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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period            to           

 

Commission File No. 1-6830

 

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
 
59-0874323

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification. No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

3333 Street Road, Suite 101

Bensalem, PA 19020

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Telephone:     (215) 245-7500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of regulation S-T (§ 229.405) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  o

 

Accelerated filer  o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o  No  x

 

Number of shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, outstanding as of
May 15, 2009:   19,089,141

(excluding 98,990 shares held in Treasury).

 

 

 



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ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

 

 

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PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008

1

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008

2

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Total Comprehensive Loss for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009

3

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008

4

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

25

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

50

 

 

 

Item 4T.

Controls and Procedures

50

 

 

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

51

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

52

 



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Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

13,260

 

$

72,341

 

Restricted cash - due from title company

 

4,764

 

19,269

 

Restricted cash - customer deposits

 

6,350

 

8,264

 

Marketable securities

 

497

 

 

Real estate held for development and sale:

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties completed or under construction

 

177,057

 

193,257

 

Land held for development or sale and improvements

 

335,386

 

359,555

 

Inventory not owned - variable interest entities

 

10,666

 

13,050

 

Inventory not owned - other financial interests

 

12,287

 

12,171

 

Property and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation

 

762

 

1,491

 

Goodwill

 

 

4,180

 

Receivables, deferred charges and other assets

 

20,183

 

22,154

 

Land deposits and costs of future development

 

10,251

 

10,380

 

Total Assets

 

$

591,463

 

$

716,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

31,176

 

$

44,916

 

Accrued expenses

 

37,664

 

51,768

 

Deferred revenue

 

200

 

274

 

Customer deposits

 

8,600

 

11,856

 

Obligations related to inventory not owned - variable interest entities

 

10,234

 

10,875

 

Obligations related to inventory not owned - other financial interests

 

12,187

 

12,071

 

Mortgage and other note obligations

 

355,066

 

396,133

 

Subordinated notes

 

105,000

 

105,000

 

Other notes payable

 

 

718

 

Total Liabilities

 

560,127

 

633,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (See note 14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.10 par, 23,000,000 shares authorized, 19,188,131 and 18,938,131 shares issued at March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively

 

1,919

 

1,894

 

Capital in excess of par value - common stock

 

76,545

 

75,204

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(821

)

(816

)

(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings

 

(45,053

)

7,473

 

Treasury stock, at cost (98,990 shares held at March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008)

 

(1,254

)

(1,254

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

31,336

 

82,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$

591,463

 

$

716,112

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Earned revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

$

64,347

 

$

109,018

 

$

240,702

 

$

372,865

 

Land sales

 

 

1,912

 

58

 

11,322

 

Other income

 

2,347

 

2,364

 

6,483

 

6,926

 

 

 

66,694

 

113,294

 

247,243

 

391,113

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential properties

 

62,558

 

110,908

 

237,513

 

361,286

 

Land sales

 

 

1,635

 

26

 

47,677

 

Other

 

1,551

 

1,566

 

5,191

 

5,001

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

11,479

 

19,309

 

44,178

 

62,172

 

Impairment of goodwill

 

 

 

4,180

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incurred

 

9,942

 

9,724

 

31,948

 

35,428

 

Less capitalized

 

(7,987

)

(9,724

)

(27,110

)

(35,428

)

 

 

77,543

 

133,418

 

295,926

 

476,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes

 

(10,849

)

(20,124

)

(48,683

)

(85,023

)

Income tax expense

 

4,120

 

26,987

 

3,843

 

2,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(14,969

)

(47,111

)

(52,526

)

(87,481

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

 

 

(8,634

)

 

(21,704

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(14,969

)

$

(55,745

)

$

(52,526

)

$

(109,185

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.81

)

$

(2.54

)

$

(2.84

)

$

(4.73

)

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

(0.47

)

$

 

$

(1.17

)

Loss per share

 

$

(0.81

)

$

(3.01

)

$

(2.84

)

$

(5.90

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.81

)

$

(2.54

)

$

(2.84

)

$

(4.73

)

Discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

(0.47

)

$

 

$

(1.17

)

Loss per share

 

$

(0.81

)

$

(3.01

)

$

(2.84

)

$

(5.90

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

 

$

0.02

 

$

 

$

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

18,555

 

18,520

 

18,525

 

18,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

18,555

 

18,520

 

18,525

 

18,508

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

And Total Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31, 2009

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

18,938,131

 

$

1,894

 

Restricted stock award

 

250,000

 

25

 

Ending balance

 

19,188,131

 

$

1,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Paid in Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 

 

$

75,204

 

Fair market value of stock options issued

 

 

 

996

 

Shares awarded under Stock award plan

 

 

 

370

 

Restricted stock award

 

 

 

(25

)

Ending balance

 

 

 

$

76,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 

 

$

7,473

 

Net loss

 

 

 

(52,526

)

Ending balance

 

 

 

$

(45,053

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 

 

$

(816

)

Net unrealized loss on investments

 

 

 

(5

)

Ending balance

 

 

 

$

(821

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning and ending balance

 

98,990

 

$

(1,254

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

$

(52,526

)

Unrealized loss on investments

 

 

 

(5

)

Total Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

$

(52,531

)

 

See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

 

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Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(52,526

)

$

(109,185

)

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

5,022

 

3,465

 

Gain on sale of fixed assets

 

(916

)

(173

)

Gain on sale of marketable securities

 

(30

)

 

Write-off of real estate held for development and sale

 

21,097

 

96,158

 

Write-off of land deposits and costs of future development

 

1,880

 

931

 

Write-off of goodwill

 

4,180

 

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

23,480

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

1,414

 

1,739

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash - due from title company

 

14,505

 

16,227

 

Restricted cash - customer deposits

 

1,914

 

1,155

 

Real estate held for development and sale

 

19,630

 

(1,698

)

Receivables, deferred charges and other assets

 

922

 

1,869

 

Land deposits and costs of future developments

 

532

 

(11,198

)

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

(27,962

)

40,961

 

Customer deposits

 

(3,256

)

(51

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(13,594

)

63,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of marketable securities

 

(34,021

)

 

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

33,549

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(5

)

(372

)

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

1,013

 

537

 

Proceeds from disposition of business

 

 

11,300

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

536

 

11,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings from loans collateralized by real estate assets

 

123,141

 

57,000

 

Repayment of loans collateralized by real estate assets

 

(165,603

)

(120,000

)

Repayment of other note obligations

 

(718

)

(53

)

Financing costs of long-term debt

 

(2,303

)

(4,524

)

Liability associated with other financial interests

 

 

12,565

 

Payments on liabilities associated with other financial interests

 

(540

)

 

Proceeds from stock options exercised

 

 

58

 

Common stock cash dividends paid

 

 

(1,115

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(46,023

)

(56,069

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(59,081

)

19,076

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

72,341

 

19,991

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

13,260

 

$

39,067

 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

1.               BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) market, develop and build high-quality, single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums to serve various types of homebuyers, including move-up, luxury, empty nester, active adult and first-time homebuyers.  The Company also generates revenue from the sale of land.

 

Interim Financial Information

 

These condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial statements and do not include all annual disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.  The June 30, 2008, amounts were derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but do not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The condensed financial information as of March 31, 2009, and for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, is unaudited, but in the opinion of management includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.  Results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year 2009 or any other future periods.

 

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized additional tax expense of $3,794 reflecting the impact of cumulative out of period adjustments.  This error was related to an overstatement of tax refunds due the Company reflected in the income tax receivable account in the amount of $2,347, coupled with an overstatement of federal tax benefits in the amount of $1,447 related to a state tax liability.  These error corrections had the effect of increasing income tax expense and reducing net income by $3,794.  The Company concluded that this adjustment was not material to the consolidated financial statements for any prior period or to the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company specifically committed to exiting its Arizona market and, in connection with this decision, on that date, it disposed of its entire land position and its related work-in-process homes in Arizona, which constituted substantially all of its assets in Arizona.  The Company has historically reported this business as the western region operating segment.  The disposed work-in-process inventory and land assets constituted substantially all of the Company’s assets in the western region.  As such, all charges associated with the western region are included as a discontinued operation.

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“ SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”).  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial assets and financial liabilities in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and for certain nonfinancial assets and certain nonfinancial liabilities in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.  Effective July 1, 2008, the Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 that relate to its financial assets and financial liabilities.  See note 15, Fair Value Disclosures.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS No. 159”).  This Statement permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses on these instruments in earnings.  SFAS No. 159 was effective July 1, 2008.  The Company did not adopt the fair value option.

 

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal year 2009 presentation, with no effect on previously reported net loss or shareholders’ equity.

 

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2.               RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 requires that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary be reported as equity and the amount of consolidated net income specifically attributable to the noncontrolling interest be identified in the consolidated financial statements.  It also calls for consistency in the manner of reporting changes in the parent’s ownership interest and requires fair value measurement of any noncontrolling equity investment retained in a deconsolidation.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.  The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) broadens the guidance of SFAS No. 141, extending its applicability to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses.  It broadens the fair value measurement and recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and interests transferred as a result of business combinations.  SFAS No. 141(R) expands on required disclosures to improve the statement users’ abilities to evaluate the nature and financial effects of business combinations.  SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Emerging Issues Task Force 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.” Under the FSP, unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method.  The two-class method determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings.  The Company’s outstanding restricted stock awards will be considered participating securities under this FSP. The FSP is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009 and requires retrospective application.  The Company does not expect the adoption of the FSP to have a material impact on its reported earnings per share.

 

I n December 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 132R-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets”.  This statement provides additional guidance regarding disclosures about plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans.  This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009.  Accordingly, the Company will adopt FSP SFAS 132R-1 in fiscal year 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adopting this FSP on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 141R-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies”, (FSP SFAS 141R-1).  This FSP amends and clarifies SFAS No. 141(R), to require that an acquirer recognize at fair value, at the acquisition date, an asset acquired or a liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period.  If the acquisition-date fair value of such an asset acquired or liability assumed cannot be determined, the acquirer should apply the provisions of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, to determine whether the contingency should be recognized at the acquisition date or after it.  FSP SFAS 141R-1 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2008.  Accordingly, the Company will adopt FSP SFAS 141R-1 in fiscal year 2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP SFAS 141R-1 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The FSP amends SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to require disclosure about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.   The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adopting this pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”  This FSP changes existing guidance for determining whether an impairment of debt securities is other than temporary.  The FSP requires other than temporary impairments to be separated into the amount representing the decrease in cash flows expected to be collected from a security (referred to as credit losses) which is recognized in earnings and the amount related to other factors which is recognized in other comprehensive income.  This noncredit loss component of the impairment may only be classified in other comprehensive income if the holder of the security concludes that it does not

 

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intend to sell and it will not more likely than not be required to sell the security before it recovers its value.  If these conditions are not met, the noncredit loss must also be recognized in earnings.  When adopting the FSP, an entity is required to record a cumulative effect adjustment as of the beginning of the period of adoption to reclassify the noncredit component of a previously recognized other than temporary impairment from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income.  FSP SFAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this FSP to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.”  This FSP provides additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. The FSP also provides additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly.  FSP SFAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this FSP to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

 

3.               CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

Cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash on hand, demand deposits and money market funds at March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008.

 

4.               MARKETABLE SECURITIES

 

In accordance with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities”, securities are classified into three categories: held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and trading.  The Company’s marketable securities consist of United States Treasury securities classified as available-for-sale securities.  Accordingly, they are carried at fair value in accordance with SFAS No. 115.  Further, according to SFAS No. 115 the unrealized holding gains and losses for available-for-sales securities are excluded from earnings and reported, net of deferred income taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive loss, unless the loss is classified as other than a temporary decline in market value.  At March 31, 2009, the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains (losses) and fair value of available-for-sale securities by major security type and class of security were as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Fair Value

 

Treasury securities - with maturities of less than one year at time of purchase

 

$

502

 

$

 

$

(5

)

$

497

 

 

The treasury bills and treasury notes described above have maturities that range from three months to six months at time of purchase.

 

5.               RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES COMPLETED OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION

 

Residential properties completed or under construction consist of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Under contract for sale

 

$

94,031

 

$

109,980

 

Unsold

 

83,026

 

83,277

 

Total residential property completed or under construction

 

$

177,057

 

$

193,257

 

 

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6 .               MORTGAGE AND OTHER NOTE OBLIGATIONS AND SUBORDINATED NOTES

 

The $355,066 outstanding balance in mortgage and other note obligations at March 31, 2009, consists of $354,879 outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, which is discussed below, and $187 under mortgage obligations collateralized by land held for development and sale and improvements.  The average daily balance of the Revolving Credit Facility during the nine months ended March 31, 2009, was $372,744.

 

The $105,000 outstanding balance in subordinated notes relates to the sale and issuance of trust preferred securities as discussed below.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

On December 22, 2004, Greenwood Financial, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, as borrowers, and Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., as guarantor, entered into a Revolving Credit Loan Agreement for a Senior Secured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility with various banks as lenders (as amended and restated and further amended, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Loan Agreement was amended on January 24, 2006, via the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”).  In connection with the Amended Credit Agreement, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. executed a Guaranty, which was amended on September 6, 2007 and amended and restated on September 30, 2008. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was amended on November 1, 2006, February 7, 2007, May 8, 2007, September 6, 2007, December 21, 2007, May 9, 2008 by a limited waiver to the Amended Credit Agreement, which was extended on September 15, 2008, and amended and restated in the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated September 30, 2008 (the “Second Amended Credit Agreement”).  The Second Amended Credit Agreement was subsequently amended by a limited waiver letter dated January 30, 2009 (the “waiver letter”) and the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement dated February 11, 2009 (the “First Amendment”).

 

Waiver Letter

 

Absent the waiver letter described below, the Company would have continued to be in default of its obligation to, on or before January 23, 2009, make a principal repayment in an amount necessary to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the loans to the borrowing base availability (the “Repayment Covenant”).  While the Company made certain principal payments, the failure to make the repayment in full within the proscribed period constituted an event of default under the Second Amended Credit Agreement, of which the Company provided notice to the Lenders.  In addition, Wachovia Bank, N.A. (“Wachovia”) asserted that the borrowers breached the liquidity covenant in the Second Amended Credit Agreement (the “Liquidity Covenant”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.  The Company disagrees with Wachovia’s assertion that the borrowers breached the Liquidity Covenant and notified Wachovia of their disagreement.

 

The waiver letter temporarily waived compliance with the Repayment Covenant and the Liquidity Covenant generally from December 31, 2008 through and including February 6, 2009, unless another event of default occurred.  With the termination of waiver period without the First Amendment described below having been entered into, the failure of the borrowers to have complied with the Repayment Covenant on or before that date, the borrowers were again in breach of the Repayment Covenant and, to the extent there had been a breach of the Liquidity Covenant as asserted by Wachovia (an assertion with which the Company disagrees), the borrowers were also in breach of that covenant.  Any such breaches were, however, cured by the First Amendment described below.

 

First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and Security Agreement:

 

On February 11, 2009, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement which provides, among other things, that:

 

·                   The category reductions applicable to the determination of borrowing base availability were adjusted so that the maximum borrowing base availability attributable to asset class (ii) (units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) determined on the basis of any borrowing base certificate that is delivered before July 31, 2009, was increased to a maximum of 58% of the aggregate borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (i) (units subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) and (ii) (units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) as shown on the borrowing base certificate.  For borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009, the maximum percentage remains unchanged at 45%.

·                   The category reductions applicable to the determination of the borrowing base availability were adjusted so that the maximum borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (iii) (lots part of improved land

 

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not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale), (iv) (lots part of land under development) and (v) (lots part of land approved for development), based on borrowing base certificates delivered before July 31, 2009, was increased to a maximum of 65% of the total borrowing base availability as shown on the borrowing base certificate.  For borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009, the maximum percentage is 55%.    The maximum dollar value of borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (iii), (iv) and (v) were also adjusted to the following (with such limitations to be reduced dollar for dollar at the time and in the amounts of any impairments with respect to assets in asset classes (iii), (iv) and (v) and included in the borrowing base taken by borrowers):

(i)                                      Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after the effective date of the First Amendment: $235,000;

(ii)                                   Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after July 31, 2009: $200,000; and

(iii)                                Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after September 30, 2009: $190,000.

·                   Under the First Amendment, the aggregate effect of (i) the modification of the borrowing base category reductions applicable to units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale (described above); (ii) the modification of the borrowing base category reductions for land under development (described above); and (iii)  the inventory impairments during the second fiscal quarter of approximately $8,670, was an increase in net borrowing base availability of $16,065 as of December 31, 2008, from a negative $14,567 to a positive $1,498.

·                   The amount of the Revolving Credit Facility was reduced from $440,000 to $405,000, except that the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility will be reduced to $375,000 beginning on July 16, 2009 and through maturity, unless otherwise permanently reduced as a result of certain prepayments required by the Revolving Credit Facility.  The letter of credit sublimit was reduced to $30,000 from $60,000, and the financial letter of credit sublimit was reduced to $15,000 from $25,000. The amount actually available under the Revolving Credit Facility is also subject to the borrowing base availability requirements in the Revolving Credit Facility.

·                   In the event there is one or more defaulting lenders, so long as there is no event of default that has occurred and is continuing, pro-rata principal payments shall not be made to such defaulting lender, but instead shall be paid over to the master borrower.

·                   The minimum consolidated tangible net worth level was adjusted to a minimum of at least $25,000 (1) reduced by the sum of (a) any impairments or other charges under GAAP on assets in the borrowing base taken by the Company and recorded in respect of the financial quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (b)  any deferred tax assets valuation allowance reserves recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (c) any impairments or write-offs relating to tangible assets or pre-acquisition costs not contained in the borrowing base recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 (provided, however, that the aggregate covenant level reduction pursuant to this clause (1) shall not exceed $15,000), and (2) increased by the sum of (x) any favorable adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (y) 50% of positive quarterly net income after March 31, 2008.

·                   The definition of liquidity was revised to provide that negative borrowing base availability is deducted from cash and cash equivalents when determining liquidity and the minimum required liquidity covenant was reduced from $15,000 to $10,000.  A five business day cure period in the event of a breach of the minimum liquidity covenant was also added.

·                   The maximum amount of cash or cash equivalents (excluding cash in transit at title companies) that the Company is allowed to maintain was set at a maximum of $15,000 for any consecutive five-day period.

·                   The cash flow from operations covenant ratio was adjusted downward for the quarter ending June 30, 2009 to 0.50:1.00 and for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 and thereafter to 0.65:1.00.

·                   The Company’s ability to purchase up to $8,000 of unimproved real estate is no longer available; however, the Company’s ability to acquire lots through option take-downs remains unchanged.  The provision specifically allowing the Company to make new joint venture investments up to certain specified amounts was also eliminated.

·                   The interest rate was increased by 25 basis points, to the one month LIBOR interest rate plus 5.25%.

·                   Generally, the ability to obtain letters of credit for general working capital or corporate purposes and the ability to obtain letters of credit in connection with projects outside the borrowing base were eliminated (provided, however, that existing letters of credit can be renewed, subject to the other terms of the Loan Agreement).

 

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·                   Provisions were added providing that no letter of credit will be issued or renewed and that no tri-party agreement will be executed or maintained while any lender is a defaulting lender, except if the borrowers have delivered to the agent cash collateral equal to the defaulting lenders’ pro rata share of the letter of credit or tri-party agreement.  The cash collateral is to be used to reimburse lenders in the event of draws under letters of credit or tri-party agreements.

·                   Letter of credit advances (that is, payments pursuant to a letter of credit that result in the making of a loan to borrowers in excess of the then available borrowing base) must be repaid within five business days, or earlier under certain circumstances.

·                   Provisions were added to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and related Security Agreement providing that, in the event of receipt of any tax refund by any obligor that constitutes collateral, the amount received must be used to prepay the loans under the facility.  Any such collateral received by the agent will likewise be applied to the outstanding indebtedness.  However, such reduction of the outstanding indebtedness would have the effect of then increasing the net borrowing base availability immediately thereafter.

·                   Additional provisions were added with respect to the allocation among the lenders of burdens and risks associated with defaulting lenders.

·                   In consideration of entering into the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, the Company paid a fee equal to 0.25% of such approving lenders’ reduced commitments effective on the closing of the amendment.

 

Terms of the Revolving Credit Facility:

 

The borrowing limit under the Revolving Credit Facility is $405,000, except that the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility will be reduced to $375,000 beginning July 16, 2009, unless otherwise permanently reduced to an amount less than or equal to $375,000, as a result of certain required prepayments. The total amount of loans and advances outstanding at any time under the Revolving Credit Facility may not exceed the lesser of the then-current borrowing base availability or the revolving sublimit as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. The borrowing base availability is based on the lesser of the appraised value or cost of real estate owned by the Company that has been admitted to the borrowing base and is subject to various limitations and qualifications set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

From October 1, 2008 to February 10, 2009, borrowings and advances under the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest on a per annum basis equal to the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 500 basis points.  Beginning on February 11, 2009, the interest rate increased to the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 525 basis points.  Prior to October 1, 2008, the applicable spread had been 400 basis points. During the term of the Revolving Credit Facility, interest is payable monthly in arrears.  At March 31, 2009, the interest rate was 5.76%, which included a 525 basis point spread.  LIBOR Market Index Rate is defined by the Revolving Credit Facility as one-month LIBOR for dollar deposits as it may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility to account for any applicable Federal Reserve euro currency reserve requirements or similar governmental requirements.

 

A fee will be earned and payable on September 15, 2009 equal to 8.0% per annum, calculated on a daily basis, of the difference between $250,000 and the aggregate level of the lenders’ lending commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility as they exist from time to time between September 30, 2008 and the earlier of September 15, 2009 and the date the commitments are permanently reduced to $250,000; however this fee will be reduced by 80% if the aggregate level of commitments on or before September 15, 2009 have been permanently reduced to $250,000 or less. Under this provision, the Company currently estimates that the minimum it will be required to pay is $0 and the maximum is $9,150. The Company expects that it will pay no amounts under this provision as it intends to refinance or otherwise modify the debt before the payment is due and payable. There can be no assurance that such refinancing will occur or will occur on terms favorable to the Company.  In addition, if all indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility is not fully repaid by December 20, 2009, a separate fee will be earned and payable on December 20, 2009 equal to 8.0% per annum of the amount by which the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility that exist from time to time after September 15, 2009 exceed $250,000, calculated on a daily basis.  Under this provision, the Company currently estimates that the minimum it will be required to pay is $0 and the maximum is $2,630. The Company expects that it will pay no amounts under this provision as it intends to refinance the debt before the payment is due and payable. There can be no assurance that such refinancing or modification will occur or will occur on terms favorable to the Company.

 

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In addition to any interest that may be payable with respect to amounts advanced by the lenders pursuant to a letter of credit, the Company will be required to pay to the lender(s) issuing letters of credit an issuance fee of 0.125% of the amount of the letters of credit.

 

Under and subject to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, the borrowers may borrow and re-borrow for the purpose of financing the acquisition and development of real estate, the construction of homes and improvements, for working capital and for such other appropriate corporate purposes as may be approved by the lenders. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, each lender is generally obligated to fund only its pro rata portion of each requested loan or advance.  As a result, if any lender refuses, or is unable, to fund its pro rata portion of a requested loan or advance, the borrowers may be unable to borrow the entire amount of the requested loan or advance despite the fact that if there are defaulting lenders, the borrowers are permitted to submit additional borrowing requests in an effort to make-up any borrowing shortfall caused by a defaulting lender failing to fund.  In addition, so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing, pro-rata principal payments shall not be made to any defaulting lender, but instead shall be paid over to the master borrower.  The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for certain burden sharing measures to allocate among the lenders the burdens and risks associated with defaulting lenders in the event there are defaulting lenders.

 

Approximately 35% of the borrowers’ borrowing base assets have been reappraised pursuant to the terms of the waiver letter and approximately one third of the total assets in the borrowing base with a book value in excess of $4,000 that were not previously reappraised, have just been reappraised, are currently being reappraised, or are anticipated to be reappraised during the next quarter. The reappraisals that have been done to date have not had a material impact on the Company’s borrowing base availability, but there can be no assurance that future reappraisals will not reduce borrowing base availability.

 

Various conditions must be satisfied in order for real estate to be admitted to the borrowing base, including that a mortgage in favor of lenders has been delivered to the agent for lenders and that all governmental approvals necessary to begin development of for-sale residential housing, other than building permits and certain other permits borrower in good faith believes will be issued within 120 days, have been obtained. Depending on the stage of development of the real estate, the loan to value or loan to cost advance rate in the borrowing base ranges from 50% to 95% of the appraised value or cost of the real estate. Based on these ranges, the Company is restricted as to the type of land it can have in various stages of development as well as the dollar value of land under development.

 

As security for all obligations of borrowers to lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, lenders continue to have a first priority mortgage lien on all real estate owned by the Company or any borrower and included in the borrowing base under the Revolving Credit Facility. As further security, pursuant to the Second Amended Credit Facility, the Company has also agreed to grant to the lenders (i) a security interest in and assignment of all future tax refunds and proceeds thereof received or payable to the borrowers or the Company after the closing of the Second Amended Credit Agreement, (ii) mortgages in favor of lenders with respect to all real property owned by the borrowers or the Company that is not already subject to a lien in favor of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility and, (iii) a security interest in inter-company debt.  Pursuant to the First Amendment, all such tax refunds must be paid over to the lenders within one business day and will be used to prepay any indebtedness under the Revolving Credit facility.  Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. has guaranteed the obligations of the borrowers to lenders pursuant to a Guaranty executed by Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. on January 26, 2006, amended on September 6, 2007 and amended and restated on September 30, 2008.  Under the Guaranty, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. granted lenders a security interest in any balance or assets in any deposit or other account that Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. has with any lender. However, the Company and its subsidiaries maintain a majority of the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities available to them in accounts and as treasury securities outside of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility contains customary covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit or eliminate the ability of the Company to (among other things):

 

·       Incur or assume other indebtedness, except certain permitted indebtedness and possible second lien indebtedness if appropriately approved;

·       Grant or permit to exist any lien, except certain permitted liens;

·       Enter into any merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of another entity;

·       Sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets;

·       Enter into any transaction with an affiliate that is not a borrower or a guarantor under the Revolving Credit Facility, or a subsidiary of either;

·       Pay any dividends;

·       Redeem any stock or subordinated debt; and

·       Invest in joint ventures or other entities that are not obligors under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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In addition, under the Revolving Credit Facility, all real property sales must be accomplished through a title company, with the net proceeds of such a sale going directly to the agent bank for application to the outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any purchases of real estate must be done through a title company through advances under the Revolving Credit Facility and all such acquisitions must be subject to mortgages in favor of the lenders; and, at the time of any such advance, the Company will be required to provide an estimate of the portion of the borrowing that will be used for construction needs. However, the Company may make additional draws from time-to-time pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various financial covenants. Among other things, the financial covenants, as amended, require that:

 

·       Subject to a five day cure period, The Company must maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth of at least $25,000  (1) reduced by the sum of (a) any impairments or other charges under GAAP on assets in the borrowing base taken by the Company and recorded in respect of the financial quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (b)  any deferred tax assets valuation allowance reserves recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (c) any impairments or write-offs relating to tangible assets or pre-acquisition costs not contained in the borrowing base recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 (provided, however, that the aggregate covenant level reduction pursuant to this clause (1) shall not exceed $15,000), and (2) increased by the sum of (x) any favorable adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (y) 50% of positive quarterly net income after March 31, 2008.

·       The Company must maintain a required liquidity level based on cash plus borrowing base availability of at least $10,000 of cash and cash equivalents (including cash held at a title company) on a consolidated basis at all times, minus the amount by which the then-outstanding principal balance of the Company’s loans plus any swing line loans exceeds the then-current borrowing base availability.

·       The Company’s minimum cash flow from operations ratio based on cash flow from operations to interest incurred covenant, must exceed 1.25-to-1.00 for the quarter ending December 31, 2008; 0.40-to-1.00 for the quarter ending March 31, 2009; 0.50-to-1.00 for the quarter ending June 30, 2009; and 0.65-to-1.00 for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 and thereafter. Cash flow from operations is calculated based on the last twelve months cash flow from operations, adjusted for interest paid (excluding any amortized deferred financing costs related to all amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement, the Second Amended Credit Agreement and the trust preferred securities and any future amendments to any of the foregoing), amounts from the disposition of model homes that are subject to a sale-leaseback transaction to the extent such amounts are not otherwise included in net cash provided by operating activities, and interest income.

·       The maximum amount of cash or cash equivalents (excluding cash at title companies) the Company is allowed to maintain for any consecutive five-day period is $15,000.

·       The Company may purchase improved land (i.e., finished lot takedowns and/or controlled rolling lot options) purchased by the borrowers in the normal course of business, consistent with the projections provided to the lenders, but otherwise limits the Company’s ability to purchase improved and unimproved land.

 

At the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2006, December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008, the Company would have been in violation of certain financial covenants in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement if not for the first, second, third and fourth amendments to and waiver letter with respect to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Amended Credit Agreement, the waiver letter and the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, respectively.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility provides that, subject to any applicable notice and cure provisions, each of the following (among others) is an event of default:

 

·       Failure by borrowers to pay when due any amounts owing under the Revolving Credit Facility;

·       Failure by the Company to observe or perform any promise, covenant, warranty, obligation, representation or agreement under the Revolving Credit Facility or any other loan document;

·       Bankruptcy and other insolvency events with respect to any borrower or the Company;

·       Dissolution or reorganization of any borrower or the Company;

·       The entry of a judgment or judgments against borrower(s) or the Company: (i) in an aggregate amount that is at least $500 in excess of available insurance proceeds, if such judgment or judgments are not dismissed or bonded within 30 days; or (ii) that prevents borrowers from conveying lots and units in the ordinary

 

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course of business if such judgment or judgments are not dismissed or bonded within 30 days; or the issuance of any writs of attachment, execution or garnishment against any borrower or the Company;

·       Any material adverse change in the financial condition of a borrower or the Company which causes the lenders, in good faith, to believe that the performance of any of the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility is impaired or doubtful for any reason; and

·       Specified cross defaults.

 

Upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default, after completion of any applicable grace or cure period, lenders may demand immediate payment in full of all indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, terminate their obligations to make any loans or advances or issue any letter of credit, set off and apply any and all deposits held by any lender for the credit or account of any borrower and foreclose upon any collateral.  In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or other insolvency events with respect to any borrower or the Company, all indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be immediately due and payable without any act or action by lenders. A default under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility could also prevent the Company from making required payments under the Company’s trust preferred securities, which would cause a default under those securities.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility currently provides for certain adjustments to the manner in which borrowing base availability is to be calculated to take effect with respect to borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009 which will have the effect of reducing borrowing base availability.  In addition, a portion of the Company’s borrowing base assets are currently subject to reappraisal by the Company’s lenders.  As a result, the Company may need to obtain an amendment to its Revolving Credit Facility providing additional liquidity on or before August 15, 2009.  If the Company is unable to obtain such an amendment, the Company’s future borrowings may exceed the then available borrowing base.  Under such circumstances, absent a wavier or an amendment from its lenders, the Company could be in default under its Revolving Credit Facility and, as a result, its debt could become due which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

As of March 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Second Amended Credit Agreement, as amended.

 

Trust Preferred Securities:

 

On November 23, 2005, the Company issued $75,000 of trust preferred securities which mature on January 30, 2036 and are callable, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued interest on or after January 30, 2011. For the first ten years, the securities have a fixed interest rate of 8.61% per annum, provided that certain covenant levels are maintained. Thereafter, the securities have a floating interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 360 basis points per annum, resetting quarterly. The securities are treated as debt obligations for financial statement purposes. The Company used proceeds from the sale of these securities to repay outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility discussed above.

 

The trust’s preferred and common securities require quarterly distributions of interest by the trust to the holders of the trust securities at a fixed interest rate equal to 8.61% per annum through January 30, 2016 and, after January 30, 2016, at a variable interest rate (reset quarterly) equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 360 basis points (“Regular Interest Rate”).  Since the Company failed to meet both the debt service ratio and minimum tangible net worth requirement set forth in the August 13, 2007 supplemental indenture as of the end of a fiscal quarter for at least three of the last four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on June 30, 2008, the applicable rate of interest was increased by 300 basis points (“Adjusted Interest Rate”). The Company began accruing for this increased interest rate on July 31, 2008, which was paid to holders for the first time with the coupon payable on October 31, 2008. The interest rate will return to the regularly applicable rate once the Company is in compliance with the debt service ratio and minimum tangible net worth requirements as of the end of any fiscal quarter.  The terms of the trust securities are governed by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, among OHI Financing, Inc., (“OHI Financing”) as depositor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as property trustee, Chase Bank USA, National Association, as the Delaware trustee, and the administrative trustees named therein.

 

The trust used the proceeds from the sale of the trust’s securities to purchase $77,320 in aggregate principal amount of unsecured junior subordinated notes due January 30, 2036 issued by OHI Financing, which includes $2,300 of inter-company issuances. The junior subordinated notes were issued pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated November 23, 2005, as amended by a Supplemental Indenture dated August 13, 2007, collectively referred to herein as the “Indenture,” among OHI Financing, as issuer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee. The terms of the junior subordinated notes are substantially the same as the terms of the trust’s preferred securities. The interest payments on the junior subordinated notes paid by OHI Financing will be used by the trust to pay the quarterly distributions to the holders of the trust’s preferred and common securities. Pursuant to the parent guarantee agreement dated November 23, 2005 by and

 

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between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee, the Company has unconditionally guaranteed OHI Financing payment and other obligations under the indenture and the junior subordinated notes. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the trust preferred securities and the subsequent purchase of the junior subordinated notes to partially repay indebtedness.

 

The Indenture permits OHI Financing to redeem the junior subordinated notes at par, plus accrued interest on or after January 30, 2011. If OHI Financing redeems any amount of the junior subordinated notes, the Trust Agreement requires the trust to redeem a like amount of the trust securities. Under certain circumstances relating to the tax treatment of the trust or the interest payments made on the junior subordinated notes or the classification of the trust as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, OHI Financing may also redeem the junior subordinated notes prior to January 30, 2011 at a 7.5% premium.

 

With certain exceptions relating to debt to a trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company that is a financing vehicle for the Company, the junior subordinated notes and the Company’s obligations under the parent guarantee are expressly subordinate to all of the Company’s existing and future debt unless it is provided in the instrument creating or evidencing such debt, or pursuant to which such debt is outstanding, that such debt is not superior in right to payment of the junior subordinated notes or the obligations under the parent company’s guarantee, as the case may be.

 

Under the Indenture, OHI Financing will generally have to make eight consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments (other than the eight consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments that could be made on each of the coupon payment dates from October 30, 2008 to and including July 30, 2010) to cause an event of default under the Indenture (or in some cases six consecutive coupon payments). More specifically, the Indenture provides that the earliest an event of default could occur as a result of the payment of the Adjusted Interest Rate is (i) upon the payment of the Adjusted Interest Rate coupon for October 30, 2010, if applicable, provided there have been eight prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupons paid by OHI Financing; (ii) on either the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 or the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, if at either date both the trailing twelve months’ interest coverage ratio is less than 1.25 to 1, and OHI Financing has made the six prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments; or (iii) on the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010, if at such time both the trailing twelve months’ interest coverage ratio is less than 1.75 to 1, and OHI Financing has made the eight prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments.  If the interest coverage ratio test and the minimum consolidated tangible net worth test are both met, OHI Financing would make the payment of the Regular Interest Rate for the next coupon, and the Adjusted Interest Rate test “resets” requiring OHI Financing to make eight (or in some instances six) new consecutive coupon payments at the Adjusted Interest Rate before triggering an event of default. The interest coverage ratio and minimum consolidated tangible net worth measure are not traditional financial maintenance covenants; they are only utilized in determining if the Adjusted Interest Rate or the Regular Interest Rate is applicable.

 

The junior subordinated notes and the trust securities could become immediately payable upon an event of default. Under the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Indenture, subject to any applicable cure period, an event of default generally occurs upon:

 

·       non-payment of any interest on the junior subordinated notes when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of the default for a period of 30 days;

·       non-payment of the principal of, or any premium on, the junior subordinated notes at their maturity;

·       default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty made by OHI Financing in the indenture and the continuance of the default or breach for a period of 30 days after written notice to OHI Financing;

·       non-payment of any distribution on the trust’s securities when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of the default for a period of 30 days;

·       non-payment of the redemption price of any trust’s security when it becomes due and payable;

·       default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect of any covenant or warranty of any of the trustees in the Trust Agreement, which default or breach continues for a period of 30 days after written notice to the trustees and OHI Financing;

·       default in the performance, or breach (which default or breach must be material in certain cases), of any covenant or warranty made by OHI Financing. In the purchase agreement pursuant to which the trust securities and the junior subordinated notes were sold and purchased and the continuation of such default or breach for a period of 30 days after written notice to OHI Financing;

·       bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of the property trustee, if a successor property trustee has not been appointed within 90 days thereafter;

·       the bankruptcy or insolvency of OHI Financing; or

·       certain dissolutions or liquidations, or terminations of the business or existence, of the trust.

 

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Pursuant to the August 13, 2007 Supplemental Indenture, OHI Financing established a $5,000 reserve fund in September 2007 for the benefit of the holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee. If the Adjusted Interest Rate is in effect for the four consecutive coupon payments ending July 30, 2009, this reserve fund must be increased by $2,500. Under certain events of default, this reserve fund may be drawn by the trustee and used in respect of the trust preferred obligations. The reserve fund may be released upon the earlier of compliance with the applicable interest coverage ratio resulting in OHI Financing paying interest at the regular interest rate rather than the adjusted interest rate, or redemption or defeasance of the notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

On September 20, 2005, the Company issued $30,000 of trust preferred securities which mature on September 30, 2035 and are callable, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued interest on or after September 30, 2010. For the first ten years, the securities have a fixed interest rate of 8.52% per annum. Thereafter, the securities have a floating interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 380 basis points per annum, resetting quarterly. The securities are treated as debt obligations for financial statement purposes. The Company used proceeds from the sale of these securities to fund land purchases and residential construction. The obligations relating to the trust preferred securities are subordinated to the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

On approximately July 30, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the first amendment to the $75,000 issue of trust preferred securities, the Company is generally required to provide a $2,500 increase in the reserve fund for the benefit of holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee.  The Company currently anticipates posting such letter of credit as is permitted under the existing terms of the credit facility, provided the Company has sufficient liquidity to do so at such time.  If posted, this letter of credit will reduce our liquidity otherwise determined at that time by $2,500.

 

7.               ASSET IMPAIRMENTS — REAL ESTATE HELD FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SALE

 

The Company accounts for its real estate held for development and sale in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS No. 144”).  SFAS No. 144 requires that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable.  Recoverability of real estate held for development and sale is measured by comparing the carrying value to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  The impairment loss is the difference between the book value of the assets and the discounted future cash flows generated from expected revenue of the assets, less the associated cost to complete and direct costs to sell.  Estimated cash flows are discounted at a rate commensurate with the inherent risk of the assets and cash flows, which approximates fair value.  The estimates used in the determination of the estimated cash flows and fair value of the asset are based on factors known to the Company at the time such estimates are made and the Company’s expectations of future operations.  These estimates of cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates of the amounts and timing of revenues and costs and other factors, which, in turn, are impacted by local market economic conditions and the actions of competitors.  Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairments related to these assets or other assets.

 

As of March 31, 2009, there were a number of parcels which were tested for impairment as a trigger was identified.  Some of these parcels included those that had previously been impaired.  In some cases, the undiscounted cash flow analysis prepared by management did not indicate an impairment.  However, these cash flows are subject to significant estimates and assumptions made by management.  In some cases, the results of whether an impairment is indicated from the undiscounted cash flow analysis is highly sensitive to changes in assumptions.  These parcels could suffer impairment in the future, and such impairment amounts could be material to the Company’s results of operations and financial position.  In conducting the review for indicators of impairment on a community level, the Company evaluates, among other things, the margins on homes that have been delivered, margins under sales contracts in backlog, projected margins with regard to future home sales over the life of the community, and the fair value of the land itself.  Inventory impairments are recorded in residential properties cost and expenses.

 

When impairment is indicated, the Company estimates the fair value of inventory under SFAS No. 144 based on current market conditions and current assumptions made by management, which may differ materially from actual results if market conditions change.  For example, further market deterioration may lead the Company to incur additional impairment charges on previously impaired inventory, as well as on inventory not currently impaired.

 

In determining the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets in a community that the Company has evaluated as requiring a test for impairment, significant quantitative and qualitative assumptions are made relative to the future home sales prices, sales incentives, direct and indirect costs (including interest expected to be capitalized) of home construction and land development and the pace of new home orders. In addition, these assumptions are dependent on the specific market conditions and competitive factors for the community being tested.  The Company’s estimates are made using information

 

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available at the date of the recoverability test.  However, as facts and circumstances may change in future reporting periods, the estimates of recoverability are subject to change.  For example, in certain communities, in response to current market conditions, we have introduced new smaller-value oriented product and we have also seen a shift in mix to our multi-family townhome products as well as lower priced single family communities.  When impairment is indicated, the Company estimates the fair value of its communities using a discounted cash flow model.  The determination of fair value also requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with the assets and related estimated cash flow streams.

 

The following table represents inventory impairments by region for continuing operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

Communities

 

Impairment

 

Communities

 

Impairment

 

Northern

 

8

 

$

2,618

 

3

 

$

3,776

 

Southern

 

 

 

6

 

3,150

 

Midwestern

 

1

 

133

 

7

 

6,451

 

Florida

 

2

 

258

 

3

 

1,890

 

Total

 

11

 

$

3,009

 

19

 

$

15,267

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment

 

Communities

 

Impairment

 

Northern

 

19

 

$

13,522

 

9

 

$

10,142

 

Southern

 

8

 

2,695

 

9

 

8,350

 

Midwestern

 

3

 

4,040

 

8

 

16,119

 

Florida

 

3

 

840

 

4

 

4,285

 

Total

 

33

 

$

21,097

 

30

 

$

38,896

 

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company specifically identified parcels of land to sell and negotiated contracts with potential buyers.  Prior to the closing of the land sale transactions, the Company recorded asset impairments on the land to be sold of $36,556 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The Company’s midwestern region recorded impairments of $23,163 related to the sale of two parcels.  The Company’s Florida region recorded impairments of $8,385 related to the sale of four parcels.  The Company’s southern region recorded impairments of $5,008 related to the sale of two parcels.

 

Additionally, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $20,706 related to the sale of its land position in the western region in the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  This impairment charge is included in loss from discontinued operations.

 

These impairment charges represent the amounts by which the carrying value of the assets sold exceeded their fair values less costs to sell.  The fair value of the assets was determined based on the contracted sales price.  These impairment charges were included in the cost of land sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

8.               STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company follows the provision of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), which establishes the financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based compensation plans.  SFAS No. 123(R) requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors, including stock options and restricted stock.  Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period of the entire award (generally the vesting period of the award).  The fair value based method in SFAS No. 123(R) is similar to the fair-value-based method in SFAS No. 123 in most respects, subject to certain differences.  The Company previously adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 prospectively for all stock awards granted and, as such, the impact of the modified prospective adoption of SFAS 123(R) did not have a significant impact on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.

 

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Stock Option Plans

 

On August 26, 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted the Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. 2004 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (as subsequently amended, the “2004 Stock Incentive Plan”), which is intended to function as an amendment, restatement and combination of all stock option and award plans of the Company other than the Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. Stock Award Plan.  On December 6, 2007, the stockholders of the Company approved the second amendment and restatement of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance under the plan from 400,000 to 2,000,000 shares.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $313 and $535, respectively, of stock based compensation expense related to stock options.

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $972 and $1,501, respectively, of stock based compensation expense related to stock options.

 

The following summarizes stock option activity for the Company’s stock option plans during the nine months ended March 31, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Number

 

Average

 

 

 

of Options

 

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding, beginning of period

 

752,500

 

$

9.01

 

Granted

 

250,000

 

2.20

 

Exercised

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of period

 

1,002,500

 

$

7.32

 

Exercisable, end of period

 

314,500

 

$

11.00

 

 

There were no options exercisable at March 31, 2009 that had a strike price below the market value of the underlying shares of stock.

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company granted options to acquire 250,000 shares.  During the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company granted options to acquire 180,000 shares.  In addition, during the nine months ended March 31, 2008, options to acquire 240,000 shares at $15.60 were repriced to $4.65.

 

There were no option or other grants made under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

No options were exercised during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009.  During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, 47,500 options were exercised.

 

The following table summarizes information about the Company’s stock options at March 31, 2009:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Average

 

Weighted

 

 

 

Outstanding at

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

Exercisable at

 

Remaining

 

Average

 

Range of

 

March 31,

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

March 31,

 

Contractual

 

Exercise

 

Exercise Prices

 

2009

 

Life

 

Price

 

2009

 

Life

 

Price

 

$ 2.20

-

$ 2.20

 

 

250,000

 

9.7

 

$

2.20

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

4.03

-

4.85

 

 

445,000

 

8.7

 

4.41

 

132,000

 

8.7

 

4.48

 

10.64

-

10.64

 

 

30,000

 

4.3

 

10.64

 

30,000

 

4.3

 

10.64

 

15.63

-

15.63

 

 

250,000

 

7.2

 

15.63

 

125,000

 

7.2

 

15.63

 

21.60

-

21.60

 

 

27,500

 

5.4

 

21.60

 

27,500

 

5.4

 

21.60

 

 

 

1,002,500

 

8.4

 

$

7.32

 

314,500

 

7.4

 

$

11.00

 

 

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The aggregate intrinsic value as of March 31, 2009 for outstanding stock options and for stock options that were exercisable was $48 and $0, respectively.

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the aggregate fair value of the stock options granted.  The aggregate fair value of the Company’s stock option grants are amortized to compensation expense over their respective vesting periods and included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company typically issues shares of common stock from treasury stock upon the exercise of stock options, but such shares may also be newly issued.

 

As of March 31, 2009, there was a total of $1,449 of unrecognized compensation expense related to time based non-vested stock options.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.1 years.

 

Stock Award Plans

 

In October 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. Stock Award Plan (the “Stock Award Plan”), which provided for the grant of stock awards of up to an aggregate of 400,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  On October 17, 2008, the Board of Directors approved an increase in the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Stock Award Plan from 400,000 shares to 1,000,000 shares, which was approved by stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meeting on December 4, 2008.  The Stock Award Plan allows for the payment of all or a portion of the incentive compensation awarded under the Company’s bonus compensation plans to be paid by means of a transfer of shares of common stock as well as other grants.  The plan has a ten year life and is open to all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.  The value of time based restricted stock awards are determined by their intrinsic value (as if the underlying shares were vested and issued) on the grant date.  There were no shares of stock awarded during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.  During the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the company awarded 250,000 and 240,000 shares of restricted stock to an executive officer.  The restricted stock awarded during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was issued under of the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan.  At March 31, 2009, the Company had awarded 395,904 shares of common stock under the Stock Award Plan and had 604,096 shares of the common stock available to issue under the Stock Award Plan.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $121 and $89, respectively, of stock based compensation expense related to stock awards.

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized $417 and $282, respectively, of stock based compensation expense related to stock awards.

 

As of March 31, 2009, there was a total of $5,068 of unrecognized compensation expense related to time based non-vested restricted stock awards.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 5.1 years.

 

Cash Bonus Plan

 

On December 4, 2008, the Company’s Compensation Committee adopted a cash bonus plan for an executive officer (the “Plan”).  The Plan provides for a cash bonus of $375 to be paid to the executive officer in the event the Company achieves certain performance targets as determined by the Compensation Committee, which may generally include targets relating to: (i) capital structure initiatives; (ii) refinancing the Company’s outstanding debt (such as by the issuance of new debt, equity or equity-linked securities by the Company or a joint venture in which the Company is a participant); or (iii) the Company entering into a new or modified credit facility (such as a modified credit facility extending the maturity date of the Company’s revolving credit facility).  The maximum amount payable pursuant to the Plan is $750, provided the Company achieves at least two of such performance targets.  In the event the executive officer is awarded a cash bonus pursuant to the Plan, he will be given the option of using up to 50% of that cash bonus at the time of the award to purchase restricted shares of the Company’s stock at a purchase price of $2.75 per share (or up to 136,363 shares of fully vested common stock will be issued to the executive officer if all awards are earned under the Plan and the executive officer elects to have all such awards payable in Company common stock).  The Company is accounting for the Plan as a combination award in accordance with SFAS No. 123(R).  Based on Company estimates, the Company accrued $375 during the period of December 2008 through March 2009; is accruing $375 during the period of December 2008 through September 2009; and is expensing $60 relating to the option to purchase restricted shares during the period of December 2009 through September 2009.  During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized $412 and $549 of compensation expense related to the Plan.  To date, no payments have been made under the Plan.

 

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9.               EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN

 

On December 1, 2005, the Company adopted an unfunded, non-qualified target defined benefit retirement plan, effective as of September 1, 2005, which covers a group of management employees of the Company.  The Company owns life insurance policies on all participants in the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”).  This SERP, which was amended on March 13, 2006 and September 27, 2007, is intended to provide the participants with an annual supplemental retirement benefit based upon their years of service with the Company and highest average compensation for five consecutive years.  The annual supplemental benefit for each participant will be adjusted based on the actual performance of the SERP compared to the target.  The benefit is payable for life with a minimum of ten years guaranteed.  In order to qualify for normal retirement benefits, a participant must attain age 65 with at least five years of participation in the SERP.  Early retirement will be permitted beginning at age 55, after five years of participation in the SERP. Early retirement benefits will be adjusted actuarially to reflect the early retirement date.

 

If a participant terminates employment with the Company prior to attaining his or her normal retirement date, other than by reason of early retirement, death or disability, the participant will forfeit all benefits under the SERP, provided that certain terminations occurring after a change in control will not result in a forfeiture.  The Company can amend or terminate the SERP at any time. However, no amendment or termination will affect the participants’ accrued benefits as determined in accordance with the SERP or delay any payments to a participant beyond the time that such amount would otherwise be payable without regard to the amendment.

 

The Company used a 4% annual compensation increase and a 6.1% discount rate in its calculation of the present value of its projected benefit obligation.  The discount rate used represented the Moody’s AA bond rate for long-term bonds as of June 2008.

 

The Company recognized the following costs related to the SERP for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Net periodic pension cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

130

 

$

153

 

$

389

 

$

459

 

Interest cost

 

85

 

84

 

255

 

254

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

105

 

104

 

314

 

311

 

Amortization of actuarial gain

 

(67

)

(46

)

(203

)

(138

)

Total net periodic pension cost

 

$

253

 

$

295

 

$

755

 

$

886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assumptions used for determining net periodic pension costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

6.10

%

6.10

%

6.10

%

6.10

%

Salary scale

 

4.00

%

4.00

%

4.00

%

4.00

%

 

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10.        LOSS PER SHARE

 

The weighted average number of shares used to compute basic loss per common share and diluted loss per common share and a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the computation for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 are shown in the following table:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations for basic and diluted EPS

 

$

(14,969

)

$

(47,111

)

$

(52,526

)

$

(87,481

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

18,555

 

18,520

 

18,525

 

18,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per common share from continuing operations

 

$

(0.81

)

$

(2.54

)

$

(2.84

)

$

(4.73

)

 

Assumed shares (in thousands) under the treasury stock method for stock options of 0 and 58 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and 0 and 74 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact was anti-dilutive for those periods.

 

11.        INCOME TAXES

 

The Company had income tax expense from continuing operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 of $3,843 as compared to $2,458 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  These amounts represent effective tax rates for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 of (7.9)% and (2.9)%, respectively.  The significant changes in the Company’s effective tax rate resulted primarily from the recording of a correction to the accrued income tax account in the amount of $2,347, as well as a $20,360 net valuation reserve in the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as compared with the initial establishment of a valuation reserve in the nine months ended March 31, 2008 in the amount of $43,544.  The $20,360 net valuation reserve includes a correction related to the impact of a federal tax benefit in the amount of $1,447, related to a state liability recorded prior to the Company establishing a valuation reserve in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, for which the Company did not take taking a valuation reserve until the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.  SFAS No. 109 — “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS No. 109”) requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.  SFAS No. 109 provides that a cumulative loss in recent years is significant negative evidence in considering whether deferred tax assets are realizable and also restricts the amount of reliance on projections of future taxable income to support the recovery of deferred tax assets.  The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the valuation of deferred tax assets over time.

 

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized additional tax expense of $3,794 reflecting the impact of cumulative out of period adjustments.  This error was related to an overstatement of tax refunds due the Company reflected in the income tax receivable account in the amount of $2,347, coupled with an overstatement of federal tax benefits in the amount of $1,447 related to a state tax liability.   These error corrections had the effect of increasing income tax expense and reducing net income by $3,794.  The Company concluded that this adjustment was not material to the consolidated financial statements for any prior period or to the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

At March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the Company had net deferred income tax assets of $74,002 and $53,642, respectively, offset by full valuation allowances of $74,002 and $53,642, respectively.

 

The Company is currently under examination by various taxing jurisdictions and anticipates finalizing the examinations with certain jurisdictions within the next twelve months.  The final outcome of these examinations is not yet determinable.  The statute of limitations for the Company’s major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years 2005-2007.

 

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12.        DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company specifically committed to exiting its Arizona market and, in connection with this decision, on that date, it disposed of its entire land position and its related work-in-process homes in Arizona, which constituted substantially all of its assets in Arizona.  The Company has historically reported this business as the western region operating segment.  The disposed work-in-process inventory and land assets constituted substantially all of the Company’s assets in the western region.  As such, all charges associated with the western region are included as a discontinued operation.

 

As the western region represented a component of the Company’s business, the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified for all periods presented to present this business as discontinued operations.  Summarized financial information for the western region is set forth below:

 

 

 

Three months

 

Nine months

 

 

 

ended

 

ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2008

 

Operating loss

 

$

(130

)

$

(21,704

)

Tax expense

 

8,504

 

 

Net loss from discontinued operations

 

$

(8,634

)

$

(21,704

)

 

Discontinued operations have not been segregated in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Therefore amounts for certain captions will not agree with respective data in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

13.        SEGMENT REPORTING

 

SFAS No. 131 “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” (“SFAS No. 131”) establishes standards for the manner in which public enterprises report segment information about operating segments.  The Company has determined that its operations primarily involve four reportable homebuilding segments operating in 11 markets.  Revenues are primarily derived from the sale of homes which the Company constructs.  The segments reported have been determined to have similar economic characteristics including similar historical and expected future operating performance, employment trends, land acquisitions and land constraints, municipality behavior and met the other aggregation criteria in SFAS No. 131.  The reportable homebuilding segments include operations conducting business in the following markets:

 

        Northern region:

 

·                Southeastern Pennsylvania;

·                Central New Jersey;

·                Southern New Jersey; and

·                Orange County, New York

 

        Southern region:

 

·                Charlotte, North Carolina (including adjacent counties in South Carolina);

·                Richmond, Virginia;

·                Raleigh, North Carolina;

·                Greensboro, North Carolina; and

·                Tidewater, Virginia

 

        Midwestern region:

 

·                Chicago, Illinois

 

        Florida region:

 

·                Orlando, Florida

 

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the Company exited from the Phoenix, Arizona market.  See note 12, Discontinued Operations.

 

The Company’s evaluation of segment performance is based on (loss) income from continuing operations before taxes.  During fiscal year 2008, the allocation of corporate and unallocated (loss) income from continuing operations before taxes to

 

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the segments was a fixed amount, which left a portion of the loss unallocated.  During fiscal year 2009, corporate (loss) income from continuing operations is fully allocated to the segments based on budgeted revenue.  The fiscal year 2009 allocation includes the Company’s mortgage brokerage and property management subsidiaries.  Below is a summary of revenue and (loss) income from continuing operations before taxes for each reportable segment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

2009

 

2008

 

Total Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern

 

$

31,451

 

$

51,923

 

$

111,553

 

$

158,200

 

Southern

 

27,505

 

47,940

 

99,099

 

159,045

 

Midwestern

 

5,739

 

6,623

 

26,427

 

36,742

 

Florida

 

769

 

5,156

 

5,198

 

30,111

 

Corporate and unallocated(1)

 

1,230

 

1,652

 

4,966

 

7,015

 

Consolidated Total

 

$

66,694

 

$

113,294

 

$

247,243

 

$

391,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Before Taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern

 

$

(5,358

)

$

(4,576

)

$

(19,246

)

$

(15,668

)

Southern

 

(4,619

)

(3,796

)

(19,801

)

(14,307

)

Midwestern

 

(182

)

(8,419

)

(7,350

)

(45,810

)

Florida

 

(690

)

(2,783

)

(2,286

)

(16,771

)

Corporate and unallocated

 

 

(550

)

 

7,533

 

Consolidated Total

 

$

(10,849

)

$

(20,124

)

$

(48,683

)

$

(85,023

)

 


(1) Corporate and unallocated includes the revenue of the Company’s mortgage brokerage and property management.

 

14.        COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company had outstanding bank letters of credit, surety bonds and financial security agreements amounting to $91,093 as collateral for completion of improvements at various developments of the Company.

 

As of March 31, 2009, the Company owned or controlled approximately 5,893 building lots.  As part of the aforementioned building lots, the Company has contracted to purchase, or had under option, undeveloped land and improved lots for an aggregate purchase price of $85,743, which are expected to yield approximately 1,020 building lots.  Generally, the Company structures its land acquisitions so that it has the right to cancel its agreements to purchase undeveloped land and improved lots by forfeiture of its deposit under the agreement.  Furthermore, purchase of the properties is usually contingent upon obtaining all governmental approvals and satisfaction of certain requirements by the Company and the sellers.

 

From time to time, the Company is named as a defendant in legal actions arising from its normal business activities. 

Although the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to currently pending actions cannot be accurately predicted, in the opinion of the Company any such liability will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or operating results of the Company.

 

The Company accrues the cost for warranty and customer satisfaction into the cost of its homes as a liability at closing for each unit based on the Company’s individual budget per unit. These liabilities are reviewed on a quarterly basis and generally closed to earnings within nine to 12 months for unused amounts with any excess amounts expensed as identified as a change in estimate.  Any significant material defects are generally under warranty with the Company’s supplier.  The Company has not historically incurred any significant litigation requiring additional specific reserves for its product offerings (e.g., mold litigation).

 

Generally, the Company provides all of its homebuyers with a limited one year warranty as to workmanship. Under certain circumstances, this warranty may be extended to two years. In practice, the Company may extend this warranty period with the ultimate goal of satisfying the customer. In addition, the Company enrolls all of its homes in a limited warranty program with a third party provider (with the premium paid for this program included in the individual unit budgets described above). This limited warranty program generally covers certain defects for periods of one to two years and major structural defects

 

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for up to ten years, with actual costs incurred being paid for by the third party provider.

 

The Company’s warranty and customer satisfaction costs are charged to cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. The amount charged to additions represents warranty and customer satisfaction costs factored into the cost of each home. The amount recorded as charges incurred represents the actual warranty and customer satisfaction cost incurred for the period presented. Certain costs to complete, not included as warranty costs, have been excluded from the rollforward below:

 

 

 

Nine months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

3,353

 

$

2,908

 

Warranty costs accrued

 

1,150

 

2,024

 

Actual warranty costs incurred

 

(1,851

)

(2,154

)

Balance at end of period

 

$

2,652

 

$

2,778

 

 

On approximately July 30, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the first amendment to the $75,000 issue of trust preferred securities, the Company is generally required to provide a $2,500 increase in the reserve fund for the benefit of holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee.  The Company currently anticipates posting such letter of credit as is permitted under the existing terms of the credit facility, provided the Company has sufficient liquidity to do so at such time.  If posted, this letter of credit will reduce our liquidity otherwise determined at that time by $2,500.

 

15.        FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

 

Effective July 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, “ Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”) as amended by FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-1, “ Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13” (“FSP FAS No. 157-1”) and FASB Staff Position SFAS No. 157-2, “ Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS No. 157-2”). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and provides for expanded disclosure about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 is applied prospectively, including to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements.  FSP FAS No. 157-1 amends SFAS No. 157 to exclude from the scope of SFAS No. 157 certain leasing transactions accounted for under SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” for purposes of measurements and classifications.  FSP FAS No. 157-2 amends SFAS No. 157 to defer the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008.

 

SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value.  Financial assets and liabilities are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

 

Level 1

Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

 

 

Level 2

Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.

 

 

Level 3

Fair values determined using significant unobservable inputs.

 

The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Financial Instruments

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

March 31, 2009

 

Marketable securities

 

Level 1

 

$

497

 

 

The partial adoption of SFAS No. 157 under FSP FAS No. 157-2 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial

 

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assets and liabilities.  Management is evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 157 will have on its non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities since the application of SFAS No. 157 for such items was deferred to July 1, 2009.  The Company believes that the impact of these items will not be material to its consolidated financial statements.

 

16.        GOODWILL

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded an impairment charge related to the goodwill that arose from the Company’s Parker & Lancaster Corporation acquisition.  This assessment was performed in accordance with SFAS No. 142.  Management evaluated the recoverability of the goodwill by comparing the carrying value of the Company’s southern reporting unit to its fair value.  Fair value was determined based on the discounted future cash flows.  These cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates related to current and future economic conditions, including absorption rates and margins reflective of slowing demand, as well as anticipated future demand and timing thereof.  The amounts included in the discounted cash flow analysis are based on management’s best estimate of future results.  This estimate considered increased risk and uncertainty associated with current market and economic conditions as reflected within the discount rate used to present value future cash flows and lower expected pricing over the projection period due to decreased consumer demand in the near term over the projection period.  The deteriorating market conditions in the Southern Region in which Parker & Lancaster operates were the result of continued economic turmoil, uncertainty in the credit and financial markets, decreased consumer demand and increased mortgage underwriting standards.  Discount rates were based on the Company’s weighted average cost of capital adjusted for the aforementioned business risks.  The amount of the goodwill impairment was $4,180 and was recorded in the Company’s southern reporting segment.  As a result of this impairment charge, the Company has no goodwill on its Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2009.  No impairment charge related to goodwill was taken during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

17.        VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

 

A variable interest entity (“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, (b) are protected from absorbing 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 FIN 46-R, an enterprise that absorbs a majority of the expected losses of the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE.

 

Based on the provisions of FIN 46-R, the Company has concluded that whenever it enters into an option agreement to acquire land or lots from an entity and pays a significant deposit that is not unconditionally refundable, a VIE is created under condition (ii) (b) of the previous paragraph.  The Company has been deemed to have provided subordinated financial support, which refers to variable Interests that will absorb some or all of an entity’s expected theoretical losses if they occur.  For each VIE created, the Company performs an analysis of the expected losses and residual returns based on the probability of future cash flows based on the expected variability as outlined in FIN 46-R.  If the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE it will consolidate the VIE on its balance sheet.  The fair value of the VIEs inventory, generally believed to be the purchase price of the land under option, will be reported as “Inventory not owned—Variable Interest Entities.”

 

At March 31, 2009, the Company consolidated three VIEs as a result of its options to purchase land or lots from the selling entities.  The Company paid cash of $412 and issued letters of credit of $100 to these VIEs and incurred additional pre-acquisition costs totaling $21.  The Company’s deposits and any costs incurred prior to acquisition of the land or lots represent the Company’s maximum exposure to loss.  The fair value of the VIEs inventory, determined as of the date of consolidation, is reported as “Inventory not owned—Variable Interest Entities.”  The Company recorded $10,666 in Inventory Not Owned—Variable Interest Entities as of March 31, 2009.  The fair value of the property to be acquired less cash deposits and pre-acquisition costs, which totaled $10,234 at March 31, 2009, was reported on the balance sheet as “Obligations related to inventory not owned—Variable Interest Entities.” Creditors, if any, of these VIEs have no recourse against the Company.

 

The Company will continue to secure land and lots using options.  Excluding the deposits and other costs capitalized in connection with the VIEs discussed in the prior paragraph, the Company had total costs incurred to acquire land and lots at March 31, 2009 of approximately $10,251, including $3,631 of cash deposits.

 

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ITEM 2.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”, “OHB”, “Orleans”, “we”, “us” or “our”) market, develop and build high-quality, single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums to serve various types of homebuyers, including move-up, luxury, empty nester, active adult, and first-time homebuyers. The Company believes this broad range of home designs gives it flexibility to address economic and demographic trends within its markets.  The Company has been in operation since 1918 and is currently engaged in residential real estate development in eight states in the following 11 markets: Southeastern Pennsylvania; Central New Jersey; Southern New Jersey; Orange County, New York; Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina; Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Orlando, Florida.  The Company’s Charlotte, North Carolina market also includes operations in adjacent counties in South Carolina.  On December 31, 2007, the Company committed to exiting the Phoenix, Arizona market and, in connection with that decision, on that date disposed of its entire land position and its related work-in-process homes in Phoenix, which constituted substantially all of its assets in the western region.  The Consolidated Financial Statements have been reclassified for all prior periods presented to reflect this business as a discontinued operation.  See Note 12, Discontinued Operations.

 

References to a given fiscal year in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is to the fiscal year ended June 30th of that year.  For example, the phrases “fiscal 2009”, “2009 fiscal year” or “year ended June 30, 2009” refer to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.  When used in this report, the “northern region” segment refers to our markets in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York; the “southern region” segment refers to our markets in North Carolina and Virginia, as well as the adjacent counties in South Carolina; the “midwestern region” segment refers to our market in Illinois; the “Florida region” segment refers to our market in Florida; and the “western region” segment refers to our former market in Arizona.

 

Results of Operations

 

New Orders, Residential Revenues and Backlog:

 

Since the latter part of fiscal 2006, we and the entire housing industry have faced several significant challenges in the housing and mortgage markets as a whole.  The U.S. economy is currently in a recession and national housing starts are at a five decade low.  Additionally and notwithstanding continued challenges for housing, the capital markets have improved during and subsequent to the quarter end and there has been some positive news and outlooks from the still challenged financial services industry. Although the homebuilding market remains challenging and order activity remains at relatively low levels, there have been some early signs of improvement that provide a basis for cautious optimism.  We experienced a 56% sequential net new order increase in the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2009, notwithstanding that third quarter net new orders decreased 47% year-over-year.  While this improvement in sequential net orders is consistent with the typical seasonality in our industry, they were substantially better than the improvement that we experienced in the same period of the prior fiscal year (6% sequential net new order increase in third quarter versus second quarter during fiscal 2008).  Despite these signs, we remain cautious, as we cannot be certain that the worst of the housing downturn is behind us, or that a real and sustained recovery in the economic and housing environment will not still be delayed for some time.  Elevated unemployment rates, home foreclosures and the impact on consumer confidence remains a concern, as do the tighter credit markets, notwithstanding the improvement in homeowner affordability from home price declines, and lower current mortgage rates and government homebuyer incentives.  We continue to respond to the current market conditions by attempting to drive absorption through the use of sales incentives, reevaluating our individual land holdings, reducing our land expenditures, attempting to monitor and control community spec unit levels and emphasizing operational cost reductions to adjust for lower levels of production.  Further decreases in demand for our homes or additional focus on cash flow may require us to further increase the use of sales incentives and to take other steps to reduce cash expenditures and operating expenses.

 

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For the tables below setting forth certain details as to residential sales activities, the information is provided for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 in the case of residential revenue earned and new orders, and as of March 31, 2009 and 2008 in the case of backlog.  We consider a sales contract or a potential sale to be classified as a new order and, therefore, become a part of backlog, at the time a homebuyer executes a contract to purchase a home from the Company .  Sales contracts are usually accompanied by a sales deposit.  In some instances, purchasers are permitted to cancel sales contracts if they are unable to close on the sale of their existing home, fail to qualify for financing or under certain other circumstances.

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

64,202

 

$

121,170

 

$

(56,968

)

(47.0

)%

Units

 

168

 

266

 

(98

)

(36.8

)%

Average sales price

 

$

382

 

$

456

 

$

(74

)

(16.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

64,347

 

$

109,018

 

$

(44,671

)

(41.0

)%

Units

 

163

 

243

 

(80

)

(32.9

)%

Average sales price

 

$

395

 

$

449

 

$

(54

)

(12.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

159,066

 

$

368,433

 

$

(209,367

)

(56.8

)%

Units

 

416

 

853

 

(437

)

(51.2

)%

Average sales price

 

$

382

 

$

432

 

$

(50

)

(11.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

240,702

 

$

372,865

 

$

(132,163

)

(35.4

)%

Units

 

562

 

829

 

(267

)

(32.2

)%

Average sales price

 

$

428

 

$

450

 

$

(22

)

(4.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

156,673

 

$

313,481

 

$

(156,808

)

(50.0

)%

Units

 

340

 

633

 

(293

)

(46.3

)%

Average sales price

 

$

461

 

$

495

 

$

(34

)

(6.9

)%

 

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New orders for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $56,968, or 47.0%, to $64,202 on 168 homes, compared to $121,170 on 266 homes for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The average price per home decreased by approximately 16.2% to $382 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $456 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

New orders for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $209,367, or 56.8%, to $159,066 on 416 homes, compared to $368,433 on 853 homes for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The average price per home decreased by approximately 11.6% to $382 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $432 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

The decrease in new orders for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 was attributable to the continued deterioration in the overall housing and mortgage markets during the period, significant turmoil in the capital markets, weaker employment statistics and decreased consumer confidence.  The decrease in the average sales price on new orders generally represents a response to the deterioration in market conditions by us in an effort to increase absorption through the use of marketing incentives, price reductions and changes to our product mix toward smaller-value oriented product..

 

Residential revenues earned for the three months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $44,671, or 41.0%, to $64,347 on 163 homes, compared to $109,018 on 243 homes for the three months ended March 31, 2008.  The average price per home decreased by approximately 12.0% to $395 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $449 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

Residential revenues earned for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 decreased $132,163, or 35.4%, to $240,702 on 562 homes, compared to $372,865 on 829 homes for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The average price per home decreased by approximately 4.9% to $428 for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 compared to $450 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

The decrease in residential revenues earned for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 was al so primarily attributable to the continued deterioration in the overall housing and mortgage markets during the period, significant turmoil in the capital markets, weaker employment statistics and decreased consumer confidence.

 

Changes in backlog are the net result of changes in net new orders and residential revenues earned.

 

Cancellation rates for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 were 26.6% and 31.0%, respectively of new orders compared to 31.3% and 26.2% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, respectively.  Cancellations declined from 303 in the nine months ended March 31, 2008 to 187 in the nine months ended March 31, 2009.

 

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Northern Region:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

35,542

 

$

48,478

 

$

(12,936

)

(26.7

)%

Units

 

90

 

100

 

(10

)

(10.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

395

 

$

485

 

$

(90

)

(18.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

30,383

 

$

49,761

 

$

(19,378

)

(38.9

)%

Units

 

74

 

102

 

(28

)

(27.5

)%

Average sales price

 

$

411

 

$

488

 

$

(77

)

(15.8

)%

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

77,501

 

$

147,950

 

$

(70,449

)

(47.6

)%

Units

 

186

 

322

 

(136

)

(42.2

)%

Average sales price

 

$

417

 

$

459

 

$

(42

)

(9.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

110,210

 

$

157,811

 

$

(47,601

)

(30.2

)%

Units

 

244

 

325

 

(81

)

(24.9

)%

Average sales price

 

$

452

 

$

486

 

$

(34

)

(7.0

)%

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

77,109

 

$

134,774

 

$

(57,665

)

(42.8

)%

Units

 

152

 

252

 

(100

)

(39.7

)%

Average sales price

 

$

507

 

$

535

 

$

(28

)

(5.2

)%

 

Our northern region is comprised of our Southeastern Pennsylvania; Central New Jersey; Southern New Jersey and Orange County, New York markets.  We believe that our geographic mix in this market allows us to compete better than if we were situated in one or two concentrated markets.  In the northern region, we currently build homes primarily targeted toward move-up, luxury, empty nester and active adult homebuyers.

 

The decrease in new orders for the northern region noted above for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, was the result of a large decrease in the number of units sold, coupled with a slight decline in the average sales price.  The decrease in the number of units was primarily the result of deteriorating market conditions.  The decrease in residential revenue earned for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, was also the result of both decreases in the units sold and the average sale price.  In response to these market conditions, we have introduced new smaller-value oriented product in the region and we have also seen a shift in mix to our multi-family townhome products as well as lower priced single family communities.

 

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Southern Region:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

22,804

 

$

59,124

 

$

(36,320

)

(61.4

)%

Units

 

62

 

127

 

(65

)

(51.2

)%

Average sales price

 

$

368

 

$

466

 

$

(98

)

(21.0

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

27,471

 

$

47,715

 

$

(20,244

)

(42.4

)%

Units

 

72

 

104

 

(32

)

(30.8

)%

Average sales price

 

$

382

 

$

459

 

$

(77

)

(16.8

)%

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

58,501

 

$

167,889

 

$

(109,388

)

(65.2

)%

Units

 

165

 

367

 

(202

)

(55.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

355

 

$

457

 

$

(102

)

(22.3

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

98,976

 

$

157,915

 

$

(58,939

)

(37.3

)%

Units

 

236

 

331

 

(95

)

(28.7

)%

Average sales price

 

$

419

 

$

477

 

$

(58

)

(12.2

)%

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

63,284

 

$

140,502

 

$

(77,218

)

(55.0

)%

Units

 

145

 

279

 

(134

)

(48.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

436

 

$

504

 

$

(68

)

(13.5

)%

 

Our southern region is comprised of our Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro, North Carolina and the Richmond and Tidewater, Virginia markets.  The Charlotte, North Carolina market also includes operations in adjacent counties in South Carolina.  The Company in its southern region currently builds homes targeted toward move-up and luxury homebuyers.

 

The decrease in new orders for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, was the result of significant decreases in both the number of units sold and the average price per unit.  The decrease in residential revenues earned for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, was also due to significant decreases in the number of units sold and the average sale price per unit.  The decrease in average sales price has been particularly significant in our Richmond market, where in prior years we were primarily selling luxury product.  The decrease in the number of units sold has also been significant in Richmond, as well as our Charlotte market.

 

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Midwestern Region:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

5,435

 

$

12,704

 

$

(7,269

)

(57.2

)%

Units

 

14

 

34

 

(20

)

(58.8

)%

Average sales price

 

$

388

 

$

374

 

$

14

 

3.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

5,738

 

$

6,501

 

$

(763

)

(11.7

)%

Units

 

13

 

17

 

(4

)

(23.5

)%

Average sales price

 

$

441

 

$

382

 

$

59

 

15.4

%

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

20,362

 

$

39,672

 

$

(19,310

)

(48.7

)%

Units

 

52

 

107

 

(55

)

(51.4

)%

Average sales price

 

$

392

 

$

371

 

$

21

 

5.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

26,414

 

$

35,062

 

$

(8,648

)

(24.7

)%

Units

 

61

 

79

 

(18

)

(22.8

)%

Average sales price

 

$

433

 

$

444

 

$

(11

)

(2.5

)%

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

15,032

 

$

32,542

 

$

(17,510

)

(53.8

)%

Units

 

39

 

83

 

(44

)

(53.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

385

 

$

392

 

$

(7

)

(1.8

)%

 

In our midwestern region, we have operations in the Chicago area.  In our midwestern region we currently build homes primarily targeted toward the move-up homebuyer.

 

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, both new order dollars and the number of units sold decreased as compared to the same periods in the prior year.  This decrease was primarily the result of the deteriorating economic and market conditions noted above.  Average sales price for both new orders and residential revenue was up during the three months ended March 31, 2009.   For the nine months ended March 31, 2009, average sale price was up slightly for new orders and down slightly for residential revenue.

 

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Florida Region:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

421

 

$

864

 

$

(443

)

(51.3

)%

Units

 

2

 

5

 

(3

)

(60.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

211

 

$

173

 

$

38

 

22.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

755

 

$

5,041

 

$

(4,286

)

(85.0

)%

Units

 

4

 

20

 

(16

)

(80.0

)%

Average sales price

 

$

189

 

$

252

 

$

(63

)

(25.0

)%

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New orders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

2,702

 

$

12,922

 

$

(10,220

)

(79.1

)%

Units

 

13

 

57

 

(44

)

(77.2

)%

Average sales price

 

$

208

 

$

227

 

$

(19

)

(8.4

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential revenue earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

5,102

 

$

22,077

 

$

(16,975

)

(76.9

)%

Units

 

21

 

94

 

(73

)

(77.7

)%

Average sales price

 

$

243

 

$

235

 

$

8

 

3.4

%

 

 

 

As of March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollars

 

$

1,248

 

$

5,663

 

$

(4,415

)

(78.0

)%

Units

 

4

 

19

 

(15

)

(78.9

)%

Average sales price

 

$

312

 

$

298

 

$

14

 

4.7

%

 

The above table reflects results from our Florida region for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.  In the Florida region, we have operations in the Orlando market.  The nine months ended March 31, 2008, also reflects results from the Palm Bay market from which we substantially exited during the first quarter of fiscal 2008 and the Palm Coast market from which we substantially exited during the second quarter of fiscal 2008.  The Company in the Florida region currently builds homes primarily targeted toward first-time, move-up and entry level homebuyers.

 

The decrease in new orders for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, was primarily the result of the continued deterioration of market conditions in this region.  New orders were also negatively impacted by our exit from the Palm Bay and Palm Coast markets, as noted above.  The decline in residential revenue earned was also the result of the overall decline in market conditions, as well as our exit from the Palm Bay and Palm Coast markets, as noted above.

 

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Costs and Expenses:

 

Residential Properties:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned revenue

 

$

64,347

 

$

109,018

 

$

(44,671

)

(41.0

)%

Cost of residential properties

 

62,558

 

110,908

 

(48,350

)

(43.6

)%

Gross profit margin

 

$

1,789

 

$

(1,890

)

$

3,679

 

(194.7

)%

Gross profit margin %

 

2.8

%

(1.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned revenue

 

$

240,702

 

$

372,865

 

$

(132,163

)

(35.4

)%

Cost of residential properties

 

237,513

 

361,286

 

(123,773

)

(34.3

)%

Gross profit margin

 

$

3,189

 

$

11,579

 

$

(8,390

)

(72.5

)%

Gross profit margin %

 

1.3

%

3.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

The costs of residential properties for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, compared to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008 decreased primarily as a result of decreased residential revenue earned.  Impairments of residential property in the amount of $3,009 and $15,267 were recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Impairments of residential property in the amount of $21,097 and $38,896 were recorded in the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Gross profit percentage for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 was 2.8% and 1.3%, as compared to (1.7)% and 3.1% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.  Without recording the impairments, the gross profit percentage would have been 7.5% and 10.1% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to 12.3% and 13.5% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

We sell a variety of home types in various communities and regions, each yielding a different gross profit margin. As a result, depending on the mix of both communities and home types delivered, the consolidated gross profit margin may fluctuate up and down on a periodic basis and periodic profit margins may not be representative of the consolidated gross profit margin for the entire year or future years.

 

We capitalize interest costs to inventory during development and construction.  Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales as the related inventory is delivered to the buyer.  Historically, our inventory eligible for interest capitalization exceeded our debt levels.  As a result of our reduction of inventories in recent quarters the Company’s active inventory has been lower than its debt level; therefore, a portion of the interest incurred during those periods was expensed directly to interest expense.  As all interest incurred is ultimately expensed, this occurrence only accelerated the expense recognition of the interest incurred during the period.  Interest included in the costs and expenses of residential properties and land sold for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008 was $3,831 and $7,817, respectively. Interest included in the costs and expenses of residential properties and land sold for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008 was $12,510 and $16,740, respectively.  Interest charged directly to interest expense during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 was $1,955 and $4,838, respectively.  Included in interest expense during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, was the write-off of debt acquisition costs in the amount of $274 and $1,058.  These charges were recognized due to the decreases in borrowing capacity as a result of both the September 30, 2008 and February 11, 2009 amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility.  There was no interest charged directly to interest expense during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and advertising

 

$

4,065

 

$

6,629

 

$

(2,564

)

(38.7

)%

Commissions

 

2,549

 

4,181

 

(1,632

)

(39.0

)%

General and administrative

 

4,865

 

8,499

 

(3,634

)

(42.8

)%

Total

 

$

11,479

 

$

19,309

 

$

(7,830

)

(40.6

)%

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

% Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General and Administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and advertising

 

$

13,863

 

$

21,303

 

$

(7,440

)

(34.9

)%

Commissions

 

9,643

 

14,102

 

(4,459

)

(31.6

)%

General and administrative

 

20,672

 

26,767

 

(6,095

)

(22.8

)%

Total

 

$

44,178

 

$

62,172

 

$

(17,994

)

(28.9

)%

 

Selling and advertising costs include amortization of deferred marketing costs and other selling costs.  These costs decreased primarily as a result of reduced headcount reductions that took place during the first nine months of fiscal year 2009.  During this time, the Company has had three headcount reductions, which have reduced the total number of employees at the Company from 544 at June 30, 2008 to 368 at March 31, 2009, a reduction of 32%.  From June 30, 2006 to March 31, 2009, headcount has been reduced from 988 to 368, a reduction of 63%.  Since the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company has had an additional headcount reduction.  As of April 30, 2009, the Company had 338 employees, which is a 38% reduction since June 30, 2008.

 

The decrease in commission expense is primarily attributable to the decrease in residential revenues as noted above.  Commission expense as a percentage of residential revenue increased to 4.0% and 4.0% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 from 3.8% and 3.8% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The increased rate was due to increased incentives to the Company’s sales force.

 

The decrease in general and administrative costs was due to the aforementioned headcount reductions.  Write-offs of abandoned projects and other pre-acquisition costs were $82 and $1,880 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to $69 and $931 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

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Land Sales and Other Income:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned revenue

 

$

 

$

1,912

 

$

(1,912

)

Costs and expenses

 

 

1,635

 

(1,635

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

$

 

$

277

 

$

(277

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

$

2,347

 

$

2,364

 

$

(17

)

Other expense

 

$

1,551

 

$

1,566

 

$

(15

)

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earned revenue

 

$

58

 

$

11,322

 

$

(11,264

)

Costs and expenses

 

26

 

47,677

 

(47,651

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

$

32

 

$

(36,355

)

$

36,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

$

6,483

 

$

6,926

 

$

(443

)

Other expense

 

$

5,191

 

$

5,001

 

$

190

 

 

The Company had land sales revenue of $0 and $58 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, respectively as compared to $1,912 and $11,322 during the three and nine month ended March 31, 2008, respectively.  During the nine months ended March 31, 2008, the Company received proceeds on the sale of land of $36,047.  Of the $36,047 received during this period, $11,322 was recognized as land sales revenue; $11,300 related to proceeds in the Company’s western region and was included in discontinued operations; and $13,425 related to two parcels of land that were sold and subsequently subject to an option agreement.  Due to the federal income tax losses recorded by the Company related to these transactions, the Company received approximately $34,000 of federal income tax refunds as a result of these transactions and other operations for its taxation year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Prior to the completion of the land sales discussed above, we recorded asset impairments on the land to be sold.  The total impairment charge related to these land sales were $36,556 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  These asset impairment losses are included in the costs of land sales.

 

Other income consists primarily of property management fees and mortgage processing income, while other expense consists primarily of the costs of property management and mortgage processing, along with depreciation expense for the Company.

 

Our mortgage processing business assists homebuyers in obtaining financing directly from unaffiliated lenders.  We do not fund or service the mortgage loans, nor do we assume any credit or interest rate risk in connection with originating the mortgages.

 

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Income Taxes and Loss from Continuing Operations:

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

 

$

(10,849

)

$

(20,124

)

$

9,275

 

Income tax benefit

 

4,120

 

26,987

 

(22,867

)

Loss from continuing operations, net of tax

 

$

(14,969

)

$

(47,111

)

$

32,142

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-tax loss from continuing operations

 

$

(48,683

)

$

(85,023

)

$

36,340

 

Income tax benefit

 

3,843

 

2,458

 

1,385

 

Loss from continuing operations, net of tax

 

$

(52,526

)

$

(87,481

)

$

34,955

 

 

The Company had income tax expense from continuing operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 of $3,843 as compared to $2,458 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  These amounts represent effective tax rates for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 of (7.9)% and (2.9)%, respectively.  The significant changes in the Company’s effective tax rate resulted primarily from the recording of a correction to the accrued income tax account in the amount of $2,347, as well as a $20,360 net valuation reserve in the first nine months of fiscal year 2009 as compared with the initial establishment of a valuation reserve in the nine months ended March 31, 2008 in the amount of $43,544.  The $20,360 net valuation reserve includes a correction related to the impact of a federal tax benefit in the amount of $1,447, related to a state liability recorded prior to the Company establishing a valuation reserve in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, for which the Company did not take taking a valuation reserve until the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.  SFAS No. 109 — “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“SFAS No. 109”) requires that companies assess whether a valuation allowance should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.  SFAS No. 109 provides that a cumulative loss in recent years is significant negative evidence in considering whether deferred tax assets are realizable and also restricts the amount of reliance on projections of future taxable income to support the recovery of deferred tax assets.  The ultimate realization of these deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.  Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the valuation of deferred tax assets over time.

 

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, the Company recognized additional tax expense of $3,794 reflecting the impact of cumulative out of period adjustments.  This error was related to an overstatement of tax refunds due the Company reflected in the income tax receivable account in the amount of $2,347, coupled with an overstatement of federal tax benefits in the amount of $1,447 related to a state tax liability.   These error corrections had the effect of increasing income tax expense and reducing net income by $3,794.  The Company concluded that this adjustment was not material to the consolidated financial statements for any prior period or to the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

 

Loss from Discontinued Operations:

 

On December 31, 2007, the Company specifically committed to exiting its Arizona market and, in connection with this decision, on that date, it disposed of its entire land position and its related work-in-process homes in Arizona.  We have historically reported this business as the western region operating segment.  The disposed work-in-process inventory and land assets constituted substantially all of our assets in the western region.  As such, all charges associated with the western region are included as a discontinued operation.

 

Loss from discontinued operations was $8,634 and $21,704, or a loss of $0.47 per share and $1.17 per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2008, respectively.  See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this Part 1.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

On an ongoing basis, we require capital for expenditures to develop land, to construct homes, to fund related carrying costs and overhead and to fund various advertising and marketing programs to facilitate sales.  These expenditures include site preparation, roads, water and sewer lines, impact fees and earthwork, as well as the construction costs of the homes and amenities.

 

As of March 31, 2009, we had $27,331 of borrowing capacity under our secured Revolving Credit Facility discussed below, subject to borrowing base availability.  At March 31, 2009, we had borrowings in excess of net borrowing base availability of $2,754.  The negative borrowing base availability at that time was repaid in full on a timely basis after March 31, 2009 and did not have any adverse impact on the Company.  As of March 31, 2009, the Company’s liquidity (as described in the table below) was approximately $15,767.  As of April 30, 2009, the Company estimates that its liquidity was approximately $18,100, an increase of approximately $2,333 since March 31, 2009.  The Company holds, and it currently anticipates continuing to hold, the majority of the aggregate of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities in short-term U.S. Treasury bills for capital preservation.  At March 31, 2009, the 30-day LIBOR rate of interest was 0.51%.

 

During the nine months ended March 31, 2009, our liquidity decreased by $55,432 as shown in the table below:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2009

 

2008

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

13,260

 

$

72,341

 

Restricted cash - due from title companies

 

4,764

 

19,269

 

Marketable securities

 

497

 

 

Net borrowing base availability

 

(2,754

)

(20,411

)

Liquidity

 

$

15,767

 

$

71,199

 

 

The decrease in liquidity was primarily due to cash used for operations, lower year-over-year backlog and decreased year-over-year net new orders, which have the impact of reducing our gross borrowing base, and inventory impairments during the nine months ended March 31, 2009, which decreased our borrowing base availability.  These items decreasing our liquidity were partially offset by adjustments for certain category reductions made in the calculation of the borrowing base pursuant to the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, discussed below, a planned increase in our accounts payable aging, and decreases in acquisitions of land.

 

Our sources of capital include, but are not limited to, funds derived from operations, sales of various land assets, reductions in speculative inventory levels through completed home deliveries and reductions in new speculative unit starts, borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility, the issuance of debt or equity securities or other possible recapitalization transactions.  Our short-term and long-term liquidity depend primarily upon the net cash recovery of our land investment upon completed home deliveries, working capital management (cash, accounts receivable, inventory of units under construction, accounts payable and other liabilities), bank borrowings, land related expenditures, net new orders and deliveries.  In an effort to increase liquidity, we may pursue sales of parcels of land, model homes and other assets, amendments to our Revolving Credit Facility, or we may pursue sales of debt or equity securities or other recapitalization transactions, or seek other external sources of funds.  However, we can offer no assurances as to whether or when such transactions will occur or whether the transactions will be on terms advantageous to us.

 

As the downturn in the housing industry has continued, we have reduced the size of our business operations through lot count reductions for both owned and controlled lots, the abandonment or renegotiation of land option contracts, the reduction in the total number of existing speculative units, the sale of certain model homes, limited construction of new speculative units in order to maintain reasonable speculative unit levels relative to lower new orders, and actively shifted our speculative unit mix wherever possible to price and products that are in better relative demand today.  We have also significantly reduced our land expenditures and land expenditure budgets, including, given the more recent market conditions experienced since the fall of 2008, significantly reducing these expenditures for the balance of the fiscal year in order to minimize the impacts of lower net new orders on cash flow generated.  Pursuant to the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, the Company’s ability to purchase unimproved real estate is no longer available; however, the Company continues to be able to acquire lots though option take-downs.  Further, we have significantly reduced our workforce, with headcount reductions in the current fiscal year from June 30, 2008 through April 30, 2009 of approximately 38%, or 206 people, and headcount reductions of approximately 65% between June 30, 2006 and April 30, 2009.

 

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From January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009, we reduced our net debt levels by $142,344, or 24% (where net debt is defined for each period as total mortgage and other note obligations plus subordinated notes less the aggregate of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, restricted cash — due from title company, but excluding restricted cash — customer deposits).  During this same period, the aggregate amount of our work-in-process and owned land inventories have decreased by $344,799 (from $857,242 to $512,443), which impacts our gross borrowing base availability.  A significant portion of this net inventory decrease is due to impairments of $203,948 (including discontinued operations) recorded during this period, although a portion of previously impaired inventory has since been sold, either through land sales or normal operations.  During this same period, our total liquidity (as defined above) decreased by $21,824, from $37,615 to $15,791.  The net debt reduction from January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009 described above has been generated through various means, including operations, the reduction in the total number of speculative units, offering incentives to buyers in order to help keep orders and deliveries at higher relative levels notwithstanding challenging industry conditions, selective lands sales, decreases in land acquisitions and other land expenditures, the abandonment or renegotiation of land option contracts, income tax refunds and a planned increase in our accounts payable aging.

 

We continue to focus on cash generation and preservation to allow sufficient liquidity to be available to fund our continuing operations.  There are, however, several factors that may affect our liquidity in the coming months.  First, as described below under “First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and Security Agreement” executed on February 11, 2009,  the maximum percentages of borrowing base availability that may be attributable to speculative inventory and land under development, as well as the maximum dollar amount of borrowing that may be attributable to land under development, were temporarily increased (resulting in an increase in borrowing base availability) for all borrowing base certificates delivered before July 31, 2009.  For borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009 (where the borrowing base certificate as of July 31, 2009 is anticipated to be delivered and is due on August 15, 2009), the maximum relative percentages and maximum dollar amounts for certain borrowing base categories return to their lower pre-amendment levels, the effect of which could be to potentially reduce our borrowing base availability, depending on several different factors, including the relative levels of backlog, speculative inventory and land under development at such time, as well as cash generated from operations and reduction in bank debt outstanding prior to such time.  We anticipate that, absent an amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility or significant improvement in net new orders, backlog or land sales, or a refinancing or recapitalization transaction, the borrowing base availability determined on the basis of the borrowing base certificate dated before or as of July 31, 2009 (which is required to be delivered to the lenders on or before August 15, 2009) may be significantly less than the outstanding borrowings at such time.  Under those circumstances, we may not be able to reduce the outstanding borrowings at such time by an amount sufficient to repay in full such future potential negative borrowing base availability within the time period required by the Revolving Credit Facility without a further amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to otherwise increase the net borrowing base availability before August 15, 2009.  Additionally, such reductions to borrowing base availability, absent an amendment, could result in our net liquidity at that time being less than the $10,000 of minimum net liquidity now required by the Revolving Credit Facility.  We have in the past obtained amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility to address similar borrowing base and liquidity issues, including under the “First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and Security Agreement,” and we currently believe that we should be able to obtain an amendment to temporarily increase the borrowing base availability to provide sufficient liquidity to allow us to fund our operations and meet the net liquidity covenant for a period of time, if such an amendment is needed.  However, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to obtain such an amendment or obtain such an amendment on terms advantageous to us.

 

On-going bank reappraisals of our borrowing base assets may also affect our liquidity.  As part of the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, appraisals are performed by appraisers engaged directly by the banks on the collateral assets included in the borrowing base.  Such appraisals are also required upon admission of assets into the borrowing base.  Approximately 35% of the borrowing base collateral assets were reappraised during the summer of 2008.  These reappraisals were collectively reflected in the borrowing base certificate dated as of September 30, 2008, and had the net impact of improving borrowing base availability by approximately $2,700.  Approximately one third of the total assets in the borrowing base with a book value in excess of $4,000 and not reappraised in the summer of 2008 have just been reappraised, are currently being reappraised or are anticipated to be reappraised during the next quarter.  Of these new reappraisals, those that have been completed (approximately 1/3 of the total assets to be reappraised after the summer of 2008) were collectively reflected in the March 31, 2009 borrowing base certificate, which resulted in a net reduction in our borrowing base availability of approximately $1,000.  Of the remaining 2/3 of the assets to be reappraised after the summer of 2008, approximately 1/3 of the reappraisals to be conducted after the summer of 2008 are currently in process and we anticipate the balance of the remaining 1/3 of the borrowing base assets subject to reappraisal will be reappraised in our fourth quarter or shortly thereafter.  We anticipate that the remaining reappraisals that are currently underway or anticipated to be completed in our fourth quarter may cause further net reductions in our net borrowing base and borrowing base availability, which net reductions may be material.  If the net reductions in borrowing base availability are material, we currently anticipate that we would seek and should receive a temporary amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility that would allow us to have

 

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sufficient liquidity available to fund our operations for a period of time.  However, we can offer no assurance that we would be able to obtain such an amendment or that such an amendment would be on terms favorable to us.

 

In addition to changes related to the borrowing base described above, if one or more additional lenders default under our Revolving Credit Facility, our liquidity could be adversely affected.  Under the Revolving Credit Facility, each lender has an individual aggregate facility commitment level and no lender is required to fund beyond its individual pro rata overall facility commitment level, even if one or more other lenders fail to fund a draw request.  If one or more of our lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility defaults on their commitment, our ability to access the credit facility may be limited.  One lender (less than 3% of the total commitments) was closed by state regulators, is subject to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC’)  receivership, has defaulted on its remaining unfunded commitments under the facility, and is not currently funding its pro rata portion of new borrowings and advances under the Revolving Credit Facility.  Principal repayments otherwise payable to this defaulting lender presently are generally payable directly to the Company, but subject to the maximum cash and cash equivalents covenant.  Currently, the Company’s liquidity and borrowing base availability provide sufficient liquidity, despite this one defaulting lender that is holding less than 3% of the aggregate facility commitments.  If, however, additional lenders default on their commitments, or other conditions relating to our liquidity or borrowing base availability change, our liquidity and borrowing base availability may no longer be sufficient to provide sufficient liquidity and our ability to borrow and our liquidity could be significantly restricted.

 

On July 16, 2009, the aggregate Revolving Credit Facility size will be reduced from $405,000 to $375,000, unless otherwise permanently reduced to an amount less than or equal to $375,000 before that date.  Based on our current internal projections, we anticipate that this reduction of credit facility size will not adversely affect the Company’s operations, but cannot offer any assurance that the reduction will not adversely affect our operations.

 

On approximately July 30, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the first amendment to the $75,000 issue of trust preferred securities, the Company is generally required to provide a $2,500 increase in the reserve fund for the benefit of holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee.  The Company currently anticipates posting such letter of credit as is permitted under the existing terms of the credit facility, provided the Company has sufficient liquidity to do so at such time.  If posted, this letter of credit will reduce our liquidity otherwise determined at that time by $2,500.

 

In addition, on September 15, 2009, the Company will be required to pay an additional loan fee to its lender group, in an amount up to $12,500, unless the balance outstanding under the Revolving Credit has been repaid in full or the Revolving Credit Facility is otherwise amended.  The amount of the payment will be reduced by 80% if the aggregate commitment level of the lenders is reduced to $250,000 or below prior to September 15, 2009.  The Company can offer no assurances that it will be able to amend the Revolving Credit Facility to avoid such loan fee or be able to reduce the aggregate commitment level to $250,000 or less before September 15, 2009, or be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms.

 

Finally, the Revolving Credit Facility also matures on December 20, 2009.  While we currently anticipate that we will be able to refinance or extend our Revolving Credit Facility before that time, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to do so, or be able to do so on commercially reasonable terms.  In the event that we are not successful in executing our plans discussed above, including potentially obtaining an amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility increasing certain category reduction percentages or otherwise increasing borrowing base availability on or prior to August 15, 2009 (the date we anticipate delivering our borrowing base certificate dated as of July 31, 2009), we may need to consider alternative sources of capital to finance our operations.   In any event, we can make no assurances that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness, or to fund our other liquidity needs.

 

In addition to the factors and circumstances discussed above, any material variance from our internally projected operating results (including net new orders, cancellations, backlog, deliveries and expenditures), material declines in the book or appraised value of our real estate held for development and sale (which may lead to additional inventory impairments), or significant declines in the pending or future bank appraised values relative to existing individual appraisals for certain of our assets to be appraised on behalf of the banks in the coming quarters, could result in a reduction in available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility (either before or after August 15, 2009).  Such a reduction in available borrowing capacity could constrain liquidity and require us to seek additional amendments and/or waivers under our Revolving Credit Facility which we may or may not be able to obtain.

 

In addition to exploring a refinancing of our Revolving Credit Facility, we are also exploring a variety of alternative financing options, including an extension of our existing Revolving Credit Facility, as well as other possible debt or equity financings or recapitalization transactions, and potential selected land sales.   However, should the Company not otherwise be able amend, modify, extend, or refinance the Revolving Credit Facility (or be able to do so on commercially reasonable

 

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terms) on or prior to August 15, 2009 (the date its July 31, 2009 borrowing base certificate is due); by September 15, 2009 (the due date of the additional loan fee under the facility); or by December 20, 2009 (the existing maturity date of the credit facility), then our liquidity may not be sufficient to fund our operations and our operations could be adversely affected.

 

The Company currently believes that funds generated from operations, anticipated availability under our Revolving Credit Facility, cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand, and potential funds generated from asset sales will provide sufficient capital for us to meet our operating needs for the next 12 months.  This belief is, however, based upon our belief that the Company will be able to obtain one or more amendments or modifications to its Revolving Credit Facility (including an extension of the maturity date) or otherwise obtain outside funding through debt or equity financings or recapitalization transactions, as needed, prior to the maturity or our Revolving Credit Facility or any material reduction in our liquidity resulting from the occurrence of  various events, including any of the events described above.  Without one or more amendments or modifications to our Revolving Credit Facility, a maturity date extension, or other alternative outside financing, we may not have sufficient capital resources available to meet all of our operating needs for the next 12 months.  We can offer no assurance that we will be able to obtain any amendments, modifications or maturity date extensions to our Revolving Credit Facility, or obtain any outside financing, on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

On December 22, 2004, Greenwood Financial, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, as borrowers, and Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., as guarantor, entered into a Revolving Credit Loan Agreement for a Senior Secured Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Facility with various banks as lenders (as amended and restated and further amended, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Loan Agreement was amended on January 24, 2006, via the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”).  In connection with the Amended Credit Agreement, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. executed a Guaranty, which was amended on September 6, 2007 and amended and restated on September 30, 2008. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement was amended on November 1, 2006, February 7, 2007, May 8, 2007, September 6, 2007, December 21, 2007, May 9, 2008 by a limited waiver to the Amended Credit Agreement, which was extended on September 15, 2008, and amended and restated in the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement, dated September 30, 2008 (the “Second Amended Credit Agreement”).  The Second Amended Credit Agreement was subsequently amended by a limited waiver letter dated January 30, 2009 (the “waiver letter”) and the First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement dated February 11, 2009 (the “First Amendment”).

 

Waiver Letter

 

Absent the waiver letter described below, the Company would have continued to be in default of its obligation to, on or before January 23, 2009, make a principal repayment in an amount necessary to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the loans to the borrowing base availability (the “Repayment Covenant”).  While the Company made certain principal payments, the failure to make the repayment in full within the proscribed period constituted an event of default under the Second Amended Credit Agreement, of which the Company provided notice to the Lenders.  In addition, Wachovia Bank, N.A. (“Wachovia”) asserted that the borrowers breached the liquidity covenant in the Second Amended Credit Agreement (the “Liquidity Covenant”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2008.  The Company disagrees with Wachovia’s assertion that the borrowers breached the Liquidity Covenant and notified Wachovia of their disagreement.

 

The waiver letter temporarily waived compliance with the Repayment Covenant and the Liquidity Covenant generally from December 31, 2008 through and including February 6, 2009, unless another event of default occurred.  With the termination of waiver period without the First Amendment described below having been entered into, the failure of the borrowers to have complied with the Repayment Covenant on or before that date, the borrowers were again in breach of the Repayment Covenant and, to the extent there had been a breach of the Liquidity Covenant as asserted by Wachovia (an assertion with which the Company disagrees), the borrowers were also in breach of that covenant.  Any such breaches were, however, cured by the First Amendment described below.

 

There can be no assurances that we will be able to comply with the financial covenants contained in the Revolving Credit Facility for future periods.  In the future, we may not be successful in obtaining a waiver of non-compliance with these financial covenants.  If we are unable to comply with the financial covenants, absent a waiver, we will be in default of the Revolving Credit Facility and the lenders can take any of the actions described below.

 

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First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and Security Agreement:

 

On February 11, 2009, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement which provides, among other things, that:

 

·       The category reductions applicable to the determination of borrowing base availability were adjusted so that the maximum borrowing base availability attributable to asset class (ii) (units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) determined on the basis of any borrowing base certificate that is delivered before July 31, 2009, was increased to a maximum of 58% of the aggregate borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (i) (units subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) and (ii) (units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale) as shown on the borrowing base certificate.  For borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009, the maximum percentage remains unchanged at 45%.

·       The category reductions applicable to the determination of the borrowing base availability were adjusted so that the maximum borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (iii) (lots part of improved land not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale), (iv) (lots part of land under development) and (v) (lots part of land approved for development), based on borrowing base certificates delivered before July 31, 2009, was increased to a maximum of 65% of the total borrowing base availability as shown on the borrowing base certificate.  For borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009, the maximum percentage is 55%.    The maximum dollar value of borrowing base availability attributable to asset classes (iii), (iv) and (v) were also adjusted to the following (with such limitations to be reduced dollar for dollar at the time and in the amounts of any impairments with respect to assets in asset classes (iii), (iv) and (v) and included in the borrowing base taken by borrowers):

(i)             Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after the effective date of the First Amendment: $235,000;

(ii)            Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on or after July 31, 2009: $200,000; and

(iii)           Beginning with the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered after September 30, 2009: $190,000.

·       Under the First Amendment, the aggregate effect of (i) the modification of the borrowing base category reductions applicable to units not subject to a qualifying agreement of sale (described above); (ii) the modification of the borrowing base category reductions for land under development (described above); and (iii)  the inventory impairments during the second fiscal quarter of approximately $8,670, was an increase in net borrowing base availability of $16,065 as of December 31, 2008, from a negative $14,567 to a positive $1,498.

·       The amount of the Revolving Credit Facility was reduced from $440,000 to $405,000, except that the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility will be reduced to $375,000 beginning on July 16, 2009 and through maturity, unless otherwise permanently reduced as a result of certain prepayments required by the Revolving Credit Facility.  The letter of credit sublimit was reduced to $30,000 from $60,000, and the financial letter of credit sublimit was reduced to $15,000 from $25,000. The amount actually available under the Revolving Credit Facility is also subject to the borrowing base availability requirements in the Revolving Credit Facility.

·       In the event there is one or more defaulting lenders, so long as there is no event of default that has occurred and is continuing, pro-rata principal payments shall not be made to such defaulting lender, but instead shall be paid over to the master borrower.

·       The minimum consolidated tangible net worth level was adjusted to a minimum of at least $25,000 (1) reduced by the sum of (a) any impairments or other charges under GAAP on assets in the borrowing base taken by the Company and recorded in respect of the financial quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (b)  any deferred tax assets valuation allowance reserves recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (c) any impairments or write-offs relating to tangible assets or pre-acquisition costs not contained in the borrowing base recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 (provided, however, that the aggregate covenant level reduction pursuant to this clause (1) shall not exceed $15,000), and (2) increased by the sum of (x) any favorable adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (y) 50% of positive quarterly net income after March 31, 2008.

·       The definition of liquidity was revised to provide that negative borrowing base availability is deducted from cash and cash equivalents when determining liquidity and the minimum required liquidity covenant was reduced from $15,000 to $10,000.  A five business day cure period in the event of a breach of the minimum liquidity covenant was also added.

 

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·       The maximum amount of cash or cash equivalents (excluding cash in transit at title companies) that the Company is allowed to maintain was set at a maximum of $15,000 for any consecutive five-day period.

·       The cash flow from operations covenant ratio was adjusted downward for the quarter ending June  30, 2009 to 0.50:1.00 and for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 and thereafter to 0.65:1.00.

·       The Company’s ability to purchase up to $8,000 of unimproved real estate is no longer available; however, the Company’s ability to acquire lots through option take-downs remains unchanged.  The provision specifically allowing the Company to make new joint venture investments up to certain specified amounts was also eliminated.

·       The interest rate was increased by 25 basis points, to the one month LIBOR interest rate plus 5.25%.

·       Generally, the ability to obtain letters of credit for general working capital or corporate purposes and the ability to obtain letters of credit in connection with projects outside the borrowing base were eliminated (provided, however, that existing letters of credit can be renewed, subject to the other terms of the Loan Agreement).

·       Provisions were added providing that no letter of credit will be issued or renewed and that no tri-party agreement will be executed or maintained while any lender is a defaulting lender, except if the borrowers have delivered to the agent cash collateral equal to the defaulting lenders’ pro rata share of the letter of credit or tri-party agreement.  The cash collateral is to be used to reimburse lenders in the event of draws under letters of credit or tri-party agreements.

·       Letter of credit advances (that is, payments pursuant to a letter of credit that result in the making of a loan to borrowers in excess of the then available borrowing base) must be repaid within five business days, or earlier under certain circumstances.

·       Provisions were added to the Second Amended Credit Agreement and related Security Agreement providing that, in the event of receipt of any tax refund by any obligor that constitutes collateral, the amount received must be used to prepay the loans under the facility.  Any such collateral received by the agent will likewise be applied to the outstanding indebtedness.  However, such reduction of the outstanding indebtedness would have the effect of then increasing the net borrowing base availability immediately thereafter.

·       Additional provisions were added with respect to the allocation among the lenders of burdens and risks associated with defaulting lenders.

·       In consideration of entering into the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, the Company paid a fee equal to 0.25% of such approving lenders’ reduced commitments effective on the closing of the amendment.

 

Terms of the Revolving Credit Facility:

 

The borrowing limit under the Revolving Credit Facility is $405,000, except that the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility will be reduced to $375,000 beginning July 16, 2009, unless otherwise permanently reduced to an amount less than or equal to $375,000, as a result of certain required prepayments. The total amount of loans and advances outstanding at any time under the Revolving Credit Facility may not exceed the lesser of the then-current borrowing base availability or the revolving sublimit as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. The borrowing base availability is based on the lesser of the appraised value or cost of real estate owned by the Company that has been admitted to the borrowing base and is subject to various limitations and qualifications set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.

 

From October 1, 2008 to February 10, 2009, borrowings and advances under the Revolving Credit Facility bore interest on a per annum basis equal to the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 500 basis points.  Beginning on February 11, 2009, the interest rate increased to the LIBOR Market Index Rate plus 525 basis points.  Prior to October 1, 2008, the applicable spread had been 400 basis points. During the term of the Revolving Credit Facility, interest is payable monthly in arrears.  At March 31, 2009, the interest rate was 5.76%, which included a 525 basis point spread.  LIBOR Market Index Rate is defined by the Revolving Credit Facility as one-month LIBOR for dollar deposits as it may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility to account for any applicable Federal Reserve euro currency reserve requirements or similar governmental requirements

 

A fee will be earned and payable on September 15, 2009 equal to 8.0% per annum, calculated on a daily basis, of the difference between $250,000 and the aggregate level of the lenders’ lending commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility as they exist from time to time between September 30, 2008 and the earlier of September 15, 2009 and the date the commitments are permanently reduced to $250,000; however this fee will be reduced by 80% if the aggregate level of commitments on or before September 15, 2009 have been permanently reduced to $250,000 or less. Under this provision, the

 

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Company currently estimates that the minimum it will be required to pay is $0 and the maximum is $9,150. The Company expects that it will pay no amounts under this provision as it intends to refinance or otherwise modify the debt before the payment is due and payable. There can be no assurance that such refinancing will occur or will occur on terms favorable to the Company.  In addition, if all indebtedness under the Revolving Credit Facility is not fully repaid by December 20, 2009, a separate fee will be earned and payable on December 20, 2009 equal to 8.0% per annum of the amount by which the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility that exist from time to time after September 15, 2009 exceed $250,000, calculated on a daily basis.  Under this provision, the Company currently estimates that the minimum it will be required to pay is $0 and the maximum is $2,630. The Company expects that it will pay no amounts under this provision as it intends to refinance the debt before the payment is due and payable. There can be no assurance that such refinancing or modification will occur or will occur on terms favorable to the Company.

 

In addition to any interest that may be payable with respect to amounts advanced by the lenders pursuant to a letter of credit, the Company will be required to pay to the lender(s) issuing letters of credit an issuance fee of 0.125% of the amount of the letters of credit.

 

Under and subject to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, the borrowers may borrow and re-borrow for the purpose of financing the acquisition and development of real estate, the construction of homes and improvements, for working capital and for such other appropriate corporate purposes as may be approved by the lenders. Under the Revolving Credit Facility, each lender is generally obligated to fund only its pro rata portion of each requested loan or advance.  As a result, if any lender refuses, or is unable, to fund its pro rata portion of a requested loan or advance, the borrowers may be unable to borrow the entire amount of the requested loan or advance despite the fact that if there are defaulting lenders, the borrowers are permitted to submit additional borrowing requests in an effort to make-up any borrowing shortfall caused by a defaulting lender failing to fund.  In addition, so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing, pro-rata principal payments shall not be made to any defaulting lender, but instead shall be paid over to the master borrower.  The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for certain burden sharing measures to allocate among the lenders the burdens and risks associated with defaulting lenders in the event there are defaulting lenders.

 

Approximately 35% of the borrowers’ borrowing base assets have been reappraised pursuant to the terms of the waiver letter and approximately one third of the total assets in the borrowing base with a book value in excess of $4,000 that were not previously reappraised, have just been reappraised, are currently being reappraised, or are anticipated to be reappraised during the next quarter. The reappraisals that have been done to date have not had a material impact on the Company’s borrowing base availability, but there can be no assurance that future reappraisals will not reduce borrowing base availability.

 

Various conditions must be satisfied in order for real estate to be admitted to the borrowing base, including that a mortgage in favor of lenders has been delivered to the agent for lenders and that all governmental approvals necessary to begin development of for-sale residential housing, other than building permits and certain other permits borrower in good faith believes will be issued within 120 days, have been obtained. Depending on the stage of development of the real estate, the loan to value or loan to cost advance rate in the borrowing base ranges from 50% to 95% of the appraised value or cost of the real estate. Based on these ranges, the Company is restricted as to the type of land it can have in various stages of development as well as the dollar value of land under development.

 

As security for all obligations of borrowers to lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility, lenders continue to have a first priority mortgage lien on all real estate owned by the Company or any borrower and included in the borrowing base under the Revolving Credit Facility. As further security, pursuant to the Second Amended Credit Facility, the Company has also agreed to grant to the lenders (i) a security interest in and assignment of all future tax refunds and proceeds thereof received or payable to the borrowers or the Company after the closing of the Second Amended Credit Agreement, (ii) mortgages in favor of lenders with respect to all real property owned by the borrowers or the Company that is not already subject to a lien in favor of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility and, (iii) a security interest in inter-company debt.  Pursuant to the First Amendment, all such tax refunds must be paid over to the lenders within one business day and will be used to prepay any indebtedness under the Revolving Credit facility.  Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. has guaranteed the obligations of the borrowers to lenders pursuant to a Guaranty executed by Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. on January 26, 2006, amended on September 6, 2007 and amended and restated on September 30, 2008.  Under the Guaranty, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. granted lenders a security interest in any balance or assets in any deposit or other account that Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. has with any lender. However, the Company and its subsidiaries maintain a majority of the cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities available to them in accounts and as treasury securities outside of the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility contains customary covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit or eliminate the ability of the Company to (among other things):

 

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·       Incur or assume other indebtedness, except certain permitted indebtedness and possible second lien indebtedness if appropriately approved;

·       Grant or permit to exist any lien, except certain permitted liens;

·       Enter into any merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of another entity;

·       Sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets;

·       Enter into any transaction with an affiliate that is not a borrower or a guarantor under the Revolving Credit Facility, or a subsidiary of either;

·       Pay any dividends;

·       Redeem any stock or subordinated debt; and

·       Invest in joint ventures or other entities that are not obligors under the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

In addition, under the Revolving Credit Facility, all real property sales must be accomplished through a title company, with the net proceeds of such a sale going directly to the agent bank for application to the outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility. Any purchases of real estate must be done through a title company through advances under the Revolving Credit Facility and all such acquisitions must be subject to mortgages in favor of the lenders; and, at the time of any such advance, the Company will be required to provide an estimate of the portion of the borrowing that will be used for construction needs. However, the Company may make additional draws from time-to-time pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various financial covenants. Among other things, the financial covenants, as amended, require that:

 

·       The Company must maintain a minimum consolidated tangible net worth of at least $25,000  (1) reduced by the sum of (a) any impairments or other charges under GAAP on assets in the borrowing base taken by the Company and recorded in respect of the financial quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (b)  any deferred tax assets valuation allowance reserves recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (c) any impairments or write-offs relating to tangible assets or pre-acquisition costs not contained in the borrowing base recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 (provided, however, that the aggregate covenant level reduction pursuant to this clause (1) shall not exceed $15,000), and (2) increased by the sum of (x) any favorable adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in respect of the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, plus (y) 50% of positive quarterly net income after March 31, 2008.

·       Subject to a five day cure period, the Company must maintain a required liquidity level based on cash plus borrowing base availability of at least $10,000 of cash and cash equivalents (including cash held at a title company) on a consolidated basis at all times, minus the amount by which the then-outstanding principal balance of the Company’s loans plus any swing line loans exceeds the then-current borrowing base availability.

·       The Company’s minimum cash flow from operations ratio based on cash flow from operations to interest incurred covenant, must exceed 1.25-to-1.00 for the quarter ending December 31, 2008; 0.40-to-1.00 for the quarter ending March 31, 2009; 0.50-to-1.00 for the quarter ending June 30, 2009; and 0.65-to-1.00 for the quarter ending September 30, 2009 and thereafter. Cash flow from operations is calculated based on the last twelve months cash flow from operations, adjusted for interest paid (excluding any amortized deferred financing costs related to all amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement, the Second Amended Credit Agreement and the trust preferred securities and any future amendments to any of the foregoing), amounts from the disposition of model homes that are subject to a sale-leaseback transaction to the extent such amounts are not otherwise included in net cash provided by operating activities, and interest income.

·       The maximum amount of cash or cash equivalents (excluding cash at title companies) the Company is allowed to maintain for any consecutive five-day period is $15,000.

·       The Company may purchase improved land (i.e., finished lot takedowns and/or controlled rolling lot options) purchased by the borrowers in the normal course of business, consistent with the projections provided to the lenders, but otherwise limits the Company’s ability to purchase improved and unimproved land.

 

At the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2006, December 31, 2006, March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007, March 31, 2008, June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2008, the Company would have been in violation of certain financial covenants in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement if not for the first, second, third and fourth amendments to and waiver letter with respect to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Amended Credit Agreement, the waiver letter and the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, respectively.

 

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The Revolving Credit Facility provides that, subject to any applicable notice and cure provisions, each of the following (among others) is an event of default:

 

·       Failure by borrowers to pay when due any amounts owing under the Revolving Credit Facility;

·       Failure by the Company to observe or perform any promise, covenant, warranty, obligation, representation or agreement under the Revolving Credit Facility or any other loan document;

·       Bankruptcy and other insolvency events with respect to any borrower or the Company;

·       Dissolution or reorganization of any borrower or the Company;

·       The entry of a judgment or judgments against borrower(s) or the Company: (i) in an aggregate amount that is at least $500 in excess of available insurance proceeds, if such judgment or judgments are not dismissed or bonded within 30 days; or (ii) that prevents borrowers from conveying lots and units in the ordinary course of business if such judgment or judgments are not dismissed or bonded within 30 days; or the issuance of any writs of attachment, execution or garnishment against any borrower or the Company;

·       Any material adverse change in the financial condition of a borrower or the Company which causes the lenders, in good faith, to believe that the performance of any of the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility is impaired or doubtful for any reason; and

·       Specified cross defaults.

 

Upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default, after completion of any applicable grace or cure period, lenders may demand immediate payment in full of all indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, terminate their obligations to make any loans or advances or issue any letter of credit, set off and apply any and all deposits held by any lender for the credit or account of any borrower and foreclose upon any collateral.  In addition, upon the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy or other insolvency events with respect to any borrower or the Company, all indebtedness outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be immediately due and payable without any act or action by lenders. A default under the Company’s Revolving Credit Facility could also prevent the Company from making required payments under the Company’s trust preferred securities, which would cause a default under those securities.

 

The Revolving Credit Facility currently provides for certain adjustments to the manner in which borrowing base availability is to be calculated to take effect with respect to borrowing base certificates delivered on or after July 31, 2009 which will have the effect of reducing borrowing base availability.  In addition, a portion of the Company’s borrowing base assets are currently subject to reappraisal by the Company’s lenders.  As a result, the Company may need to obtain an amendment to its Revolving Credit Facility providing additional liquidity on or before August 15, 2009.  If the Company is unable to obtain such an amendment, the Company’s future borrowings may exceed the then available borrowing base.  Under such circumstances, absent a wavier or an amendment from its lenders,

 

 the Company could be in default under its Revolving Credit Facility and, as a result, its debt could become due which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

As of March 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants under the Second Amended Credit Agreement, as amended.

 

Trust Preferred Securities:

 

On November 23, 2005, the Company issued $75,000 of trust preferred securities which mature on January 30, 2036 and are callable, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued interest on or after January 30, 2011. For the first ten years, the securities have a fixed interest rate of 8.61% per annum, provided that certain covenant levels are maintained. Thereafter, the securities have a floating interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 360 basis points per annum, resetting quarterly. The securities are treated as debt obligations for financial statement purposes. The Company used proceeds from the sale of these securities to repay outstanding obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility discussed above.

 

The trust’s preferred and common securities require quarterly distributions of interest by the trust to the holders of the trust securities at a fixed interest rate equal to 8.61% per annum through January 30, 2016 and, after January 30, 2016, at a variable interest rate (reset quarterly) equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 360 basis points (“Regular Interest Rate”).  Since the Company failed to meet both the debt service ratio and minimum tangible net worth requirement set forth in the August 13, 2007 supplemental indenture as of the end of a fiscal quarter for at least three of the last four consecutive fiscal quarters ended on June 30, 2008, the applicable rate of interest was increased by 300 basis points (“Adjusted Interest Rate”). The Company began accruing for this increased interest rate on July 31, 2008, which was paid to holders for the first time with the coupon payable on October 31, 2008. The interest rate will return to the regularly applicable rate once the Company is in compliance with the debt service ratio and minimum tangible net worth requirements as of the end of any fiscal quarter.  The terms of the trust securities are governed by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, among OHI Financing, Inc., (“OHI Financing”) as depositor, JPMorgan Chase Bank,

 

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National Association, as property trustee, Chase Bank USA, National Association, as the Delaware trustee, and the administrative trustees named therein.

 

The trust used the proceeds from the sale of the trust’s securities to purchase $77,320 in aggregate principal amount of unsecured junior subordinated notes due January 30, 2036 issued by OHI Financing, which includes $2,300 of inter-company issuances. The junior subordinated notes were issued pursuant to a Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated November 23, 2005, as amended by a Supplemental Indenture dated August 13, 2007, collectively referred to herein as the “Indenture,” among OHI Financing, as issuer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee. The terms of the junior subordinated notes are substantially the same as the terms of the trust’s preferred securities. The interest payments on the junior subordinated notes paid by OHI Financing will be used by the trust to pay the quarterly distributions to the holders of the trust’s preferred and common securities. Pursuant to the parent guarantee agreement dated November 23, 2005 by and between the Company and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as trustee, the Company has unconditionally guaranteed OHI Financing payment and other obligations under the indenture and the junior subordinated notes. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the trust preferred securities and the subsequent purchase of the junior subordinated notes to partially repay indebtedness.

 

The Indenture permits OHI Financing to redeem the junior subordinated notes at par, plus accrued interest on or after January 30, 2011. If OHI Financing redeems any amount of the junior subordinated notes, the Trust Agreement requires the trust to redeem a like amount of the trust securities. Under certain circumstances relating to the tax treatment of the trust or the interest payments made on the junior subordinated notes or the classification of the trust as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, OHI Financing may also redeem the junior subordinated notes prior to January 30, 2011 at a 7.5% premium.

 

With certain exceptions relating to debt to a trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company that is a financing vehicle for the Company, the junior subordinated notes and the Company’s obligations under the parent guarantee are expressly subordinate to all of the Company’s existing and future debt unless it is provided in the instrument creating or evidencing such debt, or pursuant to which such debt is outstanding, that such debt is not superior in right to payment of the junior subordinated notes or the obligations under the parent company’s guarantee, as the case may be.

 

Under the Indenture, OHI Financing will generally have to make eight consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments (other than the eight consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments that could be made on each of the coupon payment dates from October 30, 2008 to and including July 30, 2010) to cause an event of default under the Indenture (or in some cases six consecutive coupon payments). More specifically, the Indenture provides that the earliest an event of default could occur as a result of the payment of the Adjusted Interest Rate is (i) upon the payment of the Adjusted Interest Rate coupon for October 30, 2010, if applicable, provided there have been eight prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupons paid by OHI Financing; (ii) on either the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2010 or the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, if at either date both the trailing twelve months’ interest coverage ratio is less than 1.25 to 1, and OHI Financing has made the six prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments; or (iii) on the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010, if at such time both the trailing twelve months’ interest coverage ratio is less than 1.75 to 1, and OHI Financing has made the eight prior consecutive Adjusted Interest Rate coupon payments.  If the interest coverage ratio test and the minimum consolidated tangible net worth test are both met, OHI Financing would make the payment of the Regular Interest Rate for the next coupon, and the Adjusted Interest Rate test “resets” requiring OHI Financing to make eight (or in some instances six) new consecutive coupon payments at the Adjusted Interest Rate before triggering an event of default. The interest coverage ratio and minimum consolidated tangible net worth measure are not traditional financial maintenance covenants; they are only utilized in determining if the Adjusted Interest Rate or the Regular Interest Rate is applicable.

 

The junior subordinated notes and the trust securities could become immediately payable upon an event of default. Under the terms of the Trust Agreement and the Indenture, subject to any applicable cure period, an event of default generally occurs upon:

 

·       non-payment of any interest on the junior subordinated notes when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of the default for a period of 30 days;

·       non-payment of the principal of, or any premium on, the junior subordinated notes at their maturity;

·       default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty made by OHI Financing in the indenture and the continuance of the default or breach for a period of 30 days after written notice to OHI Financing;

·       non-payment of any distribution on the trust’s securities when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of the default for a period of 30 days;

·       non-payment of the redemption price of any trust’s security when it becomes due and payable;

 

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·       default in the performance, or breach, in any material respect of any covenant or warranty of any of the trustees in the Trust Agreement, which default or breach continues for a period of 30 days after written notice to the trustees and OHI Financing;

·       default in the performance, or breach (which default or breach must be material in certain cases), of any covenant or warranty made by OHI Financing. In the purchase agreement pursuant to which the trust securities and the junior subordinated notes were sold and purchased and the continuation of such default or breach for a period of 30 days after written notice to OHI Financing;

·       bankruptcy, insolvency or liquidation of the property trustee, if a successor property trustee has not been appointed within 90 days thereafter;

·       the bankruptcy or insolvency of OHI Financing; or

·       certain dissolutions or liquidations, or terminations of the business or existence, of the trust.

 

Pursuant to the August 13, 2007 Supplemental Indenture, OHI Financing established a $5,000 reserve fund in September 2007 for the benefit of the holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee. If the Adjusted Interest Rate is in effect for the four consecutive coupon payments ending July 30, 2009, this reserve fund must be increased by $2,500. Under certain events of default, this reserve fund may be drawn by the trustee and used in respect of the trust preferred obligations. The reserve fund may be released upon the earlier of compliance with the applicable interest coverage ratio resulting in OHI Financing paying interest at the regular interest rate rather than the adjusted interest rate, or redemption or defeasance of the notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

On September 20, 2005, the Company issued $30,000 of trust preferred securities which mature on September 30, 2035 and are callable, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued interest on or after September 30, 2010. For the first ten years, the securities have a fixed interest rate of 8.52% per annum. Thereafter, the securities have a floating interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus 380 basis points per annum, resetting quarterly. The securities are treated as debt obligations for financial statement purposes. The Company used proceeds from the sale of these securities to fund land purchases and residential construction. The obligations relating to the trust preferred securities are subordinated to the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

On approximately July 30, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the first amendment to the $75,000 issue of trust preferred securities, the Company is generally required to provide a $2,500 increase in the reserve fund for the benefit of holders of the trust preferred securities by posting a letter of credit with the trustee.  The Company currently anticipates posting such letter of credit as is permitted under the existing terms of the credit facility, provided the Company has sufficient liquidity to do so at such time.  If posted, this letter of credit will reduce our liquidity otherwise determined at that time by $2,500.

 

Cash Flow Statement

 

Net cash used by operating activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was $13,594, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $63,680 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The change was primarily due to a use of cash related to accounts payable and other liabilities in the current fiscal year of $27,972 as compared to a source in the comparable period in the prior fiscal year in the amount of $40,961.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was $536 as compared to $11,465 in the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  The Company had proceeds of $11,300 related to the sale of the Western region in the nine months ended March 31, 2008.

 

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2009 was $46,023, compared to $56,069 for the nine months ended March 31, 2008.  Cash used in financing activities primarily relates to net paydowns on our credit facility during the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008.

 

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Lot Positions

 

As of March 31, 2009, we owned or controlled approximately 5,893 building lots.  Included in the aforementioned lots, we had contracted to purchase, or have under option, undeveloped land and improved building lots for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $85,743 that are expected to yield approximately 1,020 building lots.  The table below shows our lots by region:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent

 

options of

 

Percent

 

Total lots

 

 

 

 

 

Lots

 

of lots

 

agreement

 

of lots

 

owned or

 

Percent

 

Region

 

owned

 

owned

 

of sale

 

controlled

 

controlled

 

of total

 

Northern

 

2,571

 

52.8

%

498

 

48.8

%

3,069

 

52.1

%

Southern

 

1,747

 

35.8

%

264

 

25.9

%

2,011

 

34.1

%

Midwestern

 

317

 

6.5

%

228

 

22.4

%

545

 

9.2

%

Florida

 

238

 

4.9

%

30

 

2.9

%

268

 

4.6

%

Total

 

4,873

 

100.0

%

1,020

 

100.0

%

5,893

 

100.0

%

 

As noted above in our discussion of our Revolving Credit Facility, pursuant to the terms of the First Amendment to the Second Amended Credit Agreement, we cannot purchase any of real estate with the exception of improved land (i.e. finished lost takedowns and/or controlled rolling lot options) purchased in the normal course of business consistent with the projections provided to our lenders.

 

Undeveloped Land Acquisitions

 

In recent years, the process of acquiring desirable undeveloped land has been extremely competitive, particularly in the northern region, mostly due to the lack of available parcels suitable for development.  In addition, expansion of regulation in the housing industry has increased the time it takes to acquire undeveloped land with all of the necessary governmental approvals required to begin construction.  Generally, we structure our land acquisitions so that we have the right to cancel our agreements to purchase undeveloped land by forfeiture of our deposit under the agreement.  Included in the balance sheet captions “Inventory not owned — Variable Interest Entities” and “Land deposits and costs of future development,” at March 31, 2009 we had $9,534 invested in 7 parcels of undeveloped land, of which $2,935 is cash deposits, a portion of which is non-refundable.  At March 31, 2009, overall undeveloped parcels of land under contract had an aggregate purchase price of approximately $35,672 and were expected to yield approximately 378 building lots.

 

We attempt to further mitigate the risks involved in acquiring undeveloped land by structuring our undeveloped land acquisitions so that the deposits required under the agreements coincide with certain benchmarks in the governmental approval process, thereby limiting the amount at risk.  This process allows us to periodically review the approval process and make a decision on the viability of developing the parcel to be acquired based upon expected profitability.  In some circumstances we may be required to make deposits solely due to the passage of time.  This structure still provides us an opportunity to periodically review the viability of developing the parcel of land.  In addition, we primarily structure our agreements to purchase undeveloped land to be contingent upon obtaining all governmental approvals necessary for construction.  Under most agreements, we secure the responsibility for obtaining the required governmental approvals as we believe that we have significant expertise in this area.  We intend to complete the acquisition of undeveloped land only after all governmental approvals are in place.  In certain rare circumstances, however, when all extensions have been exhausted, we must make a decision on whether to proceed with the purchase even though all governmental approvals have not yet been received.  In these circumstances, we perform reasonable due diligence to ascertain the likelihood that the necessary governmental approvals will be granted.

 

Improved Lot Acquisitions:

 

The process of acquiring improved building lots from developers is extremely competitive.  We compete with many national homebuilders to acquire improved building lots, some of which have greater financial resources than us.  The acquisition of improved lots is usually less risky than the acquisition of undeveloped land as the contingencies and risks involved in the land development process are borne by the developer rather than us.  In addition, governmental approvals are generally in place when the improved building lots are acquired.

 

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option agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $50,071.  At March 31, 2009, we had $717 invested, of which $696 is cash deposits, invested in these improved building lots.

 

Subject to the restrictions in our Revolving Credit Facility, we expect to utilize primarily the Revolving Credit Facility as described above as well as other existing capital resources, to finance the acquisitions of undeveloped land and improved lots described above.  The timing of these acquisitions will depend on market conditions.  We have substantially reduced our land expenditures both to-date and our planned expenditures for the next several quarters to reflect current market conditions.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 requires that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary be reported as equity and the amount of consolidated net income specifically attributable to the noncontrolling interest be identified in the consolidated financial statements.  It also calls for consistency in the manner of reporting changes in the parent’s ownership interest and requires fair value measurement of any noncontrolling equity investment retained in a deconsolidation.  SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.  The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141(R)”). SFAS No. 141(R) broadens the guidance of SFAS No. 141, extending its applicability to all transactions and other events in which one entity obtains control over one or more other businesses.  It broadens the fair value measurement and recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and interests transferred as a result of business combinations.  SFAS No. 141(R) expands on required disclosures to improve the statement users’ abilities to evaluate the nature and financial effects of business combinations.  SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) Emerging Issues Task Force 03-6-1, “Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities.” Under the FSP, unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are participating securities and, therefore, are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method.  The two-class method determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings.  The Company’s outstanding restricted stock awards will be considered participating securities under this FSP. The FSP is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009 and requires retrospective application.  The Company does not expect the adoption of the FSP to have a material impact on its reported earnings per share.

 

I n December 2008, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 132R-1, “Employers’ Disclosures about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets”.  This statement provides additional guidance regarding disclosures about plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans.  This FSP is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009.  Accordingly, the Company will adopt FSP SFAS 132R-1 in fiscal year 2010.  The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adopting this FSP on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 141R-1, “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies”, (FSP SFAS 141R-1).  This FSP amends and clarifies SFAS No. 141(R), to require that an acquirer recognize at fair value, at the acquisition date, an asset acquired or a liability assumed in a business combination that arises from a contingency if the acquisition-date fair value of that asset or liability can be determined during the measurement period.  If the acquisition-date fair value of such an asset acquired or liability assumed cannot be determined, the acquirer should apply the provisions of SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies”, to determine whether the contingency should be recognized at the acquisition date or after it.  FSP SFAS 141R-1 is effective for assets or liabilities arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition date is after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2008.  Accordingly, the Company will adopt FSP SFAS 141R-1 in fiscal year 2010.  The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP SFAS 141R-1 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The FSP amends SFAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” to require disclosure about fair value of financial instruments in interim financial statements. FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009.

 

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The Company is currently evaluating the disclosure impact of adopting this pronouncement on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 115-2 and SFAS 124-2, “Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.”  This FSP changes existing guidance for determining whether an impairment of debt securities is other than temporary.  The FSP requires other than temporary impairments to be separated into the amount representing the decrease in cash flows expected to be collected from a security (referred to as credit losses) which is recognized in earnings and the amount related to other factors which is recognized in other comprehensive income.  This noncredit loss component of the impairment may only be classified in other comprehensive income if the holder of the security concludes that it does not intend to sell and it will not more likely than not be required to sell the security before it recovers its value.  If these conditions are not met, the noncredit loss must also be recognized in earnings.  When adopting the FSP, an entity is required to record a cumulative effect adjustment as of the beginning of the period of adoption to reclassify the noncredit component of a previously recognized other than temporary impairment from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive income.  FSP SFAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this FSP to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly.”  This FSP provides additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation to normal market activity for the asset or liability. The FSP also provides additional guidance on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly.  FSP SFAS 157-4 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of this FSP to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

 

Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

 

In addition to historical information, this report and other Company reports and statements contain statements relating to future events or our future results. These statements are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are subject to the Safe Harbor provisions created by statute.  Generally words such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “continue” and “believe” or the negative of or other variation on these and other similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements concerning anticipated or expected conditions in or recovery of the housing market, and economic conditions; the Company’s long-term opportunities; continuing overall economic conditions and conditions in the housing and mortgage markets and industry outlook; anticipated or expected operating results, revenues, sales, net new orders, pace of sales, spec unit levels, and traffic; future or expected liquidity, financial resources, debt or equity financings, amendments to or extensions of our existing revolving credit facility, strategic transactions or other alternative recapitalization transactions; the anticipated impact of bank reappraisals; future impairment charges, future tax valuation allowance and its value; anticipated or possible federal and state stimulus plans or other possible future government support for the housing and financial services industries; anticipated legislation and its impact; expected tax refunds; anticipated use of proceeds from transactions; anticipated cash flow from operations; reductions in land expenditures; the Company’s ability to meet its internal financial objectives or projections, and debt covenants; potential future land sales; the Company’s future liquidity, capital structure and finances; the Company’s response to market conditions; potential effects of changes in financial and commodity market prices and interest rates; potential liabilities relating to litigation currently pending against us; anticipated delivery of homes in backlog; fluctuations in market conditions; appropriateness of completed home inventory levels; the overall direction of the housing market; expected warranty costs; future land acquisitions; and the availability of sufficient capital for us to meet our operating needs, are made only as of the date of this report.

 

We do not undertake to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties and our future results could differ significantly from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.  Many factors or potential risks could cause our actual consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements.  For additional information on some potential risks, see Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, Item 1A of this report and subsequently filed quarterly reports.

 

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ITEM 3.           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company, due to adverse changes in financial and commodity market prices and interest rates.  The Company’s principal market risk exposure continues to be interest rate risk.  A majority of the Company’s debt is variable based on LIBOR, and, therefore, affected by changes in market interest rates.  Based on current operations, an increase or decrease in interest rates of 100 basis points will result in a corresponding increase or decrease interest charges incurred by the Company of approximately $3,548,789 in a fiscal year, a portion of which may be capitalized and included in cost of sales as homes are delivered.

 

Changes in the prices of commodities that are a significant component of home construction costs, particularly lumber, may result in unexpected short term increases in construction costs.  Since the sale price of the Company’s homes is fixed at the time the buyer enters into a contract to acquire a home and because the Company generally contracts to sell its homes before construction begins, any increase in costs in excess of those anticipated may result in gross margins lower than anticipated for the homes in the Company’s backlog.  The Company attempts to mitigate the market risks of price fluctuation of commodities by entering into fixed-price contracts with its subcontractors and material suppliers for a specified period of time, generally commensurate with the building cycle.

 

There have been no material adverse changes to the Company’s (i) exposure to market risk and (ii) management of these risks, since June 30, 2008.

 

ITEM 4T.                CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President and Corporate Controller evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President and Corporate Controller concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Security and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and also to ensure information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management including the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President and Corporate Controller as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter 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 1A.        RISK FACTORS

 

There has been no material changes in our risk factors during the nine months ended March 31, 2009, except as noted below.  For additional information regarding risk factors, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended June 30, 2008.

 

Absent an equity or debt financing, an extension of our existing Revolving Credit Facility or entering into a new credit facility or another financing or recapitalization transaction, on or before December 20, 2009, we will be unable to meet our debt obligations at that time.  If we are unsuccessful in completing a new financing, extending our existing credit facility or entering into a new credit facility on favorable terms to us, or at all, our financial condition and operations will be materially adversely affected.

 

We are exploring a variety of alternative financing options, including an extension of our existing Revolving Credit Facility or a new credit facility to replace our existing Revolving Credit Facility as well as other possible debt or equity financing or recapitalization transactions, and potential selected land sales.  There can be no assurances that we will be able to complete an equity or debt financing or enter into a new credit facility or an extension to the existing Revolving Credit Facility on terms that are favorable to us, or at all.  If we are unable to obtain a new credit facility, an extension of the existing Revolving Credit Facility, or engage in another financing or recapitalization transaction by December 20, 2009, we will be unable to meet our debt obligations by the existing maturity date under the Revolving Credit Facility.  If we cannot complete a new financing or enter into a new credit facility or an extension of our existing Revolving Credit Facility on terms favorable to us or on commercially reasonable terms, our financial condition and operations will be materially adversely affected.

 

We may need an amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility providing additional borrowing base liquidity on or before August 15, 2009 (the due date for the July 31, 2009 borrowing base certificate).  If we are unable to obtain such an amendment we could potentially be in default under the Revolving Credit Facility which could have a material adverse affect on our operations.

 

U nder the terms of our Revolving Credit Facility, the maximum relative percentages and maximum dollar amounts applicable to certain categories of borrowing base assets reset to lower amounts for any borrowing base certificate delivered on or after July 31, 2009.  In addition, certain assets in our borrowing base are currently being reappraised which could result in reductions in our borrowing base availability.  As a result, we may need to obtain an amendment to our Revolving Credit Facility on or before August 15, 2009 (the date the Company’s July 31, 2009 borrowing base is due) to provide additional liquidity.  If we are unable to obtain such an amendment on a timely basis on or before August 15, 2009, the resetting of these effective borrowing base advance amounts or possible negative borrowing base adjustments resulting from updated bank reappraisals, could result in our future borrowings exceeding the then available net borrowing base.  Under such circumstances, we anticipate that we may not be able to reduce the outstanding borrowings by an amount sufficient to repay in full such future potential negative borrowing base availability as required by the Revolving Credit Facility within the required time period. If we fail to reduce the outstanding borrowings to an amount less than or equal to any borrowing base availability within the required period and are unable to obtain an amendment to the Revolving Credit Facility to increase future net borrowing base availability and liquidity, an event of default could potentially occur under the Revolving Credit Facility which may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and operations.

 

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ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporated by Reference

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

Form

 

Date

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Filed
Herewith

 

10.1

 

Waiver Letter, dated January 28, 2009, by and among Greenwood Financial, Inc. and certain affiliates, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association and various other lenders party thereto.

 

8-K

 

1/26/09

 

10.1

 

 

 

10.2

 

First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Agreement and First Amendment to Security Agreement dated as of February 11, 2009, by and among Greenwood Financial, Inc. and certain affiliates, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc., Wachovia Bank, National Association and various other lenders party thereto.

 

8-K

 

2/7/09

 

10.1

 

 

 

10.3

 

Employment Agreement with Michael T. Vesey dated March 10, 2009

 

8-K

 

3/10/09

 

10.1

 

 

 

10.4

 

Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement with Michael T. Vesey dated March 10, 2009

 

8-K

 

3/10/09

 

10.2

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of Jeffrey P. Orleans pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

31.2

 

Certification of Michael T. Vesey pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

31.3

 

Certification of Garry P. Herdler pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

32.1

 

Certification of Jeffrey P. Orleans pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

32.2

 

Certification of Michael T. Vesey pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

32.3

 

Certification of Garry P. Herdler pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

ORLEANS HOMEBUILDERS, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

May 15, 2009

Jeffrey P. Orleans

 

Jeffrey P. Orleans

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief

 

Executive Officer

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

May 15, 2009

Michael T. Vesey

 

Michael T. Vesey

 

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

 

May 15, 2009

Garry P. Herdler

 

Garry P. Herdler

 

Executive Vice President and

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

May 15, 2009

Mark D. Weaver

 

Mark D. Weaver

 

Vice President and

 

Corporate Controller

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

31.1

 

Certification of Jeffrey P. Orleans pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

 

Certification of Michael T. Vesey pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.3

 

Certification of Garry P. Herdler pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

 

Certification of Jeffrey P. Orleans pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

 

Certification of Michael T. Vesey pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.3

 

Certification of Garry P. Herdler pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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