UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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On December 12, 2012, Malkin Holdings L.L.C., the supervisor of 60 East 42nd Street Associates L.L.C. (the “Registrant”), mailed the following letter to participants in the Registrant:
December 12, 2012
TO PARTICIPANTS IN 60 EAST 42nd ST. ASSOCIATES L.L.C. (“Associates”):
We enclose the operating report of the lessee, Lincoln Building Associates L.L.C., for the fiscal year of the lease ended September 30, 2012. The lessee reported profit of $12,466,331 subject to additional rent for the lease year ended September 30, 2012 compared with profit of $7,225,765 subject to additional rent for the lease year ended September 30, 2011. Additional rent for the lease year ended September 30, 2012 was $6,760,065; $1,053,800 at $87,817 per month was advanced against additional rent so that the balance of additional rent is $5,706,265.
From the additional rent, Associates will reserve $2,503,000 for professional fees, supervisory fees, annual NYS LLC filing fees and general contingencies, resulting in $3,203,265 available for distribution. Professional fees include offering costs, formation transaction expenses and other costs related to the proposed consolidation of Associates into Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. and subsequent IPO.
Associates has incurred approximately $4,300,000 towards the proposed consolidation and IPO through September 30, 2012. As set forth in the draft S-4 on file with the SEC, when the proposed consolidation and IPO are concluded, proceeds of the IPO will fund a special distribution to participants from a reimbursement of all Associates’ advances.
Malkin Holdings LLC receives a payment in respect of its profits interest equal to 10% of distributions in excess of 14% per annum on the cash investment. Accordingly, Malkin Holdings received $320,327 and the balance of $2,882,938 will be distributed to the participants shortly.
The additional distribution of $2,882,938 represents a return of 41.2% on the original cash investment of $7,000,000. Regular monthly distributions are at the rate of 14.9% a year, so that distributions for the lease year ended September 30, 2012 were at an annual rate of 56.1%. As there was no additional distribution in 2011, total distributions last year were at an annual rate of 14.9%.
If you have any question about the enclosed material, please communicate with the undersigned.
Cordially yours, | ||
MALKIN HOLDINGS LLC | ||
By: | Mark Labell | |
Senior Vice President, Finance |
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This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Each of the three public entities, Empire State Building Associates L.L.C., 60 East 42nd St. Associates L.L.C., and 250 West 57th St. Associates L.L.C. (the “Companies”) and their agents and supervisor, and each officer and director of them or of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (the “REIT”) may be deemed to be a participant in the solicitation of consents in connection with the proposed consolidation. The names of such persons and a description of their interests in the Companies and the REIT are set forth, respectively, in each Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the REIT’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, which have been filed with the SEC.
We urge you to review such Registration Statement on Form S-4 and other related documents now filed or to be filed with the SEC, because they contain important information. You can obtain them without charge on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
60 East 42nd St. Associates L.L.C.
Computation of Additional Payment to
Malkin Holdings LLC and Distribution
For the Lease Year Ended September 30, 2012
Secondary additional rent | $ | 5,706,265 | ||||||
Less: Reserve for professional fees, increased supervisory fees and general contingencies | $ | 2,500,000 | ||||||
NYS filing fee | 3,000 | 2,503,000 | ||||||
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Primary additional rent 2012: | ||||||||
Monthly distributions at about 14.9% per annum on $7,000,000 original investment | $ | 1,046,420 | ||||||
Profits interest monthly payment to Malkin Holdings | 7,380 | 1,053,800 | ||||||
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Total rent to be distributed | 4,257,065 | |||||||
Less: 14% return on $7,000,000 investment | 980,000 | |||||||
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Subject to additional payment to Malkin Holdings in respect of its profits interest | $ | 3,277,065 | ||||||
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Additional payment at 10% | $ | 327,707 | ||||||
Paid to Malkin Holdings as advance for additional payment | 7,380 | |||||||
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Balance of additional payment to Malkin Holdings | $ | 320,327 | ||||||
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Additional distribution to participants | $ | 2,882,938 | ||||||
Payment to Malkin Holdings, as above | 320,327 | |||||||
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Total secondary additional rent available for distribution to participants and payment to Malkin Holdings | $ | 3,203,265 | ||||||
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