset against any future incentive
management fees or success-based payments earned by ACM prior to June 30, 2012.
Due to related party was $1.9 million at September 30, 2010 and consisted primarily of base
management fees due to ACM, of which $0.4 million will be remitted by us in the fourth quarter of
2010. At December 31, 2009, due to related party was $2.0 million and consisted primarily of base
management fees due to ACM, which were remitted by us in the first quarter of 2010.
During the third quarter of 2010, we purchased a $15.0 million investment grade rated note
originally issued by our CDO II issuing entity for a price of $6.2 million from ACM who had
purchased it from a third party investor in the third quarter of 2010 for $6.2 million, and
recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $8.9 million from this transaction.
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In October 2010, we purchased, at par, a $4.7 million bridge loan from ACM. The loan was
originated by ACM in June 2010 to a joint venture that acquired a condo development property in
Brooklyn, New York. The loan bears interest at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 8% with a LIBOR
floor of 0.5% and a LIBOR cap of 1.5% and has a maturity date of June 2012. In addition, ACM
contributed $0.9 million for a 50% non-controlling interest in an entity, which owns 28% of this
joint venture. As of October 2010, ACMs investment balance in this joint venture was $0.5
million.
In March 2010, an affiliated entity of Mr. Ivan Kaufman contributed $1.1 million for a 50%
non-controlling interest in an entity, which owns 31% of a joint venture that acquired a condo
development property in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, in March 2010, ACM originated a $3.0
million bridge loan to this joint venture which was paid down $2.2 million to a balance of $0.8
million at September 30, 2010. In May 2010, we purchased the loan at par. The loan bears interest
at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 10% and has a maturity date of March 2013. Interest income
recorded from this loan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was less than $0.1
million.
We are dependent upon our manager (ACM), with whom we have a conflict of interest, to provide
services to us that are vital to our operations. Our chairman, chief executive officer and
president, Mr. Ivan Kaufman, is also the chief executive officer and president of our manager, and,
our chief financial officer and treasurer, Mr. Paul Elenio, is the chief financial officer of our
manager. In addition, Mr. Kaufman and his affiliated entities (the Kaufman Entities) together
beneficially own approximately 91% of the outstanding membership interests of ACM, and certain of
our employees and directors also hold an ownership interest in ACM. Furthermore, one of our
directors also serves as the trustee of one of the Kaufman Entities that holds a majority of the
outstanding membership interests in ACM and co-trustee of another Kaufman Entity that owns an
equity interest in our manager. ACM currently holds approximately 5.4 million of our common
shares, representing 21.1% of the voting power of its outstanding stock as of September 30, 2010.
Retirement of Wachovia Debt
On June 30, 2010 we closed on the discounted payoff agreement with Wachovia and recorded a
$156.6 million gain, net of fees, certain expenses, and taxes, to our Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Wachovia transaction has had a material impact on our results of operations in
2010, and the following is intended to discuss how the Wachovia transaction may further impact
future reporting periods and results of operations for the balance of the year.
The reported gain on the Wachovia transaction of $156.6 million, or approximately $6.15 per
share, is the result of the successful execution of a unique opportunity negotiated by us with our
principal lender in late 2009 and early 2010. The circumstances in the commercial real estate
finance market that presented us with this opportunity are not anticipated to occur again, and
while we intend to continue to look for opportunities to repurchase our debt at attractive
discounts, thereby creating additional gains for our shareholders, it is not anticipated that
future gains on the retirement or repurchase of our debt, if any, will be comparable in size to
that of the gain generated from the Wachovia transaction.
While the gain on the Wachovia transaction results in taxable income to us and our
shareholders, under current federal tax law and regulations, the
income and the tax on the income, if any, may,
at our election, be deferred to future periods. We do not anticipate finalizing the tax treatment
of the income associated with the Wachovia transaction until after the full years results of
operations are complete.
As previously reported, we were able to retire the entire Wachovia debt principally through
the use of our liquidity, effective use of our debt facilities and a new $26.0 million term loan
facility, which was repaid in October 2010. As a result, completion of the Wachovia transaction
had a material impact on our liquidity, reducing our cash and cash equivalents from approximately
$56.0 million at March 31, 2010 to approximately $22.0 million at June 30, 2010. However, with the
retirement of the Wachovia debt, our interest costs will be significantly lower as a result of the
reduced level of debt and we have a significant amount of unencumbered assets, net of reserves,
each of which should have a positive impact on our liquidity through the balance of 2010. As of
September 30, 2010, we have approximately $26.0 million in cash and cash equivalents.
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As discussed in Management Agreement above, the $156.6 million gain resulting from the
completion of the retirement of the Wachovia debt is a component in the calculation of the
incentive fee payable under the terms of the management agreement between us and ACM, the manager.
As indicated in Management Agreement above, an incentive fee is earned for a full fiscal year if
our funds from operations, as adjusted for certain gains and losses on transactions (including
those similar in nature to the Wachovia transaction), exceeds the incentive fee hurdle. In that
event, the manager receives an incentive fee equal to 25% of the amount by which funds from
operations, as adjusted, exceeds the hurdle.
The gain on the Wachovia transaction may have a material impact on the amount of the incentive
fee payable for 2010. However, the amount of the incentive fee payable to the manager for 2010, or
whether any incentive fee will be payable, cannot be determined at this time and as a result, no
incentive fee has been recorded for the first nine months of 2010. Our final results for 2010,
which will determine whether an incentive fee is earned, will depend on a variety of factors
impacting the balance of the year, including net interest income, gains or losses on investment
activities, loan loss reserves and realized gains and losses on the repayment and liquidation of
assets, including our loan portfolio. The gain on the Wachovia transaction of $156.6 million
itself exceeds the approximate $39.0 million hurdle applicable for 2010. However, as indicated in
Management Agreement above, no installment of an incentive fee is payable at this time, based on
the results of operations for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010.
Under the terms of the management agreement, any incentive fee payable for 2010 would be paid
as follows. The first $7.3 million of any 2010 incentive fee is applied to repay the 2008 deferred
management fee. See Related Party Transactions above. Second, subject to restrictions on
ownership limitations, the Manager receives 25% of the balance of the incentive fee in our common
stock. Third, the remainder of the 2010 incentive fee would be paid to the manager in cash, or at
the Managers option, and subject to ownership limitation restrictions, in additional common stock.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the exposure to loss resulting from changes in interest rates, foreign currency
exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and real estate values. The primary market risks
that we are exposed to are real estate risk and interest rate risk.
Market Conditions
We are subject to market changes in the debt and secondary mortgage markets. These markets
are currently experiencing disruptions, which could have an adverse impact on our earnings and
financial condition.
Current conditions in the debt markets include reduced liquidity and increased risk adjusted
premiums. These conditions may increase the cost and reduce the availability of debt. We attempt
to mitigate the impact of debt market disruptions by obtaining adequate debt facilities from a
variety of financing sources. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in
these efforts, that such debt facilities will be adequate or that the cost of such debt facilities
will be at similar terms.
The secondary mortgage markets are also currently experiencing disruptions resulting from
reduced investor demand for collateralized debt obligations and increased investor yield
requirements for these obligations. In light of these conditions, we currently expect to finance
our loan and investment portfolio with our current capital and debt facilities.
Real Estate Risk
Commercial mortgage assets may be viewed as exposing an investor to greater risk of loss than
residential mortgage assets since such assets are typically secured by larger loans to fewer
obligors than residential mortgage assets. Multi-family and commercial property values and net
operating income derived from such properties are subject to volatility and may be affected
adversely by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, events such as natural disasters
including hurricanes and earthquakes, acts of war and/or terrorism (such as the events of September
11, 2001) and others that may cause unanticipated and uninsured performance declines and/or losses
to us or the owners and operators of the real estate securing our investment; national, regional
and local economic conditions (which may be adversely affected by industry slowdowns and other
factors); local real estate conditions (such as an oversupply of housing, retail, industrial,
office or other commercial space); changes or continued weakness in specific industry segments;
construction quality, construction delays, construction cost, age and design; demographic factors;
retroactive changes to building or similar codes; and increases in operating expenses (such as
energy costs). In the event net operating income decreases, a borrower may have difficulty
repaying our loans, which could result in losses to us. In addition, decreases in property values
reducing the value of collateral, and a lack of liquidity in the market, could reduce the potential
proceeds available to a borrower to repay our loans, which could also cause us to suffer losses.
Even when the net operating income is sufficient to cover the related propertys debt service,
there can be no assurance that this will continue to be the case in the future.
Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and
tax policies, domestic and international economic and political considerations and other factors
beyond our control.
Our operating results will depend in large part on differences between the income from our
loans and our borrowing costs. Most of our loans and borrowings are variable-rate instruments,
based on LIBOR. The objective of this strategy is to minimize the impact of interest rate changes
on our net interest income. In addition, we have various fixed rate loans in our portfolio, which
are financed with variable rate LIBOR borrowings. We have entered into various interest swaps (as
discussed below) to hedge our exposure to interest rate risk on our variable rate LIBOR borrowings
as it relates to our fixed rate loans. Some of our loans and borrowings are subject to various
interest rate floors. As a result, the impact of a change in interest rates may be different on
our interest income than it is on our interest expense.
One month LIBOR approximated 0.26% at September 30, 2010 and 0.23% at December 31, 2009.
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Based on our loans, securities available-for-sale, securities held-to-maturity and liabilities
as of September 30, 2010, and assuming the balances of these loans, securities and liabilities
remain unchanged for the subsequent twelve months, a 0.25% increase in LIBOR would increase our
annual net income and cash flows by approximately $0.8 million. This is partially offset by
various interest rate floors that are in effect at a rate that is above a 0.25% increase in LIBOR
which would limit the effect of a 0.25% increase, and increased expense on variable rate debt,
partially offset by our interest rate swaps that effectively convert a portion of the variable rate
LIBOR based debt, as it relates to certain fixed rate assets, to a fixed basis that is not subject
to a 0.25% increase. Based on the loans, securities available-for-sale, securities
held-to-maturity and liabilities as of September 30, 2010, and assuming the balances of these
loans, securities and liabilities remain unchanged for the subsequent twelve months, a 0.25%
decrease in LIBOR would decrease our annual net income and cash flows by approximately $0.8
million. This is partially offset by various interest rate floors which limit the effect of a
decrease on interest income and decreased expense on variable rate debt, partially offset by our
interest rate swaps that effectively converted a portion of the variable rate LIBOR based debt, as
it relates to certain fixed rate assets, to a fixed basis that is not subject to a 0.25% decrease.
Based on our loans, securities available-for-sale, securities held-to-maturity and liabilities
as of December 31, 2009, and assuming the balances of these loans, securities and liabilities
remain unchanged for the subsequent twelve months, a 0.25% increase in LIBOR would decrease our
annual net income and cash flows by approximately $0.1 million. This is partially offset by
various interest rate floors that are in effect at a rate that is above a 0.25% increase in LIBOR
which would limit the effect of a 0.25% increase, and increased expense on variable rate debt,
partially offset by our interest rate swaps that effectively convert a portion of the variable rate
LIBOR based debt, as it relates to certain fixed rate assets, to a fixed basis that is not subject
to a 0.25% increase. Based on the loans, securities available-for-sale, securities
held-to-maturity and liabilities as of December 31, 2009, and assuming the balances of these loans,
securities and liabilities remain unchanged for the subsequent twelve months, a 0.25% decrease in
LIBOR would increase our annual net income and cash flows by approximately $0.1 million. This is
primarily due to various interest rate floors which limit the effect of a decrease on interest
income and decreased expense on variable rate debt, partially offset by our interest rate swaps
that effectively converted a portion of the variable rate LIBOR based debt, as it relates to
certain fixed rate assets, to a fixed basis that is not subject to a 0.25% decrease.
In the event of a significant rising interest rate environment and/or economic downturn,
defaults could increase and result in credit losses to us, which could adversely affect our
liquidity and operating results. Further, such delinquencies or defaults could have an adverse
effect on the spreads between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.
In connection with our CDOs described in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations, we entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the
exposure to the risk of changes in the difference between three-month LIBOR and one-month LIBOR
interest rates. These interest rate swaps became necessary due to the investors return being paid
based on a three-month LIBOR index while the assets contributed to the CDOs are yielding interest
based on a one-month LIBOR index.
We had nine of these interest rate swap agreements outstanding that had combined notional
values of $1.1 billion at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The market value of these
interest rate swaps is dependent upon existing market interest rates and swap spreads, which change
over time. If there were a 25 basis point increase in forward interest rates as of September 30,
2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, the value of these interest rate swaps would have
decreased by less than $0.1 million for both periods. If there were a 25 basis point decrease in
forward interest rates as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, the value of
these interest rate swaps would have increased by less than $0.1 million for both periods.
We also have interest rate swap agreements outstanding to hedge current and outstanding LIBOR
based debt relating to certain fixed rate loans within our portfolio. We had 32 of these interest
rate swap agreements outstanding that had a combined notional value of $680.5 million as of
September 30, 2010 compared to 34 interest rate swap agreements outstanding with combined notional
values of $708.2 million as of December 31, 2009. The fair market value of these interest rate
swaps is dependent upon existing market interest rates and swap spreads, which change over time.
If there had been a 25 basis point increase in forward interest rates as of September 30, 2010 and
December 31, 2009, respectively, the fair market value of these interest rate swaps would have
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by approximately $5.2 million and $6.1 million, respectively. If there were a 25 basis point
decrease in forward interest rates as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively,
the fair market value of these interest rate swaps would have decreased by approximately $5.2
million and $6.0 million, respectively.
Certain of our interest rate swaps, which are designed to hedge interest rate risk associated
with a portion of our loans and investments, could require the funding of additional cash
collateral for changes in the market value of these swaps. Due to the prolonged volatility in the
financial markets that began in 2007, the value of these interest rate swaps have declined
substantially. As a result, at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we funded approximately
$27.7 million and $18.9 million, respectively, in cash related to these swaps. If we continue to
experience significant changes in the outlook of interest rates, these contracts could continue to
decline in value, which would require additional cash to be funded. However, at maturity the value
of these contracts return to par and all cash will be recovered. If we do not have available cash
to meet these requirements, this could result in the early termination of these interest rate
swaps, leaving us exposed to interest rate risk associated with these loans and investments, which
could adversely impact our financial condition.
Our hedging transactions using derivative instruments also involve certain additional risks
such as counterparty credit risk, the enforceability of hedging contracts and the risk that
unanticipated and significant changes in interest rates will cause a significant loss of basis in
the contract. The counterparties to our derivative arrangements are major financial institutions
with high credit ratings with which we and our affiliates may also have other financial
relationships. As a result, we do not anticipate that any of these counterparties will fail to
meet their obligations. There can be no assurance that we will be able to adequately protect
against the foregoing risks and will ultimately realize an economic benefit that exceeds the
related amounts incurred in connection with engaging in such hedging strategies.
We utilize interest rate swaps to limit interest rate risk. Derivatives are used for hedging
purposes rather than speculation. We do not enter into financial instruments for trading purposes.
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term
is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon such
evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the
end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing,
summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the
reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that information
required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act of 1934
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have not been any changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such
term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recent
fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material
litigation threatened against us.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
Item 4. RESERVED
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None. |
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, please
remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not
intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about Arbor or the other parties to
the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to
the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the
benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
| should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; | ||
| have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement; | ||
| may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and | ||
| were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments. |
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs
as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about Arbor may be
found elsewhere in this report and Arbors other public filings, which are available without charge
through the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
3.1
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Articles of Incorporation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. * | |
3.2
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Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ▲ | |
3.3
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Articles Supplementary of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. * | |
3.4
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. ▲▲ | |
4.1
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Form of Certificate for Common Stock. * | |
4.2
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Common Stock Purchase Warrant, Certificate No. W-1, dated July 23, 2009, issued to Wachovia Bank, National Association. | |
4.3
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Common Stock Purchase Warrant, Certificate No. W-2, dated July 23, 2009, issued to Wachovia Bank, National Association. | |
4.4
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Common Stock Purchase Warrant, Certificate No. W-3, dated July 23, 2009, issued to Wachovia Bank, National Association. | |
10.1
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Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated August 6, 2009, by and among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and Arbor Realty SR, Inc.vvv | |
10.2
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Services Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, by and among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC and Arbor Realty Limited Partnership. * | |
10.3
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Non-Competition Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, by and among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and Ivan Kaufman. * | |
10.4
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Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, dated January 18, 2005, by and among Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc. and Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc. | |
10.5
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, between Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC. * | |
10.6
|
Pairing Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, by and among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc. and Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc. * | |
10.7
|
2003 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, (as amended and restated on June 18, 2009).vvv | |
10.8
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Form of Restricted Stock Agreement. * | |
10.9
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Benefits Participation Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, between Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and Arbor Management, LLC. * |
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Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
10.10
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Form of Indemnification Agreement. * | |
10.11
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Structured Facility Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement, dated July 1, 2003, between Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and Residential Funding Corporation. * | |
10.12
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Amended and Restated Loan Purchase and Repurchase Agreement, dated July 12, 2004, by and among Arbor Realty Funding LLC, as seller, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as purchaser, and Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as guarantor. ** | |
10.13
|
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2002, by and between Nomura Credit and Capital, Inc. and Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC. * | |
10.14
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Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of December 7, 2004, by and between Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and Watershed Administrative LLC and the lenders named therein. | |
10.15
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Indenture, dated January 19, 2005, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2004-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2004-1 LLC, Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association. | |
10.16
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Indenture, dated January 11, 2006, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2005-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2005-1 LLC, Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association. | |
10.17
|
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2006, by and between Column Financial, Inc. and Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and Arbor TRS Holding Company Inc., as sellers, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, as guarantors, and Arbor Realty Mezzanine LLC. | |
10.18
|
Note Purchase Agreement, dated January 19, 2005, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2004-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2004-1 LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. | |
10.19
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Note Purchase Agreement, dated January 11, 2006, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2005-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2005-1 LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. | |
10.20
|
Indenture, dated December 14, 2006, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1 LLC, Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. w | |
10.21
|
Note Purchase and Placement Agreement, dated December 14, 2006, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1 LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. w | |
10.22
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Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 14, 2006, by and between Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1, Ltd., Arbor Realty Mortgage Securities Series 2006-1 LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. w | |
10.23
|
Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2007, by and between Variable Funding Capital Company LLC, as purchaser, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as swingline purchaser, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as deal agent, Arbor Realty Funding LLC, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and ARSR Tahoe, LLC, as sellers, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership and Arbor Realty SR, Inc., as guarantors. ww | |
10.24
|
Credit Agreement, dated November 6, 2007, by and between Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, and ART 450 LLC, as Borrowers, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, and Arbor Realty SR, Inc., as Guarantors, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. www | |
10.25
|
Equity Placement Program Sales Agreement, dated August 15, 2008, between Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and JMP Securities LLC.v | |
10.26
|
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated May 6, 2009, between Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee relating to $29,400,000 aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2034. vv | |
10.27
|
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated May 6, 2009, between Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee relating to $168,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2034. vv | |
10.28
|
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated May 6, 2009, among Arbor Realty SR, Inc. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to $21,224,000 aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2035. vv |
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Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
10.29
|
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated May 6, 2009, among Arbor Realty SR, Inc. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to $2,632,000 aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2036. vv | |
10.30
|
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated May 6, 2009, among Arbor Realty SR, Inc. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to $47,180,000 aggregate principal amount of Junior Subordinated Notes due 2037. vv | |
10.31
|
Exchange Agreement, dated May 6, 2009, among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty SR, Inc., Kodiak CDO II, Ltd., Attentus CDO I, Ltd. and Attentus CDO III, Ltd. vv | |
10.32
|
Exchange Agreement, dated May 6, 2009, among Arbor Realty SR, Inc., Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., Taberna Preferred Funding I, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding II, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding III, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding VII, Ltd. and Taberna Preferred Funding VIII, Ltd. vv | |
10.33
|
First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2009, among Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor ESH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, ART 450 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Guarantor, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder.vvv | |
10.34
|
First Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2009, among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty Collateral Management, LLC, as Borrowers, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder and initial lender.vvv | |
10.35
|
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2009, by and between Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association. | |
10.36
|
First Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2009, among Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor ESH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, ART 450 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Guarantor, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder. | |
10.37
|
Second Amendment to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2009, among Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor ESH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, ART 450 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Guarantor, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as the custodian. | |
10.38
|
First Amendment to First Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2009, among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty Collateral Management, LLC, as Borrowers, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder and initial lender. |
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Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
10.39
|
Third Amendment and Waiver to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2010, among Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor ESH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, ART 450 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Guarantor, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder. | |
10.40
|
Waiver to First Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2010, among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty Collateral Management, LLC, as Borrowers, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder and initial lender. | |
10.41
|
Second Amendment and Waiver to First Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2010, among Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty GPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty LPOP, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, Arbor Realty Collateral Management, LLC, as Borrowers, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder and initial lender. | |
10.42
|
Fourth Amendment and Waiver to First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2010, among Arbor Realty Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, ARSR Tahoe, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor ESH II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, ART 450 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as a Borrower, Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Guarantor, Arbor Realty SR, Inc., a Maryland corporation, as a Borrower and a Guarantor, the several Lenders from time to time a party thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder. | |
10.43
|
Exchange Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2010, among Arbor Realty SR, Inc. and Taberna Preferred Funding I, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding VII, Ltd. and Taberna Preferred Funding VIII, Ltd. | |
31.1
|
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. | |
31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14. | |
32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
Exhibit Index
▲
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. | |
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-32136) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2007. | |
*
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-110472), as amended. Such registration statement was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2003. | |
**
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. | |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. | |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. | |
w
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. | |
ww
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. | |
www
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. | |
v
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Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-32136) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 15, 2008. | |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. | |
vvv
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. | |
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Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Annual Report of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. |
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, please
remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not
intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about Arbor or the other parties to
the agreements. The agreements contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to
the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the
benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
| should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; | ||
| have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement; | ||
| may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and | ||
| were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments. |
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as
of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about Arbor may be found
elsewhere in this report and Arbors other public filings, which are available without charge
through the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
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SIGNATURES
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:
ARBOR REALTY TRUST, INC. (Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Ivan Kaufman | |||
Name: | Ivan Kaufman | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
By: | /s/ Paul Elenio | |||
Name: | Paul Elenio | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: November 5, 2010
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