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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

x    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 

   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006

 

OR

 

¨    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number 001-31625

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   33-0864902
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
4490 Von Karman Avenue    
Newport Beach, California   92660
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(949) 833-3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

 

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  x                    NO  ¨

 

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  ¨                    Accelerated filer  x                    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

YES  ¨                    NO  x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class of Common Stock


  

Outstanding at

November 1, 2006


Common stock, par value $.01

   1,000

 



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INDEX

 

   

Page

No.


PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   

Item 1.    Financial Statements:

   

Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2006 (unaudited) and December 31, 2005

  3

Consolidated Statements of Income — Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

  4

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity — Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited)

  5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited)

  6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  7

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

  38

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  60

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

  60

PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

  61

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

  61

Item 1A. Risk Factors

  62

Item 2.    Not Applicable

  62

Item 3.    Not Applicable

  62

Item 4.    Not Applicable

  62

Item 5.    Not Applicable

  62

Item 6.    Exhibits

  63

SIGNATURES

  64

EXHIBIT INDEX

  65

 

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Item 1.    Financial Statements.

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands except number of shares and par value per share)

 

ASSETS
     September 30,
2006


  

December 31,

2005


     (unaudited)     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 22,176    $ 52,369

Receivables

     39,027      143,481

Real estate inventories — Notes 2 and 3

     1,651,298      1,419,248

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures — Note 4

     1,736      397

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $11,793 and $9,936 at
 September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively

     18,300      18,553

Deferred loan costs

     11,022      12,323

Goodwill

     5,896      5,896

Other assets

     40,440      38,735
    

  

     $ 1,789,895    $ 1,691,002
    

  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable

   $ 62,567    $ 67,326

Accrued expenses

     110,145      181,068

Notes payable

     338,242      125,619

7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012 — Note 5

     150,000      150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes due April 1, 2013 — Note 5

     247,139      246,917

7 1/2% Senior Notes due February 15, 2014 — Note 5

     150,000      150,000
    

  

       1,058,093      920,930
    

  

Minority interest in consolidated entities — Notes 2 and 4

     117,700      227,178
    

  

Commitments and contingencies — Note 8

             

Stockholders’ equity — Note 7

             

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 3,000 shares authorized; 1,000 shares outstanding at September 30, 2006; 30,000,000 shares authorized;

8,652,067 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005; 1,275,000 shares issued and held in treasury at December 31, 2005

     —        86

Additional paid-in capital

     39,601      35,404

Retained earnings

     574,501      507,404
    

  

       614,102      542,894
    

  

     $ 1,789,895    $ 1,691,002
    

  

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
 September 30,


    Nine Months Ended
 September 30,


 
     2006

    2005

    2006

    2005

 

Operating revenue

                                

Home sales

   $ 303,708     $ 358,751     $ 1,017,713     $ 965,530  

Lots, land and other sales

     7,540       17,580       9,170       64,972  
    


 


 


 


       311,248       376,331       1,026,883       1,030,502  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales — homes

     (241,237 )     (269,008 )     (784,335 )     (710,942 )

Cost of sales — lots, land and other

     (5,862 )     (10,055 )     (8,630 )     (33,892 )

Impairment loss on real estate assets — Note 3

     (14,025 )     —         (14,025 )     —    

Sales and marketing

     (17,933 )     (12,440 )     (47,836 )     (36,837 )

General and administrative

     (12,892 )     (21,476 )     (49,313 )     (62,880 )

Other

     (803 )     (574 )     (2,290 )     (1,782 )
    


 


 


 


       (292,752 )     (313,553 )     (906,429 )     (846,333 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures — Note 4

     (221 )     4,672       3,398       4,513  
    


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities — Note 2

     (1,340 )     (5,073 )     (12,878 )     (17,032 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     16,935       62,377       110,974       171,650  

Financial advisory expenses — Note 7

     (42 )     —         (3,142 )     (2,191 )

Other income, net

     874       570       3,035       253  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     17,767       62,947       110,867       169,712  

Provision for income taxes — Note 1

     (7,265 )     (24,864 )     (43,770 )     (67,036 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 10,502     $ 38,083     $ 67,097     $ 102,676  
    


 


 


 


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Common Stock

   

Additional

Paid-In

Capital


  

Retained

Earnings


   Total

     Shares

    Amount

         

Balance — December 31, 2005

   8,652     $ 86     $ 35,404    $ 507,404    $ 542,894

Income tax benefit from unused recognized built-in losses — Note 1

   —         —         3,676      —        3,676

Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options

   50       1       434      —        435

Elimination of common stock upon merger of WLH Acquisition Corp with and into Company — Note 7

   (8,702 )     (87 )     87      —        —  

Surviving common stock upon merger of WLH Acquisition Corp with and into the Company — Note 7

   1       —         —        —        —  

Net income

   —         —         —        67,097      67,097
    

 


 

  

  

Balance — September 30, 2006

   1     $ —       $ 39,601    $ 574,501    $ 614,102
    

 


 

  

  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
     2006

    2005

 

Operating activities

                

Net income

   $ 67,097     $ 102,676  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization

     1,857       1,560  

Impairment loss on real estate assets

     14,025       —    

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     (3,398 )     (4,513 )

Distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     2,599       2,773  

Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

     12,878       17,032  

State income tax refund credited to additional paid-in capital

     10       —    

Federal income tax refund credited to additional paid in capital

     1,820       —    

Provision for income taxes

     43,770       67,036  

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Receivables

     104,454       3,563  

Real estate inventories

     (204,104 )     (399,374 )

Deferred loan costs

     1,301       963  

Other assets

     (10,109 )     (5,237 )

Accounts payable

     (4,759 )     26,050  

Accrued expenses

     (112,846 )     (86,456 )
    


 


Net cash used in operating activities

     (85,405 )     (273,927 )
    


 


Investing activities

                

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     (380 )     (1,221 )

Net (contributions) distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures

     (160 )     20,409  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (1,604 )     (2,121 )
    


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (2,144 )     17,067  
    


 


Financing activities

                

Proceeds from borrowing on notes payable

     1,560,884       1,171,249  

Principal payments on notes payable

     (1,368,886 )     (994,042 )

Minority interest (distributions) contributions, net

     (135,076 )     16,595  

Common stock issued for exercised stock options

     434       312  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     57,356       194,114  
    


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (30,193 )     (62,746 )

Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period

     52,369       96,074  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents — end of period

   $ 22,176     $ 33,328  
    


 


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

                

Real estate inventories and minority interest from previously consolidated variable interest entity

   $ 14,000     $ —    
    


 


Other assets and minority interest from previously consolidated variable interest entity

   $ 8,804     $ —    
    


 


Issuance of notes payable for land acquisitions

   $ 20,625     $ 16,395  
    


 


Consolidation of real estate inventories and minority interests from variable interest entities

   $ 35,124     $ 100,748  
    


 


Income tax benefit credited to additional paid-in capital

   $ 1,847     $ 1,847  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

 

William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation, and subsidiaries (the “Company”) are primarily engaged in designing, constructing and selling single family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona and Nevada.

 

The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Company’s customary accounting practices. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a presentation in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.

 

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and revenues and expenses for the periods presented. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those estimates in the near-term.

 

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

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and joint ventures, and certain joint ventures and other entities which have been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary (see Note 2). Investments in joint ventures which have not been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method because the Company has a 50% or less voting or economic interest (and thus such joint ventures are not controlled by the Company). The accounting policies of the joint ventures are substantially the same as those of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company designs, constructs and sells a wide range of homes designed to meet the specific needs of each of its markets. For internal reporting purposes, the Company is organized into five geographic home building regions and its mortgage origination operation. Because each of the Company’s geographic home building regions has similar economic characteristics, housing products and class of prospective buyers, the geographic home building regions have been aggregated into a single home building segment.

 

The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources primarily based on the operating income of individual home building projects. Operating income is defined by the Company as operating revenue less operating costs plus equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures less minority equity in income of consolidated entities. Accordingly, operating income excludes certain expenses included in the determination of net income. All other segment measurements are disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

A provision for warranty costs relating to the Company’s limited warranty plans is included in cost of sales at the time the home sale is recorded. The Company generally reserves approximately one percent of the sales price of its homes against the possibility of future charges relating to its one-year limited warranty and similar potential claims. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of homes under warranty, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Changes in the Company’s warranty liability during the nine months ended September 30 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     September 30,

 
     2006

    2005

 

Warranty liability, beginning of period

   $ 20,219     $ 14,308  

Warranty provision during period

     9,586       7,962  

Warranty payments during period

     (13,000 )     (12,120 )

Warranty charges related to pre-existing warranties during period

     4,715       4,660  
    


 


Warranty liability, end of period

   $ 21,520     $ 14,810  
    


 


 

At December 31, 2005, the Company has unused recognized built-in losses in the amount of $23,297,000 which are available to offset future taxable income and expire between 2009 and 2011. The utilization of these losses is limited to offset $3,883,000 of taxable income per year; however, any unused losses in any year may be carried forward for utilization in future years through 2011. The income tax benefit from the built-in losses was $3,676,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, and was credited to additional paid-in capital. The Company’s ability to utilize the foregoing tax benefits will depend upon the amount of its future taxable income and may be further limited under certain circumstances.

 

On July 25, 2006, WLH Acquisition Corp., a corporation owned by General William Lyon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust and The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust, was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the merger. Prior to the completion of the merger, General Lyon and the two trusts contributed all the shares of the Company owned by them, which constituted more than 90% of the outstanding shares, to WLH Acquisition Corp. WLH Acquisition Corp. was then merged with and into the Company pursuant to the short-form merger provisions of Delaware law. After the merger, the Company’s capital structure consisted of common stock, par value $.01 per share, 3,000 shares authorized, and 1,000 shares outstanding. The Company will continue as a privately held company, wholly owned by General Lyon and the two trusts. Because the Company is now a privately held company, no earnings per share information is presented. See Note 7 – Tender Offer and Merger for additional information.

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation, among other things, creates a two step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more-likely-than-not will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. FIN 48 specifically prohibits the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions, and it has expanded disclosure requirements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, in which the impact of adoption should be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings. The Company is evaluating FIN 48 and has not yet determined the impact the adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

Note 2 — Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, as amended (“Interpretation No. 46”) which addresses the consolidation of variable

interest entities (“VIEs”). Under Interpretation No. 46, arrangements that are not controlled through voting or similar rights are accounted for as VIEs. An enterprise is required to consolidate a VIE if it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

 

Under Interpretation No. 46, a VIE is created when (i) the equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties or (ii) equity holders either (a) lack direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity through voting or similar rights, (b) are not obligated to absorb expected losses of the entity or (c) do not have the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity if they occur. If an entity is deemed to be a VIE, pursuant to Interpretation No. 46, an enterprise that absorbs a majority of the expected losses or residual returns of the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE.

 

Based on the provisions of Interpretation No. 46, the Company has concluded that under certain circumstances when the Company (i) enters into option agreements for the purchase of land or lots from an entity and pays a non-refundable deposit, (ii) enters into land banking arrangements or (iii) enters into arrangements with a financial partner for the formation of joint ventures which engage in homebuilding and land development activities, a VIE may be created under condition (ii) (b) or (c) of the previous paragraph. The Company may be deemed to have provided subordinated financial support, which refers to variable interests that will absorb some or all of an entity’s expected losses if they occur. For each VIE created, the Company has computed expected losses and residual returns based on the probability of future cash flows as outlined in Interpretation No. 46. If the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the assets, liabilities and operations of the VIE have been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements.

 

Supplemental consolidating financial information of the Company, specifically including information for the joint ventures and land banking arrangements consolidated under Interpretation No. 46, is presented below to allow investors to determine the nature of assets held and the operations of the consolidated entities. Investments in consolidated entities in the financial statements of wholly-owned entities presented below use the equity method of accounting. Consolidated real estate inventories include land deposits under option agreements or land banking arrangements (excluding the consolidated land banking arrangements as previously described in this paragraph) of $62,364,000 and $77,956,000 at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

 

The joint ventures which have been determined to be VIEs are each engaged in homebuilding and land development activities. Certain of these joint ventures have not obtained construction financing from outside lenders, but are financing their activities through equity contributions from each of the joint venture partners. Creditors of these VIEs have no recourse against the general credit of the Company. Income allocations and cash distributions to the Company are based on predetermined formulas between the Company and the joint venturers as specified in the applicable partnership or operating agreements. The Company generally receives, after partners’ priority returns and return of partners’ capital, approximately 50% of the profits and cash flows from the joint ventures.

 

The Company enters into purchase agreements with various land sellers. In some instances, and as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns, thereby minimizing the use of funds from the Company’s revolving credit facilities and other corporate financing sources and limiting the Company’s risk, the Company transfers its right in such purchase agreements to entities owned by third parties (“land banking arrangements”). These entities use

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

equity contributions and/or incur debt to finance the acquisition and development of the lots. The entities grant the Company an option to acquire lots in staged takedowns. In consideration for this option, the Company makes a non-refundable deposit of 15% to 20% of the total purchase price. The Company is under no obligation to purchase the balance of the lots, but would forfeit remaining deposits and be subject to penalties if the lots were not purchased. The Company does not have legal title to these entities or their assets and has not guaranteed their liabilities. These land banking arrangements help the Company manage the financial and market risk associated with land holdings. As described above, Interpretation No. 46, requires the consolidation of the assets, liabilities, and operations of four of the Company’s land banking arrangements including, as of September 30, 2006, real estate inventories of $73,712,000. The Company participates in two land banking arrangements, which are not VIEs in accordance with Interpretation No. 46, and are not consolidated as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The deposits related to these two land banking arrangements have been recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The financial statements of these two entities are not consolidated with the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company and an unaffiliated party formed a limited liability company (the “LLC”) for the purpose of acquiring 222 acres in the city of Pittsburg, California and developing the land into 533 residential home sites. The LLC was determined to be a variable interest entity and is consolidated in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the LLC sold 287 lots to the Company for a purchase price of $43,347,000. The lots were acquired through two land banking arrangements which have been determined to be VIEs and are consolidated in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The lots will be purchased from the two consolidated land banking arrangements on staged take-downs through 2008. Information pertaining to the two consolidated land banking arrangements is included in the table below. The intercompany land sales and related profits have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Summary information with respect to the Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated land banking arrangements is as follows as of September 30, 2006 (dollars in thousands):

 

       Consolidated  

   Unconsolidated

Total number of land banking arrangements

     4      2
    

  

Total number of lots/units

     452      1,155
    

  

Total purchase price

   $ 97,851    $ 240,783
    

  

Balance of lots still under option and not purchased:

             

Number of lots

     409      644
    

  

Purchase price

   $ 78,047    $ 177,914
    

  

Forfeited deposits and penalties if lots are not purchased

   $ 8,577    $ 30,275
    

  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

     September 30, 2006

    

Wholly-

Owned


   Variable Interest
Entities Under
Interpretation
No. 46


  

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Total


ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,230    $ 10,946    $ —       $ 22,176

Receivables

     38,621      406      —         39,027

Real estate inventories

     1,378,804      272,494      —         1,651,298

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     1,736      —        —         1,736

Investments in consolidated entities

     83,241      —        (83,241 )     —  

Other assets

     75,658      —        —         75,658

Intercompany receivables

     —        2,845      (2,845 )     —  
    

  

  


 

     $ 1,589,290    $ 286,691    $ (86,086 )   $ 1,789,895
    

  

  


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 156,034    $ 16,678    $ —       $ 172,712

Notes payable

     269,170      69,072      —         338,242

7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012

     150,000      —        —         150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes due April 1, 2013

     247,139      —        —         247,139

7 1/2% Senior Notes due February 15, 2014

     150,000      —        —         150,000

Intercompany payables

     2,845      —        (2,845 )     —  
    

  

  


 

Total liabilities

     975,188      85,750      (2,845 )     1,058,093

Minority interest in consolidated entities

     —        —        117,700       117,700

Owners’ capital

                            

William Lyon Homes

     —        83,241      (83,241 )     —  

Others

     —        117,700      (117,700 )     —  

Stockholders’ equity

     614,102      —        —         614,102
    

  

  


 

     $ 1,589,290    $ 286,691    $ (86,086 )   $ 1,789,895
    

  

  


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

    December 31, 2005

    Wholly-
Owned


 

Variable Interest

Entities Under

Interpretation

No. 46


 

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Total


ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 26,271   $ 26,098   $ —       $ 52,369

Receivables

    128,074     15,407     —         143,481

Real estate inventories

    1,119,127     300,121     —         1,419,248

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

    397     —       —         397

Investments in consolidated entities

    88,197     —       (88,197 )     —  

Other assets

    67,103     8,404     —         75,507

Intercompany receivables

    —       6,583     (6,583 )     —  
   

 

 


 

    $ 1,429,169   $ 356,613   $ (94,780 )   $ 1,691,002
   

 

 


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  $ 223,306   $ 25,088   $ —       $ 248,394

Notes payable

    109,469     16,150     —         125,619

7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012

    150,000     —       —         150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes due April 1, 2013

    246,917     —       —         246,917

7 1/2% Senior Notes due February 15, 2014

    150,000     —       —         150,000

Intercompany payables

    6,583     —       (6,583 )     —  
   

 

 


 

Total liabilities

    886,275     41,238     (6,583 )     920,930
                           

Minority interest in consolidated entities

    —       —       227,178       227,178

Owners’ capital

                         

William Lyon Homes

    —       88,197     (88,197 )     —  

Others

    —       227,178     (227,178 )     —  

Stockholders’ equity

    542,894     —       —         542,894
   

 

 


 

    $ 1,429,169   $ 356,613   $ (94,780 )   $ 1,691,002
   

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

 
     Wholly-
Owned


    Variable Interest
Entities Under
Interpretation
No. 46


    Elimination
Entries


    Consolidated
Total


 

Operating revenue

                                

Sales

   $ 290,919     $ 64,845       (44,516 )   $ 311,248  

Management fees

     434       —         (434 )     —    
    


 


 


 


       291,353       64,845       (44,950 )     311,248  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales

     (235,783 )     (56,266 )     44,950       (247,099 )

Impairment loss on real estate assets

     (14,025 )     —         —         (14,025 )

Sales and marketing

     (16,153 )     (1,780 )     —         (17,933 )

General and administrative

     (12,889 )     (3 )     —         (12,892 )

Other

     (803 )     —         —         (803 )
    


 


 


 


       (279,653 )     (58,049 )     44,950       (292,752 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures

     (221 )     —         —         (221 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of consolidated entities

     5,593       —         (5,593 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

     —         —         (1,340 )     (1,340 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     17,072       6,796       (6,933 )     16,935  

Financial advisory expenses

     (42 )     —         —         (42 )

Other income, net

     737       137       —         874  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     17,767       6,933       (6,933 )     17,767  

Provision for income taxes

     (7,265 )     —         —         (7,265 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 10,502     $ 6,933     $ (6,933 )   $ 10,502  
    


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

 
     Wholly-
Owned


    Variable Interest
Entities Under
Interpretation
No. 46


    Elimination
Entries


    Consolidated
Total


 

Operating revenue

                                

Sales

   $ 296,105     $ 80,226     $ —       $ 376,331  

Management fees

     2,578       —         (2,578 )     —    
    


 


 


 


       298,683       80,226       (2,578 )     376,331  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales

     (220,812 )     (60,829 )     2,578       (279,063 )

Sales and marketing

     (9,621 )     (2,819 )     —         (12,440 )

General and administrative

     (21,476 )     —         —         (21,476 )

Other

     (574 )     —         —         (574 )
    


 


 


 


       (252,483 )        (63,648 )     2,578       (313,553 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     4,672       —         —         4,672  
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of consolidated entities

     11,613       —         (11,613 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

     —         —         (5,073 )     (5,073 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     62,485       16,578       (16,686 )     62,377  

Other income, net

     462       108       —         570  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     62,947       16,686       (16,686 )     62,947  

Provision for income taxes

     (24,864 )     —         —         (24,864 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 38,083     $ 16,686     $    (16,686 )   $ 38,083  
    


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

 
     Wholly-
Owned


    Variable Interest
Entities Under
Interpretation
No. 46


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Total


 

Operating revenue

                                

Sales

   $ 911,974     $ 159,425     $ (44,516 )   $ 1,026,883  

Management fees

     3,372       —         (3,372 )     —    
    


 


 


 


       915,346       159,425       (47,888 )     1,026,883  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales

     (715,738 )     (125,115 )     47,888       (792,965 )

Impairment loss on real estate assets

     (14,025 )     —         —         (14,025 )

Sales and marketing

     (42,142 )     (5,694 )     —         (47,836 )

General and administrative

     (49,290 )     (23 )     —         (49,313 )

Other

     (2,290 )     —         —         (2,290 )
    


 


 


 


       (823,485 )     (130,832 )     47,888       (906,429 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     3,398       —         —         3,398  
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of consolidated entities

     16,121       —         (16,121 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

     —         —         (12,878 )     (12,878 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     111,380       28,593       (28,999 )     110,974  

Financial advisory expenses

     (3,142 )     —         —         (3,142 )

Other income, net

     2,629       406       —         3,035  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     110,867       28,999       (28,999 )     110,867  

Provision for income taxes

     (43,770 )     —         —         (43,770 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 67,097     $ 28,999     $ (28,999 )   $ 67,097  
    


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME BY FORM OF OWNERSHIP

(in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 
     Wholly-Owned

    Variable Interest
Entities Under
Interpretation
No. 46


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Total


 

Operating revenue

                                

Sales

   $ 808,313     $ 222,189     $ —       $ 1,030,502  

Management fees

     7,229       —         (7,229 )     —    
    


 


 


 


       815,542       222,189       (7,229 )     1,030,502  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales

     (583,548 )     (168,515 )     7,229       (744,834 )

Sales and marketing

     (28,687 )     (8,150 )     —         (36,837 )

General and administrative

     (62,880 )     —         —         (62,880 )

Other

     (1,782 )     —         —         (1,782 )
    


 


 


 


       (676,897 )     (176,665 )     7,229       (846,333 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     4,513       —         —         4,513  
    


 


 


 


Equity in income of consolidated entities

     28,823       —         (28,823 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

     —         —         (17,032 )     (17,032 )
    


 


 


 


Operating income

     171,981       45,524       (45,855 )     171,650  

Financial advisory expenses

     (2,191 )     —         —         (2,191 )

Other (expense) income, net

     (78 )     331       —         253  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     169,712       45,855          (45,855 )     169,712  

Provision for income taxes

     (67,036 )     —         —         (67,036 )
    


 


 


 


Net income

   $ 102,676     $ 45,855     $ (45,855 )   $ 102,676  
    


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

Note 3 — Real Estate Inventories

 

Real estate inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     September 30,
2006


   December 31,
2005


Deposits

   $ 62,364    $ 77,956

Land (1)

     752,138      636,656

Construction in progress

     690,408      578,603

Completed inventory, including models

     146,388      126,033
    

  

Total

   $ 1,651,298    $ 1,419,248
    

  


(1)   Includes the consolidation of certain lot option arrangements and land banking arrangements determined to be VIEs under Interpretation No. 46 in which the company is considered the primary beneficiary (See Note 2 above).

 

The Company accounts for its real estate inventories under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“Statement No. 144”). Statement No. 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on real estate inventories when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by real estate inventories are less than the carrying amount of such assets. When an impairment loss is required for real estate inventories, the related assets are adjusted to their estimated fair value.

 

The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, include a non-cash charge of $14,025,000 to record an impairment loss on real estate assets held by the Company at certain of its homebuilding projects. The impairment was primarily attributable to slower than anticipated home sales and lower than anticipated net revenue due to softening market conditions. As a result, the future undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated were determined to be less than the carrying amount of the assets. Accordingly, the related real estate assets were written-down to their estimated fair value. The non-cash charge is reflected in impairment loss on real estate assets in the accompanying consolidated statements of income.

 

Fair value represents the amount at which an asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, that is, other than a forced or liquidation sale. The estimation process involved in determining if assets have been impaired and in the determination of fair value is inherently uncertain because it requires estimates of current market yields as well as future events and conditions. Such future events and conditions include economic and market conditions, as well as the availability of suitable financing to fund development and construction activities. The realization of the Company’s real estate projects is dependent upon future uncertain events and conditions and, accordingly, the actual timing and amounts realized by the Company may be materially different from those estimated.

 

Note 4 — Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are general partners or members in joint ventures involved in the development and sale of residential projects. The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of the Company, all majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and certain joint ventures which have been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary (see Note 2). The financial statements of joint ventures which have not been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary are not consolidated with the Company’s financial

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

statements. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method because the Company has a 50% or less voting or economic interest (and thus such joint ventures are not controlled by the Company). Condensed combined financial information of these unconsolidated joint ventures as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 is summarized as follows:

 

CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

     September 30,
2006


  

December 31,

2005


     (unaudited)     
ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 578    $ 2,580

Receivables

     3,932      3,253

Real estate inventories

     41,554      31,279

Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

     1,498      —  

Property and equipment

     1,005      956
    

  

     $ 48,567    $ 38,068
    

  

LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ CAPITAL

Accounts payable

   $ 6,175    $ 5,127

Notes payable

     39,500      32,377

Advances from William Lyon Homes

     561      181
    

  

       46,236      37,685
    

  

Owners’ capital

             

William Lyon Homes

     1,175      216

Others

     1,156      167
    

  

       2,331      383
    

  

     $ 48,567    $ 38,068
    

  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,


 
         2006    

        2005    

        2006    

        2005    

 

Operating revenue

                                

Land sales

   $ 3,104     $ 26,091     $ 13,524     $ 26,091  
    


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                

Cost of sales — land

     (2,814 )     (23,338 )     (10,615 )     (23,338 )

Sales and marketing

           (284 )           (284 )

General and administrative

           (2 )           (16 )

Other

     (478 )     (354 )     (1,106 )     (985 )
    


 


 


 


       (3,292 )     (23,978 )     (11,721 )     (24,623 )
    


 


 


 


Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     (314 )     18,102       4,688       19,498  
    


 


 


 


Operating (loss) income

     (502 )     20,215       6,491       20,966  

Other income

     61       —         305       —    
    


 


 


 


Net (loss) income

   $ (441 )   $ 20,215     $ 6,796     $ 20,966  
    


 


 


 


Allocation to owners

                                

William Lyon Homes

   $ (221 )   $ 10,108     $ 3,398     $ 10,483  

Others

     (220 )     10,107       3,398       10,483  
    


 


 


 


     $ (441 )   $ 20,215     $ 6,796     $ 20,966  
    


 


 


 


 

Income allocations and cash distributions to the Company are based on predetermined formulas between the Company and the joint venture partners as specified in the applicable partnership or operating agreements. The Company generally receives, after partners’ priority returns and return of partners’ capital, approximately 50% of the profits and cash flows from joint ventures.

 

The Company is a member in an unconsolidated joint venture limited liability company formed for the purpose of acquiring and developing land in Nevada. At September 30, 2006, the unconsolidated joint venture had outstanding land acquisition and development debt of $39,500,000, of which the Company guaranteed $19,750,000. If the unconsolidated joint venture liability company were to default on its obligation to repay the debt, the Company would be obligated to pay one-half of the outstanding balance, together with one-half of the accrued but unpaid interest thereon. The current maturity date of the debt is June 30, 2007, but such maturity date may be extended under certain circumstances to June 30, 2008. The debt bears interest at prime plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) and is secured by the real estate inventories of the unconsolidated joint venture limited liability company in the book amount of $41,544,000 at September 30, 2006.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2003, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation, (“California Lyon”), and two unaffiliated parties formed a series of limited liability companies (“Development LLCs”) for the purpose of acquiring three parcels of land totaling 236 acres in Irvine and Tustin, California (formerly part of the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station) and developing the land into 1,910 residential homesites. As of September 30, 2005, the Development LLCs sold substantially all of the lots. California Lyon was required under certain specific conditions to purchase approximately one half in value of the

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

lots and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, California Lyon purchased 664 and 829 lots from the Development LLCs for a purchase price of $147,428,000 and $183,626,000, respectively, of which 165 and 267 lots were purchased through three land banking arrangements for a purchase price of $58,393,000 and $84,085,000, respectively (see Note 2 for additional information regarding the Company’s land banking arrangements). California Lyon has a 12 1/2% indirect, minority interest in the Development LLCs and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 earned income of $9,051,000 and $9,749,000 from the sale of lots by the Development LLCs of which $4,546,000 and $5,080,000, respectively, of income was deferred as a reduction to the basis of lots purchased by California Lyon and will be recognized when the lots are sold to third parties.

 

Note 5 — Senior Notes

 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company had the following outstanding Senior Note obligations (collectively, the “Senior Notes”) (in thousands):

 

7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012

   $ 150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes due April 1, 2013

     247,139

7 1/2% Senior Notes due February 15, 2014

     150,000
    

     $ 547,139
    

 

7 5/8% Senior Notes

 

On November 22, 2004, the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary, William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation, (“California Lyon”) closed its offering of $150,000,000 principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012 (the “7 5/8% Senior Notes”). The notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A. The notes were issued at par resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $148,500,000. California Lyon agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an offer to exchange the notes for publicly tradeable notes having substantially identical terms. On January 12, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective and California Lyon commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its new 7 5/8% Senior Notes due December 15, 2012, which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated January 12, 2005. The exchange offer was completed for $146,500,000 principal amount of the 7 5/8% Senior Notes on February 18, 2005. The remaining $3,500,000 principal amount of the old notes remains outstanding. The terms of the new notes are identical in all material respects to those of the old notes, except for certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and liquidated damages provisions relating to the old notes. Interest on the 7 5/8% Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on December 15 and June 15 of each year.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 7 5/8% Senior Notes, the 7 5/8% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to December 15, 2008. Thereafter, the 7 5/8% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before December 15, 2007, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.625% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

10 3/4% Senior Notes

 

California Lyon filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of $250,000,000 of Senior Notes due 2013 (the “10 3/4% Senior Notes”) which became effective on March 12, 2003. The offering closed on March 17, 2003 and was fully subscribed and issued. The notes were issued at a price of 98.493% to the public, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $246,233,000. The purchase price reflected a discount to yield 11% under the effective interest method and the notes have been reflected net of the unamortized discount in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the 10 3/4% Senior Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 10 3/4% Senior Notes, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to April 1, 2008. Thereafter, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before April 1, 2006, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 110.75% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

7 1/2% Senior Notes

 

On February 6, 2004, California Lyon closed its offering of $150,000,000 principal amount of 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “7 1/2% Senior Notes”). The notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S. The notes were issued at par, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $147,600,000. California Lyon agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an offer to exchange the notes for publicly tradeable notes having substantially identical terms. On July 16, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective and California Lyon commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its new 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014, which are registered under the Securities act of 1933, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated July 16, 2004. The exchange offer was completed for the full principal amount of the 7 1/2% Senior Notes on August 17, 2004. The terms of the new notes are identical in all material respects to those of the old notes, except for certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and liquidated damages provisions relating to the old notes. The new notes have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Interest on the 7 1/2% Senior Notes is payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 7 1/2% Senior Notes, the 7 1/2% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to February 15, 2009. Thereafter, the 7 1/2% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before February 15, 2007, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.50% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

The Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of California Lyon and are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (“Delaware Lyon”), which is the parent company of California Lyon, and all of Delaware Lyon’s existing and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. The Senior Notes and the guarantees rank senior to all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ debt that is expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes and the guarantees, but are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ senior secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness.

 

Upon a change of control as described in the respective Indentures governing the Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes Indentures”), California Lyon will be required to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

If the Company’s consolidated tangible net worth falls below $75,000,000 for any two consecutive fiscal quarters, California Lyon will be required to make an offer to purchase up to 10% of each class of Senior Notes originally issued at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

California Lyon is 100% owned by Delaware Lyon. Each subsidiary guarantor is 100% owned by California Lyon or Delaware Lyon. All guarantees of the Senior Notes are full and unconditional and all of such guarantees are joint and several. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Delaware Lyon or any guarantor to obtain funds from subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

 

The Senior Notes Indentures contain covenants that limit the ability of Delaware Lyon and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase its stock; (iii) make investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) enter into agreements restricting the ability of Delaware Lyon’s restricted subsidiaries (other than California Lyon) to pay dividends; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (viii) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of Delaware Lyon’s and California Lyon’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications as described in the Senior Notes Indentures.

 

The foregoing summary is not a complete description of the Senior Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Senior Notes Indentures.

 

The net proceeds of the offerings were used to repay amounts outstanding under revolving credit facilities and other indebtedness. The remaining proceeds were used to pay fees and commissions related to the offering and for other general corporate purposes.

 

On August 16, 2006, the Company announced that California Lyon intended to withdraw from listing on the New York Stock Exchange the 10 3/4% Senior Notes and the 7 1/2% Senior Notes. Due to the recent termination of registration of the Company’s common stock (see Note 7), the Company wished to eliminate the administrative cost associated with maintaining the listings of the senior notes. Following the delisting, California Lyon is seeking to terminate the registration of all senior notes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is expected to occur prior to or on November 27, 2006. California Lyon expects that, following delisting, all series of senior notes will trade in The PORTAL Market.

 

On September 11, 2006, the Company announced the commencement of a consent solicitation by California Lyon relating to the Senior Notes.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

Pursuant to the consent solicitation, California Lyon was requesting that holders of the Senior Notes as of September 8, 2006, the record date for the consent solicitation (“holders of record”), consent to certain proposed amendments to the indentures governing the senior notes. California Lyon was seeking the consents of the holders of its Senior Notes to amend the reporting requirements of the indentures governing the Senior Notes that require filing quarterly, annual and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. California Lyon would have agreed to continue to supply quarterly and annual financial information, annual accountants’ reports and current reports to holders of the Senior Notes and to post those items on a secured transmission system.

 

In addition, the Company is currently considering making a Subchapter S election to facilitate tax planning. In connection with the contemplated Subchapter S election, California Lyon was seeking the consents of the holders of its Senior Notes to amend the restricted payments covenant to permit distribution to the Company’s shareholders of amounts corresponding to the shareholders’ tax liabilities arising from ownership of the Company’s common stock.

 

The consent solicitation was conditioned on the receipt of consents from holders of record of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of each of the three series of outstanding notes (the “Requisite Consents”) and was due to expire on Friday September 22, 2006.

 

The consent solicitation was extended on September 25, 2006 to expire on October 2, 2006, was further extended on October 3, 2006 to expire on October 10, 2006, and was further extended on October 11, 2006 to expire on October 17, 2006, upon which date it expired without the receipt of the Requisite Consents.

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company had approximately $269,169,000 of secured indebtedness (excluding approximately $69,073,000 of secured indebtedness of consolidated entities — see Note 2) and approximately $304,128,000 of additional secured indebtedness available to be borrowed under the Company’s credit facilities, as limited by the Company’s borrowing base formulas.

 

Supplemental consolidating financial information of the Company, specifically including information for California Lyon, the issuer of the 10 3/4% Senior Notes, the 7 1/2% Senior Notes and the 7 5/8% Senior Notes, and Delaware Lyon and the guarantor subsidiaries (which are wholly-owned) is presented below. Investments in subsidiaries are presented using the equity method of accounting. Separate financial statements of California Lyon and the guarantor subsidiaries are not provided, as the consolidating financial information contained herein provides a more meaningful disclosure to allow investors to determine the nature of assets held and the operations of the combined groups.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

 

September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

     Unconsolidated

         
    

Delaware

Lyon


   California
Lyon


 

Guarantor

Subsidiaries


 

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries


 

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


ASSETS                                        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —      $ 3,529   $ 7,057   $ 11,590   $ —       $ 22,176

Receivables

     —        14,854     23,764     409     —         39,027

Real estate inventories

     —        1,457,552     1,711     192,035     —         1,651,298

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     —        1,736     —       —       —         1,736

Property and equipment, net

     —        2,689     15,611     —       —         18,300

Deferred loan costs

     —        11,022     —       —       —         11,022

Goodwill

     —        5,896     —       —       —         5,896

Other assets

     —        37,411     3,029     —       —         40,400

Investments in subsidiaries

     614,102      83,664     8,502     —       (706,268 )     —  

Intercompany receivables

     —        1,138     157,079     2,845     (161,062 )     —  
    

  

 

 

 


 

       $614,102    $ 1,619,491   $ 216,753   $ 206,879   $ (867,330 )   $ 1,789,895
    

  

 

 

 


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    

Accounts payable

   $ —      $ 45,391   $ 498   $ 16,678   $ —       $ 62,567

Accrued expenses

     —        104,421     5,500     224     —         110,145

Notes payable

     —        247,743     21,427     69,072     —         338,242

7 5/8% Senior Notes

     —        150,000     —       —       —         150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes

     —        247,139     —       —       —         247,139

7 1/2% Senior Notes

     —        150,000     —       —       —         150,000

Intercompany payables

     —        159,924     1,138     —       (161,062 )     —  
    

  

 

 

 


 

Total liabilities

     —        1,104,618     28,563     85,974     (161,062 )     1,058,093

Minority interest in consolidated entities

     —        —       —       —       117,700       117,700

Stockholders’ equity

     614,102      514,873     188,190     120,905     (823,968 )     614,102
    

  

 

 

 


 

     $ 614,102    $ 1,619,491   $ 216,753   $ 206,879   $ (867,330 )   $ 1,789,895
    

  

 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

 

December 31, 2005

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

         
    Delaware
Lyon


  California
Lyon


  Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries


  Eliminating
Entries


    Consolidated
Company


ASSETS

                                     

Cash and cash equivalents

  $   $ 18,934   $ 6,687   $ 26,748   $     $ 52,369

Receivables

        75,505     52,567     15,409           143,481

Real estate inventories

        1,226,916     2,090     190,242           1,419,248

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

        397                   397

Property and equipment, net

        2,128     16,425               18,553

Deferred loan costs

        12,323                   12,323

Goodwill

        5,896                   5,896

Other assets

        36,472     2,263               38,735

Investments in subsidiaries

    542,894     88,254     10,332         (641,480 )    

Intercompany receivables

        1,667     113,530     6,583     (121,780 )    
   

 

 

 

 


 

    $ 542,894   $ 1,468,492   $ 203,894   $ 238,982   $ (763,260 )   $ 1,691,002
   

 

 

 

 


 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                         

Accounts payable

  $   $ 46,184   $ 756   $ 20,386   $     $ 67,326

Accrued expenses

        169,884     6,250     4,934           181,068

Notes payable

        61,653     47,816     16,150           125,619

7 5/8% Senior Notes

        150,000                   150,000

10 3/4% Senior Notes

        246,917                   246,917

7 1/2% Senior Notes

        150,000                   150,000

Intercompany payables

        120,113     1,667         (121,780 )    
   

 

 

 

 


 

Total liabilities

        944,751     56,489     41,470     (121,780 )     920,930

Minority interest in consolidated entities

                    227,178       227,178

Stockholders’ equity

    542,894     523,741     147,405     197,512     (868,658 )     542,894
   

 

 

 

 


 

    $ 542,894   $ 1,468,492   $ 203,894   $ 238,982   $ (763,260 )   $ 1,691,002
   

 

 

 

 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


   California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating revenue

                                              

Sales

  $ —      $ 241,894     $ 49,025     $ 64,845     $ (44,516 )   $ 311,248  

Management fees

    —        434       —         —         (434 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —      $ 242,328       49,025       64,845       (44,950 )     311,248  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                              

Cost of sales

    —        (202,846 )     (32,937 )     (56,266 )     44,950       (247,099 )

Impairment loss on real estate assets

    —        (14,025 )     —         —         —         (14,025 )

Sales and marketing

    —        (13,613 )     (2,540 )     (1,780 )     —         (17,933 )

General and administrative

    —        (12,849 )     (40 )     (3 )     —         (12,892 )

Other

    —        —         (803 )     —         —         (803 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        (243,333 )     (36,320 )     (58,049 )     44,950       (292,752 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —        18       (239 )     —         —         (221 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income from subsidiaries

    10,502      17,411       —         —         (27,913 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —        —         —         —         (1,340 )     (1,340 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    10,502      16,424       12,466       6,796       (29,253 )     16,935  

Financial advisory expenses

    —        (42 )     —         —         —         (42 )

Other (expense) income, net

    —        (424 )     1,161       137       —         874  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

    10,502      15,958       13,627       6,933       (29,253 )     17,767  

Provision for income taxes

    —        (7,265 )     —         —         —         (7,265 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Net income

  $ 10,502    $ 8,693     $ 13,627     $ 6,933     $ (29,253 )   $ 10,502  
   

  


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


   California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating revenue

                                              

Sales

  $ —      $ 250,282     $ 45,823     $ 80,226     $ —       $ 376,331  

Management fees

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

  


 


 


 


 


      —        252,860       45,823       80,226       (2,578 )     376,331  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                              

Cost of sales

    —        (187,921 )     (32,891 )     (60,829 )     2,578       (279,063 )

Sales and marketing

    —        (7,722 )     (1,899 )     (2,819 )     —         (12,440 )

General and administrative

    —        (21,476 )     —         —         —         (21,476 )

Other

    —        —         (574 )     —         —         (574 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        (217,119 )     (35,364 )     (63,648 )     2,578       (313,553 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —        4,849       (177 )     —         —         4,672  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income from subsidiaries

    38,083      21,723       —         —         (59,806 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —        —         —         —         (5,073 )     (5,073 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    38,083      62,313       10,282       16,578       (64,879 )     62,377  

Other (expense) income, net

    —        (499 )     961       108       —         570  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

    38,083      61,814       11,243       16,686       (64,879 )     62,947  

Provision for income taxes

    —        (24,864 )     —         —         —         (24,864 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Net income

  $ 38,083    $ 36,950     $ 11,243     $ 16,686     $ (64,879 )   $ 38,083  
   

  


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


   California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating revenue

                                              

Sales

  $ —      $ 770,563     $ 141,411     $ 159,425     $ (44,516 )   $ 1,026,883  

Management fees

    —        3,372       —         —         (3,372 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        773,935       141,411       159,425       (47,888 )     1,026,883  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                              

Cost of sales

    —        (623,671 )     (92,067 )     (125,115 )     47,888       (792,965 )

Impairment loss on real estate assets

    —        (14,025 )     —         —         —         (14,025 )

Sales and marketing

    —        (35,735 )     (6,407 )     (5,694 )     —         (47,836 )

General and administrative

    —        (49,150 )     (140 )     (23 )     —         (49,313 )

Other

    —        —         (2,290 )     —         —         (2,290 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        (722,581 )     (100,904 )     (130,832 )     47,888       (906,429 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —        3,951       (553 )     —         —         3,398  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) from subsidiaries

    67,097      54,875       (40 )     —         (121,932 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —        —         —         —         (12,878 )     (12,878 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    67,097      110,180       39,914       28,593       (134,810 )     110,974  

Financial advisory expenses

    —        (3,142 )     —         —         —         (3,142 )

Other income, net

    —        523       2,108       404       —         3,035  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

    67,097      107,561       42,022       28,997       (134,810 )     110,867  

Provision for income taxes

    —        (43,770 )     —         —         —         (43,770 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Net income

  $ 67,097    $ 63,791     $ 42,022     $ 28,997     $ (134,810 )   $ 67,097  
   

  


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


   California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

Subsidiaries


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating revenue

                                              

Sales

  $ —      $ 676,596     $ 131,716     $ 222,190     $ —       $ 1,030,502  

Management fees

    —        8,789       —         —         (8,789 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        685,385       131,716       222,190       (8,789 )     1,030,502  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating costs

                                              

Cost of sales

    —        (485,138 )     (99,970 )     (168,515 )     8,789       (744,834 )

Sales and marketing

    —        (23,198 )     (5,489 )     (8,150 )     —         (36,837 )

General and administrative

    —        (62,793 )     (87 )     —         —         (62,880 )

Other

    —        —         (1,782 )     —         —         (1,782 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


      —        (571,129 )     (107,328 )     (176,665 )     8,789       (846,333 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —        5,006       (493 )     —         —         4,513  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) from subsidiaries

    102,676      52,012       (217 )     —         (154,471 )     —    
   

  


 


 


 


 


Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —        —         —         —         (17,032 )     (17,032 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Operating income

    102,676      171,274       23,678       45,525       (171,503 )     171,650  

Financial advisory expenses

    —        (2,191 )     —         —         —         (2,191 )

Other (expense) income, net

    —        (245 )     207       291       —         253  
   

  


 


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

    102,676      168,838       23,885       45,816       (171,503 )     169,712  

Provision for income taxes

    —        (67,018 )     —         (18 )     —         (67,036 )
   

  


 


 


 


 


Net income

  $ 102,676    $ 101,820     $ 23,885     $ 45,798     $ (171,503 )   $ 102,676  
   

  


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


    California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

    Subsidiaries    


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating activities

                                               

Net income

  $ 67,097     $ 63,791     $ 42,022     $ 28,997     $ (134,810 )   $ 67,097  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

                                               

Depreciation and amortization

    —         628       1,229       —         —         1,857  

Impairment loss on real estate assets

    —         14,025       —         —         —         14,025  

Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         (3,951 )     553       —         —         (3,398 )

Distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         1,599       1,000       —         —         2,599  

Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —         —         —         —         12,878       12,878  

Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries

    (67,097 )     (54,875 )     40       —         121,932       —    

State income tax refund credited to additional paid-in capital

    —         10       —         —         —         10  

Federal income tax refund credited to additional paid in capital

    —         1,820       —         —         —         1,820  

Provision for income taxes

    —         43,770       —         —         —         43,770  

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                               

Receivables

    —         60,651       28,803       15,000       —         104,454  

Intercompany receivables/payables

    —         —         (43,549 )     3,738       39,811       —    

Real estate inventories

    —         (201,800 )     (511 )     (1,793 )     —         (204,104 )

Deferred loan costs

    —         1,301       —         —         —         1,301  

Other assets

    —         (9,343 )     (766 )     —         —         (10,109 )

Accounts payable

    —         (793 )     (258 )     (3,708 )     —         (4,759 )

Accrued expenses

    —         (107,386 )     (750 )     (4,710 )     —         (112,846 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    —         (190,553 )     27,813       37,524       39,811       (85,405 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Investing activities

                                               

Net change in investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         123       (663 )     —         —         (540 )

Purchases of property and equipment

    —         (1,189 )     (415 )     —         —         (1,604 )

Investments in subsidiaries

    —         59,465       1,790       —         (61,255 )     —    

Advances to affiliates

    (434 )     (35,996 )     —         —         36,430       —    
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (434 )     22,403       712       —         (24,825 )     (2,144 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Financing activities

                                               

Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable

    —         1,003,639       504,323       52,922       —         1,560,884  

Principal payments on notes payable

    —         (838,174 )     (530,712 )     —         —         (1,368,886 )

Minority interest contributions, net

    —         (12,720 )     —         (122,356 )     —         (135,076 )

Common stock issued for exercised stock options

    434       —         —         —         —         434  

Advances from (to) affiliates

    —         —         (1,766 )     16,752       (14,986 )     —    
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    434       152,745       (28,155 )     (52,682 )     (14,986 )     57,356  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    —         (15,405 )     370       (15,158 )     —         (30,193 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    —         18,934       6,687       26,748       —         52,369  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ —       $ 3,529     $ 7,057     $ 11,590     $ —       $ 22,176  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

(in thousands)

 

    Unconsolidated

             
   

Delaware

Lyon


    California
Lyon


    Guarantor
Subsidiaries


   

Non-Guarantor

    Subsidiaries    


   

Eliminating

Entries


   

Consolidated

Company


 

Operating activities

                                               

Net income

  $ 102,676     $ 101,820     $ 23,885     $ 45,798     $ (171,503 )   $ 102,676  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

                                               

Depreciation and amortization

    —         384       1,176       —         —         1,560  

Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         (5,006 )     493       —         —         (4,513 )

Distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         2,773       —         —         —         2,773  

Minority equity in income of consolidated entities

    —         —         —         —         17,032       17,032  

Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries

    (102,676 )     (52,012 )     217       —         154,471       —    

Provision for income taxes

    —         67,018       —         18       —         67,036  

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                                               

Receivables

    —         11,552       (4,927 )     (3,062 )     —         3,563  

Intercompany receivables/payables

    —         —         (10,285 )     (8,608 )     18,893       —    

Real estate inventories

    —         (376,247 )     (319 )     (22,808 )     —         (399,374 )

Deferred loan costs

    —         963       —         —         —         963  

Other assets

    —         (4,773 )     (464 )     —         —         (5,237 )

Accounts payable

    —         20,467       183       5,400       —         26,050  

Accrued expenses

    —         (82,524 )     747       (4,679 )     —         (86,456 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    —         (315,585 )     10,706       12,059       18,893       (273,927 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


Investing activities

                                               

Net change in investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         19,681       (493 )     —         —         19,188  

Purchases of property and equipment

    —         (1,276 )     (845 )     —         —         (2,121 )

Investments in subsidiaries

    —         56,629       3,315       —         (59,944 )     —    

Advances (to) from affiliates

    (312 )     5,440       —         —         (5,128 )     —    
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

    (312 )     80,474       1,977       —         (65,072 )     17,067  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Financing activities

                                               

Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable

    —         824,378       346,871       —         —         1,171,249  

Principal payments on notes payable

    —         (636,991 )     (342,351 )     (14,700 )     —         (994,042 )

Minority interest contributions, net

    —         —         —         16,595       —         16,595  

Advances from (to) affiliates

    312       —         (18,259 )     (27,920 )     46,179       312  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    312       187,387       (13,739 )     (26,025 )     46,179       194,114  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

    —         (47,724 )     (1,056 )     (13,966 )     —         (62,746 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    —         57,420       6,170       32,484       —         96,074  
   


 


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ —       $ 9,696     $ 5,114     $ 18,518     $ —       $ 33,328  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

Note 6 — Related Party Transactions

 

On October 26, 2000, the Company’s Board of Directors (with Messrs. William Lyon and William H. Lyon abstaining) approved the purchase of 579 lots for a total purchase price of $12,581,000 from an entity controlled by William Lyon and William H. Lyon. The terms of the purchase agreement provide for an initial option payment of $1,000,000 and a rolling option takedown of the lots. In addition, one-half of the net profits in excess of six percent from the development are to be paid to the seller. Phased takedowns of approximately 20 lots each were anticipated to occur at periodic intervals for each of several product types through September 2004. As of December 31, 2004, all lots were purchased under this agreement. In addition, one-half of the net profits, as defined, in excess of six percent from the development are to be paid to the seller, of which $5,711,000 has been paid through September 30, 2006. This land acquisition qualified as an affiliate transaction under the Company’s 12 1/2% Senior Notes due July 1, 2003 Indenture dated as of June 29, 1994, as amended (“Old Indenture”). Pursuant to the terms of the Old Indenture, the Company determined that the land acquisition is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company with an unrelated person. The Company delivered to the Trustee under the Old Indenture a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that the land acquisition is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Company with an unrelated person and the land acquisition was approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Further, the Company delivered to the Trustee under the Indenture a determination of value by a real estate appraisal firm which is of regional standing in the region in which the subject property is located and is MAI certified.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred reimbursable on-site labor costs of $52,000 and $28,000, respectively, for providing customer service to real estate projects developed by entities controlled by William Lyon and William H. Lyon. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred reimbursable on-site labor costs of $110,000 and $99,000, respectively, for providing customer service to real estate projects developed by entities controlled by William Lyon and William H. Lyon.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company purchased land for a total purchase price of $4,273,000 from certain of the Company’s joint ventures.

 

For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred charges of $189,000 and $566,000 respectively, related to rent on its corporate office, from a trust of which William H. Lyon is the sole beneficiary.

 

Effective September 1, 2004, the Company entered into an aircraft consulting and management agreement with an affiliate (the “Affiliate”) of William Lyon to operate and manage the Company’s aircraft which was placed in service effective as of September 1, 2004. The terms of the agreement provide that the Affiliate shall consult and render its advice and management services to the Company with respect to all functions necessary to the operation, maintenance and administration of the aircraft. The Company’s business plan for the aircraft includes (i) use by Company executives for traveling on Company business to the Company’s regional offices and other destinations, (ii) charter service to outside third parties and (iii) charter service to William Lyon personally. Charter services for outside third parties and William Lyon personally are contracted for at market rates. As compensation to the Affiliate for its management and consulting services under the agreement, the Company pays the Affiliate a fee equal to (i) the amount equal to 107% of compensation paid by the affiliate for the pilots supplied pursuant to the agreement, (ii) $50 per operating hour for the aircraft and (iii) $9,000 per month for hangar rent. In addition, all maintenance work, inspections and repairs performed by the Affiliate on the aircraft are charged to the Company at the Affiliate’s published rates for maintenance, inspections and repairs

 

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(unaudited)

 

in effect at the time such work is completed. The total compensation paid to the Affiliate under the agreement amounted to $344,000 and $592,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $997,000 and $1,084,000, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

Pursuant to the agreement above, the Company had earned revenue of $201,000 and $185,000 for charter services provided to William Lyon personally, for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $437,000 and $129,000 was due to the Company at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, for charter services provided. In November 2006, the Company received $236,000 of the amount due to the Company from William Lyon personally. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had earned $392,000 and $366,000, respectively for charter services provided to General Lyon personally.

 

The Company and one of the Company’s directors, Alex Meruelo, are parties to an agreement pursuant to which Mr. Meruelo is eligible to receive a finder’s fee based upon the cash distributions received by a subsidiary of the Company from a joint venture development project relating to a portion of the Fort Ord military base in Monterey County, California. The joint venture development project resulted from Mr. Meruelo’s introduction of the Company to Woodman Development Company, LLC (“Woodman”) and the subsequent formation of East Garrison Partners I, LLC (“EGP”) as a joint venture between Woodman and Lyon East Garrison Company I, LLC (“EGC”). The finder’s fee will equal 5% of all net cash distributions distributed by EGP to EGC with respect to EGC’s existing 50% interest in EGP that are in excess of distributions with respect to certain deficit advances, deficit preferred returns, returns of capital and preferred returns on unreturned capital. The calculation of the finder’s fee will be based on net cash distributions received from EGP on land sales and will not be determined on the basis of any revenues, profits or distributions received from any affiliate of EGC for the construction and sale or leasing of residential or commercial buildings on such lots. Mr. Meruelo is not obligated to perform any services for EGC other than the introduction to Woodman.

 

The Company offers home mortgage loans to its employees and directors through its mortgage company subsidiary, William Lyon Financial Services. These loans are made in the ordinary course of business and on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons. These loans do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features and are sold to investors typically within 7 to 15 days.

 

Note 7 — Tender Offer and Merger

 

On March 17, 2006, General William Lyon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, announced that he commenced an offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of William Lyon Homes not already owned by him for $93.00 per share in cash. The expiration date for the tender offer at the time of the offer was Thursday, April 13, 2006, unless the offer were extended.

 

The offer was subject to the non-waivable condition that there shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn before the offer expires at least a majority of the outstanding shares not owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust, The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust or the officers and directors of William Lyon Homes immediately before the commencement of the offer. The offer was also subject to the receipt by General Lyon of the proceeds under his financing commitment from Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. The offer was also subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the tender offer materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and distributed to William Lyon Homes’ stockholders, and was initially subject to the further condition that sufficient shares were tendered in the offer such that the tendered shares, together with the shares already directly or indirectly owned by General Lyon and the trusts, would represent at least 90% of the shares outstanding upon expiration of the offer.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

On March 23, 2006, the Company announced that its board of directors had formed a special committee of independent directors to consider the offer by General Lyon with the assistance of outside financial and legal advisors which the special committee retained. On April 10, 2006, General Lyon announced that he would amend his tender offer for all the outstanding shares of William Lyon Homes by increasing the offer price to $100 per share. The special committee determined that it would recommend that stockholders tender their shares in connection with the amended offer. General Lyon also extended his offer until Friday, April 21, 2006. General Lyon had also reached an agreement, subject to final court approval, to settle certain class action lawsuits that had been filed in Delaware on behalf of William Lyon Homes’ stockholders. As described below in Note 7 –Commitments and Contingencies, the Delaware Chancery Court approved the settlement on August 9, 2006. Another class action lawsuit filed in California has been stayed by the California court.

 

On April 24, 2006, General Lyon announced that he was extending his tender offer for all outstanding shares of William Lyon Homes not owned by him through April 28, 2006, and that he would waive the 90% condition to the offer. On May 1, 2006, General Lyon announced that he was further extending the tender offer through May 12, 2006, and that he was further amending the tender offer by increasing the offer price to $109.00 per share. All other terms and conditions of the offer remain the same, as set forth in the tender offer materials disseminated by General Lyon.

 

On May 18, 2006, General Lyon announced the completion of his tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company not already owned by him for $109.00 net per share in cash. Computershare Trust Company of New York, the depositary for the offer, had advised General Lyon that an aggregate of 1,711,125 shares were tendered in the offer, including 310,652 shares that remained subject to guaranteed delivery procedures. The shares tendered in the offer, together with the shares already owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust and The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust, represented over 90% of the outstanding shares of the Company, which would be sufficient to enable General Lyon to effect a short-form merger with the Company under Delaware law.

 

On July 26, 2006, General Lyon announced that on July 25, 2006, WLH Acquisition Corp., a corporation owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust and The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust, was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the merger. At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock (except for shares owned by WLH Acquisition Corp. and by stockholders who properly exercise their appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware law) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $109.00 per share in cash, without interest, which is the same consideration that was paid for shares of the Company in the tender offer by General Lyon. Shareholders of the Company as of the effective time of the merger were sent additional information by mail on the process for receiving the merger consideration or exercising their appraisal rights.

 

Prior to the completion of the merger, General Lyon and the two trusts contributed all the shares of the Company owned by them, which constituted more than 90% of the outstanding shares, to WLH Acquisition Corp. WLH Acquisition Corp. was then merged with and into the Company pursuant to the short-form merger provisions of Delaware law. Prior to the merger, the Company had cancelled and retired 1,275,000 shares of its common stock which had been repurchased and were being held in the treasury. After the merger, the Company’s capital structure consists of common stock, par value $.01 per share, 3,000 shares authorized, and 1,000 shares outstanding. The Company will continue as a privately held company, wholly owned by General Lyon and the two trusts.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

The Company has incurred approximately $3,142,000 in financial advisory expenses related to the tender offer which are reflected as financial advisory expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of income.

 

See Note 7 for information on certain lawsuits which have been filed relating to General Lyon’s proposal.

 

Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities include the usual obligations incurred by real estate developers in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Duxford Title Reinsurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, provides title reinsurance to unrelated title insurers directly issuing title policies on homes sold by the Company in California, Nevada and Arizona. In February 2005, Duxford Title Reinsurance Company was notified by its title insurers that as a result of current investigations by several state insurance regulators into the large number of captive reinsurance arrangements existing in the title insurance industry, the title insurers were suspending and/or terminating their current captive reinsurance agreements with Duxford Title Reinsurance Company pending final determination from the appropriate regulatory bodies as to their permissibility or necessary modification to assure compliance with applicable law. In April 2005, in response to a subpoena issued by the California Insurance Commissioner, the Company testified in connection with the Commissioner’s investigation of captive reinsurance arrangements, including testimony that in many instances, the Company pays for the title insurance being issued. The Company has not had any further communication to date from the California Insurance Commissioner or any other state insurance regulator about this matter and does not believe that the resolution of this matter will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2005, the Company was notified that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development had instituted a formal Federal investigation of the Company in connection with its participation in captive title reinsurance arrangements. The Company has fully cooperated with the Department in its investigation. Effective as of September 15, 2006, the Company and the Department entered into a Settlement Agreement in which each desired to avoid prolonged proceedings, any further expense of investigation and/or possible litigation and to finally resolve the matter. Based on the Company’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement and with the Company not admitting liability or wrongdoing, the Department agreed to terminate its investigation and to take no enforcement action and the Company agreed to make a settlement payment of $850,000.

 

Litigation Arising from General Lyon’s Tender Offer

 

As described above in Note 6—Tender Offer and Merger, on March 17, 2006, the Company’s principal stockholder commenced a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase all outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock not already owned by him. Initially, the price offered in the Tender was $93 per share, but it has since been increased to $109 per share.

 

Two purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, purportedly on behalf of the public stockholders of the Company, challenging the Tender Offer and challenging related actions of the Company and the directors of the Company. Stephen L. Brown v. William Lyon Homes, et al., Civil Action No. 2015-N was filed on March 20, 2006, and Michael Crady, et al. v. General William Lyon, et al., Civil Action No. 2017-N was filed on March 21, 2006 (collectively, the “Delaware Complaints”). On March 21, 2006, plaintiff in the Brown action also filed a First Amended Complaint. The Delaware Complaints name the Company and the directors of the Company as defendants. These complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants have breached their fiduciary duties owed to the plaintiffs in connection with the Tender Offer and other related corporate activities. The plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Tender Offer and, among other things, to obtain attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the litigation.

 

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

On March 23, 2006, the Company announced that its Board had appointed a special committee of independent directors who are not members of the Company’s management or employed by the Company (the “Special Committee”) to consider the Tender Offer. The members of the Special Committee are Harold H. Greene, Lawrence M. Higby, and Dr. Arthur Laffer. The Company also announced that the Special Committee had retained Morgan Stanley & Co. as its financial advisor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as its legal counsel.

 

On March 24, 2006, the Delaware Chancery Court consolidated the Delaware Complaints into a single case entitled In re: William Lyon Homes Shareholder Litigation, Civil Action No. 2015-N (the “Consolidated Delaware Action”).

 

On April 10, 2006, the parties to the Consolidated Delaware Action executed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), detailing a proposed settlement subject to the Delaware Chancery Court’s approval. Pursuant to the MOU, General Lyon increased his offer of $93 per share to $100 per share, extended the closing date of the offer to April 21, 2006, and, on April 11, 2006, filed an amended Schedule TO. Plaintiffs in the Consolidated Delaware Action have determined that the settlement is “fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of plaintiffs and the putative Class.” The Special Committee also determined that the price of $100 per share was fair to the shareholders, and recommended that the Company’s shareholders accept the revised Tender Offer and tender their shares. Thereafter, General Lyon also decided to further extend the closing date of the Tender Offer from April 21, 2006 to April 28, 2006.

 

On April 23, 2006, Delaware Chancery Court conditionally certified a class in the Consolidated Delaware Action. The parties to the Consolidated Delaware Action agreed to a Stipulation of Settlement, and the Delaware Chancery Court approved the settlement on August 9, 2006.

 

A purported class action lawsuit challenging the Tender Offer was also filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange. On March 17, 2006, a complaint captioned Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. William Lyon Homes, Inc., et al., Case No. 06-CC-00047, was filed. On April 5, 2006, plaintiff in the Alaska Electrical action filed an Amended Complaint (the “California Action”). The complaint in the California Action names the Company and the directors of the Company as defendants and alleges, among other things, that the defendants have breached their fiduciary duties to the public stockholders. Plaintiff in the California Action also sought to enjoin the Tender Offer, and, among other things, to obtain attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the litigation.

 

On April 20, 2006, the California court denied the request of plaintiff in the California Action to enjoin the Tender Offer. Plaintiff filed a motion to certify a class in the California Action which was later taken off calendar, and the Company filed a motion to stay the California Action. On July 5, 2006, the California Court granted the Company’s motion to stay the California Action.

 

The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits related to its normal business activities. In the opinion of management, disposition of the various lawsuits will have no material effect on the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

 

See Note 2 for information relating to the Company’s land banking arrangements.

 

In some jurisdictions in which the Company develops and constructs property, assessment district bonds are issued by municipalities to finance major infrastructure improvements. As a land owner benefited by these

 

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(unaudited)

 

improvements, the Company is responsible for the assessments on its land. When properties are sold, the assessments are either prepaid or the buyers assume the responsibility for the related assessments. Assessment district bonds issued after May 21, 1992 are accounted for under the provisions of Statement 91-10, “Accounting for Special Assessment and Tax Increment Financing Entities” issued by the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board on May 21, 1992, and recorded as liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, if the amounts are fixed and determinable.

 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $8.2 million of outstanding irrevocable standby letters of credit to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain land banking arrangements, joint venture agreements and other contractual arrangements in the normal course of business. The beneficiary may draw upon these letters of credit in the event of a contractual default by the Company relating to each respective obligation. These letters of credit have a stated term of up to two years and have varying maturities through 2007, at which time the Company may be required to renew the letters of credit to coincide with the term of the respective arrangement.

 

The Company also had outstanding performance and surety bonds of $271.0 million at September 30, 2006 related principally to its obligations for site improvements at various projects. The Company does not believe that draws upon these bonds, if any, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

The Company has provided unsecured environmental indemnities to certain lenders, joint venture partners and land sellers. In each case, the Company has performed due diligence on the potential environmental risks, including obtaining an independent environmental review from outside environmental consultants. These indemnities obligate the Company to reimburse the guaranteed parties for damages related to environmental matters. There is no term or damage limitation on these indemnities; however, if an environmental matter arises, the Company could have recourse against other previous owners.

 

See Notes 4 and 5 for additional information relating to the Company’s guarantee arrangements.

 

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

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion of results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1, as well as the information presented in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

Results of Operations

 

Overview and Recent Results

 

Selected financial and operating information for the Company including its wholly-owned projects and joint ventures as of and for the periods presented is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,

 
     2006

    2005

 
     Wholly-Owned

   

Joint

Ventures


    Consolidated
Total


    Wholly-Owned

   

Joint

Ventures


    Consolidated
Total


 

Selected Financial Information (dollars in thousands)

                                                

Homes closed

     564       36       600       524       126       650  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Home sales revenue

   $ 290,349     $ 13,359     $ 303,708     $ 278,525     $ 80,226     $ 358,751  

Cost of sales

     (231,817 )     (9,420 )     (241,237 )     (210,757 )     (58,251 )     (269,008 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

   $ 58,532     $ 3,939     $ 62,471     $ 67,768     $ 21,975     $ 89,743  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin
percentage

     20.2 %     29.5 %     20.6 %     24.3 %     27.4 %     25.0 %
    


 


 


 


 


 


Number of homes closed

                                                

California

     284       36       320       261       126       387  

Arizona

     144       —         144       140       —         140  

Nevada

     136       —         136       123       —         123  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     564       36       600       524       126       650  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Average sales price

                                                

California

   $ 670,100     $ 371,100     $ 636,500     $ 726,300     $ 636,700     $ 697,200  

Arizona

     336,500       —         336,500       327,300       —         327,300  

Nevada

     379,200       —         379,200       350,700       —         350,700  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 514,800     $ 371,100     $ 506,200     $ 531,500     $ 636,700     $ 551,900  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Number of net new home orders

                                                

California

     317       54       371       403       120       523  

Arizona

     61       —         61       118       —         118  

Nevada

     69       —         69       193       —         193  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     447       54       501       714       120       834  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Average number of sales locations during period

                                                

California

     31       6       37       22       7       29  

Arizona

     6       —         6       5       —         5  

Nevada

     12       —         12       8       —         8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     49       6       55       35       7       42  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

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     As of September 30,

     2006

   2005

     Wholly-Owned

  

Joint

Ventures


   Consolidated
Total


   Wholly-Owned

  

Joint

Ventures


   Consolidated
Total


Backlog of homes sold but not
closed at end of period

                                         

California

     508      88      596      1,102      408      1,510

Arizona

     363      —        363      499      —        499

Nevada

     81      —        81      290      —        290
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

     952      88      1,040      1,891      408      2,299
    

  

  

  

  

  

Dollar amount of homes sold but not closed at end of period (dollars in thousands)

                                         

California

   $ 352,832    $ 37,453    $ 390,285    $ 720,999    $ 213,302    $ 934,301

Arizona

     99,470      —        99,470      174,487      —        174,487

Nevada

     28,056      —        28,056      101,568      —        101,568
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

   $ 480,358    $ 37,453    $ 517,811    $ 997,054    $ 213,302    $ 1,210,356
    

  

  

  

  

  

Lots controlled at end of period

                                         

Owned lots

                                         

California

     4,586      637      5,223      4,516      1,636      6,152

Arizona

     4,189      2,567      6,756      3,657      367      4,024

Nevada

     1,362      —        1,362      1,517      —        1,517
    

  

  

  

  

  

Total

     10,137      3,204      13,341      9,690      2,003      11,693
    

  

  

  

  

  

Optioned lots(1)

                                         

California

                   3,171                    3,296

Arizona

                   3,442                    6,329

Nevada

                   1,983                    2,044
                  

                

Total

                   8,596                    11,669
                  

                

Total lots controlled

                                         

California

                   8,394                    9,448

Arizona

                   10,198                    10,353

Nevada

                   3,345                    3,561
                  

                

Total

                   21,937                    23,362
                  

                


(1)   Optioned lots may be purchased by the Company as wholly-owned projects or may be purchased by newly formed joint ventures.

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
     2006

    2005

 
     Wholly-owned

   

Joint

Ventures


    Consolidated
Total


    Wholly-owned

   

Joint

Ventures


    Consolidated
Total


 

Selected Financial Information

(dollars in thousands)

                                                

Homes closed

     1,709       240       1,949       1,386       342       1,728  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Home sales revenue

   $ 909,774     $ 107,939     $ 1,017,713     $ 743,341     $ 222,189     $ 965,530  

Cost of sales

     (709,329 )     (75,006 )     (784,335 )     (549,656 )     (161,286 )     (710,942 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin

   $ 200,445     $ 32,933     $ 233,378     $ 193,685     $ 60,903     $ 254,588  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Gross margin percentage

     22.0 %     30.5 %     22.9 %     26.1 %     27.4 %     26.4 %
    


 


 


 


 


 


Number of homes closed

                                                

California

     962       240       1,202       592       342       934  

Arizona

     376       —         376       437       —         437  

Nevada

     371       —         371       357       —         357  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     1,709       240       1,949       1,386       342       1,728  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Average sales price

                                                

California

   $ 650,900     $ 449,700     $ 610,700     $ 807,100     $ 649,700      $ 749,500  

Arizona

     374,600       —         374,600       301,900       —         301,900  

Nevada

     384,900       —         384,900       374,200       —         374,200  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

   $ 532,300     $ 449,700     $ 522,200     $ 536,300     $ 649,700      $ 558,800  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Number of net new home orders

                                                

California

     847       220       1,067       1,337       505       1,842  

Arizona

     343       —         343       454       —         454  

Nevada

     288       —         288       565       —         565  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     1,478       220       1,698       2,356       505       2,861  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Average number of sales locations during period

                                                

California

     27       6       33       19       8       27  

Arizona

     6       —         6       6       —         6  

Nevada

     12       —         12       8       —         8  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total

     45       6       51       33       8       41  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

During the last half of the fourth quarter of 2005, the Company began to experience some slowing in new orders in many of its markets, increases in cancellation rates and increasing pricing pressures from several of its competitors who initiated aggressive incentive and discounting programs. This softening in the Company’s markets has continued in 2006.

 

On a consolidated basis, the number of net new home orders for the three months ended September 30, 2006 decreased 39.9% to 501 homes from 834 homes for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The number of homes closed on a consolidated basis for the three months ended September 30, 2006, decreased 7.7% to 600 homes from 650 homes for the three months ended September 30, 2005. On a consolidated basis, the number of net new home orders for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased 40.1% to 1,698 homes from 2,861 homes for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The number of homes closed on a consolidated basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 12.8% to 1,949 homes from 1,728 homes for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. On a consolidated basis, the backlog of homes sold but not closed as of September 30, 2006 was 1,040, down 54.8% from 2,299 homes a year earlier, and down 8.7% from 1,139 homes at June 30, 2006.

 

Homes in backlog are generally closed within three to six months. The dollar amount of backlog of homes sold but not closed on a consolidated basis as of September 30, 2006 was $517.8 million, down 57.2% from $1.210 billion as of September 30, 2005 and down 8.6% from $566.6 million as of June 30, 2006. The

 

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cancellation rate of buyers who contracted to buy a home but did not close escrow at the Company’s projects was approximately 39% during the three months ended September 30, 2006 compared to 15% during the three months ended September 30, 2005. The inventory of completed and unsold homes was 94 homes as of September 30, 2006.

 

The average number of sales locations during the three months ended September 30, 2006 was 55, up 31% from 42 in the comparable period a year ago, as a result of the Company’s focus begun in 2005 to increase the number of sales locations in each of its markets. The Company’s number of new home orders per average sales location decreased to 9.1 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to 19.9 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005.

 

In general, housing demand is adversely affected by increases in interest rates and housing prices. Interest rates, the length of time that assets remain in inventory, and the proportion of inventory that is financed affect the Company’s interest cost. If the Company is unable to raise sales prices sufficiently to compensate for higher costs or if mortgage interest rates increase significantly, affecting prospective buyers’ ability to adequately finance home purchases, the Company’s sales, gross margins and operating results may be adversely impacted.

 

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2005

 

Consolidated operating revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $311.2 million, a decrease of $65.1 million, or 17.3% from consolidated operating revenue of $376.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Revenue from sales of wholly-owned homes increased $11.8 million, or 4.2%, to $290.3 million in the 2006 period from $278.5 million in the 2005 period. This increase was comprised of (i) an increase of $21.2 million due to an increase in the number of wholly-owned homes closed to 564 in 2006 from 524 in 2005 and (ii) a decrease of $9.4 million due to a decrease in the average sales price of wholly-owned homes closed to $514,800 in the 2006 period from $531,500 in the 2005 period. Consolidated operating revenue includes revenue from sales of joint ventures due to the adoption of Interpretation No. 46. Revenue from sales of joint venture homes decreased $66.8 million, or 83.3%, to $13.4 million in the 2006 period from $80.2 million in the 2005 period. This decrease was comprised of (i) a decrease of $9.5 million due to a decrease in the average sales price of joint venture homes closed to $371,100 in the 2006 period from $636,700 in the 2005 period and (ii) a decrease of $57.3 million due to a decrease in the number of joint venture homes closed to 36 in 2006 from 126 in 2005. Revenue from sales of lots, land and other was $7.5 million in the 2006 period compared with $17.6 million in the 2005 period, due to the sale of a golf course in one of the Company’s markets in the 2006 period compared to the bulk sale of land in certain of the Company’s markets in the 2005 period. The decrease in the average sales price of units closed in wholly-owned projects and in joint venture projects was due to a change in product mix and the softening of sales in certain of the Company’s markets.

 

Total operating income decreased to $16.9 million in the 2006 period from $62.4 million in the 2005 period. The excess of revenue from sales of homes over the related cost of sales (gross margin) decreased by $27.2 million to $62.5 million in the 2006 period from $89.7 million in the 2005 period primarily due to an decrease in the number of homes closed to 600 in the 2006 period from 650 in the 2005 period and a decrease in gross margin percentages to 20.6% in the 2006 period from 25.0% in the 2005 period. The decrease in period-over-period gross margin percentage primarily reflects the close out of projects with higher average gross margin percentages in 2005, a shift in product mix and the decrease in average sales prices in certain of the Company’s markets. The excess of revenue from sales of lots, land and other over the related cost of sales (gross margin) increased to $1.7 million in the 2006 period from $7.5 million in the 2005 period primarily due to the bulk sale of land in certain of the Company’s markets in the 2005 period compared to the sale of a golf course in one of the Company’s markets in the 2006 period. In addition, costs of approximately $3.5 million were incurred related to the abandonment and write-off of project pre-acquisition costs and land option deposits for certain of the Company’s potential projects in the 2006 period.

 

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Operating costs for the three months ended September 30, 2006 included an impairment loss on real estate assets of $14.0 million. The impairment was primarily attributable to slower than anticipated home sales and lower than anticipated net revenue due to softening market conditions. Accordingly, the real estate assets were written-down to their estimated fair value.

 

Sales and marketing expense increased by $5.5 million to $17.9 million in the 2006 period from $12.4 million in the 2005 period primarily due to an increase of $3.1 million in advertising costs to $6.6 million in the 2006 period from $3.5 million in the 2005 period and an increase of $1.6 million in direct selling expenses to $8.8 million in the 2006 period from $7.2 million in the 2005 period. The increase in advertising costs is attributable to the softening in the Company’s markets which began in 2005 and is continuing into 2006 which has caused the Company to aggressively increase its marketing efforts in order to compete in markets where the demand for homes has decreased significantly. The increase in direct selling expenses is caused by the increase in outside broker costs of $1.8 million to $4.3 million in the 2006 period from $2.5 million in the 2005 period. General and administrative expenses decreased by $8.6 million to $12.9 million in the 2006 period from $21.5 million in the 2005 period, primarily as a result of a decrease of $10.4 million in bonus expense to $3.4 million in the 2006 period from $13.8 million in the 2005 period due to decreased levels of pre-tax, pre-bonus income, offset by an increase of $1.2 million in salaries and related benefits as a result of increased personnel levels. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of home sales revenue was 10.1% in the 2006 period compared to 9.5% in the 2005 period. Other operating costs consist of operating losses realized by golf course operations at certain of the Company’s projects which increased to $0.8 million in the 2006 period compared to $0.6 million in the 2005 period. Equity in (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased to a loss of $0.02 million in the 2006 period from income of $4.7 million in the 2005 period. Minority equity in income of consolidated entities decreased to $1.3 million in the 2006 period from $5.1 million in the 2005 period, primarily due to a decrease in the number of joint venture homes closed to 36 in the 2006 period from 126 in 2005.

 

The Company incurred financial advisory expenses of $0.04 million in the 2006 period with no comparable amount in the 2005 period due to the tender offer described in “Item 2—Tender Offer and Merger”.

 

Total interest incurred increased to $21.8 million in the 2006 period from $19.7 million in the 2005 period, primarily as a result of an increase in the average principal balance of debt outstanding and an increase in interest rates. All interest incurred was capitalized in the 2006 and 2005 periods.

 

As a result of the factors outlined above, net income decreased to $10.5 million in the 2006 period from $38.1 million in the 2005 period.

 

Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 to September 30, 2005

 

Consolidated operating revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $1.027 billion, a slight decrease of $4.0 million from consolidated operating revenue of $1.031 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Revenue from sales of wholly-owned homes increased $166.5 million, or 22.4%, to $909.8 million in the 2006 period from $743.3 million in the 2005 period. This increase was comprised of (i) an increase of $173.2 million due to an increase in the number of wholly-owned homes closed to 1,709 in 2006 from 1,386 in 2005 and (ii) a decrease of $6.7 million due to a decrease in the average sales price of wholly-owned homes closed to $532,300 in the 2006 period from $536,300 in the 2005 period. Consolidated operating revenue includes revenue from sales of joint ventures due to the adoption of Interpretation No. 46. Revenue from sales of joint venture homes decreased $114.3 million, or 51.4%, to $107.9 million in the 2006 period from $222.2 million in the 2005 period. This decrease was comprised of (i) a decrease of $48.0 million due to a decrease in the average sales price of joint venture homes closed to $449,700 in the 2006 period from $649,700 in the 2005 period and (ii) a decrease of $66.3 million due to a decrease in the number of joint venture homes closed to 240 in 2006 from 342 in 2005. Revenue from sales of lots, land and other was $9.2 million in the 2006 period compared with $65.0 million in the 2005 period, due to the timing of bulk sales of land in certain of the

 

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Company’s markets in the 2005 period compared to the sale of a golf course in one of the Company’s markets in the 2006 period. The decrease in the average sales price of units closed in wholly-owned projects and in joint venture projects was due to a change in product mix and the softening of sales in certain of the Company’s markets.

 

Total operating income decreased to $111.0 million in the 2006 period from $171.7 million in the 2005 period. The excess of revenue from sales of homes over the related cost of sales (gross margin) decreased by $21.2 million to $233.4 million in the 2006 period from $254.6 million in the 2005 period primarily due to an increase in the number of homes closed to 1,949 in the 2006 period from 1,728 in the 2005 period, offset by a decrease in gross margin percentages to 22.9% in the 2006 period from 26.4% in the 2005 period. The decrease in period-over-period gross margin percentage primarily reflects the close out of projects with higher average gross margin percentages in 2005, a shift in product mix and the decrease in average sales prices in certain of the Company’s markets. The excess of revenue from sales of lots, land and other over the related cost of sales (gross margin) decreased to $0.5 million in the 2006 period from $31.1 million in the 2005 period primarily due to the bulk sale of land in certain of the Company’s markets in the 2005 period with only minor transactions in the 2006 period and the sale of a golf course in one of the Company’s markets in the 2006 period. In addition, $5.4 million of costs were incurred related to the abandonment and write-off of project pre-acquisition costs and land option deposits for certain of the Company’s potential projects in the 2006 period.

 

Operating costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included an impairment loss on real estate assets of $14.0 million. The impairment was primarily attributable to slower than anticipated home sales and lower than anticipated net revenue due to softening market conditions. Accordingly, the real estate assets were written-down to their estimated fair value.

 

Sales and marketing expense increased by $11.0 million to $47.8 million in the 2006 period from $36.8 million in the 2005 period primarily due to an increase of $7.1 million in advertising costs to $17.3 million in the 2006 period from $10.2 million in the 2005 period and an increase of $2.8 million in direct selling expenses to $23.9 million in the 2006 period from $21.1 million in the 2005 period. The increase in advertising costs is attributable to the softening in the Company’s markets which began in 2005 and is continuing into 2006 which has caused the Company to aggressively increase its marketing efforts in order to compete in markets where the demand for homes has decreased significantly. The increase in direct selling expenses is caused by the increase in the number of homes closed to 1,949 in the 2006 period from 1,728 in the 2005 period and an increase in outside broker costs of $2.1 million to $10.1 million in the 2006 period from $8.0 million in the 2005 period. General and administrative expenses decreased by $13.6 million to $49.3 million in the 2006 period from $62.9 million in the 2005 period, primarily as a result of a decrease of $16.2 million in bonus expense to $21.1 million in the 2006 period from $37.3 million in the 2005 period due to decreased levels of pre-tax, pre-bonus income, offset by an increase of $2.9 million in salaries and related benefits as a result of increased personnel levels. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of home sales revenue was 9.5% in the 2006 period compared to 10.3% in the 2005 period. Other operating costs consist of operating losses realized by golf course operations at certain of the Company’s projects which increased to $2.3 million in the 2006 period compared to $1.8 million in the 2005 period. Equity in (loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased to income of $3.4 million in the 2006 period from income of $4.5 million in the 2005 period. Minority equity in income of consolidated entities decreased to $12.9 million in the 2006 period from $17.0 million in the 2005 period, primarily due to a decrease in the number of joint venture homes closed to 240 in the 2006 period from 342 in 2005.

 

The Company incurred financial advisory expenses of $3.1 million in the 2006 period compared with $2.2 million in the 2005 period due to the tender offer described in “Item 2—Tender Offer and Merger”.

 

Total interest incurred increased to $61.1 million in the 2006 period from $52.1 million in the 2005 period, primarily as a result of an increase in the average principal balance of debt outstanding and an increase in interest rates. All interest incurred was capitalized in the 2006 and 2005 periods.

 

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As a result of the factors outlined above, net income decreased to $67.1 million in the 2006 period from $102.7 million in the 2005 period.

 

Financial Condition and Liquidity

 

The Company provides for its ongoing cash requirements principally from internally generated funds from the sales of real estate, outside borrowings and by forming new joint ventures with venture partners that provide a substantial portion of the capital required for certain projects. The Company currently has outstanding 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012, 10 3/4% Senior Notes due 2013 and 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014 and maintains secured revolving credit facilities (“Revolving Credit Facilities”). The Company has financed, and may in the future finance, certain projects and land acquisitions with construction loans secured by real estate inventories, seller provided financing and land banking transactions. The Company believes that its current borrowing capacity and increases reasonably available to it, cash on hand and anticipated net cash flows from operations are and will be sufficient to meet its current and reasonably anticipated liquidity needs on both a near-term and long-term basis (and in any event for the next twelve months) for funds to build homes, run its day-to-day operations, acquire land and capital assets and fund its mortgage operations. There is no assurance, however, that future cash flows will be sufficient to meet the Company’s future capital needs. The amount and types of indebtedness that the Company may incur may be limited by the terms of the indentures and credit or other agreements governing the Company’s senior note obligations, revolving credit facilities and other indebtedness.

 

The ability of the Company to meet its obligations on its indebtedness will depend to a large degree on its future performance which in turn will be subject, in part, to factors beyond its control, such as prevailing economic conditions either nationally or in regions in which the Company operates, the outbreak of war or other hostilities involving the United States, mortgage and other interest rates, changes in prices of homebuilding materials, weather, the occurrence of events such as landslides, soil subsidence and earthquakes that are uninsurable, not economically insurable or not subject to effective indemnification agreements, availability of labor and homebuilding materials, changes in governmental laws and regulations, the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects, and the availability and cost of land for future development. The Company cannot be certain that its cash flow will be sufficient to allow it to pay principal and interest on its debt, support its operations and meet its other obligations. If the Company is not able to meet those obligations, it may be required to refinance all or part of its existing debt, sell assets or borrow more money. The Company may not be able to do so on terms acceptable to it, if at all. In addition, the terms of existing or future indentures and credit or other agreements governing the Company’s senior note obligations, revolving credit facilities and other indebtedness may restrict the Company from pursuing any of these alternatives.

 

7 5/8% Senior Notes

 

On November 22, 2004, the Company’s 100% owned subsidiary, William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation, (“California Lyon”) closed its offering of $150.0 million principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “7 5/8% Senior Notes”). The notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A. The notes were issued at par resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $148.5 million. California Lyon agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an offer to exchange the notes for publicly tradeable notes having substantially identical terms. On January 12, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective and California Lyon commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its new 7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2012, which are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated January 12, 2005. The exchange offer was completed for $146.5 million principal amount of the 7 5/8% Senior Notes on February 18, 2005. The remaining $3.5 million principal amount of the old notes remains outstanding. The terms of the new notes are identical in all material respects to those of the old notes, except for certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and liquidated damages provisions relating to the old notes. Interest on the 7 5/8% Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on December 15 and June 15 of each year.

 

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Based on the current outstanding principal amount of the 7 5/8% Senior Notes, the Company’s semi-annual interest payments are $5.7 million.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 7 5/8% Senior Notes, the 7 5/8% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to December 15, 2008. Thereafter, the 7 5/8% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before December 15, 2007, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.625% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

10 3/4% Senior Notes

 

California Lyon filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of $250.0 million of Senior Notes due 2013 (the “10 3/4% Senior Notes”) which became effective on March 12, 2003. The offering closed on March 17, 2003 and was fully subscribed and issued. The notes were issued at a price of 98.493% to the public, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $246.2 million. The purchase price reflected a discount to yield 11% under the effective interest method and the notes have been reflected net of the unamortized discount in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Interest on the 10 3/4% Senior Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. Based on the current outstanding principal amount of the 10 3/4% Senior Notes, the Company’s semi-annual interest payments are $13.4 million.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 10 3/4% Senior Notes, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to April 1, 2008. Thereafter, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before April 1, 2006, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 110.75% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

7 1/2% Senior Notes

 

On February 6, 2004, California Lyon closed its offering of $150.0 million principal amount of 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “7 1/2% Senior Notes”). The notes were sold pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S. The notes were issued at par, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $147.6 million. California Lyon agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an offer to exchange the notes for publicly tradeable notes having substantially identical terms. On July 16, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective and California Lyon commenced an offer to exchange any and all of its outstanding $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, for a like amount of its new 7 1/2% Senior Notes due 2014, which are registered under the Securities act of 1933, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the prospectus dated July 16, 2004. The exchange offer was completed for the full principal amount of the 7 1/2% Senior Notes on August 17, 2004. The terms of the new notes are identical in all material respects to those of the old notes, except for certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and liquidated damages provisions relating to the old notes. The new notes have been listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Interest on the 7 1/2% Senior Notes is payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year. Based on the current outstanding principal amount of 7 1/2% Senior Notes, the Company’s semi-annual interest payments are $5.6 million.

 

Except as set forth in the Indenture governing the 7 1/2% Senior Notes, the 7 1/2% Senior Notes are not redeemable prior to February 15, 2009. Thereafter, the 7 1/2% Senior Notes will be redeemable at the option of California Lyon, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium

 

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declining ratably to par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, on or before February 15, 2007, California Lyon may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of qualified equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.50% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

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The 7 5/8% Senior Notes, the 10 3/4% Senior Notes and the 7 1/2% Senior Notes (collectively, the “Senior Notes”) are senior unsecured obligations of California Lyon and are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (“Delaware Lyon”), which is the parent company of California Lyon, and all of Delaware Lyon’s existing and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. The Senior Notes and the guarantees rank senior to all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ debt that is expressly subordinated to the Senior Notes and the guarantees, but are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ senior secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness.

 

Upon a change of control as described in the respective Indentures governing the Senior Notes (the “Senior Notes Indentures”), California Lyon will be required to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

If the Company’s consolidated tangible net worth falls below $75.0 million for any two consecutive fiscal quarters, California Lyon will be required to make an offer to purchase up to 10% of each class of Senior Notes originally issued at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

 

California Lyon is 100% owned by Delaware Lyon. Each subsidiary guarantor is 100% owned by California Lyon or Delaware Lyon. All guarantees of the Senior Notes are full and unconditional and all guarantees are joint and several. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Delaware Lyon or any guarantor to obtain funds from subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

 

The Senior Notes Indentures contain covenants that limit the ability of Delaware Lyon and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase its stock; (iii) make investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) enter into agreements restricting the ability of Delaware Lyon’s restricted subsidiaries (other than California Lyon) to pay dividends; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (viii) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of Delaware Lyon’s and California Lyon’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications as described in the Senior Notes Indentures.

 

The foregoing summary is not a complete description of the Senior Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Senior Notes Indentures.

 

The net proceeds of the offerings were used to repay amounts outstanding under revolving credit facilities and other indebtedness. The remaining proceeds were used to pay fees and commissions related to the offering and for other general corporate purposes.

 

On August 16, 2006, the Company announced that California Lyon intended to withdraw from listing on the New York Stock Exchange the 10 3/4% Senior Notes and the 7 1/2% Senior Notes. Due to the recent termination of registration of the Company’s common stock (see Note 7), the Company wished to eliminate the administrative cost associated with maintaining the listings of the senior notes. Following the delisting, California Lyon is seeking to terminate the registration of all senior notes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is expected to occur prior to or on November 27, 2006. California Lyon expects that, following delisting, all series of senior notes will trade in The PORTAL Market.

 

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Pursuant to the consent solicitation, California Lyon was requesting that holders of the Senior Notes as of September 8, 2006, the record date for the consent solicitation (“holders of record”), consent to certain proposed amendments to the indentures governing the senior notes. California Lyon was seeking the consents of the holders of its Senior Notes to amend the reporting requirements of the indentures governing the Senior Notes that require filing quarterly, annual and current reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. California Lyon would have agreed to continue to supply quarterly and annual financial information, annual accountants’ reports and current reports to holders of the Senior Notes and to post those items on a secured transmission system.

 

In addition, the Company is currently considering making a Subchapter S election to facilitate tax planning. In connection with the contemplated Subchapter S election, California Lyon was seeking the consents of the holders of its Senior Notes to amend the restricted payments covenant to permit distribution to the Company’s shareholders of amounts corresponding to the shareholders’ tax liabilities arising from ownership of the Company’s common stock.

 

The consent solicitation was conditioned on the receipt of consents from holders of record of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of each of the three series of outstanding notes (the “Requisite Consents”) and was due to expire on Friday September 22, 2006.

 

The consent solicitation was extended on September 25, 2006 to expire on October 2, 2006, was further extended on October 3, 2006 to expire on October 10, 2006, and was further extended on October 11, 2006 to expire on October 17, 2006, upon which date it expired without the receipt of the Requisite Consents.

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company had approximately $269.2 million of secured indebtedness, (excluding approximately $69.1 million of secured indebtedness of consolidated entities) and approximately $304.1 million of additional secured indebtedness available to be borrowed under the Company’s credit facilities, as limited by the Company’s borrowing base formulas.

 

Revolving Credit Facilities

 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company has seven revolving credit facilities which have an aggregate maximum loan commitment of $560.0 million, (including one facility of $150.0 million, one of $100.0 million, one of $90.0 million, one of $70.0 million and three of $50.0 million each), and mature at various dates through 2008. The revolving credit facilities have similar characteristics. The Company may borrow amounts, subject to applicable borrowing base and concentration limitations, as defined. During the last year of the term of each facility, the commitment amount will decrease ratably until the commitment under each facility is reduced to zero by the final maturity date, as defined in each respective agreement.

 

Availability under each credit facility is subject not only to the maximum amount committed under the respective facility, but also to both various borrowing base and concentration limitations. The borrowing base limits lender advances to certain agreed percentages of asset value. The allowed percentage generally increases as the asset progresses from land under development to residence subject to contract of sale. Advances for each type of collateral become due in whole or in part, subject to possible re-borrowing, and/or the collateral becomes excluded from the borrowing base, after a specified period or earlier upon sale. Concentration limitations further restrict availability under the credit facilities. The effect of these borrowing base and concentration limitations essentially is to mandate minimum levels of the Company’s investment in a project, with higher percentages of investment required at earlier phases of a project, and with greater absolute dollar amounts of investment required as a project progresses. Each revolving credit facility is secured by deeds of trust on the real property and improvements thereon owned by the Company in the subdivision project(s) approved by the respective lender, as well as pledges of all net sale proceeds, related contracts and other ancillary property. Also, each credit facility includes financial covenants, which may limit the amount that may be borrowed thereunder. Outstanding advances bear interest at various rates, which approximate the prime rate. As of September 30, 2006,

 

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$216.4 million was outstanding under these credit facilities, with a weighted-average interest rate of 7.777%, and the undrawn availability was $304.1 million as limited by the borrowing base formulas. Interest on the revolving credit facilities is calculated on the average, outstanding daily balance and is paid following the end of each month. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company borrowed $315.7 million and $1.004 billion and repaid $262.1 million and $837.1 million, respectively under these facilities. The maximum amount outstanding was $216.4 million and the weighted average borrowings were $194.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Interest incurred on the revolving credit facilities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $3.9 million and $9.3 million, respectively. The Company routinely makes borrowings under its revolving credit facilities in the ordinary course of business within the maximum aggregate loan commitment amounts to fund its operations, including its land acquisition and home building activities, and repays such borrowings, as required by the credit facilities, with the net sales proceeds of sales of the real property, including homes, which secure the applicable credit facility.

 

Under the revolving credit facilities, the Company is required to comply with a number of covenants, the most restrictive of which require Delaware Lyon to maintain:

 

    A tangible net worth, as defined, of $200.0 million, adjusted upwards quarterly by 50% of Delaware Lyon’s quarterly net income after June 30, 2004;

 

    A ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth, each as defined, of less than 3.25 to 1; and

 

    Minimum liquidity, as defined, of at least $10.0 million.

 

As of and for the period ending September 30, 2006, the Company is in compliance with these covenants.

 

Construction Notes Payable

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company had construction notes payable on certain consolidated entities amounting to $69.1 million. The construction notes have various maturity dates and bear interest at rates ranging from 3% to prime plus 2.0% at September 30, 2006. Interest is calculated on the average daily balance and is paid following the end of each month.

 

Seller Financing

 

At September 30, 2006, the Company had $31.3 million of notes payable outstanding related to land acquisitions for which seller financing was provided. The seller financing notes are due at various dates through March 2008 and bear interest at rates ranging from 9.0% to 12.0% at September 30, 2006. Interest is calculated on the average principal balance outstanding and is accrued and paid when the financing is repaid.

 

Revolving Mortgage Warehouse Credit Facilities

 

The Company, through its mortgage subsidiary and one of its unconsolidated joint ventures, has entered into two revolving mortgage warehouse credit facilities with banks to fund its mortgage origination operations. The original credit facility, which matures in May 2007, provides for revolving loans of up to $30.0 million outstanding, $20.0 million of which is committed (lender obligated to lend if stated conditions are satisfied) and $10.0 million is not committed (lender advances are optional even if stated conditions are otherwise satisfied). However, as in the past the Company expects the maturity to be extended by the lender at each maturity date for an additional year. The Company’s mortgage subsidiary and one of its unconsolidated joint ventures entered into an additional $50.0 million credit facility which matures in November 2006. However, as in the past the Company expects the maturity to be extended by the lender at each maturity date for an additional year. Mortgage loans are generally held for a short period of time and are typically sold to investors within 7 to 15 days following funding. The facilities are secured by substantially all of the assets of each of the borrowers, including the mortgage loans held for sale, all rights of each of the borrowers with respect to contractual obligations of third party investors to purchase such mortgage loans, and all proceeds of sale of such mortgage

 

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loans. The facilities, which have LIBOR based pricing, also contain certain financial covenants requiring the borrowers to maintain minimum tangible net worth, leverage, profitability and liquidity. These facilities are non-recourse and are not guaranteed by the Company. At September 30, 2006 the outstanding balance under these facilities was $21.4 million.

 

Land Banking Arrangements

 

The Company enters into purchase agreements with various land sellers. In some instances, and as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns, thereby minimizing the use of funds from the Company’s revolving credit facilities and other corporate financing sources and limiting the Company’s risk, the Company transfers its right in such purchase agreements to entities owned by third parties (land banking arrangements). These entities use equity contributions and/or incur debt to finance the acquisition and development of the lots. The entities grant the Company an option to acquire lots in staged takedowns. In consideration for this option, the Company makes a non-refundable deposit of 15% to 20% of the total purchase price. Additionally, the Company may be subject to other penalties if lots are not acquired. The Company is under no obligation to purchase the balance of the lots, but would forfeit remaining deposits and be subject to penalties if the lots were not purchased. The Company does not have legal title to these entities or their assets and has not guaranteed their liabilities. These land banking arrangements help the Company manage the financial and market risk associated with land holdings. The use of these land banking arrangements is dependent on, among other things, the availability of capital to the option provider, general housing market conditions and geographic preferences. As described in Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”, Interpretation No. 46, requires the consolidation of the assets, liabilities and operations of four of the Company’s land banking arrangements including, as of September 30, 2006, real estate inventories of $73.7 million. The Company participates in two land banking arrangements, which are not VIEs in accordance with Interpretation No. 46, and are not consolidated as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. The deposits related to these two land banking arrangements have been recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company and an unaffiliated party formed a limited liability company (the “LLC”) for the purpose of acquiring 222 acres in the city of Pittsburg, California and developing the land into 533 residential home sites. The LLC was determined to be a variable interest entity and is consolidated in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the LLC sold 287 lots to the Company for a purchase price of $43.3 million. The lots were acquired through two land banking arrangements which have been determined to be VIEs and are consolidated in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The lots will be purchased from the two consolidated land banking arrangements on staged take-downs through 2008. Information pertaining to the two consolidated land banking arrangements is included in the table below. The intercompany land sales and related profits have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Summary information with respect to the Company’s consolidated and unconsolidated land banking arrangements is as follows as of September 30, 2006 (dollars in thousands):

 

       Consolidated  

   Unconsolidated

Total number of land banking arrangements

     4      2
    

  

Total number of lots

     452      1,155
    

  

Total purchase price

   $ 97,851    $ 240,783
    

  

Balance of lots still under option and not purchased:

             

Number of lots

     409      644
    

  

Purchase price

   $ 78,047    $ 177,914
    

  

Forfeited deposits and penalties if lots were not purchased

   $ 8,577    $ 30,275
    

  

 

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Joint Venture Financing

 

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are general partners or members in joint ventures involved in the development and sale of residential projects. In accordance with Interpretation No. 46 certain joint ventures have been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and operations of these joint ventures have been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements of joint ventures in which the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary are not consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method because the Company has a 50% or less voting or economic interest (and thus such joint ventures are not controlled by the Company). Income allocations and cash distributions to the Company from the unconsolidated joint ventures are based on predetermined formulas between the Company and its joint venture partners as specified in the applicable partnership or operating agreements. The Company generally receives, after partners’ priority returns and returns of partners’ capital, approximately 50% of the profits and cash flows from joint ventures. See Note 2 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for condensed combined financial information for the joint ventures whose financial statements have been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. See Note 4 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for condensed combined financial information for the unconsolidated joint ventures. Based upon current estimates, substantially all future development and construction costs incurred by the joint ventures will be funded by the venture partners or from the proceeds of construction financing obtained by the joint ventures.

 

As of September 30, 2006, the Company’s investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures was $1.7 million and the venture partners’ investment in such joint ventures was $1.2 million. As of September 30, 2006, these joint ventures had obtained financing from construction lenders which amounted to $39.5 million of outstanding indebtedness.

 

Assessment District Bonds

 

In some jurisdictions in which the Company develops and constructs property, assessment district bonds are issued by municipalities to finance major infrastructure improvements and fees. Such financing has been an important part of financing master-planned communities due to the long-term nature of the financing, favorable interest rates when compared to the Company’s other sources of funds and the fact that the bonds are sold, administered and collected by the relevant government entity. As a landowner benefited by the improvements, the Company is responsible for the assessments on its land. When the Company’s homes or other properties are sold, the assessments are either prepaid or the buyers assume the responsibility for the related assessments.

 

Cash Flows — Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

 

Net cash used in operating activities decreased to $85.4 million in the 2006 period from $273.9 million in the 2005 period. The change was primarily as a result of (i) decreased expenditures in real estate inventories to $204.1 million in the 2006 period from $399.4 million in the 2005 period, (ii) an increase in net changes in accrued expenses to a decrease of $112.8 million in the 2006 period from a decrease of $86.5 million in the 2005 period, (iii) an increase in net changes in receivables to an increase of $104.5 million in the 2006 period from an increase of $3.6 million in the 2005 period, (iv) a decrease in provision for income taxes to $43.8 million in the 2006 period from $67.0 million in the 2005 period, (v) impairment loss on real estate assets of $14.0 million in the 2006 period with no comparable amount in the 2005 period, and (vi) a decrease in net income to $67.1 million in the 2006 period from $102.7 million in the 2005 period. The decrease in real estate inventories is primarily attributable to a decrease in land acquisitions during the 2006 period. The softening in the Company’s markets which began in 2005 and is continuing into 2006 has decreased the amount of land acquisitions by the Company during the 2006 period. The increase in net changes in accrued expenses is primarily attributable to a net decrease in income taxes payable of $32.7 million during the 2006 period from a balance of $35.5 million as

 

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of December 31, 2005 compared to $2.8 million as of September 30, 2006 and a net decrease in accrued bonus expense of $35.1 million during the 2006 period, from a balance of $71.8 million as of December 31, 2005 compared to $36.7 million as of September 30, 2006. Comparatively, during the 2005 period, the net decrease in income taxes payable was $25.6 million in the 2005 period, from a balance of $31.0 million as of December 31, 2004 compared to a balance of $5.4 million as of September 30, 2005 and a net decrease in accrued bonus expense of $8.4 million from a balance of $59.6 million as of December 31, 2004 compared to a balance of $51.2 million as of June 30, 2005. The changes identified above during the first nine months of the periods ending September 30, 2006 and 2005 are recurring in nature and are attributable to the timing of bonus payments and estimated income tax payments made, offset by normal accruals for the period. The increase in net changes in receivables is attributable to a decrease in escrow proceeds receivable of $77.4 million during the 2006 period, from a balance of $84.3 million as of December 31, 2005 to a balance of $5.9 million as of September 30, 2006 compared to a net decrease of $0.2 million during the 2005 period, from a balance of $15.0 million as of December 31, 2004 to a balance of $14.8 million as of September 30, 2005. The large balance as of December 31, 2005 and 2004 was temporary in nature and primarily due to a significant increase in the number of homes closed in the last five days of the year to 254 in 2005 from 157 in 2004 where the homes had closed escrow but the Company had not yet received the funds from the escrow and title companies. The entire balance of escrow proceeds receivable at December 31, 2005 and 2004 was collected within the first few days of the following period. The remaining increase in the change in receivables is primarily attributable to a net decrease in first trust deed mortgage notes receivables of $26.4 million during the 2006 period to $21.4 million as of September 30, 2006 from $47.8 million as of December 31, 2005 compared to a net increase of $4.5 million during the 2005 period to $13.8 million as of September 30, 2005 from 9.3 million as of December 31, 2004. This increase was also attributable to the significant increase in the number of homes closed in the last week of the year in 2005 as compared to 2004 as described above. Substantially all of the balance of first trust deed mortgage notes receivables was collected in the first few days of January 2006 and 2005 when the loans were sold to third party investors.

 

The successful issuance of the 10 3/4% Senior Notes in 2003 and the 7 1/2% Senior Notes and 7 5/8% Senior Notes in 2004, offset by the repayment of the 12 1/2% Senior Notes, provided the Company with increased financial resources. The risks inherent in purchasing and developing land increase as consumer demand for housing decreases. Thus, the Company may have bought and developed land on which it cannot profitably build and sell homes. The market value of land, building lots and housing inventories can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing market conditions. In addition, inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or market. In the event of significant changes in economic or market conditions, the Company may have to sell homes at significantly lower margins or at a loss.

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities decreased to a use of $2.1 million in the 2006 period from a source of $17.1 million in the 2005 period. The change was primarily as a result of a decrease in net (contributions) distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures to net contributions of $0.1 million in the 2006 period from net distributions of $20.4 million in the 2005 period.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased to $57.4 million in the 2006 period from $194.1 million in the 2005 period, primarily as a result of minority interest distributions of $135.1 million in the 2006 period compared to minority interest contributions of $16.6 million in the 2005 period and an increase in net borrowings on notes payable to $192.0 million in the 2006 period from $177.2 million in the 2005 period.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company enters into certain off-balance sheet arrangements including joint venture financing, option arrangements, land banking arrangements and variable interests in consolidated and unconsolidated entities. These arrangements are more fully described above and in Notes 2, 4 and 8 to Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, the Company is party to certain contractual obligations, including land purchases and project commitments, which are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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Description of Projects

 

The Company’s homebuilding projects usually take two to five years to develop. The following table presents project information relating to each of the Company’s homebuilding divisions.

 

Project (County) Product


 

Year of

First

Delivery


 

Estimated

Number of

Homes at

Completion(1)


 

Units

Closed

as of

September 30,

2006


 

Backlog

at

September 30,

2006(2)(3)


 

Lots Owned

as of

September 30,

2006(4)


 

Homes Closed

for the Nine
Months

Ended

September 30,

2006


 

Sales Price

Range(5)


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL REGION

ORANGE COUNTY DIVISION

                             

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Mirador at Talega, San Clemente

  2004   76   75   1   1   22   $ 1,115,000—1,270,000

Ambridge at Quail Hill, Irvine

  2004   128   128   0   0   8   $ 500,000—570,000

Lombard Court, Irvine

  2005   150   129   21   21   60   $ 445,000—633,000

Garland Park, Irvine

  2005   166   147   16   19   47   $ 579,000—717,000

Seacove at the Waterfront, Huntington Beach

  2004   106   106   0   0   8   $ 802,000—995,000

Floralisa, San Juan Capistrano

  2005   80   48   5   32   38   $ 1,310,000—1,410,000

Estrella Rosa, San Juan Capistrano

  2006   40   6   19   34   6   $ 1,675,000—1,725,000

Amarante, Ladera Ranch

  2005   53   49   4   4   5   $ 965,000—1,060,000

Amarante II, Ladera Ranch

  2006   18   9   8   9   9   $ 1,056,000—1,140,000

Bellataire, Ladera Ranch

  2005   52   43   7   9   0   $ 1,220,000—1,260,000

Bellataire II, Ladera Ranch

  2006   23   14   7   9   14   $ 1,195,000—1,230,000

Tamarisk, Irvine

  2005   113   113   0   0   49   $ 555,000—610,000

San Carlos, Irvine

  2007   152   0   16   20   0   $ 445,000—615,000

Alora, San Clemente

  2007   49   0   0   17   0   $ 1,285,000—1,410,000

Columbus Grove, Irvine:

                             

Lantana

  2006   102   29   6   73   29   $ 900,000—1,015,000

Kensington

  2006   63   0   26   63   0   $ 740,000—850,000

Clarendon

  2007   102   0   20   102   0   $ 620,000—660,000

Astoria(6)

  2007   102   0   7   98   0   $ 975,000—1,120,000

Kensington II

  2007   60   0   0   60   0   $ 740,000—850,000

Cambridge Lane

  2007   156   0   0   156   0   $ 425,000—530,000

Ainsley Park

  2007   84   0   0   84   0   $ 690,000—810,000

Ciara(6)

  2007   67   0   16   67   0   $ 1,225,000—1,375,000

Verandas

  2007   97   0   0   97   0   $ 730,000—850,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

TOTAL ORANGE COUNTY

      2,039   896   179   975   295      
       
 
 
 
 
     

LOS ANGELES DIVISION

                             

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Meridian Hills, Moorpark:

                             

Ashford

  2006   113   0   11   113   0   $ 850,000—975,000

Marquis

  2006   135   0   13   135   0   $ 890,000—1,070,000

Brighton (Affordable)

  2007   17   0   0   17   0   $ 105,000—272,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

TOTAL LOS ANGELES

      265   0   24   265   0      
       
 
 
 
 
     

SAN DIEGO DIVISION

                             

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Promenade North, San Diego

  2006   168   0   6   168   0   $ 419,000—490,000

Alcala at Del Sur, San Diego

  2005   83   16   13   67   16   $ 773,000—795,000

Altair, Santee

  2008   85   0   0   85   0   $ 444,000—505,000

Maybeck, San Diego

  2006   120   0   0   120   0   $ 716,000—761,000

Sunset Cove, San Diego

  2007   77   0   0   77   0   $ 803,000—875,000

Levanto, San Diego

  2008   100   0   0   100   0   $ 432,000—540,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Wholly-Owned:

      633   16   19   617   16      
       
 
 
 
 
     

 

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Project (County) Product


 

Year of

First

Delivery


 

Estimated

Number of

Homes at

Completion(1)


 

Units

Closed

as of

September 30,

2006


 

Backlog

at

September 30,

2006(2)(3)


 

Lots Owned

as of

September 30,

2006(4)


 

Homes Closed

for the Nine
Months

Ended

September 30,

2006


 

Sales Price

Range(5)


Joint Ventures:

                             

Ravenna, San Diego

  2005   199   122   34   77   74   $ 471,000—513,000

Amante, San Diego

  2005   127   90   14   37   25   $ 561,000—631,000

Treviso, San Diego

  2005   186   86   8   100   51   $ 386,000—526,000

Belleza at San Miguel Village, Chula Vista

  2005   195   165   18   30   43   $ 360,000—440,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Joint Ventures:

      707   463   74   244   193      
       
 
 
 
 
     

TOTAL SAN DIEGO

      1,340   479   93   861   209      
       
 
 
 
 
     

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL REGION COMBINED TOTAL

                             

Wholly-Owned

      2,937   912   222   1,857   311      

Joint Ventures

      707   463   74   244   193      
       
 
 
 
 
     
        3,644   1,375   296   2,101   504      
       
 
 
 
 
     
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION

BAY AREA/CENTRAL VALLEY DIVISION

                             

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Contra Costa County

                             

Bayside, Hercules, Seagate

  2005   96   66   13   30   38   $ 615,000—727,000

Wavecrest

  2005   76   76   0   0   38   $ 724,000—776,000

Rivergate Laurels, Antioch

  2005   69   69   0   0   0   $ 500,000—573,000

Rivergate II, Antioch

  2006   98   23   8   75   23   $ 548,000—658,000

Vista Del Mar, Pittsburgh

                             

Vineyard(6)

  2007   162   0   0   162   0   $ 686,000—741,000

Victory(6)

  2007   125   0   0   125   0   $ 706,000—806,000

Estates Custom Lots

  2007   12   0   0   12   0   $ 144,000—400,000

San Joaquin County

                             

Seasons, Stockton

  2005   145   130   1   15   47   $ 473,000—533,000

Santa Clara County

                             

Baton Rouge, San Jose

  2005   91   91   0   0   46   $ 536,000—661,000

Stanislaus County

                             

Falling Leaf, Modesto

                             

Trails

  2006   100   0   2   100   0   $ 355,000—430,000

Groves

  2006   131   0   3   131   0   $ 330,000—390,000

Meadows

  2006   83   0   6   83   0   $ 456,000—521,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Wholly-Owned

      1,188   455   33   733   192      
       
 
 
 
 
     

Joint Ventures:

                             

Contra Costa County

                             

Vista Del Mar, Pittsburgh

                             

Villages

  2007   102   0   0   102   0   $ 298,000—524,000

Venue

  2007   132   0   0   132   0   $ 353,000—658,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Joint Ventures:

      234   0   0   234   0      
       
 
 
 
 
     

TOTAL BAY AREA/CENTRAL VALLEY

      1,422   455   33   967   192      
       
 
 
 
 
     

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

                             

Wholly-Owned:

                             

San Joaquin County

                             

Ironwood II, Lathrop

  2003   88   86   1   2   1   $ 276,000—317,000

Ironwood III, Lathrop

  2005   109   87   18   22   16   $ 492,000—571,000

Placer County

                             

 

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Project (County) Product


 

Year of

First

Delivery


 

Estimated

Number of

Homes at

Completion(1)


 

Units

Closed

as of

September 30,

2006


 

Backlog

at

September 30,

2006(2)(3)


 

Lots Owned

as of

September 30,

2006(4)


 

Homes Closed

for the Period

Ended

September 30,

2006


  

Sales Price

Range(5)


Shady Lane at Whitney Ranch Rocklin

  2006   96   13   4   83   13    $455,000—465,000

Twin Oaks at Whitney Ranch Rocklin

  2006   92   0   6   92   0    $634,000—666,000

Sacramento County

                            

Verona at Anatolia, Rancho Cordova

  2005   79   36   4   43   27    $500,000—525,000

Fair Oaks

  2007   190   0   0   190   0    $399,000—417,000
       
 
 
 
 
    

Total Wholly-Owned:

      654   222   33   432   57     
       
 
 
 
 
    

Joint Ventures:

                            

Sacramento County

                            

Big Horn, Elk Grove

                            

Plaza Walk

  2005   106   44   2   62   23    $361,000—421,000

Gallery Walk

  2005   149   52   12   97   24    $230,000—361,000
       
 
 
 
 
    

Total Joint Ventures

      255   96   14   159   47     
       
 
 
 
 
    

TOTAL SACRAMENTO

      909   318   47   591   104     
       
 
 
 
 
    

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

REGION COMBINED TOTAL

                            

Wholly-Owned

      1,842   677   66   1,165   249     

Joint Ventures

      489   96   14   393   47     
       
 
 
 
 
    
        2,331   773   80   1,558   296     
       
 
 
 
 
    
INLAND EMPIRE REGION

Wholly-Owned:

                            

Riverside County

                            

Heartland, North Corona

                            

Homestead

  2005   109   106   2   3   62    $578,000—665,000

Almont

  2006   91   65   19   26   65    $492,000—568,000

Parkside, Corona

  2007   122   0   24   122   0    $578,000—678,000

Serafina, North Corona

  2007   314   0   74   314   0    $317,000—413,000

Bridle Creek, Corona

  2003   274   174   20   100   2    $693,000—870,000

Sequoia at Wolf Creek, Temecula

  2005   125   75   13   50   61    $392,000—438,000

Savannah at Harveston Ranch, Temecula

  2005   162   57   17   105   57    $334,000—386,000

San Bernardino County

                            

The Peaks at Citrus Heights, Fontana

  2005   150   116   16   34   44    $597,000—680,000

Adelina, Fontana(6)

  2007   109   0   0   109   0    $350,000—405,000

Rosabella, Fontana

  2007   114   0   0   114   0    $405,000—440,000

Amador, Rancho Cucamonga

  2007   99   0   0   99   0    $375,000—447,000

Vintner’s Grove, Rancho Cucamonga

                            

SFD

  2008   78   0   0   78   0    $535,000—625,000

Triplex

  2008   78   0   0   78   0    $405,000—475,000

Chapman Heights, Yucaipa:

                            

Braeburn

  2005   113   47   14   47   28    $569,000—609,000

Crofton

  2005   140   73   8   67   53    $443,000—473,000

Westland

  2005   79   59   13   20   30    $498,000—521,000

Vista Bella

  2006   108   0   0   108   0    $300,000—325,000

Redcort

  2006   90   0   0   90   0    $330,000—356,000
       
 
 
 
 
    

INLAND EMPIRE REGION COMBINED TOTAL

      2,355   772   220   1,564   402     
       
 
 
 
 
    

 

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Project (County) Product


 

Year of

First

Delivery


 

Estimated

Number of

Homes at

Completion(1)


 

Units

Closed

as of

September 30,

2006


 

Backlog

at

September 30,

2006(2)(3)


 

Lots Owned

as of

September 30,

2006(4)


 

Homes Closed

for the Nine
Months

Ended

September 30,

2006


 

Sales Price

Range(5)


ARIZONA REGION

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Maricopa County

                             

Gateway Crossing, Gilbert

                             

Oakcrest

  2003   236   236   0   0   1   $ 252,000—320,000

Woodridge

  2003   165   165   0   0   1   $ 292,000—355,000

Sonoran Foothills, Phoenix

                             

Desert Crown

  2004   124   120   2   4   35   $ 440,000—536,000

Desert Sierra

  2004   212   209   1   3   88   $ 249,000—305,000

Copper Canyon Ranch, Surprise

                             

Rancho Vistas

  2004   212   211   0   1   18   $ 490,000—592,000

Sunset Point

  2004   282   220   33   62   89   $ 287,000—379,000

El Sendero Hills

  2004   188   163   10   25   61   $ 377,000—467,000

Talavera, Phoenix

  2006   134   13   88   121   13   $ 256,000—330,000

Coldwater Ranch, Maricopa County

  2008   368   0   0   368   0   $ 194,000—262,000

Collin’s Creek, Phoenix

  2007   126   0   0   126   0   $ 210,000—225,000

Lehi Crossing, Mesa

  2007   805   0   0   113   0      

Rancho Mercado, Phoenix

  2008   1,865   0   0   1,865   0   $ 226,000—307,000

Lyon’s Gate, Gilbert:

                             

Pride

  2006   548   32   129   516   32   $ 232,000—256,000

Savanna

  2006   174   20   47   154   20   $ 249,000—340,000

Sahara

  2006   169   18   53   151   18   $ 318,000—399,000

Future Products

  2007   680   0   0   680   0      
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Wholly-Owned:

      6,288   1,407   363   4,189   376      
       
 
 
 
 
     

Joint Ventures:

                             

Maricopa County

                             

Hastings Property, Queen Creek

  2007   822   0   0   822   0   $ 199,000—290,000

Circle G at the Church Farm North

  2007   1,745   0   0   1,745   0   $ 259,000—402,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

Total Joint Ventures:

      2,567   0   0   2,567   0      
       
 
 
 
 
     

ARIZONA REGION TOTAL

      8,855   1,407   363   6,756   376      
       
 
 
 
 
     
NEVADA REGION

Wholly-Owned:

                             

Clark County

                             

Summerlin, Las Vegas

                             

Granada

  2004   144   139   3   5   34   $ 446,000—511,000

The Lyon Collection

  2005   79   63   4   16   30   $ 624,000—659,000

Kingwood

  2006   100   21   3   79   21   $ 435,000—521,000

North Las Vegas

                             

The Classics

  2003   227   224   1   3   4   $ 290,000—315,000

The Cottages

  2004   360   259   8   101   50   $ 232,000—262,000

La Tierra

  2006   67   19   5   48   19   $ 315,000—345,000

Tierra Este

  2007   126   0   0   126   0   $ 324,000—355,000

Carson Ranch, Las Vegas

                             

West Series I

  2005   71   67   0   4   25   $ 395,000—430,000

West Series II

  2005   59   22   4   37   21   $ 456,000—511,000

East Series I

  2007   103   13   6   90   13   $ 395,000—430,000

East Series II

  2006   58   0   0   58   0   $ 470,000—518,000

 

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Project (County) Product


 

Year of

First

Delivery


 

Estimated

Number of

Homes at

Completion(1)


 

Units

Closed

as of

September 30,

2006


 

Backlog

at

September 30,

2006(2)(3)


 

Lots Owned

as of

September 30,

2006(4)


 

Homes Closed

for the Nine
Months

Ended

September 30,

2006


 

Sales Price

Range(5)


West Park, Las Vegas

                             

Villas

  2006   191   3   7   188   3   $ 320,000—355,000

Courtyards

  2006   113   2   5   111   2   $ 380,000—430,000

Mesa Canyon, Las Vegas

  2008   49   0   0   49   0   $ 429,000—467,000

The Lyon Estates, Las Vegas

  2008   138   0   0   138   0   $ 635,000—700,000

Mountain Falls, Pahrump:

                             

Cascata

  2005   147   113   18   34   59   $ 216,000—238,000

Tramonto

  2005   212   121   11   91   55   $ 266,000—301,000

Bella Sera

  2005   129   63   5   66   35   $ 322,000—362,000

Ancora

  2007   118   0   1   118   0   $ 216,000—239,000
       
 
 
 
 
     

NEVADA REGION TOTAL

      2,491   1,129   81   1,362   371      
       
 
 
 
 
     

GRAND TOTALS:

                             

Wholly-Owned

      16,099   4,897   952   10,137   1,709      

Joint Ventures

      3,763   559   88   3,204   240      
       
 
 
 
 
     
        19,862   5,456   1,040   13,341   1,949      
       
 
 
 
 
     

(1)   The estimated number of homes to be built at completion is subject to change, and there can be no assurance that the Company will build these homes.
(2)   Backlog consists of homes sold under sales contracts that have not yet closed, and there can be no assurance that closings of sold homes will occur.
(3)   Of the total homes subject to pending sales contracts as of September 30, 2006, 1,015 represent homes completed or under construction and 25 represent homes not yet under construction.
(4)   Lots owned as of September 30, 2006 include lots in backlog at September 30, 2006.
(5)   Sales price range reflects base price only and excludes any lot premium, buyer incentive and buyer selected options, which vary from project to project.
(6)   All or a portion of the lots in this project are not owned as of September 30, 2006. The Company consolidated the purchase price of the lots in accordance with Interpretation No. 46, and considers the lots owned at September 30, 2006.

 

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Net Operating Loss Carryforwards

 

At December 31, 2005, the Company has unused recognized built-in losses in the amount of $23.3 million which are available to offset future income and expire between 2009 and 2011. The utilization of these losses is limited to $3.9 million of taxable income per year; however, any unused losses in any year may be carried forward for utilization in future years through 2011. The Company’s ability to utilize the foregoing tax benefits will depend upon the amount of its future taxable income and may be limited under certain circumstances.

 

Neither the amount of the net operating loss carryforwards nor the amount of limitation on such carryforwards claimed by the Company has been audited or otherwise validated by the Internal Revenue Service, and it could challenge either amount the Company has calculated. It is possible that legislation or regulations will be adopted that would limit the Company’s ability to use the tax benefits associated with the current tax net operating loss carryforwards.

 

Inflation

 

The Company’s revenues and profitability may be affected by increased inflation rates and other general economic conditions. In periods of high inflation, demand for the Company’s homes may be reduced by increases in mortgage interest rates. Further, the Company’s profits will be affected by its ability to recover through higher sales prices increases in the costs of land, construction, labor and administrative expenses. The Company’s ability to raise prices at such times will depend upon demand and other competitive factors.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s transactions with related parties.

 

Tender Offer and Merger

 

On March 17, 2006, General William Lyon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company announced that he commenced an offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of William Lyon Homes not already owned by him for $93.00 per share in cash. The expiration date for the tender offer at the time of the offer was Thursday, April 13, 2006, unless the offer were extended.

 

The offer was subject to the non-waivable condition that there shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn before the offer expires at least a majority of the outstanding shares not owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust, The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust or the officers and directors of William Lyon Homes immediately before the commencement of the offer. The offer was also subject to the receipt by General Lyon of the proceeds under his financing commitment from Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. and Lehman Brothers Inc. The offer was also subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the tender offer materials filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and distributed to William Lyon Homes’ stockholders, and was initially subject to the further condition that sufficient shares were tendered in the offer such that the tendered shares, together with the shares already directly or indirectly owned by General Lyon and the trusts, would represent at least 90% of the shares outstanding upon expiration of the offer.

 

On March 23, 2006, the Company announced that its board of directors had formed a special committee of independent directors to consider the offer by General Lyon with the assistance of outside financial and legal advisors which the special committee retained. On April 10, 2006, General Lyon announced that he would amend his tender offer for all the outstanding shares of William Lyon Homes by increasing the offer price to $100 per share. The special committee determined that it would recommend that stockholders tender their shares in connection with the amended offer. General Lyon also extended his offer until Friday, April 21, 2006. General Lyon had also reached an agreement, subject to final court approval, to settle certain class action lawsuits that

 

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had been filed in Delaware on behalf of William Lyon Homes’ stockholders. As described in Part III, Other Information—Legal Proceedings, the Delaware Chancery Court approved the settlement on August 9, 2006. Another class action lawsuit filed in California has been dismissed by the California court.

 

On April 24, 2006, General Lyon announced that he was extending his tender offer for all outstanding shares of William Lyon Homes not owned by him through April 28, 2006, and that he would waive the 90% condition to the offer. On May 1, 2006, General Lyon announced that he was further extending the tender offer through May 12, 2006, and that he was further amending the tender offer by increasing the offer price to $109 per share. All other terms and conditions of the offer remain the same, as set forth in the tender offer materials disseminated by General Lyon.

 

On May 18, 2006, General Lyon announced the completion of his tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company not already owned by him for $109.00 net per share in cash. Computershare Trust Company of New York, the depositary for the offer, had advised General Lyon that an aggregate of 1,711,125 shares were tendered in the offer, including 310,652 shares that remained subject to guaranteed delivery procedures. The shares tendered in the offer, together with the shares already owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust and The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust, represented over 90% of the outstanding shares of the Company, which would be sufficient to enable General Lyon to effect a short-form merger with the Company under Delaware law.

 

On July 26, 2006, General Lyon announced that on July 25, 2006, WLH Acquisition Corp., a corporate owned by General Lyon, The William Harwell Lyon 1987 Trust and The William Harwell Lyon Separate Property Trust, was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation of the merger. At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding share of the Company’s common stock (except for shares owned by WLH Acquisition Corp. and by stockholders who properly exercise their appraisal rights in accordance with Delaware law) was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $109.00 per share in cash, without interest, which is the same consideration that was paid for shares of the Company in the tender offer by General Lyon. Shareholders of the Company as of the effective time of the merger were sent additional information by mail on the process for receiving the merger consideration or exercising their appraisal rights.

 

Prior to the completion of the merger, General Lyon and the two trusts contributed all the shares of the Company owned by them, which constituted more than 90% of the outstanding shares, to WLH Acquisition Corp. WLH Acquisition Corp. was then merged with and into the Company pursuant to the short-form merger provisions of Delaware law. Prior to the merger, the Company had cancelled and retired 1,275,000 shares of its common stock which had been repurchased and were being held in the treasury. After the merger, the Company’s capital structure consists of common stock, par value $.01 per share, 3,000 shares authorized, and 1,000 shares outstanding. The Company will continue as a privately held company, wholly owned by General Lyon and the two trusts.

 

The Company has incurred approximately $3.1 million in financial advisory expenses related to the tender offer and is reflected as financial advisory expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of income.

 

Critical Accounting Polices

 

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and costs and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those which impact its most critical accounting policies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates

 

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under different assumptions or conditions. As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, the Company’s most critical accounting policies are real estate inventories and cost of sales; impairment of real estate inventories; sales and profit recognition; and variable interest entities. Since December 31, 2005, there have been no changes in the Company’s most critical accounting policies and no material changes in the assumptions and estimates used by management.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”). This interpretation, among other things, creates a two step approach for evaluating uncertain tax positions. Recognition (step one) occurs when an enterprise concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that more-likely-than-not will be realized upon settlement. Derecognition of a tax position that was previously recognized would occur when a company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained. FIN 48 specifically prohibits the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions, and it has expanded disclosure requirements. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, in which the impact of adoption should be accounted for as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings. The Company is evaluating FIN 48 and has not yet determined the impact the adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as some statements by the Company in periodic press releases and some oral statements by Company officials to securities analysts and stockholders during presentations about the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “hopes”, and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future Company actions, which may be provided by management are also forward-looking statements as defined in the Act. Forward-looking statements are based upon expectations and projections about future events and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties about, among other things, the Company, economic and market factors and the homebuilding industry.

 

Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The principal factors that could cause the Company’s actual performance and future events and actions to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions either nationally or in regions in which the Company operates, terrorism or other hostilities involving the United States, whether an ownership change occurred which could, under certain circumstances, have resulted in the limitation of the Company’s ability to offset prior years’ taxable income with net operating losses, changes in home mortgage interest rates, changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations of those principles, changes in prices of homebuilding materials, labor shortages, adverse weather conditions, the occurrence of events such as landslides, soil subsidence and earthquakes that are uninsurable, not economically insurable or not subject to effective indemnification agreements, changes in governmental laws and regulations, whether the Company is able to refinance the outstanding balances of its debt obligation at their maturity, the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects and the availability and cost of land for future growth. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, additional factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, those factors or conditions described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in the Company’s other filings with the

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company’s past performance or past or present economic conditions in the Company’s housing markets are not indicative of future performance or conditions. Investors are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to projections over time unless required by federal securities law.

 

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, includes detailed disclosure about quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk have not materially changed since December 31, 2005.

 

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.    An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Although the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, there can be no assurance that such disclosure controls and procedures will always achieve their stated goals under all circumstances.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.    There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

 

Captive Title Reinsurance Investigation

 

Duxford Title Reinsurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, provides title reinsurance to unrelated title insurers directly issuing title policies on homes sold by the Company in California, Nevada and Arizona. In February 2005, Duxford Title Reinsurance Company was notified by its title insurers that as a result of current investigations by several state insurance regulators into the large number of captive reinsurance arrangements existing in the title insurance industry, the title insurers were suspending and/or terminating their current captive reinsurance agreements with Duxford Title Reinsurance Company pending final determination from the appropriate regulatory bodies as to their permissibility or necessary modification to assure compliance with applicable law. In April 2005, in response to a subpoena issued by the California Insurance Commissioner, the Company testified in connection with the Commissioner’s investigation of captive reinsurance arrangements, including testimony that in many instances, the Company pays for the title insurance being issued. The Company has not had any further communication to date from the California Insurance Commissioner or any other state insurance regulator about this matter and does not believe that the resolution of this matter will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In November 2005, the Company was notified that the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development had instituted a formal Federal investigation of the Company in connection with its participation in captive title reinsurance arrangements. The Company has fully cooperated with the Department in its investigation. Effective as of September 15, 2006, the Company and the Department entered into a Settlement Agreement in which each desired to avoid prolonged proceedings, any further expense of investigation and/or possible litigation and to finally resolve the matter. Based on the Company’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement and with the Company not admitting liability or wrongdoing, the Department agreed to terminate its investigation and to take no enforcement action and the Company agreed to make a settlement payment of $850,000.

 

Litigation Arising from General Lyon’s Tender Offer

 

As described above in Part I, Item 2 under the caption “Tender Offer and Merger”, on March 17, 2006, the Company’s principal stockholder commenced a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase all outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock not already owned by him. Initially, the price offered in the Tender was $93 per share, but it has since been increased to $109 per share.

 

Two purported class action lawsuits were filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, purportedly on behalf of the public stockholders of the Company, challenging the Tender Offer and challenging related actions of the Company and the directors of the Company. Stephen L. Brown v. William Lyon Homes, et al., Civil Action No. 2015-N was filed on March 20, 2006, and Michael Crady, et al. v. General William Lyon, et al., Civil Action No. 2017-N was filed on March 21, 2006 (collectively, the “Delaware Complaints”). On March 21, 2006, plaintiff in the Brown action also filed a First Amended Complaint. The Delaware Complaints name the Company and the directors of the Company as defendants. These complaints allege, among other things, that the defendants have breached their fiduciary duties owed to the plaintiffs in connection with the Tender Offer and other related corporate activities. The plaintiffs sought to enjoin the Tender Offer and, among other things, to obtain attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the litigation.

 

On March 23, 2006, the Company announced that its Board had appointed a special committee of independent directors who are not members of the Company’s management or employed by the Company (the “Special Committee”) to consider the Tender Offer. The members of the Special Committee are Harold H. Greene, Lawrence M. Higby, and Dr. Arthur Laffer. The Company also announced that the Special Committee had retained Morgan Stanley & Co. as its financial advisor and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as its legal counsel.

 

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On March 24, 2006, the Delaware Chancery Court consolidated the Delaware Complaints into a single case entitled In re: William Lyon Homes Shareholder Litigation, Civil Action No. 2015-N (the “Consolidated Delaware Action”).

 

On April 10, 2006, the parties to the Consolidated Delaware Action executed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), detailing a proposed settlement subject to the Delaware Chancery Court’s approval. Pursuant to the MOU, General Lyon increased his offer of $93 per share to $100 per share, extended the closing date of the offer to April 21, 2006, and, on April 11, 2006, filed an amended Schedule TO. Plaintiffs in the Consolidated Delaware Action have determined that the settlement is “fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of plaintiffs and the putative Class.” The Special Committee also determined that the price of $100 per share was fair to the shareholders, and recommended that the Company’s shareholders accept the revised Tender Offer and tender their shares. Thereafter, General Lyon also decided to further extend the closing date of the Tender Offer from April 21, 2006 to April 28, 2006.

 

On April 23, 2006, Delaware Chancery Court conditionally certified a class in the Consolidated Delaware Action. The parties to the Consolidated Delaware Action agreed to a Stipulation of Settlement, and the Delaware Chancery Court approved the settlement on August 9, 2006.

 

A purported class action lawsuit challenging the Tender Offer was also filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange. On March 17, 2006, a complaint captioned Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. William Lyon Homes, Inc., et al., Case No. 06-CC-00047, was filed. On April 5, 2006, plaintiff in the Alaska Electrical action filed an Amended Complaint (the “California Action”). The complaint in the California Action names the Company and the directors of the Company as defendants and alleges, among other things, that the defendants have breached their fiduciary duties to the public stockholders. Plaintiff in the California Action also sought to enjoin the Tender Offer, and, among other things, to obtain attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the litigation.

 

On April 20, 2006, the California court denied the request of plaintiff in the California Action to enjoin the Tender Offer. Plaintiff filed a motion to certify a class in the California Action which was later taken off calendar, and the Company filed a motion to stay the California Action. On July 5, 2006, the California court granted the Company’s motion to stay the California Action.

 

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

 

The Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, includes detailed disclosure about risk factors which should be carefully considered when evaluating any investment in the Company. Risk factors have not materially changed since December 31, 2005.

 

Items 2, 3, 4 and 5.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6.    Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.


  

Description


10.1   

Borrowing Base Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006 by and between William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation and California National Bank (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 1, 2006).

31.1   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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

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

 

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

       

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

Registrant

Date:  November 9, 2006       By:  

/s/    MICHAEL D. GRUBBS


               

MICHAEL D. GRUBBS

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date:  November 9, 2006       By:  

/s/    W. DOUGLASS HARRIS


               

W. DOUGLASS HARRIS

Vice President, Corporate Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.


  

Description


10.1   

Borrowing Base Revolving Line of Credit Agreement dated as of July 10, 2006 by and between William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation and California National Bank (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K on August 1, 2006).

31.1   

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2   

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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

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

 

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EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, William Lyon, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of William Lyon Homes;

 

  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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) 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

 

d) 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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operating 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: November 9, 2006

 

By:

 

/s/    WILLIAM LYON


   

William Lyon

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Michael D. Grubbs, certify that:

 

  1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of William Lyon Homes;

 

  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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) 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) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) 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

 

d) 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 registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

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 controls over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 9, 2006

 

By:

 

/s/    MICHAEL D. GRUBBS


   

Michael D. Grubbs

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION 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 Quarterly Report of William Lyon Homes (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, William Lyon, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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; and

 

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

 

/s/    WILLIAM LYON


William Lyon

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

November 9, 2006

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to William Lyon Homes and will be retained by William Lyon Homes and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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EXHIBIT 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION 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 Quarterly Report of William Lyon Homes (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Michael D. Grubbs, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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; and

 

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

 

/s/    MICHAEL D. GRUBBS


Michael D. Grubbs

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Treasurer

November 9, 2006

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to William Lyon Homes and will be retained by William Lyon Homes and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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