UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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þ | | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006 |
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o | | 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:001-32385
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 20-6196808 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Commission file number:001-32384
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 43-2052503 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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125 West 55th Street, 22nd Floor New York, New York | | 10019 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(212) 231-1000
(Registrants’ Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year if Changed Since Last Report):
N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have 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 registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are collectively a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are collectively a shell company (as defined inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
There were 37,562,165 shares of trust stock without par value outstanding at November 8, 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Investments in Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust are not deposits with or other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited or any of Macquarie Group company and are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal invested. Neither Macquarie Bank Limited nor any other member company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the performance of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust or the repayment of capital from Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
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| | September 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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ASSETS |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 37,964 | | | $ | 115,163 | |
Restricted cash | | | 727 | | | | 1,332 | |
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,403 and $839, respectively | | | 57,612 | | | | 21,150 | |
Dividends receivable | | | 7,000 | | | | 2,365 | |
Other receivables | | | 4,448 | | | | — | |
Inventories | | | 11,840 | | | | 1,981 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 6,968 | | | | 4,701 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 2,396 | | | | 2,101 | |
Income tax receivable | | | 2,696 | | | | 3,489 | |
Other | | | 10,990 | | | | 4,394 | |
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Total current assets | | | 142,641 | | | | 156,676 | |
Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, net | | | 518,293 | | | | 335,119 | |
Restricted cash | | | 24,567 | | | | 19,437 | |
Equipment lease receivables | | | 41,894 | | | | 43,546 | |
Investments in unconsolidated businesses | | | 323,206 | | | | 69,358 | |
Investment, cost | | | 38,433 | | | | 35,295 | |
Securities, available for sale | | | — | | | | 68,882 | |
Related party subordinated loan | | | 20,741 | | | | 19,866 | |
Goodwill | | | 503,447 | | | | 281,776 | |
Intangible assets, net | | | 556,976 | | | | 299,487 | |
Deposits and deferred costs on acquisitions | | | 90 | | | | 14,746 | |
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization | | | 22,983 | | | | 12,830 | |
Fair value of derivative instruments | | | 3,762 | | | | 4,660 | |
Other | | | 4,783 | | | | 1,620 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 2,201,816 | | | $ | 1,363,298 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Due to manager | | $ | 3,691 | | | $ | 2,637 | |
Accounts payable | | | 26,903 | | | | 11,535 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 17,517 | | | | 13,994 | |
Current portion of notes payable and capital leases | | | 5,026 | | | | 2,647 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 146 | | | | 146 | |
Other | | | 8,961 | | | | 3,639 | |
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Total current liabilities | | | 62,244 | | | | 34,598 | |
Capital leases and notes payable, net of current portion | | | 3,674 | | | | 2,864 | |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | | | 1,339,127 | | | | 610,848 | |
Related party long-term debt | | | 20,689 | | | | 18,247 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 195,989 | | | | 113,794 | |
Fair value of derivative instruments | | | 80 | | | | — | |
Other | | | 22,245 | | | | 6,342 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,644,048 | | | | 786,693 | |
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Minority interests | | | 8,664 | | | | 8,940 | |
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Stockholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | |
Trust stock, no par value; 500,000,000 authorized; 27,212,165 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 27,050,745 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005 | | | 546,262 | | | | 583,023 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (1,746 | ) | | | (12,966 | ) |
Accumulated earnings (deficit) | | | 4,588 | | | | (2,392 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity | | | 549,104 | | | | 567,665 | |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | | $ | 2,201,816 | | | $ | 1,363,298 | |
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See accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements.
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Quarters and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
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| | Quarter Ended | | | Nine Months Ended | |
| | September 30,
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue from product sales | | $ | 105,557 | | | $ | 36,201 | | | $ | 204,691 | | | $ | 100,592 | |
Service revenue | | | 56,430 | | | | 42,414 | | | | 147,060 | | | | 113,604 | |
Financing and equipment lease income | | | 1,273 | | | | 1,320 | | | | 3,856 | | | | 3,993 | |
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Total revenue | | | 163,260 | | | | 79,935 | | | | 355,607 | | | | 218,189 | |
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Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of product sales | | | 73,326 | | | | 21,568 | | | | 135,370 | | | | 58,371 | |
Cost of services | | | 26,541 | | | | 22,824 | | | | 70,205 | | | | 59,390 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 35,107 | | | | 21,451 | | | | 82,806 | | | | 59,737 | |
Fees to manager | | | 3,955 | | | | 2,609 | | | | 14,151 | | | | 6,761 | |
Depreciation | | | 4,138 | | | | 1,506 | | | | 7,969 | | | | 4,253 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 6,385 | | | | 3,498 | | | | 13,411 | | | | 9,818 | |
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Total operating expenses | | | 149,452 | | | | 73,456 | | | | 323,912 | | | | 198,330 | |
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Operating income | | | 13,808 | | | | 6,479 | | | | 31,695 | | | | 19,859 | |
Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | | 3,393 | | | | 116 | | | | 8,395 | | | | 6,300 | |
Interest income | | | 849 | | | | 893 | | | | 3,731 | | | | 3,223 | |
Interest expense | | | (25,801 | ) | | | (8,064 | ) | | | (57,068 | ) | | | (23,333 | ) |
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investees | | | 1,734 | | | | 1,954 | | | | 7,302 | | | | 2,468 | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments | | | (17,066 | ) | | | 1,274 | | | | 3,096 | | | | 3,312 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 7,005 | | | | — | | | | 7,005 | | | | — | |
Other income (expense), net | | | (348 | ) | | | 124 | | | | (421 | ) | | | (530 | ) |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests | | | (16,426 | ) | | | 2,776 | | | | 3,735 | | | | 11,299 | |
Income tax (benefit) expense | | | (6,270 | ) | | | 220 | | | | (3,259 | ) | | | 799 | |
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Net income (loss) before minority interests | | | (10,156 | ) | | | 2,556 | | | | 6,994 | | | | 10,500 | |
Minority interests | | | (138 | ) | | | (19 | ) | | | 14 | | | | 338 | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | (10,018 | ) | | $ | 2,575 | | | $ | 6,980 | | | $ | 10,162 | |
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Basic income (loss) per share: | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | 0.38 | |
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Weighted average number of shares of trust stock outstanding: basic | | | 27,212,165 | | | | 27,050,745 | | | | 27,108,962 | | | | 26,875,416 | |
Diluted income (loss) per share: | | $ | (0.37 | ) | | $ | 0.09 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | 0.38 | |
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Weighted average number of shares of trust stock outstanding: diluted | | | 27,212,165 | | | | 27,108,789 | | | | 27,125,358 | | | | 26,902,843 | |
Cash dividends declared per share | | $ | 0.55 | | | $ | 0.50 | | | $ | 1.575 | | | $ | 1.0877 | |
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See accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements.
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 6,980 | | | $ | 10,162 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment | | | 14,851 | | | | 10,123 | |
Amortization of intangible assets | | | 13,411 | | | | 9,818 | |
Loss on disposal of equipment | | | 146 | | | | 16 | |
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee | | | 4,424 | | | | 2,970 | |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | (7,005 | ) | | | — | |
Amortization of finance charges | | | 3,849 | | | | 851 | |
Noncash derivative gain | | | (3,096 | ) | | | (3,312 | ) |
Noncash interest expense | | | 4,438 | | | | 10 | |
Accretion of asset retirement obligation | | | 167 | | | | 168 | |
Deferred rent | | | 1,811 | | | | 1,742 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 130 | | | | 93 | |
Deferred taxes | | | (5,091 | ) | | | — | |
Minority interests | | | 14 | | | | 338 | |
Noncash compensation | | | 708 | | | | 266 | |
Post retirement obligations | | | 260 | | | | (70 | ) |
Accrued interest expense on subordinated debt — related party | | | 797 | | | | 757 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Restricted cash | | | 4,705 | | | | — | |
Accounts receivable | | | (5,824 | ) | | | (6,713 | ) |
Equipment lease receivable, net | | | 1,422 | | | | 1,256 | |
Dividend receivable | | | 2,365 | | | | — | |
Inventories | | | 1,348 | | | | (302 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | (1,983 | ) | | | 530 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | (9,758 | ) | | | 3,486 | |
Income taxes payable | | | 1,083 | | | | — | |
Due to manager | | | 5,188 | | | | 2,426 | |
Other | | | 1,986 | | | | 2,078 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 37,326 | | | | 36,693 | |
Investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired | | | (849,090 | ) | | | (109,675 | ) |
Additional costs of acquisitions | | | (126 | ) | | | (71 | ) |
Goodwill adjustment | | | — | | | | 694 | |
Deposits and deferred costs on future acquisitions | | | (90 | ) | | | (15,429 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | | | 76,996 | | | | — | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | (11,427 | ) | | | (7,502 | ) |
Proceeds received on subordinated loan | | | 850 | | | | 914 | |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | | (782,887 | ) | | | (131,069 | ) |
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS — (Continued)
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from long-term debt | | | 535,000 | | | | 32,000 | |
Proceeds from line-credit facility | | | 455,766 | | | | 700 | |
Contributions received from minority shareholders | | | — | | | | 1,553 | |
Distributions paid to shareholders | | | (41,345 | ) | | | (29,423 | ) |
Debt financing costs | | | (14,014 | ) | | | (1,674 | ) |
Distributions paid to minority shareholders | | | (291 | ) | | | (1,289 | ) |
Payment of long-term debt and line of credit facilities | | | (260,742 | ) | | | (81 | ) |
Offering costs | | | — | | | | (1,934 | ) |
Restricted cash | | | (5,130 | ) | | | (551 | ) |
Payment of notes and capital lease obligations | | | (1,438 | ) | | | (1,105 | ) |
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Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities | | | 667,806 | | | | (1,804 | ) |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | 556 | | | | (373 | ) |
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Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | (77,199 | ) | | | (96,553 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | | 115,163 | | | | 140,050 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | | $ | 37,964 | | | $ | 43,497 | |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | | | | | | | | |
Noncash investing and financing activity: | | | | | | | | |
Accrued purchases of property and equipment | | $ | 224 | | | $ | — | |
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Accrued deposits and deferred costs on acquisitions and equity offerings | | $ | 368 | | | $ | — | |
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Acquisition of property through capital leases | | $ | 2,180 | | | $ | 1,699 | |
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Issuance of trust stock to manager for payment of March 2006 and December 2004 performance fees, respectively | | $ | 4,134 | | | $ | 12,088 | |
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Issuance of trust stock to independent directors | | $ | 450 | | | $ | 191 | |
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Income taxes paid | | $ | 1,075 | | | $ | 2,060 | |
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Interest paid | | $ | 46,987 | | | $ | 21,757 | |
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See accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements.
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MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY TRUST
(Unaudited)
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1. | Organization and Description of Business |
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust, or the Trust, a Delaware statutory trust, was formed on April 13, 2004. Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, or the Company, a Delaware limited liability company, was also formed on April 13, 2004. Prior to December 21, 2004, the Trust was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., or MIMUSA. MIMUSA, the Company’s Manager, is a subsidiary of the Macquarie Group of companies, which is comprised of Macquarie Bank Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Macquarie Bank Limited is headquartered in Australia and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
The Trust and the Company were formed to own, operate and invest in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses in the United States and other developed countries. The Company is the operating entity with a Board of Directors and other corporate governance responsibilities generally consistent with that of a Delaware corporation.
The Company owns airport services, airport parking, district energy and gas utility businesses and an interest in a bulk liquid storage terminal business, through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, MIC Inc. As of September 30, 2006, the Company owned 17.5% of South East Water, a water utility company, and continues to own 50% of a business that operates a toll road through separate Delaware limited liability companies.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company’s major acquisitions were as follows:
(i) On May 1, 2006, Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc., or MIC Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its acquisition of 50% of the shares in IMTT Holdings Inc., the holding company for a bulk liquid storage terminal business operating as International-Matex Tank Terminals, or IMTT.
(ii) On June 7, 2006, MIC Inc. acquired The Gas Company, or TGC, a Hawaii limited liability company which owns and operates the sole regulated gas production and distribution business in Hawaii, as well as a propane sales and distribution business in Hawaii.
(iii) On July 11, 2006, MIC Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc. (formerly North America Capital Holding Company), or Atlantic, completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Trajen Holdings, Inc., or Trajen. Trajen is the holding company for a group of companies, limited liability companies and limited partnerships that own and operate 23 fixed based operations or FBOs at airports in 11 states.
On August 17, 2006, the Company completed the sale of all of its 16.5 million stapled securities of the Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (ASX:MCG).
See Note 6, Dispositions and Note 19, Subsequent Events for our sale of South East Water or SEW on October 2, 2006 and our pending sale of Macquarie Yorkshire Limited.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and in accordance with the instructions toForm 10-Q and Article 10 ofRegulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006.
The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2005 has been derived from audited financial statements but does not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The interim financial information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2005 included in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006.
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3. | Significant Accounting Policies |
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS No. 154,Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, which replaces APB Opinion No. 20,Accounting Changes, and SFAS No. 3,Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements, and provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections. SFAS No. 154 applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and requires retrospective application (a term defined by the statement) to prior periods’ financial statements, unless it is impracticable to determine the effect of a change. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement that does not include specific transition provisions. In addition, SFAS No. 154 redefinesrestatementas the revising of previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. The statement is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The Company adopted SFAS No. 154 on January 1, 2006 and there was no material impact from this adoption.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, or the Interpretation. The Interpretation requires that realization of an uncertain income tax position must be “more likely than not” (i.e., greater than 50% likelihood of receiving a benefit) before it can be recognized in the financial statements. Further, the Interpretation prescribes the benefit to be recorded in the financial statements as the amount most likely to be realized assuming a review by tax authorities having all relevant information and applying current conventions. The Interpretation also clarifies the financial statement classification of tax-related penalties and interest and sets forth new disclosures regarding unrecognized tax benefits. The Interpretation is effective in the first quarter 2007 and the Company plans to adopt the Interpretation when required. The Interpretation is currently being evaluated for its full impact. At this time, the Company believes it has properly and adequately provided for all income tax positions and therefore expects minimal impact from adopting the Interpretation.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108,Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”), to address diversity in practice in quantifying financial statement misstatements. SAB 108 requires companies to quantify misstatements based on their impact on each of their financial statements and related disclosures. SAB 108 is effective as of the end of the Company’s 2006 fiscal year, allowing a one-time transitional cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2006 for errors that were not previously deemed material but are material under the guidance in SAB 108. The Company believes the impact of this adoption will not be material to the consolidated financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The provisions of FAS 157 are effective as of the beginning of the Company’s 2008 fiscal year. The company is currently evaluating the impact this adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158,Employer’s Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans — an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R) (“FAS 158”). FAS 158 requires the Company to recognize the underfunded status of its pension and retiree medical plans as a liability in its 2006 year-end balance sheet, with changes in the funded status recognized through comprehensive income in the year in which they occur, FAS 158 also requires the Company to measure the funded status of its pension and retiree medical plans as of the Company’s year-end balance sheet date no later than December 31, 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this adoption will have on the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
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4. | Earnings (Loss) Per Share |
The following is a reconciliation of the basic and diluted number of shares used in computing earnings (loss) per share:
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Weighted average number of shares of trust stock outstanding: basic | | | 27,212,165 | | | | 27,050,745 | | | | 27,108,962 | | | | 26,875,416 | |
Dilutive effect of restricted stock unit grants | | | — | | | | 58,044 | | | | 16,396 | | | | 27,427 | |
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Weighted average number of shares of trust stock outstanding: diluted | | | 27,212,165 | | | | 27,108,789 | | | | 27,125,358 | | | | 26,902,843 | |
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The effect of potentially dilutive shares is calculated by assuming that the restricted stock unit grants issued to the independent directors had been fully converted to shares on the date of vesting. These grants were anti-dilutive for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 due to the net loss for that quarter.
For a discussion of acquisitions completed prior to the third quarter, refer to Note 5, Acquisitions in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2006
Trajen
On July 11, 2006, MIC Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlantic, completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Trajen Holdings, Inc. (“Trajen”). Trajen is the holding company for a group of companies, limited liability companies and limited partnerships that own and operate 23 FBOs at airports in 11 states.
The cost of the acquisition, including working capital and transaction costs, was $347.3 million. In addition, the Company incurred debt financing costs of $3.3 million, prefunding of capital expenditures and integration costs of $5.9 million and provided for a debt service reserve of $6.6 million. The Company financed the acquisition primarily with $180.0 million of borrowings under an expansion of the credit facility at Atlantic, and $180.0 million of additional borrowings under the acquisition credit facility of MIC Inc. Refer to Note 9, Long-Term Debt, for further details of the additional term loan facility and amendment to the revolving acquisition facility.
Macquarie Bank Limited underwrote $40.0 million and ultimately provided $15.0 million of the $180.0 million expansion of the credit facility at Atlantic.
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc., or MSUSA, a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Limited, acted as financial advisor to the Company on the transaction, as well as on the financing of the transaction. Total fees of approximately $6.2 million, were paid for these services and are included within transaction costs disclosed above.
The acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, the results of operations of Trajen are included in the accompanying condensed consolidated income statement and a component of the Company’s airport services business segment since July 11, 2006.
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The preliminary allocation of the purchase price, including transaction costs, was as follows (in thousands):
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Current assets | | $ | 19,116 | |
Property, equipment and leasehold improvements | | | 57,520 | |
Intangible assets: | | | | |
Customer relationships | | | 32,800 | |
Contract rights | | | 221,800 | |
Non-compete agreements | | | 200 | |
Trade name | | | 100 | |
Goodwill | | | 100,517 | |
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Total assets acquired | | | 432,053 | |
Current liabilities | | | 12,660 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 71,800 | |
Other liabilities | | | 319 | |
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Net assets acquired | | $ | 347,274 | |
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The Company paid more than the fair value of the underlying net assets as a result of the expectation of its ability to earn a higher rate of return from the acquired business than would be expected if those net assets had to be acquired or developed separately. The value of the acquired intangible assets was determined by taking into account risks related to the characteristics and applications of the assets, existing and future markets and analysis of expected future cash flows to be generated by the business.
The Company allocated $32.8 million of the purchase price to customer relationships in accordance withEITF 02-17,“Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets Acquired in a Business Combination.” The Company will amortize the amount allocated to customer relationships over a ten-year period.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company also acquired TGC on June 7, 2006 and its 50% interest in IMTT on May 1, 2006. The disclosures of these acquisitions are included in our10-Q/A, as filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, for the six months ended June 30, 2006. In connection with these acquisitions, the Company paid to MSUSA $5.0 million and $4.2 million for advisory fees and out-of-pocket expenses relating to TGC and IMTT, respectively.
Pro Forma Information
The following unaudited pro forma information summarizes the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as if the acquisitions of Trajen, TGC and IMTT had been completed as of January 1, 2006. The pro forma data gives effect to actual operating results prior to the acquisitions and adjustments to interest expense, amortization, depreciation and income taxes. No effect has been given to cost reductions or operating synergies in this presentation. These pro forma amounts do not purport to be indicative of the results that would have actually been achieved if the acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented or that may be achieved in the future.
Pro forma consolidated revenues and net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, if the acquisitions of Trajen,TGC and IMTT had occurred on January 1, 2006, would have been $497.8 million and a loss of $3.2 million, respectively. Basic and diluted loss per share would have been $(0.12) if such acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2006. The pro forma results include nonrecurring payroll and benefit costs and seller transaction costs of approximately $11.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
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The dispositions of our interests in non U.S. businesses discussed is consistent with our strategy to focus on the ownership and operation of infrastructure businesses, primarily in the U.S.
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group
On August 17, 2006, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Communications Infrastructure LLC, completed the sale of 16,517,413 stapled securities of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (ASX: MCG). The stapled securities were sold into the public market at a price of AUD 6.10 per share generating gross proceeds of AUD 100.8 million. Following settlement of the trade on August 23, 2006, the Company converted the AUD proceeds into USD 76.45 million. Proceeds of the sale were used to reduce the Company’s acquisition-related debt at its MIC Inc. subsidiary. In connection with the sale, the Company paid a broker fee of $231,000 to a member of the Macquarie Group.
South East Water
On October 2, 2006 the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary South East Water LLC, sold its 17.5% minority interest in the holding company for South East Water (“SEW”), a regulated clean water utility located in the southeastern portion of the U.K. to HDF (UK) Holdings Limited.
The disposal was made pursuant to the exercise by MEIF Luxembourg Holdings SA (the “MEIF Shareholder”), an affiliate of the Company’s Manager, of its drag along rights under the SEW shareholders’ agreement and as a part of a sale by the MEIF Shareholder and the other shareholders of all of their respective interests in SEW.
The Company received net proceeds on the sale of approximately $89.6 million representing its pro rata share of the total consideration less its pro rata share of expenses. The Company expects to record a gain on the SEW sale of approximately $49.0 million, pending final determination of its pro rata share of expenses. The Company used the net proceeds to reduce acquisition related indebtedness at its MIC Inc. subsidiary. In connection with the sale, the Company paid an advisory fee of $933,000 to a member of the Macquarie Group.
Macquarie Yorkshire Limited
On August 23, 2006, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Macquarie Yorkshire LLC and MIC European Financing SarL, entered into a sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”) to sell Macquarie Yorkshire Limited “MYL”, the holding company for its 50% interest in Connect M1-A1 Holdings Limited (“CHL”) for GBP 43.6 million, increasing by GBP 7,000 per day from September 30, 2006 until the closing. The Company will sell its 50% interest to Balfour Beatty, the other 50% owner of this business, on the terms set forth in the SPA as a result of Balfour’s exercise of its pre-emptive right under the CHL shareholders’ agreement. CHL is the indirect holder of the Yorkshire Link toll road concession in the U.K., a19-mile shadow toll road south of Leeds in England. The transaction is expected to close prior to the end of February, 2007.
The SPA includes customary warranties and indemnities and is subject to customary closing conditions, including third party and government consents. The indemnity obligations are capped at 100% of the sale proceeds for breach of warranties relating to ownership and authority and for tax matters and at 50% of the sale proceeds for breach of all other warranties.
The Company has entered into foreign exchange forward transactions to lock in the rate at which substantially all of the proceeds of sale will be converted from pounds sterling to US dollars.
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7. | Property, Equipment, Land and Leasehold Improvements |
Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements consist of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | September 30,
| | | December 31,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
|
Land | | $ | 63,358 | | | $ | 62,520 | |
Easements | | | 9,861 | | | | 5,624 | |
Buildings | | | 35,672 | | | | 32,866 | |
Leasehold and land improvements | | | 165,858 | | | | 108,726 | |
Machinery and equipment | | | 252,683 | | | | 132,196 | |
Furniture and fixtures | | | 5,291 | | | | 1,920 | |
Construction in progress | | | 18,640 | | | | 3,486 | |
Property held for future use | | | 1,316 | | | | 1,196 | |
Other | | | 2,296 | | | | 764 | |
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| | | 554,975 | | | | 349,298 | |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | | | (36,682 | ) | | | (14,179 | ) |
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Property, equipment, land and leasehold improvements, net | | $ | 518,293 | | | $ | 335,119 | |
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Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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| | Weighted
| | | | | | | |
| | Average Life
| | | September 30,
| | | December 31,
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| | (Years) | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
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Contractual arrangements | | | 30.7 | | | $ | 459,372 | | | $ | 237,572 | |
Non-compete agreements | | | 2.8 | | | | 5,035 | | | | 4,835 | |
Customer relationships | | | 10.1 | | | | 66,840 | | | | 26,640 | |
Leasehold rights | | | 13.5 | | | | 8,359 | | | | 8,259 | |
Trade names | | | Indefinite | (1) | | | 34,775 | | | | 26,175 | |
Domain names | | | Indefinite | (1) | | | 8,307 | | | | 8,307 | |
Technology | | | 5 | | | | 460 | | | | 460 | |
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| | | | | | | 583,148 | | | | 312,248 | |
Less: Accumulated amortization | | | | | | | (26,172 | ) | | | (12,761 | ) |
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Intangible assets, net | | | | | | $ | 556,976 | | | $ | 299,487 | |
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(1) | | Trade names of $500,000 and domain names of $320,000 are being amortized over a period of 1.5 years and 4 years, respectively. |
The Company capitalizes its operating businesses separately using non-recourse, project finance style debt. In addition, it has a credit facility at its subsidiary, MIC Inc., primarily to finance acquisitions and capital expenditures. At September 30, 2006, the Company had no indebtedness outstanding at the MIC LLC or Trust level. Indebtedness at the MIC Inc. level is discussed below.
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Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | September 30,
| | | December 31,
| |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
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MIC Inc. acquisition facility(1) | | $ | 377,576 | | | $ | — | |
Airport services debt(2) | | | 480,000 | | | | 300,000 | |
MDE senior notes(3) | | | 120,000 | | | | 120,000 | |
PCAA (New Facility)(4)(5) | | | 195,000 | | | | — | |
PCAA (various) loan payable(4) | | | — | | | | 125,448 | |
PCAA Chicago loan payable(4) | | | 4,499 | | | | 4,574 | |
PCAA SP loan payable(4) | | | — | | | | 58,740 | |
RCL Properties loan payable(4) | | | 2,198 | | | | 2,232 | |
TGC loans payable (Gas Company)(6) | | | 160,000 | | | | — | |
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| | | 1,339,273 | | | | 610,994 | |
Less: current portion | | | (146 | ) | | | (146 | ) |
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Long-term portion | | $ | 1,339,127 | | | $ | 610,848 | |
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(1) | | Macquarie Bank Limited has provided $100.0 million of the MIC Inc. acquisition facility. Interest expense on Macquarie Bank Limited’s portion of the acquisition facility for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $1.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively. |
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(2) | | As of September 30, 2006, Macquarie Bank Limited has provided $50.0 million of the airport services debt. Interest expense on Macquarie Bank Limited’s portion of the long-term debt for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $882,000 and $2.4 million, respectively. Macquarie Bank Limited is also providing interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $280.7 million at September 30, 2006 related to this debt and made payments to the airport services business of $311,000 and $534,000, respectively, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006, which are included as a reduction to interest expense. |
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(3) | | MDE is an entity within the district energy business. |
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(4) | | PCAA (various), PCAA Chicago, PCAA SP and RCL Properties are references to entities within the airport parking business. In September 2006, two PCAA loans were refinanced with the New Facility, described below. |
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(5) | | The Macquarie Group, through its wholly-owned group company, MSUSA, provided advisory services to PCAA for its refinancing. Fees paid to MSUSA for these services for both the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 totaled $1.5 million. |
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(6) | | Macquarie Bank Limited is providing interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $48 million related to this debt and made payments to the gas utility business of $10,000 for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. |
For a further description of debt facilities created or amended prior to the third quarter of 2006, refer to Note 9, Long-Term Debt in our consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
MIC Inc.
On May 9, 2006, MIC Inc. amended its revolving credit facility to increase the revolving portion of the facility by $50.0 million for a total of $300.0 million and to provide for a term loan of $180.0 million to finance the Trajen acquisition, increasing the total amount of borrowings available under this facility to $480.0 million.
On April 28, 2006, MIC Inc. borrowed $175.0 million under its acquisition facility to finance the acquisition of a 50% interest in IMTT Holdings, Inc. On June 7, 2006, MIC Inc. borrowed $99.0 million under the facility to
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partially finance the acquisition of The Gas Company. On July 11, 2006, MIC Inc. borrowed $180.0 million under the facility to partially finance the acquisition of Trajen. On August 17, 2006 the Company repaid $76.4 million of the credit facility from the proceeds from the sale of MCG.
As discussed further in Note 19, subsequent to September 30, 2006, the Company repaid all $180.0 million of the term loan and the remaining balance on the revolving facility with the net proceeds of its equity offering and its sale of its interest in SEW.
The Gas Company
The acquisition of TGC was partially financed with $160.0 million of term loans borrowed under two amended and restated loan agreements dated as of June 7, 2006. One of these loan agreements provides for an $80.0 million term loan borrowed by HGC, the parent company of TGC. The other loan agreement provides for an $80.0 million term loan borrowed by TGC and a $20 million revolving credit facility, including a $5 million letter of credit facility. The counterparties to each agreement are Dresdner Bank AG, London Branch, as administrative agent, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Limited, as lead arranger, and the other lenders party thereto. TGC generally intends to utilize the $20.0 million revolving credit facility to finance its working capital and to finance or refinance its capital expenditures for regulated assets. As of September 30, 2006, TGC had $350,000 letters of credit issued under this facility.
Airport Services Business
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., The Governor and Company of Bank of Ireland, Bayerische Landesbank, New York Branch and Macquarie Bank Limited provided for a $180.0 million expansion of the Airport Services Business debt facility to finance the acquisition of Trajen.
Airport Parking Business
On September 1, 2006, the airport parking business, through a number of its majority-owned airport parking subsidiaries, entered into a loan agreement providing for $195.0 million of term loan borrowings. On September 1, 2006, the airport parking business drew down $195.0 million and repaid two of its existing term loans totaling $184.0 million, paid interest expense of $1.9 million, and paid fees and expenses of $4.9 million. The airport parking business also released approximately $400,000 from reserves in excess of minimum liquidity and reserve requirements. The remaining amount of the drawdown, approximately $4.6 million, will be used to fund maintenance and specific capital expenditures of the airport parking business.
The counterparty to the agreement is Capmark Finance Inc. The obligations under the credit agreement are secured by the assets of borrowing entities. The terms and conditions for the facility include events of default and representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type.
Selected details of the credit facility are presented below:
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Borrower: | | Parking Company of America Airports, LLC |
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| | Parking Company of America Airports Phoenix, LLC |
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| | PCAA SP, LLC |
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| | PCA Airports, LTD |
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Borrowings: | | $195 million term loan |
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Security: | | Borrower assets |
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Term: | | 3 years (September 2009) plus 2 one-year optional extensions subject to meeting certain covenants |
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Amortization: | | Payable at maturity |
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Interest rate: | | 1 month LIBOR plus |
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Years 1-3: | | 1.90% |
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Year 4: | | 2.10% |
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Year 5: | | 2.30% |
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Debt reserves: | | Various reserves totaling $1.4 million, together with minimum liquidity requirement, represents a decrease of $400,000 over the total reserves associated with the prior loans. |
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Minimum Liquidity: | | $3 million of PCAA Parent, LLC |
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Minimum Net Worth: | | $40,000,000 of PCAA Parent, LLC |
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Lock Up Tests: | | At three month intervals, the Borrower is required to achieve a Debt Service Coverage Constant Ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 with respect to the immediately preceding 12 month period. |
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| | The Debt Service Coverage Constant Ratio is a ratio obtained by dividing the Cash Flow Available for Debt Service by a debt service payment obtained using the Loan Constant of 10.09%. |
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| | If the Debt Service Coverage Constant Ratio test is not met, PCAA is required to remit Excess Cash to an Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account until the Debt Service Coverage Constant Ratio test is met at a test interval. |
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| | The Excess Cash may be held, as determined by the Lender, as collateral for the Loan or applied against the principal amount until such time as Borrower satisfies the test. |
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| | An event of default is triggered if the Borrower fails to make a payment of Excess Cash or fails to provide the Excess Cash calculation after receipt of notice that PCAA failed to satisfy the above test. |
An existing rate cap at LIBOR equal to 4.48% will remain in effect through October 15, 2008 with respect to a notional amount of the loan of $58.7 million. We have entered into an interest rate swap agreement for the $136.3 million balance at 5.17% through October 16, 2008 and for the full $195.0 million through the maturity of the loan on September 1, 2009. PCAA’s obligations under the interest rate swap have been guaranteed by MIC Inc.
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10. | Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities |
The Company has interest-rate related and foreign-exchange related derivative instruments to manage its interest rate exposure on its debt instruments, and to manage its exchange rate exposure on its future cash flows from its non-US. investments. In addition, the Company used foreign exchange option contracts to acquire its stake in MYL and its investment in SEW. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than economic interest rate hedging or economic cash-flow hedging purposes. That is, the Company does not speculate using derivative instruments.
By using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When the fair value of a derivative
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contract is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and, therefore, it does not possess credit risk. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.
Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates or currency exchange rates. The market risk associated with interest rate is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.
Anticipated Future Cash Flows
The Company entered into foreign exchange forward contracts for its anticipated cash flows in order to economically hedge the market risk associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The forward contracts limit the unfavorable effect that foreign exchange rate changes will have on cash flows. The maximum term over which the Company is currently economically hedging exposures to the variability of foreign exchange rates is 24 months.
Changes in the fair value of forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges that effectively offset the variability of cash flows associated with anticipated distributions are reported in other comprehensive income. These amounts subsequently are reclassified into other income or expense when the contract is expired or executed. Changes in the fair value of forward contracts not eligible for hedge accounting are reported in other income (loss) on the consolidated statement of income. In accordance with SFAS 133, the Company concluded that all of its forward exchange contracts do not qualify as cash flow hedges, as further discussed in Note 18.
Debt Obligations
The Company has in place variable-rate debt. The debt obligations expose the Company to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. Management believes that it is prudent to limit the variability of a portion of its interest payments. To meet this objective, management enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk. These swaps change the variable-rate cash flow exposure on the debt obligations to fixed cash flows. Under the terms of the interest rate swaps, the Company receives variable interest rate payments and makes fixed interest rate payments, thereby creating the equivalent of fixed-rate debt for the portion of the debt that is swapped.
Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments that effectively offset the variability of cash flows associated with variable-rate, long-term debt obligations are reported in other comprehensive income. These amounts subsequently are reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment of the hedged interest payments in the same period in which the related interest affects earnings. Changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps not eligible for hedge accounting are reported in other income (loss) on the consolidated statement of income. In accordance with SFAS 133, the Company concluded that all of its interest rate swaps do not qualify as cash flow hedges, as further discussed in Note 18. The Company anticipates the interest rate swaps qualifying as hedges to be effective during the first quarter of 2007. The term over which the Company is currently economically hedging exposures relating to debt is through August 2013.
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11. | Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
Total comprehensive loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was $10.7 million, and total comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $18.2 million. These amounts are included in the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Company’s consolidated condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2006. The difference between net loss of $10.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and comprehensive loss is primarily attributable to an unrealized loss on marketable securities of $4.6 million, offset in part by a gain on foreign currency translation adjustments of $3.7 million and an adjustment of $227,000 relating to our equity investment. The difference between net income of $7.0 million for the
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nine months ended September 30, 2006 and comprehensive income is primarily attributable to a gain on foreign currency translation adjustments of $13.3 million, offset in part by an unrealized loss on marketable securities of $1.9 million and an adjustment of $242,000 to our equity investment and other.
The Trust is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of trust stock, and the Company is authorized to issue a corresponding number of LLC interests. Unless the Trust is dissolved, it must remain the sole holder of 100% of the Company’s LLC interests and, at all times, the Company will have the identical number of LLC interests outstanding as shares of trust stock. Each share of trust stock represents an undivided beneficial interest in the Trust, and each share of trust stock corresponds to one underlying LLC interest in the Company. Each outstanding share of the trust stock is entitled to one vote for each share on any matter with respect to which members of the Company are entitled to vote.
The Company’s operations are classified into four reportable business segments: airport services business, airport parking business, district energy and the gas utility business. The gas utility business is a new segment starting in the prior quarter, and the results included below are from the date of acquisition on June 7, 2006. All of the business segments are managed separately. During the prior year, the airport services business consisted of two reportable segments. These businesses are currently managed together. Therefore, they are now combined into a single reportable segment. Results for prior periods have been aggregated to reflect the new combined segment.
The Company acquired a 50% interest in IMTT on May 1, 2006. For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, IMTT’s revenue, gross profit, depreciation and amortization, and capital expenditures were $57.8 million, $25.0 million, $7.6 million and $23.4 million, respectively. At September 30, 2006, IMTT’s total property, plant and equipment and total assets were $494.2 million and $624.9 million, respectively. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information”, IMTT does not meet the definition of a reportable segment because it is an equity-method investee of the Company.
The airport services business reportable segment principally derives income from fuel sales and from airport services. Airport services revenue includes fuel related services, de-icing, aircraft parking, airport management and other aviation services. All of the revenue of the airport services business is derived in the United States. The airport services business operated 41 FBOs and one heliport and managed six airports under management contracts as of September 30, 2006.
The revenue from the airport parking business reportable segment is included in service revenue and primarily consists of fees from off-airport parking and ground transportation to and from the parking facilities and the airport terminals. At September 30, 2006, the airport parking business operated 29 off-airport parking facilities located in California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma and Illinois.
The revenue from the district energy business reportable segment is included in service revenue and financing and equipment lease income. Included in service revenue is capacity charge revenue, which relates to monthly fixed contract charges, and consumption revenue, which relates to contractual rates applied to actual usage. Financing and equipment lease income relates to direct financing lease transactions and equipment leases to the Company’s various customers. The Company provides such services to buildings throughout the downtown Chicago area and to the Aladdin Resort and Casino and shopping mall located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The revenue from the gas utility business reportable segment is included in revenue from product sales and includes distribution and sales of SNG and LPG. Revenue is primarily a function of the volume of SNG and LPG consumed by customers and the price per thermal unit or gallon charged to customers. Because both SNG and LPG
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are derived from petroleum, revenue levels, without organic operating growth, will generally track global oil prices. TGC’s utility revenue includes fuel adjustment charges, or FACs, through which changes in fuel costs are passed through to customers.
Selected information by reportable segment is presented in the following tables (in thousands). The tables do not include financial data for our equity and cost investments.
Revenue from external customers for the Company’s segments for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 are as follows:
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| | Airport
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| | Services | | | Parking | | | Energy | | | Gas Utility | | | Total | |
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Revenue from Product Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 69,354 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,203 | | | $ | 105,557 | |
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| | | 69,354 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,203 | | | | 105,557 | |
Service Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other services | | | 23,239 | | | | — | | | | 735 | | | | — | | | | 23,974 | |
Cooling capacity revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,422 | | | | — | | | | 4,422 | |
Cooling consumption revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,113 | | | | — | | | | 9,113 | |
Parking services | | | — | | | | 18,921 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,921 | |
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| | | 23,239 | | | | 18,921 | | | | 14,270 | | | | — | | | | 56,430 | |
Financing and Lease Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financing and equipment lease | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,273 | | | | — | | | | 1,273 | |
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| | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,273 | | | | — | | | | 1,273 | |
Total Revenue | | $ | 92,593 | | | $ | 18,921 | | | $ | 15,543 | | | $ | 36,203 | | | $ | 163,260 | |
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Financial data by reportable business segments are as follows (in thousands):
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | At September 30, 2006 | | | | |
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| | Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 | | | Land and
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| | Segment
| | | Interest
| | | Depreciation/
| | | Capital
| | | Leasehold
| | | Total
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| | Profit(1) | | | Expense | | | Amortization(2) | | | Expenditures | | | Improvements | | | Assets | | | | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | | |
|
Airport services | | $ | 47,282 | | | $ | 7,995 | | | $ | 8,047 | | | $ | 2,358 | | | $ | 148,095 | | | $ | 948,925 | | | | | |
Airport parking | | | 5,220 | | | | 4,870 | | | | 1,468 | | | | 711 | | | | 97,206 | | | | 299,503 | | | | | |
District energy | | | 4,815 | | | | 2,185 | | | | 1,772 | | | | 138 | | | | 144,069 | | | | 241,150 | | | | | |
Gas utility | | | 6,076 | | | | 2,476 | | | | 1,659 | | | | 3,308 | | | | 128,923 | | | | 305,167 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 63,393 | | | $ | 17,526 | | | $ | 12,946 | | | $ | 6,515 | | | $ | 518,293 | | | $ | 1,794,745 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Segment profit includes revenue less cost of sales. For the airport parking and district energy businesses, depreciation expense of $996,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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(2) | | Includes depreciation expense of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets. Includes depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which has also been included in segment profit. |
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Reconciliation of total reportable segment assets to total consolidated assets at September 30, 2006 (in thousands):
| | | | |
Total assets of reportable segments | | $ | 1,794,745 | |
Equity and cost investments: | | | | |
Investment in Yorkshire Link | | | 77,966 | |
Investment in SEW | | | 38,433 | |
Investment in IMTT | | | 245,240 | |
Corporate and other | | | 315,942 | |
Less: Consolidation entries | | | (270,510 | ) |
| | | | |
Total consolidated assets | | $ | 2,201,816 | |
| | | | |
Reconciliation of total reportable segment profit to total consolidated income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended
| | | Nine Months Ended
| |
| | September 30, 2006 | | | September 30, 2006 | |
|
Total reportable segment profit | | $ | 63,393 | | | $ | 150,032 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | (35,107 | ) | | | (82,806 | ) |
Fees to manager | | | (3,955 | ) | | | (14,151 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization(1) | | | (10,523 | ) | | | (21,380 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 13,808 | | | | 31,695 | |
Unrealized gain (losses) on derivative instruments | | | (17,066 | ) | | | 3,096 | |
Other expense, net | | | (13,168 | ) | | | (31,056 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total consolidated income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests | | $ | (16,426 | ) | | $ | 3,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Does not include depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which are included in total reportable segment profit. |
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The below tables do not include financial data for our equity and cost investments. Revenue from external customers for the Company’s segments for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Airport Services | | | Airport Parking | | | District Energy | | | Total | |
|
Revenue from Product Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 36,201 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 36,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 36,201 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,201 | |
Service Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other services | | | 13,513 | | | | — | | | | 647 | | | | 14,160 | |
Cooling capacity revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,179 | | | | 4,179 | |
Cooling consumption revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,615 | | | | 9,615 | |
Parking services | | | — | | | | 14,460 | | | | — | | | | 14,460 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 13,513 | | | | 14,460 | | | | 14,441 | | | | 42,414 | |
Financing and Lease Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financing and equipment lease | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,320 | | | | 1,320 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,320 | | | | 1,320 | |
Total Revenue | | $ | 49,714 | | | $ | 14,460 | | | $ | 15,761 | | | $ | 79,935 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial data by reportable business segments are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | At September 30, 2005 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Property,
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equipment,
| | | | |
| | Quarter Ended September 30, 2005 | | | Land and
| | | | |
| | Segment
| | | Interest
| | | Depreciation/
| | | Capital
| | | Leasehold
| | | | |
| | Profit(1) | | | Expense | | | Amortization(2) | | | Expenditures | | | Improvements | | | Total Assets | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
|
Airport services | | $ | 26,522 | | | $ | 3,357 | | | $ | 4,050 | | | $ | 1,214 | | | $ | 91,538 | | | $ | 522,581 | |
Airport parking | | | 3,666 | | | | 2,303 | | | | 1,164 | | | | 3,115 | | | | 71,605 | | | | 230,550 | |
District energy | | | 5,355 | | | | 2,127 | | | | 1,775 | | | | 127 | | | | 148,153 | | | | 251,625 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 35,543 | | | $ | 7,787 | | | $ | 6,989 | | | $ | 4,456 | | | $ | 311,296 | | | $ | 1,004,756 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) | | Segment profit includes revenue less cost of sales. For the airport parking and district energy businesses, depreciation expense of $555,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. |
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(2) | | Includes depreciation expense of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets. Includes depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which has also been included in segment profit. |
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Reconciliation of total reportable segment assets to total consolidated assets at September 30, 2005 (in thousands):
| | | | |
Total assets of reportable segments | | $ | 1,004,756 | |
Equity and cost investments: | | | | |
Investment in Yorkshire Link | | | 70,039 | |
Investment in SEW | | | 36,338 | |
Investment in MCG | | | 74,862 | |
Corporate and other | | | 277,194 | |
Less: Consolidation entries | | | (234,972 | ) |
| | | | |
Total consolidated assets | | $ | 1,228,217 | |
| | | | |
Reconciliation of total reportable segment profit to total consolidated loss before income taxes and minority interests for the periods ended September 30, 2005 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended
| | | Nine Months Ended
| |
| | September 30,
| | | September 30,
| |
| | 2005 | | | 2005 | |
|
Total reportable segment profit | | $ | 35,543 | | | $ | 100,428 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | (21,451 | ) | | | (59,737 | ) |
Fees to manager | | | (2,609 | ) | | | (6,761 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization(1) | | | (5,004 | ) | | | (14,071 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 6,479 | | | | 19,859 | |
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments | | | 1,274 | | | | 3,312 | |
Other expense, net | | | (4,977 | ) | | | (11,872 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total consolidated income before income taxes and minority interests | | $ | 2,776 | | | $ | 11,299 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Does not include depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which are included in total reportable segment profit. |
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The tables do not include financial data for our equity and cost investments. Revenue from external customers for the Company’s segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Airport
| | | Airport
| | | District
| | | Gas
| | | | |
| | Services | | | Parking | | | Energy | | | Utility(1) | | | Total | |
|
Revenue from Product Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 157,644 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 47,047 | | | $ | 204,691 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 157,644 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 47,047 | | | | 204,691 | |
Service Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other services | | | 59,072 | | | | — | | | | 2,371 | | | | — | | | | 61,443 | |
Cooling capacity revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,852 | | | | — | | | | 12,852 | |
Cooling consumption revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,846 | | | | — | | | | 15,846 | |
Parking services | | | — | | | | 56,919 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 56,919 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 59,072 | | | | 56,919 | | | | 31,069 | | | | — | | | | 147,060 | |
Financing and Lease Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financing and equipment lease | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,856 | | | | — | | | | 3,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,856 | | | | — | | | | 3,856 | |
Total Revenue | | $ | 216,716 | | | $ | 56,919 | | | $ | 34,925 | | | $ | 47,047 | | | $ | 355,607 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Represents revenue from the date of acquisition on June 7, 2006. |
Financial data by reportable business segments are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | |
| | Segment
| | | Interest
| | | Depreciation/
| | | Capital
| |
| | Profit(2) | | | Expense | | | Amortization(3) | | | Expenditures | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
|
Airport services | | $ | 113,729 | | | $ | 21,995 | | | $ | 16,918 | | | $ | 3,870 | |
Airport parking | | | 16,259 | | | | 13,171 | | | | 3,955 | | | | 2,874 | |
District energy | | | 11,383 | | | | 6,501 | | | | 5,300 | | | | 1,247 | |
Gas utility(1) | | | 8,661 | | | | 3,120 | | | | 2,089 | | | | 3,436 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 150,032 | | | $ | 44,787 | | | $ | 28,262 | | | $ | 11,427 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Represents income statement and capital expenditures data from the date of acquisition on June 7, 2006. |
|
(2) | | Segment profit includes revenue less cost of sales. For the airport parking and district energy businesses, depreciation expense of $2.6 million and $4.3 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. |
|
(3) | | Includes depreciation expense of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets. Includes depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which has also been included in segment profit. |
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The below tables do not include financial data for our equity and cost investments. Revenue from external customers for the Company’s segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 are as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Airport
| | | Airport
| | | District
| | | | |
| | Services | | | Parking | | | Energy | | | Total | |
|
Revenue from Product Sales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 100,592 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 100,592 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 100,592 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 100,592 | |
Service Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other services | | | 40,845 | | | | — | | | | 2,011 | | | | 42,856 | |
Cooling capacity revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,365 | | | | 12,365 | |
Cooling consumption revenue | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,339 | | | | 16,339 | |
Parking services | | | — | | | | 42,044 | | | | — | | | | 42,044 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 40,845 | | | | 42,044 | | | | 30,715 | | | | 113,604 | |
Financing and Lease Income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financing and equipment lease | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,993 | | | | 3,993 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,993 | | | | 3,993 | |
Total Revenue | | $ | 141,437 | | | $ | 42,044 | | | $ | 34,708 | | | $ | 218,189 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial data by reportable business segments are as follows (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 | |
| | Segment
| | | Interest
| | | Depreciation/
| | | Capital
| |
| | Profit(1) | | | Expense | | | Amortization(2) | | | Expenditures | |
| | (Unaudited) | |
|
Airport services | | $ | 77,749 | | | $ | 10,183 | | | $ | 11,221 | | | $ | 2,567 | |
Airport parking | | | 10,956 | | | | 6,722 | | | | 3,431 | | | | 4,153 | |
District energy | | | 11,723 | | | | 6,399 | | | | 5,289 | | | | 782 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | $ | 100,428 | | | $ | 23,304 | | | $ | 19,941 | | | $ | 7,502 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
(1) | | Segment profit includes revenue less cost of sales. For the airport parking and district energy businesses, depreciation expense of $1.6 million and $4.3 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. |
|
(2) | | Includes depreciation expense of property, equipment and leasehold improvements and amortization of intangible assets. Includes depreciation expense for the airport parking and district energy businesses which has also been included in segment profit. |
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14. | Related Party Transactions |
Management Services Agreement with Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., or MIMUSA
MIMUSA acquired 2,000,000 shares of company stock concurrently with the closing of the initial public offering in December 2004, with an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million, at a purchase price per share equal to the initial public offering price of $25. Pursuant to the terms of the Management Agreement (discussed below), MIMUSA may sell up to 65% of these shares at any time and may sell the balance at any time from and after December 21, 2007 (the third anniversary of the IPO closing).
The Company entered into a management services agreement, or Management Agreement, with MIMUSA pursuant to which MIMUSA manages the Company’sday-to-day operations and oversees the management teams of
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the Company’s operating businesses. In addition, MIMUSA has the right to assign, or second, to the Company, on a permanent and wholly-dedicated basis, employees to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and make other personnel available as required.
In accordance with the Management Agreement, MIMUSA is entitled to a quarterly base management fee based primarily on the Trust’s market capitalization and a performance fee, as defined, based on the performance of the trust stock relative to a weighted average of two benchmark indices, a U.S. utilities index and a European utilities index, weighted in proportion to the Company’s equity investments. For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, base management fees of $4.0 million were payable to MIMUSA and are included as due to manager in the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet at September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, base management fees totaled $10.0 million and performance fees totaled $4.1 million. The performance fees were based on 20% of the out performance of the Company’s total return in the first quarter over a weighted average of two utilities benchmark indices. MIMUSA elected to reinvest these fees in 145,547 shares of trust stock, which were issued on June 27, 2006 at a volume weighted average price determined over a 15 trading day period in June 2006.
MIMUSA is not entitled to any other compensation and all costs incurred by MIMUSA, including compensation of seconded staff, are paid out of its management fee. However, the Company is responsible for other direct costs including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in the administration or management of the Company and its subsidiaries and investments, income taxes, audit and legal fees, and acquisitions and dispositions and its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, MIMUSA received a tax receipt of $377,000 on the Company’s behalf and the Company incurred out-of-pocket expenses of $112,000. These amounts have been offset and the net balance is included as a reduction in due to manager in the accompanying condensed balance sheet at September 30, 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company incurred out of pocket expenses of $292,000, payable to MIMUSA.
Advisory and Other Services from the Macquarie Group and Its Affiliates
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Macquarie Group, through its wholly-owned group company, MSUSA, provided various advisory services and incurred expenses in connection with the acquisition and financing of The Gas Company, IMTT , Trajen, the PCAA refinancing and the sale and disposition of its foreign investments. Fees paid to MSUSA for these services and reimbursement of expenses have been disclosed in Note 5, Acquisitions, Note 6, Dispositions, and Note 9, Long-Term Debt. MSUSA has also been engaged by the Company and its subsidiaries in connection with various on going transactions for which no fees had been paid as of September 30, 2006.
The Company and its airport services and airport parking businesses paid fees in the first six months of 2006 for employee consulting services to the Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corporation, which is owned by an entity managed by the Macquarie Group, totaling $19,000, most of which were paid in the first quarter. There were no amounts paid for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Macquarie Bank Limited charged the Company $53,000 for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, in relation to work performed on various advisory roles for the Company.
Related Party Loans
Macquarie Bank Limited has extended loans to subsidiaries within the group. Details on these loans are disclosed in Note 9, Long-Term Debt. Details on loans from, and fees paid to, related parties subsequent to September 30, 2006 are disclosed in Note 19, Subsequent Events.
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company, through its limited liability subsidiaries, has entered into foreign-exchange related derivative instruments with Macquarie Bank Limited to manage its exchange rate exposure on its future cash flows from its non-US investments.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, South East Water LLC paid £1.2 million to Macquarie Bank Limited and received $2.2 million, which closed out a foreign currency forward contract between the parties. This settlement occurred during the second quarter. As of September 30, 2006, South East Water LLC had one remaining foreign currency forward contract with Macquarie Bank Limited, which is due to be settled in the fourth quarter of 2006.
During the same period, Macquarie Yorkshire LLC paid £2.3 million to Macquarie Bank Limited and received $4.3 million, which closed out a foreign currency forward contract between the parties. This settlement occurred during the second quarter. As of September 30, 2006, Macquarie Yorkshire LLC had two remaining foreign currency forward contracts with Macquarie Bank Limited, which are due to be settled in the fourth quarter of 2006.
The Company has also entered into foreign-exchange related derivative instruments in connection with its disposals of interests in non-U.S. businesses, which are described in Note 6, Dispositions.
The airport services business and gas utility business have also entered into interest rate swaps with Macquarie Bank Limited to manage the interest rate exposure on its debt. Details on payments made under these swap arrangements are detailed in Note 9, Long-Term Debt.
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust is classified as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and therefore is not subject to income taxes. The Company is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and is also not subject to income taxes. MIC Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are subject to income taxes.
Consolidated pre-tax profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $3.7 million. Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC accounted for $16.1 million of total pre-tax income. As a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this income is not subject to income taxes.
The remaining $12.4 million of pre-tax loss was generated by MIC Inc. and its subsidiaries and is subject to income taxes. The Company records its income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109,Accounting for Income Taxes.
The Company expects to incur a net operating loss for federal consolidated return purposes, as well as certain states that provide for consolidated returns, for the year ended December 31, 2006. The Company believes that it will be able to utilize the projected federal and state consolidated 2006 and prior year losses. Accordingly, the Company has not provided a valuation allowance against any deferred tax assets generated in 2006.
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16. | Legal Proceedings and Contingencies |
There are no material legal proceedings other than as disclosed in Part I, Item 3 of our Annual Report onForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, as supplemented by the information in Part II, Item I of each of our Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q/A for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006.
On March 14, 2006, the board of directors declared a distribution of $0.50 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, which was paid on April 10, 2006 to holders of record on April 5, 2006. On May 4, 2006, the board of directors declared a distribution of $0.50 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 which was paid on
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June 9, 2006 to holders of record on June 5, 2006. On August 7, 2006, the board of directors declared a distribution of $0.525 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, payable on September 11, 2006 to holders of record on September 6, 2006. The distributions declared have been recorded as a reduction to trust stock in the stockholders’ equity section of the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet at September 30, 2006.
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18. | Restatement Relating to Derivative Hedge Accounting |
During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we, in consultation with our external auditors, discovered that our application of, and documentation related to, the “short cut” and “critical terms match” methods under SFAS 133, for certain of our derivative instruments was incorrect.
Following our discovery of these errors, our Audit Committee determined that we would amend and restate previously issued unaudited financial statements and other financial information for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 for derivative instruments that did not qualify for hedge accounting during those periods and that the originally filed financial statements and other financial information should not be relied upon. As a result, we announced on September 14, 2006 our intent to amend and restate our financial statements and other financial information for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 with respect to the accounting for these derivative instruments. We also initiated a comprehensive review of all of our determinations and documentation related to hedge accounting for our derivative instruments, as well as our related processes and procedures.
As a result of that review, management determined that none of our interest rate and foreign exchange derivative instruments met the criteria required for use of either the “short-cut” or “critical terms match” methods of hedge accounting for all periods from April 13, 2004 (inception) to date. We are not permitted to retroactively apply an appropriate method of qualifying for hedge accounting treatment and, as a result, the non-cash changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments are required to be recorded as other income in the income statement rather than in accumulated other comprehensive income in the balance sheet.
On October 16, 2006, we filed amended quarterly reports onForm 10-Q/A to restate our financial statements and other financial information for the quarterly and period ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 and for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005. We also filed an amended annual report onForm 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, for the full year 2005 in which we corrected certain quarterly and segment financial information for that year but did not change the audited annual financial results.
The change in the accounting treatment for these derivatives is reflected as a non-cash gain (loss) in other income under unrealized gain on derivative instruments. The effect of the restatement on our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2005 is immaterial and the restatement has no net effect on our operating income, cash from operations in our consolidated statement of cash flows for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
The change to the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended
| | | Nine Months Ended
| |
| | September 30, 2005 | | | September 30, 2005 | |
| | Reported | | | Restated | | | Reported | | | Restated | |
| | ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) | |
|
Operating income(1) | | $ | 6,451 | | | $ | 6,479 | | | $ | 19,831 | | | $ | 19,859 | |
Other expense(1)(2) | | $ | (5,145 | ) | | $ | (3,904 | ) | | $ | (12,972 | ) | | $ | (9,697 | ) |
Net income | | $ | 1,306 | | | $ | 2,575 | | | $ | 6,859 | | | $ | 10,162 | |
Income per share: basic | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.10 | | | $ | 0.26 | | | $ | 0.38 | |
Income per share: diluted | | $ | 0.05 | | | $ | 0.09 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | 0.38 | |
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(1) | | Certain reclassifications were made in the financial statements to conform to current year presentation. |
|
(2) | | Includes minority interests and income taxes. |
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The impact on the financial results of our business segments of reporting the change in the fair value of the swaps is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quarter Ended
| | | Nine Months Ended
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Airport Services Business | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income(1) | | $ | 6,410 | | | $ | 6,439 | | | $ | 19,524 | | | $ | 19,582 | |
Other expense(1)(2) | | | (4,561 | ) | | | (2,272 | ) | | | (14,575 | ) | | | (11,575 | ) |
Net income | | | 1,849 | | | | 4,167 | | | | 4,949 | | | | 8,007 | |
Airport Parking Business | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating income | | $ | 1,874 | | | $ | 1,874 | | | $ | 5,711 | | | $ | 5,711 | |
Other expense(3) | | | (2,158 | ) | | | (2,127 | ) | | | (6,450 | ) | | | (6,392 | ) |
Net loss | | | (284 | ) | | | (253 | ) | | | (739 | ) | | | (681 | ) |
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(1) | | Certain reclassifications were made in the financial statements to conform to current year presentation. |
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(2) | | Includes income taxes. |
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(3) | | Includes income taxes and minority interests. |
We intend to apply an appropriate method of effectiveness testing for our interest rate derivative instruments during the first quarter of 2007 and expect that these instruments will qualify for hedge accounting from that time.
Distributions
On November 8, 2006, the board of directors declared a distribution of $0.55 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, payable on December 8, 2006 to holders of record on December 5, 2006.
Sale of SEW
See Note 6, Dispositions, for details of the Company’s disposition of its interest in SEW.
Equity Offering
On October 16, 2006, the Trust and the Company filed a shelf registration statement onForm S-3 (Registration Nos.333-138010 and333-138010-01) with the SEC covering the offering from time to time of shares of trust stock and a corresponding amount of limited liability company interests of the Company. On October 24, 2006, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement, dated October 24, 2006 (the “Purchase Agreement”), among the Company, the Trust and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named in the Purchase Agreement (the “Underwriters”), whereby the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, 9,000,000 shares of trust stock, each share representing one beneficial interest in the Trust under the Company’s existing shelf registration described above. Additionally, the Purchase Agreement grants the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,350,000 additional shares of trust stock solely to cover overallotments. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Trust and the Company and customary conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
On October 30, 2006 and November 6, 2006, respectively, the Company completed the offering of the 9,000,000 and 1,350,000 shares of trust stock under their existing shelf registration statement described above, which generated approximately $290.9 million in net proceeds to the Company. The Company used the proceeds of the offering to repay in full borrowings under the acquisition credit facility of MIC Inc., incurred to finance certain acquisitions, and plans to use any remaining amounts for general corporate purposes.
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
GENERAL
We own, operate and invest in a diversified group of infrastructure businesses, which are businesses that provide basic, everyday services, such as parking, gas distribution and water, through long-life physical assets. These infrastructure businesses generally operate in sectors with limited competition and high barriers to entry. As a result, they have sustainable and growing long-term cash flows. We operate and finance our businesses in a manner that maximizes these cash flows.
We are dependent upon cash distributions from our businesses and investments to meet our corporate overhead and management fee expenses and to pay distributions. We receive distributions through our directly owned holding company Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc., or MIC Inc., for all of our businesses based in the United States. We receive interest and principal on our subordinated loans to, and dividends from, our toll road business and have received dividends from our investments in Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group, or MCG, and South East Water, or SEW, through directly owned holding companies that we have formed to hold our interest in each business and investment.
Distributions received from our businesses and investments net of taxes, are available first to meet management fees and corporate overhead expenses then to fund distribution payments by the Company to the Trust for payment to holders of trust stock. Base and performance management fees payable to our Manager are allocated among the Company and the directly owned subsidiaries based on the Company’s internal allocation policy.
On May 4, 2006, the Company’s board of directors declared a distribution of $0.50 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 which was paid on June 9, 2006 to holders of record on June 5, 2006. On August 7, 2006, the Company’s board of directors declared a distribution of $0.525 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 which was paid on September 11, 2006 to holders of record on September 6, 2006. On November 8, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a distribution of $0.55 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 payable on December 8, 2006 to holders of record on December 5, 2006.
Refer to “Other Matters” at the end of this Item 2 for discussion of forward looking statements and certain defined terms.
Changes in the Fair Value of Derivatives
As a result of our discovery of errors in the accounting treatment of our derivative instruments, we have determined that we will not use hedge accounting through the remainder of 2006. Therefore, changes in the fair value of these instruments will be recorded as a pre-tax non-cash gain or loss in our income statement and will result in a corresponding after-tax increase or decrease in net income and EBITDA.
Tax Treatment of Distributions
Each holder of the Trust’s stock will be required to include in US federal taxable income its allocable share of the Trust’s income, gain, loss deductions and other items. The amounts shareholders include in taxable income may not equal the cash distributions to shareholders.
Some of the distributions received by the Trust on its investment in Macquarie Infrastructure Company may be a return of capital for US federal income tax purposes. Therefore, the amount we distribute to our shareholders may exceed their allocable share of the items of income and expense. The extent to which the distributions from Macquarie Infrastructure Company will be characterized as dividend income cannot be estimated at this time. In some cases, distributions to holders of the Trust’s stock may be less than the items of income.
If cash distributions exceed the allocable items of income and deductions, the shareholder’s tax basis in its investment will generally be decreased by the excess, increasing the potential capital gain on the sale of the stock. Correspondingly, if the cash distributions are less than the allocable items of income and deductions, there will be an increase in the shareholders basis and reduction in the potential capital gain.
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Due to our dispositions during 2006, we recorded accounting gains of approximately $7.0 million and $49.0 million related to the sales of our interests in MCG and SEW, respectively. Capital gains approximating these amounts will be allocated to shareholders who held shares of our stock on the last day of the month preceding the closing date of the respective dispositions. We expect similar capital gain treatment relating to the sale of our interest in CHL.
Beyond 2006, the portion of our distributions that will be treated as dividends, interest or return of capital for US federal income tax purposes is subject to a number of uncertainties. We currently anticipate that substantially all of the portion of our regular distributions that are treated as dividends for US federal income tax purposes should be characterized as qualified dividend income.
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Results of the operations of each of the acquisitions in the airport services and airport parking businesses and the acquisition of TGC are included in our consolidated results from the respective date of acquisition. Our interest in IMTT Holdings is reflected in our equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee line in our financial statements from May 1, 2006.
See Note 5, Acquisitions, to the consolidated condensed financial statements in Part I, Item I of thisForm 10-Q for further information on recent acquisitions and the related financings. See Note 6, Dispositions, to the consolidated condensed financial statements in Part I, Item I of this Form 10Q for further information on recent and planned dispositions. We refer you to our quarterly reports onForms 10-Q/A for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006, as well as our Annual Report onForm 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, for a discussion of the other acquisitions referred to below.
Airport Services Business
On July 11, 2006, our airport services business acquired 100% of the shares of Trajen Holdings, Inc., or Trajen, the holding company for 23 fixed base operations, or FBOs, at airports in 11 states. In addition, on August 12, 2005, our airport services business acquired all of the membership interests in Eagle Aviation Resources, or EAR, operating an FBO in Las Vegas. With these acquisitions, our airport services business owns and operates a network of 41 FBOs, and, one heliport in the United States, the second largest such network in the industry.
Airport Parking Business
In October 2005, our airport parking business acquired real property, and personal and intangible assets related to six off-airport parking facilities collectively referred to as “SunPark” as well as a leasehold facility in Cleveland. Our airport parking business also acquired a facility in Philadelphia in July 2005. Following these acquisitions and consolidations, as discussed further below, our airport parking business has become the largest provider of off-airport parking services in the United States with 29 locations.
The Gas Company (TGC)
We acquired TGC on June 7, 2006. TGC owns and operates the sole regulated gas production and distribution business in Hawaii as well as a propane sales and distribution business in Hawaii. For the period from June 7 through September 30, 2006, revenue was $47.0 million and contribution margin was $14.4 million. See “Business Segment Operations — The Gas Company” for a discussion of contribution margin and a reconciliation to gross profit.
IMTT
On May 1, 2006, we completed the purchase of newly issued common stock of IMTT Holdings Inc., the holding company for a group of companies and partnerships that operate as International-Matex Tank Terminals, or IMTT. As a result of this transaction, we own 50% of IMTT Holdings’ issued and outstanding common stock. We have entered into a shareholders’ agreement which provides, with some exceptions, for minimum aggregate quarterly distributions of $14 million to be paid by IMTT Holdings, or $7 million to us, beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2006 and through the quarter ending December 31, 2007.
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Dispositions
On August 17, 2006, we sold our 16,517,413 stapled securities of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (ASX: MCG) for $76.5 million. On October 2, 2006, we sold our 17.5% minority interest in the holding company for South East Water to HDF (UK) Holdings Limited and received net proceeds on the sale of approximately $89.6 million. We also received dividend payments of approximately $3.4 million and $6.0 million from SEW for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006.
We have also entered into an agreement to sell our toll road business through the sale of our 50% interest in Connect M1-A1 Holdings Limited (“CHL”), for GBP 43.6 million, increasing by GBP 7,000 per day from September 30, 2006 until the closing. The transaction is expected to close prior to the end of February 2007, subject to customary third party approvals.
Equity Offering
Following the end of third quarter, we completed an offering of an aggregate of 10,350,000 shares of trust stock at a price per share of $29.50 for which we received net proceeds of $290.9 million. The net cash proceeds from the equity offering and the sales of our interests in MCG and SEW were used to repay full indebtedness under the MIC Inc. acquisition credit facility.
Other Recent Developments
In our district energy business, we have entered into a contract with a retail energy supplier to provide for the supply of the majority of our 2007 electricity at a fixed price. On July 26, 2006, the Illinois Commerce Commission, or ICC, issued its Final Order on ComEd’s rate case which substantially reduced ComEd’s proposed rate increase in electricity distribution costs. Based on the Final Order and our new supply contract, we estimate our 2007 electricity costs will increase by 15-20% over 2006. The Final Order is subject to rehearing by the ICC and judicial review and the distribution component of our electricity costs may increase as a result. Efforts are under way to fully mitigate this impact through a combination of operational and strategic initiatives and offsets from our customer contracts.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
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| • | positive contributions from our acquisitions including: |
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| • | acquisition of the Trajen network of 23 FBO’s; |
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| • | the acquisition of 50% of IMTT, which declared a $7.0 million distribution during the second quarter. This distribution reduced our investments in unconsolidated businesses on our balance sheet but was not included in our statement of operations; |
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| • | the TGC acquisition; |
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| • | acquisition of a Las Vegas FBO (Eagle Aviation Resources, or EAR) in our airport services business; and |
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| • | eight new locations in our airport parking business. |
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| • | increased gross profit across our existing businesses driven by improved performance at our airport services and airport parking businesses; |
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| • | recognition of dividends, distributions and loan repayments from unconsolidated businesses totaling $14.0 million to date in 2006; |
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| • | higher management fees, including the $4.1 million performance fee earned by the manager in the first quarter, which it has reinvested in shares of trust stock, and higher base management fees due to our increased asset base; and |
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| • | an increase in interest expense due to the overall increase in our debt to partially fund our acquisitions. |
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| • | a non-cash pre-tax unrealized loss on derivatives of $17.1 million and a non-cash pre-tax unrealized gain on derivatives of $3.1 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. |
Our consolidated results of operations are summarized below ($ in thousands):
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Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue from product sales | | | 105,557 | | | | 36,201 | | | | 69,356 | | | | 191.6 | | | | 204,691 | | | | 100,592 | | | | 104,099 | | | | 103.5 | |
Service revenue | | | 56,430 | | | | 42,414 | | | | 14,016 | | | | 33.0 | | | | 147,060 | | | | 113,604 | | | | 33,456 | | | | 29.4 | |
Financing and equipment lease income | | | 1,273 | | | | 1,320 | | | | (47 | ) | | | (3.6 | ) | | | 3,856 | | | | 3,993 | | | | (137 | ) | | | (3.4 | ) |
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| | | 163,260 | | | | 79,935 | | | | 83,325 | | | | 104.2 | | | | 355,607 | | | | 218,189 | | | | 137,418 | | | | 63.0 | |
Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of product sales | | | 73,326 | | | | 21,568 | | | | 51,758 | | | | 240.0 | | | | 135,370 | | | | 58,371 | | | | 76,999 | | | | 131.9 | |
Cost of services | | | 26,541 | | | | 22,824 | | | | 3,717 | | | | 16.3 | | | | 70,205 | | | | 59,390 | | | | 10,815 | | | | 18.2 | |
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Gross profit | | | 63,393 | | | | 35,543 | | | | 27,850 | | | | 78.4 | | | | 150,032 | | | | 100,428 | | | | 49,604 | | | | 49.4 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 35,107 | | | | 21,451 | | | | 13,656 | | | | 63.7 | | | | 82,806 | | | | 59,737 | | | | 23,069 | | | | 38.6 | |
Fees to manager | | | 3,955 | | | | 2,609 | | | | 1,346 | | | | 51.6 | | | | 14,151 | | | | 6,761 | | | | 7,390 | | | | 109.3 | |
Depreciation expense | | | 4,138 | | | | 1,506 | | | | 2,632 | | | | 174.8 | | | | 7,969 | | | | 4,253 | | | | 3,716 | | | | 87.4 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 6,385 | | | | 3,498 | | | | 2,887 | | | | 82.5 | | | | 13,411 | | | | 9,818 | | | | 3,593 | | | | 36.6 | |
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Operating income | | | 13,808 | | | | 6,479 | | | | 7,329 | | | | 113.1 | | | | 31,695 | | | | 19,859 | | | | 11,836 | | | | 59.6 | |
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Other income (expense) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividend income | | | 3,393 | | | | 116 | | | | 3,277 | | | | 2,825.0 | | | | 8,395 | | | | 6,300 | | | | 2,095 | | | | 33.3 | |
Interest income | | | 849 | | | | 893 | | | | (44 | ) | | | (4.9 | ) | | | 3,731 | | | | 3,223 | | | | 508 | | | | 15.8 | |
Interest expense | | | (25,801 | ) | | | (8,064 | ) | | | (17,737 | ) | | | 220.0 | | | | (57,068 | ) | | | (23,333 | ) | | | (33,735 | ) | | | 144.6 | |
Equity in earnings and amortization charges of investees | | | 1,734 | | | | 1,954 | | | | (220 | ) | | | (11.3 | ) | | | 7,302 | | | | 2,468 | | | | 4,834 | | | | 195.9 | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments | | | (17,066 | ) | | | 1,274 | | | | (18,340 | ) | | | (1,439.6 | ) | | | 3,096 | | | | 3,312 | | | | (216 | ) | | | (6.5 | ) |
Gain on sale of marketable securities | | | 7,005 | | | | — | | | | 7,005 | | | | — | | | | 7,005 | | | | — | | | | 7,005 | | | | — | |
Other income (expense), net | | | (348 | ) | | | 124 | | | | (472 | ) | | | (380.6 | ) | | | (421 | ) | | | (530 | ) | | | 109 | | | | (20.6 | ) |
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Net income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests | | | (16,426 | ) | | | 2,776 | | | | (19,202 | ) | | | (691.7 | ) | | | 3,735 | | | | 11,299 | | | | (7,564 | ) | | | (66.9 | ) |
Income tax (benefit) expense | | | (6,270 | ) | | | 220 | | | | (6,490 | ) | | | (2,950.0 | ) | | | (3,259 | ) | | | 799 | | | | (4,058 | ) | | | (507.9 | ) |
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Net income (loss) before minority interests | | | (10,156 | ) | | | 2,556 | | | | (12,712 | ) | | | (497.3 | ) | | | 6,994 | | | | 10,500 | | | | (3,506 | ) | | | (33.4 | ) |
Minority interests | | | (138 | ) | | | (19 | ) | | | (119 | ) | | | 626.3 | | | | 14 | | | | 338 | | | | (324 | ) | | | (95.9 | ) |
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Net income (loss) | | | (10,018 | ) | | | 2,575 | | | | (12,593 | ) | | | (489.0 | ) | | | 6,980 | | | | 10,162 | | | | (3,182 | ) | | | (31.3 | ) |
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Gross Profit
The increase in our consolidated gross profit was due primarily to the acquisitions of Trajen on July 11, 2006, TGC on June 7, 2006, a Las Vegas FBO in the third quarter of 2005 and six off-airport parking facilities (collectively referred to as “SunPark”) during the second half of 2005. Additionally, higher average dollar-based margin per gallon combined with stable fuel volumes at existing locations in our airport services business and higher average revenue per car out in our airport parking business contributed to increases in gross profit.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
The most significant factors in the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses were:
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| • | $13.3 million additional costs from the addition of TGC and Trajen not reflected in 2005 results; |
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| • | additional costs at our parking businesses’s corporate office primarily to support a larger organization resulting from growth in number of locations and reorganization of the finance structure; |
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| • | additional compensation expense related to stock appreciation rights issued during 2006; and |
Additionally, the management fee paid to our Manager increased due to $4.1 million in performance fees in 2006 which were reinvested in stock compared to none in 2005, as well as a $3.2 million increase in the base fee due primarily to our increased asset base.
Other Income (Expense)
Our dividend income in 2006 consists of dividends declared by and received from SEW in the first and third quarters and a dividend declared by MCG in the second quarter and received in the third quarter. The comparable SEW dividends from 2005, were both declared and received in the second quarter and fourth quarter.
Interest income decreased for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 primarily as a result of lower average cash balances during the quarter and increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily as a result of higher interest rates on invested cash in 2006. Interest expense increased due mostly to a higher level of debt in 2006.
Our equity in the earnings (loss) on our Yorkshire Link investment increased, primarily due to a gain from changes in the fair value of interest rate swaps that Yorkshire records in the income statement, compared with a loss recorded in the second quarter of 2005.
The decrease in other expense was due primarily to advisory fees incurred in 2005 related to our acquisition of GAH.
Income Taxes
MIC Inc. recorded a pre-tax loss in the first nine months of 2005. However, as the Company was recently formed with no operating history, it recorded a full valuation allowance on the benefits of the pre-tax loss incurred. Therefore, the Company recorded no income tax benefit in the first nine months of 2005.
For the 2006 year, the Company projects a net loss before taxes at the MIC Inc. level, for which it expects to record an income tax benefit. The Company also projects deriving net income before taxes outside MIC Inc. that will not be subject to income tax payable by the Company. This income derived from outside MIC Inc. is projected to be partially offset by the pre-tax loss at the MIC Inc. level, resulting in projected pre-tax income on a consolidated basis.
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, or EBITDA
We have included EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, on both a consolidated basis as well as for each segment as we consider it to be an important measure of our overall performance. We believe EBITDA provides additional insight into the performance of our operating companies and our ability to service our obligations and support our ongoing dividend policy. EBITDA includes non-cash unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments. For the impact of these items, see note 3 to the following table.
A reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA is provided below ($ in thousands):
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Net income (loss) | | | (10,018 | ) | | | 2,575 | | | | (12,593 | ) | | | (489.0 | ) | | | 6,980 | | | | 10,162 | | | | (3,182 | ) | | | (31.3 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 24,952 | | | | 7,171 | | | | 17,781 | | | | 248.0 | | | | 53,337 | | | | 20,110 | | | | 33,227 | | | | 165.2 | |
Income taxes | | | (6,270 | ) | | | 220 | | | | (6,490 | ) | | | (2,950.0 | ) | | | (3,259 | ) | | | 799 | | | | (4,058 | ) | | | (507.9 | ) |
Depreciation(1) | | | 6,562 | | | | 3,491 | | | | 3,071 | | | | 88.0 | | | | 14,852 | | | | 10,122 | | | | 4,730 | | | | 46.7 | |
Amortization(2) | | | 6,385 | | | | 3,498 | | | | 2,887 | | | | 82.5 | | | | 13,411 | | | | 9,818 | | | | 3,593 | | | | 36.6 | |
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EBITDA(3) | | | 21,611 | | | | 16,955 | | | | 4,656 | | | | 27.5 | | | | 85,321 | | | | 51,011 | | | | 34,310 | | | | 67.3 | |
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(1) | | Includes depreciation expense of $996,000, $555,000, $2.6 million and $1.6 million for the airport parking business for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the nine month periods ended on the same dates, respectively, and $1.4 million, $1.4 million, $4.3 million and $4.3 million for the district energy business for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the nine month periods ended on the same dates, respectively, which are included in the cost of services on our consolidated condensed income statement. Does not include $1.7 million and $2.9 million of depreciation expense related to our 50% investment in IMTT for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. |
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(2) | | Does not include $998,000, $1.2 million, $2.9 million and $2.4 million of amortization expense related to intangible assets in connection with our investment in the toll road business for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the nine month periods ended on the same dates, respectively. Does not include $283,000 and $472,000 of amortization expense related to intangible assets of IMTT for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. |
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(3) | | EBITDA for the periods includes non-cash unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments. Excluding these items, EBITDA would have been $38.7 million in the third quarter of 2006, or a 147.7% increase over 2005, and $82.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, or a 72.4% increase over 2005. |
BUSINESS SEGMENT OPERATIONS
Airport Services Business
In the prior year, the airport services business consisted of two reportable segments, Atlantic and AvPorts. These businesses are currently integrated and combined into a single reportable segment labeled “existing locations”. Results for prior periods have been restated to reflect the new combined segment.
The following section summarizes the historical consolidated financial performance of our airport services business for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006. Information relating to existing locations in 2006 represents the results of our airport services business excluding the results of our FBO in Las Vegas, or EAR, and in 2006 excludes results of the 23 locations acquired in the Trajen acquisition. The acquisition column below and total 2006 quarter results include operating results of EAR for the full nine months and of Trajen from the acquisition date of July 11, 2006, respectively.
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Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
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| • | contribution of positive operating results from EAR, an FBO in Las Vegas which we acquired in August 2005; |
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| • | higher dollar-based margin per gallon at existing locations with comparable volumes; |
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| • | increases in fuel prices; |
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| • | higher selling, general and administrative costs primarily relating to increased non cash and accrued compensation expense, office rent and utility costs and increased credit card fees based on higher revenues; |
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| • | costs incurred for the ongoing rebranding and integration of the Trajen locations; |
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| • | higher interest costs from higher debt levels resulting from the refinancing in December 2005 and the increased borrowings related to the acquisition of Trajen in July 2006, and |
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2005
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Fuel revenue | | | 40,041 | | | | 36,201 | | | | 3,840 | | | | 10.6 | | | | 29,313 | | | | 69,354 | | | | 36,201 | | | | 33,153 | | | | 91.6 | |
Non-fuel revenue | | | 15,208 | | | | 13,513 | | | | 1,695 | | | | 12.5 | | | | 8,031 | | | | 23,239 | | | | 13,513 | | | | 9,726 | | | | 72.0 | |
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Total revenue | | | 55,249 | | | | 49,714 | | | | 5,535 | | | | 11.1 | | | | 37,344 | | | | 92,593 | | | | 49,714 | | | | 42,879 | | | | 86.3 | |
Cost of revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue-fuel | | | 23,920 | | | | 21,568 | | | | 2,352 | | | | 10.9 | | | | 19,279 | | | | 43,199 | | | | 21,568 | | | | 21,631 | | | | 100.3 | |
Cost of revenue-non-fuel | | | 1,734 | | | | 1,624 | | | | 110 | | | | 6.8 | | | | 378 | | | | 2,112 | | | | 1,624 | | | | 488 | | | | 30.0 | |
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Total cost of revenue | | | 25,654 | | | | 23,192 | | | | 2,462 | | | | 10.6 | | | | 19,657 | | | | 45,311 | | | | 23,192 | | | | 22,119 | | | | 95.4 | |
Fuel gross profit | | | 16,121 | | | | 14,633 | | | | 1,488 | | | | 10.2 | | | | 10,034 | | | | 26,155 | | | | 14,633 | | | | 11,522 | | | | 78.7 | |
Non-fuel gross profit | | | 13,474 | | | | 11,889 | | | | 1,585 | | | | 13.3 | | | | 7,653 | | | | 21,127 | | | | 11,889 | | | | 9,238 | | | | 77.7 | |
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Gross Profit | | | 29,595 | | | | 26,522 | | | | 3,073 | | | | 11.6 | | | | 17,687 | | | | 47,282 | | | | 26,522 | | | | 20,760 | | | | 78.3 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses(2) | | | 17,509 | | | | 16,033 | | | | 1,476 | | | | 9.2 | | | | 9,267 | | | | 26,776 | | | | 16,033 | | | | 10,743 | | | | 67.0 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,166 | | | | 4,050 | | | | 116 | | | | 2.9 | | | | 3,881 | | | | 8,047 | | | | 4,050 | | | | 3,997 | | | | 98.7 | |
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Operating income | | | 7,920 | | | | 6,439 | | | | 1,481 | | | | 23.0 | | | | 4,539 | | | | 12,459 | | | | 6,439 | | | | 6,020 | | | | 93.5 | |
Other (income) expense | | | (593 | ) | | | 68 | | | | (661 | ) | | | (972.1 | ) | | | 3 | | | | (590 | ) | | | 68 | | | | (658 | ) | | | (967.6 | ) |
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments | | | 11,260 | | | | (2,318 | ) | | | 13,578 | | | | (585.8 | ) | | | — | | | | 11,260 | | | | (2,318 | ) | | | 13,578 | | | | (585.8 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 4,461 | | | | 3,289 | | | | 1,172 | | | | 35.6 | | | | 3,366 | | | | 7,827 | | | | 3,289 | | | | 4,538 | | | | 138.0 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | (2,591 | ) | | | 1,233 | | | | (3,824 | ) | | | (310.1 | ) | | | 456 | | | | (2,135 | ) | | | 1,233 | | | | (3,368 | ) | | | (273.2 | ) |
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Net income (loss) | | | (4,617 | ) | | | 4,167 | | | | (8,784 | ) | | | (210.8 | ) | | | 714 | | | | (3,903 | ) | | | 4,167 | | | | (8,070 | ) | | | (193.7 | ) |
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Reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Income (loss) | | | (4,617 | ) | | | 4,167 | | | | (8,784 | ) | | | (210.8 | ) | | | 714 | | | | (3,903 | ) | | | 4,167 | | | | (8,070 | ) | | | (193.7 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 4,461 | | | | 3,289 | | | | 1,172 | | | | 35.6 | | | | 3,366 | | | | 7,827 | | | | 3,289 | | | | 4,538 | | | | 138.0 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | (2,591 | ) | | | 1,233 | | | | (3,824 | ) | | | (310.1 | ) | | | 456 | | | | (2,135 | ) | | | 1,233 | | | | (3,368 | ) | | | (273.2 | ) |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,166 | | | | 4,050 | | | | 116 | | | | 2.9 | | | | 3,881 | | | | 8,047 | | | | 4,050 | | | | 3,997 | | | | 98.7 | |
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EBITDA | | | 1,419 | | | | 12,739 | | | | (11,320 | ) | | | (88.9 | ) | | | 8,417 | | | | 9,836 | | | | 12,739 | | | | (2,903 | ) | | | (22.8 | ) |
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(1) | | Trajen contributed $16.5 million of gross profit and $7.8 million of EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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(2) | | Corporation allocation expense of $862,000, with tax effect of $278,000, has been excluded from the above table for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | Change | | | (1) | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | Change | |
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Revenues | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fuel revenue | | | 117,346 | | | | 100,592 | | | | 16,754 | | | | 16.7 | | | | 40,298 | | | | 157,644 | | | | 100,592 | | | | 57,052 | | | | 56.7 | |
Non-fuel revenue | | | 43,900 | | | | 40,845 | | | | 3,055 | | | | 7.5 | | | | 15,172 | | | | 59,072 | | | | 40,845 | | | | 18,227 | | | | 44.6 | |
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Total revenue | | | 161,246 | | | | 141,437 | | | | 19,809 | | | | 14.0 | | | | 55,470 | | | | 216,716 | | | | 141,437 | | | | 75,279 | | | | 53.2 | |
Cost of revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cost of revenue-fuel | | | 70,303 | | | | 58,212 | | | | 12,091 | | | | 20.8 | | | | 26,682 | | | | 96,985 | | | | 58,212 | | | | 38,773 | | | | 66.6 | |
Cost of revenue-non-fuel | | | 5,324 | | | | 5,476 | | | | (152 | ) | | | (2.8 | ) | | | 678 | | | | 6,002 | | | | 5,476 | | | | 526 | | | | 9.6 | |
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Total cost of revenue | | | 75,627 | | | | 63,688 | | | | 11,939 | | | | 18.7 | | | | 27,360 | | | | 102,987 | | | | 63,688 | | | | 39,299 | | | | 61.7 | |
Fuel gross profit | | | 47,043 | | | | 42,380 | | | | 4,663 | | | | 11.0 | | | | 13,616 | | | | 60,659 | | | | 42,380 | | | | 18,279 | | | | 43.1 | |
Non-fuel gross profit | | | 38,576 | | | | 35,369 | | | | 3,207 | | | | 9.1 | | | | 14,494 | | | | 53,070 | | | | 35,369 | | | | 17,701 | | | | 50.0 | |
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Gross Profit | | | 85,619 | | | | 77,749 | | | | 7,870 | | | | 10.1 | | | | 28,110 | | | | 113,729 | | | | 77,749 | | | | 35,980 | | | | 46.3 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses(2) | | | 50,235 | | | | 46,946 | | | | 3,289 | | | | 7.0 | | | | 13,497 | | | | 63,732 | | | | 46,946 | | | | 16,786 | | | | 35.8 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 11,528 | | | | 11,221 | | | | 307 | | | | 2.7 | | | | 5,390 | | | | 16,918 | | | | 11,221 | | | | 5,697 | | | | 50.8 | |
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Operating income | | | 23,856 | | | | 19,582 | | | | 4,274 | | | | 21.8 | | | | 9,223 | | | | 33,079 | | | | 19,582 | | | | 13,497 | | | | 68.9 | |
Other (income) expense | | | (528 | ) | | | 1,022 | | | | (1,550 | ) | | | (151.7 | ) | | | 3 | | | | (525 | ) | | | 1,022 | | | | (1,547 | ) | | | (151.4 | ) |
Unrealized (gain)/loss on derivative instruments | | | 364 | | | | (3,063 | ) | | | 3,427 | | | | (111.9 | ) | | | — | | | | 364 | | | | (3,063 | ) | | | 3,427 | | | | (111.9 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 15,831 | | | | 10,012 | | | | 5,819 | | | | 58.1 | | | | 5,766 | | | | 21,597 | | | | 10,012 | | | | 11,585 | | | | 115.7 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 3,342 | | | | 3,604 | | | | (262 | ) | | | (7.3 | ) | | | 1,255 | | | �� | 4,597 | | | | 3,604 | | | | 993 | | | | 27.6 | |
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Net Income | | | 4,847 | | | | 8,007 | | | | (3,160 | ) | | | (39.5 | ) | | | 2,199 | | | | 7,046 | | | | 8,007 | | | | (961 | ) | | | (12.0 | ) |
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Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Income | | | 4,847 | | | | 8,007 | | | | (3,160 | ) | | | (39.5 | ) | | | 2,199 | | | | 7,046 | | | | 8,007 | | | | (961 | ) | | | (12.0 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 15,831 | | | | 10,012 | | | | 5,819 | | | | 58.1 | | | | 5,766 | | | | 21,597 | | | | 10,012 | | | | 11,585 | | | | 115.7 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 3,342 | | | | 3,604 | | | | (262 | ) | | | (7.3 | ) | | | 1,255 | | | | 4,597 | | | | 3,604 | | | | 993 | | | | 27.6 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 11,528 | | | | 11,221 | | | | 307 | | | | 2.7 | | | | 5,390 | | | | 16,918 | | | | 11,221 | | | | 5,697 | | | | 50.8 | |
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EBITDA from continuing operations | | | 35,548 | | | | 32,844 | | | | 2,704 | | | | 8.2 | | | | 14,610 | | | | 50,158 | | | | 32,844 | | | | 17,314 | | | | 52.7 | |
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(1) | | Trajen contributed $16.5 million of gross profit and $7.8 million of EBITDA for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. |
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(2) | | Corporate allocation expense of $2.9 million, with tax effect of $930,000, has been excluded from the above table for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. |
Revenue and Gross Profit
Most of the revenue and gross profit in our airport services business is generated through fueling general aviation aircraft at our 42 fixed base operations around the United States. This revenue is categorized according to who owns the fuel we use to service these aircraft. If we own the fuel, we record our cost to purchase that fuel as cost of revenue-fuel. Our corresponding fuel revenue is our cost to purchase that fuel plus a margin. We generally pursue a strategy of maintaining, and where appropriate increasing, dollar-based margin per gallon, thereby passing any
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increase in fuel prices to the customer. We also have into-plane arrangements whereby we fuel aircraft with fuel owned by another party. We collect a fee for this service that is recorded as non-fuel revenue. Other non-fuel revenue includes various services such as hangar rentals, de-icing and airport services. Cost of revenue-non-fuel includes our cost, if any, to provide these services.
The key factors for our revenue and gross profit are fuel volume and dollar-based margin per gallon. This applies to both fuel and into-plane revenue. Our customers will occasionally move from one category to the other. Therefore, we believe discussing our fuel and non-fuel revenue and gross profit and the related key metrics on a combined basis provides a more meaningful analysis of our airport services business.
Our total revenue and gross profit growth for the quarter andyear-to-date was due to several factors:
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| • | inclusion of the results of EAR in the full quarter and nine months of 2006; |
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| • | inclusion of the results of Trajen for the majority of the third quarter of 2006; |
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| • | rising cost of fuel at existing locations, which we generally pass on to customers; and |
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| • | an increase in dollar-based margin per gallon at existing locations, resulting largely from a higher proportion of transient customers, which generally pay higher margins, partially offset in the nine month period by lower deicing activity in the first quarter of 2006 compared to 2005 due to milder weather in the northeast U.S. |
Our operations at New Orleans, LA and Gulfport, MS were impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Some of our hangar and terminal facilities were damaged. However, our results for the quarter and nine-month period were not significantly affected by this or any other hurricane. We believe that we have an appropriate level of insurance coverage to repair or rebuild our facilities and to cover us for any business interruption we experience in the near term. We anticipate that combined traffic at these facilities in 2006 may be lower than in 2005 as travel to New Orleans and Gulfport has slowed. However, we believe that this will not have a significant effect on our results overall in 2006 and thereafter.
Operating Expenses
The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the existing locations is due to:
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| • | additional credit card fees related to increased fuel revenue; |
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| • | increased compensation expense largely due to the issuance of Stock Appreciation Rights in the first quarter of 2006; and |
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| • | costs incurred for the ongoing rebranding and integration of the Trajen locations. |
The increase in depreciation and amortization expense is primarily due to the addition of the Las Vegas FBO and Trajen.
Interest Expense, Net
The increase in interest expense is due to the increased debt level associated with the debt refinancing and the acquisition of Trajen and higher non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs. In December 2005, we refinanced two existing debt facilities with a single debt facility, increasing outstanding borrowings by $103.5 million. In July 2006, we increased borrowings under this facility by an additional $180.0 million to finance our acquisition of Trajen. The debt facility provides an aggregate term loan borrowing of $480 million and a $5 million working capital facility.
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EBITDA
The increase in EBITDA from existing locations, excluding the non-cash loss from derivative instruments, was $2.3 million, or 21.7%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and $6.1 million or 20.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was due primarily to:
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| • | increased dollar-based margin per gallon; |
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| • | lower other expense due to transaction costs incurred in 2005 relating to our acquisition of two FBOs in California; |
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| • | partially offset by lower de-icing revenues in the nine-month period; and |
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| • | higher selling, general and administrative costs and credit card fees. |
The Gas Company
Because TGC’s results of operations are only included in our consolidated financial results for less than four months of 2006, the following analysis compares the historical results of operations for TGC under its current and prior owner. We believe that this is the most appropriate approach to analyzing the historical financial performance and trends of TGC.
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
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| • | Utility revenues were reduced by $4.4 million for two billing adjustments required by Hawaii regulators as a condition to our acquisition, $4.1 million of which is non-recurring. We received cash reimbursement for the full amount under the terms of our purchase agreement. |
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| • | Utility therm sales increased due primarily to increased usage by a single interruptible customer, despite a slight decrease in utility accounts. Utility contribution margins were also positively affected by lower line losses. |
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| • | Non-utility therm sales decrease reflects the net result of customer’s closing of a propane cogeneration unit, and contribution margin changes reflect price increases and a contract price adjustment. |
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| • | Operating and overhead costs increased for both the quarter and nine-month period due to higher utility costs, increased repair costs for distribution systems, transmission line inspections, personnel costs and benefit costs. |
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| • | Non-cash unrealized losses on derivatives. |
Management analyzes contribution margin for TGC because it believes that contribution margin, although a non-GAAP measure, is useful and meaningful to understanding the performance of TGC utility operations under its regulated rate structure and of its non-utility operations under a competitive pricing structure. Contribution margin should not be considered an alternative to gross profit, operating income or net income, which are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Other companies may calculate contribution margin differently and, therefore, the contribution margin presented for TGC is not necessarily comparable with other companies. The following table presents a reconciliation of contribution margin to gross profit.
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Contribution Margin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Revenue — Utility | | | 20,611 | | | | 21,202 | | | | (591 | ) | | | (2.8 | ) | | | 69,562 | | | | 62,411 | | | | 7,151 | | | | 11.5 | |
Cost of Revenue — Utility | | | 16,387 | | | | 12,959 | | | | 3,428 | | | | 26.5 | | | | 47,369 | | | | 36,862 | | | | 10,507 | | | | 28.5 | |
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Contribution Margin — Utility | | | 4,224 | | | | 8,243 | | | | (4,019 | ) | | | (48.8 | ) | | | 22,193 | | | | 25,549 | | | | (3,356 | ) | | | (13.1 | ) |
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Revenue — Non-Utility | | | 15,592 | | | | 15,056 | | | | 536 | | | | 3.6 | | | | 50,618 | | | | 46,060 | | | | 4,558 | | | | 9.9 | |
Cost of revenue — Non-Utility | | | 9,186 | | | | 8,236 | | | | 950 | | | | 11.5 | | | | 30,354 | | | | 26,496 | | | | 3,858 | | | | 14.6 | |
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Contribution Margin — Non-Utility | | | 6,406 | | | | 6,820 | | | | (414 | ) | | | (6.1 | ) | | | 20,264 | | | | 19,564 | | | | 700 | | | | 3.6 | |
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Total Contribution margin | | | 10,630 | | | | 15,063 | | | | (4,433 | ) | | | (29.4 | ) | | | 42,457 | | | | 45,113 | | | | (2,656 | ) | | | (5.9 | ) |
Production | | | 1,175 | | | | 1,218 | | | | (43 | ) | | | (3.5 | ) | | | 3,394 | | | | 3,284 | | | | 110 | | | | 3.3 | |
Transmission and Distribution | | | 3,379 | | | | 3,268 | | | | 111 | | | | 3.4 | | | | 10,428 | | | | 9,810 | | | | 618 | | | | 6.3 | |
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Gross profit | | | 6,076 | | | | 10,577 | | | | (4,501 | ) | | | (42.6 | ) | | | 28,635 | | | | 32,019 | | | | (3,384 | ) | | | (10.6 | ) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses(1) | | | 3,790 | | | | 4,026 | | | | (236 | ) | | | (5.9 | ) | | | 12,199 | | | | 12,103 | | | | 96 | | | | 0.8 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 1,659 | | | | 1,320 | | | | 339 | | | | 25.7 | | | | 4,443 | | | | 3,893 | | | | 550 | | | | 14.1 | |
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Operating income | | | 627 | | | | 5,231 | | | | (4,604 | ) | | | (88.0 | ) | | | 11,993 | | | | 16,023 | | | | (4,030 | ) | | | (25.2 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | (2,444 | ) | | | (1,076 | ) | | | (1,368 | ) | | | 127.1 | | | | (6,404 | ) | | | (2,959 | ) | | | (3,445 | ) | | | 116.4 | |
Other income (expense) | | | 181 | | | | 401 | | | | (220 | ) | | | (54.9 | ) | | | (1,663 | ) | | | 1,875 | | | | (3,538 | ) | | | (188.7 | ) |
Gain on transfer of swap to TGC(2) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,969 | | | | — | | | | 5,969 | | | | — | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives | | | (5,865 | ) | | | — | | | | (5,865 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,953 | ) | | | — | | | | (3,953 | ) | | | — | |
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Income before taxes | | | (7,501 | ) | | | 4,556 | | | | (12,057 | ) | | | (264.6 | ) | | | 5,942 | | | | 14,939 | | | | (8,997 | ) | | | (60.2 | ) |
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Reconciliation of income (loss) before taxes to EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (loss) before taxes | | | (7,501 | ) | | | 4,556 | | | | (12,057 | ) | | | (264.6 | ) | | | 5,942 | | | | 14,939 | | | | (8,997 | ) | | | (60.2 | ) |
Interest expense, net of interest income | | | 2,444 | | | | 1,076 | | | | 1,368 | | | | 127.1 | | | | 6,404 | | | | 2,959 | | | | 3,445 | | | | 116.4 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 1,659 | | | | 1,320 | | | | 339 | | | | 25.7 | | | | 4,443 | | | | 3,893 | | | | 550 | | | | 14.1 | |
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EBITDA | | | (3,398 | ) | | | 6,952 | | | | (10,350 | ) | | | (148.9 | ) | | | 16,789 | | | | 21,791 | | | | (5,002 | ) | | | (23.0 | ) |
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(1) | | Corporate allocation expenses of $1 million with a tax effect of $335,000 have been excluded for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 as it is eliminated in consolidation at the MIC level. |
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(2) | | Eliminated in consolidation with MIC. |
Contribution Margin and Gross Profit
TGC’s total contribution margin declined 29.4% for the quarter and 5.9% for the nine-month period and gross profit declined by 42.6% and 10.6% for the quarter and nine months primarily due to a $4.1 million customer rebate, which was reimbursed in full in the third quarter of 2006. This rebate was required by Hawaii state regulators as a condition of our purchase of TGC. Although utility revenue and contribution margin were reduced by this rebate, the cash effect was offset by reimbursement of the full amount from a restricted cash fund established under our TGC purchase agreement. In addition, Hawaii state regulators required TGC to modify its calculation of cost of fuel increases that are passed through to utility customers. For the third quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2006, this provision reduced the utility revenue and contribution margin by approximately $300,000. TGC has $4.5 million in an escrow account that they can draw upon to be reimbursed for these reductions. These escrowed
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funds are available until the date that is one month subsequent to when new rates are made effective at TGC’s next rate case. TGC believes that these escrowed funds will be fully drawn upon within the next three years; thereafter escrowed funds would not be available. The cash reimbursements of the customer rebate and any fuel cost adjustment amounts are not reflected in revenues but rather are reflected as releases of restricted cash. Excluding the effects of the customer rebate and fuel cost adjustment, gross profit would have declined by 0.9% for the quarter but increased by 3.2% for the nine months and gross profit per therm would have increased by 1.4% and 4.2% for the quarter and nine months, respectively.
Therms sold in the utility sector increased by 1.5% for the quarter and 0.9% for the nine month period although the number of utility accounts declined slightly for both periods. This increase was driven by an increase in gas usage by a customer that purchases gas on an interruptible basis as well as normal and seasonal fluctuations. Utility contribution margins were also positively affected by lower pipeline line losses in 2006.
Therms sold in the non-utility sector decreased 4.9% and 3.0% for the quarter and nine month periods, respectively, due principally to the September 2005 closing of a propane-powered cogeneration unit at a resort customer. Contribution margin per therm decreased by 0.9% for the quarterly comparison and increased by 6.7% for the nine-month comparison. The change in the contribution margin for both periods were affected by this customer loss, but the 2006 nine-month contribution margin benefited from two rate increases subsequent to September 2005, as well as an annual billing adjustment for one customer tied to a crude-oil benchmark.
Production and transmission and distribution costs were higher than in the comparable 2005 periods due primarily to higher electricity costs, the rental of a diesel generator for emergency power, increased pipeline and plant repair costs, and the costs related to a U.S. Department of Transportation mandated transmission pipeline inspection program.
On October 15, 2006 an earthquake occurred near the island of Hawaii. There were widespread electricity disruptions across the state of Hawaii and certain of TGC’s commercial customers were affected adversely by the earthquake. To date, the earthquake has not resulted in any material damage to TGC assets and we do not believe that there will be a material effect on revenues. However, business and resort closures during repair periods could reduce therm sales temporarily.
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses were higher for the nine month period due primarily to personnel and employee benefit costs, increased allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, increased audit and tax consulting costs and higher postage costs. Depreciation and amortization was higher due to equipment additions and the higher asset basis following our purchase of TGC in June 2006.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased due primarily to the increase in total debt resulting from the acquisition funding.
Other (Expense) Income
Other expense for the first nine months of 2006 included $2 million of costs incurred by the prior owners for their sale of TGC to us. Other income for the first nine months of 2005 included a $1.3 million payment from an electric utility company to reimburse TGC under a cost sharing arrangement for entry into an energy corridor fuel pipelineright-of-way. Both amounts are non-recurring.
EBITDA
The decline in EBITDA is due in large part to the regulatory credits and adjustment amounts discussed above for which we have been reimbursed, as well as non-cash unrealized losses on derivatives reflecting the decrease in fair value of interest rate swaps. Excluding these amounts and the non-recurring items under Other (Expense) Income, EBITDA would have been 1.2% lower for the third quarter of 2006 and 6.2% higher for the first nine months of 2006 compared with the prior year.
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Airport Parking Business
In the following discussion, new locations refer to locations in operation during the respective quarter and the nine-month periods of 2006, but not in operation throughout the comparable period in 2005. Comparable locations refer to locations in operation throughout the respective quarter or nine-month periods in both 2005 and 2006.
We had seven new locations for the quarter and eight for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006. The new locations included:
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| • | the SunPark facilities located in Houston, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Buffalo, Philadelphia and Columbus, acquired in October 2005; |
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| • | the First Choice facility located in Cleveland, acquired in October 2005; and |
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| • | the Priority facility located in Philadelphia, acquired in July 2005, was considered new for the nine-month period only. |
During the first quarter of 2006, we consolidated two adjacent facilities in Philadelphia. As part of this consolidation, the Avistar Philadelphia facility was effectively closed and its capacity made available to the SunPark Philadelphia facility. During the third quarter of 2006, we ceased operating the Avistar St. Louis location and consolidated the facility into our SunPark St. Louis facility. We consider these consolidated operations to be new locations for the quarter and nine-month periods of 2006. Accordingly, the stand alone results for Avistar Philadelphia and Avistar St. Louis for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 have been excluded from comparable locations and included in new locations. The financial and operating results reported for new locations in the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005 is for Philadelphia Avistar and Avistar St. Louis only.
We had 22 comparable locations for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 and 21 comparable locations for the nine-month period to September 30, 2006.
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
Key factors influencing operating results were as follows:
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| • | contribution from new locations; |
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| • | price increases and reduced discounting in selected markets contributed to the 11.7% increase in average revenue per car out for comparable locations during the quarter; |
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| • | marketing efforts targeted at customers with a longer average stay increased average overnight occupancy by 2.2% for comparable locations during the quarter; |
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| • | improved operating margins at comparable locations; |
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| • | for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006, a cash settlement received, related to a 2003 acquisition included in other income and |
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| • | Non-cash unrealized gains and losses in derivatives. |
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2005
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| | Quarter Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
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Revenue | | | 18,921 | | | | 14,460 | | | | 4,461 | | | | 30.9 | | | | 56,919 | | | | 42,044 | | | | 14,875 | | | | 35.4 | |
Direct expenses(1) | | | 13,701 | | | | 10,794 | | | | 2,907 | | | | 26.9 | | | | 40,660 | | | | 31,088 | | | | 9,572 | | | | 30.8 | |
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Gross profit | | | 5,220 | | | | 3,666 | | | | 1,554 | | | | 42.4 | | | | 16,259 | | | | 10,956 | | | | 5,303 | | | | 48.4 | |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 1,310 | | | | 1,183 | | | | 127 | | | | 10.7 | | | | 4,583 | | | | 3,418 | | | | 1,165 | | | | 34.1 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 472 | | | | 609 | | | | (137 | ) | | | (22.5 | ) | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,827 | | | | (477 | ) | | | (26.1 | ) |
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Operating income | | | 3,438 | | | | 1,874 | | | | 1,564 | | | | 83.5 | | | | 10,326 | | | | 5,711 | | | | 4,615 | | | | 80.8 | |
Interest expense, net | | | (4,859 | ) | | | (2,289 | ) | | | (2,570 | ) | | | 112.3 | | | | (13,085 | ) | | | (6,692 | ) | | | (6,393 | ) | | | 95.5 | |
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments | | | (796 | ) | | | 37 | | | | (833 | ) | | | NM | | | | 208 | | | | 68 | | | | 140 | | | | 205.9 | |
Other expense | | | (15 | ) | | | (19 | ) | | | 4 | | | | (21.1 | ) | | | 302 | | | | (22 | ) | | | 324 | | | | NM | |
Provision for income taxes | | | 742 | | | | — | | | | 742 | | | | NM | | | | 785 | | | | — | | | | 785 | | | | NM | |
Minority interest in loss (income) of consolidated subsidiaries | | | 270 | | | | 144 | | | | 126 | | | | 87.5 | | | | 379 | | | | 254 | | | | 125 | | | | 49.2 | |
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Net loss(1) | | | (1,220 | ) | | | (253 | ) | | | (967 | ) | | | (382.2 | ) | | | (1,085 | ) | | | (681 | ) | | | (404 | ) | | | 59.3 | |
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Reconciliation of net loss to EBITDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense, net | | | 4,859 | | | | 2,289 | | | | 2,570 | | | | 112.3 | | | | 13,085 | | | | 6,692 | | | | 6,393 | | | | 95.5 | |
Provision for income taxes | | | (742 | ) | | | — | | | | (742 | ) | | | NM | | | | (785 | ) | | | — | | | | (785 | ) | | | NM | |
Depreciation | | | 996 | | | | 555 | | | | 441 | | | | 79.5 | | | | 2,605 | | | | 1,604 | | | | 1,001 | | | | 62.4 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 472 | | | | 609 | | | | (137 | ) | | | (22.5 | ) | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,827 | | | | (477 | ) | | | (26.1 | ) |
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EBITDA | | | 4,365 | | | | 3,200 | | | | 1,165 | | | | 36.4 | | | | 15,170 | | | | 9,442 | | | | 5,728 | | | | 60.7 | |
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(1) | | Includes depreciation expense of $996,000 and $555,000 for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $2.6 million and $1.6 million for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Corporate allocation expense of $390,000 with federal tax effect of $157,000 has been excluded from the above table for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 as it is eliminated on consolidation at the MIC level. Corporate allocation expense of $2.8 million with federal tax effect of $1.1 million has been excluded from the above table for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006. |
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Operating Data | | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Total Revenues (000’s)(1): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 4,076 | | | | 450 | | | | 13,429 | | | | 1,601 | |
Comparable locations | | | 14,845 | | | | 14,011 | | | | 43,495 | | | | 40,444 | |
Comparable locations increase (decrease) | | | 5.90 | % | | | | | | | 7.50 | % | | | | |
Gross Profit Percentage: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 31.16 | % | | | 3.54 | % | | | 29.60 | % | | | 15.59 | % |
Comparable locations | | | 26.6 | % | | | 25.9 | % | | | 28.19 | % | | | 27.02 | % |
Parking Revenues (000’s)(2): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 4,045 | | | | 450 | | | | 13,285 | | | | 1,601 | |
Comparable locations | | | 14,312 | | | | 13,548 | | | | 41,906 | | | | 38,955 | |
Comparable locations increase (decrease) | | | 5.6 | % | | | | | | | 7.6 | % | | | | |
Cars Out(3): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 152,964 | | | | 14,428 | | | | 502,969 | | | | 51,435 | |
Comparable locations | | | 351,115 | | | | 371,275 | | | | 1,062,546 | | | | 1,096,250 | |
Comparable locations increase (decrease) | | | (5.4 | )% | | | | | | | (3.1 | )% | | | | |
Average Revenue Per Car Out: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 26.45 | | | | 31.16 | | | | 26.41 | | | | 31.12 | |
Comparable locations | | | 40.76 | | | | 36.49 | | | | 39.44 | | | | 35.54 | |
Comparable locations increase (decrease) | | | 11.7 | % | | | | | | | 11.0 | % | | | | |
Average Overnight Occupancy (AOO)(4): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 5,595 | | | | 727 | | | | 6,150 | | | | 1,063 | |
Comparable locations | | | 15,932 | | | | 15,585 | | | | 15,464 | | | | 14,741 | |
Comparable locations increase (decrease) | | | 2.2 | % | | | | | | | 4.9 | % | | | | |
Locations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
New locations | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Comparable locations | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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(1) | | Total revenues include revenues from all sources, including parking revenues, and non-parking revenues such as those derived from transportation services and rental of premises. |
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(2) | | Parking revenues include all receipts from parking related revenue streams, which includes monthly membership, and third party distribution companies. |
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(3) | | Cars out refers to the total number of customers exiting during the period. |
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(4) | | Average overnight occupancy refers to aggregate average daily occupancy measured for all locations at the lowest point of the day and does not reflect turnover and intra-day activity. |
Revenue
Revenue increased due to the addition of seven new locations during the quarter and an increase in average revenue per car out at comparable locations.
In the quarter, new locations represent 24% of our portfolio by number of locations and contributed 22% of total revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. For the nine-months, new locations represented 28% of our portfolio by number of locations and contributed 24% of total revenue. We believe the contribution from these facilities will continue to grow as customers continue to be exposed to our branding, marketing and service.
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Average revenue per car out increased at our comparable locations primarily due to implementation of our yield management strategy, including price increases and reduced discounting in selected markets and a new marketing program. A focus on improving the level of customer service in certain locations has supported these price increases.
The decrease in cars out at comparable locations was attributed to a continued strategic shift away from daily parkers and a greater marketing emphasis on leisure travelers during the quarter. Daily parkers, typically airport employees, contribute to a higher number of cars out, but pay discounted rates. Leisure travelers tend to have longer average stays.
The lower average revenue per car at new locations in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 reflects the acquisition of new locations in lower priced markets compared to the relatively higher-priced Avistar Philadelphia and Avistar St. Louis markets.
Average overnight occupancies at comparable locations were up slightly as capacity expansions in select markets were fully utilized. We believe average length of stay came under pressure as some leisure travelers chose shorter vacations due to higher costs for air fares, hotel and rental cars.
Our airport parking business as a whole has sufficient capacity to accommodate further growth. At locations where we are operating at peak capacity intra-day, we continue to evaluate and implement strategies to expand capacity of these locations. For example, during the first nine-months we recovered additional capacity from a sub-tenant, operated vehicle lifts and, during peak periods, offered customers valet service at self park facilities.
Direct Expenses
Direct expenses for the quarter and nine-months ended September 30, 2006 increased primarily due to additional costs associated with operating seven and eight new locations, respectively. Direct expenses at comparable locations were also affected by higher real estate, fuel and advertising costs offset by lower claims from damaged cars and insurance costs.
We intend to continue pursuing costs savings through standardization of staff scheduling to minimize overtime and a new bulk fuel purchase program that was implemented in August 2006.
We note that direct expenses include rent in excess of lease, a non-cash item, in the amount of $0.6 million and $0.5 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter and nine-month period increased due primarily to higher payroll costs associated with the expansion of the management team to support additional locations, health insurance and professional fees. Non-recurring costs in the nine-month period include the retirement of two members of senior management from the business, costs associated with a restructure of the finance function and higher legal expenses associated with scheduled union negotiations.
Amortization of Intangibles
Amortization for the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 decreased largely as a result of the elimination of amortization of non-compete agreements that expired in December 2005, partially offset by an increase in the fair value of the assets acquired in the fourth quarter 2005.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense in the quarter and nine-month periods increased due to the additional interest and finance cost amortization associated with the new debt issued in October 2005 to finance acquisitions. On September 1, this debt and our other primary borrowing were refinanced with more favorable terms and $647,000 of finance costs related to the October 2005 financing were expensed during the third quarter. Interest expense also increased as a result of higher LIBOR rates.
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Our two primary borrowings were subject to two interest rate hedges which effectively capped our interest rate when the30-day LIBOR rate was 4.5%. In March 2006 the LIBOR rate exceeded the cap rate and interest cap payments totaling $482,000 were realized during the third quarter 2006. This amount was recorded as a reduction in interest expense. As part of the refinance on September 1, 2006 one of these interest rate hedges was replaced with an interest rate swap at 5.17%.
We expect interest expense going forward to decrease compared to prior periods as a result of the refinance and related interest rate hedges.
EBITDA
EBITDA increased in the quarter and nine-month period largely as a result of the 2005 acquisitions and improved profit margins at our comparable locations. For the nine-month period, EBITDA was also increased by the proceeds from a settlement related to a 2003 acquisition. Net proceeds from the settlement totaled $417,000 and were recorded in other income in the second quarter.
The increase in gross profit margins at our new locations in the quarter and nine-month period reflects the acquisition of locations predominantly on owned land compared to the leased locations at Avistar Philadelphia and Avistar St. Louis.
District Energy Business
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
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| • | lower average temperatures during peak cooling season (May-September) compared to the prior year resulted in 6% lowerton-hour sales, partially offset by contracted rate increases; |
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| • | capacity revenue increased due to four interruptible customers converting to continuous service over June through September and due to general increases in-line with inflation; and |
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| • | higher electricity costs related to signing new energy supply contracts at three of our plants. |
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| | Quarter Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
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Cooling capacity revenue | | | 4,422 | | | | 4,179 | | | | 243 | | | | 5.8 | | | | 12,852 | | | | 12,365 | | | | 487 | | | | 3.9 | |
Cooling consumption revenue | | | 9,113 | | | | 9,615 | | | | (502 | ) | | | (5.2 | ) | | | 15,846 | | | | 16,339 | | | | (493 | ) | | | (3.0 | ) |
Other revenue | | | 735 | | | | 647 | | | | 88 | | | | 13.6 | | | | 2,371 | | | | 2,011 | | | | 360 | | | | 17.9 | |
Finance lease revenue | | | 1,273 | | | | 1,320 | | | | (47 | ) | | | (3.6 | ) | | | 3,856 | | | | 3,993 | | | | (137 | ) | | | (3.4 | ) |
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Total revenue | | | 15,543 | | | | 15,761 | | | | (218 | ) | | | (1.4 | ) | | | 34,925 | | | | 34,708 | | | | 217 | | | | 0.6 | |
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Direct expenses — electricity | | | 6,377 | | | | 6,117 | | | | 260 | | | | 4.3 | | | | 10,662 | | | | 10,398 | | | | 264 | | | | 2.5 | |
Direct expenses — other(1) | | | 4,351 | | | | 4,289 | | | | 62 | | | | 1.4 | | | | 12,880 | | | | 12,587 | | | | 293 | | | | 2.3 | |
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Direct expenses — total | | | 10,728 | | | | 10,406 | | | | 322 | | | | 3.1 | | | | 23,542 | | | | 22,985 | | | | 557 | | | | 2.4 | |
Gross profit | | | 4,815 | | | | 5,355 | | | | (540 | ) | | | (10.1 | ) | | | 11,383 | | | | 11,723 | | | | (340 | ) | | | (2.9 | ) |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 993 | | | | 826 | | | | 167 | | | | 20.2 | | | | 2,768 | | | | 2,541 | | | | 227 | | | | 8.9 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 345 | | | | 345 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,023 | | | | 1,023 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Operating income | | | 3,477 | | | | 4,184 | | | | (707 | ) | | | (16.9 | ) | | | 7,592 | | | | 8,159 | | | | (567 | ) | | | (6.9 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | (2,105 | ) | | | (2,064 | ) | | | (41 | ) | | | 2.0 | | | | (6,281 | ) | | | (6,222 | ) | | | (59 | ) | | | 0.9 | |
Other income (expense) | | | 49 | | | | 34 | | | | 15 | | | | 44.1 | | | | 14 | | | | 331 | | | | (317 | ) | | | (95.8 | ) |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | | | (468 | ) | | | — | | | | (468 | ) | | | — | | | | (229 | ) | | | — | | | | (229 | ) | | | — | |
Minority interest | | | (133 | ) | | | (125 | ) | | | (8 | ) | | | 6.4 | | | | (394 | ) | | | (592 | ) | | | 198 | | | | (33.4 | ) |
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Net income (loss) (2) | | | 820 | | | | 2,029 | | | | (1,209 | ) | | | (59.6 | ) | | | 702 | | | | 1,676 | | | | (974 | ) | | | (58.1 | ) |
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Reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | | 820 | | | | 2,029 | | | | (1,209 | ) | | | (59.6 | ) | | | 702 | | | | 1,676 | | | | (974 | ) | | | (58.1 | ) |
Interest expense, net | | | 2,105 | | | | 2,064 | | | | 41 | | | | 2.0 | | | | 6,281 | | | | 6,222 | | | | 59 | | | | 0.9 | |
Provision (benefit) for income taxes | | | 468 | | | | — | | | | 468 | | | | — | | | | 229 | | | | — | | | | 229 | | | | — | |
Depreciation | | | 1,427 | | | | 1,430 | | | | (3 | ) | | | (0.2 | ) | | | 4,277 | | | | 4,266 | | | | 11 | | | | 0.3 | |
Amortization of intangibles | | | 345 | | | | 345 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,023 | | | | 1,023 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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EBITDA | | | 5,165 | | | | 5,868 | | | | (703 | ) | | | (12.0 | ) | | | 12,512 | | | | 13,187 | | | | (675 | ) | | | (5.1 | ) |
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(1) | | Includes depreciation expense of $1.4 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and $4.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. |
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(2) | | Corporate allocation expense of $593,000 and $1.9 million, with federal tax effect of $192,000 and $623,000, has been excluded from the above table for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2006, respectively, as they are eliminated in consolidation at the MIC level. The state tax benefit of $43,000 and $141,000, which is not eliminated, is included in the above table. |
Gross Profit
Gross profit for the nine months and quarter ended September 30, 2006 decreased compared to the prior year primarily due to lowerton-hour sales from cooler weather and higher electric costs related to signing energy supply contracts at three of our plants, which commenced in May 2006, partially offset by annual inflation-related increases of contract capacity rates and scheduled increases in contract consumption rates in accordance with the terms of existing customer contracts. Other revenue increased due to our pass-through to customers of the higher cost of natural gas consumables, which are included in other direct expenses.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased primarily due to higher legal and third party consulting fees related to strategy work in preparation for the pending 2007 deregulation of Illinois’ electricity market, of which the majority of these costs have been incurred through the third quarter of 2006, offset by the effects of adopting a new long-term incentive plan for management employees in the first quarter of 2006 that required a net reduction in the liability previously accrued under the former plan.
Interest Expense, Net
The increase in net interest expense was due to additional credit line draws necessary to fund scheduled maintenance capital expenditures and new customer connections during the first six months of the year. Our interest rate on our senior debt is a fixed rate.
Other income (expense)
The decrease in other income was due to a gain recognized in the second quarter of 2005 related to a minority investor’s share of a settlement providing for the early release of escrow established with the Aladdin bankruptcy.
EBITDA
EBITDA decreased primarily due to the lowerton-hour sales from cooler weather and higher electric costs related to signing new energy supply contracts at three of our plants.
International-Matex Tank Terminals
We completed our acquisition of a 50% interest in IMTT on May 1, 2006. Therefore, IMTT only contributed to our consolidated results from this date. We included $700,000 of net income in our consolidated results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, consisting of $2.7 million equity in the earnings of IMTT (net of $1.4 million tax expense) less $2.0 million depreciation and amortization expense (net of $1.4 million tax benefit). We received $7.0 in dividends from IMTT in July, 2006 relating to the second quarter of 2006. IMTT declared a dividend of $14.0 million in September 2006 with $7.0 million payable to MIC Inc. that we have recorded as a receivable at September 30, 2006. The dividend was received on October 5, 2006.
To enable meaningful analysis of IMTT’s performance across periods, IMTT’s performance for the full quarter ended September 30, 2006 and full nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared in both cases to prior corresponding periods, is discussed below.
Key Factors Affecting Operating Results
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| • | Terminal revenue and terminal gross profit increased principally due to increases in average tank rental rates. |
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| • | Environmental response gross profit decreased in the three-month period primarily due to activities related to hurricane Katrina which contributed substantially to the result for the third quarter in 2005 and did notre-occur in the third quarter in 2006. |
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| | Quarter Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
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Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Terminal revenue | | | 48,926 | | | | 44,519 | | | | 4,407 | | | | 9.9 | | | | 143,258 | | | | 133,103 | | | | 10,155 | | | | 7.6 | |
Terminal revenue — heating | | | 2,206 | | | | 2,915 | | | | (709 | ) | | | (24.3 | ) | | | 12,748 | | | | 12,291 | | | | 457 | | | | 3.7 | |
Environmental response revenue | | | 5,093 | | | | 8,131 | | | | (3,038 | ) | | | (37.4 | ) | | | 15,099 | | | | 14,035 | | | | 1,064 | | | | 7.6 | |
Nursery revenue | | | 1,550 | | | | 1,281 | | | | 269 | | | | 21.0 | | | | 7,607 | | | | 8,134 | | | | (527 | ) | | | (6.5 | ) |
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Total revenue | | | 57,775 | | | | 56,846 | | | | 929 | | | | 1.6 | | | | 178,712 | | | | 167,563 | | | | 11,149 | | | | 6.7 | |
Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Terminal operating costs | | | 25,298 | | | | 27,171 | | | | (1,873 | ) | | | (6.9 | ) | | | 74,029 | | | | 73,038 | | | | 991 | | | | 1.4 | |
Terminal operating costs — fuel | | | 2,253 | | | | 3,171 | | | | (918 | ) | | | (28.9 | ) | | | 11,688 | | | | 12,676 | | | | (988 | ) | | | (7.8 | ) |
Environmental response operating costs | | | 3,264 | | | | 5,090 | | | | (1,826 | ) | | | (35.9 | ) | | | 9,218 | | | | 9,631 | | | | (413 | ) | | | (4.3 | ) |
Nursery operating costs | | | 1,929 | | | | 1,628 | | | | 301 | | | | 18.5 | | | | 8,201 | | | | 7,931 | | | | 270 | | | | 3.4 | |
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Total operating costs | | | 32,744 | | | | 37,060 | | | | (4,316 | ) | | | (11.6 | ) | | | 103,136 | | | | 103,276 | | | | (140 | ) | | | (0.1 | ) |
Terminal gross profit | | | 23,581 | | | | 17,092 | | | | 6,489 | | | | 38.0 | | | | 70,289 | | | | 59,680 | | | | 10,609 | | | | 17.8 | |
Environmental response gross profit | | | 1,829 | | | | 3,041 | | | | (1,212 | ) | | | (39.9 | ) | | | 5,881 | | | | 4,404 | | | | 1,477 | | | | 33.5 | |
Nursery gross profit | | | (379 | ) | | | (347 | ) | | | (32 | ) | | | (9.2 | ) | | | (594 | ) | | | 203 | | | | (797 | ) | | | (392.6 | ) |
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Gross profit | | | 25,031 | | | | 19,786 | | | | 5,245 | | | | 26.5 | | | | 75,576 | | | | 64,287 | | | | 11,289 | | | | 17.6 | |
General and administrative expenses | | | 5,301 | | | | 5,234 | | | | 67 | | | | 1.3 | | | | 16,167 | | | | 15,447 | | | | 720 | | | | 4.7 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 7,598 | | | | 7,394 | | | | 204 | | | | 2.8 | | | | 22,763 | | | | 22,161 | | | | 602 | | | | 2.7 | |
Mark-to-market (gain) loss onnon-hedging derivatives | | | 13 | | | | (883 | ) | | | 896 | | | | 101.5 | | | | (973 | ) | | | (2,123 | ) | | | 1,150 | | | | 54.2 | |
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Operating income | | | 12,119 | | | | 8,041 | | | | 4,078 | | | | 50.7 | | | | 37,619 | | | | 28,802 | | | | 8,817 | | | | 30.6 | |
Interest expense | | | 3,257 | | | | 5,643 | | | | (2,386 | ) | | | (42.3 | ) | | | 12,657 | | | | 16,977 | | | | (4,320 | ) | | | (25.4 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 3,808 | | | | 1,064 | | | | 2,744 | | | | 257.9 | | | | 10,294 | | | | 5,358 | | | | 4,936 | | | | 92.1 | |
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Net income | | | 5,054 | | | | 1,334 | | | | 3,720 | | | | 278.9 | | | | 14,668 | | | | 6,467 | | | | 8,201 | | | | 126.8 | |
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Reconciliation of net income to EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | | 5,054 | | | | 1,334 | | | | 3,720 | | | | 278.9 | | | | 14,668 | | | | 6,467 | | | | 8,201 | | | | 126.8 | |
Interest expense | | | 3,257 | | | | 5,643 | | | | (2,386 | ) | | | (42.3 | ) | | | 12,657 | | | | 16,977 | | | | (4,320 | ) | | | (25.4 | ) |
Provision for income taxes | | | 3,808 | | | | 1,064 | | | | 2,744 | | | | 257.9 | | | | 10,294 | | | | 5,358 | | | | 4,936 | | | | 92.1 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 7,598 | | | | 7,394 | | | | 204 | | | | 2.8 | | | | 22,763 | | | | 22,161 | | | | 602 | | | | 2.7 | |
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EBITDA | | | 19,717 | | | | 15,435 | | | | 4,282 | | | | 27.7 | | | | 60,382 | | | | 50,963 | | | | 9,419 | | | | 18.5 | |
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NM — Not meaningful
Revenue and Gross Profit
Terminal revenue increased due to a 1.3% and 1.1% increase in storage capacity rented to customers in the quarter and nine-month periods, respectively, and a 7.6% and 7.2% increase in average storage rates for the third quarter and nine-month periods, respectively. Overall storage capacity rented to customers remained effectively
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stable at 96% and 95% of available storage capacity for the third quarter and the nine-month periods, respectively. Terminal revenue also increased due to the growth in earnings at IMTT’s Quebec terminal and a number of non-recurring revenue items offset by reduced packaging revenue due to the closure of packaging operations at Bayonne in the second quarter of 2006. In the nine months to September 30, 2006, IMTT also achieved a $1.4 million improvement in the differential between terminal revenue — heating and terminal operating costs — fuel due to increased demand for heating, increases in unit fuel prices and implementation of cost-saving measures.
The increase in terminal revenue was partially offset by an increase in terminal operating costs. This increase was principally due to general increases in direct labor, health benefit and repair and maintenance costs offset partially by a non-cash natural resource damage settlement accrual in the second quarter of 2005 that did notre-occur in 2006.
Environmental response gross profit increased over the nine-month period but declined for the third quarter due to a large contribution from spill clean up activities resulting from hurricane Katrina in the third quarter of 2005 that did not reoccur in the same quarter in 2006.
The nursery gross profit decreased due to a reduction in demand for plants in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and higher delivery costs.
Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses increased due to an expansion of the environmental response businesses’ corporate overhead function.
Interest Expense, Net
Net interest expense declined due to the reduction in outstanding debt and increase in interest income from liquid asset balances resulting from our investment in IMTT.
EBITDA
EBITDA increased due to the increased gross profit from terminal operations.
Toll Road Business
Our consolidated results related to the toll road business consist of two main components:
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| • | our equity in the earnings of Connect M1-A1 Holdings Limited, or CHL, which we hold through Macquarie Yorkshire Limited, net of amortization expense; and |
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| • | net interest income resulting from loans between us and a subsidiary of CHL. |
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| | Quarter Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | Change | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | | | Change | |
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Equity in earnings of investee | | | 2,207 | | | | 3,052 | | | | (845 | ) | | | (27.7 | ) | | | 9,434 | | | | 5,941 | | | | 3,493 | | | | 58.8 | |
Amortization | | | (998 | ) | | | (1,098 | ) | | | 100 | | | | (9.1 | ) | | | (2,906 | ) | | | (3,474 | ) | | | 568 | | | | (16.4 | ) |
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Equity in earnings and amortization of investee | | | 1,209 | | | | 1,954 | | | | (745 | ) | | | (38.1 | ) | | | 6,528 | | | | 2,467 | | | | 4,061 | | | | 164.6 | |
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We own our toll road business through our 50% interest in CHL and share control with our joint venture partner Balfour Beatty plc. We received cash totaling $6.8 million and $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, from CHL comprising dividends, interest and principal loan payments.
In addition to our share of the net income from the toll road business, less amortization expense, we also earned interest income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2006 from our shareholder loans to Connect M1-A1 Limited, the wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL that holds the toll road concession, of $431,000 and
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$1.3 million, respectively, offset by $276,000 and $797,000, respectively, in interest expense for our loan from Connect M1-A1 Limited. Interest income (comprising interest on shareholder loans and bank interest) and interest expense for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 was $424,000 and $247,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $1.4 million and $766,000, respectively.
Investments
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group, or MCG
MCG paid cash distributions of AUD 19.5 cents per stapled security in February 2006 and August 2006 for the six months ended December 31, 2005 and June 30, 2006. We received total cash of $4.6 million net of withholding taxes.
South East Water, or SEW
Included in our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 is $6.0 million in cash dividend income from our investment in SEW, $3.4 million of which we received in the third quarter.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We do not intend to retain significant cash balances in excess of what are prudent reserves. We believe that we will have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our future liquidity requirements, including in relation to our acquisition strategy, our debt obligations and our dividend policy. We base our assessment on the following assumptions that:
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| • | all of our businesses and investments generate, and will continue to generate, significant operating cash flow; |
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| • | the ongoing maintenance capital expenditures associated with our businesses are modest and readily funded from their respective operating cash flow; |
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| • | all significant short-term growth capital expenditure will be funded with cash on hand or from committed undrawn debt facilities; |
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| • | payments on Thermal Chicago/Northwind Aladdin’s debt that will begin to amortize in 2007 can be paid from operating cash flow; |
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| • | we will be able to raise equity to refinance amounts borrowed under our revolving credit facility prior to its maturity; and |
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| • | IMTT will be able to refinance and increase the size of its existing debt facilities on amended terms during 2006 and 2007. |
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| • | following our equity refinancing following September 30, 2006, we have $300.0 million of revolving financing available. |
The section below discusses the sources and uses of cash of our businesses and investments.
Our Consolidated Cash Flow
The following information details our consolidated cash flows from operating, financing and investing activities for the periods ended September 30, 2006 and September 30, 2005.
On a consolidated basis, cash flow provided by operating activities totalled $37.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Cash flow from operations increased 1.7% over the first nine months in 2005. The increase is primarily the result of the positive contribution from acquisitions made by our airport services business and continued organic growth in our consolidated businesses and acquisition of TGC and Trajen. Offsetting these increases were higher interest expenses resulting from increased debt levels.
On a consolidated basis, cash flow used in investing activities totalled $782.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. This was a significant increase over the first nine months in 2005.
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In the second quarter of 2006, the Company acquired International-Matex Tank Terminals for $257.0 million. In addition, our gas utility business was purchased for $263.3 million, less $7.8 million cash acquired, in the second quarter of 2006. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company acquired Trajen for $347.3 million. Actual cash outflow during the nine months ending September 30, 2006 was reduced by acquisition related expenses paid for in 2005. The Company received $76.9 million in proceeds for the sale of MCG securities.
On a consolidated basis, cash flow provided by financing activities totalled $667.8 million in the first nine months of 2006. Cash flow from financing activities increased significantly over the first nine months in 2005. Our gas utility business borrowed $160.0 million to finance the equity component of the TGC acquisition. Airport services borrowed an additional $180.0 million under its facility to finance the Trajen acquisition. The airport parking business refinanced its debt facilities paying out $185 million of existing debt and receiving $195.0 million from the new facility.
During the period ended September 30, 2006, we borrowed $454 million under the revolving portion of the MIC Inc. acquisition facility to finance our acquisition of 50% of the equity of IMTT Holdings, the acquisition of The Gas Company and the acquisition of Trajen. We repaid $76.5 million of the MIC acquisition facility on August 19, 2006 with proceeds from the sale of our interest in MCG. For a description of this facility see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
As of September 30, 2006, our consolidated cash and cash equivalent balances totalled $38.0 million.
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Cash provided by operations | | $ | 37,326 | | | $ | 36,693 | | | | 1.7 | % |
Cash used in investing activities | | $ | (782,887 | ) | | $ | (131,069 | ) | | | NM | |
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | $ | 667,806 | | | $ | (1,804 | ) | | | NM | |
NM — Not meaningful
Airport Services Business Cash Flow
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Cash provided by operations | | $ | 24,675 | | | $ | 16,307 | |
Cash used in investing activities | | $ | (350,211 | ) | | $ | (112,343 | ) |
Cash provided by financing activities | | $ | 327,680 | | | $ | 96,840 | |
Key factors influencing cash flow from our airport services business were as follows:
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| • | the acquisitions and financing of EAR and Trajen in August 2005 and July 2006, respectively, that have increased cash flow from operations, cash used in investing activities and cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2006 compared to the first nine months of 2005; |
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| • | improved performance at existing locations resulting in increased cash flow from operations partially offset by; |
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| • | increases in interest expense reflecting higher debt levels and working capital due to paydown of Trajen payables prior to system integration and increases in accounts receivable; |
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| • | capital expenditures, included in cash from investing activities, were $3.9 million in 2006 compared to $3.5 million in 2005, and included $2.4 million for maintenance and $1.5 million for expansion; and |
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| • | distributions to MIC Inc., reducing cash from financing activities by $22.6 million in 2006 compared to $13.3 million in 2005; |
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For a description of our airport services business’ debt and credit facilities, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report ofForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and in Part I, Item 2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
The Gas Company Business Cash Flow
Because TGC’s cash flows are only included in our financial results for the period June 7, 2006 through September 30, 2006, the following analysis compares the historical cash flows for TGC under its current and prior owner for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. We believe that this is a more appropriate approach to explaining the historical cash flow trends of TGC than discussing the composition of cash flows that is included in our consolidated cash flows.
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| | Nine Months Ended
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Cash provided by operations | | | 12,955 | | | | 15,019 | | | | (2,064 | ) | | | (13.7 | ) |
Cash used in investing activities | | | (263,968 | ) | | | (4,791 | ) | | | (259,177 | ) | | | NM | |
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | | 252,450 | | | | (3,208 | ) | | | 255,658 | | | | NM | |
NM — Not meaningful
Key factors influencing cash flow from our gas distribution business were as follows:
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| • | The decrease in operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2006 compared with 2005 was the result of transaction costs and normal working capital fluctuations. |
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| • | Cash used in investing activities for 2006 comprised $255.9 million for our purchase of TGC’s net assets plus $8.1 million of capital expenditures. Of the total capital expenditures, $4.6 million were paid prior to MIC’s purchase of the business. The cash used in investing activities for 2005 was entirely for capital additions. |
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| • | Cash provided by financing activities for 2006 comprised $160.0 million of new term debt incurred to finance the purchase of TGC and $106.7 million of equity capital invested by MIC to purchase TGC less the sum of $3.3 million of MIC financing costs, dividends from TGC to MIC Inc. of $1 million and dividends from TGC to its prior owner of $9.9 million. The $3,208,000 of cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of 2005 related to TGC distributions to its then parent company. |
At September 30, 2006, TGC had cash of $849,000 and had $20.0 million available to borrow under its $20 million revolving credit facility. On October 24, 2006, TGC borrowed $2.0 million on its $20 million revolving credit facility. One million dollars of this was to fund working capital needs and the remaining $1 million was to finance capital expenditures for TGC’s utility operations. A $1.0 million cash dividend on our equity was paid on July 21, 2006 and a $2.7 million cash dividend was paid on October 20, 2006.
Pursuant to TGC purchase agreement, TGC established escrow accounts $8.6 million of which $4.4 million was withdrawn in the third quarter as reimbursement for a one-time customer rebate and fuel cost adjustments. The remaining $4.2 million may be released to TGC to reimburse it for future fuel cost adjustments.
For a description of TGC’s debt and credit facilities, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part I, Item 2 of our Quarterly Report onForm 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
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Airport Parking Business Cash Flow
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Cash provided by operations | | $ | 4,206 | | | $ | 3,433 | |
Cash used in investing activities | | $ | (2,975 | ) | | $ | (7,462 | ) |
Cash provided by financing activities | | $ | 2,066 | | | $ | 21,361 | |
Key factors influencing cash flow from our airport parking business were as follows:
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| • | increased cash from operations in 2006 over 2005 is due to 2005 acquisitions and improved operating margins at comparable locations. |
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| • | capital expenditures in 2006 exceeded those in 2005 by $1.9 million, due to fleet replacements and lot improvements at the Sunpark facilities: investing activities in 2005 included deposits related to the Sunpark acquisition which closed in October 2005 |
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| • | financing activities in 2005 included the sale of capital ($16 million) necessary to complete the Sunpark transaction together with an inter-company bridge loan ($4.8 million); financing activities in 2006 included the net proceeds from the debt refinance ($7.4 million), release of restricted cash ($1.1 million) no longer required under the terms of the new facility, offset by the repayment of the inter-company bridge loan ($4.8 million) and higher capital lease payments ($0.5 million). |
For our airport parking business’ debt and credit facilities, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report ofForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006 and Note 9, Long-Term Debt to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.
District Energy Business Cash Flow
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Cash provided by operations | | $ | 6,868 | | | $ | 8,058 | | | $ | (1,190 | ) | | | (14.8 | ) |
Cash used in investing activities | | | (1,247 | ) | | | (88 | ) | | | (1,159 | ) | | | (1317.0 | ) |
Cash used in financing activities | | | (5,940 | ) | | | (6,350 | ) | | | 410 | | | | 6.5 | |
Key factors influencing cash flow from our district energy business were as follows:
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| • | working capital usage reflecting timing of trade receivables and payment of accrued expenses; |
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| • | increase in cash used due to the timing of on-going maintenance capital expenditures for system reliability, growth capital expenditures for new customer connections and the 2005 goodwill adjustment of $694,000 related to our share of a settlement providing for the early release of escrow established with the Aladdin bankruptcy; |
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| • | dividend distributions of $7.4 million in 2006 compared to $6.5 million in 2005; and |
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| • | additional borrowings in 2006 of $1.7 million to finance capital expenditures. |
For our District Energy Business’ debt and credit facilities, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report ofForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. We have not had any material changes to our debt and credit facilities since March 14, 2006, our original10-K filing date, except for the drawdown of the revolving credit facility of $2.6 million as of September 30, 2006.
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MDE, a subsidiary of MDEH and the direct holding company for Thermal Chicago and our interest in Northwind Aladdin, have $120 million of aggregate principal amount of fixed rate senior secured notes maturing December 31, 2023, with variable quarterly amortization commencing December 31, 2007.
IMTT Cash Flow
The acquisition of our 50% interest in IMTT was completed on May 1, 2006. The following analysis compares the historical cash flows for IMTT under its current and prior owners. We believe that this is a more appropriate approach to explaining the historical cash flow trends of IMTT, rather than discussing the cash flows from IMTT included in our consolidated cash flows for the period May 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006.
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| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
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Cash provided by operations | | $ | 46,497 | | | $ | 41,836 | |
Cash used in investing activities | | $ | (60,297 | ) | | $ | (21,819 | ) |
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | $ | 79,161 | | | $ | (18,005 | ) |
Key factors influencing cash flow at IMTT were as follows:
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| • | cash provided by operations increased due to an increase in EBITDA and a decrease in interest paid as discussed in Business Segment Operations; |
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| • | cash used in investing activities increased principally due to high levels of specific capital expenditure relating to the construction of the new facility at Geismar, LA and the construction of new storage tanks at IMTT’s existing facility at St. Rose, LA as discussed in Capital Expenditure; and |
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| • | substantial cash was provided to IMTT from financing activities as a result of our investment in IMTT net of dividends paid to the existing shareholders of IMTT and repayments of borrowings. |
Pursuant to the terms of the shareholders’ agreement between ourselves and the other shareholders in IMTT, all shareholders in IMTT other than us are required to loan all dividends received by them (excluding the $100.0 million dividend paid to prior existing shareholders at the closing of our investment in IMTT), net of tax payable in relation to such dividends, through the quarter ending December 31, 2007 back to IMTT Holdings Inc. The shareholder loan will have at a fixed interest rate of 5.5% and be repaid over 15 years by IMTT Holdings Inc with equal quarterly amortization commencing March 31, 2008. Shareholder loans of $5.6 million were outstanding as at September 30, 2006.
For a description of the IMTT debt facilities see “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Part I, Item 2 of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
Toll Road Business
Connect Ml-Al Limited uses its cash flow after funding its operations to make interest and principal payments on its senior debt, to make interest and principal payments on its subordinated debt to Macquarie Yorkshire and Balfour Beatty and then to make dividend payments to CHL. CHL then distributes these dividends to Macquarie Yorkshire (50%) and Balfour Beatty (50%). The subordinated debt interest payments received by Macquarie Yorkshire are included in our consolidated cash flow from operations and subordinated debt principal payments and dividends are included in our consolidated cash flow from investing activities.
Investments in MCG and SEW
Our cash flow from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 included dividends from our investments in MCG and SEW. We received total dividends from MCG of approximately AUD $6.4 million (USD $4.6 million net of applicable Australian withholding taxes) for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.We received total dividends from our investment in SEW of approximately $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
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Capital Expenditures
On a consolidated basis, excluding our 2006 acquisitions, we expect to spend $7.9 million of maintenance capital expenditure in 2006 and $26.5 million of specific capital expenditures through 2008. The specific capital expenditure will be funded from available debt facilities, with the proceeds from our recent debt refinancing and with restricted cash from acquisitions. All of the maintenance and specific capital expenditure will be incurred at the operating company level.
We have detailed our capital expenditures on asegment-by-segment basis, which we believe is a more appropriate approach to explaining our capital expenditure requirements on a consolidated basis.
Airport Services Business
Maintenance Capital Expenditure
We expect to spend approximately $3.8 million, or $200,000 per FBO, per year on maintenance capital expenditure at existing FBO’s. At our newly acquired Trajen FBO’s we expect to spend approximately $3.3 million or $140,000 per FBO, per year on maintenance capital expenditure. The amounts will be spent on items such as repainting, replacing equipment as necessary and any ongoing environmental or required regulatory expenditure, such as installing safety equipment. This expenditure is funded from cash flow from operations.
Specific Capital Expenditure
We intend to incur a total of approximately $12.4 million at existing FBOs on specific capital expenditure in 2006 and 2007, which we intend to fund from cash on hand. We expect to spend $2.7 million on specific capital expenditure in 2006 and 2007 at our newly acquired Trajen FBO’s.
The Gas Company
Capital Expenditure
TGC expects to spend approximately $11.0 million for maintenance, routine replacements of current facilities and equipment, and to support business growth in calender year 2006, of which $8.1 million was incurred through September 30, 2006. Approximately $2.9 million of the expected total year capital expenditures are for growth related assets such as tanks, meters and regulators that are needed to provide service to new customers. The remaining $8.1 million comprises approximately $5.8 million for maintenance capital expenditures and $2.3 million for other renewals and upgrades.
Airport Parking Business
Maintenance Capital Expenditure
Maintenance capital projects include regular replacement of shuttle buses and IT equipment, some of which are capital expenditures paid in cash and some of which are financed, including with capital leases. In 2006, our airport parking businesses previously expected to commit to maintenance related capital projects totaling $3.6 million. As a result of the refinancing of our debt facilities in 2006 and the sale of surplus land, our airport parking business has additional funds available for capital expenditure. These funds will be used to accelerate replacement of shuttle buses and signage previously scheduled for 2007.
Our airport parking business will also commence operation of a new leased facility in the fourth quarter of 2006. Initial capital expenditure associated with this new facility includes shuttle buses, point of sale system,
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signage and general repairs. Our airport parking business now expects to commit to maintenance related capital projects totaling $4.9 million as follows:
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Other | | $ | 0.05 | |
TOTAL | | $ | 4.84 | |
Debt and other financing activities will fund $3.5 million, while proceeds from the sale of land will fund $0.3 million and the balance of $1.0 million to be paid in cash.
Specific Capital Expenditure
In 2006, our airport parking business expects to commit to $500,000 of specific capital projects $200,000 of which represents specific capital expenditure funded through capital leases with the remaining $300,000 to be paid in cash.
In addition, we intend to spend $520,000 in 2006 on capital expenditures related to our SunPark facilities, all of which were pre-funded at the time of our acquisition.
District Energy Business
Maintenance Capital Expenditure
Our district energy business expects to spend approximately $1.0 million per year on capital expenditures relating to the replacement of parts, system reliability, customer service improvements and minor system modifications. Since 2004, minor system modifications have been made that increased system capacity by approximately 3,000 tons or 3%. Maintenance capital expenditures through the end of 2007 will be funded from available debt facilities and thereafter are expected to be funded from cash flow from operations.
Specific Capital Expenditure
We anticipate that our district energy business will spend approximately $8.4 million for system expansion over two years starting in late 2006. This expansion, in conjunction with operational strategies and increases noted above, will add approximately 16,000 tons of saleable capacity to the downtown cooling system. Approximately 6,700 tons of saleable capacity has been used in 2006 to accommodate four customers that converted from interruptible to continuous service.
The balance of saleable capacity (9,300 tons) is in the process of being sold to new or existing customers. As of September 30, 2006, we have signed contracts with three customers representing about one third of the remaining additional saleable capacity. These customers will begin receiving service between 2006 and 2009. We have identified the likely purchasers of the remaining saleable capacity and expect to have contracts signed by the end of 2007.
We estimate that we will incur additional capital expenditure of $5.6 million connecting new customers to the system over the next three years. The additional capital expenditure includes connection costs for 2,400 tons of capacity above the current saleable capacity (9,300 tons). We anticipate minor system modifications will support the additional consumption. Typically, new customers will reimburse our district energy business for some, if not all, of these expenditures. We anticipate that the expanded capacity sold to new or existing customers will be under contract or subject to letters of intent prior to our district energy business committing to the capital expenditure. Approval from the City of Chicago may be required if expansion of underground distribution piping is necessary.
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Based on recent contract experience, each new ton of capacity sold will add approximately $425 to annual revenues in the first year of service. Approximately 50% of this increased revenue is in the form of cooling capacity revenue and the balance as cooling consumption revenue.
We expect to fund the capital expenditure for system expansion and interconnection by drawing on available debt facilities.
IMTT
Maintenance Capital Expenditure
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, IMTT spent $14.5 million on maintenance capital expenditure, including $12.4 million principally in relation to storage tank refurbishments and $2.0 million on environmental capital expenditure, principally in relation to improvements in containment measures. Looking forward it is anticipated that total maintenance capital expenditure (maintenance and environmental) is unlikely to exceed a range of between $30.0 million and $40.0 million per year and is expected to be approximately $24.0 million for the 2006 full year due to the deferral of environmental capital expenditure into subsequent periods. The expected level of future maintenance capital expenditure over the longer term primarily reflects the need for increased environmental expenditures going forward both to remediate existing sites and to upgrade waste water treatment and spill containment infrastructure to comply with existing, and currently foreseeable changes to, environmental regulations. Future maintenance capital expenditure is expected to be funded from IMTT’s cash flow from operations.
Specific Capital Expenditure
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, IMTT spent $45.6 million on specific expansion projects including $22.8 million in relation to the construction of a new bulk liquid chemical storage facility at Geismar and $11.8 million in relation to the on-going construction of new storage tanks at IMTT’s existing facility at St. Rose. The balance of the specific capital expenditure is related to a number of smaller projects to improve the capabilities of IMTT’s facilities. IMTT has currently committed to further capital expenditure over the course of 2006 and 2007 of at least approximately $137.2 million in relation to the construction of the Geismar facility and to further capital expenditure of at least $19.2 million in relation to the construction of 15 new storage tanks at IMTT’s existing facilities in Louisiana. It is anticipated that the proposed specific capital expenditure will be fully funded using a combination of IMTT’s cash flow from operations, IMTT’s debt facilities, the proceeds from our investment in IMTT and future loans from the IMTT shareholders other than us. IMTT’s current debt facilities will need to be refinanced on amended terms and increased in size during 2006 and 2007 to provide the funding necessary for IMTT to fully pursue its expansion plans.
Commitments and Contingencies
For a discussion of the future obligations of MIC Inc., the U.S. holding company for our consolidated businesses, due by period, under their various contractual obligations, off-balance sheet arrangements and commitments, please see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Commitments and Contingencies” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report onForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006. We have not had any material changes to those commitments since March 14, 2006, our original 10-K filing date with the SEC, except as discussed in Note 19, Subsequent Events, to our consolidated condensed financial statements in Part I, Item I of thisForm 10-Q, and except as noted below.
MIC Inc.
As of September 30, 2006, MIC Inc. had $274.0 million of borrowings under its revolving credit facility, which is due for repayment in March 2008. This amount was paid in full in November 2006.
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Airport Services Group—Trajen
The following table summarizes the future obligations relating to Trajen, by period, as of September 30, 2006, under various contractual obligations and commitments.
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Property leases | | | 71,404 | | | | 1,277 | | | | 9,739 | | | | 9,408 | | | | 50,980 | |
Notes payable | | | 306 | | | | 70 | | | | 195 | | | | 21 | | | | 20 | |
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Total | | $ | 251,710 | | | $ | 1,347 | | | $ | 9,934 | | | $ | 189,429 | | | $ | 51,000 | |
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
For critical accounting policies, see “Critical Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report onForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Our critical accounting policies have not changed materially from the description contained in that Annual Report.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 3, Significant Accounting Policies, to our consolidated condensed financial statements in Part I, Item I of thisForm 10-Q for details on new accounting pronouncements which is incorporated herein by reference.
OTHER MATTERS
The discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of the company should be read in conjunction with the consolidated condensed financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere herein. This discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results and timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and additional risk factors set forth in Part II, Item 1A below. Unless required by law, we can undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements. Readers should also carefully review the risk factors set forth in other reports and documents filed from time to time with the SEC.
Except as otherwise specified, “Macquarie Infrastructure Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to both the Trust and the Company and its subsidiaries together. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., which we refer to as our Manager or MIMUSA, is part of the Macquarie group of companies, which we refer to as the Macquarie Group, which comprises Macquarie Bank Limited and its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Macquarie Bank Limited is headquartered in Australia and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
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ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK |
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our Annual Report onForm 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since March 14, 2006, our10-K filing date, except as discussed below.
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Interest Rate Risk
MIC Inc. Level Debt
The total debt facilities outstanding at the MIC Inc. level was $454.0 million at September 30, 2006. This is comprised of a $300.0 million revolving credit facility drawn to $274.0 million and a $180.0 million fully drawn term facility. The acquisition facility is not hedged and therefore we are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates. A 1% increase in the interest rate on the revolver would result in a $2.7 million increase in the interest cost per year. A corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $2.7 million decrease in interest cost per year. A 1% increase in the interest rate on the term facility would result in a $1.8 million increase in the interest cost per year. A corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $1.8 million decrease in interest cost per year. On November 7, 2006, we repaid in full all outstanding borrowings under this facility.
Airport Services Business
The senior debt for our airport services business comprises anon-amortizing $480.0 million floating rate facility maturing in 2010. A 1% increase in the interest rate on the $480.0 million airport services business debt would result in a $4.8 million increase in the interest cost per year. A corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $4.8 million decrease in interest cost per year.
Our airport services business’s exposure to interest rate changes through the senior debt has been hedged through the use of interest rate swaps. The $480.0 million facility is fully hedged until maturity. These hedging arrangements will offset any additional interest rate expense incurred as a result of increases in interest rates. However, if interest rates decrease, the value of our hedge instruments will also decrease. A 10% relative decrease in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair market value of the hedge instruments of $10.6 million. A corresponding 10% relative increase would result in a $10.4 million increase in the fair market value.
The Gas Company
TGC and its holding company, HGC, are exposed to interest rate risk in relation to the borrowings of our business. The senior term debt for TGC and HGC comprises twonon-amortizing term facilities totaling $160.0 million and a senior secured revolving credit facility totaling $20.0 million, none of which is outstanding at September 30, 2006. These variable rate facilities mature on August 31, 2013.
A 1% increase in the interest rate on TGC and HGC’s term debt would result in a $1.6 million increase in interest cost per year. A corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $1.6 million decrease in annual interest cost. TGC and HGC’s exposure to interest rate changes has, however, been fully hedged from September 1, 2006 until maturity through interest rate swaps. These derivative hedging arrangements will offset any interest rate increases or decreases during the term of the notes, resulting in stable interest rates of 5.24% for TGC (rising to 5.34% in years 6 and 7 of the facility) and 5.44% for HGC (rising to 5.55% in years 6 and 7 of the facility). TGC’s and HGC’s swaps were entered into on August 17 and 18, 2005, but became effective on August 31, 2006. The current value of the swaps as of September 30, 2006 was $2.0 million, a $5.9 million decrease from June 30, 2006. This difference was included in net income for the third quarter of 2006. A 10% relative decrease in market interest rates from September 30, 2006 levels would decrease the fair market value of the hedge instruments by $4.6 million. A corresponding 10% relative increase would increase their fair market value by $4.3 million.
IMTT
IMTT, at September 30, 2006, had two issues of tax exempt revenue bonds outstanding with a total balance of $36.3 million where the interest rate is reset daily by tender. A 1% increase in interest rates on this tax exempt debt would result in a $363,000 increase in interest cost per year and a corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $363,000 decrease in interest cost per year. IMTT’s exposure to interest rate changes through the tax exempt debt has been largely hedged through October 2007 through the use of a $50.0 million notional value interest rate swap. As the interest rate swap is fixed against90-day LIBOR, it does not result in a perfect hedge for short term rates on tax exempt debt although it will largely offset any additional interest rate expense incurred as a result of increases in interest rates. The face value of the interest rate swap currently exceeds IMTT’s total outstanding floating rate debt
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as a consequence of repayment of debt under the revolving credit facility described above subsequent to our investment in IMTT. If interest rates decrease, the value of the interest rate swap will also decrease. A 10% relative decrease in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair market value of the interest rate swap of $203,000 and a corresponding 10% relative increase would result in a $201,000 increase in the fair market value.
IMTT at September 30, 2006 had $5.6 million outstanding under the CAD revolving credit facility. A 1% increase in interest rates on the CAD revolver would result in a $56,000 increase in interest cost per year. A corresponding 1% decrease would result in a $56,000 decrease in interest cost per year.
IMTT at September 30, 2006 had a $117.0 million floating rate term loan outstanding. A 1% increase in interest rates on the term loan would result in a $1.2 million increase in interest cost per year. A corresponding 1 % decrease would result in a $1.2 million decrease in interest cost per year. IMTT’s exposure to interest rate changes through the term loan has been fully hedged through the use of an amortizing interest rate swap. These hedging arrangements will fully offset any additional interest rate expense incurred as a result of increases in interest rates. However, if interest rates decrease, the value of the interest rate swap will also decrease. A 10% relative decrease in interest rates would result in a decrease in the fair market value of the interest rate swap of $2.2 million. A corresponding 10% relative increase in interest rates would result in a $2.1 million increase in the fair market value of the interest rate swap.
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ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
As discussed in Note 18 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements, we restated our unaudited financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 due to a deficiency in our processes and procedures related to the accounting treatment for derivative instruments. Following our initial discovery of several errors related to hedge accounting, on September 13, 2006 our Audit Committee determined that we would amend and restate previously issued unaudited financial statements and other financial information for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 for certain derivative instruments that did not qualify for hedge accounting during those periods and that the originally filed unaudited financial statements and other financial information should not be relied upon. We also initiated a comprehensive review of all of our determinations and documentation related to hedge accounting for derivative instruments, as well as our related processes and procedures. As a result of that review, management determined that none of our interest rate and foreign exchange derivative instruments met the criteria required for use of either the “short-cut” or “critical terms match” methods of hedge accounting for all periods from April 13, 2006 (inception). On October 13, 2006, management recommended to the Audit Committee that our 2005 unaudited quarterly financial information and certain 2005 segment financial information within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should also be restated to reflect the elimination of hedge accounting for derivative instruments. The Audit Committee agreed with management’s recommendation and determined that previously reported 2005 unaudited quarterly financial information and certain 2005 segment financial information within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should no longer be relied upon. We also determined to discontinue the use of hedge accounting through the remainder of 2006.
On October 16, 2006, we filed amended and restated Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q/A for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 to eliminate the use of hedge accounting for all of our derivative instruments and an amended and restated Annual Report onForm 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, for the year ended December 31, 2005 to revise the quarterly and segment financial information discussed above.
We evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined underRule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report under the direction and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In connection with the restatement described above, management concluded that a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 as a result of a deficiency in our processes and procedures relating to hedge accounting for derivative instruments. Solely because of this material weakness, management has concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of these dates.
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We fully remediated the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting for the remainder of 2006 by discontinuing the use of hedge accounting. Therefore, management has concluded that disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2006.
In addition, we plan to fully remediate the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to the application of hedge accounting for derivative instruments prior to applying hedge accounting for derivative instruments. At a minimum, this remediation will result in the installation and testing of the following procedures and training:
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We expect these policies and procedures to be in effect in the first quarter of 2007 at which time we plan to begin using hedge accounting.
Except as described above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
There are no material legal proceedings other than as disclosed in Part I, Item 3 of our Annual Report onForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, supplemented by the information in Part II, Item 1 of each of our Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q/A for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006.
The following risk factors could affect TGC or IMTT and should be considered in connection with our discussion of forward-looking statements and with the risk factors that were included with our most recently filedForms 10-K and10-Q.
We urge you to carefully read the risks described below in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our amended Annual Report onForm 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006. An investment in shares of trust stock involves a number of risks. Any of these risks could result in a
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significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition and a corresponding decline in the market price of the shares.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have only operated as a combined company since December 2004, during which time we have devoted significant resources to integrating our businesses, thereby diverting attention from strategic initiatives.
We completed our initial public offering and the acquisition of our initial businesses and investments in December 2004 and completed additional acquisitions for our airport services business and airport parking business during 2005. On May 1, 2006, we completed the acquisition of our 50% ownership interest in IMTT’s bulk liquid storage business. On June 7, 2006, we completed the acquisition of TGC, our gas production and distribution business in Hawaii. On July 11, 2006, we completed the acquisition of Trajen. With the exception of our district energy business, prior to our acquisition all of our businesses were privately owned and not subject to financial and disclosure requirements and controls applicable to U.S. public companies. We have expended significant time and resources throughout our operations to develop and implement effective systems and procedures, including accounting and financial reporting systems, in order to manage our operations on a combined basis as a consolidated U.S. public company. As a result, these businesses have been limited, and may continue to be limited, in their ability to pursue strategic operating initiatives and achieve our internal growth expectations. In addition, due to our short operating history as a consolidated U.S. public company, the performance of our consolidated business during its first year of operations may not be an accurate indicator of our prospects for future years.
The market price and marketability of our shares may from time to time be significantly affected by numerous factors beyond our control, which may adversely affect our ability to raise capital through future equity financings.
The market price of our shares may fluctuate significantly. Many factors that are beyond our control may significantly affect the market price and marketability of our shares and may adversely affect our ability to raise capital through equity financings. These factors include the following:
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Certain provisions of the management services agreement, the second amended and restated operating agreement of the company, the second amended and restated trust agreement and other agreements make it difficult for third parties to acquire control of the trust and the company and could deprive you of the opportunity to obtain a takeover premium for your shares.
Under the terms of the management services agreement, our Manager must significantly underperform in order for the management services agreement to be terminated. The company’s board of directors cannot remove our Manager unless:
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Our Manager’s performance will be measured by the market performance of our shares relative to a weighted average of two benchmark utilities indices, a U.S. utilities index and a European utilities index, weighted in proportion to our U.S. andnon-U.S. equity investments. As a result, even if the absolute market performance of our shares does not meet expectations, the company’s board of directors cannot remove our Manager unless the market performance of our shares also significantly under performs the benchmark. If we were unable to remove our Manager in circumstances where the absolute market performance of our shares does not meet expectations, the market price of our shares could be negatively affected.
In addition to the limited circumstances in which our Manager can be terminated under the terms of the management services agreement, the management services agreement provides that, in circumstances where the trust stock ceases to be listed on a recognized U.S. exchange or on the Nasdaq National Market as a result of the acquisition of trust stock by third parties in an amount that results in the trust stock ceasing to meet the distribution and trading criteria on such exchange or market, our Manager has the option to either propose an alternate fee structure and remain our Manager or resign, terminate the management services agreement upon 30 days’ written notice and be paid a substantial termination fee. The termination fee payable on our Manager’s exercise of its rights to resign as our Manager subsequent to a delisting of our shares could delay or prevent a change in control of the company that may favor our shareholders. Furthermore, where our Manager elects not to resign subsequent to a delisting and unless otherwise approved in writing by our Manager, any proceeds from the sale, lease or exchange of a significant amount of assets must be reinvested in new assets of our company. We will also be prohibited from incurring any new indebtedness or engaging in any transactions with the shareholders of the trust, the company or their respective affiliates without the prior written approval of our Manager. These provisions could also delay or prevent a change in control of the company that may favor our shareholders.
The second amended and restated operating agreement of the company, which we refer to as the LLC agreement, and the second amended and restated trust agreement, which we refer to as the trust agreement, contain a number of provisions that could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discouraging a third party from acquiring, control of the trust and the company. These provisions include:
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In addition, most of the contracts governing our debt arrangements contain change of control provisions that would require repayment or cause a default in the event our Manager or another member of the Macquarie Group ceases to manage the company.
Our Manager’s affiliation with Macquarie Bank Limited and the Macquarie Group may result in conflicts of interest.
Our Manager is an affiliate of Macquarie Bank Limited and a member of the Macquarie Group. From time to time, we have entered into, and in the future we may enter into, transactions and relationships involving Macquarie Bank Limited, its affiliates, or other members of the Macquarie Group. Such transactions have included and may include, among other things, the acquisition of businesses and investments from Macquarie Group members, the entry into debt facilities and derivative instruments with Macquarie Bank Limited serving as lender or counterparty, and financial advisory services provided to us by Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. and other affiliates of Macquarie Bank Limited.
Although our audit committee, all of the members of which are independent directors, is required to approve of any related party transactions, including those involving Macquarie Bank Limited, its affiliates, or members of the Macquarie Group, the relationship of our Manager to Macquarie Bank Limited and the Macquarie Group may result in conflicts of interest.
Risks Related to Our New Businesses
TGC relies on its synthetic natural gas, or SNG, plant, including its transmission pipeline, for a significant portion of its sales. Disruptions at that facility could adversely affect TGC’s ability to serve customers.
Disruptions at the SNG plant resulting from mechanical or operational problems could affect TGC’s ability to produce SNG. Most of the regulated sales on Oahu are of SNG and are produced at this plant. Disruptions to the primary and redundant production systems would have a significant adverse effect on sales and cash flows.
TGC depends heavily on the two Oahu oil refineries for liquefied petroleum gas and the primary feedstock for its SNG plant. Disruptions at either of those refineries may adversely affect TGC’s operations.
TGC’s business comprises the manufacture of SNG and the distribution of SNG and liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG. Any feedstock, SNG or LPG supply disruptions that limit its ability to manufacture and deliver gas for customers would adversely affect its ability to carry out its operating activities. These could include: an inability to renew feedstock purchase arrangements, including our current SNG feedstock agreement which is due for renewal in 2007; extended unavailability of one or both of the Oahu refineries; a disruption to crude oil supplies or feedstocks to Hawaii; or an inability to purchase LPG from foreign sources. Specifically, TGC is limited in its ability to store both foreign-sourced LPG and domestic LPG at the same location at the same time and, therefore,
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any disruption in supply may cause a short-term depletion of LPG. All supply disruptions, if occurring for an extended period, could materially adversely impact TGC’s sales and cash flows.
TGC’s most significant costs are locally-sourced LPG, LPG imports and feedstock for the SNG plant, the costs of which are directly related to petroleum prices. To the extent that these costs cannot be passed on to customers, TGC’s sales and cash flows will be adversely affected.
The profitability of TGC is based on the margin of sales prices over costs. Since LPG and feedstock for the SNG plant are commodities, changes in the market for these products can have a significant impact on costs. In addition, increased reliance on higher-priced foreign sources of LPG, whether due to disruptions or shortages in local sources or otherwise, could also have a significant impact on costs. TGC has no control over these costs, and, to the extent that these costs cannot be passed on to customers, TGC’s financial condition and the results of operations would be adversely affected. Higher prices could result in reduced customer demand or could result in customer conversion to alternative energy sources. This would reduce sales volume and adversely affect profits.
TGC’s operations on the islands of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai rely on LPG that is transported to those islands by Jones Act qualified barges from Oahu and from non-Jones Act vessels from foreign ports. Disruptions to those vessels could adversely affect TGC’s results of operations.
TGC has time charter agreements allowing the use of two barges that have the capability of transporting 424,000 gallons and 657,000 gallons of LPG, respectively. The Jones Act requires that vessels carrying cargo between two U.S. ports meet certain requirements. The barges used by TGC are the only two Jones Act qualified barges capable of carrying large volumes of LPG that are available in the Hawaiian Islands. They are near the end of their useful economic lives, and TGC intends to replace one or both of them in the near future. To the extent that TGC is unable to replace these barges, or alternatively, these barges are unable to transport LPG from Oahu and TGC is not able to secure foreign-source LPG or obtain an exemption to the Jones Act, the storage capacity on those islands could be depleted and sales and cash flows could be adversely affected.
The recovery of amounts expended for capital projects and operating expenses in the regulated operations is subject to approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, or HPUC, which exposes TGC to the risk of incurring costs that may not be recoverable from regulated customers.
In the past, TGC has requested rate increases from the HPUC approximately every five years as its operating costs increased and as capital investments were committed. When the HPUC approved MIC’s purchase of TGC, it stipulated that no rate increase may be implemented until 2009. Should TGC seek a rate increase, there is a risk that TGC will not be granted such increase or that it will be permitted only part of the increase, which may have a material adverse effect on TGC’s financial condition and results of operations.
The non-regulated operations of TGC are subject to a variety of competitive pressures and the actions of competitors, particularly from other energy sources, could have a materially adverse effect on operating results.
In Hawaii, gas is largely used by commercial and residential customers for water heating and cooking. TGC also has wholesale customers that resell product to other end-users. Gas end-use applications may be substituted by other fuel sources such as electricity, diesel, solar and wind. Customers could, for a number of reasons, including increased gas prices, lower costs of alternative energy or convenience, meet their energy needs through alternative sources. This could have an adverse effect on TGC’s sales, revenue and cash flows.
Approximately two-thirds of TGC’s employees are members of a labor union. A work interruption may adversely affect TGC’s business.
Approximately two-thirds of TGC’s employees are covered under a collective bargaining agreement that expires on April 30, 2008. Labor disruptions related to that contract or to other disputes could affect the SNG plant, distributions systems and customer services. We are unable to predict how work stoppages would affect the business.
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TGC’s operating results are affected by Hawaii’s economy.
The primary driver of Hawaii’s economy is tourism. A significant portion of TGC’s sales is generated from businesses that rely on tourism as their primary source of revenue. These businesses include hotels and resorts, restaurants and laundries, comprising approximately 40% of sales. Should tourism decline significantly, TGC’s commercial sales could be affected adversely.
In addition, a reduction in new housing starts and commercial development would limit growth opportunities for TGC’s business.
TGC has certain environmental risks.
TGC is subject to risks and hazards associated with the refining, handling, storage and transportation of combustible products. These risks could result in substantial losses due to personal injury, loss of life, damage or destruction of property and equipment, and environmental damage. Losses could be greater than insurance levels maintained by TGC, which could have an adverse effect on TGC’s financial results. In addition, disruptions to physical assets could reduce TGC’s ability to serve customers and adversely affect sales and cash flows.
Because of its geographic location, Hawaii, and in turn TGC, is subject to earthquakes and certain weather risks that could materially disrupt operations.
Hawaii is subject to earthquakes and certain weather risks, such as hurricanes, floods, heavy and sustained rains and tidal waves. Because TGC’s SNG plant, SNG transmission line and several storage facilities are close to the ocean, weather-related disruptions are possible. In addition, earthquakes may cause disruptions. These events could damage TGC’s assets or could result in wide-spread damage to TGC’s customers, thereby reducing sales volumes and, to the extent such damages are not covered by insurance, TGC’s revenue and cash flows.
TGC may face a greater exposure to terrorism than other businesses because of the nature of its products,
Because of the combustible nature of TGC’s products and consumer reliance on these products for basic services, TGC’s SNG plant, transmission pipelines, barges and storage facilities may be at greater risk for terrorism attacks than other businesses. Such attacks could affect TGC’s operations significantly.
TGC’s income may be affected adversely if additional compliance costs are required as a result of new safety, health or environmental regulation.
TGC is subject to federal, state and local safety, health and environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations affect all aspects of TGC’s operations and are frequently modified. There is a risk that TGC may not be able to comply with some aspect of these laws and regulations, resulting in fines or penalties. Additionally, if new laws and regulations are adopted or if interpretations of existing laws and regulations change, TGC could be required to increase capital spending and incur increased operating expenses in order to comply. Because the regulatory environment frequently changes, TGC cannot predict when or how it may be affected by such changes.
IMTT’s business is dependent on the demand for bulk liquid storage capacity in the locations where it operates.
Demand for IMTT’s bulk liquid storage is largely a function of U.S. domestic demand for chemical, petroleum and vegetable and animal, or V&A, oil products and, less significantly, the extent to which such products are imported into the United States rather than produced domestically. U.S. domestic demand for chemical, petroleum and V&A products is influenced by a number of factors, including economic conditions, growth in the U.S. economy and the pricing of chemical, petroleum and V&A products and their substitutes. Import volumes of these products to the United States are influenced by the cost of producing chemical, petroleum and V&A products domesticallyvis-à-vis overseas and the cost of transporting the products from overseas. In addition, changes in government regulations that affect imports of bulk chemical, petroleum and V&A products, including the imposition of surcharges or taxes on imported products, could adversely affect import volumes. A reduction in
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demand for bulk liquid storage, particularly in the New York Harbor or the lower Mississippi River, as a consequence of lower U.S. domestic demand for, or imports of, chemical, petroleum or V&A products, could lead to a decline in storage rates and tankage volumes rented by IMTT and adversely affect IMTT’s revenues and profitability.
IMTT’s business could be adversely affected by a substantial increase in bulk liquid storage capacity in the locations where it operates.
An increase in available tank storage capacity in excess of growth in demand for such storage in the key locations in which IMTT operates, such as New York Harbor and the lower Mississippi River, could result in overcapacity and a decline in storage rates and tankage volumes rented and could adversely affect IMTT’s revenues and profitability.
IMTT is subject to environmental, health and safety risks that may impact its future cash flows and profitability.
A number of the properties owned by IMTT have been subject to environmental contamination in the past and require remediation for which IMTT is liable. These remediation obligations exist principally at IMTT’s Bayonne and Lemont facilities and could cost more than anticipated or could be incurred earlier than anticipated or both. In addition, IMTT may discover additional environmental contamination at its Bayonne, Lemont or other facilities which may require remediation at significant cost to IMTT. Further, the past contamination of the properties owned by IMTT could also result in personal injury or property damage or similar claims by third parties.
IMTT’s operations are subject to numerous statutes, rules and regulations relating to environmental, health and safety protection that are complex, stringent and expensive to comply with. Although we believe that IMTT’s operations comply in all material respects with environmental, health and safety regulations, failure to comply in the future may give rise to interruptions in IMTT’s operations and civil or criminal penalties and liabilities that could adversely affect IMTT’s business and financial condition. Further, these rules and regulations are subject to change and compliance with such changes could result in a restriction of IMTT’s business activities, significant capital expendituresand/or increased ongoing operating costs.
IMTT’s current debt facilities will need to be refinanced on amended terms and increased in size during 2006 and 2007 to provide the funding necessary for IMTT to fully pursue its expansion plans. The inability to refinance this debt on acceptable terms and to borrow additional amounts would have a material adverse effect on the business. Additionally, if interest rates or margins increase, the cost of servicing any refinancing debt will increase, reducing IMTT’s profitability and its ability to pay dividends to us.
IMTT’s current debt facilities will need to be refinanced on amended terms and increased in size during 2006 and 2007 to provide the funding necessary for IMTT to fully pursue its expansion plans. We cannot assure you that IMTT will be able to refinance its debt facilities on acceptable terms, including the loosening of certain restrictive covenants, or that IMTT will be able to expand the size of its debt facilities by an amount sufficient to cover the funding requirements of its expansion plans. If IMTT is unable to obtain sufficient additional financing, it will be unable to fully pursue its current expansion plans, its growth prospects and results of operations would be adversely affected and its distributions to us would decline from current levels. This would adversely affect our ability to make distributions to shareholders. Additionally, even if available, replacement debt facilities may only be available at substantially higher interest rates or margins or with substantially more restrictive covenants. Either event may limit the operational flexibility of IMTT and its ability to upstream dividends and distributions to us. If interest rates or margins increase, IMTT will pay higher rates of interest on any debt that it raises to refinance existing debt, thereby reducing its profitability and having an adverse impact on its ability to pay dividends to us and our ability to make distributions to shareholders.
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IMTT’s business involves hazardous activities, is partly located in a region with a history of significant adverse weather events and is potentially a target for terrorist attacks. We cannot assure you that IMTT is, or will be in the future, adequately insured against all such risks.
The transportation, handling and storage of petroleum, chemical and V&A products are subject to the risk of spills, leakage, contamination, fires and explosions. Any of these events may result in loss of revenue, loss of reputation or goodwill, fines, penalties and other liabilities. In certain circumstances, such events could also require IMTT to halt or significantly alter operations at all or part of the facility at which the event occurred. Consistent with industry practice, IMTT carries insurance to protect against most of the accident-related risks involved in the conduct of the business; however, the limits of IMTT’s coverage mean IMTT cannot insure against all risks. In addition, because IMTT’s facilities are not insured against loss from terrorism, a terrorist attack that significantly damages one or more of IMTT’s major facilities would have a negative impact on IMTT’s future cash flow and profitability. Further, losses sustained by insurers during hurricanes Katrina and Rita may result in lower insurance coverage and increased insurance premiums for IMTT’s properties in Louisiana going forward, a situation that could worsen if future weather events cause significant property damage in the U.S. Gulf region.
Hurricane Katrina resulted in labor and materials shortages in the regions affected. This may have a negative impact on the cost and construction timeline of IMTT’s new storage facility in Louisiana, which could result in a loss of customer contracts and reduced revenues and profitability.
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, construction costs in the region affected by the hurricane have increased and labor shortages have been experienced. This could have a significant negative impact on the cost and construction schedule of IMTT’s new storage facility at Geismar in Louisiana. IMTT may not be fully compensated by customers for any such increase in construction costs. In addition, substantial construction delays could result in a loss of customer contracts with no compensation or inadequate compensation, which would have a material adverse effect on IMTT’s future cash flows and profitability.
Risks Related to Taxation
Shareholders may be subject to taxation on their share of our taxable income, whether or not they receive cash distributions from us.
Shareholders may be subject to U.S. federal income taxation and, in some cases, state, local, and foreign income taxation on their share of our taxable income, whether or not they receive cash distributions from us. Shareholders may not receive cash distributions equal to their share of our taxable income or even the tax liability that results from that income. In addition, if we invest in the stock of a controlled foreign corporation (or if one of the corporations in which we invest becomes a controlled foreign corporation, an event which we cannot control), we may recognize taxable income, which shareholders will be required to take into account in determining their taxable income, without a corresponding receipt of cash to distribute to them.
If the company fails to satisfy the “qualifying income” exception, all of its income, including income derived from itsnon-U.S. assets, will be subject to an entity-level tax in the United States, which could result in a material reduction in our shareholders’ cash flow and after-tax return and thus could result in a substantial reduction in the value of the shares.
A publicly traded partnership will not be characterized as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes so long as 90% or more of its gross income for each taxable year constitutes “qualifying income” within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code. We refer to this exception as the qualifying income exception. The company has concluded that it is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This conclusion is based upon the fact that: (a) the company has not elected and will not elect to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and (b) for each taxable year, the company expects that more than 90% of its gross income is and will be income that constitutes qualifying income within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code. Qualifying income includes dividends, interest and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of stocks and bonds. If the company fails to satisfy the “qualifying income” exception described above, items of income and deduction would not pass through to shareholders and shareholders would be treated for U.S. federal (and certain state and local)
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income tax purposes as shareholders in a corporation. In such case, the company would be required to pay income tax at regular corporate rates on all of its income, including income derived from itsnon-U.S. assets. In addition, the company would likely be liable for state and local incomeand/or franchise taxes on all of such income. Distributions to shareholders would constitute ordinary dividend income taxable to such shareholders to the extent of the company’s earnings and profits, and the payment of these dividends would not be deductible by the company. Taxation of the company as a corporation could result in a material reduction in our shareholders’ cash flow and after-tax return and thus could result in a substantial reduction of the value of the shares.
The current treatment of qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains under current U.S. federal income tax law may be adversely affected, changed or repealed in the future.
Under current law, qualified dividend income and long-term capital gains are taxed to non-corporate investors at a maximum U.S. federal income tax rate of 15%. This tax treatment may be adversely affected, changed or repealed by future changes in tax laws at any time and is currently scheduled to expire for tax years beginning after December 31, 2010.
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ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
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ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
On October 16, 2006, we filed amended and restated Quarterly Reports onForm 10-Q/A for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 to eliminate the use of hedge accounting for our derivative instruments. We also filed an Annual Report onForm 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on October 16, 2006, to similarly restate 2005 unaudited quarterly financial statements and other quarterly financial information, as well as certain 2005 segment financial information. The restatement of our financial statements resulted in technical defaults under our acquisition credit facility at the MIC Inc. level and, due to the related restatement of financial statements for our business segments, technical defaults under the material credit facilities at each of our airport services business, airport parking business and gas utility business. Each of these defaults was promptly waived by the respective lenders.
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ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
None.
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ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
An exhibit index has been filed as part of this Report onpage E-l.
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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.
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust
Name: Peter Stokes
Dated: November 9, 2006
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.
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
Name: Peter Stokes
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| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: November 9, 2006
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
Name: Francis T. Joyce
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: November 9, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 2 | .1 | | Sale and Purchase Agreement dated August 23, 2006 among Macquarie Yorkshire LLC, MIC European Financing SarL, Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC and Secondary Market Infrastructure Fund UK LP, and related form of Tax Deed (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 28, 2006) |
| 2 | .2 | | Irrevoable Undertaking and Drag Along Request (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 2, 2006) |
| 10 | .1 | | Loan Agreement dated as of September 1, 2006 between Parking Company of America Airports, LLC, Parking Company of America Airports Phoenix, LLC, PCAA SP, LLC and PCA Airports, Ltd., as borrowers, and Capmark Finance Inc., as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 7, 2006) |
| 31 | .1 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer |
| 31 | .2 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer |
| 31 | .3 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Accounting Officer |
| 32 | .1 | | Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer |
| 32 | .2 | | Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer |
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