EX-99.C 8 ex_235625.htm EXHIBIT 99.C ex_235625.htm

 

Exhibit 99(c) 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Port Imperial Partners, LLC

As Of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and For The Years Ended

December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 With Independent

Auditors’ Report

 

 

 

Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

As Of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and For The

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

 

Contents

 

Independent Auditors' Report

2-3

   

Consolidated Financial Statements

 
   

Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

Consolidated Statements of Operations

5

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8-12

 

 

 

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

 

To the Members of
Port Imperial Partners, LLC
Matawan, New Jersey

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Port Imperial Partners, LLC and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), which comprise the consolidated statements of operations, changes in member’s equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditors' Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

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Opinion

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of the Company’s operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

New York, New York

March 26, 2019

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

   

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Assets

               

Cash

  $ 1,773     $ 364  

Restricted cash

    1,504       1,133  

Receivables and deposits

    3,064       2,789  

Inventories:

               

Land and land development

    7,278       14,052  

Construction in process

    43,933       85,093  

Total inventories

    51,211       99,145  
                 

Prepaid expenses

    1,706       3,250  

Total assets

  $ 59,258     $ 106,681  
                 

Liabilities and Members equity

               

Notes payable, net of debt issuance costs

  $ 29,326     $ 25,083  

Accounts payable and other liabilities

    1,952       2,161  

Customers’ deposits

    653       510  

Accrued interest

    149       192  

Total liabilities

    32,080       27,946  
                 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

               
                 

Members’ equity

    27,178       78,735  

Total liabilities and members’ equity

  $ 59,258     $ 106,681  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Audited)

 

Revenue:

                       

Sale of homes

  $ 69,195     $ 68,375     $ 125,265  

Other revenue

    2       1       5  

Total revenue

    69,197       68,376       125,270  
                         

Expenses:

                       

Direct costs:

                       

Land and land development

    6,817       6,452       11,392  

Construction

    38,009       33,111       57,519  

Other

    7,729       6,857       9,520  

Direct cost of sales

    52,555       46,420       78,431  
                         

Cost of sales interest

    2,425       2,557       6,883  
                         

Indirect cost of sales:

                       

Construction and service overhead

    1,141       1,329       1,476  

Other

    466       532       866  

Total indirect cost of sales

    1,607       1,861       2,342  
                         

Selling, general and administrative expense

    4,628       5,074       9,454  
                         

Interest expense

    1,898       4,643       2,680  
                         

Net income

  $ 6,084     $ 7,821     $ 25,480  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

For The Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

 

   

K. Hovnanian

at Port Imperial

   

TRI-FIVE

         
   

Investment,

   

Port Imperial,

         
   

LLC

   

LLC

   

Total

 

Balance at January 1, 2018 (unaudited)

  $ 14,618     $ 58,471     $ 73,089  

Capital contributions

    229       916       1,145  

Capital distribution

            (21,400 )     (21,400 )

Net income

    5,096       20,384       25,480  

Balance at December 31, 2018 (audited)

    19,943       58,371       78,314  

Capital distributions

    -       (7,400 )     (7,400 )

Net income

    1,564       6,257       7,821  

Balance at December 31, 2019 (unaudited)

    21,507       57,228       78,735  

Capital distributions

    (8,950 )     (48,691 )     (57,641 )

Net income

    1,217       4,867       6,084  

Balance at December 31, 2020 (unaudited)

  $ 13,774     $ 13,404     $ 27,178  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2018

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

   

(Audited)

 

Operating activities

                       

Net income

  $ 6,084     $ 7,821     $ 25,480  

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

                       

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    246       537       836  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                        

Depreciation

    10                  

Receivables, deposits and prepaid expenses

    1,259       1,354       1,582  

Inventories

    47,934       40,850       42,617  

Accounts payable, other liabilities and accrued interest

    (252 )     (6,152 )     (12,565 )

Customers’ deposits

    143       252       (3,740 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

    55,424       44,662       54,210  
                         

Financing activities

                       

Member contributions

    -       -       1,145  

Member distributions

    (57,641 )     (7,400 )     (21,400 )

Proceeds from notes payable

    42,835       -       30,632  

Payments related to notes payable

    (38,203 )     (39,342 )     (69,059 )

Deferred financing costs from model financing program and notes payable

    (635 )     (272 )     (191 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (53,644 )     (47,014 )     (58,873 )
                         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash

    1,780       (2,352 )     (4,663 )

Cash and restricted cash balance, beginning of year

    1,497       3,849       8,512  

Cash and restricted cash balance, end of year

  $ 3,277     $ 1,497     $ 3,849  
                         

Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:

                       

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

  $ 2,182     $ 4,800     $ 2,481  
                         
Reconciliation of cash and restricted cash                        

Cash

  $ 1,773     $ 364     $ 3,071  

Restricted cash

    1,504       1,133       778  

Total cash and restricted cash

  $ 3,277     $ 1,497     $ 3,849  

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

As Of and For The Years Ended December 31, 2020 (unaudited),

2019 (unaudited) and 2018 (audited)

 

1. Description of Business

 

Port Imperial Partners, LLC (with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a residential home developer that markets its products in New Jersey. All construction activity is performed by a general contractor supervised by the Company.

 

On November 4, 2015, K. Hovnanian at Port Imperial Investment, LLC (“K-Hov”) (a subsidiary of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.) entered into a joint venture agreement with Tri-Five Port Imperial, LLC (“Tri Five”) (an affiliate of Tri Pacific Capital Advisors, LLC) to develop, construct, and sell single family attached condominium units. The Company purchased the property from another subsidiary of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. This property was purchased at fair value.

 

The Company is a limited-life entity. As the existing units are built and sold, operations will decline and cease when all the units within the high-rise building have been delivered. Capital was contributed by K-Hov and Tri Five in the following proportion: 20% by K-Hov; and 80% by Tri Five. The joint venture agreement specifies how profits and losses and cash distributions are allocated to the investors. Also, in accordance with the joint venture agreement, K-Hov is the managing member, with all significant decisions shared equally by both members.

 

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the Company’s accounts and those of its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Income from home sales is recorded when title is conveyed to the buyer, adequate cash payment has been received, and there is no continued involvement. Nonrefundable deposits received from customers upon the signing of a sales contract are recognized as other revenue if the contract is terminated by the customer.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

 

Cash

 

Cash includes deposits in checking accounts. Cash balances are held at a financial institution and may, at times, exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes that it mitigates the risk by depositing the cash in a major financial institution.

 

Restricted cash

 

Restricted cash includes cash collateralizing the per home warranty service dollars discussed below.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Inventories of units include all direct costs of construction, plus capitalized costs, including construction administration, property taxes, interest, and legal fees that relate to development projects. Direct construction costs, land, land development, and common facility costs are accumulated and allocated to each unit and relieved through cost of sales using the relative sales value method.

 

Start-up costs incurred in connection with planned developments are expected to be recovered from the sale of homes and are capitalized. Management periodically reviews the feasibility of planned developments and expenses the costs of developments that are abandoned or which cannot be recovered through the realization of future sales revenue.

 

The Company records impairment losses on inventories related to communities or units under development when events and circumstances indicate they may be impaired and the Company will not be able to recover its recorded investment. The Company has not recorded any inventory impairments in the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

 

Interest

 

Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized is expensed immediately.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

 

Warranty Allowances

 

The Company warranties a home for most ordinary defects generally for the first year of ownership and for major structural defects for the first 10 years of ownership. All warranty services will be provided by and are the responsibility of an affiliate of K-Hov. The Company pays a fixed fee per unit at closing. These fees are deposited into a restricted cash account maintained by the Company until approvals are granted which allow for reimbursement to be paid to such affiliate, K. Hovnanian JV Services Company, L.L.C., to cover the cost of the warranty services after they have been incurred. Additions and charges to the warranty reserve, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, were as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 1,133     $ 777  

Additions

    385       399  

Charges

    (15 )     (43 )

Balance, end of period

  $ 1,503     $ 1,133  

 

Advertising Costs

 

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs totaled $0.4 million, $0.8 million and $1.5 for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and are included in Selling, general and administrative expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Income Taxes

 

A limited liability company is not subject to the payment of federal or state income taxes, as the components of its income and expenses flow through directly to the members. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and these differences could have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

3. Related-Party Transactions

 

As the administrative and development member of the Company, K-Hov provides certain services to the Company. In connection with providing these services, K-Hov receives fees, which are summarized as follows:

 

    Administrative charge

4% of home sales revenue

   

Warranty services charge

$7,000 per home sold

 

In addition, as investor member of the Company, Tri Five receives fees, which are summarized as follows:

 

Investor member charge

1% of Home Sales Revenue

 

The administrative and investor member charges are included in Selling, general and administrative expense and the warranty services charge is included in Indirect cost of sales – Other on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The following table summarizes the related party fees incurred:

 

(In thousands)

 

Year Ended

December 31,

2020

   

Year Ended

December 31,

2019

   

Year Ended

December 31,

2018

 

Administrative charge

  $ 2,768     $ 2,703     $ 5,080  

Warranty services charge

  $ 385     $ 356     $ 777  

Investor member charge

  $ 741     $ 636     $ 1,261  

 

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Port Imperial Partners, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

 

4. Notes Payable

 

The Company had a secured construction loan with American Life Insurance Company that had an original maturity of June 1, 2019. The Company had options to extend the term of the loan for two successive one-year terms, upon notice to the lender sent no earlier than January 31, 2019 or January 31, 2020, respectively, and sent no later than May 1, 2019 or April 30, 2020, respectively. The Company notified the lender of its intention to extend the loan within the notification period referred to above. As such, the maturity date was extended to June 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the note had a principal balance of $25.1 million, respectively. There was $0.2 million of accrued, unpaid interest as of December 31, 2019, respectively. Interest on the loan was LIBOR plus 6.00% and, therefore, can fluctuate, but was payable monthly at a rate of 8.35% and 7.37% per annum as of December 31, 2019, which can be deferred and added to the unpaid principal balance, and thereafter, can be subject to interest at the note rate. The note was secured by all of the Company’s property and improvements. In August 2020, the Company refinanced the loan with Western Alliance Bank, at which time the existing loan was paid off. The total commitment is $42.8 million and matures on August 14, 2022. As of December 31, 2020, the note had an outstanding principal balance of $29.8 million. There was $0.1 million of accrued, unpaid interest as of December 31, 2020. Interest on the loan is payable monthly at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.75% with a floor rate of 5.25% and, therefore, can fluctuate. The note is secured by all of the Company’s property and improvements.

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is not currently involved in any claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. If the Company were to become involved in any, management would decide if the ultimate disposition of these matters will have a material adverse effect or not on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

6. Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events that took place after December 31, 2020, through March 24, 2021, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent events that require disclosure in or adjustments to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020.

 

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