þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Rhode Island | 05-0386287 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value | OTCQX (Pink Sheets) |
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company þ |
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Certain portions of this report, and particularly the Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contain forward-looking statements which represent the Companys expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following: the ability of the Company to generate adequate amounts of cash; the collectibility of the accrued leasing revenues when due over the terms of the long-term land leases; the commencement of additional long-term land leases; changes in economic conditions that may affect either the current or future development on the Companys parcels; and exposure to contamination, remediation or similar costs associated with the operation of the petroleum storage facility. |
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| On the southerly portion of one of the parcels, an underground parking garage and two buildings containing 193 condominiums were completed in 2008. On the northerly portion of the same parcel, a 10-story, 307,000 gross square foot building is under construction with an expected completion date of late 2009 and will be the headquarters of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island. |
| On the other undeveloped parcel, two residential buildings are planned. One building containing 96 condominiums is expected to be completed in the spring of 2009. The other building has not progressed beyond the early stages of foundation preparation construction, and the timing of construction and completion is uncertain. |
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Parcels in Capital Center Area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3S | 5 | 6, Phase I | 6, Phase II | 7A | 8 | 9 | Lamar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description of Usage | Residential/ Office |
Office | Residential | Residential | Residential | Garage | Office | Office | Billboard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Term of Lease
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103 Yrs. | 99 Yrs. | 149 Yrs. | 99 Yrs. | 99 Yrs. | 99 Yrs. | 99 Yrs. | 149 Yrs. | 27 Yrs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termination Date
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2108 | 2087 | 2142 | 2103 | 2103 | 2104 | 2090 | 2153 | 2033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options to Extend Lease
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Two 75-Year | None | None | Two 50-Year | Two 50-Year | Two 75-Year | None | None | See Lamar Lease above | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current Annual Contractual Rental |
$ | 72,000 | $ | 468,000 | $ | 345,000 | $ | 48,000 | $ | 24,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 223,000 | $ | 100,000 | $ | 763,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Contingent Rent
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None | None | 1% Gross Revenues | None | None | None | None | None | See Lamar Lease above | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Next Periodic Rental Adjustment |
2011 | 2009 | 2013 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount and/or Type
of Next Adjustment
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$ | 384,000 | Appraisal | Appraisal | $ | 252,000 | $ | 24,000 | Cost of Living Adjustment | Appraisal and 1% Gross Receipts Rent | $ | 260,000 | $ | 4,000 |
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Lamar Outdoor Advertising, LLC |
$ | 842,000 | $ | 805,000 | ||||
Metropark, Ltd |
587,000 | 558,000 | ||||||
Gramercy Capital Corp |
468,000 | 468,000 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
401,000 | 404,000 | ||||||
$ | 2,298,000 | $ | 2,235,000 | |||||
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Trading Prices | Dividends | |||||||||||
High | Low | Paid | ||||||||||
2008 |
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1st Quarter |
11.75 | 8.875 | .03 | |||||||||
2nd Quarter |
11.00 | 8.75 | .03 | |||||||||
3rd Quarter |
13.175 | 11.00 | .03 | |||||||||
4th Quarter |
11.75 | 6.50 | .03 | |||||||||
2007 |
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1st Quarter |
12.105 | 10.905 | .025 | |||||||||
2nd Quarter |
12.10 | 10.50 | .025 | |||||||||
3rd Quarter |
16.425 | 11.75 | .03 | |||||||||
4th Quarter |
12.775 | 11.525 | .03 |
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1. | Overview: | |
Critical accounting policies: | ||
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidance for the disclosure of critical accounting policies. The SEC defines such policies as those that require application of managements most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. | ||
The Companys significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. Not all of these significant accounting policies require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments or estimates. Management believes that the Companys revenue recognition policy for long-term leases with scheduled rent increases (leasing segment) meets the SEC definition of critical. | ||
Certain of the Companys long-term land leases have original terms of 30 to 149 years and contain scheduled rent increases where the future dollar increases are known at the time of the commencement of the lease or at a subsequent date. | ||
The first such lease commenced in 1988, had an original term of 99 years and provides for fixed percentage increases at specified intervals (as well as reappraisal increases). In accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 13 (Accounting for Leases) and certain of its interpretations, rental income related to the fixed percentage increases that are presently known should be recognized on a straight-line basis. To calculate the annual straight-line amount, the 99 known annual rental amounts are totaled and this total is divided by 99. | ||
For this lease, the calculated annual straight-line amount for 1988 was eight times (multiple) the amount paid by the tenant under the terms of the lease (the contractual amount). In subsequent years, as the tenant pays higher rents, the multiple gradually decreases until the 57th year of the lease, at which time the contractual amount paid by the tenant will exceed the calculated straight-line amount. If the Company were to report annual revenue for this lease using the straight-line amount, it would record a significant receivable for each of the first 56 years, which receivable would grow to approximately $33,000,000. Management does not believe that the Company should record a receivable that would not begin to be collected until the 56th year (the turnaround date) since management could not be assured of collection. | ||
In 1988, management met with the SEC accounting staff to discuss its concerns over the provisions of FAS No. 13 as they related to a lease of this length which results in the recording of such a significant receivable that would remain on the Companys balance sheet and continue to grow on an annual basis with a turnaround date so far in the future. The Company presented the SEC accounting staff with an application of the accounting policy whereby management would evaluate the collectibility of the receivable on an annual basis and report as leasing revenue only that portion of the receivable that management could presently conclude would be collectible. The SEC accounting staff did not object to this application by the Company. | ||
Through December 31, 2008, the receivable on this lease has grown to $17,840,000 (cumulative excess of straight-line over contractual rentals) and management has not been able to conclude that any portion is collectible as the turnaround date is still 37 years away. | ||
In 2004, a second such lease commenced with an original term of 149 years and provides for fixed minimum percentage increases at specified intervals (as well as reappraisal increases). For this lease, the contractual amount paid by the tenant will not exceed the calculated straight-line amount until the 94th year of the lease. Through December 31, 2008, the receivable on this lease is $11,272,000 (cumulative excess of straight-line over contractual rentals) and management has not been able to conclude that any portion is collectible as the turnaround date is 90 years away. | ||
In 2006, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement of its lease with Lamar Outdoor Advertising LLC (Lamar) with a current remaining term of 26 years which provides for fixed percentage increases annually. For this lease, the contractual amount paid by Lamar will not exceed the calculated straight-line amount until the 16th year of the lease. Through December 31, 2008, the receivable on this lease is $568,000 (cumulative excess of straight-line over contractual rentals) and management has not been able to conclude that any portion is collectible as the turnaround date is 14 years away. | ||
Accordingly, the Company has not reported any portion of these amounts as leasing revenue in its consolidated financial statements and does not anticipate that it can reach such a conclusion until the turnaround dates are closer. |
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Although the Companys other long-term land leases provide for scheduled rent increases, the provisions of the leases are such that certain future dollar amounts could not be calculated either at the time of the commencement of the lease or now, as such amounts are based on factors that are not presently known, i.e., future cost-of-living adjustments or future appraised values. The Company is reporting the annual rental revenues under these leases using the contractual amounts in accordance with the provisions of FAS No. 13. The Company has recorded excess of straight-line over contractual revenues on these leases totaling $5,551,000 at December 31, 2008. The Company continues to recognize accrued leasing revenue from two leases which were recorded in prior years. | ||
Segments: | ||
The Company operates in two segments, leasing and petroleum storage. | ||
The leasing segment consists of the long-term leasing of certain of its real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island (upon the commencement of which the tenants have been required to construct buildings thereon, with the exception of a parking garage), the leasing of a portion of the building acquired in November 2007 under short-term leasing arrangements and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to Lamar which has constructed outdoor advertising boards thereon. The Company anticipates that the future development of its remaining properties in and adjacent to the Capital Center area will consist primarily of long-term ground leases. Pending this development, the Company leases these parcels for public parking under short-term leasing arrangements. | ||
The petroleum storage segment consists of operating the Facility in East Providence, Rhode Island, for Global Companies, LLC (Global). | ||
The principal difference between the two segments relates to the nature of the operations. The tenants in the leasing segment incur substantially all of the development and operating costs of the assets constructed on the Companys land, including the payment of real property taxes on both the land and any improvements constructed thereon; whereas the Company is responsible for the operating and maintenance expenses, including a portion of the real property taxes, as well as capital improvements at the Facility. | ||
Changes in capital structure: | ||
In November 2008, the Company restated its Articles of Incorporation: |
| To create a new class of common stock of the Company to be designated Class B Common Stock consisting of 3,500,000 shares, $.01 par value per share; | ||
| To increase the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares; and | ||
| To provide for certain transfer and ownership restrictions as set forth therein. |
In December 2008, the Company issued (in the form of a stock dividend) 3,299,956 shares of Class B Common Stock on a one-for-one basis for each share of Class A Common Stock held. | ||
The holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock share equally in dividends declared by the Company. | ||
The holders of Class A and the Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to the shareholders of the Company except for the election of the Board of Directors and except in connection with certain major corporate actions, including a sale of the Company. The holders of Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, elect one-third of the Board of Directors. The holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, will elect the remainder of the Board of Directors. | ||
Class B Common Stock is convertible by the record owner thereof into the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock at anytime. | ||
The Class A Common Stock is listed on the Premier QX Tier of the OTCQX (Pink Sheets). The Class B Common Stock is not listed on any national or regional stock exchange, or on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market System or on the OTCQX (Pink Sheets). | ||
The Companys Restated Articles of Incorporation prohibits any shareholder from acquiring more than a 5% interest in the Companys classes of common stock and prohibits any shareholder or any beneficial owner who, at the time of the filing of the Restated Articles of Incorporation owned 5% or more of the Companys classes of common stock from increasing their percentage ownership of either class of common stock. |
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Should a shareholder acquire a number of shares that results in the limitation being exceeded, shares in excess of the limitation would be automatically converted into an equal number of shares of Excess Stock, which class was authorized pursuant to the 2001 Amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation. Excess Stock is non-voting and is not entitled to dividends. However, the shareholder may designate a qualifying transferee for shares of Excess Stock, at which time such shares would be converted and reissued as Class A or Class B Common shares as the case may be. | ||
The purpose for creating the Class B Common Stock was to put the Company in the position to qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). One of the qualifications to be taxed as a REIT is that no more than 50% of the shares of a company can be held by five or fewer individuals during the last half of each taxable year. Currently, the majority shareholder controls 52.3% of the Companys outstanding common stock and three other shareholders each own more than 5% of the Companys outstanding common stock. In order for the Company to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, the major shareholders ownership of the Companys issued and outstanding common stock would need to be reduced below the 50% level. | ||
2. | Results of operations: | |
Year Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2007 | ||
Leasing segment: |
2008 | 2007 | Increase | ||||||||||
Leasing revenues |
$ | 2,980,000 | $ | 2,853,000 | $ | 127,000 | ||||||
Leasing expense |
696,000 | 566,000 | $ | 130,000 | ||||||||
$ | 2,284,000 | $ | 2,287,000 | |||||||||
In June 2007, the Company received a one-time payment of $100,000 in settlement of a former tenants premature termination of its lease with the Company, which amount was included in 2007 leasing revenues. Exclusive of this one-time payment, leasing revenues increased $227,000 in 2008 due to increases in rentals under short-term leases, including rentals from the Steeple Street Building purchased in November 2007, and scheduled increases in rentals under long-term land leases. Leasing expense increased principally due to expenses associated with the Steeple Street Building. | ||
Petroleum storage segment: |
Increase | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | (Decrease) | ||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility revenues |
$ | 3,777,000 | $ | 3,714,000 | $ | 63,000 | ||||||
Petroleum storage facility expense |
2,187,000 | 2,451,000 | $ | (264,000 | ) | |||||||
$ | 1,590,000 | $ | 1,263,000 | |||||||||
Petroleum storage facility revenue increased in 2008 due to higher monthly rent resulting from the annual cost-of-living adjustment May 1, 2008 offset by lower contingent revenue due to lower throughput. Petroleum storage facility expense decreased principally due to: |
| Lower payroll and related costs; in December 2007, the retiring president of the petroleum storage facility was paid a bonus; and | ||
| Lower legal fees associated with a Wilkesbarre Pier litigation. |
General: | ||
General and administrative expense decreased $159,000 from 2007 due principally to lower payroll and related costs due to a reduction in personnel; in addition, in December 2007 the retiring president of the Company was paid a bonus. This decrease was offset by costs of $232,000 incurred by the Company in 2008 in connection with the proposed reverse stock split and the amendment to its Articles of Incorporation, including legal, consulting and printing. | ||
Other income: | ||
Other income decreased $107,000 from 2007 due to lower interest rates and lower levels of cash available for investment resulting in part from the cash purchase of the Steeple Street Building. |
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3. | Liquidity and capital resources: | |
Historically, the Company has had adequate liquidity to fund its operations. A summary of cash flows by year is as follows: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Operating activities |
$ | 2,654,000 | $ | 2,502,000 | ||||
Investing activities |
$ | (441,000 | ) | $ | (2,794,000 | ) | ||
Financing activities |
$ | (792,000 | ) | $ | (726,000 | ) | ||
Operating activities: The cash provided by operating activities results from increased revenues and lower expenses. | ||
Investing activities: The cash used in investing activities was to acquire properties and equipment, including $2,329,000 in 2007 for the Steeple Street Building. | ||
Financing activities: The cash used in financing activities was for the payment of dividends. | ||
Cash and cash equivalents and cash commitments: | ||
At December 31, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $3,395,000. Effective February 2009, the Company maintains all of its cash in a non-interest bearing checking account which is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. | ||
Under the terms of the Companys long-term land leases, appraisals of the premises are periodically required at various stated intervals to provide the basis for recalculating the annual rent. However, if as a result of such appraisal the annual rent is calculated to be less than the then current rent, the annual rent will remain at the current level. The first of such scheduled appraisals occurs in 2009 for Parcel 3S to determine what amount, if any, the annual rent will be increased October 1, 2009. The current annual rent is $468,000. | ||
In 2009, the Company anticipates expending $1,750,000 from available cash for the historic restoration and improvements to the Steeple Street Building. We anticipate that the expenditures will qualify for Federal historic tax credits. | ||
In January 2009, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $198,000 ($.03 per common share, which is the equivalent of the $.06 per common share paid prior to the stock dividend in December 2008) which dividend was paid in February 2009. The declaration of future dividends and the amount thereof will depend on the Companys future earnings, financial factors and other events. | ||
The current financial crisis has had limited impact on the Companys results of operations to date. At the request of the short-term parking tenant, the Company agreed not to increase the rent for the period January 1 to June 30, 2009. The Company has agreed to meet with the tenant prior to June 30, 2009 to discuss the rent for the balance of the year. Another tenant under a long-term land lease has requested temporary rent relief, which request is under consideration. As none of the Companys leases require the tenant to provide financial information, the Company has no information concerning the impact of the financial crisis on its major tenants and, therefore, cannot predict whether any other tenants will request such relief or concessions. | ||
Under the Companys lease with Global, in previous years, the Company has earned contingent revenue based upon petroleum throughput in excess of 4,000,000 barrels in any contract year. In 2008, the contingent revenue earned was $88,000. For the contract year ending April 30, 2009, the Company does not anticipate reaching 4,000,000 barrels of throughput and therefore will not earn any contingent revenue for the current contract year. | ||
In 2004, the Company received condemnation proceeds from Amtrak of $1,428,000 which qualified for deferred reinvestment for income tax reporting purposes pursuant to which the Company elected to reduce the income tax basis of qualifying subsequent acquisitions, thereby avoiding paying income taxes on the proceeds, subject to certain restrictions. Through December 31, 2006, the Company had made qualifying acquisitions totaling $250,000 and in November 2007 purchased a building and related land for $2,329,000 which were qualifying assets, thereby reinvesting the remaining proceeds from the condemnation. | ||
In managements opinion, the Company should be able to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet all of its anticipated obligations. In the event temporary additional liquidity is required, the Company believes that a line of credit or other arrangements could be obtained by pledging some or all of its unencumbered assets as collateral. | ||
At December 31, 2008, the Company has no noncancellable contract obligations other than three operating leases for billboard locations for which the rent expense is not material in amount. |
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December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Properties and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation) |
$ | 20,447,000 | $ | 20,717,000 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,395,000 | 1,974,000 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable |
| 12,000 | ||||||
Prepaid and other |
485,000 | 334,000 | ||||||
$ | 24,327,000 | $ | 23,037,000 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses: |
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Property taxes |
$ | 238,000 | $ | 276,000 | ||||
Environmental remediation |
81,000 | 81,000 | ||||||
Other |
416,000 | 333,000 | ||||||
Deferred leasing revenues |
520,000 | 520,000 | ||||||
Income taxes: |
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Current |
346,000 | | ||||||
Deferred, net |
5,269,000 | 5,151,000 | ||||||
6,870,000 | 6,361,000 | |||||||
Commitment (Note 3) |
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Shareholders equity (Note 7): |
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Class A common stock, $.01 par; authorized 10,000,000
shares in 2008 and 6,000,000 shares in 2007; issued and
outstanding 3,299,956 shares |
33,000 | 33,000 | ||||||
Class B common stock, $.01 par; authorized 3,500,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 3,299,956 shares |
33,000 | | ||||||
Excess stock, $.01 par; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none
issued and outstanding |
| | ||||||
Capital in excess of par |
11,762,000 | 11,795,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
5,629,000 | 4,848,000 | ||||||
17,457,000 | 16,676,000 | |||||||
$ | 24,327,000 | $ | 23,037,000 | |||||
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Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Revenues and other income: |
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Revenues: |
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Leasing |
$ | 2,980,000 | $ | 2,853,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage facility |
3,777,000 | 3,714,000 | ||||||
6,757,000 | 6,567,000 | |||||||
Other income, interest |
21,000 | 128,000 | ||||||
6,778,000 | 6,695,000 | |||||||
Expenses: |
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Leasing |
696,000 | 566,000 | ||||||
Petroleum storage facility |
2,187,000 | 2,451,000 | ||||||
General and administrative |
1,212,000 | 1,371,000 | ||||||
4,095,000 | 4,388,000 | |||||||
Income before income taxes |
2,683,000 | 2,307,000 | ||||||
Income tax expense: |
||||||||
Current |
992,000 | 629,000 | ||||||
Deferred |
118,000 | 293,000 | ||||||
1,110,000 | 922,000 | |||||||
Net income |
1,573,000 | 1,385,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings, beginning |
4,848,000 | 4,189,000 | ||||||
Dividends on common stock ($.12 and $.11 per share in
2008 and 2007, respectively), based upon 6,599,912
shares outstanding (Note 7) |
(792,000 | ) | (726,000 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings, ending |
$ | 5,629,000 | $ | 4,848,000 | ||||
Basic income per share, based upon 6,599,912
shares outstanding (Note 7) |
$ | .24 | $ | .21 | ||||
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Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
Net income |
$ | 1,573,000 | $ | 1,385,000 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
680,000 | 664,000 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
118,000 | 293,000 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Increase in: |
||||||||
Income taxes receivable |
| (12,000 | ) | |||||
Prepaid and other |
(151,000 | ) | | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
76,000 | | ||||||
Current income taxes payable |
346,000 | | ||||||
Deferred leasing revenues |
| 72,000 | ||||||
Decrease in: |
||||||||
Prepaid and other |
| 61,000 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable |
12,000 | | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
| 57,000 | ||||||
Current income taxes payable |
| (18,000 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
2,654,000 | 2,502,000 | ||||||
Cash used in investing activities, payments for properties
and equipment |
(441,000 | ) | (2,794,000 | ) | ||||
Cash used in financing activities, payment of dividends |
(792,000 | ) | (726,000 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
1,421,000 | (1,018,000 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning |
1,974,000 | 2,992,000 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, ending |
$ | 3,395,000 | $ | 1,974,000 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure: |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
$ | 634,000 | $ | 647,000 | ||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
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Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable |
$ | 85,000 | $ | 116,000 | ||||
Issuance in the form of a stock dividend of 3,299,956
shares of Class B Common Stock on a one-for-one
basis for each share of Class A Common Stock held |
$ | | $ | | ||||
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1. | Description of business: | |
Capital Properties, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tri-State Displays, Inc., Capital Terminal Company and Dunellen, LLC (collectively referred to as the Company), operate in two segments: (1) Leasing and (2) Petroleum Storage. | ||
The leasing segment consists of the long-term leasing of certain of its real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island (upon the commencement of which the tenants are required to construct buildings thereon, with the exception of a parking garage), the leasing of a portion of the building acquired in November 2007 under short-term leasing arrangements and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to Lamar Outdoor Advertising, LLC (Lamar) which has constructed outdoor advertising boards thereon. The Company anticipates that the future development of its remaining properties in and adjacent to the Capital Center area will consist primarily of long-term ground leases. Pending this development, the Company leases these parcels for public parking under short-term leasing arrangements. | ||
The petroleum storage segment consists of the operating of the petroleum storage terminal (the Terminal) and the Wilkesbarre Pier (the Pier), collectively referred to as the Facility, located in East Providence, Rhode Island, for Global Companies, LLC (Global) which stores and distributes petroleum products. | ||
The principal difference between the two segments relates to the nature of the operations. The tenants in the leasing segment incur substantially all of the development and operating costs of the assets constructed on the Companys land, including the payment of real property taxes on both the land and any improvements constructed thereon; whereas the Company is responsible for the operating and maintenance expenditures, including a portion of the real property taxes, as well as capital improvements at the Facility. | ||
2. | Summary of significant accounting policies: | |
Principles of consolidation: | ||
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. | ||
Use of estimates: | ||
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. | ||
Fair value of financial instruments: | ||
As of January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS) No. 157 (Fair Value Measurements) for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis and is utilizing Level 1 inputs to measure their fair market value. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Bulletin (FSP) 157-2, which permitted a delay in the effective date of FAS No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, for nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured or disclosed on a non-recurring basis. The effect of the adoption of this Statement is not material. | ||
The Company believes that the fair value of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their respective book values at December 31, 2008 and 2007. | ||
Cash and cash equivalents: | ||
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2008 and 2007, cash equivalents consisted of an overnight uninsured sweep with the Companys principal bank totaling $3,188,000 and $1,866,000, respectively. |
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Properties and equipment: | ||
Properties and equipment are stated at cost. Acquisitions and additions are capitalized while routine maintenance and repairs, which do not improve the asset or extend its life, are charged to expense when incurred. Depreciation is being provided by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. | ||
The Company follows the provisions of FAS No. 144 (Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets) which requires that properties and equipment held and used by the Company be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the net book value of the asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss will be recognized if the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and before interest) from the use of the asset is less than the net book value of the asset. Generally, the amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the estimated fair value of the asset. | ||
Environmental remediation: | ||
The Company accrues a liability when the environmental remediation is probable and the costs are estimable. The Company charges to expense those costs that do not extend the life, increase the capacity or improve the safety or efficiency of the property owned by the Company. | ||
Revenues and other income: | ||
Leasing The Companys properties leased to others are under operating leases. The Company reports leasing revenue when earned under the operating method. | ||
Certain of the Companys long-term land leases, including the outdoor advertising locations, provide for presently known scheduled rent increases over the remaining terms (26 to 146 years). In accordance with the provisions of FAS No. 13 (Accounting for Leases) and certain of its interpretations, the Company recognizes leasing revenue on the straight-line basis over the terms of the leases; however, the Company does not report as revenue that portion of such straight-line rentals which management is unable to conclude is realizable (collectible) due to the length of the lease terms and other related uncertainties. | ||
Options The Company reports option revenue when earned. | ||
Petroleum storage facility The Company reports revenue from the operations of the Facility when earned and reports as revenue the tenants portion of the real property taxes as required by the lease. | ||
Contingent The Company reports contingent revenue in the period in which the factors occur on which the contingent payments are predicated. | ||
Litigation and condemnation The Company reports income resulting from litigation and condemnations in the period in which the cash is received. | ||
Income taxes: | ||
The Company and its subsidiaries file consolidated income tax returns. | ||
The Company provides for income taxes based on income reported for financial reporting purposes. The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts currently payable because of temporary differences associated with the recognition of certain income and expense items for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes. | ||
The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48 (Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes) on January 1, 2007. The interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with FAS No. 109 (Accounting for Income Taxes). Based on its evaluation, the Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the consolidated financial statements. | ||
New accounting standards: | ||
The Company reviews new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards may be applicable to the Company, the Company has not identified any standards that it believes merit further discussion. The Company expects that none of the new standards would have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. |
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3. | Properties and equipment: | |
Properties and equipment consists of the following: |
Estimated | ||||||||||||
Useful Life | December 31, | |||||||||||
in Years | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||||
Properties on lease or held for lease: |
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Land and land improvements |
| $ | 4,621,000 | $ | 4,621,000 | |||||||
Building |
39 | 1,772,000 | 1,699,000 | |||||||||
6,393,000 | 6,320,000 | |||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility, on lease: |
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Land and land improvements |
| 5,591,000 | 5,561,000 | |||||||||
Buildings and structures |
33 | 1,684,000 | 1,406,000 | |||||||||
Tanks and equipment |
15-20 | 14,593,000 | 14,569,000 | |||||||||
21,868,000 | 21,536,000 | |||||||||||
Equipment |
5-10 | 131,000 | 126,000 | |||||||||
28,392,000 | 27,982,000 | |||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation: |
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Properties on lease or held for lease |
60,000 | 16,000 | ||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility, on lease |
7,789,000 | 7,160,000 | ||||||||||
Equipment |
96,000 | 89,000 | ||||||||||
7,945,000 | 7,265,000 | |||||||||||
$ | 20,447,000 | $ | 20,717,000 | |||||||||
In November 2007, the Company purchased a building and accompanying land for $2,329,000, which is contiguous on the north and east with Parcel 20 already owned by the Company. The Company is leasing a portion of the building to three tenants under short-term leasing arrangements. In February 2009, the Company entered into a contract for the historic restoration of the building and utility infrastructure at a cost of $1,750,000. Construction will commence in the spring of 2009 and should be completed by year-end. | ||
4. | Description of leasing arrangements: | |
Long-term land leases: | ||
As of December 31, 2008, the Company had entered into five long-term land leases for five separate parcels upon which the improvements have been completed (developed parcels). In 2005, two additional long-term land leases commenced (undeveloped parcels) and construction of the improvements is in process on both parcels. | ||
Under the seven land leases, the tenants are required to negotiate any tax stabilization treaty or other arrangements, appeal any changes in real property assessments, and pay real property taxes assessed under these arrangements. Accordingly, the amounts paid by the tenants are excluded from leasing revenues and leasing expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of income and retained earnings. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the real property taxes attributable to the Companys land under these seven leases are $1,437,000 and $1,434,000, respectively. | ||
Under one of the leases which commenced in 2005, the tenant is entitled to a credit for future rents equal to a portion of the real property taxes paid by the tenant through April 2007, which credit now totals $520,000, the maximum amount, and is reported as deferred leasing revenues on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During the periods that the tenant is entitled to the credit (commencing in 2010), the Company will reclassify deferred leasing revenues to leasing revenues. | ||
In June 2007, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with a former tenant concerning amounts due the Company resulting from the tenants prematurely terminating its lease with the Company in 2003. The Company received $100,000 in settlement, which amount is included in leasing revenues on the accompanying consolidated statement of income and retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007. | ||
Under one of the long-term land leases, the Company receives contingent rentals (based upon a fixed percentage of gross revenue received by the tenant) which totaled $56,000 and $59,000 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. |
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The Company also leases various parcels of land for outdoor advertising purposes to Lamar under a lease having a remaining term of 26 years. Effective June 1, 2006, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement with Lamar which among other things provides the following: (1) the base rent will increase annually in fixed increases of 2.75% for each leased billboard location commencing June 1, 2006 and on each June 1 thereafter; and (2) in addition to base rent, for each 12-month period commencing each June 1, Lamar must pay to the Company the difference between 30% of the gross revenues from each standard billboard and 20% of the gross revenues from each electronic billboard for such 12-month period reduced by the sum of (a) commissions paid to third parties and (b) the base monthly rent for each leased billboard display for such 12-month period (contingent revenue). For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, contingent revenues totaled $88,000 and $71,000, respectively. In all other respects, the lease remains substantially unchanged. | ||
At December 31, 2008, there are 25 locations under lease with 48 billboard faces. Of these locations, 22 are controlled through easements and 3 are leased from third parties under operating leases with remaining terms of one to seven years. | ||
Minimum future contractual rental payments to be received from noncancellable long-term leases as of December 31, 2008 are: |
Year ending December 31, | ||||
2009 |
$ | 2,137,000 | ||
2010 |
2,278,000 | |||
2011 |
2,858,000 | |||
2012 |
3,135,000 | |||
2013 |
3,220,000 | |||
2014 to 2153 |
711,459,000 | |||
$ | 725,087,000 | |||
For those leases with presently known scheduled rent increases at December 31, 2008 and 2007, the cumulative excess of straight-line over contractual rentals (considering scheduled rent increases over the 30 to 149 year terms of the leases) and the portion of the excess of straight-line over contractual rentals which management has concluded is realizable when payable over the terms of the leases is as follows: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Cumulative excess of straight-line over contractual rentals |
$ | 35,231,000 | $ | 30,539,000 | ||||
Amount management has not been able to conclude is collectible |
35,189,000 | 30,496,000 | ||||||
Accrued leasing revenues, which are included in prepaid and
other on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets |
$ | 42,000 | $ | 43,000 | ||||
In the event of tenant default, the Company has the right to reclaim its leased land together with any improvements thereon, subject to the right of any leasehold mortgagee to enter into a new lease with the Company with the same terms and conditions as the lease in default. | ||
Short-term leases: | ||
The Company leases the undeveloped parcels of land in or adjacent to the Capital Center area for public parking purposes to one tenant under short-term cancellable leases. | ||
In November 2007, the Company purchased a building and underlying land, which is part of Parcel 20 owned by the Company. The Company is leasing a portion of the building to three tenants under short-term leases (one year or less) at a current annual rental of $120,000. | ||
5. | Petroleum storage facility: | |
Current operations: | ||
The Company and Global are parties to a lease agreement whereby the Company operates the entire Facility for Global. The Company is responsible for labor, insurance, property taxes and other operating expenses, as well as capital improvements. |
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The lease provides as follows: |
| The lease expires April 30, 2013, but will continue thereafter on a year-to-year basis unless terminated by either party upon ninety days written notice; | ||
| Global may terminate the lease on the anniversary date (April 30) provided it gives at lease one years written notice; | ||
| Global will pay a monthly rent subject to annual cost-of-living adjustments; | ||
| Global will reimburse the Company for real property taxes in excess of $106,000 annually; and | ||
| The Company will receive an additional $.10 per barrel for every barrel in excess of 4,000,000 barrels of throughput in any lease year (contingent revenue). |
For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company earned contingent revenue of $86,000 and $171,000, respectively. | ||
The monthly rent at January 1, 2007 was $277,000 and increased to $285,000 in May 2007 and $296,000 in May 2008 as a result of the scheduled annual cost-of-living adjustments in May of each year. | ||
Effective May 2003, Global has an option to purchase the Facility at any time during the term of the lease (other than the last year thereof) on the terms and conditions set forth in a separate option agreement. Under a companion agreement, Global agreed to make certain improvements at the Pier which totaled approximately $300,000 in 2008. No improvements were made in 2007. [See Wilkesbarre Pier below]. | ||
Environmental remediation: | ||
In 1994, a leak was discovered in a 25,000 barrel storage tank at the Terminal which allowed the escape of a small amount of fuel oil. All required notices were made to the State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM). In 2000, the tank was demolished and testing of the groundwater indicated that there was no large pooling of contaminants. In 2001, RIDEM approved a plan pursuant to which the Company installed a passive system consisting of three wells and commenced monitoring the wells. | ||
In 2003, RIDEM decided that the passive monitoring system previously approved was not sufficient and required the Company to design an active remediation system for the removal of product from the contaminated site. The Company and its consulting engineers began the pre-design testing of the site in the fourth quarter of 2004. The consulting engineers estimated a total cost of $200,000 to design, install and operate the system, which amount was accrued in 2004. Through December 31, 2008, the Company has expended $119,000. RIDEM has not taken any action on the Companys proposed plan. As designed, the system will pump out the contaminants which will be disposed of in compliance with applicable regulations. After a period of time, the groundwater will be tested to determine if sufficient contaminants have been removed. While the Company and its consulting engineers believe that the proposed active remediation system will correct the situation, it is possible that RIDEM could require the Company to expand remediation efforts, which could result in the Company incurring additional costs. | ||
Environmental incident: | ||
In 2002, during testing of monitoring wells at the Terminal, the Companys consulting engineer discovered free floating phase product in a groundwater monitoring well located on that portion of the Terminal purchased in 2000. Laboratory analysis indicated that the product was gasoline, which is not a product the Company ever stored at the Terminal. However, in the 1950s gasoline was stored on the Companys property by a predecessor owner. The Company commenced an environmental investigation and analysis, the results of which indicate that the gasoline did not come from the Terminal. The Company notified RIDEM. RIDEM subsequently identified Power Test Realty Partnership (Power Test), the owner of an adjacent parcel, as a potentially responsible party for the contamination. Power Test challenged that determination and, after an administrative hearing, on October 20, 2008, a RIDEM Hearing Officer determined that Power Test is responsible for the discharge of the petroleum product under the Rhode Island Oil Pollution Control Act, R.I.G.L. Section 46-12.5.1-3 and Rule 6(a) and 12(b) of the Oil Pollution Control Regulations. The RIDEM Decision and Order requires Power Test to remediate the contamination as directed by RIDEM. Getty Properties Corp. is the general partner of Power Test. On November 18, 2008, Power Test appealed the decision to the Rhode Island Superior Court. In addition, on November 26, 2008, Power Test sought, and received, a stay of the Decision and Order of the Hearing Officer pending a clarification by RIDEM of the amount of the proposed fine. There can be no assurance that the Superior Court will affirm the decision of the Administrative Hearing Officer. | ||
Since January 2003, the Company has not incurred significant costs in connection with this matter and is unable to determine the costs it might incur to remedy the situation as well as any costs to investigate, defend, and seek reimbursement from the responsible party with respect to this contamination. |
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Wilkesbarre Pier: | ||
The Pier is a deep-water pier in East Providence, Rhode Island owned by the Company which is integral to the operation of the Terminal. The Pier and the Terminal are connected by two petroleum pipelines which the Company has a permanent right to use. In 1995, the Company and Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (the Railroad) (the then owner of the Pier) entered into an agreement which, among other things, gave the Company the right to acquire the Pier for One Dollar ($1.00). The Company acquired the Pier from the Railroad in 1998. The Company and the Railroad have a common controlling shareholder. | ||
6. | Income taxes: | |
In 2004, the Company received condemnation proceeds from Amtrak totaling $1,428,000 which qualified for deferred reinvestment for income tax reporting purposes pursuant to which the Company elected to reduce the income tax basis of qualifying subsequent acquisitions, thereby avoiding paying income taxes on the proceeds, subject to certain restrictions. Through December 31, 2006, the Company had made qualifying acquisitions totaling $250,000, and in November 2007 purchased a building and related land for $2,329,000 which were qualifying assets, thereby reinvesting the remaining proceeds from the condemnation. | ||
Income tax expense is comprised of the following components: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Current: |
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Federal |
$ | 770,000 | $ | 519,000 | ||||
State |
222,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
992,000 | 629,000 | |||||||
Deferred: |
||||||||
Federal |
85,000 | 218,000 | ||||||
State |
33,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
118,000 | 293,000 | |||||||
$ | 1,110,000 | $ | 922,000 | |||||
A reconciliation of the income tax provision as computed by applying the United States income tax rate (34%) to income before income taxes is as follows: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Computed expected tax |
$ | 913,000 | $ | 784,000 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in expected tax resulting from: |
||||||||
State income tax, net of Federal income tax benefit |
164,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
Non-deductible expenses |
33,000 | (2,000 | ) | |||||
$ | 1,110,000 | $ | 922,000 | |||||
Deferred income taxes are recorded based upon differences between financial statement and tax basis amounts of assets and liabilities. The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: |
December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Gross deferred tax liabilities: |
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Property having a financial statement basis in excess of tax basis: |
||||||||
Cost differences |
$ | 3,517,000 | $ | 3,517,000 | ||||
Depreciation differences |
1,996,000 | 1,874,000 | ||||||
5,513,000 | 5,391,000 | |||||||
Insurance premiums |
75,000 | 80,000 | ||||||
5,588,000 | 5,471,000 | |||||||
Gross deferred tax assets |
(319,000 | ) | (320,000 | ) | ||||
$ | 5,269,000 | $ | 5,151,000 | |||||
The Companys Federal and State (Rhode Island and Massachusetts) income tax returns for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 remain subject to examination. |
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7. | Shareholders equity: | |
In November 2008, the Company restated its Articles of Incorporation: |
| To create a new class of common stock of the Company to be designated Class B Common Stock consisting of 3,500,000 shares, $.01 par value per share; | ||
| To increase the number of authorized shares of Class A Common Stock from 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 shares; and | ||
| To provide for certain transfer and ownership restrictions as set forth therein. |
In December 2008, the Company issued (in the form of a stock dividend) 3,299,956 shares of Class B Common Stock on a one-for-one basis for each share of Class A Common Stock held. The Company accounted for the stock split effective in the form of a dividend by transferring $33,000 from capital in excess of par to Class B Common Stock on December 11, 2008. | ||
The holders of Class A and the Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to the shareholders of the Company except for the election of the Board of Directors and except in connection with certain major corporate actions, including a sale of the Company. The holders of Class A Common Stock, voting as a separate class, elect one-third of the Board of Directors. The holders of Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class, will elect the remainder of the Board of Directors. | ||
Class B Common Stock is convertible by the record owner thereof into the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock at anytime. | ||
The Class A Common Stock is listed on the Premier QX Tier of the OTCQX (Pink Sheets). The Class B Common Stock is not listed on any national or regional stock exchange, or on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation National Market System or on the OTCQX (Pink Sheets). | ||
The holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock share equally in the earnings of the Company. | ||
The holders of Class A and Class B Common Stock share equally in dividends declared by the Company. Dividends on common stock for periods prior to December 2008 and basic income per share on the accompanying consolidated statements of income and retained earnings have been restated to give effect to the additional shares outstanding. | ||
The Companys Restated Articles of Incorporation prohibits any shareholder from acquiring more than a 5% interest in the Companys classes of common stock and prohibits any shareholder or any beneficial owner who, at the time of the filing of the Restated Articles of Incorporation owned 5% or more of the Companys classes of common stock from increasing their percentage ownership of either class of common stock. Should a shareholder acquire a number of shares that results in the limitation being exceeded, shares in excess of the limitation would be automatically converted into an equal number of shares of Excess Stock, which class was authorized pursuant to the 2001 Amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation. Excess Stock is non-voting and is not entitled to dividends. However, the shareholder may designate a qualifying transferee for shares of Excess Stock, at which time such shares would be converted and reissued as Class A or Class B Common shares as the case may be. | ||
The purpose for creating the Class B Common Stock was to put the Company in the position to qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT). One of the qualifications to be taxed as a REIT is that no more than 50% of the shares of a company can be held by five or fewer individuals during the last half of each taxable year. Currently, the majority shareholder controls 52.3% of the Companys outstanding common stock and three other shareholders each own more than 5% of the Companys outstanding common stock. In order for the Company to qualify to be taxed as a REIT, the major shareholders ownership of the Companys issued and outstanding common stock would need to be reduced below the 50% level. |
8. | Operating segment disclosures: | |
The Company operates in two segments: (1) Leasing and (2) Petroleum Storage. | ||
The Company makes decisions relative to the allocation of resources and evaluates performance based on each segments respective income before income taxes, excluding interest income, and certain corporate expenses. | ||
Inter-segment revenues are immaterial in amount. The Company did not incur interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007. |
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The following financial information is used for making operating decisions and assessing performance of the Companys segments: |
December 31, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Leasing: |
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Revenues: |
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Long-term leases: |
||||||||
Contractual |
$ | 2,122,000 | $ | 2,053,000 | ||||
Contingent |
144,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
Option |
| 100,000 | ||||||
Excess of contractual over straight-line rentals |
(1,000 | ) | (1,000 | ) | ||||
Short-term leases |
715,000 | 571,000 | ||||||
$ | 2,980,000 | $ | 2,853,000 | |||||
Property tax expense |
$ | 476,000 | $ | 447,000 | ||||
Depreciation |
$ | 44,000 | $ | 4,000 | ||||
Income before income taxes |
$ | 2,284,000 | $ | 2,287,000 | ||||
Assets |
$ | 6,521,000 | $ | 6,498,000 | ||||
Properties and equipment, additions |
$ | 73,000 | $ | 2,329,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage: |
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Revenues: |
||||||||
Contractual |
$ | 3,691,000 | $ | 3,543,000 | ||||
Contingent |
86,000 | 171,000 | ||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 3,777,000 | $ | 3,714,000 | ||||
Property tax expense |
$ | 205,000 | $ | 204,000 | ||||
Depreciation |
$ | 629,000 | $ | 657,000 | ||||
Income before income taxes |
$ | 1,590,000 | $ | 1,263,000 | ||||
Assets |
$ | 14,582,000 | $ | 14,625,000 | ||||
Properties and equipment: |
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Additions |
$ | 332,000 | $ | 551,000 | ||||
Deletion |
| (73,000 | ) | |||||
$ | 332,000 | $ | 478,000 | |||||
The following is a reconciliation of the segment information to the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Revenues and other income: |
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Revenues for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 2,980,000 | $ | 2,853,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
3,777,000 | 3,714,000 | ||||||
6,757,000 | 6,567,000 | |||||||
Other income, income |
21,000 | 128,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated revenues and other income |
$ | 6,778,000 | $ | 6,695,000 | ||||
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Property tax expense: |
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Property tax expense for operating segments: |
||||||||
Leasing |
$ | 476,000 | $ | 447,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
205,000 | 204,000 | ||||||
681,000 | 651,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate property tax expense |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated property tax expense |
$ | 682,000 | $ | 652,000 | ||||
Depreciation: |
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Depreciation for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 44,000 | $ | 4,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
629,000 | 657,000 | ||||||
673,000 | 661,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate depreciation |
7,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated depreciation |
$ | 680,000 | $ | 664,000 | ||||
Income before income taxes: |
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Income for operating segments: |
||||||||
Leasing |
$ | 2,284,000 | $ | 2,287,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
1,590,000 | 1,263,000 | ||||||
3,874,000 | 3,550,000 | |||||||
Interest income |
21,000 | 128,000 | ||||||
Unallocated corporate expenses |
(1,212,000 | ) | (1,371,000 | ) | ||||
Total consolidated income before income taxes |
$ | 2,683,000 | $ | 2,307,000 | ||||
Assets: |
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Assets for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 6,521,000 | $ | 6,498,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
14,582,000 | 14,625,000 | ||||||
21,103,000 | 21,123,000 | |||||||
Corporate cash and cash equivalents |
3,189,000 | 1,866,000 | ||||||
Other unallocated amounts |
35,000 | 48,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated assets |
$ | 24,327,000 | $ | 23,037,000 | ||||
Additions and deletions to properties and equipment: |
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Leasing |
$ | 73,000 | $ | 2,329,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
332,000 | 478,000 | ||||||
405,000 | 2,807,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate additions to properties and equipment |
5,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated additions (deletions) |
$ | 410,000 | $ | 2,836,000 | ||||
The following table sets forth those customers whose revenues exceed 10% of the Companys segment revenues: |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Leasing segment: |
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Lamar Outdoor Advertising, LLC |
$ | 842,000 | $ | 805,000 | ||||
Metropark, Ltd |
587,000 | 558,000 | ||||||
Gramercy Capital Corp |
468,000 | 468,000 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. |
401,000 | 404,000 | ||||||
$ | 2,298,000 | $ | 2,235,000 | |||||
Petroleum storage segment: Global Companies, LLC |
$ | 3,777,000 | $ | 3,714,000 | ||||
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9. | Fourth quarter transactions: | |
For 2008: In July 2008, the Companys Board of Directors unanimously approved recommending to shareholders, among other items, a reverse stock split of 75 to 1 with respect to the Companys outstanding common stock. In addition, the Directors also unanimously approved an amendment to the Companys Articles of Incorporation to create a Class B common stock (see Note 7). The Board originally anticipated that the reverse stock split would result in the Company having less than 300 shareholders which would permit the Company to suspend the registration of its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of an increase in the number of shareholders following the public announcement of the Boards recommendations, at a special shareholder meeting held November 21, 2008, the shareholders were asked to approve the reverse stock split and approve granting to the Board of Directors for a period of ninety (90) days following the approval of the reverse stock split, the right to determine whether the reverse stock split should proceed even if it would result in the Company not having less than 300 shareholders. Following the special shareholders meeting, the Board of Directors decided not to implement the reverse stock split, given the cost to the Company and the relatively small benefit to be derived. | ||
At September 30, 2008, the Company had incurred costs of $160,000, which were included in prepaid and other on the consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2008 pending the final decision concerning the reverse stock split. Total costs of $232,000 (including the $160,000) were included in general and administrative expense in the fourth quarter. | ||
For 2007: In December 2007, the president of Capital Properties, Inc. retired and was paid a bonus totaling $125,000, which amount is recorded in general and administrative expense on the accompanying statement of income and retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007. In December 2007, the president of Capital Terminal Company also retired and was paid a bonus totaling $109,000, which amount is recorded in petroleum storage facility expense on the accompanying statement of income and retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007. |
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Date of First | ||||||||||
Name | Age | Office Held | Election to Office | |||||||
Robert H. Eder
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76 | President, Capital Properties, Inc. | 1995 | |||||||
Barbara J. Dreyer
|
70 | Treasurer, Capital Properties, Inc. | 1997 | |||||||
Stephen J. Carlotti
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66 | Secretary, Capital Properties, Inc. | 1998 | |||||||
Todd D. Turcotte
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37 | President, Capital Terminal Company | 2008 | |||||||
and Vice President, Capital Properties, Inc. |
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(a) and (c) | The consolidated financial statements are included in Item 8. | |||||
(b)
|
Exhibits: | |||||
3.1 | Restated Articles of Incorporation (Effective November 22, 2008) | |||||
3.2 | By-laws, as amended December 10, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). | |||||
10 | Material contracts: | |||||
(a) | Lease between Metropark, Ltd. and Company: |
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(i) | Dated January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a)
to the registrants annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2004), as amended. |
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(b) | Miscellaneous contract: |
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(i) | Option Agreement to Purchase Real Property and Related Assets, dated June
9, 2003, by and between Dunellen, LLC and Global Companies, LLC
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)(i) to the registrants Report on Form
10-QSB/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003), as amended. |
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20.1 | Map of the Companys parcels in Downtown Providence, Rhode Island | |||||
20.2 | Map of the Companys petroleum storage facility in East Providence, Rhode Island | |||||
21 | Subsidiaries of the Company | |||||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of President and Principal Executive Officer | |||||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | |||||
32.1 | Certification of President and Principal 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 Treasurer and Principal 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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By | /s/ Robert H. Eder | |||
Robert H. Eder | ||||
President and Principal Executive Officer | ||||
/s/ Robert H. Eder
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March 16, 2009 | |||||
President and Director
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Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Barbara J. Dreyer
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March 18, 2009 | |||||
Barbara J. Dreyer
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Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer
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/s/ Alfred J. Corso
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March 16, 2009 | |||||
Alfred J. Corso, Director
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/s/ Harris N. Rosen
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March 16, 2009 | |||||
Harris N. Rosen, Director
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