-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RLL92kZ+JQ3IQcsDbOnv/7+0CBkcX38yM1ZhccUKbrS7HuQk03/g9LUPeVS4BNBw /Oz+lF96xETgiS8efrMN2g== 0001144204-06-012945.txt : 20060331 0001144204-06-012945.hdr.sgml : 20060331 20060331143401 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-06-012945 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060331 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000107454 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS [6513] IRS NUMBER: 840513668 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04673 FILM NUMBER: 06727877 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 GATEWAY CENTER, CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 BUSINESS PHONE: 2014202796 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 GATEWAY CENTER, CITY: NEWARK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILSHIRE OIL CO OF TEXAS DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 10-K 1 v038845_10k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K
 
(Mark One)
 
ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
 
Or
 
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________ to __________

Commission file number 1-4673

WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.  

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
84-0513668
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
1 Gateway Center
Newark, New Jersey
 
07102
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 420-2796

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value
 
American Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

None
(Title of each class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No ý

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No ý

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 ý   No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  o Accelerated filer  o Non-accelerated filer  x
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No ý
 
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (June 30, 2005), was $24,071,000.

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s $1 par value common stock, as of March 21, 2006 was 7,853,718.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Part III).


WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
 
INDEX

 
 
 
Page No.
       
Part I
     
       
Item 1.
 
Business
3
Item 1A.
 
Risk Factors
7
Item 1B.
 
Unresolved Staff Comments
9
Item 2.
 
Properties
9
Item 3.
 
Legal Proceedings
11
Item 4.
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
11
Item 4A.
 
Executive Officers of the Registrant
12
       
Part II
     
       
Item 5.
 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
13
Item 6.
 
Selected Financial Data
14
Item 7.
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
16
Item 7A.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
32
Item 8.
 
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
34
Item 9.
 
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
67
Item 9A.
 
Controls and Procedures
67
Item 9B.
 
Other Information
68
       
Part III
     
       
Item 10.
 
Directors of the Registrant
69
Item 11.
 
Executive Compensation
69
Item 12.
 
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
69
Item 13.
 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
69
Item 14.
 
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
69
       
Part IV
     
       
Item 15.
 
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
70
 
 
Signatures
75
 
 

 
PART I
 
Item 1.
Business
 
This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements relate to future economic performance, plans and objectives of management for future operations and projections of revenues and other financial items that are based on the beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, our management. The words “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Those statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic conditions, competition and other factors discussed in this and our other filings with the SEC. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize or underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes could vary materially from those indicated. We have made forward-looking statements in Items 1, 2, 5, 7 and 7A of this report. See Item 1A “Risk Factors” for a description of some of the important risk factors that may affect actual outcomes.

Background

Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (“Wilshire” or the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation founded on December 7, 1951. The Company changed its name from Wilshire Oil Company of Texas to its current name on June 30, 2003. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 1 Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey 07102. Its main telephone number is (201) 420-2796. Wilshire maintains a website at www.wilshireenterprisesinc.com.

Wilshire is principally engaged in acquiring, owning and operating real estate properties. As further described below, the Company currently owns multi-family properties, office space, retail space, and land located in the states of Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia and New Jersey.

In July 2003 the Company committed to the sale of its oil and gas operations and to either reinvest the net proceeds in its ongoing real estate business or otherwise utilize the proceeds to maximize shareholder value. As of June 2004, the Company had completed the sale of its oil and gas operations receiving gross proceeds of $28.1 million. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company remains committed to maximizing shareholder value and is continually exploring all possible alternatives to accomplish this goal. On November 7, 2005, Wilshire announced that the Board of Directors would engage an investment bank to conduct a strategic review regarding alternatives to maximize stockholder value. Wilshire enumerated various actions taken regarding sales and pending sales of the Company’s assets to maximize stockholder value. On January 27, 2006, Wilshire announced that Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. (“FBR”) had been retained to conduct a strategic review regarding alternatives to maximize stockholder value. In the interim, the Company’s goal is to increase the value of its real estate portfolio by implementing improvements to its existing properties, completing the opportunistic divestiture of select real estate assets and possibly acquiring properties. The Company cannot assure investors of any actions or of the timing of potential actions.

3

Real Estate Operations

Wilshire is engaged principally in acquiring, owning and operating real estate properties. As of December 31, 2005, Wilshire owned the properties described below:
 
Name
City
State
Asset Class
Size
         
Sunrise Ridge
Tucson
AZ
Apartments
340 units
Van Buren
Tucson
AZ
Apartments
70 units
Royal Mall Plaza
Mesa
AZ
Office & retail
66,552 SF
Tempe Corporate
Tempe
AZ
Office
50,700 SF
Tamarac Office Plaza
Tamarac
FL
Office
26,990 SF
Twelve Oaks
Atlanta
GA
Apartments
72 units
Alpine Village
Sussex
NJ
Apartments
132 units
Galsworthy Arms (a)
Long Branch
NJ
Condominiums
42 units
Jefferson Gardens
Jefferson
NJ
Condominiums
18 units
Amboy Tower
Perth Amboy
NJ
Office & Retail
75,000 SF
Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (b)
West Orange
NJ
Hotel & Catering facility
89 rooms;
50,000 SF
Rutherford Bank (c)
Rutherford
NJ
Triple Net Lease
4,000 SF
Alpine Village (d)
Sussex
NJ
Land
0.51 acres
Alpine Village (d)
Wantage
NJ
Land
17.32 acres
Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong
NJ
Land
1.8 acres
West Orange
West Orange
NJ
Land
0.6 acres
Summercreek
San Antonio
TX
Apartments
180 units
Wellington Estates
San Antonio
TX
Apartments
228 units
 
(a) The Company closed on the sale of 41 of the 42 condominium units on January 18, 2006 and the remaining unit was sold on March 10, 2006. Gross proceeds for the 42 units was $7.2 million and resulted in an after-tax gain of $3.0 million.
(b) The property is owned by a limited liability company in which the Company has a 50% interest and is the managing partner. The hotel is under a sales contract and it is anticipated that this transaction will close in April 2006. The limited liability company is expected to realize gross proceeds on the sale of $12.8 million.
(c) The Company closed on the sale of the Rutherford Bank branch triple net lease on January 13, 2006 for gross proceeds of $1.6 million that resulted in an after-tax gain of $0.6 million.
(d) Alpine Village land parcels are adjacent to the Alpine Village Apartments.
 
 
 Business Strategy

Wilshire’s principal investment objective is to increase the net asset value of its investment portfolio through effective management, growth, financing and investment strategies. Wilshire is currently focused on optimizing the valuation potential and cash flow from many of its assets, repositioning or selling select assets, and potentially acquiring assets in targeted geographic regions. The Company is also focused on increasing long-term growth in cash and cash equivalents generated from operations and cash and cash equivalents available for possible distribution. The Company does not currently pay a dividend.

Wilshire believes that part of its ongoing business strategy is to initiate or entertain corporate transaction discussions, such as acquiring other companies for cash and/or stock or selling/merging the Company for cash and/or stock.

The Company potentially may acquire assets that offer attractive financial returns. In general, it seeks multifamily properties with 200 units or more in geographic regions in which the Company or its contracted property management company (see below) has operations. However, the Company is actively evaluating other asset classes such as office buildings, senior independent living facilities, retail centers and real estate securities and other geographic regions and may invest in one or more of these asset classes in lieu of a multifamily property.

4

Acquisition of Assets

The purchase agreement for the purchase of The Village at Gateway Pavilions in Avondale, Arizona, a 240 unit apartment complex, that was signed July 29, 2005, has been amended to provide for a closing date on April 4, 2006. Terms for the purchase are being re-negotiated and the Company cannot give assurance when and if this transaction will close.

Divestiture of Assets

The Company divested the following real estate properties in 2005.
 
Name (State)
(asset class)
 
Date Sold
 
Selling Price
 
Net Book Value
 
Mortgage Value
 
Taxes
Payable on Sale
 
Net Proceeds (a)
 
                                       
Biltmore Club Apartments (AZ)
   
12/23/05
 
$
20,956,000
 
$
4,975,000
 
$
8,979,000
 
$
5,852,000
 
$
4,775,000
 
Galsworthy Arms (NJ) (2-bedroom condominium)
   
1/26/05
 
$
270,000
 
$
57,000
 
$
34,000
 
$
77,000
 
$
140,000
 
Galsworthy Arms (NJ) (1-bedroom condominium)
   
5/5/05
 
$
240,000
 
$
78,000
 
$
29,000
 
$
58,000
 
$
136,000
 
Galsworthy Arms (NJ) (1-bedroom condominium)
   
9/28/05
 
$
249,000
 
$
76,000
 
$
25,000
 
$
61,000
 
$
144,000
 
Jefferson Gardens (NJ) (1-bedroom condominium)
   
8/3/05
 
$
150,000
 
$
34,000
 
$
19,000
 
$
41,000
 
$
77,000
 
Jefferson Gardens (NJ) (2-bedroom condominium)
   
8/31/05
 
$
186,000
 
$
50,000
 
$
40,000
 
$
47,000
 
$
81,000
 
                                       
(a) Net proceeds is defined as selling price less mortgage value and transaction costs such as commissions, legal fees, taxes and other expenses.
 
 
5

The Company divested or entered into an agreement to sell the following real estate properties in 2006:
 
Name (State)
(asset class)
 
Date Sold
 
Selling Price
 
Net Book Value
 
Mortgage Value
 
Taxes
Payable on Sale
 
Net Proceeds (a)
 
                                       
Galsworthy Arms (NJ)
(29 1-bedroom and 12 2-bedroom condominiums) (b)
   
1/18/06
 
$
6,905,000
 
$
1,941,000
 
$
835,000
 
$
1,854,000
 
$
3,974,000
 
Rutherford Bank Branch Triple Net Lease
   
1/13/06
 
$
1,603,000
 
$
604,000
 
$
454,000
 
$
373,000
 
$
695,000
 
Galsworthy Arms (NJ) (1 2-bedroom condominium)
   
3/10/06
 
$
292,000
 
$
34,000
 
$
-0-
 
$
95,000
 
$
179,000
 
Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (NJ)
   
(c
)
$
12,750,000
 
$
10,962,000
 
$
-0-
 
$
613,000
 
$
5,700,000
 
 
(a) Net proceeds is defined as selling price less mortgage value and transaction costs such as commissions, legal fees, taxes and other expenses.
(b) The bulk sale of units at Galsworthy Arms were sold “as is,” while the individual units sold in 2004 and 2005 had benefited from significant renovation and upgrade work.
(c)The Wilshire Grand Hotel and Banquet Facility is owned by a limited liability company in which the Company owns 50% and is the managing partner. The limited liability company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the hotel with the closing date scheduled for April 2006. The selling price, net book value, mortgage value and taxes payable on sale presented in the table above represent 100% amounts for this transaction. The net proceeds presented in the table above represents the 50% portion that is expected to be received by the Company from the sale.

Employees

As of December 31, 2005, the Company had a total of seven full-time employees in its corporate office. Wilshire also employed one consultant to manage its real estate assets in New Jersey and one consultant to assist in financial reporting and analysis.

Property Management

Wilshire contracts with a property management company (the “PMC”) located in Phoenix, Arizona to assist in the management of the Company’s properties including providing onsite personnel, regional supervision, and bookkeeping functions. The PMC has managed nearly all of Wilshire’s properties located outside of New Jersey since 1998. In January of 2005 Wilshire contracted with the PMC to assist in the management of the Company’s New Jersey properties obligating the PMC to provide onsite personnel and bookkeeping functions and regional supervision for the New Jersey properties. Wilshire believes that the PMC can provide cost-efficient bookkeeping functions in part because it is located in Arizona, a state that generally has lower wage expense than that experienced in New Jersey. As of December 31, 2005 the PMC employed 371 full time and 35 part time people and managed property on behalf of Wilshire in the states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas. The PMC does not currently own real estate assets for its own investment purposes. PMC has advised Wilshire that in 2005, Wilshire accounted for approximately 12% of PMC’s total revenues.

Insurance

The Company carries comprehensive property, general liability, fire, extended coverage and rental loss insurance on all of its existing properties, with policy specifications, insured limits and deductibles customarily carried for similar properties. The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 was signed into law on November 26, 2002. The law provides that losses resulting from certified acts of terrorism will be partially reimbursed by the United States after the insurance company providing coverage pays a statutory deductible amount. The law also requires that the insurance company offer coverage for terrorist acts for an additional premium. We accepted the offer to include this coverage in our property and casualty policies.

6

We believe that our properties are adequately covered by insurance. There are, however, some types of losses (such as losses arising from mold and acts of war) that are not generally insured because they are either uninsurable or not economically insurable. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs, we could lose our capital invested in a property, as well as the anticipated future revenues from the property, and we would continue to be obligated on any mortgage indebtedness or other obligations related to the property. Any loss of that kind could materially adversely affect us.

Competition

All of the properties owned by the Company are in areas where there is substantial competition with other multifamily properties, with single-family housing that is either owned or leased by potential tenants and with other commercial properties. The principal method of competition is to offer competitive rental rates. In order to maintain occupancy rates and attract quality tenants, the Company may offer rental concessions, such as free rent to new tenants for a stated period. The Company also competes by offering properties in attractive locations and providing residential and commercial tenants with amenities such as covered parking, recreational facilities, garages and pleasant landscaping. The Company intends to continue upgrading and improving the physical condition of its existing properties and will consider selling existing properties, which the Company believes have realized their potential, and re-investing in properties that may require renovation but that offer greater appreciation potential.

Environmental Matters

The Company believes that each of its properties is in compliance, in all material respects, with federal, state and local regulations regarding hazardous waste and other environmental matters and is not aware of any environmental contamination at any of its properties that would require any material capital expenditure by the Company for the remediation thereof. No assurance can be given that environmental regulations will not, in the future, have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

Investment in Marketable Securities

The Company holds investments in certain marketable equity securities and short-term marketable debt instruments, including auction rate securities with interest rate resets ranging from every seven days to every 45 days. The Company’s investments in marketable securities are accounted for as securities available for sale.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In the normal course of operating our business and executing our business strategies, we are subject to several risks and uncertainties that could impede our ability to achieve our goals, including the risks described below. If any of the following risks actually occur, our financial condition and results of operations and / or the market price of our common stock could be materially and adversely affected.

An acceptable price may not be obtained in our attempt to sell or merge our company.

Our goal of maximizing shareholder value includes the possibility of selling our company to another third party or of merging our company into a suitable merger partner. However, the success of this option for maximizing shareholder value is based upon the ability to obtain a suitable price for our shareholders, which cannot be guaranteed. Our ability to obtain a suitable price depends upon a number of different factors, many of which are outside of our control. We have not made any determination to sell our company at this juncture and cannot assure you that such a sale will occur.

7

Our announced plans of exploring alternatives for maximizing shareholder value may have resulted in an increase in the market price of our common stock over the market price that would be quoted in the absence of such an announcement.

The market price of our common stock may reflect a so-called “premium” reflecting the market’s anticipation that we will announce a sale of our company or other corporate transaction. The Company cannot provide any assurance that such a transaction will occur.

Our properties held for sale may not realize the sales prices anticipated by us. 

As described in Item 1 “Description of Business,” we are holding various properties that are available for sale. It is our intent to sell such properties at a price that we have determined represents their intrinsic value. However, there is no guarantee that a buyer will be found to purchase such properties at our asking price. In this event, our options include continuing to operate the properties, with potentially significant capital expenditures, or to reduce the selling price of the property.

Environmental concerns may limit our ability to operate its real estate properties.

Our ability to operate our continuing real estate operations and sell our discontinued operations are impacted by potential environmental issues including: asbestos removal at certain properties, clean-up of spills from leaking heating oil tanks, faulty sewerage treatment, disposal of cleaning, painting and other potential contaminants and other items. Laws protecting the environment typically are strictly enforced and carry with them substantial monetary penalties for non-compliance. Any action by a federal or state agency could result in substantial penalties and other enforcement measures which could materially and adversely affect us.

Competition in our markets limits rental income from tenants.

The rental income that we may earn from our properties is limited to the local market conditions where the properties are located. This impacts actual rent that may be charged and concessions that may be granted to entice new tenants and tenants renewing their leases to continue to occupy our properties.

Certain properties may require substantial capital expenditures to remain competitive.

As our properties age, they require capital expenditures to remain competitive in their marketplaces. Such capital expenditures could be significant and could relate to roofing, replacement of boilers and air conditioning equipment, paving of parking lots, painting of buildings, and other capital expenditure items.

Economic change in our marketplaces may impact our ability to locate suitable tenants.

Our properties are concentrated in the Southwest and New Jersey. Any negative change in the economic environment in those areas of the country may impact the ability of existing tenants to remain current on their rental payments and impact our ability to attract qualified new tenants.

Interest rate fluctuations impact our ability to raise funds for investment and impacts the desire of tenants to rent versus buying housing.

We are susceptible to changes in interest rates. Increasing interest rates are detrimental to our ability to raise capital for investment purposes at suitable interest rates. Declining interest rates generally make home ownership more affordable than renting for tenants and may cause vacancy rates at our properties to increase.

8

Government regulations may hinder our ability to dispose of our properties held for sale and may limit our ability to construct improvements at its existing properties.

Government regulations concerning zoning, of property use, environmental regulations and taxation, among other things, could change the economic impact of our decisions to sell various properties and to attempt to construct improvements to make the properties more desirable for tenants and investors.
 
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments

None.
 
Item 2. Properties
 
The executive and administrative office of the Company consists of approximately 4,000 square feet, located at 1 Gateway Center, Suite 1030, Newark, New Jersey. Beginning on April 1, 2005, Wilshire leased this office on a five year lease, with two renewal options of five years each. The base monthly rental is $10,880. Wilshire has the right to cancel the lease after 24 months subject to reimbursing the landlord for certain unamortized costs associated with tenant improvements and real estate commissions.

The Company maintained its principal office for its now discontinued United States oil and gas operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, leasing 3,618 square feet on a month-to-month basis, at a monthly cost of $2,345. With the sale in April 2004 of the United States oil and gas assets, this lease was terminated in June 2004.

The Company’s Canadian subsidiary, whose assets were also sold in April 2004, maintained an exploration office in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Company leased 1,583 square feet on a month-to-month basis at a monthly rental of $3,408 Canadian. With the sale of the Canadian oil and gas assets in April 2004, this lease was terminated in April 2004.

The following table provides summary information regarding the Company’s apartment properties and condominium properties.

           
Apartment Unit Type
     
Name (State)
 
Date Acquired
 
No. of Units
 
Studio / Efficiencies
 
1 BR
 
2 BR
 
3 BR
 
Acreage
 
Rentable
Sq. Ft.
 
Apartments:
                                 
                                   
Alpine Village (NJ) (a)
   
10/29/95
   
132
   
   
48
   
84
   
   
13.73
 
 101,724
 
Biltmore Club (AZ) (a)(b)
   
10/23/97
   
378
   
192
   
186
   
   
   
8.08
 
 193,716
 
Summercreek (TX) (a)
   
3/29/01
   
180
   
   
84
   
96
   
   
8.17
 
 142,452
 
Sunrise Ridge (AZ)
   
10/24/97
   
340
   
   
144
   
196
   
   
17.73
 
 291,674
 
Twelve Oaks (GA) (a)
   
4/10/96
   
72
   
   
   
42
   
30
   
10.04
 
 91,404
 
Van Buren (AZ)
   
6/11/98
   
70
   
   
42
   
28
   
   
1.41
 
 81,404
 
Wellington (TX) (a)
   
7/30/98
   
228
   
24
   
60
   
116
   
28
   
8.69
 
 214,744
 
Condominiums:
                                                 
Galsworthy Arms (a)(c)(e)
   
3/31/94
   
42
   
   
29
   
13
   
   
 
 36,210
 
Jefferson Gardens (a)(d)
   
3/31/94
   
18
   
   
15
   
3
   
   
 
 14,056
 
 
(a) Classified by the Company as Discontinued Operations. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) The Company closed on the sale of this property in December 2005 for $21.0 million.
(c) The Galsworthy Arms condominium complex has a total of 64 units, 44 one bedroom and 20 two bedroom, of which the Company owned 42 units..
(d) The Jefferson Gardens condominium complex has a total of 50 units, 34 one bedroom and 16 two bedroom, of which the Company owned 18 units.
(e) The 42 units at Galsworthy Arms were sold in the first quarter of 2006 for $7.2 million.

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The following table provides summary information regarding the Company’s commercial properties.

Name (State)
 
Date Acquired
 
Rentable Sq. Ft.
 
Acreage
 
               
Office & Retail:
             
Amboy Tower (NJ) (a)
   
3/31/98
   
75,000
   
 
 
Royal Mall Plaza (AZ)
   
3/31/94
   
66,552
       
Tamarac Office Plaza (FL)
   
12/31/92
   
26,990
       
Tempe Corporate (AZ)
   
12/31/92
   
50,700
       
Triple Net Lease:
                   
Rutherford Bank (NJ) (a)(b)
   
3/31/94
   
4,000
       
Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (NJ) (a)(c)
   
12/31/97
   
89 hotel rooms; 50,000
SF banquet facility
   
12.29
 
Land:
                   
Alpine Village, Sussex (NJ) (a)
   
10/28/98
   
   
0.51
 
Alpine Village, Wantage (NJ) (a)
   
2/16/01
   
   
17.32
 
Lake Hopatcong (NJ) (a)
   
3/31/94
   
   
1.81
 
West Orange (NJ) (a)
   
3/31/94
   
   
0.60
 
                     
 
(a) Classified by the Company as Discontinued Operations. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(b) Rutherford was sold in January 2006 for $1.6 million.
(c) The sale of the Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility is expected to close in April 2006 for $12.8 million. The Company expects to receive net proceeds of $5.7 million and record a gain on sale of approximately $460,000 upon consummation of this sale.

The following table provides summary financial information for the Company’s properties that are not carried as discontinued operations. Discontinued operations contain properties that may have excellent cash flow or valuation characteristics but that may not be in a geographic region that is currently being targeted by the Company. Discontinued operations include properties that either are under contracts for sale or the Company has identified as properties potentially for sale depending on market conditions, including Alpine Village (NJ), Galsworthy Arms (NJ) (sold in the first quarter 2006), Jefferson Gardens (NJ), Summercreek (TX), Wellington Estates (TX), Twelve Oaks (GA), Amboy Tower (NJ), Rutherford Bank (sold in the first quarter 2006), Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (expected to be sold in April 2006) and the West Orange and Lake Hopatcong New Jersey land parcels. The Company may or may not sell some or all of such assets.
 
   
As of 12/31/05
 
For the Year 2005
 
Name (State)  
Net Book Value
 
Mortgage Principal
 
Net Operating Income
 
Interest Expense
 
Capital Expenditures
 
                       
Apartments:
                     
Sunrise Ridge (AZ)
   
5,562,000
   
10,320,000
   
1,157,000
   
616,000
   
294,000
 
Van Buren (AZ)
   
1,775,000
   
2,025,000
   
198,000
   
128,000
   
102,000
 
Office & Retail:
                               
Royal Mall Plaza (AZ)
   
1,327,000
   
   
382,000
   
   
59,000
 
Tamarac Office Plaza (FL)
   
747,000
   
596,000
   
111,000
   
39,000
   
14,000
 
Tempe Corporate (AZ)
   
2,478,000
   
3,806,000
   
332,000
   
293,000
   
173,000
 
                                 
Total:
 
$
11,889,000
 
$
16,747,000
 
$
2,180,000
 
$
1,076,000
 
$
642,000
 

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
  
Actions and Proceedings

The Company is not a party to any actions or proceedings which management believes are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect upon the Company.

Other Matters

On November 1, 2005, Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC (“Mercury”), the owner, with its affiliates, of 14.6% of Wilshire’s outstanding common stock, issued a letter to Wilshire that demanded the immediate liquidation of the Company and raised other concerns. Mercury concluded its letter by stating that it would consider all other options at its disposal if Wilshire’s Board of Directors did not immediately comply with its demand for the immediate distribution of available cash and the adoption of a plan of liquidation.

On November 7, 2005, Wilshire announced that the Board of Directors would engage an investment bank to conduct a strategic review regarding alternatives to maximize stockholder value. Wilshire noted that the Company’s value maximization strategy was publicized at an investor presentation in October 2004 and enumerated various actions taken regarding sales and pending sales of the Company’s assets to maximize stockholder value. On January 27, 2006, Wilshire announced that an investment bank, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. (“FBR”), had been retained to conduct a strategic review regarding alternatives to maximize stockholder value.

On February 27, 2006, Mercury submitted a letter to the Board of Directors of Wilshire stating its intention to pursue an acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares of the Company for $8.50 per share in cash.

At this time, it is impossible to predict what impact, if any, Mercury’s demand and subsequent stated intention to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of the Company and FBR’s strategic review will have on the Company.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005.

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Item 4A.  Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
The following table sets forth the name and age of each executive officer of the Company. Each officer is appointed by the Company's Board of Directors. Unless otherwise indicated, the persons named below have held the position indicated for more than the past five years. 

 
Name and Age
 
Executive Officer of The Company Since
 
Position with the Company
and Business Experience
         
S. Wilzig Izak, Age 47
 
1987
 
Chairman of the Board of the Company since September 20, 1990; Chief Executive Officer since May 1991; Executive Vice President (1987-1990); prior thereto, Senior Vice President
         
Daniel C. Pryor, Age 45
 
June, 2004
 
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since June 2004; Investment Banker from 1993 - 2004 including at D&T Corporate Finance (2001 - 2004), Lehman Brothers (1999 - 2001), and Salomon Smith Barney (Citigroup) (1993 - 1999); developer, property manager and investor in the real estate industry (1985 - 1991)
         
Seth H. Ugelow, Age 53
 
June, 2004
 
Chief Financial Officer of the Company since June 2004; Senior Vice President and Controller of The Trust Company of New Jersey (January 2003 - June 2004); Consultant (June 2002 - January 2003); Vice President and Head of Accounting at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (New York Office) (June 2001 - June 2002); Vice President and Controller of Credit Agricole Indosuez (New York Office ) (April 1995 - June 2001)

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PART II

Item 5. 
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
The Company’s common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange. The following table indicates the high and low sales prices of the Company’s common stock for the quarters indicated during the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

   
Quarter 1
 
Quarter 2
 
Quarter 3
 
Quarter 4
 
   
High
 
 
Low
 
High
 
 
Low
 
High
 
 
Low
 
High
 
 
Low
 
                                                   
2005
 
$
9.70
   
   
6.00
 
$
8.05
   
   
7.10
 
$
9.00
   
   
7.21
 
$
8.35
   
   
7.40
 
2004
   
6.80
   
   
5.25
   
5.86
   
   
4.61
   
5.30
   
   
4.90
   
7.60
   
   
5.00
 
                                                                 
 
       
As of March 21, 2006, there were 4,074 common shareholders of record.

The Company has not paid any dividends to shareholders during the past two years. Based on a primary objective of increasing shareholder value, the Board of Directors will consider the payment of dividends from time to time in the future based on the Company’s strategic direction, capital requirements, results of operations and other factors.

In June 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized management to conduct a buyback of up to 1,000,000 common shares. Under this authorization, the Company conducted an odd-lot share repurchase program, which offered shareholders who owned a small number of common shares the opportunity to sell their shares without paying a broker’s commission. The Company also benefited under the odd-lot share repurchase program by lowering its administrative costs through the closing of approximately 1,900 shareholder accounts. Under the Board authorization, the Company also allowed other shareholders the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company. The authorization to repurchase common shares has no expiration date and the Company has not determined when, or if, the program will be discontinued. No shares were repurchased during the period October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2005 with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock that may be issued under the Company’s existing equity compensation plans, which consist of the (i) 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, (ii) 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, (iii) 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and (iv) 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, each of which has been approved by the Company’s shareholders.
 
Plan Category
   
(a)
Number of
Securities To Be
Issued Upon
Exercise Of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
   
(b)
Weighted
Average Exercise
Price Of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights
   
(c)
Number of
Securities
Remaining Available
For Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding)
Securities Reflected
In Column (a))
 
                     
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
   
160,450
 
$
4.97
   
625,424
 
                     
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
   
   
   
 
                     
Total
   
160,450
 
$
4.97
   
625,424
 
 
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
 
The selected consolidated financial data for the Company for each of the five (5) fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2005 are derived from the consolidated financial statements that have been audited. J.H. Cohn LLP, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, has reported upon the consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. (See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to the restatement of the consolidated financial statements for 2004.) The consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 have been reported upon by Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm has also reported upon the consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2001. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been reported upon by Arthur Andersen LLP.

The following table sets forth the Company’s selected financial data and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain data as of December 31, 2004, for the year ended December 31, 2004 and for each of the quarters in 2004 and the first three quarters of 2005 has been restated. Such restatements did not impact loss from continuing operations for any period. See Notes 3 and 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional details on the restatements.

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As of December 31 
 
   
2005 
 
2004
(Restated) 
 
2003 
 
2002 
 
2001
 
   
(In thousands) 
 
Balance Sheet Data at Year-End:
                     
Total assets
 
$
88,915
 
$
86,916
 
$
98,997
 
$
107,920
 
$
107,903
 
Long-term debt
   
33,352
   
46,855
   
58,494
   
65,706
   
67,948
 
Stockholders’ equity
   
41,852
(1)
 
28,474
   
24,527
   
24,239
   
23,693
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
   
7,864
   
7,796
   
7,810
   
7,832
   
7,914
 
Diluted
   
7,966
   
7,955
   
7,810
   
7,832
   
7,914
 
                                 
 
   
For the Year Ended December 31, 
 
   
2005
 
2004
 (Restated)
 
2003
 
2002
 
2001
 
   
(In thousands of dollars except per share amounts)
 
Income Statement Data:
                     
Revenues
 
$
4,624
 
$
4,628
 
$
4,494
 
$
4,630
 
$
4,525
 
Costs and expenses:
                               
Operating expenses
   
2,444
 
 
2,341
   
2,287
   
2,432
   
2,313
 
Depreciation
   
957
   
873
   
995
   
874
   
818
 
General and administrative
   
3,493
   
2,143
   
2,349
   
2,131
   
1,690
 
Total costs and expenses
   
6,894
   
5,357
   
5,631
   
5,437
   
4,821
 
Dividend and interest income
   
700
   
685
   
743
   
877
   
867
 
Sale of marketable securities
   
134
   
   
2,621
   
711
   
(1,684
)
Sale of real estate related assets
   
675
   
   
   
   
 
Life insurance proceeds
   
   
   
1,000
   
   
 
Other income
   
32
   
   
232
   
540
   
87
 
Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs
   
(1,090
)
 
(1,083
)
 
(1,305
)
 
(1,123
)
 
(1,047
)
Income (loss) before provision for taxes
   
(1,819
)
 
(1,127
)
 
2,154
   
198
   
(2,073
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
(1,104
)
 
(409
)
 
343
   
76
   
(798
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
(715
)
 
(718
)
 
1,811
   
122
   
(1,275
)
Discontinued operations - real estate
   
8,711
   
4,067
   
(6
)
 
(54
)
 
(114
)
Discontinued operations - oil & gas
   
(1,105
)
 
(1,322
)
 
(3,178
)
 
1,008
   
1,841
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
6,891
 
$
2,027
 
$
(1,373
)
$
1,076
 
$
452
 
                                 
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                               
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.09
)
$
0.23
 
$
0.02
 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations
   
0.97
   
0.35
   
(0.41
)
 
0.12
   
0.22
 
Net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.88
 
$
0.26
 
$
(0.18
)
$
0.14
 
$
0.06
 
                                 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                               
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.09
)
$
0.23
 
$
0.02
 
$
(0.16
)
Discontinued operations
   
0.96
   
0.34
   
(0.41
)
 
0.12
   
0.22
 
Net income (loss) per share
 
$
0.87
 
$
0.25
 
$
(0.18
)
$
0.14
 
$
0.06
 
                                 
 
(1) Includes $6.7 million representing the non-controlling interest of a joint venture partner. See Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Effect of Recent Financial Pronouncements.”
 
 
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
In 2005, Wilshire’s dominant business activities were the real estate business and cash management and investment activities. The Company also conducted activities related to winding up its oil and gas business which was sold in April 2004. In 2004 and 2003, the Company was involved in real estate, oil and gas and corporate activities.

The real estate business consists of residential and commercial properties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas. Within this portfolio of properties, certain properties have been designated as being held for sale and have been classified as discontinued operations. Discontinued operations contain properties that may have excellent cash flow or valuation characteristics but that may be positioned for sale at an optimal valuation or may not be in a geographic region that is currently being targeted by the Company. The following discussion takes an income statement approach and discusses the results of operations first for the properties comprising “continuing operations” and then discusses the discontinued operations.

The assets comprising Wilshire’s oil and gas business were sold in April 2004, effective March 1, 2004. Oil and gas operations for all periods presented in this report have been classified as discontinued operations.

All three activities are reviewed and analyzed in the following discussion, which should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in Item 8 of this Form 10-K. Certain statements in this discussion may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect Wilshire’s current expectations regarding future results of operations, economic performance, financial condition and achievements of Wilshire, and do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Wilshire has tried, wherever possible, to identify these forward looking statements by using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or words of similar meaning. Although Wilshire believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such factors include, but are not limited to the risks described in Item 1A of this Annual Report.

Certain data as of December 31, 2004 and for the year then ended, for each of the quarters in 2004 and for the first three quarters of 2005 have been restated. See Notes 3 and 13 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Such restatements are reflected in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Critical Accounting Policies

Pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) disclosure guidance for “Critical Accounting Policies,” the SEC defines Critical Accounting Policies as those that require the application of Management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often because of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods.

Wilshire’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon Wilshire’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires Wilshire to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Wilshire bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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Impairment of Property and Equipment

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of its real estate properties may be impaired. A property’s value is considered impaired if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property is less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property. Management does not believe at December 31, 2005 and 2004 that the value of any of its properties is impaired.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from real estate properties is recognized during the period in which the premises are occupied and rent is due from tenants. For commercial properties, rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases are included in accounts receivable. For residential properties where lease agreements are almost exclusively for one- year terms, rental revenue is recognized in accordance with the contractual terms of the underlying leases. The Company follows a policy of aggressively pursuing its rental tenants to ensure timely payment of amounts due. When a tenant becomes 30 days in arrears on paying rent, the amount is written-off and turned over to a collection agency for action. Accordingly, no allowance for uncollectible accounts is maintained for the Company’s real estate tenants.

Foreign Operations

The assets and liabilities of Wilshire’s Canadian subsidiary have been translated at year-end exchange rates. The related revenues and expenses have been translated at average annual exchange rates. The aggregate effect of translation losses is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the sale or substantial liquidation of the underlying foreign investment at which time gains and losses are included in the Company’s results of operations.

As a result of the sale of the Canadian oil and gas assets in 2004 and the anticipated distribution of net proceeds to the United States parent company in 2006, Wilshire has provided at December 31, 2005, $2.1 million of United States taxes and $200,000 of Canadian taxes that are expected to be incurred upon such remittance. During 2005, the Company’s Canadian affiliate declared and paid to Wilshire dividends amounting to $11.5 million, resulting in the payment of $576,000 of Canadian taxes. See Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Stock-Based Compensation

Wilshire follows the disclosure-only provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 123 and SFAS 148. In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” The provisions of SFAS 123R will be adopted commencing January 1, 2006. SFAS 123R establishes standards for accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123R requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as an expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123R, only certain pro forma disclosures of fair value were required. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on Wilshire’s consolidated financial statements with respect to previously granted equity compensation.

Effects of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets an amendment of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 29.” SFAS 153 amends APB 29 to eliminate the exception for non-monetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of non-monetary assets that do not have commercial substance. The provisions of SFAS 153 are effective for non-monetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adoption of the provisions of SFAS 153 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition.

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In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” The provisions of SFAS 123R will be adopted commencing January 1, 2006. SFAS 123R establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123R requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as an expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123R, only certain pro forma disclosures of fair value were required. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on Wilshire’s consolidated financial statements with respect to previously granted equity compensation.

In December 2003, the FASB issued revised Financial Accounting Interpretation (“FIN”) 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51.” FIN 46R requires the consolidation of an entity in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity (variable interest entities, or “VIEs”). Currently, entities are generally consolidated by an enterprise when it has a controlling financial interest through ownership or a majority voting interest in the entity. Application of FIN 46R is required in financial statements of public entities that have interests in VIEs or potential VIEs commonly referred to as special-purpose entities for periods ending after December 31, 2003. Application by public entities (other than small business issuers) for all other types of entities is required in financial statements for periods ending after March 15, 2004. Application by small business issuers to entities other than special-purpose entities and by nonpublic entities to all types of entities is required at various dates in 2004 and 2005. In some instances, enterprises have the option of applying or continuing to apply Interpretation 46 for a short period of time before applying Interpretation 46(R). As of December 31, 2005, the Company has a 50% ownership in a joint venture that is being consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46R. The minority interest in this investment is included in Stockholders’ Equity under the caption “Non-controlling interest of joint venture partner.”

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Results of Operations

The following table presents the increases (decreases) in each major statement of income category for the year ended December 31, 2005 (“2005”) compared with the year ended December 31, 2004 (as restated) (“2004”) and 2004 compared with the year ended December 31, 2003 (“2003”).
 
   
Increase (Decrease) in Consolidated Statements of Income Categories for the periods:
 
   
2005 v. 2004
 
2004 v. 2003
 
 
 
Amount ($)
 
 
Amount ($)
 
% 
 
                   
Revenues
 
$
(4,000
)
 
(0.1
)%
$
134,000
   
3.0
%
Costs and Expenses
                         
Operating expenses
   
103,000
   
4.4
   
54,000
   
2.4
 
Depreciation expense
   
84,000
   
9.6
   
(122,000
)
 
(12.3
)
General and administrative
   
1,350,000
   
63.0
   
(206,000
)
 
(8.8
)
 Total costs and expenses
   
1,537,000
   
28.7
   
(274,000
)
 
(4.9
)
Income (Loss) from Operations
   
(1,541,000
)
 
(211.4
)
 
408,000
   
35.9
 
Other Income
                         
Dividend and interest income
   
15,000
   
2.2
   
(58,000
)
 
(7.8
)
Gain on sale of marketable securities
   
134,000
   
100.0
   
(2,621,000
)
 
(100.0
)
Gain on sale of real estate related assets
   
675,000
   
100.0
   
   
 
Insurance proceeds
   
   
   
(1,000,000
)
 
(100.0
)
Other income
   
32,000
   
100.0
   
(232,000
)
 
(100.0
)
Interest Expense
   
(7,000
)
 
(0.6
)
 
222,000
   
17.0
 
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
   
(692,000
)
 
(61.4
)
 
(3,281,000
)
 
(152.3
)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
   
(695,000
)
 
(169.9
)
 
(752,000
)
 
(219.2
)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
   
3,000
   
(0.4
)
 
(2,529,000
)
 
(139.6
)
Discontinued Operations - Real Estate, Net of Taxes
                         
Loss from operations
   
(507,000
)
 
(874.1
)
 
1,029,000
   
94.7
 
Gain from sales
   
5,151,000
   
124.9
   
3,044,000
   
281.6
 
Discontinued Operations - Oil & Gas, Net of Taxes
                         
Income (loss) from operations
   
784,000
   
41.5
   
1,289,000
   
40.6
 
Gain from sales
   
(567,000
)
 
(100.0
)
 
567,000
   
100.0
 
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
4,864,000
   
240.0
 
$
3,400,000
   
247.6
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
   
 
$
(0.32
)
 
(139.1
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
   
0.62
   
177.1
   
0.76
   
185.4
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.62
   
238.5
 
$
0.44
   
244.4
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
   
 
$
(0.32
)
 
(139.1
)
Income from discontinued operations
   
0.62
   
182.4
   
0.75
   
182.9
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.62
   
248.0
 
$
0.43
   
238.9
 
                           
 
 

 
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Results of Operations - 2005 v. 2004

Overview

Net income for 2005 amounted to $6,891,000 or $0.87 per diluted share, an increase of $4,864,000 from net income of $2,027,000 or $0.25 per diluted share reported for 2004. Results of operations are shown as continuing and discontinued, with discontinued operations comprised of the results of operations from the Company’s oil and gas businesses, the results of the sale of the oil and gas properties, the operating results from real estate properties held for sale and the gain from real estate properties held for sale that were sold during the period.

Continuing Operations:

Loss from continuing operations was $715,000 in 2005 compared with a loss of $718,000 in 2004. Results per diluted share from continuing operations amounted to $(0.09) in both 2005 and 2004. The 2005 period included approximately $600,000 of after tax ($1,029,000 before taxes) expense related to the termination of a consulting contract and the exercise of stock options by the former President of the Company. This expense was partly offset by gains on the sale of marketable securities ($134,000 before taxes; $80,000 after taxes) and a gain on the settlement of a mortgage receivable ($675,000 before taxes; $405,000 after taxes).

Reported loss from continuing operations in 2005 compared with 2004 reflects a lower level of income from operations (defined as revenues reduced by operating expenses, depreciation and general and administrative expenses), that was partially offset by higher other income and an increased income tax benefit. These factors are discussed below.

Segment Information

Wilshire presently conducts business in the residential (including condominiums that it owns and rents) and commercial real estate segments. The following table sets forth comparative data for Wilshire’s real estate segments in continuing operations.

   
Residential Real Estate
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Total
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
$ 
 
%
 
2005
 
2004
 
$ 
 
%
 
2005
 
2004
 
$ 
 
%
 
   
(In 000s of $)
     
(In 000s of $)
     
(In 000s of $)
     
Rental income
 
$
2,782
 
$
2,754
 
$
28
   
1.0
 
$
1,456
 
$
1,447
 
$
9
   
0.6
 
$
4,238
 
$
4,201
 
$
37
   
0.9
 
Vending income
   
5
   
18
   
(13
)
 
(72.2
)
 
   
   
   
   
5
   
18
   
(13
)
 
(72.2
)
Other
   
231
   
204
   
27
   
13.2
   
150
   
205
   
(55
)
 
(26.8
)
 
381
   
409
   
(28
)
 
(6.8
)
Total revenues
   
3,018
   
2,976
   
42
   
1.4
   
1,606
   
1,652
   
(46
)
 
(2.8
)
 
4,624
   
4,628
   
(4
)
 
(0.1
)
Operating expenses
   
1,664
   
1,607
   
57
   
3.5
   
780
   
734
   
46
   
6.3
   
2,444
   
2,341
   
103
   
4.4
 
Net operating income
 
$
1,354
 
$
1,369
 
$
(15
)
 
(1.1
)
$
826
 
$
918
 
$
(92
)
 
(10.0
)
$
2,180
 
$
2,287
 
$
(107
)
 
(4.7
)
                                                                           
Reconciliation to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations:
                                         
Net operating income
                                   
$
2,180
 
$
2,287
             
Depreciation expense
                                           
(957
)
 
(873
)
           
General and administrative expenses
                                     
(3,493
)
 
(2,143
)
           
Other income
                                     
1,541
   
685
             
Interest expense
                                     
(1,090
)
 
(1,083
)
           
Income tax benefit
                                     
1,104
   
409
             
                                                                           
Loss from continuing operations
                             
$
(715
)
$
(718
)
           
                                                                           
 
 
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The above table details the comparative net operating income (“NOI”) for Wilshire’s residential and commercial real estate segments, and reconciles the combined NOI to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations. NOI is based on operating revenue and expenses directly associated with the operations of the real estate properties, but excludes depreciation and interest expense. Wilshire assesses and measures segment operating results based on NOI, which is a direct measure of each property’s contribution to the results of the Company before considering revenues from treasury activities, overhead expenses and other costs that are not directly related to the performance of a property. The Company believes NOI is a more descriptive measure of the Company’s performance than income (loss) from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flow as measured by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

Residential Segment

The residential segment is comprised of Sunrise Ridge Apartments and Van Buren Apartments, both in Tucson, Arizona. During 2005 NOI decreased modestly by $15,000 or 1.1% to $1,354,000 based upon a revenue increase of $42,000 or 1.4% to $3,018,000 which was more than offset by an operating expense increase of $57,000 or 3.5% to $1,664,000.

Revenues for the residential segment was negatively impacted due to the Company suspending leasing activity at the Van Buren for several months while evaluating alternative uses for the property. The modest increase in operating expenses is reflective of increased maintenance work resulting from the Company’s efforts to strengthen the market competitiveness of the properties and one-time expenses related to architectural, legal and other fees resulting from an evaluation of alternative uses for Van Buren Apartments.

Commercial Segment

The commercial segment is comprised of Royal Mall Plaza in Mesa, Arizona, Tamarac, in Tamarac, Florida, and Tempe Corporate Center in Tempe, Arizona. During 2005 NOI decreased $92,000 or 10.0% to $826,000 due to a decline in revenues of $46,000 or 2.8% to $1,606,000 and an increase in operating expenses of $46,000 or 6.3% to $780,000.
 
The revenue shortfall was related to a decrease in occupancy at Royal Mall Plaza. This property is a mixed use commercial/retail property with an emphasis on medical services tenants. This property has experienced difficulty attracting tenants as many medical services entities prefer to buy condominiums or buildings versus renting. The Company is evaluating investing in refurbishing the property, including painting and potential exterior renovations, and has retained a leasing agent to seek to attract new tenants to this property. In addition, the Company is evaluating converting the property into professional condominiums.

Both Tempe Corporate Center and Tamarac benefited from significantly improved leasing activity in 2005 which should benefit the financial performance of the properties in 2006. After experiencing a decrease in occupancy in the third and fourth quarters of 2004, Tempe Corporate Center had three new leases signed in the fourth quarter of 2004 and five new leases signed in 2005 resulting from a comprehensive property renovation which commenced in late 2004. Revenues at Tempe Corporate Center in 2006, based on leases currently in place, are expected to exceed 2005 revenues by more than 15%. Such expectation represents a forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from such expectation as a result of a variety of factors, including the impact of general economic conditions, interest rates and factors directly impacting the financial condition and results of operations of the Company’s tenants.

Tamarac benefited from an aggressive leasing and marketing program with rental rates for the individual 675 square foot units increasing from approximately $12.81 per square foot to $16.00 per square foot for lease renewals and $19.50 per square foot for new leases. During 2005, leases were entered into for 18 out of the 40 total units for periods ranging from two to seven years. At December 31, 2005, three units were vacant and eight units were under lease agreements that expire in 2006. In 2006, revenues may increase at Tamarac by more than 10% as a result of the leasing and marketing program. Such expectation represents a forward-looking statement. Actual results could differ materially from such expectation as a result of a variety of factors, including the impact of general economic conditions, interest rates and factors directly impacting the financial condition and results of operations of the Company’s tenants.

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The increase in operating expenses is mainly related to the Tamarac property, due to higher utility costs (water, sewer, electric) and maintenance expenses related to new tenants and turnover of units plus $24,000 of incentive compensation expense related to the releasing of the units to existing and new tenants.

Revenues

   
Years Ended December 31,
     
   
2005
 
2004
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
               
Sunrise Ridge, Arizona
 
$
2,434,000
 
$
2,388,000
 
$
46,000
 
Van Buren Apartments, Arizona
   
584,000
   
588,000
   
(4,000
)
Sub-total - Residential Properties
   
3,018,000
   
2,976,000
   
42,000
 
                     
Royal Mall Plaza, Arizona
   
606,000
   
655,000
   
(49,000
)
Tamarac, Florida
   
327,000
   
313,000
   
14,000
 
Tempe Corporate Center, Arizona
   
673,000
   
684,000
   
(11,000
)
Sub-total - Commercial Properties
   
1,606,000
   
1,652,000
   
(46,000
)
                     
Total Revenues
 
$
4,624,000
 
$
4,628,000
 
$
(4,000
)

Revenues from rental properties amounted to $4,624,000 in 2005, a decrease of $4,000 or 0.1%, from $4,628,000 in 2004. The majority of the decrease for the 2005 period is attributable to Royal Mall Plaza, which has had difficulty in attracting tenants. As noted in the preceding discussion, the Company is expecting an increase in revenues at Tempe Corporate Center and Tamarac and is evaluating a limited renovation of Royal Mall Plaza to attract new tenants to this property. The revenue shortfall at Royal Mall Plaza was mostly offset by a $46,000, or 1.9%, increase in revenue at Sunrise Ridge Apartments, reflecting higher occupancy at this property. Van Buren revenues were impacted negatively due to the Company’s suspending leasing activity at the property for several months while evaluating alternative uses for the property.

Operating Expenses

   
Years Ended December 31,
     
   
2005
 
2004
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
                     
Sunrise Ridge, Arizona
 
$
1,277,000
 
$
1,249,000
 
$
28,000
 
Van Buren Apartments, Arizona
   
387,000
   
358,000
   
29,000
 
Sub-total - Residential Properties
   
1,664,000
   
1,607,000
   
57,000
 
                     
Royal Mall Plaza, Arizona
   
224,000
   
212,000
   
12,000
 
Tamarac, Florida
   
215,000
   
176,000
   
39,000
 
Tempe Corporate Center, Arizona
   
341,000
   
346,000
   
(5,000
)
Sub-total - Commercial Properties
   
780,000
   
734,000
   
46,000
 
                     
Total Operating Expenses
 
$
2,444,000
 
$
2,341,000
 
$
103,000
 

Operating expenses were $2,444,000 in 2005, $103,000, or 4.4% higher than $2,341,000 in 2004. The majority of the increase for the 2005 period is attributable to higher costs that are sensitive to the warm weather experienced in our market areas, such as water, electric, landscaping and to increased maintenance costs related to new tenants and turnover of units. Van Buren expenses increased due to various items, such as architectural and legal fees, related to the Company’s evaluation of the property for alternative uses. Tamarac expenses increased due to higher utility costs (water, sewer, electric) and maintenance expenses related to new tenants and turnover of units plus compensation expenses related to the leasing of the units to existing and new tenants.

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Depreciation expense amounted to $957,000 in 2005, an increase of $84,000 or 9.6% from $873,000 in 2004, reflecting increased capital expenditures throughout the Company’s network of residential and commercial properties. These expenditures were undertaken as part of a program to reposition and strengthen the Company’s properties within their targeted markets. Depreciation expense is not included in the operating expenses shown in the preceding table and discussion.
 
General and administrative expense increased $1,350,000, or 63.0%, to $3,493,000 in 2005 from $2,143,000 in 2004. The increase in general and administrative expense is primarily related to a charge to expense of approximately $1.0 million ($600,000 after taxes) involving the stock options held by the former President of the Company. On April 19, 2005, the Company reached a mutual agreement with the former President to terminate his consulting agreement with the Company. The Company agreed to provide him with a final lump sum payment of $50,625 and the former President agreed to forego an additional $75,000 of consulting fees due to him under the terms of his consulting arrangement. Also, at the Company’s request, the former President agreed to exercise his 300,000 stock options at the applicable exercise prices for a total sum of $1,005,500 and then sell to the Company all of the exercised shares at a purchase price per share of $7.00 for an aggregate payment of $2,100,000, or a net cash payment of $1,094,500. The transaction was completed on April 20, 2005.
 
The increase is also related to incentive and stock compensation expense. Prior to June 30, 2004, incentive compensation awards were not known until they were approved and paid. Current practice is to accrue incentive compensation expense for bonuses to be paid in the future that are being earned by individual and Company performance during the current period. In addition, the Company awarded its senior officers 47,400 shares of restricted common stock in 2005 that vest over a three-year period. General and administrative expense in 2005 includes $186,000 related to the amortization of the cost of issuing these stock awards.

Other income increased $856,000 to $1,541,000 in 2005 from $685,000 in 2004, principally related to $134,000 of gains in 2004 from the sale of marketable securities and $675,000 of gain from the settlement of a mortgage receivable.

Interest expense increased modestly to $1,090,000 from $1,083,000 in 2004, mainly related to $14,000 of interest paid to various state governments concerning underpayment of estimated taxes in 2004.

The provision for income taxes amounted to a tax benefit of $1,104,000 in 2005 compared to a tax benefit of $409,000 in 2004. The change in the provision for income taxes is related to the level of income from continuing operations in 2005 compared to 2004 and the change in the mix between taxable and tax-exempt income. In 2005, the Company earned approximately $322,000 of tax-exempt interest income compared to $194,000 earned in 2004.

Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes:

Real Estate

Income from discontinued operations amounted to after tax income of $8,711,000 in 2005 and $4,067,000 in 2004. The increased income reflects the higher level of sales of properties in 2005 compared to 2004.

During 2005, the Company sold the Biltmore Club Apartments in Phoenix, Arizona, for gross proceeds of $20,956,000 that resulted in an after-tax gain of $8,847,000. Biltmore Club Apartments had net operating income of $820,000, excluding reserves and capital expenditures of $195,000 in 2004, the last full year of operations. In addition, in 2005, the Company sold three units (2 1-bedroom units and 1 2-bedroom units) at Galsworthy Arms Condominiums subsequent to significant interior upgrades and two units (1 1-bedroom unit and 1 2-bedroom unit) at Jefferson Gardens Condominiums for total gross proceeds of $1,094,000, resulting in an after-tax gain of $429,000.

During 2004, the Company sold land in Montville, New Jersey, and South Brunswick, New Jersey for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 and $3,950,000, respectively, that resulted in after-tax gains of $205,000 and $485,000, respectively. The Company also sold thirteen residential properties located in Jersey City, New Jersey for gross proceeds of $14,750,000 that resulted in an after-tax gain of $3,366,000. In addition, the Company sold two 1-bedroom units at Jefferson Gardens Condominiums for gross proceeds of $276,000 and an after-tax gain of $69,000.

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The loss on operating discontinued real estate properties increased in 2005 to $565,000 in 2005 from $58,000 in 2004, reflecting increased operating losses at the Company’s Twelve Oaks Apartments in Atlanta, Georgia, and at the Company’s office building in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and at Galsworthy Arms and Jefferson Gardens Condominiums where many units were left vacant in 2005 in anticipation of their sale to private investors.

Oil and Gas

The Company announced in July 2003 its intention to sell its oil and gas businesses. The Canadian oil and gas business was sold in April 2004 to Addison Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exco Resources, Inc., for $15 million in gross proceeds. The United States oil and gas business was sold in April 2004 to Crow Creek Energy LLC, a Tulsa, Oklahoma based privately held portfolio company of Natural Gas Partners of Dallas, Texas, for $13.3 million in gross proceeds. During 2005 and 2004 (as restated), respectively, the Company recorded losses, net of taxes, from its oil and gas businesses of $1,105,000 and $1,889,000, respectively. The net loss from operating the oil and gas business in 2005 reflects the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its partners for periods prior to the effective date of the sale, adjustments to the accruals recorded in prior years for the liquidation of the oil and gas business and a $449,000 foreign currency translation loss related to the Company’s Canadian oil and gas business. Year 2004 has been restated to reflect the write-off of income tax receivables ($637,000) and the reclassification of unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) ($26,000) from accumulated other comprehensive income to discontinued operations - loss from oil and gas operations due to the substantial liquidation of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas operations upon its sale effective March 1, 2004. Year 2004 operating results also include the results of the oil and gas business for January and February and the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its partners for periods prior to the effective dates of the sales. The Company received gross proceeds from the sale of its oil and gas assets in the United States and Canada of $28.3 million and recorded a net after-tax gain of $567,000 on the sale.

Results of Operations - 2004 v. 2003

Overview

Net income for 2004 amounted to $2,027,000 or $0.25 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1,373,000 or $0.18 per diluted share reported for 2003.

Continuing Operations:

Income from continuing operations was a loss of $718,000 in 2004 compared with income of $1,811,000 in 2003. Results per diluted share from continuing operations amounted to a loss of $0.09 in 2004 compared to income of $0.23 in 2003. The 2003 period included $1,550,000 of after tax ($2,621,000 before taxes) gains from the sale of marketable securities and $1,000,000 after tax income from death benefits received from an insurance policy on the life of the Company’s former senior consultant.

Reported income from continuing operations in 2004 compared with 2003 reflects a higher level of income from operations and lower interest expense and an income tax benefit that was more than offset by lower other income. The 2003 period included the previously mentioned gains from the sale of marketable securities and the proceeds from an insurance policy on the life of the Company’s former Senior Consultant. In addition, interest expense in 2003 includes the costs associated with refinancing the Company’s mortgage debt in that year.

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Segment Information

The following table sets forth comparative data for Wilshire’s real estate segments in continuing operations.

   
Residential Real Estate
 
Commercial Real Estate
 
Total
 
   
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
Year ended December 31
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
 
 
2004
 
2003
 
$ 
 
%
 
2004
 
2003
 
$
 
%
 
2004
 
2003
 
$
 
%
 
   
(In 000s of $)
     
(In 000s of $)
     
(In 000s of $)
     
Rental income
 
$
2,754
 
$
2,696
 
$
58
   
2.2
 
$
1,447
 
$
1,403
 
$
44
   
3.1
 
$
4,201
 
$
4,099
 
$
102
   
2.5
 
Vending income
   
18
   
7
   
11
   
157.1
   
   
   
   
   
18
   
7
   
11
   
157.1
 
Other
   
204
   
199
   
5
   
2.5
   
205
   
189
   
16
   
8.5
   
409
   
388
   
21
   
5.4
 
Total revenues
   
2,976
   
2,902
   
74
   
2.5
   
1,652
   
1,592
   
60
   
3.8
   
4,628
   
4,494
   
134
   
3.0
 
Operating expenses
   
1,607
   
1,592
   
15
   
0.9
   
734
   
695
   
39
   
5.6
   
2,341
   
2,287
   
54
   
2.4
 
Net operating income
 
$
1,369
 
$
1,310
 
$
59
   
4.5
 
$
918
 
$
897
 
$
21
   
2.3
 
$
2,287
 
$
2,207
 
$
80
   
3.6
 
                                                                           
Reconciliation to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations:
                               
Net operating income                                                  
$
2,287
 
$
2,207              
Depreciation expense
                                                    (873
)
  (995
)
           
General and administrative expenses
                                              (2,143
)
  (2,349
)
           
Other income
                                                   
685
   
4,596
             
Interest expense
                                                    (1,083
) 
  (1,305
)
           
Income tax (expense) benefit                                              
409
    (343
)
           
                                                                           
Income (loss) from continuing operations
                   
$
(718
)
$
1,811              
 
The above table details the comparative net operating income (“NOI”) for Wilshire’s residential and commercial real estate segments, and reconciles the combined NOI to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations. NOI is based on operating revenue and expenses directly associated with the operations of the real estate properties, but excludes depreciation and interest expense. Wilshire assesses and measures segment operating results based on NOI, which is a direct measure of each property’s contribution to the results of the Company before considering revenues from treasury activities, overhead expenses and other costs that are not directly related to the performance of a property. The Company believes NOI is a more descriptive measure of the Company’s performance than income (loss) from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flow as measured by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

Residential Segment

During 2004 revenues increased $74,000 or 2.5% to $2,976,000 and NOI increased $59,000 or 4.5% to $1,369,000. Sunrise Ridge and Van Buren had NOI increases of $41,000 and $18,000, respectively. These results are partially reflective of the relative strengths of the rental markets in these areas.

Commercial Segment

During 2004 revenues increased $60,000 or 3.8% to $1,652,000 and NOI increased $21,000 or 2.3% to $918,000. The NOI improvement was due to Royal Mall Plaza which in 2004 had improved revenues and lower operating expenses. The results at Royal Mall Plaza offset the decline in NOI at Tamarac (Florida) and Tempe Corporate Center (Arizona), which both had increases in operating expenses. Tempe Corporate Center also experienced a modest decline in revenues due to tenants vacating in the fourth quarter of 2004.

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During the second half of 2004, and continuing into 2005, the Company has undertaken a program to upgrade the common areas of the Tempe Corporate Center. Through February 2005, in excess of $300,000 had been spent on this program. Partially as a result of this upgrade program and increased marketing efforts, the Company has entered into several leases with new tenants and the building has an improved occupancy percentage in February 2005 as compared to September 2004, when the increased marketing efforts commenced.

Revenues

   
Years Ended December 31,
     
   
2004
 
2003
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
                     
Sunrise Ridge, Arizona
 
$
2,388,000
 
$
2,341,000
   
47,000
 
Van Buren Apartments, Arizona
   
588,000
   
561,000
   
27,000
 
Sub-total - Residential Properties
   
2,976,000
   
2,902,000
   
74,000
 
                     
Royal Mall Plaza, Arizona
   
655,000
   
619,000
   
36,000
 
Tamarac, Florida
   
313,000
   
281,000
   
32,000
 
Tempe Corporate Center, Arizona
   
684,000
   
692,000
   
(8,000
)
Sub-total - Commercial Properties
   
1,652,000
   
1,592,000
   
60,000
 
                     
Total Rental Revenues
 
$
4,628,000
 
$
4,494,000
 
$
134,000
 

Revenues amounted to $4,628,000 in 2004, an increase of $134,000 or 3.0%, from $4,494,000 in 2003. The increase is related to all of the Company’s properties except for Tempe Corporate Center which had a decrease of $8,000 in revenues. During 2004, Tempe Corporate Center experienced difficulty in leasing its vacant units. As previously discussed, improvements were made to the property and marketing efforts intensified. The results of these initiatives began to become evident in early 2005 and are expected to continue in 2006.

Operating Expenses

   
Years Ended December 31,
     
   
2004
 
2003
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
                     
Sunrise Ridge, Arizona
 
$
1,249,000
 
$
1,243,000
 
$
6,000
 
Van Buren Apartments, Arizona
   
358,000
   
349,000
   
9,000
 
Sub-total - Residential Properties
   
1,607,000
   
1,592,000
   
15,000
 
                     
Royal Mall Plaza, Arizona
   
212,000
   
228,000
   
(16,000
)
Tamarac, Florida
   
176,000
   
137,000
   
39,000
 
Tempe Corporate Center, Arizona
   
346,000
   
330,000
   
16,000
 
Sub-total - Commercial Properties
   
734,000
   
695,000
   
39,000
 
                     
Total Operating Expenses
 
$
2,341,000
 
$
2,287,000
 
$
54,000
 
                     

Operating expenses were $2,341,000 in 2004, $54,000, or 2.4% higher than $2,287,000 in 2003. The operating expense increase was spread among all of the Company’s properties except Royal Mall Plaza which had a $16,000 decrease in operating expenses. The operating expense increase at Tamarac was related to property taxes and insurance, utilities, payroll and other contracted services.

Depreciation expense amounted to $873,000 in 2004, a decrease of 12.3% from $995,000 in 2003, reflecting the interaction of older assets becoming fully depreciated versus new depreciable assets commencing depreciation.

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General and administrative expense decreased $206,000, or 8.8%, to $2,143,000 in 2004 from $2,349,000 in 2003. The decrease was related largely to an increased allocation of expenses to discontinued operation - real estate, reflecting the increased management time and expense associated with managing and selling these properties. This decrease was partly offset by a non-cash charge of $114,000 related to stock options for the former president of the Company who retired June 30, 2004 and whose services had been retained under a three-year consulting agreement. The stock option expense was to be amortized over the three-year term of the consulting agreement. At December 31, 2004, $431,000 remained to be amortized into expense.

Other income decreased $3,911,000 to $685,000 in 2004 from $4,596,000 in 2003, principally related to $2,621,000 of gains in 2003 from the sale of marketable securities and the receipt of $1,000,000 by the Company in 2003 as a beneficiary of life insurance policies on the life of the Company’s former Chairman and President Siggi B. Wilzig, who had been serving as its Senior Consultant until his death on January 7, 2003. The receipt of the life insurance proceeds was not taxable to the Company. No securities were sold in the 2004 period.

Interest expense in 2004 decreased to $1,083,000 from $1,305,000 in 2003. Interest expense in 2003 includes a one time prepayment penalty and extra amortization expense applicable to a write-off of unamortized mortgage costs associated with the refinancing of mortgage debt. This refinancing of the mortgage notes payable reduced the effective rate paid by the Company from 7.36% to 6.22% and extended its maturity and terms.

The provision for income taxes amounted to a tax benefit of $409,000 in 2004 compared to a tax charge of $343,000 in 2003. The change in the provision for income taxes is related to the level of income from continuing operations in 2004 compared to 2003 and the change in the mix between taxable and tax-exempt income. In 2003, $1,000,000 of insurance proceeds received was exempt from taxation.

Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes:

Real Estate

Income from discontinued operations amounted to after tax income of $4,067,000 in 2004 and an after tax loss of $6,000 in 2003. The increased income primarily reflects the higher level of sales of properties in 2004 compared to 2003.

During 2004, the Company sold land in Montville, New Jersey, and South Brunswick, New Jersey for gross proceeds of $1,000,000 and $3,950,000, respectively, resulting in after-tax gains of $205,000 and $485,000, respectively. The Company also sold thirteen residential properties located in Jersey City, New Jersey for gross proceeds of $14,750,000 that resulted in an after-tax gain of $3,366,000. In addition, the Company sold two 1-bedroom units at Jefferson Gardens Condominiums for gross proceeds of $276,000 and an after-tax gain of $69,000.

During 2003, the Company sold three properties in Florida for gross proceeds of $3,190,000 that resulted in an after-tax gain of $1,081,000.

The loss on operating discontinued real estate properties was $58,000 in 2004 from $1,087,000 in 2003 mainly due to additional properties being classified as discontinued in 2005 with the resulting reclassification of their operating results out of continuing operations into discontinued operations for the 2004 and 2003 periods. In addition, 2003 includes additional interest expense costs related to the previously mentioned refinancing of the mortgage debt.

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Oil and Gas

During 2004 and 2003, respectively, the Company recorded losses, net of taxes, from its oil and gas businesses of $1,889,000 and $3,178,000, respectively. Year 2004 has been restated to reflect the write-off of income tax receivables ($637,000) and the reclassification of unrealized net foreign currency translation gains of $26,000 from accumulated other comprehensive income to discontinued operations - loss from oil and gas operations due to the substantial liquidation of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas operations upon its sale effective March 1, 2004. Year 2004 operating results also include the results of the oil and gas business for January and February and the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its partners for periods prior to the effective dates of the sales. The Company received gross proceeds from the sale of its oil and gas assets in the United States and Canada of $28.3 million and recorded a net after-tax gain of $567,000 on the sale.

During 2003 the Company recorded a loss, net of taxes, from its oil and gas businesses of $3,178,000, which included a $4.4 million after tax charge resulting from the difference between the carrying value and estimated market value of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas properties.

Effects of Inflation

The effects of inflation on the Company’s financial condition are not considered to be material by management.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2005, the Company had working capital, including restricted cash classified in the balance sheet as noncurrent assets, of $37.4 million, compared to working capital of $33.9 million at December 31, 2004. The change reflects the receipt of approximately $6.3 million, net, from the sale of Biltmore Club Apartments and five units at Galsworthy Arms and Jefferson Gardens condominiums, partly offset by the repayment of $3.4 million of mortgage debt related to the Wilshire Grand Hotel.

The Company has $38.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, and short-term marketable debt securities at December 31, 2005. This balance is comprised of working capital accounts for its real estate properties and corporate needs, short-term investments in government and corporate securities, including auction rate debt securities, and money market funds, and funds held in escrow by qualified intermediaries for 1031 exchange transactions. The Company estimates that it has approximately $2.3 million of taxes remaining to be paid relating to the sale of the oil and gas business, including U.S. and Canadian taxes on the repatriation of earnings from its Canadian subsidiary. In addition, the Company has $5.8 million of taxes due on the sale of the Biltmore Club Apartments which are being deferred through a like-kind exchange under IRS section 1031. After considering known special 2006 cash needs, comprised of $11.4 million needed to fund the acquisition of The Village at Gateway Pavilions, if the transaction closes, and the estimated $2.3 million required for tax payments related to the repatriation of assets from the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries, Wilshire expects to have $25.1 million of cash and cash equivalents for working capital and other purposes. In addition to the special cash needs noted above, depending upon the outcome of the negotiations related to the purchase of The Village at Gateway Pavilions, the Company may have an additional tax liability related to the sale of the condominiums at Galsworthy Arms.

Regarding the investments in short-term marketable debt securities, the Company invests its available funds in high quality investments that are consistent with the Company’s investment policy which includes the following objectives: a) To maintain liquidity which is sufficient to meet any reasonably forecasted cash requirements; b) To preserve principal through investment in products and entities that are consistent with the Company’s risk tolerance; and c) To maximize income consistent with the Company’s liquidity and risk tolerance. Consistent with this investment policy, the Company only invests in approved securities such as obligations of the U.S. Treasury, the U.S. Government and agencies with obligations guaranteed by the U.S. Government and highly rated municipal and corporate issuers.
 
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The Company continues to explore corporate and real estate property acquisitions as they arise. The timing of such acquisitions, if any, will depend upon, among other criteria, economic conditions and the favorable evaluation of specific opportunities presented to the Company. In the short-term, the Company will seek to invest these funds in high quality investments that are consistent with its investment policy. Management considers its liquidity position adequate to fulfill the Company’s current business plans.

Net cash used in operating activities amounted to $2.6 million in 2005 and $8.5 million in 2004. In 2003, net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $7.4 million. The 2005 use of net cash primarily relates to gains on sales of real estate assets of $16.0 million, partly offset by net income of $6.9 million and a deferred income tax provision of $5.6 million.

The 2004 use of cash resulted from net income of $1.6 million, the sale of the oil and gas business and the sale of real estate properties with their related changes in receivables, payables and current and deferred tax accounts. The 2003 provision of cash was mainly related to a net loss of $1.4 million and non-cash charges for depreciation and amortization expense ($6.2 million) and an impairment loss related to Wilshire’s Canadian oil and gas operations ($7.0 million), partly offset by changes in other current asset and liability and income tax accounts related to normal business activity.

Net cash provided by investing activities amounted to $2.3 million in 2005, $32.5 million in 2004 and $2.1 million in 2003. The cash provided by investing activities in 2005 is due to $21.7 million of proceeds from the sale of real estate and real estate related assets, partly offset by a $10.9 million increase in short-term marketable debt securities, $2.2 million of capital expenditures related to our real estate properties and a $6.7 million increase in restricted cash. The increase in restricted cash is related to an IRS Section 1031 exchange that the Company has entered into with the proceeds from the sale of Biltmore Club Apartments less the reversal of the restricted cash related to the sale of land at Schalk Station in 2004.

The increase in net cash provided by investing activities in 2004 is due mainly to the sale of real estate assets and oil and gas assets in 2004 ($48.0 million), partly offset by an $11.1 million increase in short-term marketable debt securities, a $2.3 million of capital expenditures related to our real estate properties and an increase in restricted cash related to the IRS Section 1031 exchange that the Company has entered into with the proceeds from the sale of land at Schalk Station, New Jersey. The 2003 provision of cash from investing activities is related to proceeds from the sale of real estate properties and marketable securities, partly offset by capital expenditures on real estate properties and oil and gas activities.

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to $13.5 million in 2005, $11.8 million in 2004, and $7.7 million in 2003. The 2005 and 2004 use of cash reflects the repayment of long term debt due to the sales of real estate properties and the oil and gas assets and normal annual amortization of long term debt from monthly debt service payments. The 2003 use of cash reflects the net of repayments of long term debt due to the refinancing of various mortgage loans, the sale of real estate properties and normal annual amortization of long term debt from monthly debt service payments, partly offset by the issuance of new mortgage loans from the previously mentioned refinancing.

The Company does not have any sources of working capital outside of its business operations. It does not have any bank lines of credit or contingently available sources of funds. The Company believes it has adequate capital resources to fund its operations for the foreseeable future. It is investigating bank lines of credit, but is not committed to obtaining a line of credit.

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The Company is committed to investing in its properties to maintain their competitiveness within their markets and for the purposes of upgrading and repositioning in more upscale markets. The following table sets forth the amounts of capital expenditures made in each property within the past three years, exclusive of those properties which were sold.
 
   
 Years Ended December 31,
 
Name of property
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
 
                     
Residential continuing operations:
                   
Sunrise Ridge
 
$
294,000
 
$
258,000
 
$
204,000
 
Van Buren
   
102,000
   
126,000
   
107,000
 
                     
Commercial continuing operations:
         
Royal Mall Plaza
 
 
59,000
   
50,000
   
22,000
 
Tamarac Office Plaza
   
14,000
   
4,000
   
4,000
 
Tempe Corporate (a)
   
173,000
   
278,000
   
97,000
 
                     
Discontinued operations - residential:
             
Alpine Village
 
 
67,000
   
85,000
   
177,000
 
Biltmore Club (b)
   
132,000
   
195,000
   
55,000
 
Galsworthy Arms (c)
   
35,000
   
424,000
   
87,000
 
Jefferson Gardens
   
14,000
   
13,000
   
18,000
 
Summercreek
   
54,000
   
207,000
   
88,000
 
Twelve Oaks
   
92,000
   
56,000
   
90,000
 
Wellington
   
156,000
   
257,000
   
575,000
 
                     
Discontinued operations - commercial:
                   
Amboy Towers
   
140,000
   
298,000
   
55,000
 
Rutherford Bank
   
   
   
 
Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (d)
   
5,486,000
   
   
316,000
 
                     
Total capital expenditures
 
$
6,818,000
 
$
2,251,000
 
$
1,895,000
 
                     
 
(a) 2005 includes commissions paid to leasing agents related to multiple year leases.
(b) Biltmore Club Apartments was sold on December 23, 2005.
(c) The Galsworthy Arms condominiums were sold in the first quarter of 2006.
(d) Reflects assets acquired upon the foreclosure of the Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility on June 2, 2005 in a cashless transaction and improvements made by WO Grand Hotel, L.L.C. , the owner of the Hotel that is 50% owned by the Company, since that date. The owner has agreed to sell the Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility pursuant to a transaction which is expected to close in April 2006.

On June 3, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. This purchasing activity may occur from time to time, in one or more transactions. At December 31, 2005, the Company had purchased 85,216 shares at an aggregate cost of $555,000 under this program. The majority of the shares acquired were from stockholders who at the time owned less than 100 shares of the Company’s common stock.

In February 2005, the Company concluded negotiations with the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey concerning the redevelopment zone status of its office building (Amboy Towers). The City agreed to name Wilshire as the redeveloper for Amboy Towers and the Company agreed to invest at least $750,000 in capital improvements in the building over the next 18 months. Through December 31, 2005, the Company has spent $184,000 towards this commitment and has entered into commitments with various contractors that involve expenditures of $668,000 in 2006.

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During March 2005, Wilshire negotiated a long-term lease for new offices in Newark, New Jersey. The lease is for a 65 month term with two renewal options each for a five-year term and covers 4,502 rentable square feet at a base rate of $29.00 per square foot. The Company has an option to terminate the lease after two years, subject to a termination fee described in Note 5 to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.

In January 2006, the Company closed on the previously announced sales of its triple net lease on a bank branch building in Rutherford, New Jersey and 41 (29 1-bedroom and 12 2-bedroom) of its 42 condominium units at Galsworthy Arms in Long Branch, New Jersey, for gross proceeds of $1,602,500 and $6,904,500, respectively. After payment of closing costs and providing for taxes, the Company expects to realize a gain in the first quarter 2006 of approximately $3,385,000.

In March 2006, the Company closed on the sale of the one remaining condominium unit at Galsworthy Arms for gross proceeds of $292,000. The sale price for this unit benefited from a significant interior upgrade completed by the Company. After payment of closing costs and providing for taxes, the Company expects to realize a gain in the first quarter 2006 of approximately $145,000.
 
The purchase agreement for the purchase of The Village at Gateway Pavilions in Avondale, Arizona, a 240 unit apartment complex, that was signed July 29, 2005, has been amended to provide for a closing date on April 4, 2006. Terms for the purchase are being re-negotiated and the Company cannot give assurance when and if this transaction will close.
 
In April 2006, the Company expects to close on the previously announced sale of the Wilshire Grand Hotel. The Wilshire Grand Hotel is owned by WO Grand Hotel, L.L.C., which is 50% owned by the Company and 50% owned by Proud Three, L.L.C., an entity in which the chairman of the Company has an interest. It is expected that the hotel will be sold for gross proceeds of $12.75 million. The Company expects to receive $5.7 million of proceeds from this transaction and after payment of closing costs and providing for taxes the Company expects to realize a gain in the second quarter 2006 of approximately $460,000.

See Item 7A of this Annual Report for information regarding certain long-term commitments.
 
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company has an investment in the common stock of one publicly traded real estate company in the United States in which the Company has exposure to the risk of market value fluctuation. The Company accounts for this investment as securities that are available for sale and marks them to market at each period-end. The change in value in the investment, net of tax impact, is reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company also evaluates its investment to determine if it has suffered a decline in market value that is permanent, which would require a charge to the Statement of Income. At December 31, 2005, in the opinion of management, there has been no permanent decline in value in the Company’s holdings of equity securities.

After the sale of its Canadian oil and gas assets, the Company has cash and cash equivalents at its Canadian subsidiary whose value is exposed to fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar / U.S. dollar exchange rate. The change in value in the Canadian dollar denominated accounts is reported in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Company will be repatriating all assets, net of liabilities, of its Canadian subsidiary during 2006.

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 consists of the following -

   
 2005
 
2004
 
Mortgage notes payable
 
$
32,952,000
 
$
46,855,000
 
Note payable
   
400,000
   
-
 
Total debt
   
33,352,000
   
46,855,000
 
Less-current portion (1)
   
1,862,000
   
729,000
 
Long term portion (2)
 
$
31,490,000
 
$
46,126,000
 

(1)  
Includes debt associated with discontinued operations of $1,581,000 in 2005 and $462,000 in 2004.
(2)  
Includes debt associated with discontinued operations of $15,024,000 in 2005 and $29,381,000 in 2004.

The aggregate maturities of the long-term debt in each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2005 and
thereafter are -

Year
 
Amount
 
2006
 
$
1,862,000
 
2007
   
596,000
 
2008
   
631,000
 
2009
   
4,503,000
 
2010
   
863,000
 
Thereafter
   
24,897,000
 
   
$
33,352,000
 
 
 
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At December 31, 2005, the Company had $33,352,000 of mortgage debt and notes outstanding which all bear interest at an average fixed rate of 6.18% and an average remaining life of approximately 6.6 years. The fixed rate mortgages and notes are subject to repayment (amortization) schedules that are longer than the term of the mortgages. As such, the approximate amount of balloon payments for all mortgage debt and notes that will be required is as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
2009
 
$
3,870,000
 
2010
   
239,000
 
2013
   
23,511,000
 
   
$
27,620,000
 
Wilshire expects to re-finance the individual mortgages and notes with new mortgages and notes when their terms expire. To this extent, we have exposure to interest rate risk on our fixed rate mortgage debt and note obligations. If interest rates, at the time any individual debt instrument is due, are higher than the current fixed interest rate, higher debt service may be required, and/or re-financing proceeds may be less than the amount of mortgage debt or notes being retired.

We believe that the values of our properties will be adequate to command re-financing proceeds equal to, or higher than, the mortgage debt to be re-financed. This expectation represents a forward-looking statement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s forward looking statement include economic conditions in the markets where such properties are located and the level of market interest rates at the time the Company is seeking to re-finance the properties.

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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows and financial statement schedule for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the 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 consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and their results of operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information required to be included therein.

As discussed in Notes 3 and 13 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements the Company has restated its 2004 consolidated financial statements.



/s/ J.H. Cohn LLP

Roseland, New Jersey
March 16, 2006
 
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2003. These financial statements are the responsibility of Wilshire’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 audit 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 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 audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of Wilshire Enterprises Inc. and subsidiaries’ operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 

New York, New York
March 26, 2004, except for Paragraph 17 of Note 2, as to which the date is March 30, 2006.
 
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


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WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, 2005 and 2004

Assets
 
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
           
Current assets:
         
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
6,081,000
 
$
19,963,000
 
Restricted cash
   
175,000
   
178,000
 
Marketable debt securities, available for sale, at fair value
   
22,006,000
   
11,147,000
 
Marketable equity securities, available for sale, at fair value
   
1,801,000
   
2,754,000
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
297,000
   
189,000
 
Income taxes receivable
   
1,359,000
   
3,752,000
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
2,342,000
   
1,827,000
 
 Total current assets
   
34,061,000
   
39,810,000
 
Noncurrent assets:
             
Restricted cash
   
10,559,000
   
3,904,000
 
Mortgage notes and loans receivable
   
123,000
   
957,000
 
Other assets
   
   
208,000
 
Property and equipment:
             
Real estate properties
   
20,910,000
   
20,113,000
 
Real estate properties - Held for sale
   
37,944,000
   
38,824,000
 
     
58,854,000
   
58,937,000
 
Less:
             
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
   
8,860,000
   
7,903,000
 
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization - Property held for sale
   
5,822,000
   
8,997,000
 
     
44,172,000
   
42,037,000
 
Total Assets
 
$
88,915,000
 
$
86,916,000
 
               
               
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
             
Current liabilities:
             
Current portion of long-term debt
 
$
281,000
 
$
267,000
 
Accounts payable
   
779,000
   
792,000
 
Income taxes payable
   
2,695,000
   
3,623,000
 
Deferred income taxes
   
99,000
   
2,465,000
 
Accrued liabilities
   
703,000
   
606,000
 
Deferred income
   
56,000
   
350,000
 
Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations
   
2,644,000
   
1,682,000
 
 Total current liabilities
   
7,257,000
   
9,785,000
 
Noncurrent liabilities:
             
Long-term debt, less current portion
   
16,466,000
   
16,745,000
 
Deferred income taxes
   
7,466,000
   
1,855,000
 
Deferred income
   
95,000
   
556,000
 
Noncurrent liabilities associated with discontinued operations
   
15,779,000
   
29.501,000
 
 Total liabilities
   
47,063,000
   
58,442,000
 
               
Commitments and Contingencies
             
               
Stockholders’ equity:
             
Non-controlling interest of joint venture partner
   
6,680,000
   
 
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding in 2005 and 2004
   
   
 
Common stock, $1 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized; issued 10,013,544 shares in 2005 and 2004
   
10,014,000
   
10,014,000
 
Capital in excess of par value
   
9,029,000
   
9,524,000
 
Retained earnings
   
26,185,000
   
19,294,000
 
Unearned compensation
   
(133,000
)
 
(431,000
)
Treasury stock, 2,159,030 and 2,234,732 shares at 2005 and 2004, respectively, at cost
   
(10,067,000
)
 
(10,491,000
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
144,000
   
564,000
 
 Total stockholders’ equity
   
41,852,000
   
28,474,000
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
$
88,915,000
 
$
86,916,000
 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003

   
 
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
 
2003
 
               
Revenues
 
$
4,624,000
 
$
4,628,000
 
$
4,494,000
 
                     
Costs and Expenses
                   
Operating expenses
   
2,444,000
   
2,341,000
   
2,287,000
 
Depreciation expense
   
957,000
   
873,000
   
995,000
 
General and administrative
   
3,493,000
   
2,143,000
   
2,349,000
 
 Total costs and expenses
   
6,894,000
   
5,357,000
   
5,631,000
 
                     
Loss from Operations
   
(2,270,000
)
 
(729,000
)
 
(1,137,000
)
                     
Other Income
                   
Dividend and interest income
   
700,000
   
685,000
   
743,000
 
Gain on sale of marketable securities
   
134,000
   
   
2,621,000
 
Gain on sale of real estate related assets
   
675,000
   
   
 
Insurance proceeds
   
   
   
1,000,000
 
Other income
   
32,000
   
   
232,000
 
                     
Interest Expense
   
(1,090,000
)
 
(1,083,000
)
 
(1,305,000
)
                     
 Income (loss) before provision for income taxes
   
(1,819,000
)
 
(1,127,000
)
 
2,154,000
 
                     
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
   
(1,104,000
)
 
(409,000
)
 
343,000
 
                     
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations
   
(715,000
)
 
(718,000
)
 
1,811,000
 
                     
Discontinued Operations - Real Estate, Net of Taxes of $5,698,000, $2,262,000 and $(89,000)
                   
Loss from operations
   
(565,000
)
 
(58,000
)
 
(1,087,000
)
Gain from sales
   
9,276,000
   
4,125,000
   
1,081,000
 
                     
Discontinued Operations - Oil & Gas, Net of Taxes of $584,000, $674,000, and $(1,811,000)
                   
Income (loss) from operations
   
(1,105,000
)
 
(1,889,000
)
 
(3,178,000
)
Gain from sales
   
   
567,000
   
 
                     
Net income (loss)
 
$
6,891,000
 
$
2,027,000
 
$
(1,373,000
)
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.09
)
$
0.23
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
Real estate - loss from operations
   
(0.07
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.14
)
Real estate - gain on sales
   
1.18
   
0.53
   
0.14
 
Oil and gas - loss from operations
   
(0.14
)
 
(0.24
)
 
(0.41
)
Oil and gas - gain on sale
   
   
0.07
   
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.88
 
$
0.26
 
$
(0.18
)
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.09
)
$
0.23
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
Real estate - loss from operations
   
(0.07
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.14
)
Real estate - gain on sales
   
1.17
   
0.52
   
0.14
 
Oil and gas - loss from operations
   
(0.14
)
 
(0.24
)
 
(0.41
)
Oil and gas - gain on sale
   
   
0.07
   
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.87
 
$
0.25
 
$
(0.18
)
                     

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.


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WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
December 31, 2005, 2004 (Restated) and 2003

   
Non-Controlling Interest in Joint Venture
 
Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Capital in Excess of
 
Unearned
 
Retained
 
Treasury
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive
 
Comprehensive
 
Total Stockholders’
 
   
Partner
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Par Value
 
Compensation
 
Earnings
 
Stock
 
Income (Loss)
 
Income (Loss)
 
Equity
 
Balance, December 31, 2002
 
$
   
 
$
   
10,013,544
 
$
10,014,000
 
$
9,029,000
 
$
 
$
18,640,000
 
$
(10,355,000
)
$
(3,089,000
)
     
$
24,239,000
 
Net income
                                             
(1,373,000
)
           
$
(1,373,000
)
 
(1,373,000
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                                         
2,206,000
   
2,206,000
   
2,206,000
 
Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of income tax benefit of $98,000
                                                         
(545,000
)
 
(545,000
)
 
(545,000
)
Comprehensive income
                                                             
$
288,000
       
                                                                           
Balance, December 31, 2003
   
   
   
   
10,013,544
   
10,014,000
   
9,029,000
   
   
17,267,000
   
(10,355,000
)
 
(1,428,000
)
       
24,527,000
 
Net income
                                             
2,027,000
             
$
2,027,000
   
2,027,000
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
                                                         
1,536,000
   
1,536,000
   
1,536,000
 
Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of income tax benefit of $301,000
                                                         
456,000
   
456,000
   
456,000
 
Comprehensive income
                                                             
$
4,019,000
       
Issuance of shares of common stock for services
                                       
(24,000
)
       
28,000
               
4,000
 
Compensation associated with stock options
                                 
495,000
   
(495,000
)
                         
 
Amortization of compensation associated with stock and stock option awards
                                       
88,000
                           
88,000
 
 
 
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Exercise of stock options
                                                   
34,000
               
34,000
 
Purchase of treasury stock
                                                   
(198,000
)
             
(198,000
)
                                                                           
Balance, December 31, 2004
   
   
   
   
10,013,544
   
10,014,000
   
9,524,000
   
(431,000
)
 
19,294,000
   
(10,491,000
)
 
564,000
         
28,474,000
 
Net income
                                             
6,891,000
             
$
6,891,000
   
6,891,000
 
Reclassification adjustment for gains on marketable securities sold, net of tax of $(53,000)
                                                         
(76,000
)
 
(76,000
)
 
(76,000
)
Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of income tax benefit of $141,000
                                                         
(344,000
)
 
(344,000
)
 
(344,000
)
Comprehensive income
                                                             
$
6,471,000
       
Issuance of shares of common stock for services, net of forfeitures
                                       
(302,000
)
       
741,000
               
439,000
 
Compensation associated with stock options
                                 
(495,000
)
 
495,000
                           
 
Amortization of compensation associated with stock and stock option awards
                                       
105,000
                           
105,000
 
Exercise of stock options
                                                   
40,000
               
40,000
 
Purchase of treasury stock
                                                   
(357,000
)
             
(357,000
)
Acquisition of interest in joint venture
   
6,680,000
                                                               
6,680,000
 
                                                                           
Balance, December 31, 2005
 
$
6,680,000
   
 
$
   
10,013,544
 
$
10,014,000
 
$
9,029,000
 
$
(133,000
)
$
26,185,000
 
$
(10,067,000
)
$
144,000
       
$
41,852,000
 
                                                                           
 
The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
 
   
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
2003
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net income (loss)
 
$
6,891,000
 
$
2,027,000
 
$
(1,373,000
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities -
                   
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
   
1,289,000
   
1,687,000
   
6,244,000
 
Write-off of foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
1,615,000
   
 
Amortization of compensation expense
   
258,000
   
88,000
   
 
Impairment loss on oil and gas assets
   
   
   
7,000,000
 
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision
   
5,612,000
   
(7,328,000
)
 
(594,000
)
Increase (decrease) in deferred income
   
(27,000
)
 
146,000
   
(445,000
)
Gain on sales of real estate assets
   
(16,018,000
)
 
(7,039,000
)
 
(1,693,000
)
Gain on sale of oil and gas properties
   
   
(768,000
)
 
 
Gain on sale of marketable securities
   
(134,000
)
 
   
(2,621,000
)
Other expense - non-controlling interest of joint venture partner
   
185,000
   
   
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                   
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
   
(108,000
)
 
1,613,000
   
(897,000
)
Decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable
   
2,393,000
   
(3,208,000
)
 
83,000
 
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
(515,000
)
 
154,000
   
539,000
 
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, taxes payable and other liabilities
   
(2,448,000
)
 
2,535,000
   
1,177,000
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
(2,622,000
)
 
(8,478,000
)
 
7,420,000
 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   
             
Capital expenditures - real estate
   
(2,201,000
)
 
(2,295,000
)
 
(2,415,000
)
Capital expenditures - oil & gas
   
   
   
(8,705,000
)
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties
   
   
28,131,000
   
 
Proceeds from sale of real estate properties
   
20,615,000
   
19,874,000
   
3,107,000
 
Purchase of mortgage notes and loans receivable
   
(123,000
)
 
   
 
Proceeds from mortgage notes receivable
   
1,113,000
   
1,673,000
   
531,000
 
Proceeds from sales and redemptions of marketable securities
   
374,000
   
   
9,494,000
 
(Increase) decrease in marketable debt securities
   
(10,859,000
)
 
(11,147,000
)
 
 
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash
   
(6,652,000
)
 
(3,755,000
)
 
78,000
 
Net cash provided by investing activities
   
2,267,000
   
32,481,000
   
2,090,000
 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                   
Principal payments of long-term debt
   
(13,903,000
)
 
(11,639,000
)
 
(47,868,000
)
Loan payable to stockholder
   
   
   
(500,000
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt
   
400,000
   
   
40,656,000
 
Issuance of unrestricted stock
   
293,000
   
   
 
Purchase of treasury stock
   
(357,000
)
 
(185,000
)
 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
40,000
   
21,000
   
 
Net cash used in financing activities
   
(13,527,000
)
 
(11,803,000
)
 
(7,712,000
)
                     
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH
   
   
   
2,206,000
 
                     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(13,882,000
)
 
12,200,000
   
4,004,000
 
                     
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year
   
19,963,000
   
7,763,000
   
3,759,000
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year
 
$
6,081,000
 
$
19,963,000
 
$
7,763,000
 
                     
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES TO THE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
                   
Cash paid during the year for -
                   
Interest
 
$
2,903,000
 
$
3,025,000
 
$
4,716,000
 
Income taxes, net
 
$
(2,702,000
)
$
7,567,000
 
$
543,000
 
Noncash transaction:
                   
 
 
On June 2, 2005, the Company acquired the Wilshire Grand Hotel and Banquet Facility through its 50% ownership in WO Grand Hotel, L.L.C. (the “LLC”). The other 50% of the LLC is owned by a third party investor in which the chairman of Wilshire has an interest. Wilshire contributed land and improvements valued at $4,843,000 to the LLC and the minority owners contributed a mortgage note with a face value of $11.9 million to the LLC that was valued at $6,495,000. The fixed assets obtained in this transaction were also valued at $6,495,000.

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
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WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization and significant accounting policies: 
 
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (“Wilshire” or “the Company”) is engaged in acquiring, owning and managing real estate properties and real estate related securities. The Company’s real estate holdings are located in the states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas. The Company’s real estate holdings are owned both in its own name and through holding companies and limited liability companies. The Company also maintains investments in marketable securities, which are classified as available for sale.

The Company had been engaged in oil and gas exploration and production in the United States and Canada. In April 2004, the Company sold its oil and gas operations and received net proceeds of $28,131,000, recording a gain of $567,000 (after taxes) on the transaction. Since the sale was effective as of March 1, 2004, the financial statements as presented reflect in discontinued operations oil and gas operations for the first two months of 2004, compared to a full year being included in discontinued operations in the statements of operations for 2003. The year 2005 includes the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its joint interest partners, final assessments from various governmental bodies for tax audits and other matters and changes in estimates for the remaining obligations related to the wind-up of the oil and gas businesses.

Principles of consolidation:

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and controlled joint venture. All significant intercompany account balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. At December 31, 2005, the Company has a 50% ownership in a joint venture that is being consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51.” The “minority interest” in this investment is included in Stockholders’ Equity under the caption “Non-controlling interest of joint venture partner.”

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities:

Financial instruments that potentially subject Wilshire to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and marketable investments. Wilshire considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Marketable debt investments consist primarily of auction rate interest bearing securities whose interest rates reset every seven to 45 days. These securities are redeemable at each interest rate reset date. Wilshire maintains its cash in the United States in bank accounts ($13,489,000) and brokerage and securities accounts ($23,309,000). The balances maintained in bank accounts may, at times, exceed Federally insured limits. At December 31, 2005, cash balances in banks that exceeded Federally insured limits amounted to $12,784,000, of which $10,559,000 represents cash deposited with a qualified exchange agent for a Section 1031 exchange the Company expects to consummate in April 2006. Investments in accounts maintained at brokerage houses consist of funds held in highly liquid money market accounts ($1,303,000) and short-term, mainly tax-exempt or tax advantaged, investments ($22.006,000) that are subject to the Company’s investment policy guidelines concerning credit rating, concentrations and size of transaction. At December 31, 2005, these short-term securities were comprised principally of auction rate securities that have short-term interest rate reset and redemption features, usually every seven to 45 days. The Company also has $2,023,000 in cash with its Canadian subsidiary that is being invested in short-term deposits at a major Canadian bank. The funds at the Canadian subsidiary are expected to be repatriated to the United States during 2006, and represent principally the only assets currently held outside of the United States.

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Restricted cash represents the $10,559,000 of funds on deposit with the qualified exchange agent and $175,000 of residential tenant deposits for Company properties located in New Jersey and Georgia.

Marketable equity securities:

As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the marketable equity securities held by the Company consist of common shares in one real estate company in the United States, which is classified as available for sale. These securities are carried at fair value based upon quoted market prices of $1,801,000 at December 31, 2005 and $2,754,000 at December 31, 2004, which exceeded their cost of $1,559,000 at December 31, 2005 and $1,799,000 at December 31, 2004 by $242,000 and $955,000, respectively. During 2005, the Company sold shares with a market value of $374,000 and a cost of $240,000, realizing a gain of $134,000 before income taxes. Unrealized gains and losses, representing the difference between an investment’s cost and its fair value, are charged (credited) directly to shareholders’ equity, net of related income taxes, as a component of accumulated comprehensive income (loss). The cost of securities sold is determined on a specific identification basis.

The Company periodically reviews available for sale securities for impairment that is other than temporary. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, no write down was required to record other than temporary impairment of securities.

Deferred loan costs:

Prepaid expenses and other current assets include deferred loan costs of $413,000 at December 31, 2005 and $540,000 at December 31, 2004. Deferred loan costs are amortized on the straight-line method by annual charges to operations over the terms of the loans. Amortization of such costs is included in interest expense and amounted to approximately $59,000 in 2005, $86,000 in 2004 and $394,000 in 2003. The 2003 expense amount includes the write-off of unamortized deferred loan costs related to loans that were refinanced in that year. Deferred loan costs relate to mortgage loans for both continuing and discontinued real estate properties.

Real estate and other properties:

Real estate properties and other property and equipment are stated at cost. Costs incurred to maintain and repair the property are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided on the straight-line method using an estimated useful life of 30 to 35 years for real estate buildings and seven years for furniture, fixtures and equipment at the properties, which approximates their estimated useful life.

The Company has designated certain real estate properties as held for sale and reports results of operating the properties, including interest expense, and the gain or loss on the sale of such real estate properties as “Discontinued Operations”. The Company ceases depreciating a property when it is designated as held for sale.

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The composition of the Company’s real estate and other properties follows:

   
December 31,
 
   
2005
 
2004
 
           
Real estate and other properties:
         
Land
 
$
1,675,000
 
$
1,719,000
 
Building
   
13,560,000
   
13,223,000
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
   
5,675,000
   
5,171,000
 
               
Accumulated depreciation
   
(8,860,000
)
 
(7,903,000
)
               
Net real estate and other properties
   
12,050,000
   
12,210,000
 
               
Real estate held for sale:
             
Land
   
7,485,000
   
8,124,000
 
Building
   
26,059,000
   
25,752,000
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
   
4,400,000
   
4,948,000
 
               
Accumulated depreciation
   
(5,822,000
)
 
(8,997,000
)
               
Net real estate held for sale
   
32,122,000
   
29,827,000
 
               
Net real estate and other properties
 
$
44,172,000
 
$
42,037,000
 
               

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators that the value of the real estate properties may be impaired. A property’s value is considered impaired if management’s estimate of the aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the property over the fair value of the property.

Management does not believe at December 31, 2005 and 2004 that the value of any of its properties is impaired.

Revenue recognition:

Revenue from real estate properties is recognized during the period in which the premises are occupied and rent is due from tenants. For commercial properties, rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The excess of rents recognized over amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases are included in accounts receivable. For residential properties where lease agreements are almost exclusively for one-year terms, rental revenue is recognized in accordance with the contractual terms of the underlying leases. The Company follows a policy of aggressively pursuing its rental tenants to ensure timely payment of amounts due. When a tenant becomes 30 days in arrears on paying rent, the amount is generally written-off and turned over to a collection agency for action. Accordingly, no allowance for uncollectible accounts is maintained for the Company’s real estate tenants.

An allowance for uncollectible accounts was maintained based on the Company’s estimate of the inability of its joint interest partners in the oil and gas division to make required payments. With the sale of the oil and gas division, the Company no longer maintains an allowance for uncollectible accounts.
 
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Income taxes:

Deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The primary temporary differences are those related to like kind exchanges, tax over book depreciation and unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities. In addition, the Company has provided $2.1 million of deferred U.S. taxes for the repatriation of earnings from its Canadian subsidiary and $0.2 million of Canadian withholding taxes.

Deferred tax benefits are evaluated for realizability and a determination is made, taking into account tax planning strategies, on whether the deferred tax benefit is more likely than not to be realized. Based upon this evaluation, a valuation allowance is established to reduce the deferred tax benefit to the level where it is more likely than not to be ultimately realized. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the Company had a zero valuation allowance.

Foreign operations:

The assets and liabilities of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary have been translated at year-end exchange rates. The related revenues and expenses have been translated at average annual exchange rates. The aggregate effect of translation losses is reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until the sale or liquidation of the underlying foreign investment. In 2004, with the sale of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas assets, it was determined that the underlying business that had given rise to foreign currency translation gains and losses had been substantially liquidated and, accordingly, the cumulative amount of foreign currency translation gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) was transferred out of accumulated other comprehensive income and recognized in the statement of operations in the determination of consolidated net income (loss). In 2005, foreign currency translation losses were included in the statement of operations.

Realized foreign exchange gain (loss) of $(528,000) and $(179,000), net of taxes, are included in the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The 2004 transaction relates to the settlement of an intercompany loan from the Canadian subsidiary to Wilshire. The 2003 foreign exchange loss related to the conversion of the proceeds of maturing U.S. dollar denominated Certificate of Deposit accounts to Canadian dollars. There was no realized foreign exchange gain (loss) in 2005. These amounts are included in Discontinued Operations - Oil and Gas.

See Note 2 for additional information on the sale of the Canadian oil and gas assets in 2004.

Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. The calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share is similar to that of basic earnings (loss) per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive shares, such as those issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants, were issued during the period.

In computing diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, the assumed exercise of all of Wilshire’s outstanding stock options, adjusted for application of the treasury stock method, would have increased the weighted average number of shares outstanding as shown in the earnings (loss) per share calculation table below. Diluted earnings (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2003 has not been presented, since the Company incurred a loss and the assumed exercise of the 438,740 stock options outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.
 
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2005
 
2004
 
Numerator-
         
Net income (loss) - Basic and Diluted
 
$
6,891,000
 
$
2,027,000
 
               
Denominator-
             
Weighted average common
             
shares outstanding - Basic
   
7,863,886
   
7,795,843
 
Incremental shares from assumed
             
conversions of stock options
   
102,512
   
159,242
 
Weighted average common shares
             
outstanding - Diluted
   
7,966,398
   
7,955,085
 
               
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
 
$
0.88
 
$
0.26
 
               
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
 
$
0.87
 
$
0.25
 
               

Stock-based compensation:

In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” Wilshire will recognize compensation cost as a result of the issuance of stock options to employees, including directors, based on the excess, if any, of the fair value of the underlying shares at the date of grant or award (or at an appropriate subsequent measurement date) over the amount the employees must pay to acquire the shares (the “intrinsic value method”). However, for periods through December 31, 2005, Wilshire will not be required to recognize compensation expense as a result of any grants to employees at an exercise price that is equal to or greater than fair value. The Company will also make pro forma disclosures, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosures” (“SFAS 148”), of net income or loss as if a fair value based method of accounting for stock options had been applied if such amounts differ materially from the historical amounts.

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123, all other issuances of shares, options or other equity instruments to employees and non-employees as the consideration for goods or services received by Wilshire are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued (unless the fair value of the consideration received can be more reliably measured). The fair value of any options or similar equity instruments issued will be estimated based on the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which meets the criteria set forth in SFAS 123, and the assumption that all of the options or other equity instruments will ultimately vest. Such fair value is measured as of an appropriate date pursuant to EITF Issue No. 96-18 (generally, the earlier of the date the other party becomes committed to provide goods or services or the date performance by the other party is complete) and capitalized or expensed as if Wilshire had paid cash for the goods or services.

All outstanding stock options were granted at exercise prices that equaled the fair value of the underlying stock at the date of grant. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for stock option plans.

The pro forma impact of expensing stock options for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 would have reduced reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 by approximately $47,000 and $31,000, respectively. The net loss reported in the year ended December 31, 2003 would have increased by approximately $61,000. The per share impact, basic and diluted, would have been less than $0.01 per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and $0.01 per share for the year ended December 31, 2003.

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The fair value of stock options was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the variables presented in the following table.

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Risk free interest rate
   
4.09
%
 
3.97
%
 
3.00
%
Volatility
   
40.3
%
 
37.4
%
 
33.1
%
Dividend yield
   
%
 
%
 
%
Expected option life
   
5 years
   
5 years
   
5 years
 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss), unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities and foreign currency translation adjustments. In 2004, the oil and gas business giving rise to the foreign currency translation adjustment was sold. Accordingly, the cumulative balance of the foreign currency translation adjustment was transferred out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in 2004 and recognized in the determination of Discontinued Operations Oil and Gas - Loss from Operations and Net Income (Loss).

Changes in the components of Accumulated other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years 2005, 2004 and 2003 are as follows -

   
Unrealized Gains
 
Cumulative
 
Accumulated
 
   
(Losses) on
 
Foreign Currency
 
Other
 
   
Available-for-Sale
 
Translation
 
Comprehensive
 
   
Securities
 
Adjustment
 
Income (Loss)
 
               
BALANCE, December 31, 2002
 
$
653,000
 
$
(3,742,000
)
$
(3,089,000
)
Change for the year 2003
   
(545,000
)
 
2,206,000
   
1,661,000
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2003
   
108,000
   
(1,536,000
)
 
(1,428,000
)
Change for the year 2004
   
456,000
   
1,536,000
   
1,992,000
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2004
   
564,000
   
   
564,000
 
Change for the year 2005
   
(420,000
)
 
   
(420,000
)
                     
BALANCE, December 31, 2005
 
$
144,000
 
$
 
$
144,000
 
 
The change in unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities in 2005 and 2003 includes transfers to realized gain of $129,000 and $822,000, respectively.
 
Advertising expense:

The Company advertises for tenants for its properties through various media, including print and internet. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $248,000 in 2005, $252,000 in 2004, and $269,000 in 2003.

Reclassifications:

Certain amounts in the 2004 and 2003 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 presentation.
 
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2. Discontinued operations:

During 2005, the Company sold three condominium units at Galsworthy Arms Condominiums in Long Branch, New Jersey, two condominium units at Jefferson Gardens Condominiums in Sussex, New Jersey and the Biltmore Club Apartments in Phoenix, Arizona for gross proceeds of $22,050,000 and an after-tax gain of $9,276,000. In 2004, the Company sold 13 residential properties located in Jersey City, New Jersey, parcels of land in South Brunswick, New Jersey, and Montville, New Jersey, and two condominium units at Jefferson Gardens, Sussex, New Jersey, for gross proceeds of $19,976,000 and an after-tax gain of $4,125,000 . In 2003, three residential properties in Florida were sold for gross proceeds of $3,190,000 and an after-tax gain of $1,081,000.
 
On September 30, 2005, the Company, as managing member of WO Grand Hotel, LLC (the “Seller”), entered into a definitive agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with 350 Pleasant Valley Hotel Associates, L.L.C. (the “Acquirer”) to sell the Wilshire Grand Hotel & Banquet Facility (the “Hotel”) to the Acquirer for $12.75 million. The Acquirer is an investor group with which Wilshire has no prior relationship.

The Acquirer funded a $1.0 million deposit (the “$1.0 Million Deposit”) which is non-refundable except if the transaction fails to close due to the inability of Seller to deliver title to the Acquirer and is included in Wilshire’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2005 in the caption restricted cash. The closing date has been extended to April 2006 and the Acquirer has funded an additional $200,000 non-refundable deposit.

The Seller also entered into an agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) under which an affiliate of the Acquirer will lease the catering facility of the Hotel from the Seller until the closing date. As a tenant of the catering facility, the Acquirer is obligated to pay the Seller for specified operating expenses such as common area charges, property taxes, utilities and insurance.

The Acquirer is also obligated to complete certain improvements to the property, including repairing the roof, installing a new kitchen for the catering premises, and paving certain sections of the Hotel’s parking lot (the “Improvements”). The Improvements are subject to Seller’s approval. The Acquirer may submit to the Seller invoices of its expenses related to the Improvements for reimbursement from the Seller. Reimbursements shall be paid by the Seller drawing funds from the $1.0 Million Deposit provided by the Acquirer as part of the purchase agreement. If the purchase agreement is terminated as a result of a default by the Seller, the Seller is obligated to refund the $1.0 Million Deposit less any applicable deductions, and any Improvements shall be the property of the Seller. If the Acquirer defaults on the purchase of the Hotel, the Improvements automatically become the property of the Seller and the Acquirer will forfeit the balance of the $1.0 Million Deposit. If the Acquirer completes the purchase transaction, as currently expected, any reduction in the $1.0 Million Deposit as a result of the reimbursement of Improvements does not reduce the $12.75 million purchase price of the Hotel; however, the remaining, unexpended portion of the $1.0 Million Deposit shall be retained by Seller and credited against the purchase price.

On June 2, 2005, the Company completed a transaction with respect to its property located in West Orange, New Jersey known as the Wilshire Grand Hotel and Banquet Facility (the “Hotel”). The Company had leased the Hotel under two 25-year operating leases, one for the hotel and one for the banquet facility, to an experienced hotel operator (the “Hotel Operator”). The Hotel Operator had encountered financial adversity and ceased payments in 2004 on its mortgage obligations held by Proud Three LLC (“Proud Three”) and secured by multiple properties. The Hotel Operator was also delinquent on its lease payments for the Hotel to the Company since January 2005.

The resolution of this matter included the termination of the leases with the Hotel Operator and the contribution of the Hotel by the Company to a newly formed limited liability company, WO Grand Hotel, LLC (“the LLC”). Proud Three contributed its loan receivable of $11.9 million from the Hotel Operator, and the Company and Proud Three are the sole members of the LLC.

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The operating agreement of the LLC provides for various circumstances which might result in the distribution of cash flow from operations and net proceeds resulting from the sale or liquidation of the Hotel. The operating agreement stipulates that in the event that the Company enters into a binding contract to sell the Hotel during the six months and twenty days subsequent to June 2, 2005, then the net proceeds resulting from the sale will be allocated and distributed on an equal basis to the Company and Proud Three. As a result of the Purchase Agreement signed on September 30, 2005, the allocation and distribution of the net proceeds resulting from the sale of the Hotel to the Acquirer is expected to be divided equally between the Company and Proud Three. The operating agreement gives the Company total operational control over the LLC and the Hotel, including the right to sell that property. The operating agreement contains other provisions relating to rights of first refusal and call options. The operating agreement provides Proud Three with a call option to acquire Wilshire’s equity in the LLC for a minimum of $5.25 million during the six-month period beginning January 2, 2006.

As part of the resolution of this matter, Proud Three paid 50% of the delinquent rent to the Company.

Because Proud Three is affiliated with the Company’s Chairman and CEO, the transaction was reviewed and approved by a special independent committee of the Company’s Board of Directors that had been appointed for this purpose. As part of its review process, this committee retained an independent investment banking firm to evaluate the transaction and received an opinion from that firm that the transaction was fair to the Company and its stockholders from a financial point of view.

Effective June 2, 2005, the LLC and its results of operations are being included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as part of discontinued operations. The assets contributed to the LLC were valued at their historical basis, except for the loan receivable contributed to the LLC by Proud Three which was deemed impaired and written down to its net realizable value.

The Company has designated certain of its properties as held for sale, which under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires that the Company report the results of operating these properties as discontinued operations. At December 31, 2005, the Company’s residential apartment complexes known as Alpine Village (Sussex, New Jersey), Galsworthy Arms Condominium (Long Branch, New Jersey), Jefferson Gardens Condominiums (Sussex, New Jersey), Summercreek Apartments (San Antonio, Texas), Twelve Oaks (Atlanta, Georgia), Wellington Estates (San Antonio, Texas) and its office building Amboy Towers (Perth Amboy, New Jersey), its triple net leased bank branch building in Rutherford, New Jersey, its 50% interest in the Wilshire Grand Hotel (West Orange, New Jersey) and several parcels of undeveloped land in New Jersey have been classified as discontinued operations.

The Company has entered into agreements to sell in 2006 the Galsworthy Arms Condominiums in Long Branch, New Jersey, the triple net leased bank branch building in Rutherford, New Jersey, and its 50% interest in the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange, New Jersey.

See Note 12 to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The Company announced in July 2003 its intention to sell its oil and gas businesses. The Canadian oil and gas business was sold in April 2004 to Addison Energy Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exco Resources, Inc., for $15 million in gross proceeds. The United States oil and gas business was sold in April 2004 to Crow Creek Energy LLC, a Tulsa, Oklahoma based privately held portfolio company of Natural Gas Partners of Dallas, Texas, for $13.3 million in gross proceeds. After closing adjustments, the proceeds were reduced to $28,131,000. The Company recorded a net gain on the sale of its oil and gas assets of $567,000.

During 2005, 2004 and 2003, the Company recorded losses, net of taxes from operating its oil and gas businesses of $1,105,000, $1,889,000 and $3,178,000, respectively. The net loss from operating the oil and gas business in 2005 reflects the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its partners for periods prior to the effective date of the sale, adjustments to the accruals recorded in prior years for the liquidation of the oil and gas business and a $449,000 foreign currency translation loss related to the Company’s Canadian oil and gas business. Year 2004 has been restated to reflect the write-off of income tax receivables ($637,000) and the reclassification of unrealized foreign currency translation gains (losses) ($26,000) from accumulated other comprehensive income to discontinued operations - loss from oil and gas operations due to the substantial liquidation of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas operations upon its sale effective March 1, 2004. Year 2004 operating results also include the results of the oil and gas business for January and February and the continuing reconciliation process between the Company and its partners for periods prior to the effective dates of the sales. The loss in 2003 includes the impact of a $4.4 million, net of taxes, non-cash charge resulting from the difference between the carrying value and estimated market vale of the Company’s Canadian oil and gas properties.
 
The 2003 statement of operations has been reclassified to reflect the current alignment of the Company’s properties between continuing operations and discontinued operations. Since the 2003 statement of operations had been prepared and issued as part of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, the following properties that were still owned by the Company at December 31, 2005 have been reclassified out of continuing operations into discontinued operations: the multi-family apartment complexes known as Alpine Village (New Jersey), Biltmore Club (Arizona), Summercreek (Texas), Twelve Oaks (Georgia), and Wellington Estates (Texas), its condominium holdings at Galworthy Arms and Jefferson Gardens (New Jersey), its office building known as Amboy Towers (New Jersey) and the bank branch building in Rutherford, New Jersey, its hotel known as the Wilshire Grand Hotel and Banquet Facility (New Jersey), various undeveloped land in New Jersey and the Companys wholly owned New Jersey property management company. In addition the following residential properties in New Jersey that were sold during 2004 were reclassified out of continuing operations into discontinued operations: Pavonia, Fairmount, Vroom Street, Ocean Avenue, Kensington, Berkeley, Newark Avenue, Perth Amboy, and Jersey Avenue.
 
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3.  Restatement of financial statements:
 
In connection with the preparation of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Company determined that its income tax receivable account at December 31, 2004 was overstated by approximately $637,000. It was determined that this overstatement was related principally to the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. In addition, the unrealized foreign currency gain/loss component of accumulated other comprehensive income/loss should have been included in the determination of net income in 2004, at the time the Company sold its Canadian oil and gas assets, effective March 1, 2004. After the initial write-off of the accumulated unrealized foreign currency gain/loss into the statement of operations, the unrealized foreign currency gain/loss arising in each subsequent quarter should be recognized in the statement of operations. Accordingly, this error correction for unrealized foreign currency gains/losses impacts each quarter in 2004 and the first three quarters of 2005.
 
The Company has determined that it is necessary to restate its balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and its statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 (as well as restatements for quarterly periods described in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

The restatement adjustments to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 are summarized as follows:

 
   
Restated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004
 
   
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
As Restated
 
Assets
             
Current assets:
             
Income taxes receivable
 
$
4,389,000
 
$
(637,000
)
$
3,752,000
 
All other assets
   
83,164,000
   
   
83,164,000
 
Total Assets
 
$
87,553,000
 
$
(637,000
)
$
86,916,000
 
                     
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
                   
Current liabilities
 
$
9,785,000
 
$
 
$
9,785,000
 
Noncurrent liabilities
   
48,657,000
   
   
48,657,000
 
Total liabilities
   
58,442,000
   
   
58,442,000
 
                     
Stockholders’ equity:
                   
Preferred stock
   
0
   
   
0
 
Common stock
   
10,014,000
   
   
10,014,000
 
Capital in excess of par value
   
9,524,000
   
   
9,524,000
 
Retained earnings
   
19,905,000
   
(611,000
)
 
19,294,000
 
Unearned compensation
   
(431,000
)
 
   
(431,000
)
Treasury stock
   
(10,491,000
)
 
   
(10,491,000
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
590,000
   
(26,000
)
 
564,000
 
Total stockholders’ equity
   
29,111,000
   
(637,000
)
 
28,474,000
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
$
87,553,000
 
$
(637,000
)
$
86,916,000
 
 
 
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Restated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004
 
 
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustments
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
4,628,000
 
$
 
$
4,628,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
5,357,000
   
   
5,357,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(729,000
)
 
   
(729,000
)
Other income
   
685,000
   
   
685,000
 
Interest expense
   
(1,083,000
)
 
   
(1,083,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(1,127,000
)
 
   
(1,127,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(409,000
)
 
   
(409,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(718,000
)
 
   
(718,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
4,067,000
   
   
4,067,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(711,000
)
 
(611,000
)
 
(1,322,000
)
Net income
 
$
2,638,000
 
$
(611,000
)
$
2,027,000
 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
 
$
(0.09
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
   
   
   
 
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.52
   
   
0.52
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.17
)
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.34
 
$
(0.08
)
$
0.26
 
 
   
   
   
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
   
   
   
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
 
$
(0.09
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
   
   
   
 
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.51
   
   
0.51
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.08
)
 
(0.17
)
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.33
 
$
(0.08
)
$
0.25
 
 
4. Long-term debt:

Long-term debt as of December 31 consists of the following:
 
           
   
2005
 
2004
 
           
Mortgage notes payable (a)
 
$
7,474,000
 
$
11,935,000
 
Mortgage notes payable (b)
   
21,410,000
   
30,802,000
 
Mortgage notes payable (c)
   
4,068,000
   
4,118,000
 
Unsecured note payable (d)
   
400,000
   
 
               
Total
   
33,352,000
   
46,855,000
 
Less current portion
   
1,862,000
   
729,000
 
               
Long term portion
 
$
31,490,000
 
$
46,126,000
 
               
Long-term debt applicable to discontinued operations:
             
Included in current liabilities
 
$
1,581,000
 
$
462,000
 
Included in noncurrent liabilities
   
15,024,000
   
29,381,000
 
               
Total
 
$
16,605,000
 
$
29,843,000
 
               

(a)  
Mortgage notes payable to North Fork Bank (formerly The Trust Company of New Jersey) payable in monthly installments, bearing interest at a weighted average effective rate of 6.375%. These mortgage notes were secured by a first mortgage interest in various residential and commercial real estate properties in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and New Jersey. The notes are being amortized over a 25-year period and mature in February 2013, with a balloon principal payment due at maturity. At December 31, 2005, the properties securing the notes had an approximate net book value of $7,678,000.
(b)  
Mortgage notes payable to five real estate mortgage conduits arranged by Merrill Lynch that are payable in monthly installments of principal and interest, bearing interest at a weighted average effective rate of 5.75%, a 30-year amortization and a ten year term, maturing in March 2013, with a balloon principal payment due at maturity. The residential properties securing the mortgage conduit loans are located in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas and at December 31, 2005 had an approximate net book value of $14,815,000.
 
 
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(c)  
Mortgage note payable to Orix Real Estate Capital Markets that is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest, bears interest at 7.9%. The note is being amortized over a 30-year period and matures in June 2009, with a balloon principal payment due at maturity. The note is secured by residential property located in Texas that at December 31, 2005 had an approximate net book value of $5,287,000.
(d)  
During June 2005, WO Grand Hotel, L.L.C., a limited liability company that is 50% owned by Wilshire and where Wilshire is the manager of the limited liability company, borrowed $400,000 from Wilshire and $400,000 from the other 50% owner of WO Grand Hotel, LLC, Proud Three, L.L.C. Interest accrues on the note at a rate of 8% per annum and is payable monthly. The note has a 10 year amortization period and a five year payment period. The note matures on May 2, 2010 with a balloon principal payment due at maturity. The amount borrowed from Wilshire has been eliminated in consolidation.

The aggregate maturities of the long-term debt in each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2005 and thereafter are as follows -

Year
 
Amount
 
2006
 
$
1,862,000
 
2007
   
596,000
 
2008
   
631,000
 
2009
   
4,503,000
 
2010
   
863,000
 
Thereafter
   
24,897,000
 
   
$
33,352,000
 

5. Mortgage notes receivable:

During June 2000, the Company acquired mortgage notes receivable collateralized by underlying property from The Trust Company of New Jersey for $3,500,000. The Company subsequently advanced the borrower an additional $2,790,000. Under its original terms, the mortgage notes receivable and subsequent advances are due 2007 and bear interest at 9.75%. In connection with the mortgage note receivable the Company will earn a $2,500,000 financing fee. The fee is being recognized in income by the effective interest method over the term of the mortgage receivable. Under this agreement, the Company has the right to receive a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the underlying property. During the years 2005 and 2004, the Company received amortization and financing fees in the amount of $3,000 and $471,000, respectively.

In February 2005, the Company and the borrower negotiated a settlement of the outstanding mortgage notes receivable for $1.1 million, which was paid during the first quarter of 2005. The Company recognized a gain in the first quarter 2005 of approximately $675,000 before taxes ($400,000 after taxes) on this transaction.
 
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6. Commitments and contingencies:

Commercial leases:

Wilshire leases commercial space to tenants for periods of up to seven years. Most of the leases contain clauses for reimbursement of real estate taxes, maintenance, insurance and certain other operating expenses of the properties. Minimum rental income to be received from non-cancelable operating leases in the five years subsequent to December 31, 2005 and thereafter are as follows:

Year
 
  Amount
 
       
2006
 
$
962,000
 
2007
   
678,000
 
2008
   
344,000
 
2009
   
159,000
 
2010
   
93,000
 
Thereafter
   
19,000
 
   
$
2,255,000
 

The above amounts assume that all leases which expire are not renewed and, accordingly, neither minimum rentals nor rentals from replacement tenants are included.

Minimum future rentals do not include contingent rentals, which may be received under certain leases on the basis of percentage of reported tenants’ sales volume or other factors. Rental income that is contingent on future events is not included in income until the contingency is resolved. Contingent rentals included in income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005 were not material.

Residential leases:

Lease terms for residential tenants are usually one year or less.

City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey:

Wilshire achieved a settlement agreement with the City of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, regarding the redevelopment zone status of its office building, Amboy Towers. In an agreement signed in February 2005, the City agreed to name the Company as the redeveloper for Amboy Towers and Wilshire agreed to invest at least $750,000 in capital improvements in the building over the 18-month period commencing with the signing of the agreement. Since the date of the agreement, the Company has spent $184,000 and has contractual commitments to spend an additional $668,000 on capital improvements.

Headquarters lease:

Wilshire entered into an agreement to lease office space for its headquarters at One Gateway Center in Newark, New Jersey. The effective date of the lease is April 1, 2005 and it is for a 65 month period with two renewal options, each for a five-year period. Wilshire has the right to cancel the lease after 24 months subject to reimbursing the landlord for certain unamortized costs associated with tenant improvements and real estate commissions. The base rent in the lease is $29.00 per square foot, with Wilshire receiving five months of free rent in the third year of the lease agreement. Base rental expense is recognized on a straight-line basis and amounts to $121,000 per year.

The Company leased space on a month-to-month basis in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Company also leased space on month to month leases in Calgary, Canada and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma for its oil and gas business. The lease in Calgary, Canada was terminated in April 2004 with the sale of the Canadian oil and gas assets. The lease in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was terminated in June 2004 after the final settlement of the sale of the United States oil and gas assets. Rental expense for all of the Company’s offices amounted to approximately $137,000 in 2005, $60,000 in 2004 and $101,000 in 2003.

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Rights plan:

In June 1996, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Stockholder Protection Rights Plan (the “Rights Plan”). The Rights Plan provides for issuance of one Right for each share of common stock outstanding as of July 6, 1996. The Rights are separable from and exercisable upon the occurrence of certain triggering events involving the acquisition of at least 15% (or, in the case of certain existing stockholders, 25%) of the Company’s common stock by an individual or group, as defined in the Rights Plan (an “Acquiring” Person) and may be redeemed by the Board of Directors at a redemption price of $0.01 per Right at any time prior to the announcement by the Company that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person.

On and after the tenth day following such triggering events, each Right would entitle the holder (other than the Acquiring Person) to purchase $50 in market value of the Company’s Common Stock for $25. In addition, if there is a business combination between the Company and an Acquiring Person, or in certain other circumstances, each Right (if not previously exercised) would entitle the holder (other than the Acquiring Person) to purchase $50 in market value of the common stock of the Acquiring Person for $25.

As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, 7,854,514 and 7,778,812, respectively, of Rights were outstanding. Each Right entitles the holder to purchase, for an exercise price of $25, one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock. Each one one-hundredth share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock is designed to have economic terms similar to those of one share of common stock but will have one one-hundredth of a vote. Because the Rights are only exercisable under certain conditions, none of which were in effect as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, the outstanding Rights are not considered in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

Share repurchase authorization:

On June 3, 2004, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had authorized the purchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. This purchasing activity may occur from time to time, in one or more transactions. Through December 31, 2005, the Company had purchased 85,216 shares under this program at an approximate cost of $555,000 or $6.51 per share.

7. Stock option plans:

In June 2004, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2004 Incentive Plan”). The purpose of the 2004 Incentive Plan is to encourage stock ownership by key employees and consultants of the Company, to provide additional incentive for them to promote the successful business operations of the Company, to encourage them to continue providing services to the Company, and to attract new employees and consultants to the Company. Awards under the 2004 Incentive Plan may be granted in any one or all of the following forms, as those terms are defined under the 2004 Incentive Plan: (i) incentive stock options; (ii) non-qualified stock options; (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted shares of common stock; (v) performance shares; (vi) performance units; and (vii) unrestricted shares of common stock. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock available for award under the 2004 Incentive Plan is 600,000, subject to adjustment under the terms of the 2004 Incentive Plan.

In June 2004, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Director Plan”). The purpose of the 2004 Director Plan is to attract qualified personnel to accept positions of responsibility as directors of the Company, to provide incentives for persons to remain on the Board and to induce such persons to maximize the Company’s performance during the terms of their options. Only non-qualified stock options may be granted under the 2004 Director Plan. The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock available for grant under the 2004 Director Plan is 150,000, subject to adjustment under the terms of the 2004 Director Plan. Upon adoption of the 2004 Director Plan, each non-employee director was granted 10,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company at fair market value on the date of grant and on each anniversary date of the 2004 Director Plan’s adoption will receive an additional 5,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company at fair market value on the date of grant.

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In June 1995, the Company adopted two stock-based compensation plans (1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan “Incentive Plan”; and 1995 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan “Director Plan”) under which, up to 450,000 and 150,000 shares, respectively were available for grant. In 2003, 50,000 options were granted under the Incentive Plan and 5,000 options were granted under the Director Plan. In 2004, 5,000 options were granted under the Director Plan. The Incentive Plan and Director Plan expired ten years after their date of adoption. Accordingly, no additional awards may be granted under either of these plans.

Stock option grants under the 2004 Director Plan amounted to 50,000 options in 2004 and 25,000 options in 2005. No options were granted under the 2004 Incentive Plan in either 2004 or 2005.

The number and terms of the options granted under these plans are determined by the Company’s Stock Option Committee (the Committee) based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The period during which an option may be exercised varies, but no option may be exercised after ten years from the date of grant.

The following table summarizes stock option activity for 2005, 2004 and 2003:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
Weighted Average
 
 
 
Shares
 
Exercise Price
 
Shares
 
Exercise Price
 
Shares
 
Exercise Price
 
Options outstanding at beginning of year
   
457,460
 
$
3.81
   
438,740
 
$
3.61
   
383,740
 
$
3.61
 
Options granted
   
25,000
   
7.20
   
55,000
   
5.18
   
55,000
   
3.60
 
Options exercised
   
(318,150
)
 
3.48
   
(9,330
)
 
3.61
   
   
 
Options terminated and expired
   
(3,860
)
 
4.72
   
(26,950
)
 
3.32
   
   
 
Options outstanding at end of year
   
160,450
 
 
4.97
   
457,460
 
 
3.81
   
438,740
 
 
3.61
 
Options exercisable at end of year
   
70,950
 
$
4.55
   
364,760
 
$
3.64
   
185,940
 
$
4.06
 
                                       
 
A summary of the stock options outstanding at December 31, 2005 follows:

   
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
 
Range of Exercise Prices
 
Number Outstanding
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Number Exercisable
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
$3.32
   
50,000
   
6.54 years
 
$
3.32
   
30,000
 
$
3.32
 
$3.97
   
5,000
   
3.42 years
 
 
3.97
   
5,000
 
 
3.97
 
$4.55
   
5,000
   
7.46 years
 
 
4.55
   
2,000
 
 
4.55
 
$5.15
   
50,000
   
8.46 years
 
 
5.15
   
12,500
 
 
5.15
 
$5.48
   
5,000
   
8.38 years
 
 
5.48
   
1,000
 
 
5.48
 
$6.00
   
5,000
   
2.42 years
 
 
6.00
   
5,000
 
 
6.00
 
$6.13
   
15,450
   
0.50 years
 
 
6.13
   
15,450
 
 
6.13
 
$7.20
   
25,000
   
9.46 years
 
 
7.20
   
 
 
7.20
 
     
160,450
   
6.87 years
 
 
4.97
   
70,950
 
 
4.55
 
                                 
 
 
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The fair value of the options granted during 2005 was $104,000. The remaining weighted average contractual life of the options outstanding at December 31, 2005 was 6.9 years.

During 2005, 47,400 shares of common stock were granted to employees under the 2004 Incentive Plan. The employee’s right to receive these restricted shares vest over a three-year period. Compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2005 includes $170,000 related to the issuance of restricted shares in 2005. Also during 2005, 66,000 shares of common stock were granted to employees under the 2004 Incentive Plan without any restrictions. The majority of these shares were issued in satisfaction of incentive bonus awards that had been accrued and expensed in 2004.

During 2004, 4,529 shares of common stock were granted to employees under the 2004 Incentive Plan. The employee’s right to receive these restricted shares vest serially over a three-year period. Compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 include $16,000 and $6,000, respectively, related to the issuance of restricted shares in 2004.

Also during 2004, 600 shares of common stock were granted under the 2004 Incentive Plan to non-employees who are involved with managing the Company’s real estate properties. The shares were valued at their fair value on the date of grant and had an insignificant impact on the Company’s financial condition.

At the time of his retirement on June 30, 2004, the former President of the Company had 300,000 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $3.35 per share. As part of the three year consulting arrangement between the former President and the Company, the life of his stock options were extended for the length of his consulting arrangement. This arrangement resulted in the Company valuing his stock options at $495,000. This value was recorded as an increase to capital in excess of par value and an increase to unearned compensation, both separate components of stockholders’ equity. The unearned compensation amount is being amortized into general and administrative expense over the term of the three year consulting arrangement. At December 31, 2004, $413,000 was remaining to be amortized into general and administrative expense over the next 2½ years and $82,000 had been recognized in expense in 2004.

On April 19, 2005, the Company reached a mutual agreement with the former President to terminate his consulting agreement with the Company. The Company agreed to provide him with a final lump sum payment in the amount of $50,625 and the former President agreed to forego an additional $75,000 of consulting fees due to him under the terms of his consulting arrangement. Also, at the Company’s request, the former President agreed to exercise his 300,000 stock options at the applicable exercise prices for a total sum of $1,005,500 and then sell to the Company all of the exercised shares at a purchase price per share of $7.00 for an aggregate payment of $2,100,000, or a net cash payment of $1,094,500, which has been classified as a general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations. The transaction was completed on April 20, 2005 and resulted in the Company reversing the accounting noted in the preceding paragraph as recorded in 2004 and recording an after-tax charge of approximately $600,000 in 2005.

8. Income taxes

The components of income (loss) before income taxes is as follows:

   
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
2003
 
               
United States operations
 
$
11,969,000
 
$
2,688,000
 
$
2,440,000
 
Operations outside the United States
   
100,000
   
1,866,000
   
(2,770,000
)
 Total
 
$
12,069,000
 
$
4,554,000
 
$
(330,000
)
                     
 

 
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes consist of the following:
 
   
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
2003
 
Continuing Operations
             
Federal
             
 Current
 
$
(785,000
)
$
(782,000
)
$
(406,000
)
 Deferred
   
(41,000
)
 
189,000
   
749,000
 
     
(826,000
)
 
(593,000
)
 
343,000
 
State
                   
 Current
   
(277,000
)
 
670,000
   
 
 Deferred
   
(1,000
)
 
(486,000
)
 
 
     
(278,000
)
 
184,000
   
 
 Total Continuing
 
$
(1,104,000
)
$
(409,000
)
$
343,000
 
                     
Discontinued Operations
                   
Real Estate
                   
 Federal
                   
 Current
 
$
(167,000
)
$
2,463,000
 
$
(162,000
)
 Deferred
   
4,744,000
   
(247,000
)
 
73,000
 
     
4,577,000
   
2,216,000
   
(89,000
)
 State
                   
 Current
   
211,000
   
222,000
   
 
 Deferred
   
910,000
   
(176,000
)
 
 
     
1,121,000
   
46,000
   
 
 Total Real Estate
 
$
5,698,000
 
$
2,262,000
 
$
(89,000
)
                     
Oil and Gas
                   
 Federal
                   
 Current
 
$
(59,000
)
$
3,235,000
 
$
68,000
 
 Deferred
   
   
(3,488,000
)
 
(569,000
)
     
(59,000
)
 
(253,000
)
 
(501,000
)
 State
                   
 Current
   
191,000
   
3,000
   
42,000
 
 Deferred
   
   
   
 
     
191,000
   
3,000
   
42,000
 
 Foreign
                   
 Current
   
452,000
   
4,044,000
   
635,000
 
 Deferred
   
   
(3,120,000
)
 
(1,987,000
)
     
452,000
   
924,000
   
(1,352,000
)
 Total Oil & Gas
 
$
584,000
 
$
674,000
 
$
(1,811,000
)
 Total
 
$
5,178,000
 
$
2,527,000
 
$
(1,557,000
)
 

 
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A reconciliation of the differences between the effective tax rate and the statutory U.S. income tax rate is as follows:
 
   
2005
 
2004 (Restated)
 
2003
 
 
 
Amount
 
%
 
Amount
 
%
 
Amount
 
%
 
                           
Federal income tax provision (benefit) at statutory rate
 
$
4,381,000
   
35.0
%
$
1,585,000
   
35.0
%
$
(1,376,000
)
 
(35.0
)%
State income tax net of Federal impact
   
673,000
   
5.4
   
152,000
   
3.3
   
27,000
   
0.7
 
Impact of discontinued foreign operations
   
274,000
   
2.2
   
908,000
   
20.1
   
408,000
   
10.4
 
Dividend exclusion
   
(37,000
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(50,000
)
 
(1.1
)
 
(91,000
)
 
(2.3
)
Tax-exempt interest
   
(113,000
)
 
(0.9
)
 
(68,000
)
 
(1.5
)
 
   
 
Liquidating dividend from foreign operations
   
   
   
   
   
2,075,000
   
52.8
 
Impairment tax benefit
   
   
   
   
   
(2,600,000
)
 
(66.2
)
                                       
Total tax expense (benefit) / Effective tax rate (benefit)
 
$
5,178,000
   
41.4
%
$
2,527,000
   
55.8
%
$
(1,557,000
)
 
(39.6)%
                                       

Significant components of deferred tax liabilities as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
           
Tax over book depreciation, depletion and amortization -
         
Oil and gas and real estate properties - U.S.
 
$
1,672,000
 
$
1,485,000
 
Deferred gains on sales of real estate properties - U.S.
   
5,794,000
   
370,000
 
U.S. tax on liquidating dividend from Canada
   
   
2,075,000
 
Unrealized gain on marketable securities
   
99,000
   
390,000
 
               
Net deferred tax liability
   
7,565,000
   
4,320,000
 
Deferred tax liability included in current
   
(99,000
)
 
(2,465,000
)
               
Noncurrent deferred tax liability
 
$
7,466,000
 
$
1,855,000
 

9. Segment information:

SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” established standards for reporting financial information about operating segments in interim and annual financial reports and provides for a “management approach” in identifying the reportable segments.

Wilshire has determined that it has two reportable segments within its continuing operations: residential properties and commercial properties. These reportable segments have different types of customers and are managed separately because each requires different operating strategies and management expertise. The residential property segment has two separate properties and the commercial segment has three properties. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1.

The chief operating decision-making group of Wilshire’s residential and commercial real estate segments and corporate/other activities is comprised of Wilshire’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
 
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Wilshire assesses and measures segment operating results based on net operating income (“NOI”), which is a direct measure of each property’s contribution to the results of the Company before considering revenues from treasury activities, overhead expenses and other costs that are not directly related to the performance of a property. The Company believes NOI is a more descriptive measure of the Company’s performance than income (loss) from continuing operations. NOI is not a measure of operating results or cash flow as measured by generally accepted accounting principles, and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.

Continuing real estate revenue, operating expenses, NOI and recurring capital improvements for the reportable segments are summarized below and reconciled to consolidated net income (loss) from continuing operations for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2005. Asset information is not reported since Wilshire does not use this measure to assess performance.

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
               
Real estate revenue:
             
Residential
 
$
3,018,000
 
$
2,976,000
 
$
2,902,000
 
Commercial
   
1,606,000
   
1,652,000
   
1,592,000
 
Total
 
$
4,624,000
 
$
4,628,000
 
$
4,494,000
 
                     
Real estate operating expenses:
                   
Residential
 
$
1,664,000
 
$
1,607,000
 
$
1,592,000
 
Commercial
   
780,000
   
734,000
   
695,000
 
Total
 
$
2,444,000
 
$
2,341,000
 
$
2,287,000
 
                     
Net operating income:
                   
Residential
 
$
1,354,000
 
$
1,369,000
 
$
1,310,000
 
Commercial
   
826,000
   
918,000
   
897,000
 
Total
 
$
2,180,000
 
$
2,287,000
 
$
2,207,000
 
                     
Capital improvements:
                   
Residential
 
$
396,000
 
$
383,000
 
$
310,000
 
Commercial
   
246,000
   
332,000
   
123,000
 
Total
 
$
642,000
 
$
715,000
 
$
433,000
 
                     
Reconciliation of NOI to consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations:
                   
Segment NOI
 
$
2,180,000
 
$
2,287,000
 
$
2,207,000
 
Total other income, including net investment income
   
1,541,000
   
685,000
   
4,596,000
 
Depreciation expense
   
(957,000
)
 
(873,000
)
 
(995,000
)
General and administrative expense
   
(3,493,000
)
 
(2,143,000
)
 
(2,349,000
)
Interest expense
   
(1,090,000
)
 
(1,083,000
)
 
(1,305,000
)
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
1,104,000
   
409,000
   
(343,000
)
                     
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(715,000
)
$
(718,000
)
$
1,811,000
 

10. Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, there were no shares of preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, from time to time, with each such series to have such designation, powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restriction thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to the limitations prescribed by law and in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

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11. Fair value of financial instruments
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable reasonably approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.

Mortgage notes payable have an estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow models of approximately $32.6 million at December 31, 2005, which is lower than the carrying value by $0.7 million. At December 31, 2004, mortgage notes payable had an estimated fair value based on discounted cash flow models of approximately $46.0 million, which is lower than the carrying value by $0.9 million.

Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2005. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since that date and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

12. Subsequent events
 
In January 2006, the Company closed on the previously announced sales of its triple net lease on a bank branch building in Rutherford, New Jersey and 41 (29 1-bedroom and 12 2-bedroom) of its 42 condominium units at Galsworthy Arms in Long Branch, New Jersey, for gross proceeds of $1,602,500 and $6,904,500, respectively. After payment of closing costs and providing for taxes, the Company will realize a net gain in the first quarter 2006 of approximately $3,385,000.

In March 2006, the Company closed on the sale of the one remaining condominium unit at Galsworthy Arms for gross proceeds of $292,000. The sale price for this unit benefited from a significant interior upgraded completed by the Company. After payment of closing costs and providing for taxes, the Company will realize net income in the first quarter 2006 of approximately $145,000.

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 13. Quarterly data (Unaudited)

Restatement of Quarterly Data (Unaudited)
 
In connection with the preparation of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, the Company determined that its income tax receivable account at December 31, 2004 was overstated by approximately $637,000. It was determined that this overstatement was principally related to the first quarter ended March 31, 2004. In addition, the unrealized foreign currency gain/loss component of accumulated other comprehensive income/loss should have been included in the determination of net income starting in the first quarter of 2004, at the time the Company sold its Canadian oil and gas assets. After the initial write-off of the accumulated unrealized foreign currency gain/loss into the statement of operations, the unrealized foreign currency gain/loss arising in each subsequent quarter should be recognized in the statement of operations. Accordingly, this error correction for unrealized foreign currency gains/losses impacts each quarter in 2004 and the first three quarters of 2005. 
 
The Company has determined that it is necessary to restate its statements of operations for each of the quarters in 2004 and the first three quarters of 2005.
 
The following tables show the effects of the restatements on the Company’s quarterly statements of operations. In the tables that follow, the columns labeled “Restatement Adjustments” represent adjustments for the items noted above.

   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2004
 
 
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,161,000
 
$
 
$
1,161,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,114,000
   
   
1,114,000
 
Income from operations
   
47,000
   
   
47,000
 
Other income
   
194,000
   
   
194,000
 
Interest expense
   
(263,000
)
 
   
(263,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(22,000
)
 
   
(22,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(29,000
)
 
   
(29,000
)
Income from continuing operations
   
7,000
   
   
7,000
 
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
2,849,000
   
   
2,849,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(257,000
)
 
(2,657,000
)
 
(2,914,000
)
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,599,000
 
$
(2,657,000
)
$
(58,000
)
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income from continuing operations
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.36
   
   
0.36
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.03
)
 
(0.34
)
 
(0.37
)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.33
 
$
(0.34
)
$
(0.01
)
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income from continuing operations
 
$
 
$
 
$
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.36
   
   
0.36
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.03
)
 
(0.34
)
 
(0.37
)
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.33
 
$
(0.34
)
$
(0.01
)

 
60


 
   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2004
 
 
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,188,000
 
$
 
$
1,188,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,334,000
   
   
1,334,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(146,000
)
 
   
(146,000
)
Other income
   
46,000
   
   
46,000
 
Interest expense
   
(262,000
)
 
   
(262,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(362,000
)
 
   
(362,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(162,000
)
 
   
(162,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(200,000
)
 
   
(200,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
381,000
   
   
381,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
842,000
   
873,000
   
1,715,000
 
Net income
 
$
1,023,000
 
$
873,000
 
$
1,896,000
 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.05
   
   
0.05
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
0.11
   
0.11
   
0.22
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.13
 
$
0.11
 
$
0.24
 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.05
   
   
0.05
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
0.11
   
0.11
   
0.22
 
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.13
 
$
0.11
 
$
0.24
 

 
 
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2004
 
 
 
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,146,000
 
$
 
$
1,146,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,538,000
   
   
1,538,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(392,000
)
 
   
(392,000
)
Other income
   
192,000
   
   
192,000
 
Interest expense
   
(263,000
)
 
   
(263,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(463,000
)
 
   
(463,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(177,000
)
 
   
(177,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(286,000
)
 
   
(286,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
98,000
   
   
98,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(390,000
)
 
88,000
   
(302,000
)
Net loss
 
$
(578,000
)
$
88,000
 
$
(490,000
)
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.01
   
   
0.01
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.05
)
 
0.01
   
(0.04
)
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.07
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.06
)
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.01
   
   
0.01
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.05
)
 
0.01
   
(0.04
)
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.07
)
$
0.01
 
$
(0.06
)
 
 
61

 
   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2004
 
   
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,133,000
 
$
 
$
1,133,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,371,000
   
   
1,371,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(238,000
)
 
   
(238,000
)
Other income
   
253,000
   
   
253,000
 
Interest expense
   
(295,000
)
 
   
(295,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(280,000
)
 
   
(280,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(41,000
)
 
   
(41,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(239,000
)
 
   
(239,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
739,000
   
   
739,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(906,000
)
 
1,085,000
   
179,000
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(406,000
)
$
1,085,000
 
$
679,000
 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.10
   
   
0.10
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.12
)
 
0.14
   
0.02
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.05
)
$
0.14
 
$
0.09
 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.09
   
   
0.09
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(0.11
)
 
0.13
   
0.02
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.05
)
$
0.13
 
$
0.08
 

   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
 
   
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,134,000
 
$
 
$
1,134,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,309,000
   
   
1,309,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(175,000
)
 
   
(175,000
)
Other income
   
918,000
   
   
918,000
 
Interest expense
   
(258,000
)
 
   
(258,000
)
Income before provision for income taxes
   
485,000
   
   
485,000
 
Income tax expense
   
170,000
   
   
170,000
 
Income from continuing operations
   
315,000
   
   
315,000
 
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
30,000
   
   
30,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(27,000
)
 
(63,000
)
 
(90,000
)
Net income
 
$
318,000
 
$
(63,000
)
$
255,000
 
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.04
 
$
 
$
0.04
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
   
   
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.04
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.03
 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Income from continuing operations
 
$
0.04
 
$
 
$
0.04
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
   
   
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
Net income applicable to common stockholders
 
$
0.04
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.03
 

 
62

 
   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2005
 
   
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,162,000
 
$
 
$
1,162,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
2,363,000
   
   
2,363,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(1,201,000
)
 
   
(1,201,000
)
Other income
   
209,000
   
   
209,000
 
Interest expense
   
(259,000
)
 
   
(259,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(1,251,000
)
 
   
(1,251,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(505,000
)
 
   
(505,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(746,000
)
 
   
(746,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
(58,000
)
 
   
(58,000
)
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
162,000
   
(694,000
)
 
(532,000
)
Net loss
 
$
(642,000
)
$
(694,000
)
$
(1,336,000
)
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
 
$
(0.09
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
(0.01
)
 
   
(0.01
)
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
0.02
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.07
)
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.08
)
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.17
)
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
$
 
$
(0.09
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
(0.01
)
 
   
(0.01
)
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
0.02
   
(0.09
)
 
(0.07
)
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.08
)
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.17
)

   
Restated Statement of Operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2005
 
   
As Previously Reported
 
Restatement Adjustment
 
As Restated
 
               
Revenues
 
$
1,149,000
 
$
 
$
1,149,000
 
Costs and expenses
   
1,499,000
   
   
1,499,000
 
Loss from operations
   
(350,000
)
 
   
(350,000
)
Other income
   
188,000
   
   
188,000
 
Interest expense
   
(258,000
)
 
   
(258,000
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(420,000
)
 
   
(420,000
)
Income tax benefit
   
(169,000
)
 
   
(169,000
)
Loss from continuing operations
   
(251,000
)
 
   
(251,000
)
Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
70,000
   
   
70,000
 
Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
(8,000
)
 
141,000
   
133,000
 
Net loss
 
$
(189,000
)
$
141,000
 
$
(48,000
)
                     
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.01
   
   
0.01
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
   
0.02
   
0.02
 
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.02
 
$
 
                     
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                   
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.03
)
$
 
$
(0.03
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations -
                   
 Discontinued operations - Real estate
   
0.01
   
   
0.01
 
 Discontinued operations - Oil and gas
   
   
0.02
   
0.02
 
Net loss applicable to common stockholders
 
$
(0.02
)
$
0.02
 
$
 


63



The following represents the Company’s results of operations for each quarter for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004. The amounts presented are different from amounts presented in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q as originally filed due to the restatements discussed previously in this footnote. The earnings per share amounts may not total to the earnings per share for the full year.
 
   
Quarter ended 
 
 
 
March 31 (Restated)
 
June 30 (Restated)
 
September 30 (Restated)
 
December 31 
 
                   
2005:
                 
Revenues
 
$
1,134,000
 
$
1,162,000
 
$
1,149,000
 
$
1,179,000
 
                           
Costs and expenses:
                         
Operating expenses
   
550,000
   
564,000
   
653,000
   
677,000
 
Depreciation
   
253,000
   
205,000
   
244,000
   
255,000
 
General and administrative
   
506,000
   
1,594,000
   
602,000
   
791,000
 
Total costs and expenses
   
1,309,000
   
2,363,000
   
1,499,000
   
1,723,000
 
                           
Income (loss) from operations
   
(175,000
)
 
(1,201,000
)
 
(350,000
)
 
(544,000
)
                           
Dividend and interest income
   
102,000
   
185,000
   
188,000
   
225,000
 
Gain on sale of marketable securities
   
134,000
   
   
   
 
Gain on sale of real estate related assets
   
675,000
   
   
   
 
Other income
   
7,000
   
24,000
   
   
1,000
 
Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs
   
(258,000
)
 
(259,000
)
 
(258,000
)
 
(315,000
)
                           
Income (loss) before provision for taxes
   
485,000
   
(1,251,000
)
 
(420,000
)
 
(633,000
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
170,000
   
(505,000
)
 
(169,000
)
 
(600,000
)
                           
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
315,000
   
(746,000
)
 
(251,000
)
 
(33,000
)
                           
Discontinued operations - real estate
   
30,000
   
(58,000
)
 
70,000
   
8,669,000
 
Discontinued operations - oil & gas
   
(90,000
)
 
(532,000
)
 
133,000
   
(616,000
)
                           
Net income (loss)
 
$
255,000
 
$
(1,336,000
)
$
(48,000
)
$
8,020,000
 
                           
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.04
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.01
)
Discontinued operations
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.08
)
 
0.03
   
1.03
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
0.03
 
$
(0.17
)
$
 
$
1.02
 
                           
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.04
 
$
(0.09
)
$
(0.03
)
$
 
Discontinued operations
   
(0.01
)
 
(0.08
)
 
0.03
   
1.01
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
0.03
 
$
(0.17
)
$
 
$
1.01
 
 
 
64


   
Quarter Ended
 
 
 
March 31 (Restated)
 
June 30 (Restated)
 
 September 30 (Restated)
 
 December 31 (Restated)
 
                     
2004:
                   
Revenues
 
$
1,161,000
 
$
1,188,000
 
$
1,146,000
 
$
1,133,000
 
                           
Costs and expenses:
                         
Operating expenses
   
567,000
   
573,000
   
565,000
   
636,000
 
Depreciation
   
218,000
   
218,000
   
221,000
   
216,000
 
General and administrative
   
329,000
   
543,000
   
752,000
   
519,000
 
Total costs and expenses
   
1,114,000
   
1,334,000
   
1,538,000
   
1,371,000
 
                           
Income (loss) from operations
   
47,000
   
(146,000
)
 
(392,000
)
 
(238,000
)
                           
Dividend and interest income
   
194,000
   
46,000
   
192,000
   
253,000
 
Other income
   
   
   
   
 
Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs
   
(263,000
)
 
(262,000
)
 
(263,000
)
 
(295,000
)
                           
Income (loss) before provision for taxes
   
(22,000
)
 
(362,000
)
 
(463,000
)
 
(280,000
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
(29,000
)
 
(162,000
)
 
(177,000
)
 
(41,000
)
                           
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
7,000
   
(200,000
)
 
(286,000
)
 
(239,000
)
                           
Discontinued operations - real estate
   
2,849,000
   
381,000
   
98,000
   
739,000
 
Discontinued operations - oil & gas
   
(2,914,000
)
 
1,715,000
   
(302,000
)
 
179,000
 
                           
Net income (loss)
 
$
(58,000
)
$
1,896,000
 
$
(490,000
)
$
679,000
 
                           
Basic earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
Discontinued operations
   
(0.01
)
 
0.27
   
(0.03
)
 
0.12
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.24
 
$
(0.06
)
$
0.09
 
                           
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
0.00
 
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
Discontinued operations
   
(0.01
)
 
0.27
   
(0.03
)
 
0.11
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(0.01
)
$
0.24
 
$
(0.06
)
$
0.08
 
                           
 

 
65

Schedule XI - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
December 31, 2005
($ in 000s)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Column E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Column D
 
Gross Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs Capitalized
 
At Which
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Column C
 
Subsequent To
 
Carried as of
 
 
 
 Column
     
Column A
 
Column B
 
Initial Cost
 
Acquisition
 
December 31, 2005
 
Column F
 
H
 
Column I
 
Description
 
Encumbrances
 
Land
 
Building & Improve-ments
 
Land
 
Building & Improve-ments
 
Land
 
Building & Improve-ments
 
Total
 
Accumulated Depreciation
 
Date Acquired
 
Life on Which Depreciation is Computed
 
                                               
Arizona
                                             
340 unit garden apartment complex
 
$
10,320
 
$
800
 
$
5,600
 
$
-0-
 
$
3,182
 
$
800
 
$
8,782
 
$
9,582
 
$
4,020
   
1992
   
Various
 
53,000 square foot office building
 
$
3,806
 
$
313
 
$
2,384
 
$
-0-
 
$
1,874
 
$
313
 
$
4,258
 
$
4,571
 
$
2,093
   
1992
   
Various
 
                                                                     
Texas
                                                                   
228 unit apartment complex
 
$
4,243
 
$
620
 
$
3,015
 
$
-0-
 
$
2,877
 
$
620
 
$
5,892
 
$
6,512
 
$
2,518
   
1992
   
Various
 
180 unit apartment complex
 
$
4,068
 
$
805
 
$
4,450
 
$
-0-
 
$
711
 
$
805
 
$
5,161
 
$
5,966
 
$
679
   
2001
   
Various
 
                                                                     
New Jersey
                                                                   
45 unit condominium complex
 
$
833
 
$
517
 
$
1,533
 
$
(35
)
$
536
 
$
482
 
$
2,069
 
$
2,551
 
$
558
   
1993
   
Various
 
132 unit apartment complex
 
$
4,822
 
$
480
 
$
3,541
 
$
-0-
 
$
633
 
$
480
 
$
4,174
 
$
4,654
 
$
1,171
   
1997
   
Various
 
Hotel & banquet facility
 
$
400
 
$
3,057
 
$
1,031
 
$
-0-
 
$
7,893
 
$
3,057
 
$
8,924
 
$
11,981
 
$
-0-
   
1997
   
Various
 
                                                                     
Other residential
 
$
3,810
 
$
470
 
$
3,365
 
$
(16
)
$
1,824
 
$
454
 
$
5,189
 
$
5,643
 
$
1,882
   
Various
   
Various
 
                                                                     
Other office/retail
 
$
1,050
 
$
1,241
 
$
2,610
 
$
-0-
 
$
2,635
 
$
1,241
 
$
5,245
 
$
6,486
 
$
1,761
   
Various
   
Various
 
                                                                     
Land held for development
 
$
0
 
$
908
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
0
 
$
908
 
$
0
 
$
908
 
$
0
   
Various
   
Various
 
                                                                     
                                                                     
   
$
33,352
 
$
9,211
 
$
27,529
 
$
(51
)
$
22,165
 
$
9,160
 
$
49,694
 
$
58,854
 
$
14,682
             
                                                                     

 
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The changes in real estate for the three years ended December 31, 2005, are as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
($ in 000s)
 
               
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
58,937
 
$
72,069
 
$
71,355
 
Property acquisitions
   
6,765
   
   
 
Improvements
   
1,339
   
2,251
   
2,415
 
Retirements/disposals
   
(8,187
)
 
(15,383
)
 
(1,701
)
Balance at end of year
 
$
58,854
 
$
58,937
 
$
72,069
 

The aggregate cost of land, buildings and improvements, before depreciation, for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2005 was approximately $42,182,000.

The changes in accumulated depreciation, exclusive of amounts relating to equipment, autos, and furniture and fixtures, for the three years ended December 31, 2005, are as follows:

   
2005
 
2004
 
2003
 
   
($ in 000s)
 
               
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
16,900
 
$
17,731
 
$
15,504
 
Depreciation for year
   
1,288
   
1,928
   
2,547
 
Retirements/disposals
   
(3,506
)
 
(2,759
)
 
(320
)
Balance at end of year
 
$
14,682
 
$
16,900
 
$
17,731
 

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A.           Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Exchange Act reports is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) as of December 31, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date due to the material weaknesses described below.

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. A material weakness has been noted in the Company’s recording of estimated income tax receivable amounts and in the recording of foreign currency translation gains (loss) related to a foreign subsidiary that had undergone a substantial liquidation. The tax item was brought to management’s attention through the Company’s own internal review process. The foreign currency translation item was brought to the Company’s attention by its independent registered public accounting firm. Both items pertained to 2004 and and the first three quarters of 2005 and appropriate restatements have been made of the annual and quarterly financial statements affected by these items. Further details are presented in Notes 3 and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in Item 8 of this Annual Report. Management believes that it has taken the necessary actions to ensure that the appropriate accounting treatment for these types of transactions is applied if such transactions occur in the future.

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Based on the steps taken, management (i) believes that the consolidated financial statements included in this Report, as restated, are fairly stated in all material respects and (ii) does not believe that the material weaknesses will result in any additional adjustments to previously released financial statements.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, except as described below. Subsequent to December 31, 2005, the Company has taken corrective actions to remediate the material weaknesses noted above. By their nature, such actions require a period of time to become fully effective. These remedial actions are as follows:

Concerning the income tax item, which principally originated in March 2004, management has hired a new Chief Financial Officer effective June 2004, subsequent to the date that this tax item became an issue, quarterly reconciliations of the current and deferred tax liability accounts have been instituted, and the scope of work performed by the Company’s third party tax preparer has been expanded to include a quarterly review of the Company’s current and deferred accounting liabilities.

Regarding the foreign currency translation adjustment, no changes in the control environment have been instituted for the following reasons: 1) The Company’s only operations with a non-U.S. dollar functional currency has been substantially liquidated; 2) The Company has no intention of commencing operations in a location outside of the United States; and 3) If the Company does commence operations outside of the United States, management is now familiar with the accounting consequences of a sale or substantial liquidation of such operation.

Item 9B.           Other Information

None
 
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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference to Wilshire’s 2006 definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of Wilshire’s fiscal year covered by this Annual Report. Only those sections of the Proxy Statement that specifically address the items set forth in this Annual Report are incorporated by reference from the Proxy Statement into this Annual Report.

Item 10.           Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The information concerning Wilshire’s Board of Directors required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections titled “Election of Directors” and “Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act” in Wilshire’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held in May 2006.

The information concerning Wilshire’s executive officers required by this item is included in Item 4A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for its officers and employees. A copy of the Code of Conduct is available on the Company’s website (http://www.wilshireenterprisesinc.com) under the caption “Corporate Policies.”

Item 11.           Executive Compensation

The information pertaining to executive compensation required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section titled “Election of Directors - Executive Compensation” in Wilshire’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held in May 2006.

Item 12.           Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K to be included as part of this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section titled “Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof” and “Election of Directors” in Wilshire’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held in May 2006.

Item 13.           Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section titled “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation; Other Transactions” in Wilshire’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held in May 2006.

Item 14.           Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required in response to this item is incorporated by reference to the information contained in Wilshire’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting to be held in May 2006 under the caption “Audit Fees and Related Matters.”
 
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PART IV

Item 15.           Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)  
Financial Statements

(i)  
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
(ii)  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 (as restated)
(iii)  
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 (as restated) and 2003
(iv)  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 (as restated) and 2003
(v)  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 (as restated) and 2003
(vi)  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial Statement Schedules:

(i)  
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation December 31, 2005

(b)  
Exhibits
 
Exhibit # 
Description
 
3.1 
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., as amended. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Item 14 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.)

3.2  
Amended By-Laws, as of June 11, 1998, of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.)

4.1  
Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of June 21, 1996, between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 21, 1996.)

4.2  
Reference is made to Exhibits 10.7 through 10.27.

4.3  
The Company agrees to furnish the Commission upon request any agreements with respect to long-term debt not referenced herein.

10.1  
General Assignments and Assignments of Leases dated March 31, 1992 with respect to the purchase of income producing real estate properties. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 and 2 of Form 8 dated December 9, 1992 filed with the Commission.)

10.2  
General Assignments, Assignments of Leases, and Escrow Agreements and Early Possession Agreements with respect to the purchase of four income producing real estate properties. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 1(a) through 4(c) on the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 31, 1992 filed with the Commission.)

10.3  
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.)
 
 
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10.4  
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit B of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.)

10.5  
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Appendix C of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.)

10.6  
Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. 2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to Appendix D of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.)
 
10.7  
Environmental Indemnity Agreement between Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
10.8   Promissory Note given by Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
10.9  
Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement between Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
10.10  
Multifamily Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Fixture Filing between Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
10.11  
Promissory Note given by Alpine Village Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 28, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.12  
Environmental Indemnity Agreement between Alpine Village Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 28, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.13   Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement between Alpine Village Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 28, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.14  
Multifamily Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Fixture Filing between Alpine Village Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 28, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
 
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10.15  
Promissory Note given by Sunrise Ridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.16  
Environmental Indemnity Agreement between Sunrise Ridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.17   Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement between Sunrise Ridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.18  
Multifamily Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Fixture Filing between Sunrise Ridge, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.19  
Promissory Note given by Van Buren, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
10.20  
Environmental Indemnity Agreement between Van Buren, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.21  
Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement between Van Buren, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.22  
Multifamily Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Fixture Filing between Van Buren, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.23  
Promissory Note given by Wellington Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.24  
Environmental Indemnity Agreement between Wellington Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)
 
 
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10.25  
Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement between Wellington Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.26  
Multifamily Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Rents and Fixture Filing between Wellington Apartments, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. dated February 27, 2003. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.)

10.27  
Intentionally omitted.

10.28  
Agreement dated March 17, 2004 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Crow Creek Energy L.L.C. to sell the U.S. Oil and Gas business. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.)

10.29  
Contract of sale dated January 23, 2004 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Economic Properties 2004 L.L.C. for the sale of eleven properties in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.)

10.30  
Employment agreement between the Company and Philip Kupperman dated as of July 1, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 4, 2002.)
 
10.31  
Severance Letter Agreement between the Company and Sherry Wilzig Izak dated as of March 29, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the similarly numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.)

10.32  
Employment agreement between the Company and Daniel C. Pryor dated as of April 24, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.)

10.33  
Employment letter between the Company and Seth H. Ugelow dated as of June 1, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.)

10.34  
Letter agreement between the Company and Philip Kupperman dated as of April 18, 2005 terminating the employment agreement between the Company and Philip Kupperman. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 19, 2005.)

10.35  
Purchase agreement and escrow instructions between Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C. (a subsidiary of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.) and GDG Partners L.L.C. dated February 2, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.)

10.36  
Operating agreement of WO Grand Hotel, LLC dated as of June 2, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.)

10.37  
Agreement for Purchase and Sale dated as of July 29, 2005 between Avondale Multi-Family Limited Partnership and Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.)
 
 
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10.38  
Hotel purchase agreement dated as of September 30, 2005, by and between WO GRAND HOTEL, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, and 350 PLEASANT VALLEY HOTEL ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.)

10.39  
Operating lease dated September 30, 2005 between WO GRAND HOTEL, LLC and Pleasant Valley 350 Catering Associates, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.)

10.40  
Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2005 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Jewel Corp.

10.41  
Purchase Agreement dated October 19, 2005 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Citadel Equity Group, LLC
 
21
List of significant subsidiaries of the Registrant.

23.1  
Consent of J.H. Cohn LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

23.2  
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

24     
Power of attorney.

31.1 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2  
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
     
 
WILSHIRE ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: March 31, 2006  By:   /s/ S. Wilzig Izak
 

S. Wilzig Izak
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
   
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Directors:
 

By:
  *
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Miles Berger
     
         
By:
*
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Milton Donnenberg
     
         
By:
/s/ S. Wilzig Izak
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
S. Wilzig Izak
     
         
By:
*
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Eric J. Schmertz, Esq.
     
         
By:
*
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Ernest Wachtel
     
         
By:
*
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Martin Willschick
     

Officers:
 
By:
/s/ S. Wilzig Izak
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
S. Wilzig Izak
     
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
     
         
By:
/s/ Seth H. Ugelow
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
Seth H. Ugelow
     
 
Chief Financial Officer
     
 
* Signed under power of attorney dated March 31, 2006 and filed herewith as Exhibit 24.
 
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Exhibit Index


Exhibit #
Description
   
10.40
Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2005 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Jewel Corp.
   
10.41
Purchase Agreement dated October 19, 2005 between Enterprises, Inc. and Citadel Equity Group, LLC.
   
21
List of significant subsidiaries.
   
23.1
Consent of J.H. Cohn LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
   
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
   
24
Power of attorney.
   
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
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EX-10.40 2 v038845_ex10-40.htm
Exhibit 10.40

Purchase Agreement dated October 6, 2005 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and Jewel Corp.

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Contract Date: October 6, 2005
 
 
Seller: Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.
One Gateway Center
10th Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Attention: Dan Pryor
Telephone: 201-420-2796
Facsimile: 201-420-6012
   
with a copy to: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900, Box 10
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0958
Attention:  Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq.
Telephone: 732-855-6059
Facsimile: 732-726-6512
E-Mail: jjankowski@wilentz.com
   
Buyer:  Jewel Corp.
c/o Frank Holahan, Esq.
McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, L.L.P.
40 West Ridgewood Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
E-Mail: fholahan@mdmc-Iaw.com
   
Escrow Agent: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A.
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
Suite 900, Box 10
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0958
Attention: Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq.
Telephone: 732-855-6059
Facsimile: 732-726-6512
E-Mail: jjankowski@wilentz.com
   
Real Property: The property that is legally described on the attached Exhibit "A".
   
 
THE TERMS LISTED IN BOLD ABOVE ARE DEFINED TERMS THAT ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
 

 
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT AND PROPERTY

Section 1.01. Agreement. Upon the execution of this Purchase Agreement and the payment by Buyer of the Initial Earnest Money, this Purchase Agreement (referred to as this "Contract") will constitute a binding and effective agreement of Seller to sell the Property to Buyer and will constitute a binding and effective agreement of Buyer to purchase the Property from Seller subject to Due Diligence and other contingencies set forth in this Contract.

Section 1.02. Inclusions in Property. Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, all of Seller's right, title and interest in the Property upon the terms and conditions of this Contract and subject to the Lease Agreement dated December 31, 2002 by and between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc., successor by merger to Wilshire Oil Company of Texas, and Trust Company of New Jersey, predecessor by merger with North Fork Bank ("Tenant") attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and made a part hereof. The term "Contract Rights" means all prepaid rents (for periods after the Closing Date), tenant leases, tenant records, tenant files, permits, certificates of occupancy, occupancy and operations licenses, and all rights, if any, to any telephone numbers used for the Property. The term "Improvements" means all buildings, improvements, fixtures, parking areas, sidewalks, landscaping, and similar structures and improvements located on the Real Property. The term "Other Rights" means Seller's interest in all logos, designs, trade names, trademarks, service marks, plans and specifications, warranties, guaranties, all electronic records applicable to the Property, and all additional rights, easements, and appurtenances pertaining to the use, ownership, or operation of the Improvements, including all right, title, and interest of Seller in and to any land lying in the bed of any street, road, highway, or alley adjoining the Real Property and any strips and gores adjoining the Real Property. The term "Property" means collectively the Real Property, Improvements, Contract Rights, and Other Rights.

Section 1.03. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Contract, including the terms listed on the cover page of this Contract, will have the meanings ascribed in this Contract.

Section 1.04. Contract. This Contract consists of the main text and all exhibits to this Contract. All exhibits supplement this Contract. If there is a conflict between the main text of this Contract and the exhibits, the main text controls in all instances.

ARTICLE II
PRICE, ESCROW, AND PRORATIONS

Section 2.01. Purchase Price. The total purchase price (the "Price") for the Property is ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED AND TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($1,602,500.00) DOLLARS. The Price will be paid by Buyer to Seller as follows:
 
(a)    Concurrent with the execution of this Contract, Buyer will deposit with the Escrow Agent in Good Funds (as defined in Section 2.02) an initial earnest money deposit in the amount of FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($50,000.00) DOLLARS ("Initial Earnest Money").
 
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(b)    By no later than the date that is 30 days after the Contract Date, and provided that this Contract has not been terminated pursuant to Section 3.01, 3.02(b), 3.02(c) or 3.03(b), Buyer will deposit with Escrow Agent in Good Funds an additional earnest money deposit of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00/100 ($100,000.00) DOLLARS ("Additional Earnest Money").

(c)    On or before the Closing Date, all additional amounts ("Closing Cash") required of Buyer to pay the Price, after credit for the Earnest Money, will be paid by Buyer to Seller in Good Funds.

Section 2.02. Earnest Money. As used in this Contract, the term "Earnest Money" means, to the extent applicable under this Contract, the Initial Earnest Money, the Additional Earnest Money, and all interest that may accrue on the Additional Earnest Money from time to time, and the term "Good Funds" means in cash, by confirmed wire transfer, by certified check drawn on any Bank, or by cashier's check issued by any Bank representing good, sufficient, and immediately available U.S. funds. The Earnest Money will be held by Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract in a fully federally insured or federally backed investment or otherwise as approved by Buyer and Seller. At the Closing of Title (as defined in Section 2.04(c)), the Earnest Money will be applied by Escrow Agent for the benefit of Buyer to the Price and Buyer's share of any closing costs and prorations. The Initial Earnest Money is nonrefundable upon expiration of the Inspection Period or any permitted extension thereof without notice of termination of this Contract by Buyer in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01, 3.02(b), 3.02(c) or 3.03(b) in all instances except in the ease of a Seller default. The Additional Earnest Money is nonrefundable upon its deposit with the Escrow Agent in all instances except in the ease of a Seller default.

Section 2.03. Broker's Commission. Except Marcus & Millichap ("Employed Broker"), Buyer and Seller represent to each other that neither has dealt with any broker or any other person concerning the purchase and sale of the Property in a manner that would give rise to a claim for the payment of a commission. Each party agrees, on demand, to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party for, from, and against any claim, damage, loss, liability, or exposure, (including attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of any act or omission of the party or its representatives that forms the basis for any claim for a real estate brokerage commission. As used in this Contract, the term "broker" means any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, finder, or any other person entitled to a real estate brokerage commission. If and only if title closes in accordance with the terms of this Contract, Seller will pay to Employed Broker a brokerage commission in the amount specified in a separate brokerage agreement between Seller and Employed Broker. The brokerage indemnity described above will survive the cancellation or termination of this Contract. If the sale contemplated by this Contract is not consummated for any reason whatsoever, no commission or any portion of the Earnest Money will be paid to the Employed Broker, and the consent, approval, or joinder of the Employed Broker is not required to modify or cancel this Contract.
 
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Section 2.04. Time Periods, Closing.

(a)    This Contract constitutes an enforceable obligation of Seller to sell and Buyer to purchase the Property on the terms and conditions of this Contract when this Contract is executed by both Buyer and Seller (the "Contract Date").

(b)    The "Inspection Period" will commence on the Contract Date and will expire on the date that is thirty (30) days after the Contract Date unless otherwise extended in writing by Buyer and Seller.

(c)    The completion of the purchase and sale transaction described in this Contract ("Closing of Title") will occur on or before the date that is sixty (60) days from the Contract Date ("Closing Date") on a date mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller at the office of Buyer's attorney unless otherwise extended in writing by Buyer and Seller. As used in this Contract the term "Closing Date" means the actual date established for closing under this Contract.

Section 2.05. Closing Costs and Prorations. The following items will be prorated between Seller and Buyer at Closing of Title (and Buyer and Seller agree to pay their respective portions):

(a) Real property taxes will be prorated between Seller and Buyer as of the Closing Date, based upon the actual amount of taxes that are attributable to the Property for the year in which the closing occurs (even if payable, in whole or in part, in the following year) and, if the actual amount is not available, an estimate of the taxes based upon the best available information. If any prorations are based upon estimates, then re-prorations will be made post-closing when tax bills for the year in which the Closing Date occurs are received. Seller will be responsible for the payment of all real property taxes that are attributable to the period of time on and prior to the Closing of Title, and Buyer will be responsible for the payment of all real property taxes that are attributable to the period of time after the Closing of Title.

(b) With respect to any special assessments, improvement district assessments, municipal assessment districts, and the like that are a financial obligation on the Property or an owner of the Property (referred to collectively as "Property Assessments"), Buyer and Seller agree ,as follows: (i) all Property Assessments that are collected as part of the real property taxes will be prorated as established above along with (and on the same basis as) the real property taxes; and (ii) all Property Assessments that are collected/paid separate from the real property taxes but that exist as of the Closing of Title also will be prorated in the same manner as real estate taxes.
 
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(c)    (i) All Property Assessments for Improvements which have been completed and confirmed prior to Closing shall be paid by Seller; (ii) all Property Assessments for Improvements which have been completed but not confirmed prior to Closing shall be paid by Seller or an amount reasonably calculated to pay the Property Assessment in full shall be withheld from the proceeds at Closing; and (iii) any unconfirmed Property Assessments for Improvements which have not been completed prior to Closing shall be paid by Buyer.

(d)    All prepaid rents paid to Seller by Tenant for periods subsequent to the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller to Buyer at the Closing of Title or, alternatively, will be credited toward the payment of the Price. All rental payments actually collected for the month in which the Closing Date occurs will be prorated as of the Closing of Title. Seller will not be entitled to any credit or payment for rents due and unpaid as of the Closing of Title. Buyer, after the Closing of Title, will use its good faith efforts to collect any past due rents and other damages that are owed to Seller from Tenant as of the Closing of Title, but Buyer's good faith efforts will not require it to incur any expense to collect past due rents and other damages. If Buyer collects any money from Tenant if, as of the Closing of Title, Tenant has past due rents, Seller agrees that the first money received by Buyer from Tenant will be applied to then-current rents and damages until all such amounts are fully paid, and subsequently, Buyer agrees to use good faith efforts to promptly remit to Seller any additional amounts collected from Tenant to tenant arrearages as of the Closing of Title. Seller acknowledges that Buyer will not be required to institute any litigation or eviction proceedings or incur any cost to collect any arrearages owed to Seller.

(e)    All operating expenses for the Property during the period of time prior to and including the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller. Any bills for operating expenses that apply to the period of time prior to the Closing of Title but are received by Seller or Buyer after the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller through the post-closing adjustment mechanism described below. Buyer will be responsible for all operating expenses for the Property incurred after the Closing Date. All utility deposits posted by Seller will remain the property of Seller and will not be prorated. To the extent possible, utility prorations will be handled by meter readings on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date; otherwise, they will be based on prior months' bills and re-prorated on receipt of the actual bills. To the extent not prorated on the Closing Date, all operating expenses will be prorated and paid (adjusted), if applicable, under the post-closing adjustment mechanism established below.

(f)    Seller will pay all lease taxes and sales and use taxes for rents collected by Seller on and prior to the Closing of Title and past-due rents collected by Buyer after the Closing Date and remitted to Seller, and Buyer will pay all lease taxes and sales and use taxes for rents collected ands retained by Buyer subsequent to the Closing of Title.

(g)    All prorations will be made through the Closing Date (with the Seller being deemed the owner of the Property on Closing Date).
 
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(h)    To the extent the items established above cannot be accurately prorated on the Closing Date, adjustments to the prorations will be made from time to time after the Closing of Title by Buyer and Seller directly to take account of final information as to taxes and other expenses estimated as of the Closing of Title or to adjust rents or expenses that were not included in the prorations done at the Closing of Title. Buyer or Seller, as applicable, will pay the other on demand all amounts as may be appropriate based on the post-closing adjustments, together with interest at l0% per annum on any amount due from the date of written demand if the amount remains unpaid more than 30 days after written demand. Adjustments to prorations (other than prorations for taxes) must be demanded within 90 days after the Closing of Title, and adjustments to tax prorations must be demanded within 30 days after tax bills are received by both Buyer and Seller (Buyer and Seller each agreeing to provide the other with a copy of any property tax bill received by it) after the Closing Date. Adjustments to which either party may be entitled which are not demanded within the aforesaid time periods shall be deemed waived. These post-closing adjustment provisions (and the other provisions to which it applies) will survive the Closing.

ARTICLE III
DUE DILIGENCE AND BUYER CONTINGENCIES

Section 3.01. Due Diligence Documents. During the Inspection Period, Buyer and its designated agents will be permitted reasonable access to the documents listed on Exhibit "C" (collectively, the "Due Diligence Documents"). If Buyer determines, in its sole and absolute discretion and for any reason, that the Property is not satisfactory, then Buyer may terminate this Contract by providing Seller with written notice of termination. Upon termination of this Contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.0 l, the Earnest Money shall be refunded to Buyer by the Escrow Agent.

Section 3.02. Title and Survey. As soon as reasonably possible after the Contract Date, Buyer will obtain a commitment for an owner's policy of title insurance (the "Title Report") and copies of all non-standard exceptions to the Title Report. Buyer will obtain at its expense prior to the end of the Inspection Period a current survey prepared to Buyer's specifications if required by Buyer ("Survey"). Buyer will have until the end of the Inspection Period within which to notify Seller, in writing, of Buyer's disapproval, in its sole and absolute discretion, ("Title Objections"), of any title exceptions or other matters that are contained in the Title Report or the Survey. Buyer's failure to make its Title Objections on a timely basis will be deemed a waiver of its title contingency under Section 3.02(a) and (b) below.

(a)    If Buyer notifies Seller of any Title Objections on or before the end of the Inspection Period, Seller may elect, by delivering written notice to Buyer, to: (i) cure all of the Title Objections, in which case any Title Objections cured by Seller will be considered to have been approved by Buyer; or (ii) not attempt to cure all or any of the Title Objections. Seller may cure the Title Objections only by causing the removal of record of the Title Objections, modifying of record the Title Objections, obtaining a commitment from Buyer's title insurer to eliminate the Title Objections from the Title Policy, or causing Buyer's title insurer to issue an endorsement insuring Buyer against loss or damage from the Title Objections or to provide other affirmative assurances reasonably satisfactory to Buyer with regard to the Title Objections. All such cures (other than formal removal of record) must be in a form and content reasonably acceptable to Buyer. Seller's election under subsection (i) or (ii) above must be made within 10 days after Seller's receipt of the Title Objections. Seller's failure to make a timely election under subsection (i) or (ii) above will be deemed an election not to attempt to cure under subsection (ii) above. Seller will have no obligation or duty to cure the Title Objections or to incur any expense in curing the Title Objections, except the Monetary Liens described below.
 
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(b)    If Seller has elected to cure any of the Title Objections pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(i) above and does not or cannot cure those objections within 30 days after the end of the Inspection Period (or otherwise deliver sufficient evidence within that time of Seller's ability to cure the matter at the closing), or if Seller has elected or is deemed to have elected not to attempt to cure pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, Buyer, as its sole and exclusive remedy, may elect to: (i) waive its Title Objections and complete the purchase of the Property at the Price (without any price adjustment and without any right or claim to damages, credit, or offset for the Title Objections, except removal of the Monetary Liens, which will be paid from Seller's proceeds of sale); or (ii) cancel this Contract. Buyer's failure to make the election described in the previous sentence within ten (10) days after the earlier to occur of the expiration of Seller's cure period described above or Buyer's receipt (or deemed receipt) of Seller's election not to attempt to cure will be deemed an acceptance of title as described in the Title Report and Survey (except for items that Buyer's title insurer has agreed to delete or modify) and a waiver of Buyer's right to cancel this Contract for a failure of Buyer's title contingency.

(c)    If Buyer's title agent, after the expiration of the Inspection Period, updates, adds to, or amends the Title Report (by endorsement, amendment, or otherwise) to include a new title exception resulting from any new matters or facts that became known or were revealed to Buyer's title insurer after the Contract Date and that were not caused by Buyer's acts, Buyer will have until the earlier of two days prior to the Closing Date or five business days following Buyer's receipt of the amended Title Report (including legible and complete copies of all new title exceptions) to notify Seller in writing of its objections (with all new objections being considered as "Additional Title Objections"). If Buyer timely objects to any new title exception, the timing and cure provisions outlined in Sections 3.02(a) and (b) will apply. Notwithstanding the preceding portions of this Section 3.02(c), the Closing Date will not be extended as a result of the application of Sections 3.02(a), (b), and (c) and all decisions of Buyer must be made on or prior to the Closing Date.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract, Seller, at its cost on or before the Closing of Title, will discharge, defease, and release the Property from all deeds of trust, mortgages, installment land contracts, mechanic's liens, and consensual liens applicable to the Property (including the payment of any so-called prepayment, defeasance, or other fee) (called collectively the "Monetary Liens").
 
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Section 3.03 Inspection

(a)    During the Inspection Period, Buyer and its designated agents and independent contractors may access the Property, including meeting with and interviewing the Tenant, during normal business hours to investigate the physical and environmental condition of the Property and its major components including heating, plumbing, air conditioning, electricity, etc. and to conduct all tests that Buyer may deem necessary. All investigations and tests must be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with Seller's maintenance, ownership, or operation of the Property or the use and enjoyment of the Property by Tenant. Written notification of the date and time of Buyer's investigations and tests must be sent to Seller at least seventy-two (72) hours before entry on the Property. All scheduling is to be coordinated among Buyer, Employed Broker, a representative of Seller (to be designated for each property), and Tenant.

(b)    In the event that Buyer, in its sole and absolute discretion, is dissatisfied with the results of its inspections or its examination of the Due Diligence Documents, Buyer may terminate this Contract by providing Seller with written notice of termination prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period. Upon termination of this Contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.03(b), the Earnest Money shall be refunded to Buyer by the Escrow Agent.

(c)    Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against all damages, claims, and liabilities resulting from any tests and inspections performed on the Property by Buyer or its consultants, including personal injury and property damage. Specifically, Buyer agrees to restore the Property to its condition immediately prior to any invasive testing.

ARTICLE IV
DEED AND REPRESENTATIONS

Section 4.01. Deed. Seller will convey fee simple title to the Property to Buyer at Closing of Title by a Bargain and Sale Deed with Covenants Against Grantor's Acts ("Deed") in the form that is attached as Exhibit "D".

Section 4.02. Seller Representations. As of the Contract Date and through and including the Closing Date, the representations and warranties made by Seller to Buyer as detailed on Exhibit "E" (collectively, the "Seller Contract Representations") shall be true and correct.
 
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Section 4.03. Representation Breach.

(a)    Buyer's obligation to purchase the Property is conditioned upon the truth and accuracy, in all material respects, of the Seller Contract Representations. If Seller obtains actual knowledge of a material error in or material breach of any of the Seller Contract Representations prior to Closing of Title, Seller promptly will give written notice to Buyer. Upon receipt of Seller's notice, Buyer will have until the later of the end of the Inspection Period or 10 days after Seller's notice of error or breach to cancel this Contract and declare Seller in breach. If Buyer declares a breach, the Initial Earnest Money shall be returned to Buyer, by the Escrow Agent as Buyer's sole remedy. If the breach, however, is caused by the intentional, willful, or grossly negligent acts or misrepresentations of Seller, Buyer will be entitled to exercise its remedies established under Section 6.03 below.

(b)    If, after the Closing of Title, Buyer first discovers a material breach of the Seller Contract Representations, Buyer will be entitled to bring an action against Seller for the actual and direct damages incurred by Buyer as a result of the breach. Any award of damages will not include punitive damages (except to the extent of fraud of Seller) or consequential damages, whether or not foreseeable. .

Section 4.04. Non-Survival. The Seller Contract Representations will not survive the Closing of Title but will merge with the delivery of the Deed.
 
Section 4.05. No Other Warranty. Except as expressly set forth in this Contract or any of the documents to be executed pursuant to this Contract ("Additional Documents"), Buyer acknowledges that Seller is selling the Property "AS IS" and that neither Seller nor its representatives or agents have made any warranties or representations, express or implied, oral or written, regarding any matter pertaining to the Property or its use including: (i) the physical condition, environmental condition, zoning, use, valuation, intended use, or other condition of the Property; (ii) its merchantability; (iii) its fitness for a particular purpose; or (iv) the physical condition, environmental condition, zoning, use, valuation, intended use, or other condition of any neighboring property.

Section 4.06. Property Condition; Operating Policies.

(a)    Between the Contract Date and the Closing of Title, Seller will use its reasonable efforts to operate and maintain the Property in substantially the same manner, condition, and repair (subject to only ordinary wear and tear and damage by insured casualty) as Seller has operated the Property prior to this Contract Date. During the pendency of this Contract, Seller will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the items comprising the Property or mortgage or create liens or encumbrances against the Property, except the use of regular operating inventory in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent Seller would otherwise replace any disposed of item in the normal course of its operations, Seller will replace the disposed of items.
 
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(b)    After the Contract Date and except for tenant leases, Seller agrees that it will not enter into, terminate, or amend Project Contracts (as defined in Section 4.06(d)) affecting the Property, including those for the furnishing of goods or services to or for the benefit of the Property, except for the entering into Project Contracts that are terminable without penalty upon not more than 30 days notice or unless Seller first obtains Buyer's written consent, whose consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

(c)    Seller will maintain all existing property, casualty, and liability insurance on the Property until the Closing of Title. Prior to the Closing of Title, Seller will not market the Property for sale or otherwise accept, solicit or negotiate any offers for sale or refinance.

(d)    On or before the expiration of the Inspection Period, Buyer may give written notice to Seller of Buyer's disapproval of any business leases and all project, service, advertising, locater service, and management contracts affecting the use or operation of the Property including laundry, telephone, signage, cable television, broadband, internet, cell towers, and antennae contracts (collectively, the "Project Contracts"). If Buyer disapproves any of the Project Contracts, Seller, without adjustment to the Price, must cause the Project Contracts to be cancelled as of the Closing Date and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary must cause all recorded memorandum, security interests, or other written and recorded instruments evidencing the Project Contracts to be fully released of record. All Project Contracts not disapproved by Buyer are called "Approved Project Contracts."

ARTICLE V
CLOSING DOCUMENTS

Section 5.01. Seller's Closing Documents and Items. At Closing of Title, Seller will deliver to Buyer the following documents and items (all in form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, to the extent not in agreed form as an exhibit to this Contract) as to the premises described in Exhibit "A" (as and to the extent applicable):
 
  (a) The Deed;
     
  (b) The Assignment and Assumption of Contracts, Leases and Other Rights ("Assignment") in the form attached as Exhibit "F";
     
  (c) The most current rent roll for the Property, not dated more than three days prior to Closing of Title and certified as true and complete by Seller;
     
  (d) All keys, combinations, tenant leases, tenant histories, and the like pertaining to the Property that are in Seller's possession;
     
  (e) Authorizations and resolutions from Seller authorizing the consummation of this sale;
 
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  (f) A Non-Foreign Affidavit;
     
  (g) Evidence of termination of all Project Contracts required to be terminated by Seller pursuant to other provisions of this Contract;
     
  (h) Title affidavits, undertakings and any and all other documents reasonably required by the Buyer's Title Insurer to issue the Title Policy;
     
  (i) A letter jointly signed by Seller and Buyer notifying Tenant that the Property has been sold to Buyer, advising Tenant to pay all rent to Buyer and containing other similar information reasonably required by Buyer;
     
  (g) Letters to all vendors under agreements to be assigned to Buyer at Closing of Title advising them of the transfer of the Property to Buyer and containing other related information reasonably required by Buyer;
     
  (k) Originals (or certified copies to the extent that originals are unavailable) of all warranties, guaranties, licenses, permits, leases, service contracts and other documents related to the ownership, construction, operation and leasing of the Property; and
     
  (l) Any other documents that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform and satisfy the obligations of Seller under this Contract (including the release, discharge, and/or defeasance of the Monetary Liens).
 
Section 5.02. Buyer's Closing Documents and Items. At Closing of Title, Buyer will deliver to Escrow Agent the following documents and items:

(a)    The Closing Cash;

(b)    If applicable, appropriate evidence of due authorization and proper formation of Buyer; and

(c)    Any other documents that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform and satisfy the obligations of Buyer under this Contract.

Section 5.03. Title Policy; Realty Transfer Fee. The cost of the Buyer's Title Policy and recordation of any Deed will be the responsibility of Buyer. Seller shall be responsible for the New Jersey Realty Transfer Fee and the recording fees required for the discharge or cancellation of the Monetary Liens.

Section 5.04. Possession. On the Closing Date, Seller will deliver exclusive possession of the Property to Buyer, subject to those title matters approved by Buyer, the tenant leases, and the Approved Project Contracts.
 
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ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 6.01 .Indemnity for Entry. Buyer, on demand, must indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense, including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount, arising out of Buyer's or its agent's or its independent contractor's entry on the Property for the purposes of its inspections and tests; however, Buyer will have no liability for any punitive damages or for or with respect to pre-existing conditions. The foregoing indemnity includes any repairs necessary to restore the Property to its condition prior to the entry and to remove and release any mechanic's and materialman's liens.

Section 6.02. Default of Buyer. If Buyer breaches this Contract, Seller, as its sole remedy, will be entitled to deliver a notice of immediate cancellation to Buyer and Escrow Agent and be paid the Earnest Money, as full, liquidated, and agreed-upon damages for Buyer's breach or default. With the fluctuation in land values, the unpredictable state of the economy, the fluctuating money market for real estate loans, and other factors that affect the marketability of the Property, Buyer and Seller agree that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to estimate the actual damages that Seller may suffer in the event of a default by Buyer. This remedy provision has been agreed upon after specific negotiation, keeping in mind the difficulties in estimating actual damages. Buyer and Seller agree that the Earnest Money represents a reasonable estimate of the total damages.

Section 6.03. Default by Seller. If Seller breaches this Contract, Buyer, as Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy, may elect to: (i) cancel this Contract and receive a refund of its Earnest Money; (ii) enforce specific performance of this Contract without any right whatsoever against Seller to any offset or credit against the Price or to any other equitable or legal remedies or monetary damages; (iii) if specific performance is not available, commence an action for actual damages; or (iv) elect to waive the breach and close the transaction. Buyer's cancellation notice under subsection (i) above will be deemed effective immediately upon delivery of written notice of the cancellation to Seller and Escrow Agent. If Buyer fails to institute suit for its remedy of specific performance within ninety (90) days following the scheduled Closing Date, Buyer will be deemed to have waived its specific performance remedy.

Section 6.04. Attorney's Fees. If any action is brought by either Buyer or Seller regarding its rights under this Contract, the prevailing party will be entitled to attorney fees in a reasonable amount, expenses, and court costs both at trial and on appeal.

Section 6.06. Casualty and Condemnation. Seller will promptly provide notice to Buyer of any loss, damage, or taking ("Loss") prior to Closing of Title. If the Loss involves the complete taking of access, parking or other material benefits, or facilities, then, within 15 days of Buyer's receipt of Seller's notice of the Loss, Buyer may elect to either: (i) terminate this Contract, in which case Buyer will be entitled to a return of all Earnest Money; or (ii) proceed with the purchase of the Property. If Buyer fails to timely provide notice of its election or if the Loss does not involve the complete taking of access, parking, or other material benefits or facilities, then Buyer and Seller will proceed under subsection (ii); or (iii) If Buyer and Seller proceed, the Price will be adjusted downward by the amount of all awards and payments actually paid to Seller by the insurer or the condemning authority plus any deductible amounts under any applicable policies of insurance an other uninsured amounts. If Seller has not actually received the entire award or payment from the insurer or the condemning authority at the Closing of Title, Seller also will assign to Buyer all of its rights to any further awards or payments (including, without limitation, all casualty and rent loss proceeds).
 
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Section 6.07. Governing Law and Exclusive Jurisdiction. This Contract is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. Any action brought to interpret enforce, or construe any provision of this Contract must be commenced and maintained in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, or in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. All parties irrevocably consent to this jurisdiction and venue and agree not to transfer or remove any action commenced in accordance with this Contract.

Section 6.08. Construction. The terms and provisions of this Contract represent the results of negotiations between Seller and Buyer, neither of which have acted under any duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic, or otherwise. Consequently, the terms and provisions of this Contract will be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings, and Seller and Buyer each waive the application of any rule of law which states that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions are to be interpreted or construed against the party whose attorney prepared this Contract or any earlier draft of this Contract.

Section 6.09. Entire Agreement. This Contract constitutes the entire understanding between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Contract and all prior agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties, whether oral or written, are superseded and merged in this Contract. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Contract will be binding unless in writing and executed by the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Contract will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not similar, nor will any waiver be a continuing waiver. No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. Time is of the essence in the performance of each and every term of this Contract.

Section 6.10. Miscellaneous Definitions and Standards. Whenever the terms "sole discretion", "sole and absolute discretion", or "sole option" are used, these terms will mean that the act or decision of the party may be made in the party's independent and individual choice of judgment without regard to any objective or other standard of consideration. Except for those acts or decisions that may be made in a party's "sole discretion" etc., all acts or decisions of any party to this Contract must be exercised with reasonable discretion. Whenever the phrase "to Seller's knowledge" or any variation of such phrase is used, the phrase will mean that the matter represented is made based upon the actual knowledge of Daniel Pryor and Sherry Wilzig Izak, without any duty of investigation or verification of the matter on a current or ongoing basis and subject to all information given and disclosures made pursuant to this Contract. The term "will" denotes a mandatory obligation, and the term "may" is a permissive word denoting an option.
 
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Section 6.11. Counterparts. This Contract and any amendments may be executed in any number of original or telecopy counterparts, each of which will be effective on delivery and all of which together will constitute one binding agreement of the parties. Any signature page of this Contract may be detached from any executed counterpart of this Contract without impairing the legal effect of any signatures and may be attached to another counterpart of this Contract that is identical in form to the document signed (but that has attached to it one or more additional signature pages).

Section 6.12. Severability. If anyone or more of the provisions of this Contract or the applicability of any provision to a specific situation is held invalid or unenforceable, the provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of this Contract, and the validity and enforceability of all other provisions of this Contract and all other applications of the enforceable provisions will not be affected by the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision, so long as this Contract may still be enforced in a manner consistent with the intent of Buyer and Seller.

Section 6.13. Confidentiality. Without the prior written approval of Buyer and Seller, neither Seller, Buyer, nor Escrow Agent will make, authorize, or confirm any public announcement of this transaction or discuss this transaction or otherwise disclose any portion of the Due Diligence Documents (including all operating information) or results of environmental reports and assessments performed by Buyer, except as required by law or, as for Buyer, with those persons directly involved in the transaction including attorneys, advisors, partners, investors, consultants, accountants, and prospective lenders, without the prior written or oral consent of Seller.

Section 6.14. Tax Deferred Exchange. Seller and Buyer agree to cooperate in a commercially reasonable manner with each other and any designated exchange intermediary or exchange accommodation titleholder in order to effectuate a tax deferred exchange of the Property under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. This obligation to cooperate does not include requiring the other party to take title to any other property to complete the exchange, to issue any legal opinions, to increase the potential liability of the non-exchange party, or to expand legal fees to review exchange documents in other than a diminimus (less than $1,000) amount.

Section 6.15. Escrow Agent. Buyer and Seller will indemnify and hold Harmless Escrow Agent from all costs, damages, attorney fees, expenses, and liabilities that Escrow Agent may incur or sustain in connection with this Contract, including any interpleader action brought by Escrow Agent, except for those matters arising out of the negligent acts or omissions, willful misconduct; breach contract, or breach of fiduciary duty of Escrow Agent.

If conflicting demands are made upon Escrow Agent concerning this Contract, Buyer and Seller agree that Escrow Agent may hold any money and documents deposited under this Contract until Escrow Agent receives mutual instructions from Buyer and Seller or until a civil action has been finally concluded in a court of competent jurisdiction determining the rights of Buyer and Seller. In the alternative and at its discretion, Escrow Agent may commence a civil action to interplead any conflicting demands in a court of competent jurisdiction. Escrow Agent's deposit with the court of all documents and funds concerning this Escrow will relieve Escrow Agent of all further liability and responsibility under this Contract, except for those matters arising out of the negligent acts of omissions of Escrow Agent. Buyer and Seller agree that Escrow Agent may represent Seller in any litigation, mediation or arbitration between Buyer and Seller.
 
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Section 6.16. Time for Performance. The time for performance of any obligation or for the taking of any action under this Contract will be deemed to expire at 5:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) on the last day of the applicable time period established in this Contract. In calculating any time period under this Contract that commences upon the receipt of any notice, request, demand, or document, or upon the happening of any event, the date upon which the notice, request, demand, or document is received or the date the event occurs (or is deemed to have occurred) is not included within the applicable time period, but the applicable time period will commence on the day immediately following. If the time for performance of any obligation or for taking any action under this Contract expires on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or any date Escrow Agent is not open for business, the time for performance or for taking such action will be extended to the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and during which Escrow Agent is open for business.

Section 6.17. Notices. All notices, requests, demand, and other communications required or permitted under this Contract must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered, received, and effective: (i) on the date of service, if served by hand-delivery or by facsimile telecopy on the party to whom notice is to be given; or (ii) on the date that is one business day after deposit of the notice properly addressed to the party at the address shown on the cover page to this Contract, if sent by national overnight delivery; or (iii) three days after deposit of the notice properly addressed if sent by U.S. certified mail, return-receipt requested. The addresses, telephone numbers, and telecopy numbers shown on the first page of this Contract are the places and numbers for delivery of all notices. Any party may change the place or number for delivery of notice by notifying all other parties.

[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
 
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Executed as of this Contract Date.
 
Jewel Corp.   Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.
         
By:     By:  
 
 
 
ESCROW AGENT'S ACCEPTANCE
 
 
By its execution below, Escrow Agent accepts this Contract as its escrow instructions and acknowledges receipt of this Contract executed by Buyer and Seller.
 
     
  Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:    
 
   
 
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EXHIBIT "A"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
Legal Description of the Property

The Tax Map Reference of the property conveyed hereby is Borough of Rutherford, Block No. 73, Lot No. 29.

ALL that tract or parcel of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Rutherford in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the intersection of the southeast line or side of Franklin Place with the northwest side or line of Park Avenue and running; thence

1. South 71 degrees 31 minutes West along the northeast side or line of Park Avenue 87.50 feet; thence

2. North 18 degrees 29 minutes West and at right angles to Park Avenue 139.23 feet; thence

3. North 45 degrees 30 minutes East and in a direction at right angles to Franklin Place 17.56 feet to the southwest line or side of Franklin Place; thence

4. South 44 degrees 30 minutes East and along the southwest side or line of Franklin Place 163.50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.
 
 
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EXHIBIT "B"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Lease Agreement)
 
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EXHIBIT "C"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

The Due Diligence Documents consist of the following:

(a) The Lease Agreement dated December 31, 2002 by and between Wilshire Oil Company and Trust Company of New Jersey;
 
(b) Most recent property tax billing;
 
(c) Copy of existing survey with metes and bounds description;
 
(d) Copy of the Owner's Title Insurance Policy; and
 
(e) Deed.
 
 
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EXHIBIT "D"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Deed)
 
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CORP. TO IND. OR CORP - Plain Language
Prepared by:(Print signer's name below signature)
DEED By:  


This Deed is made on

BETWEEN _______________________________________., a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its principal office at _______________________________  referred to as the Grantor,

AND ___________________________________________ , whose address is _____________________________________ referred to as the Grantee.

The words "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall mean all Grantors and all Grantees listed above.

Transfer of Ownership. The Grantor       AND                      NO/100---
($___________________) DOLLARS.  The Grantor acknowledges receipt of this money.

 
Tax Map Reference. (N.J.S.A. 46:15-2.1) Municipality of ________________________________________
 
Block No. ________________  Lot No. ___________________  Account No. ______________________

o No lot and block or account number is available on the date of this deed. (Check box if applicable). 

Property. The property consists of the land and all the buildings and structures on the land in the _____________________, County of 
and State of New Jersey. The legal description is:

 
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION ANNEXED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

Being the same premises conveyed to the

 
Subject to easements, restrictions, rights of way, if any, and such state of facts as an accurate survey may reveal.
 
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The street address of the Property is: __________________________________________________________



Promises by Grantor. The Grantor promises that the Grantor has done no act to encumber the property. This promise is called a "covenant as to grantor's acts" (N.J.S.A. 46:4-6). This promise means that the Grantor has not allowed anyone else to obtain any legal rights which affect the property (such as by making a mortgage or allowing a judgment to be entered against the Grantor).

Signatures. This Deed is signed and attested to by the Grantor’s proper corporate officers as of the date at the top of the first page. (Print name below each signature).


Witness:       
 

_______________________  By:___________________________
 
 
 


STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COUNTY OF    SS:

I CERTIFY that on __________, 2005 ____________________, personally came before me and stated to my satisfaction that this person (or if more than one, each person):

 
(a) was the maker of the attached Deed;
 
(b) was authorized to and did execute this Deed as ____________________ of __________________________________, the entity named in this Deed;
 
(c) make this Deed for $______________________ as the full and actual consideration paid or to be paid for the transfer of title. (Such consideration is defined in N.J.S.A. 46:15-5); and,
 
(d) executed this Deed as the act of the entity.
   
________________________________
 
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EXHIBIT "E"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Seller's Contract Representations

E-l -- As to those matters related to the power and authority of Seller to sell the Property to Buyer under this Contract (collectively called the "Seller Authority Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller is not prohibited from consummating the transaction contemplated by any law, regulation, agreement, order, or judgment.

(b) Seller is legally capable and properly authorized to perform all of
its obligations as described in this Contract. No additional shareholder, director, member, or partner approvals are required to make this Contract a binding agreement of Seller once Seller has signed this Contract and Buyer has deposited the Initial Earnest Money with the Escrow Agent.

(c) Seller is not party to any other current contracts for the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or any portion of the Property.

(d) The person signing this Contract on behalf of Seller is legally and properly authorized and empowered to sign this Contract and bind Seller to its terms and conditions.

(e) Any existing monetary liens on the Property can be defeased, and Seller will undertake, at its sole cost, all actions necessary to cause the defeasance to occur.

E-2 -- As to those matters with respect to the condition of the Property disclosed or referred to in third party notices (collectively called the "Notice Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller has no knowledge of any pending or threatened condemnation or similar proceedings affecting the Property or any portion.

(b) Seller has no knowledge and has received no notifications from any Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Property: (i) requiring any work to be done on the Property; or (ii) alleging any violation of an applicable ordinance, rule, regulation, or law with respect to the Property.

(c) Seller has received no notices by from any tenant claiming that Seller is in material default of its obligations as landlord.

(d) Seller has received no notice and has no knowledge of any actual or threatened claim, demand, damage, action, cause of action, litigation or other proceedings affecting the Property other than for rent collection or eviction related matters that have been disclosed to Buyer in writing.
 
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E-3 -- As to those matters related to the legal or physical condition of the Property (collectively called the "Physical Condition Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller has no knowledge of the existence of any past or present environmental condition (including, without limitation, mold, PCBs and other hazardous or toxic waste or substance) or hazardous substance on the Property.

(b) Seller owns marketable fee simple title to the Property subject only to: (i) easements and restrictions of record that do not render title unmarketable or affect the use of the Property, (ii) monetary liens to be defeased, and (iii) those matters disclosed by any Existing Survey.

E-4 -- As to those matters related to the financial or operational status or condition of the Property (collectively called the "Operational Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) All rent rolls of the Property delivered to Buyer pursuant to this Contract accurately set forth the lease status of the Property and all information established in the rent rolls is true and complete in all material respects as of the
respective dates.

(b) To Seller's knowledge, all Due Diligence Documents provided by Seller to Buyer are true and complete copies in all material respects of the Due Diligence Documents in Seller's possession.

(c) Other than tenants in possession as disclosed in the rent roll delivered to Buyer or as otherwise disclosed in the Title Report, no one other than Seller is in possession of the Property.

(d) There are no property agreements or contracts affecting the Property or its use or operation or to which Seller is a party other than as disclosed in the Due Diligence Documents. To Seller's knowledge, there are no material defaults in existence with respect to any Project Contracts. There are no locator agreements, leasing brokerage agreements or other similar agreements affecting the Property or to which Seller is a party that will be binding on Buyer after Closing of Title.
 
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EXHIBIT "F"
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Assignment of Leases, Contracts, and Other Rights)
 
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ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS
 
This Assignment of Leases, Contracts, and Rights, ("Assignment") is executed and delivered as of [insert Closing Date], 20 ("Effective Date") by _____________, a ____________ ("Seller") to _____________ ("Buyer").

BACKGROUND

A. Seller, by Bargain and Sale Deed with Covenants Against Grantor's Acts ("Deed") executed concurrently with this Assignment, has sold and conveyed to Buyer the _____________ complex ("Project") commonly known as “____________________________,” located at ________________, in the City of ____________, County of ______________, State of New Jersey, as more particularly described in the Deed.

B. The terms and provisions of this Contracts and agreements in effect between Seller and Buyer relating to the sale/purchase of the Project (collectively, the "Purchase Contract") require, among other things, that Seller execute this Assignment transferring and assigning to Buyer Seller's rights in this Contract Rights (including all tenant leases) and Other Rights (collectively, the "Assigned Items").

C. Capitalized terms that are used in this Assignment but are not defined specifically in this Assignment will be ascribed the meanings contained in the Purchase Contract.

TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT

In consideration of the closing of the purchase of the Project by Buyer and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Seller makes the following assignments to Buyer:
 
1. Assignment of Rents, Tenant Leases, and Contracts.
 
(a) Seller transfers, assigns, and conveys to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of the right, title, interest, powers, and privileges of Seller in and under all tenant leases applicable to the Project ("Tenant Leases"), all of which are referred to in the Rent Roll attached as Appendix One ("Rent Roll"). This assignment of Tenant Leases includes the right of Buyer to collect all rents due or payable under the Tenant Leases for periods commencing on or following the Effective Date of this Assignment

(b) Seller certifies that the information shown on the Rent Roll is true and correct as of the date of this Assignment, and there is no rent or other concessions given to any occupant of an apartment unit in the Project, except as accurately reflected in the Rent Roll.
 
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(c) Seller further represents and warrants to Buyer that: (i) Seller is the lawful owner of all of the Tenant Leases; (ii) all Tenant Leases are in full force and effect and, after the date of this Assignment, will be enforceable by Buyer in accordance with their terms; (iii) except as otherwise disclosed to Buyer in writing, there are no defaults by Seller (or its agents or representatives) or any tenant under the Tenant Leases; and (iv) all future rights and obligations assumed by Buyer under the Tenant Leases are accurately established in the Tenant Leases, true, correct, and complete copies of which were previously furnished by Seller to Buyer.

2. Assignment of Security Deposits. Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer all Tenant Deposits. [Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the aggregate sum of the Tenant Deposits is $_.]
 
3. Assignment of Project Contracts.
 
(a) Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of the right, title, interest, powers, and privileges of Seller under only the Project Contracts listed on Appendix Two to this Assignment. No other Project Contracts are transferred or assigned to Buyer.

(b) Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that: (i) all right, title, interest, powers, and privileges being assigned to and assumed by Buyer and all rights and options of third parties relating to the Approved Project Contracts are accurately established in their entirety in the Approved Project Contracts attached as Appendix Two; and (ii) no contracts or agreements relating to management, maintenance, ownership, or operation of the Project, other than those listed on Appendix Two. have been entered by Seller which will remain in effect or become effective after the Effective Date of this Assignment.

4. Assignment of Miscellaneous Items. Without limitation of Section I above, Seller transfers, assigns, and conveys to Buyer, its successors and assigns, all Contract Rights and Other Rights owned by Seller and located on the Project that have not otherwise been conveyed.

5. Assignment of Warranties, Claims and Causes of Action. Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of Seller's right, title, and interest in all representations or warranties (express or implied) and all other rights, causes of action, or all claims of any kind (collectively, the "Warranties") arising out of the Assigned Items. Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, Seller assign to Buyer all rights, claims, and causes of action which Seller may have against any contractor, materialman, supplier, distributor, or vendor relating to any work, materials, or equipment furnished for the Project prior to the date of this Assignment.
 
6. Miscellaneous.

(a) Seller agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to perform, execute, and/or deliver (or to cause to be performed, executed, and/or delivered) any additional documents and/or assurances as Buyer may reasonably request to insure, secure, or perfect Buyer's interest in any of the items assigned to Buyer by this Assignment or to otherwise fully and effectively carry out the intent and purpose of this Assignment or this Contract.
 
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(b) Seller warrants and represents to Buyer that the rights and interests of Seller intended to be assigned under this Assignment are not subject to any prior assignment, pledge, or encumbrance.

(c) Seller and Buyer warrant and represent to each other that they have the requisite power and authority to enter this Assignment and have performed all acts and secured all approvals necessary to make this Assignment effective and legally binding on such party in accordance with its terms. Each person executing this instrument on behalf of either party, as agent or otherwise, personally warrants that he or she is duly authorized and empowered to do so and that all signatures and approvals of persons with an ownership interest in such party have been obtained so as to make this Assignment legally enforceable and effective against such party.
 
(d) This Assignment is binding upon the successors and assigns of Seller and will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Buyer, and all warranties and representations of Seller contained in this Assignment shall survive the Effective Date of this Assignment, the recordation of the Deed, and the delivery of this Assignment.
 
(e) This Assignment shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
 
(f) Seller, on demand, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense (including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of the acts or omissions of Seller or its agents prior to the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Items. Buyer, on demand, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense (including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of the acts or omissions of Seller or its agents after the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Items. The foregoing indemnities include loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense from any injury or damage of any kind whatsoever (including death) to persons or property. The indemnity described in this Assignment is intended to be separate and distinct from any obligations of the Seller or the Buyer under the terms of the Purchase Contract

This Assignment has been executed and delivered as of the Effective Date.
 
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"Seller"

_______________________________
a______________________________

By: ____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
 
"Buyer"

_______________________________
a______________________________
By: ____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
 
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APPENDIX ONE
the
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS

(Rent Roll)

[TO BE PROVIDED ON THE CLOSING DATE]
 
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APPENDIX TWO
TO
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS

(Lease and Project Contracts)
 
[TO BE PROVIDED ON THE CLOSING DATE]
 
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EX-10.41 3 v038845_ex10-41.htm

Exhibit 10.41
Purchase Agreement dated October 19, 2005 between Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. and
Citadel Equity Group, LLC

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 
Contract Date:
October 19, 2005
 
     
Seller:
Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C.
 
 
C/o Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.
 
 
One Gateway Center
 
 
10th Floor
 
 
Newark, New Jersey 07102
 
 
Attention:    Daniel C. Pryor
 
 
Telephone:   201-420-2796
 
 
Facsimile:     201-420-6012
 
     
with a copy to:
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A
.
 
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
 
 
Suite 900, Box 10
 
 
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0958
 
 
Attention:    Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq
 
 
Telephone:   732-855-6059
 
 
Facsimile:     732-726-6512
 
 
E-Mail:         jjankowski@wilentz.com
 
     
Buyer:
 Citadel Equity Group, LLC
 
     
with a copy to:
Joseph A. Gioia, Esq.
 
 
Epstein, Fitzsimmons, Brown, Gioia, Jacobs & Sprouls, P.C.
 
 
245 Green Village Road
 
 
Chatham Township, NJ 07928
 
     
Escrow Agent:
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A
 
 
90 Woodbridge Center Drive
 
 
Suite 900, Box 10
 
 
Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095-0958
 
 
Attention:   Joseph J. Jankowski, Esq.
 
 
Telephone:  732-855-6059
 
 
Facsimile:    732-726-6512
 
 
E-Mail:         jjankowski@wilentz.com
 
     
Real Property: Forty-one (41) condominium units as listed on the attached  
Exhibit “A”.    
 
THE TERMS LISTED IN BOLD ABOVE ARE DEFINED TERMS THAT ARE REFERRED TO THROUGHOUT THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
 
 

 

ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT, PROPERTY, AND PRICE

Section 1.01. Agreement. Upon the execution of this Purchase Agreement and the payment by Buyer of the Initial Earnest Money, this Purchase Agreement (referred to as this “Contract”) will constitute a binding and effective agreement of Seller to sell the Property to Buyer and will constitute a binding and effective agreement of Buyer to purchase the Property from Seller.

Section 1.02. Inclusions in Property. Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, all of Seller's interest in the Property upon the terms and conditions of this Contract. The term "Personalty" means Seller's interest in all furnishings (except as identified in Section 1.05 below), furniture, appliances, tools, equipment, machinery, marketing materials, telephone systems, office equipment, pool and patio furniture, supplies, inventory, and other tangible personal property owned by Seller that are located on and used in connection with the operation of the Property. The term "Contract Rights" means all Approved Project Contracts (as defined in Section 4.06(d), Tenant Deposits, prepaid rents (for periods after the Closing Date), tenant leases, tenant records, tenant files, permits, certificates of occupancy, occupancy and operations licenses, and all rights, if any, to any telephone numbers used for the Property. The term "Improvements" means all buildings, improvements, fixtures, pools, parking areas, sidewalks, landscaping, and similar structures and improvements located on the Real Property. The term "Other Rights" means Seller's interest in all logos, designs, trade names, trademarks, service marks, plans and specifications, warranties, guaranties, all electronic records applicable to the Property, and all additional rights, easements, and appurtenances pertaining to the use, ownership, or operation of the Improvements, including all right, title, and interest of Seller in and to any land lying in the bed of any street, road, highway, or alley adjoining the Real Property and any strips and gores adjoining the Real Property. The term "Property" means collectively the Real Property, Improvements, Personalty, Contract Rights, and Other Rights.

Section 1.03. Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Contract, including the terms listed on the cover page of this Contract, will have the meanings ascribed in this Contract.

Section 1.04. Contract. This Contract consists of the main text and all exhibits to this Contract. All exhibits supplement this Contract. If there is a conflict between the main text of this Contract and the exhibits, the main text controls in all instances.

Section 1.05. Excluded Assets. The Property does not include the assets listed in Exhibit “B” ("Excluded Assets") , all of which will remain the property of Seller and be removed prior to the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2.04(c)).

ARTICLE II
PRICE, ESCROW, AND PRORATIONS

Section 2.01. Purchase Price. The total purchase price (the "Price") for the Property is SIX MILLION NINE HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 ($6,904,500.00) DOLLARS. The Price will be paid by Buyer to Seller as follows:

 

(a) Concurrent with the execution of this Contract, Buyer will deposit with the Escrow Agent in Good Funds (as defined in Section 2.02) an initial earnest money deposit in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($100,000.00) DOLLARS ("Initial Earnest Money").
 
(b) By no later than the date that is 30 days after the Contract Date, and provided that this Contract has not been terminated pursuant to Section 3.01, 3.02(b), 3.02(c) or 3.03(b), Buyer will deposit with Escrow Agent in Good Funds an additional earnest money deposit of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND 00/100 ($300,000.00) DOLLARS ("Additional Earnest Money").
 
(c) On or before the Closing Date, all additional amounts ("Closing Cash") required of Buyer to pay the Price, after credit for the Earnest Money, will be paid by Buyer to Seller in Good Funds.
 
Section 2.02. Earnest Money. As used in this Contract, the term "Earnest Money" means, to the extent applicable under this Contract, the Initial Earnest Money, the Additional Earnest Money, and all interest that may accrue on the Additional Earnest Money from time to time, and the term "Good Funds" means in cash, by confirmed wire transfer, by certified check drawn on any Bank, or by cashier's check issued by any Bank representing good, sufficient, and immediately available U.S. funds. The Earnest Money will be held by Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Contract in a fully federally insured or federally backed investment or otherwise as approved by Buyer and Seller. At the Closing of Title (as defined in Section 2.04(c)), the Earnest Money will be applied by Escrow Agent for the benefit of Buyer to the Price and Buyer's share of any closing costs and prorations. The Initial Earnest Money is nonrefundable upon expiration of the Inspection Period or any permitted extension thereof, except upon a default by Seller or a permitted termination of this Contract by Buyer in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract. The Additional Earnest Money is nonrefundable upon its deposit with Escrow Agent in all instances except in the case of a Seller default or a permitted termination by Buyer in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract.

Section 2.03. Broker's Commission. Except Marcus & Millichap ("Employed Broker"), Buyer and Seller represent to each other that neither has dealt with any broker or any other person concerning the purchase and sale of the Property in a manner that would give rise to a claim for the payment of a commission. Each party agrees, on demand, to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other party for, from, and against any claim, damage, loss, liability, or exposure, (including attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of any act or omission of the party or its representatives that forms the basis for any claim for a real estate brokerage commission. As used in this Contract, the term "broker" means any real estate broker, salesperson, agent, finder, or any other person entitled to a real estate brokerage commission. If and only if title closes in accordance with the terms of this Contract, Seller will pay to Employed Broker a brokerage commission in the amount specified in a separate brokerage agreement between Seller and Employed Broker. The brokerage indemnity described above will survive the cancellation or termination of this Contract. If the sale contemplated by this Contract is not consummated for any reason whatsoever, no commission or any portion of the Earnest Money will be paid to the Employed Broker, and the consent, approval, or joinder of the Employed Broker is not required to modify or cancel this Contract.


Section 2.04. Time Periods, Closing.
 
(a) This Contract constitutes an enforceable obligation of Seller to sell and Buyer to purchase the Property on the terms and conditions of this Contract when this Contract is executed by both Buyer and Seller (the “Contract Date”).
 
(b) The "Inspection Period" will commence on the Contract Date and will expire on the date that is thirty (30) days after the Contract Date.
 
(c) The completion of the purchase and sale transaction described in this Contract ("Closing of Title") will occur on or before the date that is ninety (90) days from the Contract Date ("Closing Date") on a date mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller at the office of Buyer’s attorney. Provided twenty(20) days advance written notice is given by Seller to Buyer, Seller may extend the “Closing Date” by not more than thirty (30) days. As used in this Contract the term "Closing Date" means the actual date established for closing under this Contract.
 
Section 2.05. Closing Costs and Prorations. The following items will be prorated between Seller and Buyer at Closing of Title (and Buyer and Seller agree to pay their respective portions):
 
(a) Real property taxes and condominium charges will be prorated between Seller and Buyer as of the Closing Date, based upon the actual amount of taxes and condominium charges that are attributable to the Property for the year in which the closing occurs (even if payable, in whole or in part, in the following year) and, if the actual amount is not available, an estimate of the taxes based upon the best available information. If any pro-rations are based upon estimates, then repro-rations will be made post-closing when tax bills and invoices from the Condominium Association for the year in which the Closing Date occurs are received. Seller will be responsible for the payment of all real property taxes and condominium charges that are attributable to the period of time on and prior to the Closing of Title, and Buyer will be responsible for the payment of all real property taxes and condominium charges that are attributable to the period of time after the Closing of Title.
 
(b) With respect to any special assessments, improvement district assessments, municipal assessment districts, assessments imposed by the Condominium Association and the like that are a financial obligation on the Property or an owner of the Property (referred to collectively as ''Property Assessments"), Buyer and Seller agree that the Seller will be responsible for the payment of such sums in full, regardless of whether any such assessments and charges may otherwise be payable in installments.
 

(c)  All Tenant Deposits will be delivered to Buyer at the Closing of Title. The "Tenant Deposits" consist of all security deposits made by tenants at the Property as of the Closing Date and all security deposits made by future tenants for which there exists a signed lease for the Property but whose occupancy does not commence until after the Closing Date, whether refundable or nonrefundable and however designated (such as, for example, last month's rent, key deposit, redecorating fee, pet deposit, etc.) and all interest thereon to which any tenant is entitled. Tenant Deposits may be returned to the applicable tenants and/or applied to any lease payments in the ordinary course of business by Seller.
 
(d)  All prepaid rents paid to Seller by tenants of the Property for periods subsequent to the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller to Buyer at the Closing of Title or, alternatively, will be credited toward the payment of the Price. All rental payments actually collected for the month in which the Closing Date occurs will be prorated as of the Closing of Title. Seller will not be entitled to any credit or payment for rents due and unpaid as of the Closing of Title, and Seller is not entitled to apply any Tenant Deposits in reduction of any unpaid rents in the 30 days prior to the Closing Date. Buyer, after the Closing of Title, will use its good faith efforts to collect past due rents and other damages that are owed to Seller from delinquent tenants as of the Closing of Title, but Buyer's good faith efforts will not require it to incur any expense to collect past due rents and other damages. If Buyer collects any money from tenants who, as of the Closing of Title, have past due rents, Seller agrees that the first money received by Buyer from these tenants will be applied to then-current rents and damages until all such amounts are fully paid, and subsequently, Buyer agrees to use good-faith efforts to promptly remit to Seller any additional amounts collected from these delinquent tenants to tenant arrearages as of the Closing of Title. Seller acknowledges that Buyer will not be required to institute any litigation or eviction proceedings or incur any cost to collect any arrearages owed to Seller.
 
(e) All operating expenses for the Property during the period of time prior to and including the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller. Any bills for operating expenses that apply to the period of time prior to the Closing of Title but are received by Seller or Buyer after the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller through the post-closing adjustment mechanism described below. Buyer will be responsible for all operating expenses for the Property incurred after the Closing Date. All utility deposits posted by Seller will remain the property of Seller and will not be prorated. To the extent possible, utility prorations will be handled by meter readings on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date; otherwise, they will be based on prior months' bills and re-prorated on receipt of the actual bills. To the extent not prorated on the Closing Date, all operating expenses will be prorated and paid (adjusted), if applicable, under the post-closing adjustment mechanism established below.
 
(f) Seller will pay all lease taxes and sales and use taxes for rents collected by Seller on and prior to the Closing of Title and past-due rents collected by Buyer after the Closing Date and remitted to Seller, and Buyer will pay all lease taxes and sales and use taxes for rents collected ands retained by Buyer subsequent to the Closing of Title.
 
(g) Any rental or leasing commissions attributable to leases under which the tenant first took possession (or was first required to pay rent) prior to the Closing of Title will be paid by Seller, and any rental or leasing commissions attributable to leases under which the tenant first was required to pay rent after the Closing of Title will be paid by Buyer.
 

(h) All prorations will be made through the Closing Date (with the Seller being deemed the owner of the Property on Closing Date).
 
(i) To the extent the items established above cannot be accurately prorated on the Closing Date, adjustments to the prorations will be made from time to time after the Closing of Title by Buyer and Seller directly to take account of final information as to taxes and other expenses estimated as of the Closing of Title or to adjust rents or expenses that were not included in the prorations done at the Closing of Title. Buyer or Seller, as applicable, will pay the other on demand all amounts as may be appropriate based on the post-closing adjustments, together with interest at 10% per annum on any amount due from the date of written demand if the amount remains unpaid more than 30 days after written demand. Adjustments to prorations (other than prorations for taxes) must be demanded within 90 days after the Closing of Title, and adjustments to tax prorations must be demanded within 30 days after tax bills are received by both Buyer and Seller (Buyer and Seller each agreeing to provide the other with a copy of any property tax bill received by it) after the Closing Date. Adjustments to which either party may be entitled which are not demanded within the aforesaid time periods shall be deemed waived. These post-closing adjustment provisions (and the other provisions to which it applies) will survive the Closing.
 
ARTICLE III
DUE DILIGENCE AND BUYER CONTINGENCIES

Section 3.01. Due Diligence Documents. During the Inspection Period, Buyer and its designated agents will be permitted reasonable access to the documents listed on Exhibit “C” (collectively, the “Due Diligence Documents”). If Buyer determines that the Property is not satisfactory, then Buyer may terminate this Contract by providing Seller with written notice of termination specifying the matters objected to prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period. Upon timely termination of this Contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.01, the Earnest Money shall be refunded to Buyer by the Escrow Agent.

Section 3.02. Title and Survey. As soon as reasonably possible after the Contract Date, Buyer will obtain a commitment for an owner's policy of title insurance (the "Title Report") and copies of all non-standard exceptions to the Title Report. Buyer will obtain at its expense prior to the end of the Inspection Period current survey prepared to Buyer's specifications if required by Buyer ("Survey"). Buyer will have until the end of the Inspection Period within which to notify Seller, in writing, of Buyer's disapproval ("Title Objections") of any title exceptions or other matters that are contained in the Title Report or the Survey. Buyer's failure to make its Title Objections on a timely basis will be deemed a waiver of its title contingency under Sections 3.02(a) and (b) below.


 
(a) If Buyer notifies Seller of any Title Objections on or before the end of the Inspection Period, Seller may elect, by delivering written notice to Buyer, to: (i) attempt to cure all or any of the Title Objections, in which case any Title Objections cured by Seller will be considered to have been approved by Buyer; or (ii) not attempt to cure all or any of the title Objections. Seller may cure the Title Objections only by causing the removal of record of the Title Objections, modifying of record the Title Objections, obtaining a commitment from Buyer’s title insurer to eliminate the Title Objections. All such cures (other than formal removal of record) must be in a form and content reasonably acceptable to Buyer. Seller's election under subsection (i) or (ii) above must be made within 10 days after Seller's receipt of the Title Objections. Seller's failure to make a timely election under subsection (i) or (ii) above will be deemed an election not to attempt to cure under subsection (ii) above. Seller will have no obligation or duty to cure the Title Objections or to incur any expense in curing the Title Objections, except the Monetary Liens described below.
 
(b) If Seller has elected to attempt to cure any of the Title Objections pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(i) above and does not or cannot cure those objections within 30 days after the end of the Inspection Period (or otherwise deliver sufficient evidence within that time of Seller's ability to cure the matter at the closing), or if Seller has elected or is deemed to have elected not to attempt to cure pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) above, Buyer, as its sole and exclusive remedy, may elect to: (i) waive its Title Objections and complete the purchase of the Property at the Price (without any price adjustment and without any right or claim to damages, credit, or offset for the Title Objections, except removal of the Monetary Liens, which will be paid from Seller's proceeds of sale); or (ii) cancel this Contract. Buyer's failure to make the election described in the previous sentence within 10 days after the earlier to occur of the expiration of Seller's cure period described above or Buyer's receipt (or deemed receipt) of Seller's election not to attempt to cure will be deemed a rejection of title as described in the Title Report and Survey (except for the items that Buyer’s title insurer has agreed to delete or modify) and Buyer's election of its right to cancel this Contract.
 
(c) If Buyer’s title agent, after the expiration of the Inspection Period, updates, adds to, or amends the Title Report (by endorsement, amendment, or otherwise) to include a new title exception resulting from any new matters or facts that became known or were revealed to Buyer’s title insurer after the Contract Date and that were not caused by Buyer's acts, Buyer will have until the earlier of two days prior to the Closing Date or five business days following Buyer’s receipt of the amended Title Report (including legible and complete copies of all new title exceptions) to notify Seller in writing of its objections (with all new objections being considered as “Additional Title Objections”). If Buyer timely objects to any new title exception, the timing and cure provisions outlined in Sections 3.02(a) and (b) will apply. Notwithstanding the preceding portions of this Section 3.02(c), the Closing Date will not be extended as a result of the application of Sections 3.02(a), (b), and (c) and all decisions of Buyer must be made on or prior to the Closing Date.
 

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Contract, Seller, at its cost on or before the Closing of Title, will discharge, defease, and release the Property from all deeds of trust, mortgages, installment land contracts, mechanic's liens, and consensual liens applicable to the Property (including the payment of any so-called prepayment, defeasance, or other fee) (called collectively the "Monetary Liens").
 
Section 3.03. Inspection.
 
(a)  During the Inspection Period, Buyer and its designated agents and independent contractors may access the Property, including meeting with and interviewing the tenants and the officers and directors of the Condominium Association, during normal business hours to investigate the physical and environmental condition of the Property and its major components including heating, plumbing, air conditioning, electricity, etc. and to conduct all tests that Buyer may deem necessary. All investigations and tests must be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with Seller's maintenance, ownership, or operation of the Property or the use and enjoyment of the Property by any tenant or tenant's guest. Written notification of the date and time of Buyer's investigations and tests must be sent to Seller at least seventy-two (72) hours before entry on the Property. All scheduling is to be coordinated among Buyer, Employed Broker and a representative of Seller (to be designated for each property).
 
(b)  In the event that Buyer is dissatisfied with the results of its inspections or its examination of the Due Diligence Documents, Buyer may terminate this Contract by providing Seller with written notice of termination prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period. Upon termination of this Contract in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.03(b), the Earnest Money shall be refunded to Buyer by the Escrow Agent.
 
(c) Buyer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against all damages, claims, and liabilities resulting from any tests and inspections performed on the Property by Buyer or its consultants, including personal injury and property damage. Specifically, Buyer agrees to restore the Property to its condition immediately prior to any invasive testing. Buyer also agrees to name Seller as an additional insured on Buyer's commercial liability insurance (with aggregate coverages of at least $1,000,000) insuring against liability for Buyer's entry on the Property.
 
 
 

 
 
ARTICLE IV
DEED AND REPRESENTATIONS
 
Section 4.01. Deed. Seller will convey fee simple title to the Property to Buyer at Closing of Title by a Bargain and Sale Deed with Covenants Against Grantor’s Acts (''Deed'') in the form that is attached as Exhibit “D”.

Section 4.02. Seller Representations. As of the Contract Date and through and including the Closing Date, the representations and warranties made by Seller to Buyer as detailed on Exhibit “E” (collectively, the "Seller Contract Representations") shall be true and correct.

Section 4.03. Representation Breach.
 
(a) Buyer's obligation to purchase the Property is conditioned upon the truth and accuracy, in all material respects, of the Seller Contract Representations. If Seller obtains actual knowledge of a material error in or material breach of any of the Seller Contract Representations prior to Closing of Title, Seller promptly will give written notice to Buyer. Upon receipt of Seller's notice, Buyer will have until the later of the end of the Inspection Period or 15 days after Seller's notice of error or breach to cancel this Contract and declare Seller in breach. If Buyer declares a breach, the Initial Earnest Money shall be returned to Buyer, by the Escrow Agent as Buyer's sole remedy. If the breach, however, is caused by the intentional, willful, or grossly negligent acts or misrepresentations of Seller, Buyer will be entitled to exercise its remedies established under Section 6.03 below. Unless Buyer declares a breach, the applicable Seller Contract Representation will be deemed amended by Seller's notice, and Buyer will be deemed to have elected to accept the change and proceed to close this transaction with no modification of the Price or claim on Seller.
 
(b) If, after the Closing of Title, Buyer first discovers a material breach of the Seller Contract Representations, Buyer will be entitled to bring an action against Seller for the actual and direct damages incurred by Buyer as a result of the breach. Any award of damages will not include punitive damages (except to the extent of fraud of Seller) or consequential damages, whether or not foreseeable.
 
Section 4.04. Non-Survival. The Seller Contract Representations will not survive the Closing of Title but will merge with the delivery of the Deed and Bill of Sale.

Section 4.05. No Other Warranty. Except as expressly set forth in this Contract or any of the documents to be executed pursuant to this Contract ("Additional Documents"), Buyer acknowledges that Seller is selling the Property "AS IS" and that neither Seller nor its representatives or agents have made any warranties or representations, express or implied, oral or written, regarding any matter pertaining to the Property or its use including: (i) the physical condition, environmental condition, zoning, use, valuation, intended use, or other condition of the Property; (ii) its merchantability; (iii) its fitness for a particular purpose; or (iv) the physical condition, environmental condition, zoning, use, valuation, intended use, or other condition of any neighboring property.


Section 4.06. Property Condition; Operating Policies.

(a) Between the Contract Date and the Closing of Title, Seller will use its reasonable efforts to operate and maintain the Property in substantially the same manner, condition, and repair (subject to only ordinary wear and tear and damage by insured casualty) as Seller has operated the Property prior to this Contract Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller may, with the prior consent of the Buyer, renew expiring tenant leases and will not enter into new tenant leases for any vacancies as of the Contract Date or for any vacancies arising after the Contract Date. Seller acknowledges that Buyer is purchasing the Property in order to resell individual condominium units to third parties and, accordingly, will not rent any vacant apartment units without Buyer's consent. During the pendency of this Contract, Seller will not sell or otherwise dispose of any of the items comprising the Property or mortgage or create liens or encumbrances against the Property, except the use of regular operating inventory in the ordinary course of business and, to the extent Seller would otherwise replace any disposed of item in the normal course of its operations, Seller will replace the disposed of items.
 
(b) After the Contract Date and except for tenant leases, Seller agrees that it will not enter into, terminate, or amend Project Contracts (as defined in Section 4.06(d)) affecting the Property, including those for the furnishing of goods or services to or for the benefit of the Property, except for the entering into Project Contracts that are terminable without penalty upon not more than 30 days notice or unless Seller first obtains Buyer's written consent, whose consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
 
(c) Seller will maintain all existing property, casualty, and liability insurance on the Property until the Closing of Title. Prior to the Closing of Title, Seller will not market the Property for sale or otherwise accept, solicit or negotiate any offers for sale or refinance.
 
(d) On or before the expiration of the Inspection Period, Buyer may give written notice to Seller of Buyer's disapproval of any business leases and all project, service, advertising, locater service, and management contracts affecting the use or operation of the Property including laundry, telephone, signage, cable television, broadband, internet, cell towers, and antennae contracts (collectively, the "Project Contracts"). If Buyer disapproves any of the Project Contracts, Seller, without adjustment to the Price, must cause the Project Contracts to be cancelled as of the Closing Date and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary must cause all recorded memorandum, security interests, or other written and recorded instruments evidencing the Project Contracts to be fully released of record. All Project Contracts not disapproved by Buyer are called "Approved Project Contracts."
 
(e) In the event that governmental authorities having jurisdiction require repairs to units as a condition of issuing any permits required for transfer of title to such units, the Seller’s aggregate responsibility for such repairs shall not exceed $25,000.00. Buyer may assume responsibility for repairs in excess of $25,000.00 in the aggregate or terminate this Contract, in which latter event the Buyer shall be refunded the Earnest Money. Closing of Title shall not be delayed by reason of the foregoing and, if necessary, Seller shall deposit in escrow such amounts as necessary to effectuate repairs for which Seller is responsible hereunder, but which repairs cannot be completed prior to Closing of Title. Seller’s obligation to effect such repairs shall survive closing of title.


ARTICLE V
CLOSING DOCUMENTS

Section 5.01. Seller's Closing Documents and Items. At Closing of Title, Seller will deliver to Buyer the following documents and items (all in form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, to the extent not in agreed form as an exhibit to this Contract) as to the premises described in Exhibit “A” (as and to the extent applicable):
 
(a) The Deed;
 
(b) A Bill of Sale transferring Seller’s interest in the Personalty in the form attached as Exhibit “F”;
 
(c) The Assignment and Assumption of Contracts, Leases and Other Rights ("Assignment”) in the form attached as Exhibit “G”;
 
(d) The most current rent roll for the Property, not dated more than three days prior to Closing of Title and certified as true and complete by Seller;
 
(e) All keys, combinations, tenant leases, tenant histories, and the like pertaining to the Property that are in Seller's possession;
 
(f) Authorizations and resolutions from Seller authorizing the consummation of this sale;
 
(g) A Non-Foreign Affidavit;
 
(h) Evidence of termination of all Project Contracts required to be terminated by Seller pursuant to other provisions of this Contract;
 
(i) Title affidavits, undertakings and any and all other documents reasonably required by the Buyer’s Title Insurer to issue the Title Policy;
 
(j) A letter jointly signed by Seller and Buyer notifying the tenants that the Property has been sold to Buyer, advising the tenants to pay all rent to Buyer and containing other similar information reasonably required by Buyer;
 
(k) Letters to all vendors under agreements to be assigned to Buyer at Closing of Title advising them of the transfer of the Property to Buyer and containing other related information reasonably required by Buyer;
 

(l) Originals (or certified copies to the extent that originals are unavailable) of all warranties, guaranties, licenses, permits, leases, service contracts and other documents related to the ownership, construction, operation and leasing of the Property; and
 
(m) Any other documents that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform and satisfy the obligations of Seller under this Contract (including the release, discharge, and/or defeasance of the Monetary Liens).
 
(n) The original leases, to the extent available.
 
(o) All Tenant files for the prior three (3) years, to the extent available.
 
(p) The resignation of all of Seller's representatives on the Condominium Board, as well as the resignation of any of Seller's representatives holding a Condominium elective office.
 
(q) Copies of all existing Certificates of Occupancy, to the extent available, and to the extent required by the Municipality of Long Branch, any Certificate(s) of Occupancy required in connection with the subject sale.
 
Section 5.02. Buyer's Closing Documents and Items. At Closing of Title, Buyer will deliver to Escrow Agent the following documents and items:
 
(a) The Closing Cash;
 
(b) If applicable, appropriate evidence of due authorization and proper formation of Buyer; and
 
(c) Any other documents that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to perform and satisfy the obligations of Buyer under this Contract.
 
Section 5.03. Title Policy; Realty Transfer Fee. The cost of the Buyer’s Title Policy and recordation of any Deed will be the responsibility of Buyer. Seller shall be responsible for the New Jersey Realty Transfer Fee and the recording fees required for the discharge or cancellation of the Monetary Liens.

Section 5.04. Possession. On the Closing Date, Seller will deliver exclusive possession of the Property to Buyer, subject to those title matters approved by Buyer, the tenant leases, and the Approved Project Contracts.


 
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 6.01. Indemnity for Entry. Buyer, on demand, must indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense, including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount, arising out of Buyer's or its agent's or its independent contractor's entry on the Property for the purposes of its inspections and tests; however, Buyer will have no liability for any punitive damages or for or with respect to pre-existing conditions. The foregoing indemnity includes any repairs necessary to restore the Property to its condition prior to the entry and to remove and release any mechanic's and materialman's liens.
 
Section 6.02. Default of Buyer. If Buyer breaches this Contract, Seller, as its sole remedy, will be entitled to deliver a notice of immediate cancellation to Buyer and Escrow Agent and be paid the Earnest Money, as full, liquidated, and agreed-upon damages for Buyer's breach or default. With the fluctuation in land values, the unpredictable state of the economy, the fluctuating money market for real estate loans, and other factors that affect the marketability of the Property, Buyer and Seller agree that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to estimate the actual damages that Seller may suffer in the event of a default by Buyer. This remedy provision has been agreed-upon after specific negotiation, keeping in mind the difficulties in estimating actual damages. Buyer and Seller agree that the Earnest Money represents a reasonable estimate of the total damages.

Section 6.03. Default by Seller. If Seller breaches this Contract, Buyer, as Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy, may elect to: (i) cancel this Contract and receive a refund of its Earnest Money; (ii) enforce specific performance of this Contract without any right whatsoever against Seller to any offset or credit against the Price or to any other equitable or legal remedies or monetary damages; (iii) if specific performance is not available, commence an action for actual damages; or (iv) elect to waive the breach and close the transaction. Buyer's cancellation notice under subsection (i) above will be deemed effective immediately upon delivery of written notice of the cancellation to Seller and Escrow Agent. If Buyer fails to institute suit for its remedy of specific performance within 120 days following the scheduled Closing Date, Buyer will be deemed to have waived its specific performance remedy.

Section 6.04. Attorney's Fees. If any action is brought by either Buyer or Seller regarding its rights under this Contract, the prevailing party will be entitled to attorney fees in a reasonable amount, expenses, and court costs both at trial and on appeal.

Section 6.06. Casualty and Condemnation. Seller will promptly provide notice to Buyer of any loss, damage, or taking ("Loss") prior to Closing of Title. If the Loss involves the complete taking of access, parking or other material benefits, or facilities, then, within 15 days of Buyer's receipt of Seller's notice of the Loss, Buyer may elect to either: (i) terminate this Contract, in which case Buyer will be entitled to a return of all Earnest Money; or (ii) proceed with the purchase of the Property. If Buyer fails to timely provide notice of its election or if the Loss does not involve the complete taking of access, parking, or other material benefits or facilities, then Buyer and Seller will proceed under subsection (ii). If Buyer and Seller proceed, the Price will be adjusted downward by the amount of all awards and payments actually paid to Seller by the insurer or the condemning authority plus any deductible amounts under any applicable policies of insurance and other uninsured amounts. If Seller has not actually received the entire award or payment from the insurer or the condemning authority at the Closing of Title, Seller also will assign to Buyer all of its rights to any further awards or payments (including, without limitation, all casualty and rent loss proceeds).


Section 6.07. Governing Law and Exclusive Jurisdiction. This Contract is to be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. Any action brought to interpret enforce, or construe any provision of this Contract must be commenced and maintained in the Superior Court of the State of New Jersey, or in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. All parties irrevocably consent to this jurisdiction and venue and agree not to transfer or remove any action commenced in accordance with this Contract.

Section 6.08. Construction. The terms and provisions of this Contract represent the results of negotiations between Seller and Buyer, neither of which have acted under any duress or compulsion, whether legal, economic, or otherwise. Consequently, the terms and provisions of this Contract will be interpreted and construed in accordance with their usual and customary meanings, and Seller and Buyer each waive the application of any rule of law which states that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions are to be interpreted or construed against the party whose attorney prepared this Contract or any earlier draft of this Contract.

Section 6.09. Entire Agreement. This Contract constitutes the entire understanding between the parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Contract and all prior agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties, whether oral or written, are superseded and merged in this Contract. No supplement, modification, or amendment of this Contract will be binding unless in writing and executed by the parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Contract will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other provisions, whether or not similar, nor will any waiver be a continuing waiver. No waiver will be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. Time is of the essence in the performance of each and every term of this Contract

Section 6.10. Miscellaneous Definitions and Standards. Whenever the terms "sole discretion", "sole and absolute discretion", or "sole option" are used, these terms will mean that the act or decision of the party may be made in the party's independent and individual choice of judgment without regard to any objective or other standard of consideration. Except for those acts or decisions that may be made in a party's "sole discretion" etc., all acts or decisions of any party to this Contract must be exercised with reasonable discretion. Whenever the phrase "to Seller's knowledge" or any variation of such phrase is used, the phrase will mean that the matter represented is made based upon the actual knowledge of Daniel C. Pryor, without any duty of investigation or verification of the matter on a current or ongoing basis and subject to all information given and disclosures made pursuant to this Contract. The term "will" denotes a mandatory obligation, and the term "may" is a permissive word denoting an option.

Section 6.11. Counterparts. This Contract and any amendments may be executed in any number of original or telecopy counterparts, each of which will be effective on delivery and all of which together will constitute one binding agreement of the parties. Any signature page of this Contract may be detached from any executed counterpart of this Contract without impairing the legal effect of any signatures and may be attached to another counterpart of this Contract that is identical in form to the document signed (but that has attached to it one or more additional signature pages).


Section 6.12. Severability. If anyone or more of the provisions of this Contract or the applicability of any provision to a specific situation is held invalid or unenforceable, the provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable in a manner consistent with the intent of this Contract, and the validity and enforceability of all other provisions of this Contract and all other applications of the enforceable provisions will not be affected by the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision, so long as this Contract may still be enforced in a manner consistent with the intent of Buyer and Seller.

Section 6.13. Confidentiality. Without the prior written approval of Buyer and Seller, neither Seller, Buyer, nor Escrow Agent will make, authorize, or confirm any public announcement of this transaction or discuss this transaction or otherwise disclose any portion of the Due Diligence Documents (including all operating information) or results of environmental reports and assessments performed by Buyer, except as required by law or, as for Buyer, with those persons directly involved in the transaction including attorneys, advisors, partners, investors, consultants, accountants, and prospective lenders, without the prior written or oral consent of Seller.

Section 6.14. Tax Deferred Exchange. Seller and Buyer agree to cooperate in a commercially reasonable manner with each other and any designated exchange intermediary or exchange accommodation titleholder in order to effectuate a tax deferred exchange of the Property under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. This obligation to cooperate does not include requiring the other party to take title to any other property to complete the exchange, to issue any legal opinions, to increase the potential liability of the non-exchange party, or to expand legal fees to review exchange documents in other than a de minimus (less than $1,000) amount. Seller may transfer title to the Property to a Seller-affiliated entity incident to effecting said tax deferred exchange. Such transfer of title will be subject to the written assignment to, and the assumption of this Contract by Seller’s affiliated entity.

Section 6.15. Escrow Agent. Buyer and Seller will indemnify and hold Harmless Escrow Agent from all costs, damages, attorney fees, expenses, and liabilities that Escrow Agent may incur or sustain in connection with this Contract, including any interpleader action brought by Escrow Agent, except for those matters arising out of the negligent acts or omissions, willful misconduct, breach contract, or breach of fiduciary duty of Escrow Agent.

If conflicting demands are made upon Escrow Agent concerning this Contract, Buyer and Seller agree that Escrow Agent may hold any money and documents deposited under this Contract until Escrow Agent receives mutual instructions from Buyer and Seller or until a civil action has been finally concluded in a court of competent jurisdiction determining the rights of Buyer and Seller. In the alternative and at its discretion, Escrow Agent may commence a civil action to interplead any conflicting demands in a court of competent jurisdiction. Escrow Agent’s deposit with the court of all documents and funds concerning this Escrow will relieve Escrow Agent of all further liability and responsibility under this Contract, except for those matters arising out of the negligent acts of omissions of Escrow Agent. Buyer and Seller agree that Escrow Agent may represent Seller in any litigation, mediation or arbitration between Buyer and Seller.


Section 6.16. Time for Performance. The time for performance of any obligation or for the taking of any action under this Contract will be deemed to expire at 5:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) on the last day of the applicable time period established in this Contract. In calculating any time period under this Contract that commences upon the receipt of any notice, request, demand, or document, or upon the happening of any event, the date upon which the notice, request, demand, or document is received or the date the event occurs (or is deemed to have occurred) is not included within the applicable time period, but the applicable time period will commence on the day immediately following. If the time for performance of any obligation or for taking any action under this Contract expires on a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday, or any date Escrow Agent is not open for business, the time for performance or for taking such action will be extended to the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and during which Escrow Agent is open for business.

Section 6.17. Notices. All notices, requests, demand, and other communications required or permitted under this Contract must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered, received, and effective: (i) on the date of service, if served by hand-delivery or by facsimile telecopy on the party to whom notice is to be given; or (ii) on the date that is one business day after deposit of the notice properly addressed to the party at the address shown on the cover page to this Contract, if sent by national overnight delivery; or (iii) three days after deposit of the notice properly addressed if sent by U.S. certified mail, return-receipt requested. The addresses, telephone numbers, and telecopy numbers shown on the first page of this Contract are the places and numbers for delivery of all notices. Any party may change the place or number for delivery of notice by notifying all other parties.

Section 6.18. Assignment. Buyer shall have the right to assign this Contract to any entity in which either or both Joseph A. Gioia and Richard DePetro are principals. Any assignee to whom this Contract is assigned must assume the obligations of Buyer hereunder and such assignee shall thereafter be entitled to the same rights and remedies as the original Buyer hereunder. Any such assignment shall not operate as a release of the obligations of the original Buyer hereunder.

Section 6.19. Protected Tenancies. The Seller represents that there are so-called protected tenancies pursuant to "the Senior Citizen and Disabled Protected Tenancy Act" (P.L. 1981 CH. 226) which to Seller’s knowledge are as set forth on Schedule A.

Section 6.20 Transfer of Condominium Control. At closing, Seller shall use reasonable efforts to assist Buyer in transferring control of the Condominium Association to Buyer. In furtherance thereof, Seller shall, if required by Buyer, nominate and cast its votes in accordance with the Condominium Association by-laws for a slate of officers and directors chosen by the Buyer. Seller shall also tender the written resignations of any officers and directors which were appointed by or which are under the control of Seller.


Executed as of this Contract Date.
 
 
CITADEL EQUITY GROUP, LLC,
a New Jersey Limited Liability L.L.C.,
Company
 
BILTMORE CLUB APARTMENTS,
a Delaware Limited Liability
Company
      By:  Biltmore Club Holding, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, its
Managing Member
By:        
  Joseph A. Gioia, Member/Manager       
         
By:     By:
 
  Richard DePetro, Member/Manager    
Daniel C. Pryor
President

 
 
 
ESCROW AGENT'S ACCEPTANCE
 
 
By its execution below, Escrow Agent accepts this Contract as its escrow instructions and acknowledges receipt of this Contract executed by Buyer and Seller.
 
     
  Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:    
 
   
 



 EXHIBIT “A”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Individual Units to be Conveyed

           
Unit
#
Unit
Type
Unit
SF
As of
12/31/04
Marketable
Rent
Lease Ending
Date
           
101 A-1
1BR
801
$955
$1,100
3/31/06
102 A-2
1BR
801
$955
$1,100
 
105 A-5
2BR
1,015
$1,229
$1,350
9/30/05
106 A-6
2BR
1,015
$1,170
$1,350
3/31/06
108 A-8
28R
1,015
$1,229
$1,350
8/31/05
109 A-9
1BR
801
$1,000
$1,100
3/31/06
110 A-10
18R
801
$955
$1.100
 
111 A-11
18R
801
$1,000
$1,100
3/31/06
112 A-12
18R
801
$1,100
$1,100
4/30/06
113 A-13
18R
801
$1,090
$1,100
4/30/06
114 A-14
18R
801
$1,100
$1,100
4/30/06
116 A-16
18R UPGRADED
801
$1,000
$1,250
3/31/06
118 A-18
18R
801
$1,000
$1,100
3/31/06
119 A-19
18R
801
$1,003
$1,400
7/31/05
120 A-20
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
4/30/06
201 B-1
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
202 B-2
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
203 B-3
1BR
801
$1,050
$1,100
8/31/05
205 B-5
18R
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
206 B-6
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
207 B-7
28R
1,015
$1,400
$1,400
3/31/06
210 B-10
28R DELUXE
1.390
$1,290
$1,500
12/31/05
301 C-1
2BR
1,015
$1,275
$1,400
7/31/05
303 C-3
2BR
1,015
$1,400
$1,400
3/31/06
307 C-7
1BR
801
$955
$1,100
3/31/06
308 C-8
1BR
801
$1,000
$1,100
3/31/06
309 C-9
1BR
801
$955
$1,100
3/31/06
310 C-10
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
311 C-11
1BR
801
$1,050
$1,100
8/31/05
315 C-15
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
316 C-16
1BR
801
$1,090
$1,100
4/30/06
402 D-2
1BR
801
$1,050
$1,100
9/30/05
403 D-3
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
404 D-4
1BR
801
$1,041
$1,100
7/31/05
406 D-6
1BR
801
$955
$1,100
 
407 D-7
1 BR UPGRADED
801
$955
$1,250
 
409 D-9
2BR
1,015
$955
$1,400
 
410 D-10
2BR
1,015
$955
$1,400
3/31/06
413 D-13
2BR
1,015
$1,175
$1,400
3/31/06
414 D-14
2BR
1,015
$1,275
$1,400
7/31/05
415 D-15
2BR
1,015
$1,275
$1,400
7/31/05
 
SUBTOTAL
35,784
$44,215
$49,250
 
41
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
35,784
$44,215
$49,250
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT “B”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

Excluded Assets

NONE
 



EXHIBIT “C”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Due Diligence Documents



The Due Diligence Documents consist of the following:
(a)  
July 2005 year-to-date and 2004 operating statements;
 
(b)  
Current rent roll for the Property, as applicable, together with an aged receivables report and a security deposit report;
 
(c)  
Condominium Financials (year-to-date ending 12/31/2004 and 08/31/2005);
 
(d)  
Real estate tax assessment cards for 2004, 2004 Final / 2005 Preliminary Tax Bills, and 2005 Final / 2006 Preliminary Tax Bills;
 
(e)  
Current Property Management Agreement, MEB;
 
(f)  
Copies of all residential leases on file;
 
(g)  
Copies of existing survey;
 
(h)  
Property condition assessment (Property Solutions, Inc dated 01/07/03);
 
(i)  
Phase 1 environmental report (Property Solutions Inc. dated 01/24/03);
 
(j)  
Lead report (Property Solutions Inc. dated 01/27/03);
 
(k)  
Asbestos report (Property Solutions Inc, dated 01/27/03);
 
(l)  
Current, 09/08/2001, NJ State DCA Green Card and Certificate of Registration;
 
(m)  
Copy of Owner’s Title Insurance Policy for applicable Condominium units;
 
(n)  
Copy of the Condominium Public Offering Statement; Organization papers received from New Vistas Condominium Management on 12/11/02;
 
(o)  
Blanket deed (please note that some units have been previously sold - see Exhibit “A-1” for list of Wilshire-owned units);
 
(p)  
Individual Certificates of Occupancy for leased units; and
 
 

 
(q)  
Wilshire-held mortgage and note against condo association- owned unit D1. Dated May 1, 2005. Payments on time.
 
(r)  
Copies of any Notice to Quit given to existing tenants, if any.
 
 
 
 



EXHIBIT “D”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Deed)

 

 
 
DEED - BARGAIN AND SALE (Covenant as to Grantor's Acts)
CORP. TO IND. OR CORP - Plain Language
below signature)
Prepared by:(Print signer's name 
DEED By:  


This Deed is made on

BETWEEN _______________________________________., a corporation of the State of New Jersey, having its principal office at _______________________________  referred to as the Grantor,

AND ___________________________________________ , whose address is _____________________________________ referred to as the Grantee.

The words "Grantor" and "Grantee" shall mean all Grantors and all Grantees listed above.

Transfer of Ownership. The Grantor       AND                      NO/100---
($___________________) DOLLARS.  The Grantor acknowledges receipt of this money.

 
Tax Map Reference. (N.J.S.A. 46:15-2.1) Municipality of ________________________________________
 
Block No. ________________  Lot No. ___________________  Account No. ______________________

o No lot and block or account number is available on the date of this deed. (Check box if applicable). 

Property. The property consists of the land and all the buildings and structures on the land in the _____________________, County of 
and State of New Jersey. The legal description is:

 
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION ANNEXED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.

Being the same premises conveyed to the

 
Subject to easements, restrictions, rights of way, if any, and such state of facts as an accurate survey may reveal.
 
 

 
The street address of the Property is:


  Promises by Grantor. The Grantor promises that the Grantor has done no act to encumber the property. This promise is called a "covenant as to grantor's acts" (N.J.S.A. 46:4-6). This promise means that the Grantor has not allowed anyone else to obtain any legal rights which affect the property (such as by making a mortgage or allowing a judgment to be entered against the Grantor).

Signatures. This Deed is signed and attested to by the Grantor’s proper corporate officers as of the date at the top of the first page. (Print name below each signature).


Witness:       



_______________________                                            By:___________________________
 
 





STATE OF NEW JERSEY, COUNTY OF    SS:

I CERTIFY that on    , 2005,      , personally came before me and stated to my satisfaction that this person (or if more than one, each person):

 
(a) was the maker of the attached Deed;
(b) was authorized to and did execute this Deed as_________________ of _____________________        , the entity named in this Deed;
(c) make this Deed for $    as the full and actual consideration paid or to be paid for the transfer of title. (Such consideration is defined in N.J.S.A. 46:15-5); and,
(d) executed this Deed as the act of the entity.

   
  ________________________________

 


EXHIBIT “E”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Seller’s Contract Representations

E-1 -- As to those matters related to the power and authority of Seller to sell the Property to Buyer under this Contract (collectively called the "Seller Authority Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller is not prohibited from consummating the transaction contemplated by any law, regulation, agreement, order, or judgment.
 
(b)  Seller is legally capable and properly authorized to perform all of its obligations as described in this Contract. No additional shareholder, director, member, or partner approvals are required to make this Contract a binding agreement of Seller once Seller has signed this Contract and Buyer has deposited the Initial Earnest Money with the Escrow Agent.
 
(c) Seller is not party to any other current contracts for the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or any portion of the Property.
 
(d)  The person signing this Contract on behalf of Seller is legally and properly authorized and empowered to sign this Contract and bind Seller to its terms and conditions.
 
(e)  Any existing monetary liens on the Property can be defeased, and Seller will undertake, at its sole cost, all actions necessary to cause the defeasance to occur.
 
E-2 -- As to those matters with respect to the condition of the Property disclosed or referred to in third party notices (collectively called the "Notice Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller has no knowledge of any pending or threatened condemnation or similar proceedings affecting the Property or any portion.
 
(b) Seller has no knowledge and has received no notifications from any Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Property: (i) requiring any work to be done on the Property; or (ii) alleging any violation of an applicable ordinance, rule, regulation, or law with respect to the Property.
 
(c) Seller has received no notices by from any tenant claiming that Seller is in material default of its obligations as landlord.
 
(d) Seller has received no notice and has no knowledge of any actual or threatened claim, demand, damage, action, cause of action, litigation or other proceedings affecting the Property other than for rent collection or eviction related matters that have been disclosed to Buyer in writing.
 

(e) A state inspection certification from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has been duly issued. A copy of the so-called green card is attached hereto as Schedule ______________.
 
E-3 -- As to those matters related to the legal or physical condition of the Property (collectively called the "Physical Condition Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Seller has no knowledge of the existence of any past or present environmental condition (including, without limitation, mold, PCBs and other hazardous or toxic waste or substance) or hazardous substance on the Property.
 
(b) Seller owns marketable fee simple title to the Property subject only to: (i) easements and restrictions of record, (ii) monetary liens to be defeased, and (iii) those matters disclosed by any Existing Survey.
 
(c) To the best of Seller's knowledge, information and belief, there are no buried fuel storage tanks located at the Property. To the extent that there were fuel storage tanks, located at the Property, all such tanks have been removed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
E-4 -- As to those matters related to the financial or operational status or condition of the Property (collectively called the "Operational Representations"), Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

(a) Attached hereto as Schedule ________and made a part hereof is a Rent Schedule for the Property designating: (i) each apartment unit with the room count thereof and specifying the two separate retail spaces; (ii) the name of the tenant occupying any designated space; (iii) the date of any lease therefore, including the date of any amendment or modification thereof; (iv) the rent and other charges payable therefore; and (v) the amount and designation of any deposit or escrow, with accrued interest attributable thereto, separately identified, paid by each such tenant. No tenant has entered into any Contract or other arrangements with Seller, except as indicated by Schedule   . To the best of Seller's knowledge, information and belief, except as noted in Schedule ________, all leases in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, unmodified, free from default, and there are no claims credits or offsets in favor of any tenant, except for security deposits in the amount noted in Schedule ________, if any. No action or proceeding against Seller by any tenant of the Property is presently pending. All work required to be performed for tenants has been performed, as required, paid for in full and accepted by tenant for whom it was performed.
 
(b) To Seller's knowledge, all Due Diligence Documents provided by Seller to Buyer are true and complete copies in all material respects of the Due Diligence Documents in Seller's possession.
 
(c) Other than tenants in possession as disclosed in the rent roll delivered to Buyer or as otherwise disclosed in the Title Report, no one other than Seller is in possession of the Property.
 
(d) There are no property agreements or contracts affecting the Property or its use or operation or to which Seller is a party other than as disclosed in the Due Diligence Documents. To Seller's knowledge, there are no material defaults in existence with respect to any Project Contracts. There are no locator agreements, leasing brokerage agreements or other similar agreements affecting the Property or to which Seller is a party that will be binding on Buyer after Closing of Title.
 
 


EXHIBIT “F”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Bill of Sale)

 



BILL OF SALE
 
________________________, a(n) _____________________ ("Seller"), for and in consideration of the payment of a portion of the amounts described in the Purchase Agreement dated _________________, 2005 (as amended, the "Contract"), sells and delivers to _____________________ a(n) _____________ ("Buyer"), and its successors and assigns, all equipment, furnishings, appliances, and items of personal property that are located on or used in connection with the improved real property known as ''________________________," including, without limitation, those items described on Appendix One ("Personal Property").
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that: (i) Seller is the sole owner of all of the Personal Property; (ii) Seller has all requisite power and authority to transfer and convey the Personal Property to Buyer; (iii) to the extent necessary, Seller has obtained all consents and approvals required to transfer the Personal Property to Buyer; and (iv) the Personal Property is free and clear from all pledges, liens, claims, and encumbrances of any type or nature. Seller, at its sole cost and expense, agrees to defend title to the Personal Property against all claims and demands of any type or nature.
 
Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer any and all representations or warranties (express or implied) and other rights, claims, and causes of action of Seller relating to the Personal Property that may be enforceable against manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, or servicers of the Personal Property (collectively, the "Warranties").
 
Seller, at its sole cost and expense, agrees to perform, execute, and/or deliver (or to cause to be performed, executed, and/or delivered) any additional documents and/or assurances that Buyer may reasonably request to insure, secure, or perfect Buyer's interest in any item transferred to Buyer by this Bill of Sale or to otherwise fully and effectively carry out the intent and purpose of this Bill of Sale or this Contract.
EXCEPT FOR THOSE WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, IF ANY, MADE BY SELLER IN THIS BILL OF SALE OR UNDER THIS CONTRACT, SELLER: (I) HAS SOLD AND DELIVERED THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TO BUYER IN AN "AS-IS" AND "WHERE-IS" CONDITION, SUBJECT TO ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS, AND WITHOUT ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY NATURE INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY; (II) HAS MADE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION IN THIS BILL OF SALE OR THIS CONTRACT; AND (III) HAS MADE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE PHYSICAL OR OPERATING CONDITION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
 
This Bill of Sale will be effective as to the transfer of all of the above-described Personal Property as of _______________, 20_____.
a(n)
By: ___________________________
Its: ___________________________
 


EXHIBIT “G”
TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

(Assignment of Leases, Contracts, and Other Rights)

 
 
 

 
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS
 
This Assignment of Leases, Contracts, and Rights, ("Assignment") is executed and delivered as of [insert Closing Date], 20___ ("Effective Date") by ____________________, a _________________________ ("Seller") to ____________________ ("Buyer").
 
BACKGROUND
 
A. Seller, by Bargain and Sale Deed with Covenants Against Grantor’s Acts ("Deed") executed concurrently with this Assignment, has sold and conveyed to Buyer the ____________________ complex ("Project") commonly known as "_______________________________," located at ______________, in the City of ___________, County of ____________, State of New Jersey, as more particularly described in the Deed.
 
B. The terms and provisions of this Contracts and agreements in effect between Seller and Buyer relating to the sale/purchase of the Project (collectively, the "Purchase Contract") require, among other things, that Seller execute this Assignment transferring and assigning to Buyer Seller's rights in this Contract Rights (including all tenant leases) and Other Rights (collectively, the "Assigned Items").
 
C. Capitalized terms that are used in this Assignment but are not defined specifically in this Assignment will be ascribed the meanings contained in the Purchase Contract.
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT
 
In consideration of the closing of the purchase of the Project by Buyer and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Seller makes the following assignments to Buyer:
 
1. Assignment of Rents, Tenant Leases, and Contracts.
 
(a)  Seller transfers, assigns, and conveys to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of the right, title, interest, powers, and privileges of Seller in and under all tenant leases applicable to the Project ("Tenant Leases"), all of which are referred to in the Rent Roll attached as Appendix One ("Rent Roll"). This assignment of Tenant Leases includes the right of Buyer to collect all rents due or payable under the Tenant Leases for periods commencing on or following the Effective Date of this Assignment
 
(b)  Seller certifies that the information shown on the Rent Roll is true and correct as of the date of this Assignment, and there is no rent or other concessions given to any occupant of an apartment unit in the Project, except as accurately reflected in the Rent Roll.
 
(c)  Seller further represents and warrants to Buyer that: (i) Seller is the lawful owner of all of the Tenant Leases; (ii) all Tenant Leases are in full force and effect and, after the date of this Assignment, will be enforceable by Buyer in accordance with their terms; (iii) except as otherwise disclosed to Buyer in writing, there are no defaults by Seller (or its agents or representatives) or any tenant under the Tenant Leases; and (iv) all future rights and obligations assumed by Buyer under the Tenant Leases are accurately established in the Tenant Leases, true, correct, and complete copies of which were previously furnished by Seller to Buyer.
 

2. Assignment of Security Deposits. Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer all Tenant Deposits. [Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the aggregate sum of the Tenant Deposits is $_.]
 
3. Assignment of Project Contracts.
 
(a) Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of the right, title, interest, powers, and privileges of Seller under only the Project Contracts listed on Appendix Two to this Assignment. No other Project Contracts are transferred or assigned to Buyer.
 
(b) Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that: (i) all right, title, interest, powers, and privileges being assigned to and assumed by Buyer and all rights and options of third parties relating to the Approved Project Contracts are accurately established in their entirety in the Approved Project Contracts attached as Appendix Two; and (ii) no contracts or agreements relating to management, maintenance, ownership, or operation of the Project, other than those listed on Appendix Two, have been entered by Seller which will remain in effect or become effective after the Effective Date of this Assignment.
 
4. Assignment of Miscellaneous Items. Without limitation of Section I above, Seller transfers, assigns, and conveys to Buyer, its successors and assigns, all Contract Rights and Other Rights owned by Seller and located on the Project that have not otherwise been conveyed by a concurrently executed Bill of Sale from Seller to Buyer.
 
5. Assignment of Warranties, Claims and Causes of Action. Seller transfers and assigns to Buyer, and its successors and assigns, all of Seller's right, title, and interest in all representations or warranties (express or implied) and all other rights, causes of action, or all claims of any kind (collectively, the "Warranties") arising out of the Assigned Items. Without intending to limit the generality of the foregoing, Seller assign to Buyer all rights, claims, and causes of action which Seller may have against any contractor, materialman, supplier, distributor, or vendor relating to any work, materials, or equipment furnished for the Project prior to the date of this Assignment.
 
6. Miscellaneous.
(a) Seller agrees, at its sole cost and expense, to perform, execute, and/or deliver (or to cause to be performed, executed, and/or delivered) any additional documents and/or assurances as Buyer may reasonably request to insure, secure, or perfect Buyer's interest in any of the items assigned to Buyer by this Assignment or to otherwise fully and effectively carry out the intent and purpose of this Assignment or this Contract.
 
(b) Seller warrants and represents to Buyer that the rights and interests of Seller intended to be assigned under this Assignment are not subject to any prior assignment, pledge, or encumbrance.
 
(c) Seller and Buyer warrant and represent to each other that they have the requisite power and authority to enter this Assignment and have performed all acts and secured all approvals necessary to make this Assignment effective and legally binding on such party in accordance with its terms. Each person executing this instrument on behalf of either party, as agent or otherwise, personally warrants that he or she is duly authorized and empowered to do so and that all signatures and approvals of persons with an ownership interest in such party have been obtained so as to make this Assignment legally enforceable and effective against such party.
 

(d) This Assignment is binding upon the successors and assigns of Seller and will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of Buyer, and all warranties and representations of Seller contained in this Assignment shall survive the Effective Date of this Assignment, the recordation of the Deed, and the delivery of this Assignment.
 
(e)  This Assignment shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
 
(f)  Seller, on demand, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense (including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of the acts or omissions of Seller or its agents prior to the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Items. Buyer, on demand, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Seller for, from, and against any and all loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense (including court costs and attorney fees in a reasonable amount) arising out of the acts or omissions of Seller or its agents after the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Items. The foregoing indemnities include loss, cost, damage, claim, liability, or expense from any injury or damage of any kind whatsoever (including death) to persons or property. The indemnity described in this Assignment is intended to be separate and distinct from any obligations of the Seller or the Buyer under the terms of the Purchase Contract
 


This Assignment has been executed and delivered as of the Effective Date.


"Seller"

_______________________________
a______________________________

By: ____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
 
"Buyer"

_______________________________
a______________________________
By: ____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________

 



APPENDIX ONE
TO
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS

(Rent Roll)
 






[TO BE PROVIDED ON THE CLOSING DATE]
 
 


 
APPENDIX TWO
TO
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND RIGHTS


(list and copies of approved Business Leases and Project Contracts)








[TO BE PROVIDED ON THE CLOSING DATE]
 

 

SCHEDULE “A”
PROTECTED TENANCIES


 
 

 
EX-21 4 v038845_ex21.htm
Exhibit 21
List of Significant Subsidiaries
 
Jurisdiction of
 
Incorporation
1204552 Alberta ULC
Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
   
1022778 Alberta Ltd.
Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
   
350 Pleasant Valley Corp.
State of New Jersey
   
Alpine Village Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
   
Alpine Village Apartments, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
   
Belair Drive, LLC
State of Delaware
   
Biltmore Club Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
Newark, NJ
 
   
Biltmore Club Apartments, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
   
Britalta Venezolano, Ltd.
Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
   
Galsworthy Arms Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
   
Galsworthy Arms Apartments, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
   
Global Equities Management Corp.
State of Delaware
   
Rockland Resources
State of Oklahoma
   
San Francisco Oil
State of California
   
Sunrise Ridge Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
Newark, NJ
 
   
Sunrise Ridge, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
Newark, NJ
 
   
Van Buren Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
   
Van Buren, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
   
Wellington Holding, Inc.
State of Delaware
   
Wellington Apartments, L.L.C.
State of Delaware
   
Wilshire Oil of Canada Co.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
   
Wilshire Oil of Canada (U.S.), Inc.
State of Delaware
 
 
 
 

 
EX-23.1 5 v038845_ex23-1.htm
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8, No. 333-119370 and 33-60845, of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. of our report dated March 16, 2006, which includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the restatement of the Company’s 2004 consolidated financial statements, with respect to the 2005 and 2004 consolidated financial statements and schedule of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.



/s/ J.H. Cohn LLP


Roseland, New Jersey
March 16, 2006
 
 
 

EX-23.2 6 v038845_ex23-2.htm
Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-119370 and 33-60845) of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. of our report dated March 26, 2004 (except for Paragraph 17 of Note 2, as to which the date is March 30, 2006), with respect to the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.  in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.


New York, New York
March 30, 2006
/S/ Ernst & Young LLP




EX-24 7 v038845_ex24.htm Unassociated Document
Exhibit 24
Power of Attorney
 
WHEREAS, the undersigned officers and directors of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) desire to authorize Daniel C. Pryor and Seth H. Ugelow to act as their attorneys-in-fact and agents, for the purpose of executing and filing the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, including all amendments and supplements thereto,

NOW, THEREFORE,

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Daniel C. Pryor and Seth H. Ugelow and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, to sign the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, including any and all amendments to such Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this power of attorney in the following capacities as of the 31 day of March, 2006.

 

Directors:          
           
By:
/s/ Miles Berger
 
Date
March 31, 2006
 
 
Miles Berger
       
           
By:
/s/ Milton Donnenberg
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
 
Milton Donnenberg
       
           
By:
/s/ S. Wilzig Izak
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
 
S. Wilzig Izak
       
           
By:
/s/ Eric J. Schmertz, Esq.
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
 
Eric J. Schmertz, Esq.
       
           
By:
/s/ Ernest Wachtel
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
 
Ernest Wachtel
       
           
By:
/s/ Martin Willschick
 
Date:
March 31, 2006
 
 
Martin Willschick
       
           
 
 

 
Officers:
         
           
By:
/s/ S. Wilzig Izak
 
Date
March 31, 2006
 
 
S. Wilzig Izak
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
       
           
By:
/s/ Daniel C. Pryor
 
Date
March 31, 2006
 
 
Daniel C. Pryo President and Chief Operating Officer
       
           
By:
/s/ Seth H. Ugelow
 
Date
March 31, 2006
 
 
Seth H. Ugelow
Chief Financial Officer
       
 
 

EX-31.1 8 v038845_ex31-1.htm

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION

I, S. Wilzig Izak, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: March 31, 2006    

/s/ S. Wilzig Izak________
S. Wilzig Izak
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 

 
EX-31.2 9 v038845_ex31-2.htm
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION

I, Seth H. Ugelow, certify that:
 
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
 
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
(b)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
(c)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 31, 2006    

/s/ Seth H. Ugelow               
Seth H. Ugelow
Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 
 

 
EX-32.1 10 v038845_ex32-1.htm
Exhibit 32.1


CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Report"), I, S. Wilzig Izak, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78m(a) or 78o(d); and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 31, 2006

By: /s/ S. Wilzig Izak 
S. Wilzig Izak
Chief Executive Officer


 
 
 

 
EX-32.2 11 v038845_ex32-2.htm
Exhibit 32.2



CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of Wilshire Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the "Report"), I, Seth H. Ugelow, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C Section 78(a) or 78o(d); and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and consolidated results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 31, 2006

By: /s/ Seth H. Ugelow
 Seth H. Ugelow
Chief Financial Officer


 
 
 

 
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