EXHIBIT 99.1
Contact: Susan B. Railey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Sharon Bramell
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AIM 85 REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER NET EARNINGS OF EIGHT CENTS PER UNIT
2003 Earnings of 44 Cents per Unit
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ROCKVILLE, MD, March 19, 2004--(AMEX/AII) -- American Insured Mortgage
Investors-Series 85, L.P. (AIM 85), a liquidating partnership that holds
investments in government insured multifamily mortgages, reported net earnings
for the three months ended December 31, 2003 of approximately $1.1 million
(eight cents per unit) compared to approximately $1.8 million (14 cents per
unit) for the three months ended December 31, 2002. AIM 85 reported net earnings
for the year ended December 31, 2003 of approximately $5.6 million (44 cents per
unit) compared to approximately $7.1 million (57 cents per unit) for the year
ended December 31, 2002.
Net earnings decreased for the three and twelve months ended December 31,
2003 as compared to the same periods in 2002 primarily due to a decrease in
mortgage investment income resulting from the reduction in the mortgage base.
The mortgage base decreased as a result of 14 mortgage dispositions with an
aggregate principal balance of approximately $19 million, representing an
approximate 21% decrease in the aggregate principal balance of the total
mortgage portfolio since December 2002.
As of December 31, 2003, AIM 85 had invested in 15 fully federally insured
mortgages with an aggregate amortized cost of approximately $51.5 million, a
face value of approximately $51.6 million and a fair value of approximately
$52.4 million. In January 2004, AIM 85 received a 5.75% debenture from HUD in
exchange for the mortgage on Kaynorth Apartments.
In January 2004, AIM 85 declared distributions aggregating 70.5 cents per
unit related to the December prepayments of the mortgages on Pleasant View
Nursing Home and Stone Hedge Village Apartments. Additionally in January 2004,
AIM 85 declared an aggregate distribution of 42 cents per unit related to the
January redemption of four debentures. In February 2004, AIM 85 received
aggregate net proceeds of approximately $9.6 million from the sale of the
mortgages on Cobblestone Apartments and The Plantation and declared a
distribution of 76 cents per unit related to the sale of these mortgages. A
distribution of 6.5 cents per unit was also declared in February 2004 related to
the redemption of the debenture on The Executive House. All of these amounts are
payable to investors in May 2004.
AIM 85 distributes net proceeds, if any, from mortgage dispositions and
debenture redemptions to its investors, in addition to distributions of regular
cash flow. As the Partnership continues to liquidate its mortgage investments
and investors receive distributions of return of capital and taxable gains,
investors should expect a reduction in earnings and distributions due to the
decreasing mortgage base.
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AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORS - SERIES 85, L.P.
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the three months ended For the years ended
December 31, December 31,
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2003 2002 2003 2002
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Income:
Mortgage investment income $ 1,100,595 $ 1,412,035 $ 4,846,437 $ 6,168,254
Interest and other income 92,068 45,365 233,299 274,342
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1,192,663 1,457,400 5,079,736 6,442,596
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Expenses:
Asset management fee to related parties 142,140 173,565 611,417 744,733
General and administrative 64,205 90,304 393,410 411,226
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206,345 263,869 1,004,827 1,155,959
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Earnings before gains (losses)
on mortgage dispositions 986,318 1,193,531 4,074,909 5,286,637
Mortgage dispositions
Gains 135,858 594,983 1,509,197 1,859,749
Losses (11,415) (8,498) (11,415) (8,498)
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Net earnings $ 1,110,761 $ 1,780,016 $ 5,572,691 $ 7,137,888
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Net earnings per limited
partnership unit - basic $ 0.08 $ 0.14 $ 0.44 $ 0.57
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Limited partnership units
outstanding as of December 31, 12,079,514 12,079,514 12,079,514 12,079,514
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Balance Sheet Data: As of December 31,
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2003 2002
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Investment in insured mortgages $45,775,507 $ 66,323,565
Investment in debentures $10,335,670 $ -
Total assets $69,048,427 $ 78,237,534