Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements
(a) Reflects the issuance of 3,717,242 shares of Class A Common Stock at $11.46 per share of Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. (the “Company”) along with 1,800,000 shares of Class A Redeemable Preferred stock at $ 9.91 per share of the Company for the acquisition of 100% of the equity in Opteum Financial Services, LLC (“Opteum”)
Issuance of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value | | $ | 1,800 | |
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value | | 3,717 | |
Transaction costs (estimated) | | 1,547,516 | |
Additional paid in capital | | 60,432,076 | |
| | $ | 61,985,109 | |
(b) Reflects purchase accounting adjustments as follows
Purchase Price (see (a) above) | | | | $ | 61,985,109 | |
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Net assets acquired at historical cost | | 79,985,109 | | | |
Fair Value Adjustments: | | | | | |
Mortgage loans held for sale | | 9,000,000 | | | |
Deferred taxes | | (30,000,000 | ) | | |
Net tangible assets acquired | | | | 58,985,109 | |
Identified intangibles | | | | $ | 3,000,000 | |
Intangibles were identified in a preliminary allocation of fair value in accordance with statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 141, Business Combinations, and may be subject to change upon completion of this allocation process and obtaining the final valuations of indentified intangibles. Goodwill may be recorded to the extent the Company pays to the sellers a contingent earn-out of up to $17.5 million, payable partially in cash and partially in Class B Redeemable Preferred Shares over a five year period, based on achievement by Opteum of certain financial objectives.
(c ) Reflects the sale of $51.5 million of aggregate principal amount of Bimini Junior Subordinated Notes to Bimini Capital Trust II (“BCTII”) and the issuance of $50.0 million of trust preferred securities through BCTII and BCTII’s use of the proceeds together with the Company’s investment of $1.5 million to purchase $51.5 million of aggregate principal amount Junior Subordinate Notes. The proceeds, coupled with $19.833 million cash, were used to fund the intercompany loan to Opteum for the purpose of retiring the debts described in Note (d) below.
Sale of Junior Subordinated Notes | | $ | 51,500,000 | |
| Less: | Investment in BCTII | | (1,500,000 | ) |
| Transaction Costs | | (1,500,000 | ) |
Net Proceeds | | $ | 48,500,000 | |
(d) Reflects repayment of outstanding debt amounts in connection with the acquisition, funded via the loan in Note (c) above.
Loans from members | | $ | 10,833,000 | | | |
Subordinated note | | | 7,500,000 | | | |
Citigroup Global Realty Inc. | | 50,000,000 | | | |
Due to Bimini Mortgage Management, Inc. | | $ | 68,333,000 | | (eliminated in consolidation) | |
(e) Reflects amortization of identified intangibles over an estimated life of three years using the straight line method. The Company is in the process of identifying intangible assets to be recorded, and not all such assets have been identified, nor have specific values or estimated useful lives been determined. The Company has engaged consultants to assist in the identification and valuation process. Upon the completion of this process it is likely the value recorded on the Company’s balance sheet will change. Amortization of identified intangibles represents management’s best estimates which is based on estimated asset values and useful lives at this date.
Identified intangibles | | $ | 3,000,000 | |
Estimated useful lives | | 3 | |
Annual amortization expense | | $ | 1,000,000 | |
(f) Prior to the acquisition, Opteum was not a tax-paying entity as it was organized as an LLC. Beginning with the date of the acquisition, Opteum will be a tax-paying entity as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” pursuant to Federal income tax regulations. The pro forma income tax adjustments reflect the approximate income tax impacts as if Opteum were a tax-paying entity during the periods presented. The Company will continue to meet the REIT rules pursuant to Federal income tax regulations, and therefore will continue to not pay income taxes on its earnings.
In addition, reflects the increase in interest expense associated with the issuance of the Bimini Junior Subordinated Notes and Trust Preferred Securities mentioned in Note (c) as of January 1, 2004.
Junior Subordinated Notes | | $ | 50,000,000 | | | |
Fixed Interest Rate | | 7.8575 | % | | |
Annual interest expense | | $ | 3,928,750 | | | |
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Transaction costs | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | |
Amortization period of five years | | 5 | | | |
Annual amortization expense | | $ | 300,000 | | | |
TOTAL annual interest expense | | | | $ | 4,228,750 | |
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(g) Reflects the reduction in interest expense associated with the repayment of the Citigroup Global Realty Inc note, the loan to members and the subordinated note as of January 1, 2004 as described in Note (d) above.
(h) Reflects the effect of new compensation contracts with three senior executives of Opteum, which were entered into as part of the merger. The adjustment reflects the effect of such salary reductions on the related expense.
(i) Reflects the income tax effect of the reduction in interest expense at Opteum associated with the repayment of debt as described in Note (h) above, the amortization of intangibles [Note (e)] and reductions in salary expense [Note (i)].
(j) In August of 2005, Opteum transferred its 50% ownership in Southstar Funding to the owners of Opteum for $21,500,000, which represented Opteum’s basis in Southstar at the transfer date. In connection with the transfer, Opteum reduced its loans from members bearing 12% interest by the same amount.