08/31/2003

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2003

 

Commission file number 1-13223

 


 

LNR Property Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   65-0777234
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1601 Washington Avenue, Suite 800, Miami Beach, Florida 33139

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) (305) 695-5500

 


 

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  ¨

 

Common shares outstanding as of the end of the current fiscal quarter:

 

Common

  19,915,271

Class B Common

  9,775,568

 



PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES  

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     (Unaudited)  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)    August 31,
2003


    November 30,
2002


 
Assets               

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 20,382     5,711  

Restricted cash

     9,746     2,524  

Investment securities

     986,723     1,127,313  

Mortgage loans, net

     449,811     430,255  

Operating properties and equipment, net

     682,853     608,207  

Land held for investment

     55,653     56,980  

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     380,311     360,981  

Assets held for sale

     —       170,995  

Other assets

     74,868     71,908  
    


 

Total assets

   $ 2,660,347     2,834,874  
    


 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity               

Liabilities:

              

Accounts payable

   $ 11,411     13,720  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     159,352     202,113  

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

     —       130,427  

Mortgage notes and other debts payable

     1,439,201     1,360,736  
    


 

Total liabilities

     1,609,964     1,706,996  
    


 

Minority interests

     1,480     1,722  
    


 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 5)

              

Stockholders’ equity:

              

Common stock, $.10 par value, 150,000 shares authorized, 19,915 and 23,189 shares issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002, respectively

     1,992     2,319  

Class B common stock, $.10 par value, 40,000 shares authorized, 9,776 and 9,784 shares issued and outstanding in 2003 and 2002, respectively

     978     978  

Additional paid-in capital

     458,887     489,948  

Retained earnings

     519,505     510,204  

Unamortized value of restricted stock grants

     (31,125 )   (7,077 )

Accumulated other comprehensive earnings

     98,666     129,784  
    


 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,048,903     1,126,156  
    


 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,660,347     2,834,874  
    


 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
     Three Months
Ended August 31,


    Nine Months
Ended August 31,


 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues

                          

Rental income

   $ 26,008     24,934     78,788     70,224  

Management and servicing fees

     12,271     7,326     30,823     25,609  
    


 

 

 

Total revenues

     38,279     32,260     109,611     95,833  
    


 

 

 

Other operating income

                          

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     11,088     11,674     36,898     34,024  

Interest income

     40,074     45,071     125,542     137,868  

Gains on sales of:

                          

Real estate

     2,216     5,295     11,518     29,439  

Investment securities

     29,764     45,613     29,764     47,221  

Lease termination fee

     15,115     —       15,115     —    

Other

     (2,578 )   (476 )   (884 )   (1,136 )
    


 

 

 

Total other operating income

     95,679     107,177     217,953     247,416  
    


 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                          

Cost of rental operations

     15,478     12,834     44,955     35,914  

General and administrative

     21,895     19,703     65,121     56,722  

Depreciation

     5,777     5,436     16,697     16,436  

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —       15,050     —    

Minority interests

     (215 )   283     (7 )   1,263  

Interest

     28,163     23,045     77,747     69,031  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,343     —       10,343     —    
    


 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     96,491     61,301     229,906     179,366  
    


 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     37,467     78,136     97,658     163,883  

Income taxes

     12,315     25,304     31,273     52,987  
    


 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     25,152     52,832     66,385     110,896  
    


 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

                          

(Loss) earnings from operating properties sold or held for sale, net of tax

     (1 )   847     1,886     2,577  

Gains on sales of operating properties, net of tax

     5,179     —       21,669     —    
    


 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

     5,178     847     23,555     2,577  
    


 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 30,330     53,679     89,940     113,473  
    


 

 

 

 

(continued)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS - CONTINUED

 

     (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)
     Three Months Ended
August 31,


        Nine Months Ended
August 31,


(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2003

   2002

        2003

   2002

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                          

Basic

     28,400    33,780         29,575    33,795
    

  
       
  

Diluted

     30,119    34,846         30,898    35,019
    

  
       
  

Earnings per share from continuing operations(1):

                          

Basic

   $ 0.89    1.56         2.24    3.28
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 0.84    1.52         2.15    3.17
    

  
       
  

Earnings per share from discontinued operations(1):

                          

Basic

   $ 0.18    0.03         0.80    0.08
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 0.17    0.02         0.76    0.07
    

  
       
  

Net earnings per share (1):

                          

Basic

   $ 1.07    1.59         3.04    3.36
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 1.01    1.54         2.91    3.24
    

  
       
  

Dividends declared per share:

                          

Common stock

   $ 0.0125    0.0125         0.0375    0.0375
    

  
       
  

Class B common stock

   $ 0.01125    0.01125         0.03375    0.03375
    

  
       
  

(1) Quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently; therefore, the sum of per share amounts for the quarters may not exactly equal per share amounts for the year-to-date period.

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

 

     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
    

Three Months
Ended

August 31,


   

Nine Months
Ended

August 31,


 
(In thousands)    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Net earnings

   $ 30,330     53,679     89,940     113,473  
    


 

 

 

Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of tax:

                          

Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities arising during the period

     (7,469 )   (9,094 )   (19,479 )   (32,408 )

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains on available-for-sale securities included in net earnings

     (18,946 )   (32,418 )   (18,946 )   (33,581 )

Unrealized (losses) gains on foreign currency translation

     (3,718 )   2,298     5,685     3,954  

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative financial instruments

     1,013     (98 )   1,622     129  
    


 

 

 

Other comprehensive losses, net of tax

     (29,120 )   (39,312 )   (31,118 )   (61,906 )
    


 

 

 

Comprehensive earnings

   $ 1,210     14,367     58,822     51,567  
    


 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     (Unaudited)  
     Nine Months Ended
August 31,


 
(In thousands)    2003

    2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

              

Net earnings

   $ 89,940     113,473  

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

              

Depreciation

     18,408     18,465  

Minority interests

     (26 )   1,263  

Accretion of discount on CMBS and mortgage loans

     (6,600 )   (28,390 )

Amortization of deferred costs

     7,027     4,628  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     (36,898 )   (34,024 )

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated partnerships

     56,543     54,352  

Interest received on CMBS in excess of income recognized

     22,540     15,068  

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —    

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,343     —    

Deferred lease costs charged against lease termination fee

     8,885     —    

Gains on sales of real estate

     (47,042 )   (29,439 )

Gains on sales of investment securities

     (29,764 )   (47,221 )

(Gains) losses on derivative financial instruments

     (2,378 )   1,192  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

              

Increase in other assets

     (13,740 )   (1,843 )

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     (49,157 )   (20,567 )
    


 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     43,131     46,957  
    


 

Cash flows from investing activities:

              

Operating properties and equipment:

              

Additions

     (113,329 )   (157,570 )

Sales

     92,587     109,087  

Land held for investment:

              

Additions

     (7,823 )   (33,592 )

Sales

     10,213     32,578  

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     (55,597 )   (112,738 )

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated partnerships

     31,058     20,873  

Purchase of mortgage loans held for investment

     (180,868 )   (63,760 )

Proceeds from mortgage loans held for investment

     288,183     65,989  

Purchase of investment securities

     (333,477 )   (309,571 )

Proceeds from principal collections on and sales of investment securities

     464,474     437,109  

(Increase) decrease in restricted cash

     (7,222 )   78,740  

Proceeds from sales and syndications of affordable housing partnership interests

     24,588     10,438  
    


 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     212,787     77,583  
    


 

 

(Continued)

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED

 

     (Unaudited)  
     Nine Months Ended
August 31,


 
(In thousands)    2003

    2002

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

              

Proceeds from stock option exercises and stock purchase plan sales

     5,104     3,165  

Purchase and retirement of treasury stock

     (144,763 )   (51,812 )

Payment of dividends

     (1,080 )   (1,257 )

Net distributions to minority partners in consolidated entities

     (216 )   (25,027 )

Prepayment premium on early extinguishment of debt

     (9,376 )   —    

Net payments under repurchase agreements and revolving credit lines

     (344,808 )   (1,368 )

Mortgage notes and other debts payable:

              

Proceeds from borrowings

     605,650     82,391  

Principal payments

     (351,758 )   (128,307 )
    


 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (241,247 )   (122,215 )
    


 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     14,671     2,325  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     5,711     6,578  
    


 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 20,382     8,903  
    


 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

              

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

   $ 77,125     74,604  

Cash paid for taxes

   $ 77,103     53,000  

Purchase of partnership interests and consolidation of entities previously accounted for under the equity method:

              

Operating properties

   $ —       60,504  

Other assets

     —       4,173  

Mortgage notes and other debts payable

     —       (48,187 )

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     —       (6,560 )
    


 

Cash paid

   $ —       9,930  
    


 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

              

Purchases of investment securities financed by seller

   $ 20,873     —    

Purchases of mortgage loans financed by seller

   $ 18,255     26,625  

Mortgage loans received on sales of operating properties

   $ 101,688     —    

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transfers:

              

Transfer from land held for investment to operating properties

   $ 4,701     —    

Transfer from other assets to investments in unconsolidated partnerships

   $ 8,287     3,691  

Transfer from other assets to mortgage loans

   $ 7,225     —    

Transfer from investment securities to mortgage loans

   $ —       4,310  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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LNR PROPERTY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

 

1. Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. We consolidate the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of entities (both corporations and partnerships) in accordance with Accounting Research Bulletin (“ARB”) No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 94, “Consolidation of All Majority-Owned Subsidiaries – an amendment of ARB No. 51, with related amendments of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 18 and ARB No. 43, Chapter 12,” and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation (“FIN”) No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”

 

Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) are entities in which equity investors do not have 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. In accordance with FIN No. 46, we consolidate VIEs in which we have a variable interest or a combination of variable interests that will absorb a majority of each entity’s expected losses if they occur, receive a majority of each entity’s expected residual returns if they occur, or both, based on an assessment performed at the time we become involved with each entity to determine if we are the primary beneficiary. If we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. We reconsider this assessment only if the entity’s governing documents or the contractual arrangements among the parties involved change, some or all of the equity investment is returned to the investors and other parties become exposed to expected losses, or the entity undertakes additional activities or acquires additional assets that increase its expected losses.

 

For entities not deemed to be VIEs, we consolidate those entities in which we own a majority of the voting securities or interests, except in those instances in which the minority voting interest owner effectively participates through substantive participative rights, as discussed in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-16, “Investor’s Accounting for an Investee When the Investor Has a Majority of the Voting Interest but the Minority Shareholder or Shareholders Have Certain Approval or Veto Rights.” Substantive participative rights include the ability to select, terminate, and set compensation of the investee’s management, if applicable, and the ability to participate in capital and operating decisions of the investee, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business.

 

We invest in organizations with varying structures, many of which do not have voting securities or interests, such as general partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. In many of these structures, control of the entity rests with the general partners or managing members, while other members hold passive interests. The general partner or managing member may hold anywhere from a relatively small percentage of the total financial interests to a majority of the financial interests. For entities not deemed to be VIEs, where we serve as a general partner or managing member, we are considered to have the controlling financial interest and therefore the entity is consolidated, regardless of our financial interest percentage, unless there are other limited partners or investing members that effectively participate through substantive participative rights as outlined in EITF 96-16. In those circumstances where we, as majority owner, cannot cause the entity to take actions that are significant in the ordinary course of business, because such actions could be vetoed by the minority owner, we do not consolidate the entity.

 

When we consolidate entities, the ownership interests of any minority parties are reflected as minority interests.

 

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Entities which are not consolidated are accounted for by the equity method (when significant influence can be exerted by us), or the cost method.

 

All significant intercompany transactions and balances among consolidated entities and intercompany profits and/or losses with unconsolidated partnerships have been eliminated. The financial statements have been prepared by management without audit by independent public accountants and should be read in conjunction with the November 30, 2002 audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended, as amended in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” by a current report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2003. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been made.

 

2. Earnings Per Share

 

The following reconciles the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,


        Nine Months Ended
August 31,


(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2003

   2002

        2003

   2002

Numerator

                          

Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:

                          

Earnings from continuing operations

   $ 25,152    52,832         66,385    110,896

Earnings from discontinued operations

     5,178    847         23,555    2,577
    

  
       
  

Net earnings

   $ 30,330    53,679         89,940    113,473
    

  
       
  

Denominator

                          

Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average shares

     28,400    33,780         29,575    33,795

Effect of dilutive securities:

                          

Stock options

     416    383         380    502

Restricted stock

     1,267    663         915    701

Other

     36    20         28    21
    

  
       
  

Denominator for diluted earnings per share - adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions

     30,119    34,846         30,898    35,019
    

  
       
  

Earnings per share from continuing operations(1):

                          

Basic

   $ 0.89    1.56         2.24    3.28
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 0.84    1.52         2.15    3.17
    

  
       
  

Earnings per share from discontinued operations(1):

                          

Basic

   $ 0.18    0.03         0.80    0.08
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 0.17    0.02         0.76    0.07
    

  
       
  

Net earnings per share(1):

                          

Basic

   $ 1.07    1.59         3.04    3.36
    

  
       
  

Diluted

   $ 1.01    1.54         2.91    3.24
    

  
       
  

(1) Quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently; therefore, the sum of per share amounts for the quarters may not exactly equal per share amounts for the year-to-date period.

 

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3. Investment Securities and Mortgage Loans, Net

 

Included in our balances of investment securities and mortgage loans, net were $364.1 million and $46.3 million at August 31, 2003, respectively, and $497.3 million and $12.8 million at November 30, 2002, respectively, of assets which were pledged to creditors which can be repledged or sold by creditors under reverse repurchase agreements.

 

4. Stock-Based Compensation

 

As permitted by SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure” and SFAS No. 123 “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” we continue to apply the accounting provisions of APB No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations, with regard to the measurement of employee compensation cost for options granted under our one equity compensation plan. No stock-based employee compensation cost relative to stock options is reflected in net income as all options granted under the plan had an exercise price not less than the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. Deferred compensation related to restricted stock grants is amortized to expense over the vesting period. Had expense been recognized using the fair value method described in SFAS No. 123, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, we would have reported the following results of operations:

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,


         Nine Months Ended
August 31,


 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)    2003

    2002

         2003

    2002

 

Net earnings, as reported

   $ 30,330     53,679          89,940     113,473  

Add:         Total stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net earnings, net of related tax effects

     1,475     539          3,077     1,618  

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

     (2,113 )   (1,163 )        (4,949 )   (3,446 )
    


 

      

 

Pro forma net earnings

   $ 29,692     53,055          88,068     111,645  
    


 

      

 

Net earnings per share(1):

                               

Basic - as reported

   $ 1.07     1.59          3.04     3.36  
    


 

      

 

Basic - pro forma

   $ 1.05     1.57          2.98     3.30  
    


 

      

 

Diluted - as reported

   $ 1.01     1.54          2.91     3.24  
    


 

      

 

Diluted - pro forma

   $ 0.99     1.52          2.85     3.19  
    


 

      

 


(1) Quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently; therefore, the sum of per share amounts for the quarters may not exactly equal per share amounts for the year-to-date period.

 

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5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

We are obligated, under various types of agreements, to provide guarantees and other commitments, which totaled $207.6 million at August 31, 2003, none of which is reflected in our financial statements. Included in this amount are $29.8 million of commitments to fund capital contributions to unconsolidated partnerships required by partnership agreements or pursuant to approved annual business plans or tax credit applications related to our affordable housing business. Also included are guarantees, which totaled $177.8 million at August 31, 2003, which are discussed in Note 6.

 

6. Guarantees

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN No. 45 requires certain guarantees to be recorded at fair value and also requires significant new disclosures related to guarantees, even when the likelihood of making any payments under the guarantees are remote. FIN No. 45 generally applies to contracts or indemnification agreements that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying variable that is related to an asset, a liability, or an equity security of the guaranteed party. We have applied the recognition and measurement provisions of FIN No. 45 prospectively to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption of FIN No. 45 did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.

 

In the ordinary course of business, we provide various guarantees which are included under the recognition, measurement and disclosure provisions of FIN No. 45, including: (i) standby letters of credit, generally to enhance credit or guarantee our performance under contractual obligations; (ii) guarantees of debt, generally in order for unconsolidated partnerships in which we own interests to obtain financing for the acquisition and development of their properties; (iii) limited maintenance guarantees, generally to certain of our partnerships’ lenders, which may require us to provide funds to partnerships to maintain a required loan-to-value ratio or upon default by the borrower; (iv) surety bond reimbursement guarantees, generally related to our affordable housing syndications or to support our development obligations under development agreements with municipalities, and (v) guarantees in connection with our syndication of affordable housing tax credits, generally to provide additional funding to cover operating cash flow deficiencies, maintain specified debt service coverage ratios and cover financing shortfalls to projects upon completion if the projects’ permanent financing is insufficient to repay the projects’ construction loans. These guarantees have varying expiration dates ranging from less than one year to 18 years, and total $177.8 million at August 31, 2003. The fair value of these types of guarantees issued after December 31, 2002, was not material. In accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” we have recorded $1.6 million of liabilities related to obligations under certain guarantees, at August 31, 2003, where payments are considered both probable and reasonably estimable. In accordance with SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,” we have also recorded $3.9 million of liabilities representing our maximum exposure to loss under non-operating guarantees and operating guarantees of an extended duration which we provided at the time of sale of certain partnership interests in affordable housing communities, even though we do not expect to be required to perform under these guarantees.

 

7. Securitization Transaction

 

During July 2003, we transferred $702.7 million in face amount of non-investment grade commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) to a qualified special purpose entity (“QSPE”). We committed to contribute up to $60.0 million face amount of additional non-investment grade CMBS to the QSPE over a nine-month period. The additional CMBS were transferred to the QSPE in September 2003. These CMBS were securitized into various classes of non-recourse fixed- and floating-rate bonds comprised of $419.5 million face amount of investment grade rated bonds, $74.0 million face amount of non-investment grade rated bonds and $269.2 million face amount of preferred shares in the issuing entity. The QSPE sold the investment grade rated bonds to unrelated third parties

 

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for net proceeds of $412.0 million which was used to pay us for the CMBS. We used the proceeds to repay senior secured and unsecured debt, the majority of which can be re-borrowed. In accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” we recognized a pre-tax gain on the sale of the CMBS of $29.3 million in the quarter ended August 31, 2003, and will recognize an additional gain of $18.4 million in the quarter ending November 30, 2003 for the additional CMBS contributed in September 2003. We retained the non-investment grade rated bonds and the preferred equity (the “retained interests”). The aggregate face amount of the retained interests at the date of transfer was $343.2 million. The amortized cost of the retained interests at the date of transfer was $68.5 million. The retained interests are carried on our balance sheet at an estimated fair value of $79.0 million and are classified as available-for-sale. We measure the estimated fair value of the retained interests based on the present value of the expected future cash flows from them. The difference between the amortized cost of the retained interests and their fair values is recorded, net of tax, in other comprehensive earnings.

 

8. Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt

 

In July 2003, we sold $350.0 million principal amount of 7.625% senior subordinated notes due 2013. Proceeds from the sale were primarily used to redeem our $200.0 million principal amount of 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2008 at a redemption price equal to 104.688% of principal plus interest accrued to the redemption date. The remainder of the proceeds were used to repay senior secured and unsecured debt and for general corporate purposes. As a result of the redemption of the notes at a premium and the related write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs, we recorded a pre-tax loss of $10.3 million during the third quarter of 2003.

 

9. New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 142 requires that the cost of an acquired enterprise allocated to goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. Additionally, SFAS No. 142 requires that the costs of an acquired enterprise allocated to intangible assets with estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment. SFAS No. 142 is effective for the fiscal year ending November 2003 and the interim periods within fiscal year 2003. During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we purchased an asset with in-place leases which are subject to the provisions of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and SFAS No. 142, for $47.6 million. The entire cost of this asset was recorded in operating properties at August 31, 2003. We expect to allocate a portion of the cost of this asset representing the fair value of in-place leases to intangible assets in accordance with SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142 within twelve months of the purchase date.

 

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In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses financial accounting and reporting for legal obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets. SFAS No. 143 requires that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recognized as an asset with an offsetting liability in the period in which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143 for the quarter ending February 28, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 143 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

 

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. This statement supersedes SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of” and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB No. 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations – Reporting the Effects of a Disposal of a Business and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions,” for the disposal of a segment of a business. This Statement also amends ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to eliminate the exception to consolidation for a subsidiary for which control is likely to be temporary. SFAS No. 144 is effective for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2003, and the interim periods within fiscal 2003. The provisions of this statement generally are to be applied prospectively only. As indicated in Note 10, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 144 effective December 1, 2002. SFAS No. 144 requires us to present all operating properties classified as held for sale separately on our balance sheet, and the earnings from all properties sold or classified as held for sale as results of discontinued operations in our statement of earnings. Prior periods are to be restated for comparative purposes. The adoption of this statement did not impact our net earnings. It did, however, impact the presentation of our financial position and operating results. Specifically, each time we sell a property or classify it as held for sale, we are required to restate our statements of earnings for the current year, as well as prior years for comparability purposes. SFAS No. 144 retains the requirements of SFAS No. 121 to (a) recognize an impairment loss only if the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable from its undiscounted cash flows, (b) measure an impairment loss as the difference between carrying amount and the fair value of the asset, and (c) measure a long-lived asset classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell and cease depreciation. As quoted market prices for real estate properties are generally not available, fair value is estimated by us based upon discounted expected future cash flows or the expected present value method, in which multiple cash flow scenarios that reflect the range of possible outcomes at a risk-free rate is calculated.

 

In June 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit (including restructuring) or disposal activities at fair value when the related liability is incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan under prior practice. Costs covered by the standard include certain contract termination costs, certain employee termination benefits and other costs to consolidate or close facilities and relocate employees that are associated with an activity being exited or long-lived assets being disposed. The new requirements are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002, and were adopted by us on December 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 146 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

 

In November 2002, the FASB issued FIN No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” FIN No. 45 requires certain guarantees to be recorded at fair value and also requires significant new disclosures related to guarantees, even when the likelihood of making any payments under the guarantees is remote. FIN No. 45 generally applies to contracts or indemnification agreements that contingently require the guarantor to make payments to the guaranteed party based on changes in an underlying variable that is related to an asset, a liability, or an equity security of the guaranteed party. We adopted the new disclosure requirements of FIN No. 45 for the quarter ended February 28, 2003. The initial recognition and measurement provisions are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. As discussed in Note 6, the adoption of the initial recognition and measurement provisions of FIN No. 45 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

 

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In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” which is intended to clarify the application of ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have 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. FIN No. 46 requires us to consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we have a variable interest or a combination of variable interests that will absorb a majority of each entity’s expected losses if they occur, receive a majority of each entity’s expected residual returns if they occur, or both, based on an assessment performed at the time we become involved with each entity to determine if we are the primary beneficiary. If we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. Reconsideration of this assessment is required only if the entity’s governing documents or the contractual arrangements among the parties involved change, some or all of the equity investment is returned to the investors and other parties become exposed to expected losses, or the entity undertakes additional activities or acquires additional assets that increase its expected losses. An entity is considered to be a VIE subject to consolidation if either (i) the total equity investment at risk is not greater than the expected losses of the entity or (ii) as a group, the equity holders lack (a) the ability to participate in decisions about the entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, including proportionate voting and economic rights, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (c) the right to receive the residual returns of the entity. We have adopted the provisions of FIN No. 46 for variable interests in VIEs created after January 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN No. 46 for variable interests in VIEs created after January 31, 2003 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position. The FASB has recently agreed to defer the effective date for variable interests in VIEs created before February 1, 2003, to our quarter ending February 29, 2004.

 

We have evaluated all of our investments and other interests in entities created before February 1, 2003, that may be deemed VIEs under the provisions of FIN No. 46. Based on our current interpretation of FIN No. 46, we expect to consolidate twenty real estate joint ventures into our financial statements during our quarter ending February 29, 2004. Their assets and liabilities will be measured at their carrying values. As of August 31, 2003, these twenty real estate joint ventures have total assets of approximately $274.7 million and total mortgage notes and other debts payable of approximately $132.2 million. Our maximum exposure to loss in these real estate joint ventures represents our recorded investment in these assets of approximately $104.8 million and the guarantees we provided to these entities of approximately $19.7 million, at August 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN No. 46 will not impact our net earnings.

 

In April 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” This Statement amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” SFAS No. 149 requires that contracts with comparable characteristics be accounted for similarly. The Statement is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The provisions of this Statement generally are to be applied prospectively only. We have adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 149 effective July 1, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 149 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.

 

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In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150 “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.” SFAS No. 150 establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or asset in some circumstances). This Statement is effective for financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS No. 150 requires that reclassification of financial instruments created before May 31, 2003 and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption, be reported as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. We have adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 150 for financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003, and will adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 150 effective September 1, 2003 for financial instruments created before May 31, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 150 for financial instruments created or modified after May 31, 2003 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 150 for financial instruments created before May 31, 2003 that may need to be classified as liabilities.

 

10. Assets Held for Sale

 

We adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 144, effective December 1, 2002. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, we have presented all operating properties classified as held for sale separately on our consolidated condensed balance sheets, and the operating results of all operating properties sold or classified as held for sale as discontinued operations in our consolidated condensed statements of earnings, as described below. The activities related to these real estate properties are reported in our real estate properties segment.

 

In the normal course of our business, we acquire, develop, redevelop, or reposition real estate properties, and then dispose of those properties when we believe they have reached optimal values. Because we sell properties on a regular basis, in accordance with SFAS No. 144, we will be reflecting the historical operating results of properties sold or held for sale as discontinued operations on an ongoing basis. During the nine months ended August 31, 2003, we sold several such properties and have reflected these properties’ assets and liabilities as “held for sale” in our consolidated condensed balance sheets prior to their sale date, and their historical operating results, as well as our gain on sale, as “discontinued operations” in our consolidated condensed statements of earnings for periods prior to their sale. At August 31, 2003, none of our real estate operating properties was considered held for sale as defined by SFAS No. 144.

 

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Assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale were comprised of the following:

 

     August 31,
2003


   November 30,
2002


(In thousands)          

Assets

           

Operating properties and equipment, net

   $ —      157,420

Other assets

     —      13,575
    

  

Total assets

   $ —      170,995
    

  

Liabilities

           

Accounts payable

   $ —      367

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     —      5,332

Mortgage notes and other debts payable

     —      124,728
    

  

Total liabilities

   $ —      130,427
    

  

 

The results of discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2002 related to assets that had been sold or were held for sale, were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,


            Nine Months Ended
August 31,


(In thousands)    2003

    2002

            2003

     2002

Rental income

   $ 564     4,862             10,915      13,762

Interest income

     —       —               2      —  

Gains on sales of real estate

     8,489     —               35,524      —  

Other

     —       —               (1 )    —  
    


 
           

  

Total revenues and other operating income

     9,053     4,862             46,440      13,762
    


 
           

  

Cost of rental operations

     422     1,550             3,866      4,536

Depreciation

     79     766             1,711      2,029

Minority interests

     (18 )   —               (19 )    —  

Interest

     82     1,158             2,267      2,972
    


 
           

  

Total costs and expenses

     565     3,474             7,825      9,537
    


 
           

  

Earnings before income taxes

     8,488     1,388             38,615      4,225

Income taxes

     3,310     541             15,060      1,648
    


 
           

  

Net earnings

   $ 5,178     847             23,555      2,577
    


 
           

  

 

11. Lease Termination Fee and Impairment on Long-Lived Asset

 

During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we received a $24.0 million lease termination fee from a tenant that had originally leased 100% of one of our office buildings for ten years. Approximately $8.9 million of that fee was a recovery of capitalized and deferred costs associated with the lease. The remaining $15.1 million was recorded as other operating income.

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, a loss provision in the amount of $15.1 million was recorded during the quarter ended August 31, 2003, for the impairment of this property to reflect the current market value of the building without the tenant. The fair value of this property was determined based on the discounted expected future cash flows from the property.

 

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12. Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year consolidated condensed financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

 

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

SOME OF THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS ARE “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. GENERALLY, THE WORDS “BELIEVE,” “EXPECT,” “INTEND,” “ANTICIPATE,” “WILL,” “MAY” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INHERENTLY INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. THE FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, THAT COULD CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED BY THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, (I) CHANGES IN DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE NATIONALLY, IN AREAS IN WHICH WE OWN PROPERTIES, OR IN AREAS IN WHICH PROPERTIES SECURING MORTGAGES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OWNED BY US ARE LOCATED, (II) CHANGES IN INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL OR REGIONAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS WHICH AFFECT THE ABILITY OF MORTGAGE OBLIGORS TO PAY PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST WHEN IT IS DUE, (III) THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BUSINESS, (IV) CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES, (V) CHANGES IN THE MARKET FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF REAL ESTATE BASED SECURITIES, (VI) CHANGES IN AVAILABILITY OF CAPITAL OR THE TERMS ON WHICH IT IS AVAILABLE, (VII) CHANGES IN AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND (VIII) CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. SEE OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2002, FOR A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES APPLICABLE TO OUR BUSINESS.

 

OVERVIEW

 

LNR Property Corporation is a real estate investment, finance and management company. We engage primarily in (i) acquiring, developing, repositioning, managing and selling commercial and multi-family residential real estate properties, (ii) investing in high-yielding real estate loans and acquiring at a discount portfolios of loans backed by commercial or multi-family residential real estate and (iii) investing in unrated and non-investment grade rated commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) as to which we have the right to be special servicer (i.e., to oversee workouts of underperforming and non-performing loans). For the following discussion, these businesses are grouped as follows: (a) real estate properties, (b) real estate loans and (c) real estate securities.

 

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1. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Adoption of SFAS No. 144

 

On December 1, 2002, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS No. 144 requires that whenever we sell or hold for sale, a commercial real estate property that has its own operations and cash flows, we must reclassify the revenues and expenses of that property, including the gain or loss on the sale of that property, both with regard to the current period and with regard to the past, as elements of earnings from discontinued operations. Primarily because of this, 17% of our net earnings during the third quarter of 2003 and 26% of our net earnings during the first nine months of 2003 were characterized as earnings from discontinued operations. As we expect to sell properties on a regular basis, we will be reflecting properties sold or held for sale as discontinued operations on an ongoing basis. Because our real estate properties business consists of continuously acquiring properties, enhancing their value and selling them, sales of individual properties are an important part of our real estate property business. Therefore, we believe, reclassifying our operating income from properties we sell or hold for sale, and treating our gain or loss from sale of those properties as discontinued operations, makes it difficult to determine and evaluate from our statements of earnings the performance of our real estate properties business. Because of that, in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and particularly in the section regarding Real Estate Properties, we provide information that combines revenues, expenses and gains on sales with regard to properties we have sold or hold for sale, which are reflected on our statements of earnings as discontinued operations, with the operating income from commercial properties we continue to own which are not classified as held for sale. Our management uses this combined information in evaluating the performance of the real estate properties business, and believes investors may find the information helpful for this purpose as well.

 

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The following tables show the effects of the combination with regard to the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2002:

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Three Months Ended
August 31, 2002


 
(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

 

Revenues

                                      

Rental income

   $ 26,008     564     26,572     24,934     4,862     29,796  

Management and servicing fees

     12,271     —       12,271     7,326     —       7,326  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

     38,279     564     38,843     32,260     4,862     37,122  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

                                      

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     11,088     —       11,088     11,674     —       11,674  

Interest income

     40,074     —       40,074     45,071     —       45,071  

Gains on sales of:

                                      

Real estate

     2,216     8,489     10,705     5,295     —       5,295  

Investment securities

     29,764     —       29,764     45,613     —       45,613  

Lease termination fee

     15,115     —       15,115     —       —       —    

Other

     (2,578 )   —       (2,578 )   (476 )   —       (476 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total other operating income

     95,679     8,489     104,168     107,177     —       107,177  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                                      

Cost of rental operations

     15,478     422     15,900     12,834     1,550     14,384  

General and administrative

     21,895     —       21,895     19,703     —       19,703  

Depreciation

     5,777     79     5,856     5,436     766     6,202  

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —       15,050     —       —       —    

Minority interests

     (215 )   (18 )   (233 )   283     —       283  

Interest

     28,163     82     28,245     23,045     1,158     24,203  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,343     —       10,343     —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     96,491     565     97,056     61,301     3,474     64,775  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     37,467     8,488     45,955     78,136     1,388     79,524  

Income taxes

     12,315     3,310     15,625     25,304     541     25,845  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     25,152     5,178     30,330     52,832     847     53,679  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

                                      

Earnings (loss) from operating properties sold or held for sale, net of tax

     (1 )   1     —       847     (847 )   —    

Gain on sales of operating properties, net of tax

     5,179     (5,179 )   —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

     5,178     (5,178 )   —       847     (847 )   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 30,330     —       30,330     53,679     —       53,679  
    


 

 

 

 

 


(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”

 

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     Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2002


 
(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

 

Revenues

                                      

Rental income

   $ 78,788     10,915     89,703     70,224     13,762     83,986  

Management and servicing fees

     30,823     —       30,823     25,609     —       25,609  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues

     109,611     10,915     120,526     95,833     13,762     109,595  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Other operating income

                                      

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     36,898     —       36,898     34,024     —       34,024  

Interest income

     125,542     2     125,544     137,868     —       137,868  

Gains on sales of:

                                      

Real estate

     11,518     35,524     47,042     29,439     —       29,439  

Investment securities

     29,764     —       29,764     47,221     —       47,221  

Lease termination fee

     15,115     —       15,115     —       —       —    

Other

     (884 )   (1 )   (885 )   (1,136 )   —       (1,136 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total other operating income

     217,953     35,525     253,478     247,416     —       247,416  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                                      

Cost of rental operations

     44,955     3,866     48,821     35,914     4,536     40,450  

General and administrative

     65,121     —       65,121     56,722     —       56,722  

Depreciation

     16,697     1,711     18,408     16,436     2,029     18,465  

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —       15,050     —       —       —    

Minority interests

     (7 )   (19 )   (26 )   1,263     —       1,263  

Interest

     77,747     2,267     80,014     69,031     2,972     72,003  

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     10,343     —       10,343     —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     229,906     7,825     237,731     179,366     9,537     188,903  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     97,658     38,615     136,273     163,883     4,225     168,108  

Income taxes

     31,273     15,060     46,333     52,987     1,648     54,635  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     66,385     23,555     89,940     110,896     2,577     113,473  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

                                      

Earnings from operating properties sold or held for sale, net of tax

     1,886     (1,886 )   —       2,577     (2,577 )   —    

Gain on sales of operating properties, net of tax

     21,669     (21,669 )   —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

     23,555     (23,555 )   —       2,577     (2,577 )   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 89,940     —       89,940     113,473     —       113,473  
    


 

 

 

 

 


(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”

 

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The following tables summarize our results of operations for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 and 2002, after allocating among the core business segments certain non-corporate general and administrative expenses:

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Three Months Ended
August 31, 2002


 
(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

 

Revenues and other operating income

                                      

Real Estate Properties

   $ 55,749     9,053     64,802     39,903     4,862     44,765  

Real Estate Loans

     14,678     —       14,678     10,939     —       10,939  

Real Estate Securities

     63,531     —       63,531     88,595     —       88,595  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues and other operating income

     133,958     9,053     143,011     139,437     4,862     144,299  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                                      

Real Estate Properties

     43,675     483     44,158     24,645     2,316     26,961  

Real Estate Loans

     998     —       998     1,319     —       1,319  

Real Estate Securities

     5,632     —       5,632     5,550     —       5,550  

Corporate and interest

     46,186     82     46,268     29,787     1,158     30,945  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     96,491     565     97,056     61,301     3,474     64,775  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

                                      

Real Estate Properties

     12,074     8,570     20,644     15,258     2,546     17,804  

Real Estate Loans

     13,680     —       13,680     9,620     —       9,620  

Real Estate Securities

     57,899     —       57,899     83,045     —       83,045  

Corporate and interest

     (46,186 )   (82 )   (46,268 )   (29,787 )   (1,158 )   (30,945 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     37,467     8,488     45,955     78,136     1,388     79,524  

Income taxes

     12,315     3,310     15,625     25,304     541     25,845  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     25,152     5,178     30,330     52,832     847     53,679  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

                                      

Earnings (loss) from operating properties sold or held for sale, net of tax

     (1 )   1     —       847     (847 )   —    

Gains on sales of operating properties, net of tax

     5,179     (5,179 )   —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

     5,178     (5,178 )   —       847     (847 )   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 30,330     —       30,330     53,679     —       53,679  
    


 

 

 

 

 


(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”

 

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     Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2002


 
(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

 

Revenues and other operating income

                                      

Real Estate Properties

   $ 146,834     46,440     193,274     123,835     13,762     137,597  

Real Estate Loans

     37,852     —       37,852     32,537     —       32,537  

Real Estate Securities

     142,878     —       142,878     186,877     —       186,877  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total revenues and other operating income

     327,564     46,440     374,004     343,249     13,762     357,011  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                                      

Real Estate Properties

     99,538     5,558     105,096     72,788     6,565     79,353  

Real Estate Loans

     3,260     —       3,260     4,446     —       4,446  

Real Estate Securities

     18,567     —       18,567     14,631     —       14,631  

Corporate and interest

     108,541     2,267     110,808     87,501     2,972     90,473  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     229,906     7,825     237,731     179,366     9,537     188,903  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

                                      

Real Estate Properties

     47,296     40,882     88,178     51,047     7,197     58,244  

Real Estate Loans

     34,592     —       34,592     28,091     —       28,091  

Real Estate Securities

     124,311     —       124,311     172,246     —       172,246  

Corporate and interest

     (108,541 )   (2,267 )   (110,808 )   (87,501 )   (2,972 )   (90,473 )
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     97,658     38,615     136,273     163,883     4,225     168,108  

Income taxes

     31,273     15,060     46,333     52,987     1,648     54,635  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations

     66,385     23,555     89,940     110,896     2,577     113,473  
    


 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

                                      

Earnings from operating properties sold or held for sale, net of tax

     1,886     (1,886 )   —       2,577     (2,577 )   —    

Gains on sales of operating properties, net of tax

     21,669     (21,669 )   —       —       —       —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations

     23,555     (23,555 )   —       2,577     (2,577 )   —    
    


 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 89,940     —       89,940     113,473     —       113,473  
    


 

 

 

 

 


(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

Net earnings for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003 were $30.3 million and $89.9 million, respectively, compared to $53.7 million and $113.5 million for the same periods in 2002. Net earnings were $23.4 million lower during the three-month period ended August 31, 2003, primarily due to (i) a $10.4 million decrease in gains on sales of assets (including gains of $8.5 million in 2003 and $0.0 million in 2002, characterized as earnings from discontinued operations), primarily due to lower gains on sales of securities, (ii) a pre-tax loss of $10.3 million in 2003 primarily related to a premium required to redeem our $200.0 million principal amount of 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2008, (iii) lower interest income from our real estate securities business, (iv) lower net rents

 

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(rental income less cost of rental operations) and (v) higher interest expense, partially offset by (i) higher management and servicing fee income and (ii) lower income tax expense. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2003, we recorded lease termination income and an asset impairment charge which offset each other, as discussed in Real Estate Properties below. Net earnings were down $23.5 million for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2003, primarily reflecting (i) lower interest income from our real estate securities business, (ii) the $10.3 million pre-tax loss related to the redemption of our senior subordinated notes as previously discussed, (iii) higher general and administrative expenses, and (iv) higher interest expense, somewhat offset by (i) higher interest income from our real estate loans business, (ii) higher management and servicing fee income and (iii) lower income tax expense.

 

Real Estate Properties

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Three Months Ended
August 31, 2002


(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


   Discontinued
Operations


   Combined(1)

Revenues

                                  

Rental income

   $ 26,008     564     26,572     24,934    4,862    29,796

Management fees

     583     —       583     409    —      409

Other operating income

                                  

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     12,075     —       12,075     9,149    —      9,149

Interest income

     83     —       83     116    —      116

Gains on sales of real estate

     2,216     8,489     10,705     5,295    —      5,295

Lease termination fee

     15,115     —       15,115     —      —      —  

Other

     (331 )   —       (331 )   —      —      —  
    


 

 

 
  
  

Total revenues and other operating income

     55,749     9,053     64,802     39,903    4,862    44,765
    


 

 

 
  
  

Costs and expenses

                                  

Cost of rental operations

     15,478     422     15,900     12,834    1,550    14,384

General and administrative

     7,585     —       7,585     6,333    —      6,333

Depreciation

     5,777     79     5,856     5,436    766    6,202

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —       15,050     —      —      —  

Minority interests

     (215 )   (18 )   (233 )   42    —      42
    


 

 

 
  
  

Total costs and expenses(2)

     43,675     483     44,158     24,645    2,316    26,961
    


 

 

 
  
  

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 12,074     8,570     20,644     15,258    2,546    17,804
    


 

 

 
  
  

(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”
(2) Does not include interest expense.

 

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     Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2003


    Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2002


(In thousands)    As
Reported


    Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

    As
Reported


   Discontinued
Operations


    Combined(1)

Revenues

                                   

Rental income

   $ 78,788     10,915     89,703     70,224    13,762     83,986

Management fees

     2,348     —       2,348     3,512    —       3,512

Other operating income

                                   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships

     39,028     —       39,028     19,122    —       19,122

Interest income

     358     2     360     1,533    —       1,533

Gains on sales of real estate

     11,518     35,524     47,042     29,439    —       29,439

Lease termination fee

     15,115     —       15,115     —      —       —  

Other

     (321 )   (1 )   (322 )   5    —       5
    


 

 

 
  

 

Total revenues and other operating income

     146,834     46,440     193,274     123,835    13,762     137,597
    


 

 

 
  

 

Costs and expenses

                                   

Cost of rental operations

     44,955     3,866     48,821     35,914    4,536     40,450

General and administrative

     22,850     —       22,850     20,300    —       20,300

Depreciation

     16,697     1,711     18,408     16,436    2,029     18,465

Impairment of long-lived asset

     15,050     —       15,050     —      —       —  

Minority interests

     (14 )   (19 )   (33 )   138    —       138
    


 

 

 
  

 

Total costs and expenses(2)

     99,538     5,558     105,096     72,788    6,565     79,353
    


 

 

 
  

 

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 47,296     40,882     88,178     51,047    7,197     58,244
    


 

 

 
  

 

Balance sheet data:

                                   

Operating properties and equipment, net

   $ 682,853     —       682,853     665,876    155,900     821,776

Assets held for sale

     —       —       —       166,909    (166,909 )   —  

Land held for investment

     55,653     —       55,653     50,876    —       50,876

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     284,921     —       284,921     297,989    —       297,989

Other assets

     32,987     —       32,987     33,153    11,009     44,162
    


 

 

 
  

 

Total segment assets

   $ 1,056,414     —       1,056,414     1,214,803    —       1,214,803
    


 

 

 
  

 

(1) See discussion entitled, “Adoption of SFAS No. 144.”
(2) Does not include interest expense.

 

Real estate properties include office buildings, rental apartment communities (market-rate and affordable housing communities, substantially all of which qualify for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code), industrial/warehouse facilities, hotels, retail centers and land that we acquire, develop, reposition, manage and sell. These properties may be wholly-owned or owned through partnerships that are either consolidated or accounted for by the equity method, and therefore reflected on our balance sheet only as an investment in unconsolidated partnerships. Real estate properties also include our 50% interests in Lennar Land Partners and Lennar Land Partners II (together, “LLP”), two unconsolidated partnerships accounted for under the equity method which are engaged in the acquisition, development and sale of land and the development and sale of homes. Total revenues and other operating income from real estate properties include rental

 

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income from consolidated operating properties, equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships that own and operate real estate properties, gains on sales of properties or interests in those unconsolidated partnerships, and fees earned from managing those partnerships. Costs and expenses include the direct costs of operating the real estate properties, the related depreciation and the overhead associated with managing the properties and some of the partnerships.

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

Earnings before income taxes from real estate properties on an as reported basis were $12.1 million and $47.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $15.3 million and $51.0 million for the same periods in 2002. On a combined basis (i.e., including revenues and expenses of properties classified as discontinued operations), earnings before income taxes from real estate properties were $20.6 million and $88.2 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $17.8 million and $58.2 million for the same periods in 2002. The quarter-over-quarter decrease on an as reported basis was primarily due to lower gains, because 79% of our gains on sales of real estate property assets were classified as results of discontinued operations in 2003 and therefore are not reflected in earnings before income taxes, and a decrease in net rents, partially offset by an increase in equity earnings of unconsolidated partnerships. The quarter-over-quarter increase on a combined basis was primarily due to higher gains on sales of real estate property assets and higher equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships, partially offset by a decrease in net rents. The decrease for the nine-month period on an as reported basis compared to the same period in 2002 was primarily due to lower gains, because 76% of our gains on sales of real estate property assets were classified as results of discontinued operations in 2003 and therefore not reflected in earnings before income taxes, and an increase in general and administrative expenses, partially offset by higher equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships. The increase for the nine-month period on a combined basis compared to the same period in 2002 was primarily due to higher equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships and higher gains on sales of real estate property assets, offset somewhat by a decrease in net rents and an increase in general and administrative expenses.

 

On an as reported basis, gains on sales of real estate were $2.2 million and $11.5 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $5.3 million and $29.4 million for the same periods in 2002. On a combined basis, gains on sales of real estate were $10.7 million and $47.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $5.3 million and $29.4 million for the same periods in 2002. Gains on sales of real estate property assets fluctuate from quarter to quarter primarily due to the timing of asset sales.

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships were $12.1 million and $39.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $9.1 million and $19.1 million for the same periods in 2002. The increase for the quarter ended August 31, 2003 compared to the same period in 2002 was primarily due to higher earnings from LLP. This increase was partially offset by earnings from partnerships other than LLP that had gains on asset sales in the prior year. The increase for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2003, compared to the same period in 2002 was primarily due to higher earnings from one partnership which is involved in the development of approximately 585 acres of commercial and residential land in Carlsbad, California. The partnership sold 75% of its interest in the land during the first quarter of 2003 for a gain.

 

On an as reported basis, net rents were $10.5 million and $33.8 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $12.1 million and $34.3 million for the same periods in 2002. On a combined basis, net rents were $10.7 million and $40.9 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $15.4 million and $43.5 million for the same periods in 2002. Over the past three years, we have limited our new property acquisitions in favor of adding value to our existing portfolio through development, repositioning and leasing. As these properties have come on-line, we have been taking advantage of strong buyer demand for

 

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stabilized properties by selling our stabilized properties into a market that has been paying premium prices. As a result, our stabilized property portfolio has declined since the prior year. At the end of the third quarter, 33% of our $670.6 million owned property portfolio was stabilized. At the end of the prior year third quarter, 48% of our $810.4 million owned portfolio was stabilized.

 

General and administrative expenses were $7.6 million and $22.9 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $6.3 million and $20.3 million for the same periods in 2002. The increase was primarily due to increased personnel and out-of-pocket expenses related to overall growth in the development/repositioning portfolio as well as our European property operations.

 

During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we received a $24.0 million lease termination fee from a tenant that had originally leased 100% of one of our office buildings for ten years. Approximately $8.9 million of that fee was a recovery of capitalized and deferred costs associated with the lease. The remaining $15.1 million was recorded as other operating income. In accordance with SFAS No. 144, a loss provision in the amount of $15.1 million was recorded during the quarter ended August 31, 2003, for the impairment of this property to reflect the current market value of the building without the tenant.

 

The net book value of operating properties and equipment with regard to various types of properties we own at August 31, 2003, together with the yield and the occupancy for the stabilized operating properties follows:

 

(In thousands, except percentages)   

Net Book

Value


    

Occupancy

Rate(1)


    

Yield on Net

Book Value(2)


Market-rate operating properties

                    

Stabilized operating properties

                    

Office

   $ 119,064      86%      13%

Retail

     11,460      89%      14%

Industrial / warehouse

     33,624      100%      14%

Ground leases

     4,129      100%      18%
    

    
    

Commercial

     168,277      91%      14%

Hotel

     15,756      56%      1%
    

           
       184,033             12%
    

             

Under development or repositioning

                    

Office

     258,362              

Retail

     111,243              

Industrial / warehouse

     6,921              
    

             

Commercial

     376,526              

Hotel

     54,870              
    

             
       431,396              
    

             

Total market-rate operating properties

     615,429              

Affordable housing communities

     55,156              
    

             

Total operating properties

     670,585              

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     12,268              
    

             

Total operating properties and equipment

   $ 682,853              
    

             

(1) Occupancy rate at August 31, 2003.
(2) Yield for purposes of this schedule is rental income less cost of rental operations before commissions and non-operating expenses during the nine-month period ended August 31, 2003, annualized.

 

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As of August 31, 2003 and 2002, our market-rate stabilized operating properties, including assets held for sale, were yielding in total 12.4% and 13.0%, respectively, on net book value and our market rate development or repositioning portfolio was yielding in total 4.7% and 4.4%, respectively, on net book value.

 

Occupancy levels for our market-rate stabilized commercial real estate properties (including assets held for sale) were at 91% at August 31, 2003, compared to 97% at August 31, 2002. The decrease primarily reflects the sale of ground leases in the second and third quarters of 2003 which were 100% occupied and the loss of one large tenant at one of our office properties.

 

We entered the business of owning, developing and syndicating affordable housing communities in 1998. In this business, we create or enter into partnerships that hold interests in multi-family real estate properties that are eligible for affordable housing tax credits granted under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. In 2000, we began to shift our strategy away from owning the majority of the partnership interests in the affordable housing communities toward syndicating those interests. After such syndications, we continue to hold small interests (typically ranging from less than 1% to 10%) in these partnerships and provide certain limited guarantees to the investors. We may also continue to manage the communities and/or provide tax compliance and other services on behalf of the investors, for which we receive fees. As a result of the shift in strategy, our total investment in affordable housing communities, as well as the amount of tax credits we hold and utilize to reduce our tax rate, have continued to decline.

 

Our net investment in our affordable housing communities at August 31, 2003 was as follows:

 

(In thousands)       

Operating properties

   $ 55,156  

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     51,851  

Debt and other

     (57,826 )
    


Net investment in affordable housing communities

   $ 49,181  
    


 

As of August 31, 2003, we had been awarded and held rights to $60.3 million in gross tax credits, compared with $127.2 million in gross tax credits at August 31, 2002. Our net investment in affordable housing communities at August 31, 2003 was $49.2 million, compared to $90.6 million at August 31, 2002. The decrease in tax credits and in our investment in affordable housing communities primarily reflects the syndication of partnership interests. For syndications of affordable housing communities under development, we do not receive a substantial portion of the syndication proceeds until after the properties are completed and leased up. Our net investment is expected to decrease further as the properties in the syndicated partnerships are completed and leased up.

 

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During the quarter, we announced that an entity, owned 50% by us and 50% by Lennar Corporation, entered into an agreement to acquire The Newhall Land and Farming Company. Newhall Land, a premier community planner in north Los Angeles County, is primarily engaged in the planning of the Valencia and Newhall Ranch communities, with over 48,000 acres of land in California primarily related to real estate and agricultural operations. The transaction is subject to the approval of Newhall Land’s unitholders, the approval of the California Public Utilities Commission due to the change of control of Valencia Water Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newhall Land, that will result from the purchase, the expiration or termination of waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (which has occurred), and customary closing conditions. The board of directors of Newhall Land’s general partner has approved the transaction and voted to recommend that the unitholders vote in favor of it. The boards of directors of LNR and Lennar also have approved the transaction. Simultaneous with the closing of the transaction, expected to occur by mid-2004, we will purchase existing income producing commercial assets from Newhall Land for $228.0 million and Lennar will commit to purchase, and receive options to purchase, certain homesites from the venture. We do not expect this transaction to have a significant impact on our results until 2005.

 

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Real estate loans

 

   

Three Months Ended

August 31,


       

 Nine Months Ended 

August 31,


(In thousands)   2003

    2002

        2003

   2002

Revenues

                          

Management fees

  $ 592     110         1,278    1,038

Other operating income

                          

Interest income

    14,043     9,765         36,294    29,166

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated partnerships

    (47 )   1,056         204    2,282

Other

    90     8         76    51
   


 
       
  

Total revenues and other operating income

    14,678     10,939         37,852    32,537
   


 
       
  

Costs and expenses

                          

General and administrative

    998     1,078         3,260    3,336

Minority interests

    —       241         —      1,110
   


 
       
  

Total costs and expenses(1)

    998     1,319         3,260    4,446
   


 
       
  

Earnings before income taxes

  $ 13,680     9,620         34,592    28,091
   


 
       
  

Balance sheet data:

                          

Mortgage loans, net

  $ 449,811     363,637         449,811    363,637

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

    1,241     8,175         1,241    8,175

Other assets

    2,609     1,881         2,609    1,881
   


 
       
  

Total segment assets

  $ 453,661     373,693         453,661    373,693
   


 
       
  

(1) Does not include interest expense.

 

Real estate loans include our direct investments in high yielding loans, as well as our discount loan portfolio investments, owned primarily through unconsolidated partnerships, and related loan workout operations. Total revenues and other operating income from real estate loans include interest income, equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships and management fees earned from those partnerships. Costs and expenses include the overhead associated with servicing the loans and managing the partnerships.

 

Over the past three years, the majority of investing activity within the real estate loan segment has been in structured junior participations in short- to medium-term variable-rate real estate loans (“B-notes”), most of which represent participations in first mortgage loans. Most of our B-note investments are match-funded with variable-rate debt of similar term. At August 31, 2003, we had no delinquencies in our B-note portfolio.

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

Earnings before income taxes from real estate loans were $13.7 million and $34.6 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $9.6 and $28.1 million for the same periods in 2002. This increase was primarily attributable to higher interest income.

 

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Interest income from real estate loans was $14.0 million and $36.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $9.8 million and $29.2 million for the same periods in 2002. These increases reflect a higher average level of loan investments, partially offset by the impact of lower interest rates on floating-rate loans. Most of our floating-rate interest income from our real estate loan segment is earned on our B-notes. The increase for the nine-month period compared to the same period in 2002 also reflects income in the first quarter of 2003 realized from the early payoff of several loan investments we had acquired at a discount.

 

During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we funded five additional B-note investments for $66.5 million and received $80.0 million for the payoff in full of three B-note investments, bringing the total B-note investment balance to $412.5 million at August 31, 2003. During the quarter, we also received $83.3 million for the payoff in full of a first mortgage loan we provided in the second quarter of 2003 related to the sale of an operating property.

 

Real estate securities

 

     Three Months Ended
August 31,


    Nine Months Ended
August 31,


 
(In thousands)    2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues

                          

Management and servicing fees

   $ 11,096     6,807     27,197     21,059  

Other operating income

                          

Interest income

     25,948     35,190     88,890     107,169  

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated partnerships

     (940 )   1,469     (2,334 )   12,620  

Gains on sales of investment securities

     29,764     45,613     29,764     47,221  

Other

     (2,337 )   (484 )   (639 )   (1,192 )
    


 

 

 

Total revenues and other operating income

     63,531     88,595     142,878     186,877  
    


 

 

 

Costs and expenses

                          

General and administrative

     5,632     5,550     18,560     14,616  

Minority interests

     —       —       7     15  
    


 

 

 

Total costs and expenses(1)

     5,632     5,550     18,567     14,631  
    


 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 57,899     83,045     124,311     172,246  
    


 

 

 

Balance sheet data:

                          

Investment securities

   $ 986,723     1,057,064     986,723     1,057,064  

Investments in unconsolidated partnerships

     94,149     105,460     94,149     105,460  

Other assets

     16,253     26,365     16,253     26,365  
    


 

 

 

Total segment assets

   $ 1,097,125     1,188,889     1,097,125     1,188,889  
    


 

 

 


(1) Does not include interest expense.

 

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Real estate securities include unrated and non-investment grade rated subordinated CMBS which are collateralized by pools of mortgage loans on commercial and multi-family residential real estate properties. It also includes our investment in non-investment grade notes and preferred shares related to resecuritization transactions which are collateralized by CMBS. Real estate securities also include our investment in Madison Square Company LLC (“Madison”), a limited liability company that invests primarily in CMBS, as well as investments in entities in related businesses. Total revenues and other operating income from real estate securities include interest income, equity in the earnings of Madison, gains on sales of investment securities, servicing fees from acting as special servicer for CMBS transactions and fees earned from managing Madison. Costs and expenses include the overhead associated with managing the investments and Madison, and costs of fulfilling the special servicing responsibilities.

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

Earnings before income taxes from real estate securities were $57.9 million and $124.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $83.0 million and $172.2 million for the same periods in 2002. Earnings for both the three- and nine-month periods in 2003 were lower than in the prior year primarily due to (i) lower gains on sales of investment securities, (ii) lower interest income associated with our CMBS portfolio, and (iii) lower equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnership investments, partially offset by (iv) an increase in management and servicing fee income.

 

Gains on sale of securities were $29.8 million for both the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, compared to $45.6 million and $47.2 million, respectively, during the same periods in 2002. During the third quarter, we sold $419.5 million face amount of investment grade CMBS through a resecuritization of non-investment grade CMBS investments (LNR CDO 2003-1, the “CDO”). We selected $702.7 million face amount of non-investment grade bonds from our owned portfolio and transferred those bonds to a qualified special purpose entity (“QSPE”). We committed to contribute up to $60.0 million face amount of additional non-investment grade CMBS to the QSPE over a nine-month period. These additional CMBS were transferred to the QSPE in September 2003. The total of $762.7 million of CMBS bonds that are collateral for this transaction are from 35 different CMBS transactions purchased over the past four years. Underlying these CMBS transactions are a total of $34.8 billion of commercial real estate loans, and each of the 4,800 loans comprising this amount had been evaluated in detail during our due diligence process before the CMBS were acquired. During that process, we were able to remove $2.8 billion of loans that did not meet our standards prior to the original securitizations taking place.

 

Taking into account the diversification and the quality of the collateral, as well as our involvement in the transaction, the rating agencies rated $419.5 million of the $762.7 million face amount of CDO securities as investment grade. We sold all of the investment grade bonds to unrelated third parties for total cash proceeds of $412.0 million. The proceeds were used to repay senior secured and unsecured debt, the majority of which can be re-borrowed.

 

As a result of the sale of the investment grade bonds, we will recognize a total pre-tax gain of $47.7 million. As a result of the timing of the transfer of the $60.0 million of additional collateral, only $29.3 million of the gain was recorded in the third quarter. The remaining $18.4 million of gain will be recorded in the fourth quarter. In 2002 a gain of $45.6 million was recognized on a similar transaction, all in the third quarter.

 

We have retained the remaining $343.2 million of face amount in the form of non-investment grade rated bonds and unrated preferred shares of the QSPE. The amortized costs of the retained interests at the date of transfer were $68.5 million.

 

Interest income from direct CMBS investments were $25.9 million and $88.9 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $35.2 million and $107.2 million for the same periods in 2002. The decrease during the quarter was primarily due to lower

 

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overall yields in the current year. For the year-to-date period, the decrease was primarily due to lower overall yields in the current year and the early collection of purchase discounts due to prepayments on more seasoned transactions in the prior year, offset in part by a higher average level of CMBS investments. For the past year, we have been migrating to higher-rated and lower loan-to-value positions in our real estate related investments, as we believe the returns on these lower risk investments provide a higher relative value in the current economic environment.

 

In recording CMBS interest income, we recognize the amount by which cash flows over the life of a security are expected to exceed our initial investment as interest income to achieve a level yield. To date, this has resulted in less recognition of interest income than the amount of interest actually received. The excess interest received is applied to reduce our CMBS investment. Our initial and ongoing estimates of cash flows from CMBS investments are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to various business and economic factors. Changes in cash flow estimates could materially affect the interest income that is recognized in future periods, the most significant of which is the timing and magnitude of credit losses on the underlying mortgages.

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated partnerships decreased by $2.4 million and $15.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2002. Earnings for both the three- and nine-month periods in 2003 were lower than in the prior year primarily due to reduced income from Madison because of lower interest income resulting from the timing and amount of expected principal collections related to short-term floating-rate securities owned by the venture. The venture was formed in March 1999. At the end of the third quarter, our 25.8% investment in Madison, which owned $1.3 billion face amount of CMBS at August 31, 2003, was $83.6 million. In addition to our investment in the venture, we maintain a significant ongoing role in the venture, for which we earn fees, both as the special servicer for the purchased CMBS transactions and as the provider of management services. We received $10.6 million in cash distributions and fees from Madison during the third quarter of 2003 and since its inception, have received $161.9 million in cash distributions and fees on an original investment of $90.1 million.

 

Management and servicing fees were $11.1 million and $27.2 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $6.8 million and $21.1 million for the same periods in 2002, primarily due to an increase in the number of CMBS mortgage pools for which we act as special servicer (116 at August 31, 2003 versus 99 at August 31, 2002).

 

Since we invest in subordinated classes of CMBS, we generally do not receive principal payments until the principal of the senior classes of an issue is paid in full. However, we have already begun to receive principal payments from 22 classes of our CMBS securities, and an additional 29 classes (excluding securities sold in resecuritization transactions in 2003 and 2002) have reached economic maturity either through the collection of principal, liquidation of the trust, or sale. Through the resecuritization transactions completed in 2003 and 2002, an additional 120 classes of securities and portions of 101 other classes were sold. Actual aggregate loss experience to date, particularly for older transactions (3 to 10 years in age), is lower than we originally underwrote. Therefore, changes to original estimated yields have resulted in improved earnings from these transactions. We believe these improvements resulted primarily from our conservative due diligence and success in managing and working out the underlying loans and stable real estate fundamentals. However, the positive experience on these older transactions will not necessarily translate into yield improvements on newer investments.

 

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During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we acquired $181.0 million face amount of non-investment grade CMBS for $101.9 million. The following is a summary of the CMBS portfolio we held at August 31, 2003:

 

(In thousands, except percentages)    Face
Amount


   Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate


   Book
Value


   % of
Face
Amount


   Weighted
Average
Cash
Yield
(1)

   Weighted
Average
Book
Yield
(2)

Fixed-rate

                                 

BB rated or above

   $ 363,179    6.56%    $ 265,064    73.0%    8.3%    9.8%

B rated

     401,428    7.02%      187,602    46.7%    13.3%    14.3%

Unrated

     1,262,482    5.85%      231,596    18.3%    28.9%    24.3%
    

  
  

  
  
  

Total

     2,027,089    6.23%      684,262    33.8%    16.6%    15.9%

Floating-rate/short-term

                                 

BB rated or above

     49,547    5.55%      41,032    82.8%    6.7%    6.7%

B rated

     35,568    5.80%      34,108    95.9%    7.4%    8.2%

Unrated

     102,429    9.76%      75,024    73.2%    14.0%    10.7%
    

  
  

  
  
  

Total

     187,544    7.84%      150,164    80.1%    10.1%    9.1%

Total amortized cost

     2,214,633    6.35%      834,426    37.7%    15.5%    14.7%

Excess of estimated fair value over amortized cost

     —             152,297               
    

       

              

Total CMBS portfolio(3)

   $ 2,214,633         $ 986,723               
    

       

              

(1) Cash yield is determined by annualizing the actual cash received during the month of August 2003, and dividing the result by the book value at August 31, 2003.
(2) Book yield is determined by annualizing the interest income for the month of August 2003, and dividing the result by the book value at August 31, 2003.
(3) This table excludes CMBS owned through unconsolidated partnerships.

 

At August 31, 2003, our overall annualized weighted average cash and book yields were approximately 16% and 15%, respectively, compared with approximately 16% and 17% at August 31, 2002, respectively. The decline in overall annualized book yield in the third quarter of 2003 compared to the third quarter of 2002 was primarily due to the impact of the lower interest rate environment and due to our migrating to higher-rated and lower loan-to-value positions in our real estate related investments.

 

Corporate and Interest Expense

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

Corporate costs and expenses, excluding interest expense and loss on early extinguishment of debt, were $7.7 million and $20.5 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $6.7 million and $18.5 million for the same periods in 2002. The increases for both the three- and nine-month periods were primarily due to increased staffing levels and amortization related to restricted stock granted to corporate senior officers in the second quarter of 2003.

 

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On an as reported basis, interest expense was $28.2 million and $77.7 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $23.0 million and $69.0 million for the same periods in 2002. On a combined basis, interest expense was $28.2 million and $80.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $24.2 million and $72.0 million for the same periods in 2002. These increases were primarily due to higher average debt balances. For the quarter, the increase also reflects higher average interest rates during the period. For the nine-month period, the increase was partially offset by lower average interest rates during the period. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding debt was 6.4% at August 31, 2003, compared to 6.3% at August 31, 2002.

 

Included in corporate costs and expenses for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003 is a pretax loss of $10.3 million recorded in earnings from continuing operations primarily related to a premium required in connection with the redemption of our $200.0 million principal amount of 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2008 as discussed in the Liquidity and Financial Resources section below.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Three and nine months ended August 31, 2003 compared to three and nine months ended August 31, 2002

 

On an as reported basis, income tax expense was $12.3 million and $31.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $25.3 million and $53.0 million for the same periods in 2002. On a combined basis, income tax expense was $15.6 million and $46.3 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2003, respectively, compared to $25.8 million and $54.6 million for the same periods in 2002. The difference results from the fact that earnings from discontinued operations are reported net of tax, and therefore the tax on those earnings are not included in income tax expense on an as reported basis. On a combined basis, the effective tax rate for both the three- and nine-month period was 34.0% in 2003 and 32.5% in 2002. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in state taxes and lower affordable housing tax credits.

 

2. LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

 

Our operating activities provided $43.1 million of cash for the nine–month period ended August 31, 2003, compared to $47.0 million for the same period in 2002. This decrease in cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to a greater reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and a larger increase in other assets, mostly offset by higher net earnings after adjusting for the effects of non-cash items, whose contributions to cash flow are reflected in cash from investing activities.

 

Our investing activities provided $212.8 million of cash for the nine-month period ended August 31, 2003, compared to $77.6 million for the same period in 2002. This increase in cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to (i) higher proceeds from principal collections on mortgage loans (including the collection of proceeds on loans received on sales of operating properties), (ii) a lower level of investment spending on operating properties and land, (iii) both lower investments in and greater distributions of capital from our unconsolidated partnerships, (iv) higher proceeds from principal collections on and sales of investment securities, and (v) higher proceeds from sales and syndications of affordable housing partnership interests. These increases in cash provided by investing activities were partially offset by (i) a higher level of purchases of mortgage loans and investment securities, (ii) lower proceeds from sales of operating properties and land (which exclude proceeds resulting from short-term mortgage loans received on sales of operating properties, which are included in principal collections on mortgage loans above), and (iii) a decrease in restricted cash in the prior year period due to the release of a cash collateralized letter of credit.

 

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Our financing activities used $241.2 million of cash for the nine–month period ended August 31, 2003, compared to $122.2 million for the same period in 2002. This increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to (i) higher net payments under repurchase agreements and revolving credit lines, and (ii) more purchases of stock under our stock buy-back program. These increases in cash used in financing activities were partially offset by higher net borrowings under our mortgage notes and other debts payable, primarily due to (i) the issuance of $235.0 million principal amount of contingent convertible senior subordinated notes during the second quarter of 2003, and (ii) the issuance of $350.0 million principal amount of senior subordinated notes during the current quarter, as further discussed below.

 

We continue to diversify our capital structure and to manage our debt position with a combination of short-, medium- and long-term financings with a goal of properly matching the maturities of our debt with the expected lives of our assets.

 

At August 31, 2003, we had $1.7 billion of available liquidity, which included $1.6 billion of cash and availability under credit facilities, and $66.7 million under committed project level term financings.

 

We have a $400.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility, which reached its maximum commitment this quarter. This facility matures in July 2006 assuming we exercise a one-year extension option. At August 31, 2003, this facility had no outstanding balance, however we had $17.3 million of outstanding letters of credit utilizing this facility. The facility contains certain financial tests and restrictive covenants, none of which are currently expected to restrict our activities.

 

We have various secured revolving lines of credit with an aggregate commitment of $366.3 million, of which $43.3 million was outstanding at August 31, 2003. These lines are collateralized by CMBS and mortgage loans and mature through July 2007.

 

We have financed some of our purchases of CMBS and loans under reverse repurchase obligation facilities (“repos”), which are in effect borrowings secured by the CMBS and loans. The repo agreements contain provisions which may require us to repay amounts or post additional collateral prior to the scheduled maturity dates under certain circumstances. For example, if the market value of the CMBS which collateralize the financings falls significantly, we could be required either to use cash flow we need to operate and grow our business, or to sell assets at a time when it may not be most appropriate for us to do so, to generate cash needed to repay amounts under repo obligations.

 

At August 31, 2003, we had eight repo facilities through which we financed selected CMBS and loans. The first facility had a commitment and outstanding balance of $23.8 million and is required to be paid in full by June 2004. The second facility had a commitment of $50.0 million with no outstanding balance at August 31, 2003, and matures in June 2004. The third facility had a commitment of $120.0 million with no outstanding balance as of August 31, 2003, and matures in January 2005. The fourth facility had a commitment of $100.0 million with an outstanding balance of $18.1 million at August 31, 2003, and matures in February 2006. We guaranteed the obligations of our subsidiaries under these four facilities. The fifth facility is a $150.0 million non-recourse facility, which matures in April 2005, and had an outstanding balance of $52.8 million at August 31, 2003. The sixth facility is a $100.0 million non-recourse facility, which matures in April 2007, and had an outstanding balance of $46.0 million at August 31, 2003. The seventh facility is a $75.0 million non-recourse facility with no outstanding balance at August 31, 2003, and matures in February 2006. The eighth facility is a $430.0 million limited recourse facility, which matures in January 2005, with no outstanding balance at August 31, 2003.

 

Additionally, we received seller financing in the form of term repos for two specific CMBS transactions. These agreements had an aggregate commitment and outstanding balance of $15.0 million at August 31, 2003 and expire through August 2004. We have guaranteed $11.3 million of the obligations of our subsidiaries under these facilities.

 

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We received seller financing in the form of term loans for three specific CMBS transactions. We do not guarantee these loans. We also received seller financing in the form of a term loan for one mortgage loan investment, which we have guaranteed. These term loans had an outstanding balance of $19.8 million at August 31, 2003 and expire through July 2004.

 

At August 31, 2003, we had $835.0 million of long-term unsecured senior subordinated notes outstanding. $250.0 million of these notes bear interest at 10.5% and are due in January 2009. $235.0 million of these notes bear interest at 5.5% and can be converted into our common stock at a conversion price of $45.28 under certain circumstances. $350.0 million of these notes represent notes issued during the third quarter of 2003 that bear interest at 7.625% and are due in July 2013. Proceeds from the sale of these notes were used to redeem our $200.0 million principal amount of 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2008 at a redemption price equal to 104.688% of principal plus accrued interest. The remainder of the proceeds were used to repay senior secured and unsecured debt and for general corporate purposes. Primarily as a result of the redemption of the notes at a premium, we recorded a pre-tax loss of $10.3 million during the third quarter. We will have the right to redeem the $250.0 million of 10.5% notes beginning January 15, 2004, at a redemption price equal to 105.375% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. We expect to redeem those notes as soon as we have the right to do so, and we may purchase for retirement or solicit tenders of the notes even before then.

 

Approximately 37% of our existing indebtedness bears interest at variable rates. However, most of our investments generate interest or rental income at essentially fixed rates. We have entered into derivative financial instruments, primarily interest rate swaps, to manage our interest costs and hedge against risks associated with changing interest rates on our debt portfolio. We believe our interest rate risk management policy is generally effective. Nonetheless, our profitability may be adversely affected during particular periods as a result of changing interest rates. Additionally, hedging transactions using derivative instruments involves risks such as counterparty credit risk. The counterparties to our arrangements are major financial institutions, rated A- or better, with which we and our affiliates may also have other financial relationships.

 

At August 31, 2003, 63% of our debt was fixed-rate, 18% was variable-rate but had been swapped to fixed-rate and 12% was match-funded against variable-rate assets. After considering the variable-rate debt that had been swapped or was match-funded, only 7% of our total debt remained variable-rate. As of August 31, 2003, we estimated that a 100 basis point change in LIBOR would impact our net earnings by $1.9 million, or $0.06 per share diluted.

 

During the quarter ended August 31, 2003, we did not purchase any shares of our common stock. During the nine months ended August 31, 2003 we purchased 4.1 million shares. As of August 31, 2003, there were 3.4 million shares remaining that we were authorized to buy back under our ongoing stock buy-back program.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

From time to time in the normal course of our business, we enter into various types of transactions and arrangements which are not reflected on our balance sheet. These off-balance sheet arrangements include certain commitments and contingent obligations and investments in certain unconsolidated entities.

 

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Commitments and Contingent Obligations

 

We are obligated, under various types of agreements, to provide guarantees. In accordance with SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” we have recorded $1.6 million of liabilities related to obligations under certain guarantees, where payments are considered to be both probable and reasonably estimable. In accordance with SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,” we have also recorded $3.9 million of liabilities representing our maximum exposure to loss under non-operating guarantees and operating guarantees of an extended duration which we provided at the time of sale of certain partnership interests in affordable housing communities, even though we do not expect to be required to perform under these guarantees. Except for the amounts described above, our guarantees and similar commitments are not reflected in our financial statements. At August 31, 2003, they include:

 

          Amount of Commitment
Expiration Per Period


     Outstanding
Commitments


   Less Than
1 Year


   1 – 3
Years


   4 – 5
Years


   After 5
Years


(In millions)                    

Standby letters of credit

   $ 17.6    11.4    6.2    —      —  

Guarantees of debt(1)

     43.8    33.7    0.5    —      9.6

Limited maintenance guarantees

     48.3    15.4    32.9    —      —  

Committed capital contributions

     29.8    18.4    11.4    —      —  

Performance/surety bonds

     48.5    21.6    0.5    —      26.4

Affordable housing communities – other

     19.6    6.3    2.4    10.0    0.9
    

  
  
  
  

Total commitments

   $ 207.6    106.8    53.9    10.0    36.9
    

  
  
  
  

(1) See “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities” section below for further discussion.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

 

We frequently make investments jointly with others, through partnerships and joint ventures. This (i) allows us to further diversify our investment portfolio, spreading risk over a wider range of investments, (ii) provides access to transactions which are brought to us by other participants, (iii) provides access to capital, and (iv) enables us to participate in investments which are larger than we are willing to make on our own. In many instances, we have a less than controlling interest in the partnership or venture, or control is shared, and therefore we account for our interest by the equity method, rather than consolidating the assets and liabilities of the partnership or venture on our balance sheet.

 

Typically, we either invest on a non-recourse basis, such as by acquiring a limited partnership interest or an interest in a limited liability company, or we acquire a general partner interest, but hold that interest in a subsidiary which has few, if any, other assets. In those instances, our exposure to partnership liabilities is essentially limited to the amounts we invest in the partnerships. However, in some instances we are required to give limited guarantees of debt incurred or other obligations undertaken by the partnerships or ventures. For certain partnerships, typically those involving real estate property development, we may commit to invest certain amounts in the future based on the partnerships’ business plans or tax credit applications related to affordable housing.

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FIN No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” which is intended to clarify the application of ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient

 

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equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. FIN No. 46 requires us to consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we have a variable interest or a combination of variable interests that will absorb a majority of each entity’s expected losses if they occur, receive a majority of each entity’s expected residual returns if they occur, or both, based on an assessment performed at the time we become involved with each entity to determine if we are the primary beneficiary. If we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. Reconsideration of this assessment is required only if the entity’s governing documents or the contractual arrangements among the parties involved change, some or all of the equity investment is returned to the investors and other parties become exposed to expected losses, or the entity undertakes additional activities or acquires additional assets that increase its expected losses. An entity is considered to be a VIE subject to consolidation if either (i) the total equity investment at risk is not greater than the expected losses of the entity or (ii) as a group, the equity holders lack (a) the ability to participate in decisions about the entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, including proportionate voting and economic rights, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (c) the right to receive the residual returns of the entity. We have adopted the provisions of FIN No. 46 for variable interests in VIEs created after January 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN No. 46 for variable interests in VIEs created after January 31, 2003 did not have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position. The FASB has recently agreed to defer the effective date for variable interests in VIEs created before February 1, 2003, to our quarter ending February 29, 2004.

 

We have evaluated all of our investments and other interests in entities created before February 1, 2003, that may be deemed VIEs under the provisions of FIN No. 46. Based on our current interpretation of FIN No. 46, we expect to consolidate twenty real estate joint ventures into our financial statements during our quarter ending February 29, 2004. Their assets and liabilities will be measured at their carrying values. As of August 31, 2003, these twenty real estate joint ventures have total assets of approximately $274.7 million and total mortgage notes and other debts payable of approximately $132.2 million. Our maximum exposure to loss in these real estate joint ventures represents our recorded investment in these assets of approximately $104.8 million and the guarantees we provided to these entities of approximately $19.7 million, at August 31, 2003. The adoption of FIN No. 46 will not impact our net earnings.

 

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At August 31, 2003, we had investments in unconsolidated partnerships of $380.3 million. Summarized financial information on a combined 100% basis related to our investments in unconsolidated partnerships accounted for by the equity method at August 31, 2003 follows:

 

     LNR
Investment


   LNR
Financial
Interest
(1)

   Total
Partnership
Assets


   Total
Partnership
Liabilities


 
(In thousands, except percentages)       

Properties:

                         

Single-asset partnerships

   $ 30,673    33% - 98%    $ 246,110    195,594 (2)

Partnerships with Lennar:

                         

LLP

     75,743    50%      255,524    103,977 (3)

Other

     40,669    12.5% - 50%      228,864    105,185  

Affordable housing communities

     51,851    1% - 99%      586,533    414,482 (4)

Other

     646    35%      3,667    2,008  
    

       

  

       199,582           1,320,698    821,246  
    

       

  

International

     85,339    50% - 100%      260,733    169,574  

Loans:

                         

Domestic non-performing loan pools

     1,241    15% - 50%      28,474    22,224  

Securities:

                         

Madison

     83,574    25.8%      855,835    528,758  

Other

     10,575    50% - 69.5%      60,366    38,541  
    

       

  

       94,149           916,201    567,299  
    

       

  

Total

   $ 380,311         $ 2,526,106    1,580,343 (5)
    

       

  


(1) Although we may own a majority financial interest in certain partnerships, we do not consolidate those non-VIE partnerships in which control is shared or in which less than a controlling interest is held. See further discussion under the heading of “Basis of Presentation and Consolidation” within Note 1 to our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
(2) Only $5.2 million is recourse to us.
(3) Only $1.5 million is recourse to us.
(4) Only $37.1 million is recourse to us.
(5) Debt is non-recourse to us except for the $43.8 million noted in footnotes 2, 3, and 4 above and in the Commitments and Contingent Obligations table above.

 

3. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Since November 30, 2002, we have implemented several new accounting pronouncements, including SFAS No. 142, SFAS No. 143, SFAS No. 144, SFAS No. 146, FIN No. 45, FIN No. 46, SFAS No. 149 and SFAS No. 150. See Notes 1, 6, 9 and 10 to our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements in Item 1 for further discussion of these new accounting pronouncements and see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2002 for further discussion of our significant accounting policies.

 

4. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUCEMENTS

 

Information about new accounting pronouncements appears in Note 9 to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements in Item 1.

 

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Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

There has been no material change in quantitative or qualitative market risk since November 30, 2002. See our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2002 for further discussion.

 

Item 4.   Controls and Procedures

 

For many years we have had procedures in place for gathering the information that is needed to enable us to file required quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). However, because of additional disclosure requirements imposed by the SEC in August 2002, as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we formed a committee consisting of the people who are primarily responsible for the preparation of those reports, including our General Counsel and our Principal Accounting Officer, to review and formalize our procedures, and to have ongoing responsibility for designing and implementing our disclosure controls and procedures (i.e., the controls and procedures by which we ensure that information we are required to disclose in the annual and quarterly reports we file with the SEC is processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods). On September 18, 2003, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer participated in an evaluation by that committee of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their participation in that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of August 31, 2003 to ensure that all the required information was disclosed an a timely basis in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer also participated in an evaluation on September 18, 2003, by our management of any changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2003. That evaluation did not identify any changes that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings.

 

We are not subject to any legal proceedings other than suits in the ordinary course of our business, most of which are covered by insurance. We believe these suits will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect upon us.

 

Items 2-5.   Not applicable.

 

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

  (a) Exhibits:

 

See Exhibit Index on page 44 which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The Exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this report.

 

  (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

 

On June 23, 2003, we filed a report on Form 8-K that reported information under Items 5 and 7.

 

On June 24, 2003, we filed a report on Form 8-K that reported information under Items 7 and 9.

 

On June 26, 2003, we filed a report on Form 8-K that reported information under Items 7 and 9.

 

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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:

 

Signature and Title


      

Date


/s/ Shelly Rubin


Shelly Rubin

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

       October 14, 2003

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number


 

Description


  1.1*   Purchase Agreement, dated June 27, 2003 by and among LNR Property Corporation (the “Company”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (the “Initial Purchasers”).
  3.2     Amended and restated by-laws of the Company, as amended.
  4.1     Indenture, dated July 2, 2003, Collaterized Debt Obligations among LNR CDO 2003-1 Ltd., issuer, and LNR CDO 2003-1 Corporation, co-issuer, and LaSalle Bank National Association, trustee.
  4.2*   Indenture, dated as of July 2, 2003, by and among the Company and US Bank Trust National Association (the “Trustee”), including Form of 7.625% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and Form of 7.625% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013.
  4.3*   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2003, by and among the Company and the Initial Purchasers.
10.1     Seller Transfer Agreement dated July 2, 2003, among Delaware Securities Holdings, Inc., as sponsor, Delaware Bonds Holdings, Inc., as seller, and DEBI Equity, Inc., as depositor.
10.2*   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 2003, by and among The Newhall Land and Farming Company, Lennar Corporation, the Company, NWHL Investment LLC and NWHL Acquisition, L.P.
10.3*   Joint Ownership Agreement dated July 21, 2003, by and among Lennar Corporation and the Company.
31        Rule 13a-14(a) Certifications.
32        Section 1350 Certifications.

 

* Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement File No. 33-108815

 

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