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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period ended March 31, 2008
OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 000-52604
SMITH BARNEY TIDEWATER FUTURES FUND L.P. | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
New York | 13-3811113 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
c/o Citigroup Managed Futures LLC 731 Lexington Avenue – 25th Fl. New York, New York 10022 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 559-2011 | |||
(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
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated X 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 No X
As of April 30, 2008, 36,315.6202 Limited Partnership Units were outstanding.
SMITH BARNEY TIDEWATER FUTURES FUND L.P.
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
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PART I
Item 1. Financial Statements
Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 2008 | December 31, 2007 | |||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Equity in commodity futures trading account: | ||||||||||||
Cash (restricted $15,410,451 and $11,753,495 in 2008 and 2007, respectively) | $ | 79,593,109 | $ | 64,565,758 | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts | — | 3,907,173 | ||||||||||
Unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 30,831 | 109,033 | ||||||||||
79,623,940 | 68,581,964 | |||||||||||
Interest receivable | 76,326 | 133,281 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 79,700,266 | $ | 68,715,245 | ||||||||
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital: | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts | $ | 737,401 | $ | — | ||||||||
Unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | 114,121 | 463,237 | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||||
Brokerage commissions | 427,097 | 369,698 | ||||||||||
Management fees | 130,633 | — | ||||||||||
Other | 41,775 | 34,623 | ||||||||||
Redemptions payable | 3,776,912 | 1,875,612 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | 5,227,939 | 2,743,170 | ||||||||||
Partners’ Capital: | ||||||||||||
General Partner, 1,211.0353 and 689.7925 Unit equivalents outstanding in 2008 and 2007, respectively | 2,294,306 | 1,139,627 | ||||||||||
Limited Partners, 38,098.7013 and 39,241.8150 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest outstanding in 2008 and 2007, respectively | 72,178,021 | 64,832,448 | ||||||||||
Total partners’ capital | 74,472,327 | 65,972,075 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and partners’ capital | $ | 79,700,266 | $ | 68,715,245 |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Schedule of Investments
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
Fair Value | % of Partners’ Capital | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts Purchased | ||||||||||||
Currencies | $ | 953,977 | 1.28 | % | ||||||||
Energy | (390,409 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||
Grains | (1,680,746 | ) | (2.26 | ) | ||||||||
Indices | 42,478 | 0.06 | ||||||||||
Interest Rates - U.S. | 1,105,396 | 1.48 | ||||||||||
Interest Rates Non - U.S. | 248,663 | 0.33 | ||||||||||
Metals | (310,175 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||
Softs | (1,505,313 | ) | (2.02 | ) | ||||||||
Total futures contracts purchased | (1,536,129 | ) | (2.07 | ) | ||||||||
Futures Contracts Sold | ||||||||||||
Currencies | 728,843 | 0.98 | ||||||||||
Indices | (251,903 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||
Interest Rates Non - U.S. | (234,502 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||
Livestock | 556,290 | 0.75 | ||||||||||
Total futures contracts sold | 798,728 | 1.08 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts | ||||||||||||
Metals | 30,831 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 30,831 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts | ||||||||||||
Metals | (114,121 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||
Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (114,121 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||
Total fair value | $ | (820,691 | ) | (1.10 | )% |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2007
Fair Value | % of Partners’ Capital | |||||||||||
Futures Contracts Purchased | ||||||||||||
Currencies | $ | 547,906 | 0.83 | % | ||||||||
Energy | 540,652 | 0.82 | ||||||||||
Grains | 1,996,515 | 3.03 | ||||||||||
Indices | 41,706 | 0.06 | ||||||||||
Interest Rates U.S. | 91,642 | 0.14 | ||||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | (52,122 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||
Metals | 170,900 | 0.26 | ||||||||||
Softs | 411,050 | 0.62 | ||||||||||
Total futures contracts purchased | 3,748,249 | 5.68 | ||||||||||
Futures Contracts Sold | ||||||||||||
Currencies | 31,697 | 0.05 | ||||||||||
Indices | 28,092 | 0.04 | ||||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | 298,779 | 0.45 | ||||||||||
Livestock | 174,040 | 0.26 | ||||||||||
Softs | (373,684 | ) | (0.56 | ) | ||||||||
Total futures contracts sold | 158,924 | 0.24 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Appreciation on Open Forward Contracts | ||||||||||||
Metals | 109,033 | 0.17 | ||||||||||
Total unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 109,033 | 0.17 | ||||||||||
Unrealized Depreciation on Open Forward Contracts | ||||||||||||
Metals | (463,237 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||
Total unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (463,237 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||
Total fair value | $ | 3,552,969 | 5.39 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Statements of Income and Expenses and Partners’ Capital
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Income: | ||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) on trading of commodity interests: | ||||||||||||
Net realized gains (losses) on closed positions | $ | 16,120,898 | $ | (5,444,121 | ) | |||||||
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on open positions | (4,373,660 | ) | 2,560,501 | |||||||||
Gain (loss) from trading | 11,747,238 | (2,883,620 | ) | |||||||||
Interest income | 317,140 | 818,836 | ||||||||||
Total income (loss) | 12,064,378 | (2,064,784 | ) | |||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Brokerage commissions including clearing fees of $19,732 and $49,506, respectively | 1,327,390 | 1,468,263 | ||||||||||
Management fees | 394,945 | 421,809 | ||||||||||
Other expenses | 45,413 | 24,215 | ||||||||||
Total expenses | 1,767,748 | 1,914,287 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) | 10,296,630 | (3,979,071 | ) | |||||||||
Additions—Limited Partners | 4,452,000 | 8,745,000 | ||||||||||
Additions—General Partner | 886,660 | — | ||||||||||
Redemptions—Limited Partners | (7,135,038 | ) | (8,439,138 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in Partners’ Capital | 8,500,252 | (3,673,209 | ) | |||||||||
Partners’ Capital, beginning of period | 65,972,075 | 82,970,678 | ||||||||||
Partners’ Capital, end of period | 74,472,327 | 79,297,469 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value per Unit (39,309.7366 and 33,646.2472 Units outstanding at March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively) | $ | 1,894.50 | $ | 2,356.80 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per Redeemable Unit of Limited Partnership Interest and General Partner Unit equivalent | $ | 242.37 | $ | (113.14 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 10,296,630 | $ | (3,979,071 | ) | |||||||||||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash | (3,656,956 | ) | (8,996,525 | ) | ||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in net unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts | 3,907,173 | 1,502,718 | ||||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts | 78,202 | (13,525,476 | ) | |||||||||||||||
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable | 56,955 | 17,142 | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open futures contracts | 737,401 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in unrealized depreciation on open forward contracts | (349,116 | ) | 9,462,257 | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in brokerage commissions | 57,399 | (24,564 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in management fees | 130,633 | (7,533 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in other | 7,152 | 9,627 | ||||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 11,265,473 | (15,541,425 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from additions—Limited Partners | 4,452,000 | 8,745,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from additions—General Partner | 886,660 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Payments for redemptions—Limited Partners | (5,233,738 | ) | (9,278,361 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 104,922 | (533,361 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrestricted cash | 11,370,395 | (16,074,786 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Unrestricted cash, at beginning of period | 52,812,263 | 61,972,680 | ||||||||||||||||
Unrestricted cash, at end of period | $ | 64,182,658 | $ | 45,897,894 | ||||||||||||||
Non-cash financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||||
Change in redemptions payable | $ | 1,901,300 | $ | — |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
1. General:
Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P. (the ‘‘Partnership’’) is a limited partnership which was organized on February 23, 1995 under the partnership laws of the State of New York to engage in the speculative trading of a diversified portfolio of commodity interests including futures contracts, options and forward contracts. The commodity interests that are traded by the Partnership are volatile and involve a high degree of market risk. The Partnership privately and continuously offers up to 100,000 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest (‘‘Redeemable Units’’) in the Partnership to qualified investors. There is no maximum number of units that may be sold by the Partnership.
Citigroup Managed Futures LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, acts as the general partner (the ‘‘General Partner’’) of the Partnership. The Partnership’s commodity broker is Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (‘‘CGM’’). CGM is an affiliate of the General Partner. The General Partner is wholly owned by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. (‘‘CGMHI’’), which is the sole owner of CGM. CGMHI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. As of March 31, 2008, all trading decisions for the Partnership are made by Chesapeake Capital Corporation (the ‘‘Advisor’’).
The accompanying financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Partnership’s financial condition at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and changes in partners’ capital and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements present the results of interim periods and do not include all disclosures normally provided in annual financial statements. You should read these financial statements together with the financial statements and notes included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’) for the year ended December 31, 2007.
Due to the nature of commodity trading, the results of operations for the interim periods presented should not be considered indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.
2. Financial Highlights:
Changes in Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit of Limited Partnership Interest for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) * | $ | 245.34 | $ | (123.98 | ) | |||||||
Interest income | 7.65 | 23.96 | ||||||||||
Expenses ** | (10.62 | ) | (13.12 | ) | ||||||||
Increase (decrease) for the period | 242.37 | (113.14 | ) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit, beginning of period | 1,652.13 | 2,469.94 | ||||||||||
Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit, end of period | $ | 1,894.50 | $ | 2,356.80 |
* | Includes brokerage commissions |
** | Excludes brokerage commissions |
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
2. Financial Highlights (Continued):
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets:*** | ||||||||||||
Net investment loss before incentive fees**** | (7.8 | )% | (5.4 | )% | ||||||||
Operating expenses | 9.6 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||||||
Incentive fees | — | % | — | % | ||||||||
Total expenses | 9.6 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||||||
Total return: | ||||||||||||
Total return before incentive fees | 14.7 | % | (4.6 | )% | ||||||||
Incentive fees | — | % | — | % | ||||||||
Total return after incentive fees | 14.7 | % | (4.6 | )% |
*** | Annualized (other than incentive fee) |
**** | Interest income less total expenses |
The above ratios may vary for individual investors based on the timing of capital transactions during the period. Additionally, these ratios are calculated for the Limited Partner class using the Limited Partners’ share of income, expenses and average net assets.
3. Trading Activities:
The Partnership was formed for the purpose of trading contracts in a variety of commodity interests, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. The results of the Partnership’s trading activities are shown in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Partners’ Capital and are discussed in Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The Customer Agreement between the Partnership and CGM gives the Partnership the legal right to net unrealized gains and losses on open futures positions.
All of the commodity interests owned by the Partnership are held for trading purposes. The average fair values of these interests during the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, based on a monthly calculation, were $7,446,042 and $5,464,542 respectively. The fair values of these commodity interests, including options thereon, if applicable, at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were $(820,691) and $3,552,969, respectively. Fair values for exchange traded commodity futures and options are based on quoted market prices for those futures and options. Fair values for all other financial instruments for which market quotations are not readily available are based on other measures of fair value deemed appropriate by the General Partner.
4. Fair Value Measurements:
Investments. All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included in equity in commodity futures trading account. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the statements of income and expenses and partners’ capital.
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements. The Partnership adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (‘‘SFAS 157’’) as of January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. This statement establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (L evel 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Partnership did not apply the deferral allowed by FASB Staff Positions No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, for nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
The Partnership considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures and actively traded forward and options contracts to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). The Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).
3/31/2008 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | $ | 30,831 | $ | 30,831 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | 30,831 | 30,831 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | 114,121 | 114,121 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Futures | 737,401 | 737,401 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 851,522 | 851,522 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fair value | $ | (820,691 | ) | $ | (820,691 | ) | $ | — | $ | — |
5. Financial Instrument Risks:
In the normal course of its business, the Partnership is party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments. These financial instruments may include forwards, futures and options, whose values are based upon an underlying asset, index, or reference rate, and generally represent future commitments to exchange currencies or cash flows, to purchase or sell other financial instruments at specific terms at specified future dates, or, in the case of derivative commodity instruments, to have a reasonable possibility to be settled in cash, through physical delivery or with another financial instrument. These instruments may be traded on an exchange or over-the-counter (‘‘OTC’’). Exchange-traded instruments are standardized and include futures and certain option contracts. OTC contracts are negotiated between contracting parties and include forwards and certai n option contracts. Each of these instruments is subject to various risks similar to those related to the underlying financial instruments including market and credit risk. In general, the risks associated with OTC contracts are greater than those associated with exchange-traded instruments because of the greater risk of default by the counterparty to an OTC contract.
Market risk is the potential for changes in the value of the financial instruments traded by the Partnership due to market changes, including interest and foreign exchange rate movements and
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Smith Barney Tidewater Futures Fund L.P.
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
fluctuations in commodity or security prices. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the related underlying assets are traded. The Partnership is exposed to a market risk equal to the value of futures and forward contracts purchased and unlimited liability on such contracts sold short.
Credit risk is the possibility that a loss may occur due to the failure of a counterparty to perform according to the terms of a contract. Credit risk with respect to exchange-traded instruments is reduced to the extent that an exchange or clearing organization acts as a counterparty to the transactions. The Partnership’s risk of loss in the event of counterparty default is typically limited to the amounts recognized in the Statements of Financial Condition and not represented by the contract or notional amounts of the instruments. The Partnership has credit risk and concentration risk because the sole counterparty or broker with respect to the Partnership’s assets is CGM.
As both a buyer and seller of options, the Partnership pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option. Written options expose the Partnership to potentially unlimited liability; for purchased options the risk of loss is limited to the premiums paid.
As both a buyer and seller of options, the Partnership pays or receives a premium at the outset and then bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the contract underlying the option. Written options expose the Partnership to potentially unlimited liability; for purchased options the risk of loss is limited to the premiums paid.
The General Partner monitors and controls the Partnership’s risk exposure on a daily basis through financial, credit and risk management monitoring systems, and accordingly believes that it has effective procedures for evaluating and limiting the credit and market risks to which the Partnership is subject. These monitoring systems allow the General Partner to statistically analyze actual trading results with risk-adjusted performance indicators and correlation statistics. In addition, on-line monitoring systems provide account analysis of futures, forward and option positions by sector, margin requirements, gain and loss transactions and collateral positions.
The majority of these instruments mature within one year of the inception date. However, due to the nature of the Partnership’s business, these instruments may not be held to maturity.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Partnership does not engage in sales of goods or services. Its only assets are its equity in its commodity futures trading account, consisting of cash, net unrealized appreciation on open forward contracts and interest receivable. Because of the low margin deposits normally required in commodity futures trading, relatively small price movements may result in substantial losses to the Partnership. While substantial losses could lead to a material decrease in liquidity, no such losses occurred in the first quarter of 2008.
The Partnership’s capital consists of the capital contributions of the partners as increased or decreased by gains or losses on trading and by expenses, interest income, redemptions of Redeemable Units and distributions of profits, if any.
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, Partnership capital increased 12.9% from $65,972,075 to $74,472,327. This increase was attributable to the net income from operations of $10,296,630, coupled with the addition of 2,517.3787 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest totaling $4,452,000 and the addition of 521.2428 General Partner Unit equivalents totaling $886,660, which was partially offset by the redemption of 3,660.4924 Redeemable Units of Limited Partnership Interest totaling $7,135,038. Future redemptions can impact the amount of funds available for investment in commodity contract positions in subsequent periods.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Investments. All commodity interests (including derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments) are held for trading purposes. The commodity interests are recorded on trade date and open contracts are recorded at fair value (as described below) at the measurement date. Investments in commodity interests denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates prevailing at the measurement date. Gains or losses are realized when contracts are liquidated. Unrealized gains or losses on open contracts are included in equity in commodity futures trading account. Any change in net unrealized gain or loss from the preceding period is reported in the statements of income and expenses and partners’ capital.
Fair Value Measurements. The Partnership adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (‘‘SFAS 157’’) as of January 1, 2008. SFAS 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. This statement establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements in accordance with GAAP. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to fair values derived from unobservable inputs (Level 3). The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Partnership did not apply the deferral allowed by FASB Staff Positions No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157, for nonfinancial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
The Partnership considers prices for exchange traded commodity futures and actively traded forward and options contracts to be based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). The values of swaps and certain options contracts for which market quotations are not readily available are priced by broker-dealers who derive fair values for those assets from observable inputs (Level 2). The Partnership did not hold any derivative instruments that are priced at fair value using unobservable inputs through the application of management’s assumptions and internal valuation pricing models (Level 3).
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3/31/2008 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | $ | 30,831 | $ | 30,831 | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets | 30,831 | 30,831 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | 114,121 | 114,121 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Futures | 737,401 | 737,401 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 851,522 | 851,522 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fair value | $ | (820,691 | ) | $ | (820,691 | ) | $ | — | $ | — |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. Foreign currency contracts are those contracts where the Partnership agrees to receive or deliver a fixed quantity of foreign currency for an agreed-upon price on an agreed future date. Foreign currency contracts are valued daily, and the Partnership’s net equity therein, representing unrealized gain or loss on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the forward rates at the reporting dates, is included in the Statements of Financial Condition. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency contracts are recognized in the period in which the contract is closed or the changes occur and are included in the Statements of Income and Expenses and Partners’ Capital.
Income Taxes. Income taxes have not been provided as each partner is individually liable for the taxes, if any on their share of the Partnership’s income and expenses.
In 2007, the Partnership adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48 ‘‘Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48).’’ FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Partnership’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are ‘‘more-likely-than-not’’ of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions with respect to tax at the partnership level not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The General Partner has concluded that the adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the operations of the Partnership for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and that no provision for income tax is required in the Partnership’s financial statements.
The following are the major tax jurisdictions for the Partnership and the earliest tax year subject to examination: United States – 2004.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements. On March 19, 2008, Financial Accounting Standards Board released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (FAS 161). FAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of FAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
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Results of Operations
During the Partnership’s first quarter of 2008, the Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit increased 14.7% from $1,652.13 to $1,894.50 as compared to a decrease of 4.6% in the first quarter of 2007. The Partnership experienced a net trading gain (comprised of net realized gains (losses) on closed positions and change in net unrealized gains (losses) on open positions) before brokerage commissions and related fees in the first quarter of 2008 of $11,747,238. Gains were primarily attributable to the trading of commodity futures in U.S. and non-U.S. interest rates, livestock, metals, grains, energy, currencies, softs, and lumber and were partially offset by losses in indices. The Partnership experienced a net trading loss before brokerage commissions and related fees in the first quarter of 2007 of $2,883,620. Losses were primarily attributable to the trading of commodity futures in U.S. interest rates, currencies, energy, livestock, grains, and indices and were partially offset by gains in softs, metals, non-U.S. interest rates.
The first quarter of 2008 presented a highly volatile trading environment as credit concerns continued to weigh on market regulators and participants. Several trends continued from the end of previous year into the first quarter as the U.S. dollar continued to weaken and commodity prices continued to push into record territories. The Partnership was profitable in currencies, fixed income, energy, agricultural softs, grains and metals while losses were seen in stock indices.
In the currencies sector, the U.S. dollar continued to weaken against the other major currencies such as Euro, Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen. This strong trend resulted in gains for the Partnership. As the Federal Reserve aggressively tackled the down side risks to the economy by lowering overnight rate and the discount rate, the yields on treasury notes sharply went down. The Partnership profited from this strong trend, both in the U.S. and international interest rates. In the energy sector, crude oil continued to push record prices as the U.S. dollar weakened. The Partnership was favorably positioned to profit from this strong trend across the energy sector. In the agricultural sector, grains including corn, soybeans and wheat reached record prices triggered by an imbalance in the supply and demand. Corn producers continued to shift more acreage towards ethanol production while corn prices exuded strong correlation with energy prices, especially crude oil. In t he metals sector, strong trends emerged, especially in gold as risk-averse investors shifted assets from traditional portfolios into gold. Long-only exchange traded funds and notes tied to gold and other commodities, made it easier for the small investors to gain access to these sectors.
In the stock indices, global stock markets bottomed out during the quarter. Stock markets gyrated as market regulators tried to pacify the markets and control the extent of damage by the subprime issue. As a trend began to appear later in the quarter, the Partnership was able to make up some of the losses registered earlier.
Commodity futures markets are highly volatile. The potential for broad and rapid price fluctuations increases the risks involved in commodity trading, but also increases the possibility of profit. The profitability of the Partnership depends on the existence of major price trends and the ability of the Advisor to correctly identify those price trends. Price trends are influenced by, among other things, changing supply and demand relationships, weather, governmental, agricultural, commercial and trade programs and policies, national and international political and economic events and changes in interest rates. To the extent that market trends exist and the Advisor is able to identify them, the Partnership expects to increase capital through operations.
Interest income on 80% of the Partnership’s daily average equity maintained in cash was earned at a 30-day U.S. Treasury bill rate determined weekly by CGM based on the average non-competitive yield on 3-month U.S. Treasury bills maturing in 30 days. CGM may continue to maintain the Partnership’s assets in cash and/or place all of the Partnership’s assets in 90-day Treasury bills and pay the Partnership 80% of the interest earned on the Treasury bills purchased. CGM will retain 20% of any interest earned on Treasury bills. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by $501,696, respectively, as compared to the corresponding period in 2007. The decrease is due to lower daily average equity maintained in cash and lower U.S. Treasury bill rates during the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the corresponding period in 2007.
Brokerage commissions are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value on the last day of each month and are affected by trading performance, additions and redemptions.
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Accordingly, they must be analyzed in relation to the fluctuations in the monthly net asset values. Brokerage commissions and fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by $140,873 as compared to the corresponding period in 2007. The decrease in brokerage commissions and fees is due to lower average adjusted net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the corresponding period in 2007.
Management fees are calculated as a percentage of the Partnership’s adjusted net asset value as of the end of each month and are affected by trading performance, additions and redemptions. Management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased by $26,864 as compared to the corresponding period in 2007. The decrease in management fees is due to lower average adjusted net assets during the three months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the corresponding period in 2007.
Incentive fees are based on the new trading profits generated by the Advisor at the end of the quarter as defined in the advisory agreement between the Partnership, the General Partner and the Advisor. There were no incentive fees earned for the three months ended March 31, 2008 or 2007.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Partnership is a speculative commodity pool. The market sensitive instruments held by it are acquired for speculative trading purposes, and all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets are subject to the risk of trading loss. Unlike an operating company, the risk of market sensitive instruments is integral, not incidental, to the Partnership’s main line of business.
Market movements result in frequent changes in the fair value of the Partnership’s open positions and, consequently, in its earnings and cash flow. The Partnership’s market risk is influenced by a wide variety of factors, including the level and volatility of interest rates, exchange rates, equity price levels, the market value of financial instruments and contracts, the diversification effects among the Partnership’s open positions and the liquidity of the markets in which it trades.
The Partnership rapidly acquires and liquidates both long and short positions in a wide range of different markets. Consequently, it is not possible to predict how a particular future market scenario will affect performance, and the Partnership’s past performance is not necessarily indicative of its future results.
Value at Risk is a measure of the maximum amount which the Partnership could reasonably be expected to lose in a given market sector. However, the inherent uncertainty of the Partnership’s speculative trading and the recurrence in the markets traded by the Partnership of market movements far exceeding expectations could result in actual trading or non-trading losses far beyond the indicated Value at Risk or the Partnership’s experience to date (i.e., ‘‘risk of ruin’’). In light of the foregoing as well as the risks and uncertainties intrinsic to all future projections, the inclusion of the quantification in this section should not be considered to constitute any assurance or representation that the Partnership’s losses in any market sector will be limited to Value at Risk or by the Partnership’s attempts to manage its market risk.
Exchange maintenance margin requirements have been used by the Partnership as the measure of its Value at Risk. Maintenance margin requirements are set by exchanges to equal or exceed the maximum losses reasonably expected to be incurred in the fair value of any given contract in 95%-99% of any one-day interval. Maintenance margin has been used rather than the more generally available initial margin, because initial margin includes a credit risk component, which is not relevant to Value at Risk.
The following table indicates the trading Value at Risk associated with the Partnership’s open positions by market category as of March 31, 2008 and the highest, lowest and average values during the three months ended March 31, 2008. All open position trading risk exposures of the Partnership have been included in calculating the figures set forth below. As of March 31, 2008, the Partnership’s total capital was $74,472,327. There has been no material change in the trading Value at Risk information previously disclosed in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
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March 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Market Sector | Value at Risk | % of Total Capital | High Value at Risk | Low Value at Risk | Average Value at Risk* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Currencies: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
—Exchange Traded Contracts | $ | 1,012,404 | 1.35 | % | $ | 934,730 | $ | 928,193 | $ | 934,207 | ||||||||||||||||||||
—OTC Contracts | 2,486,186 | 3.34 | % | 2,857,003 | 2,400,169 | 2,620,077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy | 1,512,650 | 2.03 | % | 1,512,650 | 1,065,800 | 1,300,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grains | 1,449,250 | 1.95 | % | 1,760,550 | 1,052,200 | 1,405,950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rates U.S. | 416,400 | 0.56 | % | 416,400 | 316,150 | 375,317 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest Rates Non-U.S. | 1,427,747 | 1.92 | % | 2,338,158 | 1,019,254 | 1,517,218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Livestock | 388,200 | 0.52 | % | 388,200 | 372,600 | 381,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metals: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
—Exchange Traded Contracts | 440,000 | 0.59 | % | 472,000 | 330,000 | 437,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
—OTC Contracts | 351,635 | 0.47 | % | 366,416 | 94,271 | 242,570 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Softs | 1,682,117 | 2.26 | % | 1,700,798 | 521,739 | 1,240,746 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | 1,251,548 | 1.68 | % | 1,427,780 | 952,672 | 1,214,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 12,418,137 | 16.67 | % |
* | Average of month-end Values at Risk |
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Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
The Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the General Partner, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure and appropriate SEC filings.
Management is responsible for ensuring that there is an adequate and effective process for establishing, maintaining and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures for the Partnership’s external disclosures.
The General Partner’s CEO and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2008 and, based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that at that date the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
The Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting is a process under the supervision of the General Partner’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These controls include policies and procedures that:
• | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Partnership; |
• | provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and (ii) the Partnership’s receipts are handled and expenditures are made only pursuant to authorizations of the General Partner; and |
• | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Partnership’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The following information supplements and amends our discussion set forth under Part I, Item 3, ‘‘Legal Proceedings’’ in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
Enron Corp.
On April 4, 2008, Citigroup announced an agreement to settle actions filed by Enron in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings seeking to recover payments to Citigroup as alleged preferences or fraudulent conveyances, to disallow or equitably subordinate claims of Citigroup and Citigroup transferees on the basis of alleged fraud, and to recover damages from Citigroup for allegedly aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty. Under the terms of the settlement (which was approved by the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on April 24, 2008), Citigroup will make a pretax payment of $1.66 billion to Enron, and will waive certain claims against Enron’s estate. Enron also will allow specified Citigroup-related claims in the bankruptcy proceeding, including all of the bankruptcy claims of parties holding approximately $2.4 billion of Enron credit-linked notes (‘‘CLNs’’), and will release al l claims against Citigroup. Citigroup separately agreed to settle an action brought by certain trusts that issued the CLNs in question, by the related indenture trustee and by certain holders of those securities. The amounts of both settlements are fully covered by Citigroup’s existing litigation reserves.
On February 14, 2008, Citigroup agreed to settle Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority v. Lay, et al., an action brought by the Attorney General of Connecticut in connection with an Enron-related transaction; subsequently, the District Court dismissed the case on March 5, 2008. The amount paid to settle this action was covered by existing Citigroup litigation reserves.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
For the three months ended March 31, 2008, there were additional sales of 2,517.3787 Redeemable Units totaling $4,452,000 and 521.2428 General Partner Units totaling $886,660. The Redeemable Units were issued in reliance upon applicable exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
Proceeds from the sale of additional Redeemable Units are used in the trading of commodity interests including futures contracts, options and forwards contracts.
The following chart sets forth the purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership.
Period | (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased* | (b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)** | (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2008 - January 31, 2008 | 371.3186 | $ | 1,701.05 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
February 1, 2008 - February 29, 2008 | 1,295.5544 | $ | 2,104.50 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
March 1, 2008 - March 31, 2008 | 1,993.6194 | $ | 1,894.50 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
3,660.4924 | $ | 1,949.20 |
* | Generally, Limited Partners are permitted to redeem their Redeemable Units as of the end of each month on 10 days’ notice to the General Partner. Under certain circumstances, the General Partner can compel redemption but to date the General Partner has not exercised this right. Purchases of Redeemable Units by the Partnership reflected in the chart above were made in the ordinary course of the Partnership’s business in connection with effecting redemptions for Limited Partners. |
** | Redemptions of Redeemable Units are effected as of the last day of each month at the Net Asset Value per Redeemable Unit as of that day. |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities – None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – None
Item 5. Other Information – None
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K are incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit index of the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2007.
Exhibit – 31.1 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of President and Director).
Exhibit – 31.2 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director).
Exhibit – 32.1 – Section 1350 Certification (Certification of President and Director).
Exhibit – 32.2 – Section 1350 Certification (Certification of Chief Financial Officer and Director).
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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.
SMITH BARNEY TIDEWATER FUTURES FUND L.P.
By: | Citigroup Managed Futures LLC | ||
(General Partner) | |||
By: | /s/ Jerry Pascucci | ||
Jerry Pascucci President and Director | |||
Date: | May 15, 2008 | ||
By: | /s/ Jennifer Magro | ||
Jennifer Magro Chief Financial Officer and Director | |||
Date: | May 15, 2008 |
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