EX-99.1 7 a09-11640_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

 

Years Ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

with

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 



 

CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated balance sheets

 

 

December 31, 2008 and 2007

 

3

 

 

 

Consolidated statements of income

 

 

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

4

 

 

 

Consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity

 

 

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

5

 

 

 

Consolidated statements of cash flows

 

 

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

6

 

 

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 



 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Rock-Green, Inc.

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Rock-Green, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing 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 over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Rock-Green, Inc. at December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2008 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

 

/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

Ernst & Young LLP

February 18, 2009

 

 



 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

December 31, 2008 and 2007

(Thousands of dollars, except per share data)

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

40,898

 

$

43,670

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $95 in 2008 and 2007

 

869

 

1,380

 

Due from related parties

 

5

 

217

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,916

 

134

 

 

 

44,688

 

45,401

 

Fixed Assets, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

24,508

 

24,508

 

Building and improvements

 

232,047

 

230,031

 

Other fixed assets

 

1,201

 

1,201

 

 

 

257,756

 

255,740

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(141,266

)

(135,964

)

 

 

116,490

 

119,776

 

Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $54,632 and $50,473, in 2008 and 2007, respectively

 

58,003

 

63,885

 

Deferred rents receivable, net

 

71,061

 

71,315

 

Other assets

 

2,219

 

2,389

 

Total Assets

 

$

292,461

 

$

302,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

10,619

 

$

11,323

 

Due to related parties

 

3,316

 

654

 

Accrued federal, state and local taxes

 

20

 

127

 

Deferred revenue

 

4,143

 

6,477

 

 

 

18,098

 

18,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

170,000

 

170,000

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

6,861

 

4,103

 

Total Liabilities

 

194,959

 

192,684

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1,000 par value; 125 shares, authorized, issued and outstanding

 

125

 

125

 

Common stock, $2 par value; 2,000 shares, authorized, issued and outstanding

 

4

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

64,887

 

64,887

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(4,213

)

(1,688

)

Retained earnings

 

36,699

 

46,754

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

97,502

 

110,082

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

292,461

 

$

302,766

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

3



 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed, percentage and consideration revenues

 

$

122,816

 

$

118,608

 

$

117,220

 

Operating and real estate tax escalations

 

22,114

 

19,817

 

19,297

 

Rental revenues – related parties

 

3,521

 

3,624

 

3,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Rental Revenues

 

148,451

 

142,049

 

139,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of services

 

10,666

 

10,605

 

10,734

 

Sales of services – related parties

 

289

 

305

 

276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenues

 

159,406

 

152,959

 

150,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate taxes

 

30,128

 

28,909

 

27,412

 

Building operating expenses

 

26,581

 

23,450

 

21,753

 

Building operating expenses – related parties

 

9,123

 

8,861

 

8,302

 

Cost of service sales

 

6,721

 

6,706

 

6,840

 

Cost of service sales – related parties

 

146

 

153

 

184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

72,699

 

68,079

 

64,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Operating Profit

 

86,707

 

84,880

 

86,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operating Expense (Income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

8,504

 

10,592

 

10,457

 

Interest income

 

(961

)

(1,851

)

(1,755

)

Depreciation expense

 

5,302

 

5,247

 

5,154

 

Amortization expense

 

7,227

 

7,480

 

7,933

 

General and administrative (income) expense

 

(28

)

56

 

48

 

Other income

 

(382

)

(395

)

(425

)

Income before benefit for taxes

 

67,045

 

63,751

 

64,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit for taxes

 

(105

)

 

(1,691

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

67,150

 

$

63,751

 

$

66,370

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

4



 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

 

Total

 

Common
Stock

 

Preferred 
Stock

 

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital

 

Accumulated
Other 
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

 

Retained 
Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2005

 

$

107,303

 

$

4

 

$

125

 

$

64,887

 

$

(38

)

$

42,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

66,370

 

 

 

 

 

66,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

579

 

 

 

 

579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

66,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

 

(62,624

)

 

 

 

 

(62,624

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2006

 

111,628

 

4

 

125

 

64,887

 

541

 

46,071

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

63,751

 

 

 

 

 

63,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(2,229

)

 

 

 

(2,229

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

61,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

 

(63,068

)

 

 

 

 

(63,068

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2007

 

110,082

 

4

 

125

 

64,887

 

(1,688

)

46,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the year

 

67,150

 

 

 

 

 

67,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(2,525

)

 

 

 

(2,525

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

 

64,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend

 

(77,205

)

 

 

 

 

(77,205

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2008

 

$

97,502

 

$

4

 

$

125

 

$

64,887

 

$

(4,213

)

$

36,699

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

5



 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

(Thousands of dollars)

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

67,150

 

$

63,751

 

$

66,370

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

12,529

 

12,727

 

13,087

 

Accretion of interest

 

131

 

156

 

187

 

Deferred rents receivable, net

 

254

 

(3,643

)

(2,687

)

Changes in certain assets and liabilities

 

(5,627

)

7,551

 

(2,857

)

Increase (decrease) due to related parties, net

 

2,874

 

(2,848

)

398

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

77,311

 

77,694

 

74,498

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(1,493

)

(799

)

(1,182

)

Deferred expenses paid

 

(1,385

)

(4,154

)

(7,210

)

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(2,878

)

(4,953

)

(8,392

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend distributions

 

(77,205

)

(63,068

)

(62,624

)

Deferred financing cost

 

 

 

(16

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(77,205

)

(63,068

)

(62,640

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(2,772

)

9,673

 

3,466

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

43,670

 

33,997

 

30,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

 

$

40,898

 

$

43,670

 

$

33,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

8,073

 

$

10,339

 

$

10,159

 

 

See accompanying notes

 

6


 


 

ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

1.  Organization

 

Rock-Green, Inc., (the “Company”) a New York State corporation, is 55% owned by Rockefeller Group International, Inc. (RGII) and 45% owned by Green Hill Acquisition, LLC.  The Company owns and operates a 2.5 million square foot office building (the “Property”) known as the McGraw-Hill Building located at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York.  In addition, the Company owns two adjacent properties totaling approximately 17,000 square feet.

 

2.  REIT Election

 

The Company made an election to qualify as a REIT under the Tax Code for the taxable year ending December 31, 2004 and for all subsequent years.

 

The Company had historically been subject to taxes as a C corporation.  The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT, commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2004, upon the filing of its federal income tax return for that year.  Qualification and taxation as a REIT depends upon the Company’s ability to satisfy various asset, income and distribution requirements on a continuing basis.  The Company believes that its organizational and operational structure as well as its intended distributions will enable it to qualify as a REIT and maintain such status in the future.  As a REIT, the Company is entitled to a deduction for dividends that it pays and therefore is not subject to federal income tax on its taxable income that is currently distributed to its shareholders.

 

The Company has formed a wholly owned subsidiary to provide certain services to tenants.  The subsidiary is subject to tax on income earned from these services.

 

In order to enable the Company to qualify as a REIT in 2004, the Company was required to pay a dividend of its accumulated Earnings & Profits by the end of 2003.  Accordingly, the Company paid a dividend of $230 million, which it believes to be sufficient to meet this requirement.

 

Also to satisfy ownership requirements for a REIT, the Company issued 125 shares of $1,000 par value non-voting preferred stock.  These shareholders are entitled to receive dividends semiannually at a per annum rate equal to 12.5% of the liquidation value of $1,000 per share.  This preferred stock is redeemable by the Company for $1,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends and includes a redemption premium if the stock is redeemed before the year 2009.

 

As a REIT, the Company will be subject to corporate level tax (“built-in gains tax”) on any appreciated property (i.e., property whose fair market value exceeds its adjusted tax basis as of the date of conversion) that it owned as of the date of conversion to a REIT if such property is disposed of in a taxable transaction at any time through 2013.  The built-in gains tax applies to that portion of the gain equal to the excess of the fair market value of the property over its tax basis as of the date of conversion.  The Company does not intend to enter into any taxable sale of its property during this period.

 

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ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

3.  Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)                    Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned by the Company.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

(b)                   Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid financial instruments purchased with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(c)                    Fixed assets

 

Land, building and improvements, and other fixed assets are carried at cost. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.  All direct and indirect costs of acquisition of the building have been capitalized.

 

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the building (50 years) and other depreciable assets (5-35 yrs).

 

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, the Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.  If this review indicates that the carrying value will not be recoverable, as determined based on the projected undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying value is reduced to its estimated fair value.   Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented in the balance sheet and reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no longer depreciated.

 

(d)                   Revenue recognition

 

The Company accounts for all leases as operating leases.  Deferred rents receivable, net, including free rental periods and lease arrangements allowing for increasing base rental payments, are accounted for in a manner that provides an even amount of fixed lease revenues over the respective lease terms in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases”.

 

Differences between rental income recognized and amounts due per the respective lease agreements are credited or charged, as applicable, to deferred rents receivable.  The Company reduced rents by $254,000 and recorded $3,643,000 and $2,687,000 of excess rents over amounts contractually due pursuant to tenant lease terms for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(e)          Fair value of financial instruments

 

The Company’s valuation methodologies for financial assets and liabilities have been measured at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” effective January 1, 2008. Such valuation methodologies were applied to the Company’s financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value, which consist solely of the interest rate swap agreements. Fair value is defined as the price at which an asset could be exchanged in a current transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties. A liability’s fair value is defined as the amount that would be paid to transfer the liability to a new obligor, not the amount that would be paid to settle the liability with the creditor.   Fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available.  If listed prices or quotes are not available, then fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use inputs that are market-based or independently-sourced market parameters, including interest rate yield curves. In accordance with SFAS No. 157, the Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments in the fair values of its interest rate swap agreements to reflect counterparty nonperformance risk.

 

While the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value. As a result, the use of different methodologies, or assumptions, to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in different estimates of fair value and the differences could be material. Furthermore, the methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.

 

(f)            Accounts receivable

 

The Company makes estimates of the uncollectability of its accounts receivable related to base rents, tenant escalations and reimbursements, and other revenues.  The Company analyzes accounts receivable and historical bad debt levels, customer credit worthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts.  The Company wrote off approximately $26,000 of accounts receivable in 2007.  There were no write-offs in 2008 or 2006.

 

(g)         Deferred expenses

 

Deferred expenses, which represent certain expenditures incurred in obtaining new tenants and preparing the premises for occupancy, are amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the related tenants’ leases or its estimated useful life, whichever is shorter.

 

Deferred costs incurred in connection with obtaining debt financing are being amortized over the term of the loan using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest rate method.

 

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ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

(h)         Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(i)             Accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities

 

The Company applies SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended.

 

SFAS No. 133 requires that all derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.  Changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income (loss), depending on whether the derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction.

 

For cash-flow hedge transactions in which the Company is hedging the variability of cash flows related to a variable-rate asset, liability, or a forecasted transaction, changes in fair value of the derivative instrument are reported in other comprehensive income (loss).  The gains and losses on the derivative instrument that are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified to earnings in the periods in which earnings are impacted by the variability of the cash flows of the hedged item. The ineffective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative is recognized directly in earnings.

 

(j)             Concentration of Company’s revenue and credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash investments in excess of insured amounts and tenant receivables. The Company places its cash investments with high quality financial institutions. Management of the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its tenants and requires certain tenants to provide security deposits. Although these security deposits are insufficient to meet the terminal value of a tenant’s lease obligation, they are a measure of good faith and a source of funds to offset the economic costs associated with lost rent and the costs associated with releasing the space.

 

(k)          Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, or SFAS No. 157. SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. This statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB delayed the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company adopted this

 

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ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

standard on January 1, 2008 for the fair value measurement of its financial assets and financial liabilities. It did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  In addition, the Company does not expect the adoption of this statement for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”, or SFAS No. 159. This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (year ended December 31, 2008 for the Company).  The Company has not elected to measure any of its financial assets or financial liabilities in accordance with SFAS No. 159 for the year ended December 31, 2008 and thus adoption of this standard did not have an effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”, or SFAS No. 161. The Statement requires entities to provide greater transparency about (a) how and why and entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.  SFAS No. 161 is effective on January 1, 2009.  The Company does not expect this statement to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

4.  Asset Retirement Obligation

 

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company implemented Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations” (“FIN 47”), an interpretation of SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations.” Under FIN 47, a conditional asset retirement obligation (“CARO”) must be recorded if the liability can be reasonably estimated. A CARO is an obligation that is settled at the time an asset is retired or disposed of and for which the timing and/or method of settlement are conditional on future events. Management has reasonably estimated the liability to remediate asbestos which exists in certain limited areas of the Property.

 

The changes in the carrying amount of the asset retirement obligation are as follows:

 

($000s)

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at January 1

 

$

2,957

 

$

3,557

 

$

3,370

 

Change in estimates, net

 

 

48

 

 

Payments during the year

 

 

(804

)

 

Accretion of interest

 

131

 

156

 

187

 

Asset retirement obligation at December 31

 

3,088

 

2,957

 

3,557

 

Less current

 

(469

)

(590

)

(756

)

Non-current

 

$

2,619

 

$

2,367

 

$

2,801

 

 

The above asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 are reflected in

 

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December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

accounts payable and accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  The accretion of interest for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 is reflected in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. Management estimates that the asbestos remediation will be completed by 2019.

 

5.  Loan Payable

 

The Company has a $170 million loan with a financial institution with a maturity date of December 23, 2010.  The Loan bears interest at the option of the Company at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate (Eurodollar Rate plus a margin) or the Adjusted Base Rate (Base Rate plus a margin, with Base Rate defined as the greater of Federal Fund Rate plus a margin or the Prime Rate).  Interest is due on the outstanding principal balance in arrears.  The loan carried an average interest rate of 4.68%, 5.89% and 5.79% during 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and requires periodic interest payments.  The interest rate at December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 was 1.60%, 5.65% and 6.12%, respectively.  Total interest expense under this loan was $7,951,000 in 2008, $10,015,000 in 2007, and $9,849,000 in 2006, and is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The entire outstanding principal balance is payable on the maturity date.

 

The estimated fair value of the loan was determined by management, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop the estimated fair value. Accordingly, the estimate presented herein is not necessarily indicative of the amount the Company could realize on disposition of the loan. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amount.

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, management has made the following disclosures of estimated fair value of the loan. Accordingly, the loan has an estimated fair value of approximately $160.6 million which was $9.4 million less than book value at December 31, 2008.

 

During 2005, the Company entered into a $30 million interest rate swap agreement with a Bank to hedge $30 million of the $170 million loan. This transaction protects the Company from volatility in interest expense on the hedged portion by effectively fixing the interest rate at 5.56% for the remaining term of the loan. The fair market value of this interest rate swap agreement, which was a liability of $1,971,000 and $819,000 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in other non-current liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into earnings as an increase or reduction to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. The Company estimates that the amount of the losses on the derivative instruments reported in other comprehensive income (loss) that will be re-classified into earnings within the next 12 months through an increase in interest expense will be $1,082,000.

 

During 2006, the Company entered into an additional $35 million interest rate swap agreement with a Bank to hedge an additional $35 million of the $170 million loan. This transaction protects the Company from volatility in interest expense on the hedged portion by effectively

 

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December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

fixing the interest rate at 5.47% for the term of the loan. The fair market value of this interest rate swap agreement, which was a liability of $2,241,000 and $869,000 at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in other non-current liabilities and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Over time, the realized and unrealized gains and losses held in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) will be reclassified into earnings as an increase or reduction to interest expense in the same periods in which the hedged interest payments affect earnings. The Company estimates that the amount of the losses on the derivative instruments reported in other comprehensive income (loss) that will be re-classified into earnings within the next 12 months through an increase in interest expense will be $1,232,000.

 

6.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company’s non-cash financial instruments consist solely of the interest rate swap agreements that hedge the $170 million loan.

 

Pursuant to SFAS No. 157, the methodologies used for valuing the Company’s interest rate swap instruments have been categorized into three broad levels as follows:

 

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

 

Level 2 - Valuations based principally on other observable market parameters, including

·             Quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments,

·             Quoted prices in less active or inactive markets for identical or similar instruments,

·             Other observable inputs (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates, and

·             Market corroborated inputs (derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data).

 

Level 3 - Valuations based significantly on unobservable inputs.

·             Level 3A - Valuations based on third party indications (broker quotes or counterparty quotes) which were, in turn, based significantly on unobservable inputs or were otherwise not supportable as Level 2 valuations.

·             Level 3B - Valuations based on internal models with significant unobservable inputs.

 

Pursuant to SFAS No. 157, these levels form a hierarchy. The Company follows this hierarchy for its financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The classifications are based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following table summarizes such financial assets and liabilities at December 31, 2008:

 

($000s)

 

Notional 
Amount

 

Carrying 
Value

 

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps, treated as hedges

 

$

65,000

 

$

4,213

 

$

4,213

 

 

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December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

7.  Provision for Taxes

 

The Company has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under the Tax Code.  As a REIT, the Company generally is not subject to federal income tax provided the Company has no taxable income after its dividends paid deduction, except for taxes on income earned by its taxable REIT subsidiary.  To maintain qualification as a REIT, the Company must distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders and meet certain other requirements.

 

During 2008, the Company reversed prior year tax reserves, resulting in a tax benefit of approximately $105.  During 2006, the Company successfully closed certain tax audits which resulted in the reversal of prior year tax reserves.  The reversal of prior year tax reserves resulted in a tax benefit of approximately $1.7 million during the year.

 

The benefit for income taxes is summarized as follows:

 

($000s)

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

1,175

 

State and local taxes

 

104

 

 

516

 

Total benefit for taxes

 

$

105

 

$

 

$

1,691

 

 

8.  Tenant Leasing Arrangements

 

The Company leases office, retail, and storage space to tenants in the Property through non-cancelable operating leases expiring through 2023. The leases require fixed minimum monthly payments over their terms and also adjustments to rent for the tenants’ proportionate share of changes in certain costs and expenses of the building. Certain leases also provide for additional rent which is based upon a percentage of the sales of the lessee.

 

Minimum future rentals from tenants under noncancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2008 are approximately as follows:

 

($000s)

 

Total

 

RGII and 
Related 
Subsidiaries

 

Year ending December 31:

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

$

126,606

 

$

2,099

 

2010

 

128,416

 

2,096

 

2011

 

129,365

 

2,093

 

2012

 

129,240

 

 

2013

 

123,709

 

 

Thereafter

 

485,108

 

 

Total

 

$

1,122,444

 

$

6,288

 

 

Total minimum future rental income represents the base rent tenants are required to pay under the terms of their leases exclusive of charges for electric service, real estate taxes, and other

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

escalations.  Future rentals from three unrelated parties in the businesses of financial services and publishing amount to approximately 59.8% of total minimum future rentals listed above.  Rental income from these tenants amounted to approximately 62%, 64% and 59% of total rental revenues for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  These tenants’ leases expire in 2013, 2018 and 2020.  RGII’s lease expires on December 31, 2011.

 

During 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded $126,000 and $2.5 million, respectively of early termination revenue, which is included in fixed, percentage and consideration revenue on the accompanying consolidated statements of income, due to the early terminations of certain tenants.  There was no early termination revenue in 2008.

 

9.  Related Party Transactions

 

Rental revenues and sales of services included $3,810,000, $3,929,000 and $3,331,000 from RGII and related subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  Accounts receivable included $5,000 and $217,000 due from RGII at December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, related primarily to operating and real estate tax escalation.

 

The Company receives a number of management and operating services from RGII and its affiliates.  Amounts included in operating expenses for these services were $9,123,000,  $8,861,000 and $8,302,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The management agreement remains in effect until March 31, 2020 and shall automatically be renewed for five successive 20-year periods.

 

At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the balances due to RGII affiliates amounted to $3,316,000 and $654,000, respectively, and consisted primarily of amounts for services performed by RGII affiliates.

 

At December 31, 2008 and 2007, the balance included in deferred rents receivable — net from RGII and related subsidiaries amounted to $892,000 and $1,078,000 respectively. In addition, the Company reduced rents by $186,000 and recorded $467,000 and $58,000 of excess rents over amounts contractually due pursuant to tenant lease terms for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

10. Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

Noncash operating, investing and financing activities:

 

In 2008, the Company had net noncash additions to building and improvements and deferred costs of approximately $1,636,000 and an increase in the derivative liability of approximately $2.5 million.  In conjunction with these additions, accounts payable and accrued expenses were increased for $1,636,000 and other comprehensive income (loss) was decreased by approximately $2.5 million.

 

In 2007, the Company had net noncash additions to building and improvements and deferred costs of approximately $782,000 and a decrease in the derivative asset of approximately $541,000 and an increase in the derivative liability of approximately $1.7 million.  In conjunction with these additions, accounts payable and accrued expenses were increased for

 

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ROCK-GREEN, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006

 

$782,000 and other comprehensive income (loss) was decreased by approximately $2.2 million.

 

In 2006, the Company had net noncash additions to building and improvements, deferred costs, and deferred rents receivable of approximately $10,205,000 and an increase in the derivative asset of approximately $579,000. In conjunction with these additions, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other non-current liabilities were increased for $10,205,000 and other comprehensive income (loss) was increased by $579,000.

 

Cash flows from changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

The cash flows from changes in certain assets and liabilities of the Company as of December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

 

($000s)

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

511

 

$

114

 

$

(188

)

Prepaid expenses

 

(2,602

)

3,019

 

(376

)

Other current assets

 

(204

)

72

 

39

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

78

 

125

 

(230

)

Other assets

 

116

 

135

 

93

 

Increase (decrease) in:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued federal, state and local taxes

 

(107

)

 

(1,691

)

Other current liabilities

 

(2,334

)

4,156

 

252

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

371

 

371

 

370

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

572

 

(15

)

(86

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(2,028

)

(426

)

(1,040

)

Total (decrease) increase in certain assets and liabilities

 

$

(5,627

)

$

7,551

 

$

(2,857

)

 

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