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year 2007 shareholders will need to include in taxable income the portion of our distributions that is characterized as a dividend. It is likely that a substantial portion of our distributions will be characterized as return of capital for tax purposes and will result in an adjustment to the shareholder’s basis rather than taxable income.
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. The proceeds of the offering were used to partially finance the acquisition of Mercury and San Jose (discussed below under “Acquisitions and Dispositions — Airport Services Business”).
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Results of 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 (losses) 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 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.
On May 30, 2007, our airport services business 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 August 9, 2007, our airport services business completed the acquisition of approximately 89% of the equity of Mercury Air Center, Inc., or Mercury, which owns and operates 24 FBOs in the United States. In October 2007, we exercised our option to acquire the remaining 11% of equity, in the form of preferred shares.
On August 17, 2007, our airport services business completed the acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in SJJC Aviation Services, LLC, or San Jose, which owns and operates the two FBOs at San Jose Mineta International Airport.
With these acquisitions, our airport services business owns and operates a network of 68 FBOs and one heliport in the United States, the 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.