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The portion of our distributions that will be treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes is subject to a number of uncertainties. We currently anticipate that all of our regular distributions that are treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be eligible for treatment as qualified dividend income, subject to the shareholder having met the holding period requirements as defined by the IRS.
Equity Offering
Following the end of second quarter 2007, we completed an offering of an aggregate of 5,701,000 limited liability interests at a price of $40.99 per interest, for which we received proceeds of $223.8 million net of underwriting fees and expenses. In addition, on July 27, 2007, the Underwriters exercised their overallotment option for 464,871 limited liability interests, generating a further approximately $18.2 million in net proceeds. We plan to use the proceeds of the offering to partially finance the acquisition of Mercury Air Centers and SJJC (discussed below under “Acquisitions and Dispositions — Pending Acquisitions”).
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Results of the operations for acquisitions by the airport services business and our acquisition of TGC are included in our consolidated results from their respective dates of acquisition. The results of the operations of IMTT Holdings Inc. are not included in our consolidated results, but our share of net income from the investment in the business is reflected in our equity in earnings and amortization charges of investee line in our financial statements from May 1, 2006.
Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2007, for further details on the 2006 acquisitions, and also the dispositions of non-U.S. investments as discussed below.
Airport Services Business
On May 30, 2007, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the interests in entities that own and operate the FBOs at Stewart International Airport in New York and Santa Monica Airport in California (together referred to as “Supermarine”).
On July 11, 2006, our airport services business acquired 100% of the shares of Trajen Holdings, Inc., or Trajen, the holding company for 23 FBOs at airports in 11 states.
With these acquisitions, our airport services business owns and operates a network of 42 FBOs and one heliport in the United States, the second largest such network in the industry.
The Gas Company, or 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 the largest propane sales and distribution business in Hawaii.
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 $14.0 million to be paid by IMTT Holdings, or $7.0 million to us, through the quarter ending December 31, 2008.
Dispositions
On August 17, 2006, we sold our 16,517,413 stapled securities of Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (ASX: MCG), or MCG, for $76.4 million. On October 2, 2006, we sold our 17.5% minority interest in the holding company for South East Water, or SEW, to HDF (UK) Holdings Limited and received net proceeds on the sale of approximately $89.5 million. On December 29, 2006, we sold our interest in Macquarie Yorkshire Limited, the holding company for its 50% interest in Connect M1-A1 Holdings Limited (the parent of the holder of the Yorkshire Link Concession in England) and received approximately $83.0 million in January 2007.
Pending Acquisitions
On April 16, 2007, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Mercury Air Centers, Inc., or Mercury, and its equity holders providing for: