EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm SLIDE PRESENTATION Slide Presentation
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A Diversified Real Estate Finance REIT
FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference
December 2, 2008
Exhibit 99.1


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Forward Looking Disclosure and Use of Non-
GAAP Financial Measures
This document and the related presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These 
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about RAIT Financial Trust’s (“RAIT”) plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with
respect to future operations, products and services and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current
beliefs and expectations of RAIT's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are difficult to predict and generally not within RAIT’s control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future
business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results discussed in these forward-looking
statements. 
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking
statements: the risk factors discussed and identified in filings by RAIT with the Securities and Exchange Commission; adverse market developments and credit losses
have reduced, and may continue to reduce, the value of trust preferred securities (“ TruPS”), subordinated debentures and other debt instruments directly or
indirectly held by RAIT; adverse market developments and credit losses have reduced, and may continue to reduce, the value of other assets in RAIT’s investment
portfolio; RAIT’s liquidity may be adversely affected by the reduced availability of short-term and long-term financing, including a significant curtailment of the
market for securities issued in securitizations and of the availability of repurchase agreements and warehouse facilities; RAIT’s liquidity may be adversely affected by
margin calls; RAIT may be unable to obtain adequate capital at attractive rates or otherwise; payment delinquencies or failure to meet other collateral performance
criteria in collateral underlying RAIT’s securitizations have restricted, and may continue to restrict, RAIT’s ability to receive cash distributions from RAIT’s
securitizations and have reduced, and may continue to reduce, the value of RAIT’s interests in these securitizations; failure of credit rating agencies to confirm their
previously issued credit ratings for debt securities issued in RAIT’s securitizations seeking to go effective may restrict RAIT’s ability to receive cash distributions from
those securitizations; covenants in RAIT’s financing arrangements may restrict RAIT’s business operations; fluctuations in interest rates and related hedging activities
against such interest rates may affect RAIT’s earnings and the value of RAIT’s assets; borrowing costs may increase relative to the interest received on RAIT’s
investments, thereby reducing RAIT’s net investment income; RAIT may be unable to sponsor and sell securities issued in securitizations, and, even if RAIT is able to
do so, RAIT may be unable to acquire eligible securities for securitization transactions on favorable economic terms; RAIT may experience unexpected results arising
from litigation that is currently pending or may arise in the future; RAIT and RAIT’s subsidiary, Taberna Realty Finance Trust (“ Taberna”), may fail to maintain
qualification as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”); RAIT and Taberna may fail to maintain exemptions under the Investment Company Act of 1940; investment
portfolios with geographic concentrations of residential mortgage loans could be adversely affected by economic factors unique to such concentrations; the market
value of real estate that secures mortgage loans could diminish further due to factors outside of RAIT’s control; adverse governmental or regulatory policies may be
enacted; management and other key personnel may be lost; competition from other REITs and other specialty finance companies may increase; and general business
and economic conditions could impair the credit quality of our investments and reduce our ability to originate and finance investments.
 
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this presentation. All subsequent written and
oral forward-looking statements attributable to RAIT or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained
or referred to in this document and the related presentation. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, RAIT undertakes no obligation to update
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this presentation or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
 
This document contains, and the related presentation may contain, non-U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures.  A reconciliation
of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included in this document which is available on RAIT’s website at
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RAIT is a specialty finance REIT that provides a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the
real estate
industry,
including
investors
in
commercial
real
estate,
REITs
and
real
estate
operating
companies and
their
intermediaries,
throughout
the
United
States
and
Europe.
RAIT
manages
and
invests in commercial mortgages, including whole and mezzanine loans, commercial real estate
investments, preferred equity interests, residential mortgage loans, trust preferred securities and
subordinated debentures. RAIT generates income for distribution from its portfolio of investments
and assets under management.
Diversified Real Estate Finance REIT
Assets
under
management
at
9/30/08
-
$14.3
billion
Commercial real
estate
portfolio
-
$2.1
billion
Residential mortgage
securitized
portfolio
-
$3.7
billion
European portfolio
–European
real
estate
assets
-
$1.9
billion
Domestic TruPS
and
subordinated
debt
-
$6.5
billion
Other investments -
$0.7 million


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Experienced Management Team
OfficerPosition
Betsy Z. Cohen
Chairman of the Board
Daniel G. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
Scott F. Schaeffer
President & Chief Operating Officer
Jack E. Salmon
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Ken R. Frappier
Executive Vice President-Risk Management
Raphael Licht
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
James J. Sebra
Senior Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer
Plamen
M. Mitrikov
Executive Vice President –
Asset Management (Europe)
Samuel J. Greenblatt
Executive Vice President, Director of Originations (CRE)


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Current Business Conditions
International recessionary market conditions
Weak real estate markets
Capital constraints
Securitization market frozen
Banks hesitant to lend
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Business Strategy
Position RAIT in the short term to take advantage of long term recovery in
the face of challenging and unprecedented market conditions
Continue to focus on:
Generating adjusted earnings for our investors
Originating new, risk-adjusted, good performing assets, and earning fees
Enhancing cash flows from our investment portfolios
Repositioning non-performing assets
Maintain adequate liquidity by using financing strategies to preserve capital


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Looking Ahead….
Market opportunities
Market dislocation = opportunities
Risk-reward opportunities
Strong management team
Leverage experience, knowledge and business relationships
Potential sources of capital
Joint venture capital
Opportunity funds
Institutional capital
Asset re-positioning
Experience
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Portfolio Gross Cash Flow Performance
(1)
Quarterly cash flows may not be indicative of cash flows for subsequent quarterly or annual periods.  See “Forward-Looking Disclosure and
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” above for risks and uncertainties that could cause our gross cash flow for subsequent quarterly or
annual periods to differ materially from these amounts.
 
(2)
Our commercial real estate portfolio is comprised of $1.6 billion of assets collateralizing our commercial real estate securitizations (the “CRE
Securitizations”), $311.2 million of investments in real estate interests and $240.3 million of commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans all of
which are included on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2008.
(3)
Our European portfolio is comprised of residual interests in our unconsolidated European securitizations.
(4)
Our U.S. TruPS portfolio is comprised of assets collateralizing our consolidated securitizations (other than CRE Securitizations) and interests in
our unconsolidated securitizations (other than our European securitizations) and includes TruPS and subordinated debentures, unsecured
REIT note receivables, CMBS receivables, other securities, commercial mortgages and mezzanine loans. 
The following chart summarizes RAIT’s total assets under management at September 30, 2008
and quarterly gross cash flow by portfolio (excluding origination fees) for the three-month periods ended
March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and September 30, 2008 and for the nine-month period ended September
30, 2008 (dollars in thousands):   
Gross Cash Flow
Assets Under
Management at
September 30,
2008
Three
-Month
Period Ended
March 31,
2008
(1)
Three
-Month
Period Ended
June 30,
2008
(1)
Three
-Month
Period Ended
September 30,
2008
(1)
Nine-Month
Period Ended
September 30,
2008
(1)
Commercial real estate
portfolio (2)
$  2,104,833
$ 25,137
$ 27,760
$ 23,137
$ 76,034
Residential mortgage portfolio
3,694,875
5,104
4,958
4,778
14,840
European portfolio (3)
1,945,487
3,461
3,606
4,264
11,331
U.S. TruPS
portfolio (4)
6,512,275
11,850
9,173
11,952
32,975
Other investments
720
349
252
210
811
Total
$ 14,258,190
$ 45,901
$ 45,749
$ 44,341
$ 135,991


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Credit Performance Measures
Note:  As of 9/30/08
(1)
Carrying value represents the value at which the respective asset class is recorded on our balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
(2)
Pertains to 13 loans with a $182.0 million aggregate unpaid principal balance. 
(3)
Includes loans delinquent over 60 days, in foreclosure, bankrupt or real estate owned as of September 30, 2008. 
(4)
Investments in securities are recorded at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet in accordance with GAAP. The unpaid principal value of
these investments as of September 30, 2008 is $4.3 billion. The unpaid principal balance of the non-accrual investments in this category is $475.6
million, or 11.1% of the total unpaid principal balance.
(5)
Loan loss reserves are not applicable for investments in securities and security related receivables, including our investments in European, U.S.
TruPS or other securities, as these items are carried at fair value in our consolidated financial statements. The estimated fair value adjustment for
our U.S. TruPS portfolio is recorded as a component of GAAP net income. The estimated fair value adjustments for our investments in European
securitizations and other securities are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity. A
charge to GAAP net income is recorded only if an other than temporary impairment is identified within our European portfolio or other investments.
While RAIT believes the estimated fair values of these asset classes are affected by any related credit quality issues, under GAAP, no separate
loan loss reserve is established. 
Portfolio
Carrying Value
of Investments
(1)
# of Non-
Accrual
Investments
Loans
Carrying
Value of Non-
Accrual
Investments
Percentage
of Asset
Class(es)
Loan Loss
Reserves
9/30/2008
Commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans,
investments in real estate interests and other loans
2,412,397
$         
11
146,315
$        
6.1%
$      46,250
(2)
Residential mortgages and mortgage related
receivables
3,680,672
435
169,734
(3)
4.6%
19,515
Investments in securities
(4)
(TruPS)
2,524,695
14
37,281
1.5%
N/A
(5)
Total
8,617,764
$         
460
353,330
$        
4.1%
65,765
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$2.1 billion CRE assets under management at
9/30/08:
-
Originating and underwriting commercial real
estate loans since 1998
-
$55.6 million unused revolver capacity in CRE
securitizations at 9/30/08
Programs:
Commercial Mortgage Loan Program
Senior whole loans, short-term bridge loans
$5 million -
$20 million
Commercial Real Estate Profile
Extensive origination platform:
-
referral network and repeat borrowers
$186 million of loan originations for nine
months ended September 30, 2008
Strong CRE credit history
Asset repositioning expertise
Q3 2008 Cash flow (1)
($ in thousands)
Target Yields
$23,137
14%-20%
1)
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Commercial Real Estate Portfolio: Loan
Characteristics
Property Types
Geographic U.S. Regions
Note:  As of 9/30/08
($ in thousands)
Amortized
Cost
Weighted
Average
Coupon
Number
of Loans
% of
Total
Loan
Portfolio
Commercial
mortgages
$  1,423,744
7.7%
118
67.8%
Mezzanine loans
502,560
10.4%
154
23.9%
Other loans
174,879
6.1%
11
8.3%
Total
$  2,101,183
8.2%
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Residential Mortgage Loan Portfolio Summary
Geographic Distribution by State
($ in thousands)
Portfolio by FICO Score (1) (2)
Q3 2008 Cash Flow
($ in thousands)
$4,778
Target Yields
6%-8%
 
Carrying
Amount at
03/31/08
 
Average
Interest
Rate
 
Average
Next
Adjustmen
Date
 
Numbe
of 
Loans
 
% of
Portfolio
 
3/1 ARM............................
$ 93,098
5.6%
Nov. 2008
248
2.5%
5/1 ARM............................
3,019,721
5.6%
Sept. 2010
6,295
82.1%
7/1 ARM............................
511,174
5.7%
July 2012
1,127
13.9%
10/1 ARM
..........................
56,679
5.7%
June 2015
67
1.5%
 
Total .................................
$3,680,672
5.6%
7,737
100.0%
 
 


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$1.9 billion unconsolidated European assets
under management:
-
Managed portfolio
-
Generating fee income and investment yield
European Portfolio Profile
Note:  As of 9/30/08
Credit:
As of 9/30/08:
-
Experienced two defaults during the quarter
-
Expected $800,000 decrease in Q4 2008 cash
flow
Q3 2008 Cash Flow
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$6.5 billion assets under management
-
$2.5 billion –
consolidated assets at fair value
Fees:
-
Asset management fees
Current market conditions
-
Assets and liabilities reported under fair value
accounting in 2008.
-
No new production
-
Defaults in certain securitizations collateralized by
TruPS
has caused redirection of cash flow to prepay
senior debt
Domestic TruPS
Profile
Q3 2008 Cash Flow (1)
($ in thousands)
$11,952
TruPS
Issuer Types (1)
Note:  As of 9/30/08
(1) Based on estimated fair value


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Liquidity & Capital Resources at 9/30/08
$38.4 million of cash on hand
$55.6 million of unused capacity under our two commercial real
estate securitizations
$36.5 million of available capacity under existing commercial
bank facilities
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Debt Capital Terms
($ in thousands)
Note:  As of 9/30/08
Description
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
Carrying
Amount
Interest
Rate
Terms
Current
Weighted-
Average
Interest
Rate
Contractual Maturity
Secured credit facilities and other indebtedness
........
$
207,182
$
205,966
4.5%
to
13.0%
6.9%
Nov.
2008
to
2037
Mortgage
-backed securities issued
(1)(2)(3)
..................
3,464,774
3,438,431
4.6%
to
5.8%
5.1%
2035
Trust preferred obligations
(4)
......................................
362,500
208,916
5.5%
to
10.1%
7.0%
2035
CDO notes payable –
amortized cost
(1)(5)
...................
1,431,250
1,431,250
3.5%
to
7.2%
3.9%
2036
to
2045
CDO notes payable –
fair value
(1)(4)(6)
........................
3,615,691
841,546
3.1%
to
10.0%
3.8%
2035
to
2038
Convertible senior notes
.............................................
404,000
404,000
6.9%
6.9%
2027
Total
indebtedness
.....................................................
$
9,485,397
$
6,530,109
4.6%
(1)
Excludes mortgage-backed securities and CDO notes payable purchased by us which are eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
Collateralized by $3,694,874 principal amount of residential mortgages and mortgage-related receivables. These obligations were issued by separate legal
entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.
(3)
Rates generally follow the terms of the underlying mortgages, which are fixed for a period of time and variable thereafter.
(4)
Relates to liabilities for which we elected to record at fair value under SFAS No.159.
(5)
Collateralized by $1,714,492 principal amount of commercial mortgages, mezzanine loans and other loans. These obligations were issued by separate legal
entities and consequently the assets of the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.
(6)
Collateralized by $4,122,412 principal amount of investments in securities and security-related receivables and loans, before fair value adjustments. The fair
value of these investments
as of September
30, 2008 was $2,583,272. These obligations were issued by separate legal entities and consequently the assets of
the special purpose entities that collateralize these obligations are not available to our creditors.
We maintain various forms of short-term and long-term financing arrangements. Generally, these financing agreements are collateralized by assets within
CDOs or mortgage securitizations. The following  table summarizes our indebtedness as of September 30, 2008:


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Selected GAAP Financial Data
(1) Declared a $0.35 dividend per common share on October 10, 2008 payable December 5, 2008 to holders of record on October 31, 2008
2008
2007
2008
2007
Operating Data:
Net investment income
$            37,390
$        39,962
$     111,567
$       134,564
Total revenue
47,239
54,346
141,127
163,536
Total expenses
20,430
40,046
72,049
102,014
Change in fair value of financial
instruments
(302,245)
50,661
Asset impairments
(18,038)
(342,954)
(38,361)
(342,954)
Net income (loss) available to common
shares
(181,690)
(243,591)
62,876
(195,855)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic
$              (2.83)
$          (4.02)
$          1.01
$           (3.23)
Diluted
$              (2.83)
$          (4.02)
$          1.01
$           (3.23)
Common dividends declared per share(1)
$                     -
$           0.46
$          0.92
$             2.10
As of           
September 31,
As of
December 31,
2008
2007
Balance Sheet Data:
Investments in mortgages and loans
$      5,706,273
$   6,228,633
Investments in securities
2,524,695
3,827,800
Total assets
8,973,414
11,057,580
Total indebtedness
6,530,109
10,057,121
Total liabilities
6,930,087
10,476,735
Minority interest
361,875
1,602
Total
shareholders’
1,681,452
579,243
Book value per share
$           23.40
$          6.78
Shares outstanding
64,783,126
61,018,231
As of and for the three months
ended September 30,
As of and for the nine months
ended September 30,
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Adjusted Earnings
Reconciliation of Reported GAAP Net Income Available to Common Shares to Adjusted Earnings (1)
Performance Measures –
Adjusted Earnings
For the Three-Month
For the Nine-Month
2008
2007
2008
2007
Net income (loss) available to common shares, as reported
(181,690)
$
(243,591)
62,876
$    (195,855)
Add (deduct):
Provision for losses
1
4,992
6,099
50,575
10,662
Depreciation expense 
1,665
1,945
4,431
3,816
Amortization of intangible assets
2,883
17,473
16,048
46,051
(Gains) losses on sale of assets
(2)
(770)
7,569
(770)
10,329
(Gains) losses on
extinguishment
of debt
(8,662)
Change in fair value of financial instruments, net
of allocation to minority interest of $(118,303)
and $(27,748)
for the three-month
and nine-
month periods
ended
September 30, 2008,
respectively
183,942
(78,409)
Unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate hedges
290
3,122
275
2,605
Interest cost of hedges, net of allocation to
minority interest of $3,850 and $10,201 for the
three-month
and nine-month periods ended
September 30
, 2008, respectively
(11,238)
29,144
Capital
losses (3
)
32,059
Asset impairments, net of allocation to minority
interest of $95,986 for the three
-month and
nine-month periods ended
September
30,
2008
18,038
246,968
38,361
246,968
Share-based compensation
1,
237
3,016
5,535
8,753
rite-off of unamortized deferred financing costs
2,985
Fee income deferred (recognized)
257
(5,263)
446
27,732
Deferred
tax provision (benefit)
17
3,245
1,2
40
(15,445)
Adjusted earnings
$   
29,623
$   
40,583
$   
94,861
$   
148,601
eighted-average shares outstanding
—Diluted
64,176,083
60,
664,698
62,492,475
60,
581,559
Adjusted earnings per diluted share
$        0.
46
$      
0.
67
$       
1.52
$      
2.45
W
W
Period
Ended
September
Period
Ended
September
30
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Performance Measures –
Adjusted Earnings
(Continued)
(1)
We measure our performance using adjusted earnings in addition to GAAP net income (loss). Adjusted earnings represents net income (loss) available to common shares,
computed in accordance with GAAP, before provision for losses, depreciation expense, amortization of intangible assets, (gains) losses on sale of assets, (gains) losses on
extinguishment of debt, change in fair value of financial instruments, net of allocation to minority interest, unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate hedges, interest cost of
hedges, net of allocation to minority interest, capital (gains) losses, asset impairments, net of allocation to minority interest, net (gains) losses on deconsolidation of VIEs,
share-based compensation, write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs, fee income deferred (recognized) and our deferred tax provision (benefit). These items are
recorded in accordance with GAAP and are typically non-cash items that do not impact our operating performance or dividend paying ability.
Management views adjusted earnings as a useful and appropriate supplement to GAAP net income (loss) because it helps us evaluate our performance without the effects of
certain GAAP adjustments that may not have a direct financial impact on our current operating performance and our dividend paying ability. We use adjusted earnings to
evaluate the performance of our investment portfolios, our ability to generate fees, our ability to manage our expenses and our dividend paying ability before the impact of
non-cash adjustments recorded in accordance with GAAP. We believe this is a useful performance measure for investors to evaluate these aspects of our business as well. The
most significant adjustments we exclude in determining adjusted earnings are provision for losses, amortization of intangible assets, change in fair value of financial
instruments, capital (gains) losses, asset impairments and share-based compensation. Management excludes all such items from its calculation of adjusted earnings because
these items are not charges or losses which would impact our current operating performance or dividend paying ability. By excluding these significant items, adjusted earnings
reduces an investor’s understanding of our operating performance by excluding: (i) management’s expectation of possible losses from our investment portfolio or non-
performing assets that may impact future operating performance or dividend paying ability, (ii) the allocation of non-cash costs of generating fee revenue during the periods in
which we are receiving such revenue, and (iii) share-based compensation required to retain and incentivize our management team.
Adjusted earnings, as a non-GAAP financial measurement, does not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) determined in accordance with GAAP, or a measure of
operating performance or cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP as a measure of liquidity. Instead, adjusted earnings should be reviewed in
connection with net income (loss) and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities in our consolidated financial statements to help analyze management’s
expectation of potential future losses from our investment portfolio and other non-cash matters that impact our financial results. Adjusted earnings and other supplemental
performance measures are defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry. Investors should consider these differences when comparing our adjusted earnings to these
other REITs.
(2)
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, we revised our definition of adjusted earnings to exclude capital (gains) losses and gains (losses) on sale of assets.
Capital (gains) losses and gains (losses) on sale of assets, while economic gains or losses, do not currently impact operating performance or dividend paying ability. This revision
resulted in an increase of $7.6 million and $10.3 million to the computation of adjusted earnings for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007,
respectively.
(3)
During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, all of our warehouse arrangements were terminated.  We have recorded the estimated loss of our warehouse deposits
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Performance Measures –
Economic Book Value
Economic Book Value (1)
-
We define
Economic
Book
Value
as
shareholders’
equity,
determined
in
accordance
with
GAAP,
adjusted
for the
following items: liquidation value of preferred shares, unamortized intangible assets, goodwill, and (gains) losses recognized in excess of our
investments at risk.
As of
September 30, 2008
As of
December 31, 2007
Amount
Per Share (2)
Amount
Per Share (2)
Shareholders’
equity,
as
reported
.................................................................................
1,681,452
25.95
$ 579,243
$  9.49
Add (deduct):
Liquidation value of preferred shares (3)
....................................................................
(165,458)
(2.55)
(165,458)
(2.71)
Book Value
.....................................................................................................................
1,515,994
23.40
413,785
6.78
Unamortized intangible assets
...................................................................................
(22,037)
(0.34)
(56,123)
(0.92)
Tangible Book Value
(4)
..................................................................................................
1,493,957
23.06
357,662
5.86
Add (deduct):
Unrealized
(gains)
losses
recognized
in
excess
of
value
at
risk
..
(600,032)
(9.26)
284,002
4.66
Economic Book Value
.....................................................................................................
$893,925
$  
13.80
$ 641,664
$ 10.52
$
...............................
(1)
Management views
economic
book
value
as
a
useful
and
appropriate
supplement
to
shareholders’
equity,
book
value
and
tangible
book
value
per
share.
The
measure
serves
as
an
additional measure of our value because it facilitates evaluation of us without the effects of realized or unrealized (gains) losses on investments in excess of our total investment in that
securitization, which is our maximum value at risk. Under GAAP, we record certain of our assets, liabilities and derivatives of our consolidated entities, primarily our consolidated
securitizations,
at
fair
value.
The
net
fair
value
adjustments
recognized
in
our
financial
statements
that
reduced
our
total
investment
below
zero
are
added
back
to
shareholders’
equity
in
arriving
at
economic
book
value
and
the
net
fair
value
adjustments
recognized
in
our
financial
statements
that
are
in
excess
of
our
total
investment
are
deducted
from shareholders’
equity in arriving at economic book value. In performing these computations, we exclude the impact of unrealized fair value adjustments associated with derivatives on economic book
value.
Economic book
value
is
a
non-GAAP
financial
measurement,
and
does
not
purport
to
be
an
alternative
to
reported
shareholders’
equity,
determined
in
accordance
with
GAAP,
as a
measure of
book
value.
Economic
book
value
should
be
reviewed
in
connection
with
shareholders’
equity
as
set
forth
in
our
consolidated
balance
sheets,
to
help
analyze
our
value
to
investors. Economic book value is defined in various ways throughout the REIT industry. Investors should consider these differences when comparing our economic book value to
that
of
other
REITs.
We
do
not
intend
economic
book
value
to
represent
the
fair
value
of
our
retained
interests
in
our
securitizations
or
the
fair
value
of
our
shareholders’
equity
available to common shareholders.
(2)
Based on 64,783,126 and 61,018,231 common shares outstanding as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
(3)
Based on
2,760,000
Series
A
preferred
shares,
2,258,300
Series
B
preferred
shares,
and
1,600,000
Series
C
preferred
shares,
all
of
which
have
a
liquidation
preference
of
$25.00 per
share.
(4)
Tangible book value per share is calculated by subtracting the liquidation value of RAIT’s cumulative redeemable preferred shares and net intangible assets from total shareholders’
equity and dividing the result by the number of common shares outstanding at the end of the period.


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Summary
Position RAIT to take advantage of opportunities once market conditions
improve and to maximize shareholder value over time
Management is focused on:
Monitoring credit performance of our portfolios
Generating adjusted earnings
Enhancing cash flows and liquidity