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| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Exhibits 31 Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Exhibits 32 Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| EX-31.1 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CEO | ||||||||
| EX-31.2 SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CFO | ||||||||
| EX-32.1 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CEO | ||||||||
| EX-32.2 SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION OF CFO | ||||||||
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| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
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ASSETS |
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Properties and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation) |
$ | 20,368,000 | $ | 20,717,000 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
3,027,000 | 1,974,000 | ||||||
Income taxes receivable |
— | 12,000 | ||||||
Prepaid and other |
658,000 | 334,000 | ||||||
| $ | 24,053,000 | $ | 23,037,000 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses: |
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Property taxes |
$ | 238,000 | $ | 276,000 | ||||
Environmental remediation |
81,000 | 81,000 | ||||||
Other |
253,000 | 333,000 | ||||||
Deferred leasing revenues |
520,000 | 520,000 | ||||||
Income taxes: |
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Current |
292,000 | — | ||||||
Deferred, net |
5,244,000 | 5,151,000 | ||||||
| 6,628,000 | 6,361,000 | |||||||
Shareholders’ equity: |
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Class A common stock, $.01 par; authorized 6,000,000 shares;
issued and outstanding 3,299,956 shares |
33,000 | 33,000 | ||||||
Capital in excess of par |
11,795,000 | 11,795,000 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
5,597,000 | 4,848,000 | ||||||
| 17,425,000 | 16,676,000 | |||||||
| $ | 24,053,000 | $ | 23,037,000 | |||||
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| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Revenues and other income: |
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Revenues: |
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Leasing |
$ | 726,000 | $ | 676,000 | $ | 2,254,000 | $ | 2,167,000 | ||||||||
Petroleum storage facility |
948,000 | 860,000 | 2,850,000 | 2,745,000 | ||||||||||||
| 1,674,000 | 1,536,000 | 5,104,000 | 4,912,000 | |||||||||||||
Other income, interest |
7,000 | 29,000 | 18,000 | 94,000 | ||||||||||||
| 1,681,000 | 1,565,000 | 5,122,000 | 5,006,000 | |||||||||||||
Expenses: |
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Leasing |
141,000 | 169,000 | 510,000 | 430,000 | ||||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility |
566,000 | 516,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,619,000 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
193,000 | 308,000 | 738,000 | 931,000 | ||||||||||||
| 900,000 | 993,000 | 2,874,000 | 2,980,000 | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
781,000 | 572,000 | 2,248,000 | 2,026,000 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense: |
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Current |
229,000 | 125,000 | 812,000 | 619,000 | ||||||||||||
Deferred |
74,000 | 114,000 | 93,000 | 205,000 | ||||||||||||
| 303,000 | 239,000 | 905,000 | 824,000 | |||||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 478,000 | $ | 333,000 | $ | 1,343,000 | $ | 1,202,000 | ||||||||
Basic income per common share |
$ | .14 | $ | .10 | $ | .41 | $ | .36 | ||||||||
Dividends per share on common stock |
$ | .06 | $ | .06 | $ | .18 | $ | .16 | ||||||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 1,343,000 | $ | 1,202,000 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation |
517,000 | 515,000 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
93,000 | 205,000 | ||||||
Other, principally net changes in prepaids, accounts
payable, accrued expenses, deferred leasing
revenues and current income taxes |
(34,000 | ) | 170,000 | |||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,919,000 | 2,092,000 | ||||||
Cash used in investing activities, payments for properties and
equipment, including $116,000 in 2008 relating to 2007 purchases |
(272,000 | ) | (443,000 | ) | ||||
Cash used in financing activities, payment of dividends |
(594,000 | ) | (528,000 | ) | ||||
Increase in cash and cash equivalents |
1,053,000 | 1,121,000 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning |
1,974,000 | 2,992,000 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, ending |
$ | 3,027,000 | $ | 4,113,000 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure, cash paid for income taxes |
$ | 507,000 | $ | 518,000 | ||||
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| 1. | Description of business: | |
| Capital Properties, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tri-State Displays, Inc., Capital Terminal Company and Dunellen, LLC (collectively referred to as “the Company”), operate in two segments: (1) Leasing and (2) Petroleum Storage. | ||
| The leasing segment consists of the long-term leasing of certain of its real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island (upon the commencement of which the tenants are required to construct buildings thereon, with the exception of a parking garage), the leasing of a portion of the building acquired in November 2007 (“Steeple Street Building”) under short-term leasing arrangements and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to Lamar Outdoor Advertising, LLC (“Lamar”) which has constructed outdoor advertising boards thereon. The Company anticipates that the future development of its remaining properties in and adjacent to the Capital Center area will consist primarily of long-term ground leases. Pending this development, the Company leases these parcels for public parking under short-term leasing arrangements. | ||
| The petroleum storage segment consists of operating the petroleum storage terminal (the “Terminal”) and the Wilkesbarre Pier (the “Pier”), collectively referred to as the “Facility,” located in East Providence, Rhode Island, for Global Companies, LLC (“Global”) which stores and distributes petroleum products. | ||
| The principal difference between the two segments relates to the nature of the operations. The tenants under the long-term land leases incur substantially all of the development and operating costs of the assets constructed on the Company’s land, including the payment of real property taxes on both the land and any improvements constructed thereon; whereas the Company is responsible for the operating and maintenance expenditures, including real property taxes, as well as capital improvements at the Facility. | ||
| 2. | Principles of consolidation and basis of presentation: | |
| The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. | ||
| The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, has been derived from audited financial statements and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2008, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. | ||
| The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. |
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| 3. | Use of estimates: | |
| The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. | ||
| 4. | Properties and equipment: | |
| Properties and equipment consists of the following: |
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Properties on lease or held for lease: |
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Land and land improvements |
$ | 4,621,000 | $ | 4,621,000 | ||||
Building |
1,732,000 | 1,699,000 | ||||||
| 6,353,000 | 6,320,000 | |||||||
Petroleum storage facility, on lease: |
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Land and land improvements |
5,584,000 | 5,561,000 | ||||||
Buildings and structures |
1,504,000 | 1,406,000 | ||||||
Tanks and equipment |
14,578,000 | 14,569,000 | ||||||
| 21,666,000 | 21,536,000 | |||||||
Office equipment |
131,000 | 126,000 | ||||||
| 28,150,000 | 27,982,000 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation: |
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Properties on lease or held for lease |
49,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
Petroleum storage facility, on lease |
7,640,000 | 7,160,000 | ||||||
Office equipment |
93,000 | 89,000 | ||||||
| 7,782,000 | 7,265,000 | |||||||
| $ | 20,368,000 | $ | 20,717,000 | |||||
| 5. | Description of leasing arrangements: | |
| As of September 30, 2008, the Company had entered into five long-term land leases for five separate parcels upon which the improvements have been completed (developed parcels). In 2005, two additional long-term land leases commenced (undeveloped parcels) and construction of the improvements is in process on both parcels. | ||
| Under the seven land leases which have commenced, the tenants are required to negotiate any tax stabilization treaty or other arrangements, appeal any changes in real property assessments, and pay real property taxes assessed under these arrangements. Accordingly, the amounts paid by the tenants are excluded from leasing revenues and leasing expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of income. The real property taxes attributable to the Company’s land under these seven leases totaled $344,000 and $1,078,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, and $417,000 and $1,078,000, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. | ||
| Under one of the leases which commenced in 2005, the tenant is entitled to a credit for future rents equal to a portion of the real property taxes paid by the tenant through April 2007, which credit now totals $520,000, the maximum amount. For real estate taxes prior to 2007, the Company reported the portion of the real property taxes subject to the future credit as property tax expense on its consolidated statements of income and as accrued property taxes on its consolidated balance sheets. As the tenant made the tax payment, the amount of the payment was reclassified from accrued property taxes to deferred leasing revenues. During the periods that the tenant is entitled to the credit (commencing in 2010), the Company will reclassify deferred leasing revenues to leasing revenues. | ||
| In September 2008 the Company received the 2008 real property tax bills from the City of Providence totaling $475,000. The Company had recorded property tax expense of $267,000 through June 30, 2008 based upon the 2007 tax level adjusted for an estimated inflation increase of 3 percent of the tax rate. However, due to a consolidation of the Steeple Street lots by the City of Providence, the increase was less than estimated, resulting in property tax expense of $91,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008. |
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| 6. | Petroleum storage facility: | |
| Environmental remediation: | ||
| In 1994, a leak was discovered in a 25,000 barrel storage tank at the Terminal which allowed the escape of a small amount of fuel oil. All required notices were made to the State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (“RIDEM”). In 2000, the tank was demolished and testing of the groundwater indicated that there was no large pooling of contaminants. In 2001, RIDEM approved a plan pursuant to which the Company installed a passive system consisting of three wells and commenced monitoring the wells. | ||
| In 2003, RIDEM decided that the passive monitoring system previously approved was not sufficient and required the Company to design an active remediation system for the removal of product from the contaminated site. The Company and its consulting engineers began the pre-design testing of the site in the fourth quarter of 2004. The consulting engineers estimated a total cost of $200,000 to design, install and operate the system, which amount was accrued in 2004. Through September 30, 2008, the Company has expended $119,000. RIDEM has not taken any action on the Company’s proposed plan. As designed, the system will pump out the contaminants which will be disposed of in compliance with applicable regulations. After a period of time, the groundwater will be tested to determine if sufficient contaminants have been removed. While the Company and its consulting engineers believe that the proposed active remediation system will correct the situation, it is possible that RIDEM could require the Company to expand remediation efforts, which could result in the Company incurring additional costs. | ||
| Environmental incident: | ||
| In 2002, during testing of monitoring wells at the Terminal, the Company’s consulting engineer discovered free floating phase product in a groundwater monitoring well located on that portion of the Terminal purchased in 2000. Preliminary laboratory analysis indicated that the product was gasoline, which is not a product the Company ever stored at the Terminal. However, in the 1950’s gasoline was stored on the Company’s property by a predecessor owner. The Company commenced an environmental investigation and analysis, the results of which indicate that the gasoline did not come from the Terminal. The Company notified RIDEM. RIDEM subsequently identified Power Test Realty Partnership (Power Test), the owner of an adjacent parcel, as a potentially responsible party for the contamination. Power Test challenged that determination and, after an administrative hearing, on October 20, 2008, a RIDEM Hearing Officer determined that Power Test is responsible for the discharge of the petroleum product under the Rhode Island Oil Pollution Control Act, R.I.G.L. Section 46-12.5.1-3 and Rule 6(a) of the Oil Pollution Control Regulations. The RIDEM Decision and Order requires Power Test to remediate the contamination as directed by RIDEM. Getty Properties Corp. is the general partner of Power Test. Power Test has the right to appeal the decision and, if appealed, there is no assurance that the decision will be affirmed by the appellate tribunal. In addition, the scope of the remediation plan and the timing of its issuance cannot be predicted at this time. | ||
| Since January 2003, the Company has not incurred significant costs in connection with this matter and is unable to determine the costs it might incur to remedy the situation as well as any costs to defend and seek reimbursement from the responsible party with respect to this contamination. | ||
| 7. | Income taxes: | |
| Deferred income taxes are recorded based upon differences between financial statement and tax basis amounts of assets and liabilities. The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows: |
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Gross deferred tax liabilities: |
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Property having a financial statement basis in excess of tax basis |
$ | 5,480,000 | $ | 5,391,000 | ||||
Insurance premiums |
80,000 | 80,000 | ||||||
| 5,560,000 | 5,471,000 | |||||||
Gross deferred tax assets |
(316,000 | ) | (320,000 | ) | ||||
| $ | 5,244,000 | $ | 5,151,000 | |||||
| 8. | Operating segment disclosures: | |
| The Company operates in two segments: (1) Leasing and (2) Petroleum Storage. | ||
| The Company makes decisions relative to the allocation of resources and evaluates performance based on each segment’s respective income before income taxes, excluding interest income, and certain corporate expenses. |
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| Inter-segment revenues are immaterial in amount. The Company did not incur interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. | ||
| The following financial information is used for making operating decisions and assessing performance of each of the Company’s segments for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007: |
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Leasing: |
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Revenues: |
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Long-term leases: |
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Contractual |
$ | 1,586,000 | $ | 1,532,000 | ||||
Contingent |
130,000 | 116,000 | ||||||
Option |
— | 100,000 | ||||||
Short-term leases |
538,000 | 419,000 | ||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 2,254,000 | $ | 2,167,000 | ||||
Property tax expense |
$ | 358,000 | $ | 350,000 | ||||
Depreciation |
$ | 33,000 | $ | — | ||||
Income before income taxes |
$ | 1,744,000 | $ | 1,737,000 | ||||
Assets |
$ | 6,474,000 | $ | 4,114,000 | ||||
Additions to properties and equipment |
$ | 33,000 | $ | — | ||||
Petroleum storage: |
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Revenues: |
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Contractual |
$ | 2,764,000 | $ | 2,574,000 | ||||
Contingent |
86,000 | 171,000 | ||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 2,850,000 | $ | 2,745,000 | ||||
Property tax expense |
$ | 157,000 | $ | 80,000 | ||||
Depreciation |
$ | 480,000 | $ | 514,000 | ||||
Income before income taxes |
$ | 1,224,000 | $ | 1,126,000 | ||||
Assets |
$ | 14,394,000 | $ | 14,627,000 | ||||
Properties and equipment: |
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Additions |
$ | 130,000 | $ | 428,000 | ||||
Deletions |
— | (73,000 | ) | |||||
| $ | 130,000 | $ | 355,000 | |||||
| The following is a reconciliation of the segment information to the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007: |
| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Revenues and other income: |
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Revenues for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 2,254,000 | $ | 2,167,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
2,850,000 | 2,745,000 | ||||||
| 5,104,000 | 4,912,000 | |||||||
Interest income |
18,000 | 94,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated revenues and other income |
$ | 5,122,000 | $ | 5,006,000 | ||||
Property tax expense: |
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Property tax expense for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 358,000 | $ | 350,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
157,000 | 80,000 | ||||||
| 515,000 | 430,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate property tax expense |
1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated property tax expense |
$ | 516,000 | $ | 431,000 | ||||
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| 2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Depreciation: |
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Depreciation for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 33,000 | $ | — | ||||
Petroleum storage |
480,000 | 514,000 | ||||||
| 513,000 | 514,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate depreciation |
4,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated depreciation |
$ | 517,000 | $ | 515,000 | ||||
Income before income taxes: |
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Income before income taxes for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 1,744,000 | $ | 1,737,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
1,224,000 | 1,126,000 | ||||||
| 2,968,000 | 2,863,000 | |||||||
Interest income |
18,000 | 94,000 | ||||||
Unallocated corporate expenses |
(738,000 | ) | (931,000 | ) | ||||
Total consolidated income before income taxes |
$ | 2,248,000 | $ | 2,026,000 | ||||
Assets: |
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Assets for operating segments: |
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Leasing |
$ | 6,474,000 | $ | 4,114,000 | ||||
Petroleum storage |
14,394,000 | 14,627,000 | ||||||
| 20,868,000 | 18,741,000 | |||||||
Corporate cash and cash equivalents |
2,987,000 | 4,113,000 | ||||||
Other unallocated amounts |
198,000 | 23,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated assets |
$ | 24,053,000 | $ | 22,877,000 | ||||
Additions to properties and equipment: |
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Additions and deletions to operating segments, net: |
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Leasing |
$ | 33,000 | $ | — | ||||
Petroleum storage |
130,000 | 355,000 | ||||||
| 163,000 | 355,000 | |||||||
Unallocated corporate additions to properties
and equipment |
5,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
Total consolidated additions |
$ | 168,000 | $ | 370,000 | ||||
| 9. | Shareholders’ equity: | |
| In July 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved recommending to shareholders a reverse stock split of 75 to 1 with respect to the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the terms of the proposed split, shareholders holding less than 75 shares of the Company’s common stock immediately before the reverse split would in lieu of owning fractional shares receive cash consideration of $25 per share and would no longer be shareholders. Conversely, shareholders holding 75 or more shares of the Company’s common stock immediately before the reverse stock split would receive 1 share of the Company’s common stock for each 75 shares held by them together with a cash payment for any fractional shares, and continue to be shareholders of the Company. In addition, the Directors also unanimously approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to create a Class B common stock which, upon issuance, would, among other things, have the right to elect two-thirds of the Board of Directors. On October 27, 2008, the Company mailed to shareholders a definitive proxy statement notifying shareholders of a special meeting to be held on November 21, 2008 to consider the foregoing Board recommendations. The Board originally anticipated that the reverse stock split would result in the Company having less than 300 shareholders which would permit the Company to suspend the registration of its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of an increase in the number of shareholders following the public announcement of the Board’s recommendations, the Company now believes that the reverse stock split standing by itself will not result in the Company having less than 300 shareholders. Accordingly, the shareholders are being asked to approve the reverse stock split and approve granting to the Board of Directors for a period of ninety (90) days following the approval of reverse stock split, the right to determine whether the reverse stock split should proceed even if it would result in the Company not having less than 300 shareholders. The Company anticipates that the total cost, including the payment for fractional shares, in connection with the reverse stock split should it be completed, will range between $575,000 and $975,000. At September 30, 2008, the Company has incurred costs of $160,000, which are included in prepaid and other on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2008. |
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| Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
| Certain portions of this report, and particularly the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contain forward-looking statements which represent the Company’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The Company cautions that these statements are further qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the following: the ability of the Company to generate adequate amounts of cash; the collectibility of the accrued leasing revenues when due over the terms of the long-term land leases; the commencement of additional long-term land leases; changes in economic conditions that may affect either the current or future development on the Company’s parcels; exposure to contamination, remediation or similar costs associated with the operation of the petroleum storage facility; and the Company’s reverse stock split. |
| 1. | Overview: |
| Critical accounting policies: | ||
| The Company believes that its revenue recognition policy for long-term leases with scheduled rent increases (leasing segment) meets the definition of a critical accounting policy which is discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. There have been no changes to the application of this accounting policy since December 31, 2007. | ||
| Segments: | ||
| The Company operates in two segments, leasing and petroleum storage. | ||
| The leasing segment consists of the long-term leasing of certain of its real estate interests in downtown Providence, Rhode Island (upon the commencement of which the tenants are required to construct buildings thereon, with the exception of a parking garage), the leasing of a portion of the Steeple Street Building acquired in November 2007 under short-term leasing arrangements and the leasing of locations along interstate and primary highways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to Lamar Outdoor Advertising, LLC (“Lamar”) which has constructed outdoor advertising boards thereon. The Company anticipates that the future development of its remaining properties in and adjacent to the Capital Center area will consist primarily of long-term ground leases. Pending this development, the Company leases these parcels for public parking under short-term leasing arrangements. | ||
| The petroleum storage segment consists of operating of petroleum storage terminal (the “Terminal”) and the Wilkesbarre Pier (the “Pier”), collectively referred to as the “Facility,” located in East Providence, Rhode Island, for Global Companies, LLC (“Global”) which stores and distributes petroleum products. | ||
| The principal difference between the two segments relates to the nature of the operations. The tenants under the long-term land leases incur substantially all of the development and operating costs of the assets constructed on the Company’s land, including the payment of real property taxes on both the land and any improvements constructed thereon; whereas the Company is responsible for the operating and maintenance expenditures, including real property taxes, as well as capital improvements at the Facility. |
| 2. | Results of operations: |
| Three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to three months ended September 30, 2007: | ||
| Leasing segment: |
| 2008 | 2007 | Difference | ||||||||||
Leasing revenues |
$ | 726,000 | $ | 676,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||||
Leasing expense |
141,000 | 169,000 | $ | (28,000 | ) | |||||||
| $ | 585,000 | $ | 507,000 | |||||||||
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| Leasing revenues increased in 2008 due to increases in rentals under short-term leases, including rentals from the Steeple Street Building purchased in November 2007. Leasing expense decreased from 2007. The Company had recorded real property tax expense for 2008 based upon the 2007 tax level adjusted for an estimated inflation increase of 3 percent of the tax rate. In September 2008, the Company received the 2008 real property tax bills from the City of Providence which were lower than estimated due to a consolidation of the Steeple Street lots, resulting in a $54,000 decrease from 2007. This decrease was offset by expenses associated with the Steeple Street Building. | ||
| Petroleum storage segment: |
| 2008 | 2007 | Difference | ||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility revenues |
$ | 948,000 | $ | 860,000 | $ | 88,000 | ||||||
Petroleum storage facility expense |
566,000 | 516,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||||||||
| $ | 382,000 | $ | 344,000 | |||||||||
| Under the terms of its lease, the tenant of the petroleum storage facility reimburses the Company for certain expenses incurred and recorded by the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the reimbursable expenses totaled $54,000 and are included in petroleum storage facility expense. The reimbursement of these expenses is recorded in contractual revenues. Exclusive of the $54,000, revenue increased $34,000 due to higher monthly rent resulting from the annual cost-of-living adjustment May 1, 2008 and the remaining expenses were approximately at the 2007 level. In 2007, the Company did not incur any tenant reimbursable expenses. | ||
| General: | ||
| For the three months ended September 30, 2008, general and administrative expense decreased $115,000 from 2007 due to a decrease in payroll and related costs due to the non-replacement of a retired employee and lower professional fees. | ||
| Other income, interest: | ||
| Interest income decreased due to lower levels of cash available for investment resulting from the cash purchase of the Steeple Street Building and lower interest rates. | ||
| Nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2007: | ||
| Leasing segment: |
| 2008 | 2007 | Difference | ||||||||||
Leasing revenues |
$ | 2,254,000 | $ | 2,167,000 | $ | 87,000 | ||||||
Leasing expense |
510,000 | 430,000 | $ | 80,000 | ||||||||
| $ | 1,744,000 | $ | 1,737,000 | |||||||||
| Leasing revenues increased in 2008 principally due to increases in rentals under short-term leases, including rentals from the Steeple Street Building purchased in November 2007. This increase was offset in part by a one time payment of $100,000 in June 2007 in settlement of a former tenant’s premature termination of its lease with the Company, which amount was included in 2007 leasing revenues. Leasing expense increased principally due to expenses associated with the Steeple Street Building. | ||
| Petroleum storage segment: |
| 2008 | 2007 | Difference | ||||||||||
Petroleum storage facility revenues |
$ | 2,850,000 | $ | 2,745,000 | $ | 105,000 | ||||||
Petroleum storage facility expense |
1,626,000 | 1,619,000 | $ | 7,000 | ||||||||
| $ | 1,224,000 | $ | 1,126,000 | |||||||||
| Under the terms of its lease, the tenant of the petroleum storage facility reimburses the Company for certain expenses incurred and recorded by the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the reimbursable expenses totaled $105,000 and are included in petroleum storage facility expense. The reimbursement of these expenses is recorded in contractual revenues. Exclusive of the $105,000, revenue remained at the 2007 level; however, increases due to higher monthly rent resulting from the annual cost-of-living adjustment May 1, 2008 were offset by lower contingent revenue due to lower throughput. However, petroleum storage facility expense decreased due principally to lower professional and engineering fees. In 2007, the Company did not incur any tenant reimbursable expenses. |
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| General: | ||
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, general and administrative expense decreased $193,000 from 2007 due to a decrease in payroll and related costs due to the non-replacement of a retired employee. | ||
| Other income, interest: | ||
| Interest income decreased due to lower levels of cash available for investment resulting in part from the cash purchase of the Steeple Street Building and lower interest rates. | ||
| 3. | Liquidity and capital resources: | |
| Historically, the Company has had adequate liquidity to fund its operations. | ||
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company’s operating activities produced $1,919,000 of cash, and cash and cash equivalents increased by $1,053,000. The principal utilization of cash during the period was for the payment of dividends of $594,000 and the payment for properties and equipment of $272,000, of which $116,000 was for 2007 purchases. | ||
| Currently, approximately 46 percent of the Steeple Street Building is rented under short-term arrangements. The Company is evaluating available alternatives for the remaining space, including the possibility of historic renovation. | ||
| In management’s opinion, operations will continue to generate sufficient cash to enable the Company to meet its operating expenses, capital expenditures and dividend payments. | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents and cash commitments: | ||
| At September 30, 2008, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $3,027,000. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company anticipates making an additional $200,000 in improvements at the Pier. | ||
| In October 2008, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $198,000 ($.06 per common share). The declaration of future dividends and the amount thereof will depend on the Company’s future earnings, financial factors and other events. | ||
| In July 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved recommending to shareholders a reverse stock split of 75 to 1 with respect to the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the terms of the proposed split, shareholders holding less than 75 shares of the Company’s common stock immediately before the reverse split would in lieu of owning fractional shares receive cash consideration of $25 per share and would no longer be shareholders. Conversely, shareholders holding 75 or more shares of the Company’s common stock immediately before the reverse stock split would receive 1 share of the Company’s common stock for each 75 shares held by them together with a cash payment for any fractional shares, and continue to be shareholders of the Company. In addition, the Directors also unanimously approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to create a Class B common stock which, upon issuance, would, among other things, have the right to elect two-thirds of the Board of Directors. On October 27, 2008, the Company mailed to shareholders a definitive proxy statement notifying shareholders of a special meeting to be held on November 21, 2008 to consider the foregoing Board recommendations. The Board originally anticipated that the reverse stock split would result in the Company having less than 300 shareholders which would permit the Company to suspend the registration of its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. As a result of an increase in the number of shareholders following the public announcement of the Board’s recommendations, the Company now believes that the reverse stock split standing by itself will not result in the Company having less than 300 shareholders. Accordingly, the shareholders are being asked to approve the reverse stock split and approve granting to the Board of Directors for a period of ninety (90) days following the approval of reverse stock split, the right to determine whether the reverse stock split should proceed even if it would result in the Company not having less than 300 shareholders. The Company anticipates that the total cost, including the payment for fractional shares, in connection with the reverse stock split should it be completed, will range between $575,000 and $975,000. | ||
| The current financial crisis has had little or no impact on the Company’s results of operations to date. The Company has no information concerning the impact of the financial crisis on its major tenants. | ||
| In management’s opinion, the Company should be able to generate adequate amounts of cash to meet all of its anticipated obligations. In the event temporary additional liquidity is required, the Company believes that a line of credit or other arrangements could be obtained by pledging some or all of its unencumbered assets as collateral. However, given the effect on the ability to secure financial resulting from the financial crisis, the Company is unable to determine if such an arrangement would be granted. |
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| Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Securities |
| The Company’s cash and cash equivalent balances are exposed to risk of changes in short-term interest rates. Reductions in short-term interest rates could result in a reduction in interest income; however, the impact on income would not be material in amount. |
| Item 4. Controls and Procedures |
| As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and the Company’s principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. | ||
| There was no significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company continues to enhance its internal controls over financial reporting, primarily by evaluating and enhancing process and control documentation. Management discusses with and discloses these matters to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and the Company’s auditors. |
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| (b) | Exhibits: |
| 3.1 | Amended Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s report on Form 8-K filed December 10, 2001). | ||
| 3.2 | By-laws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007). | ||
| 10 | Material contracts: |
| (a) | Lease between Metropark, Ltd. and Company: | ||
| (i) | Dated January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to the registrant’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004), as amended. | ||
| (b) | Miscellaneous contract: | ||
| (i) | Option Agreement to Purchase Real Property and Related Assets, dated June 9, 2003, by and between Dunellen, LLC and Global Companies, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b)(i) to the registrant’s Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003), as amended. |
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of President and Principal Executive Officer | ||
| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | ||
| 32.1 | Certification of President and Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||
| 32.2 | Certification of Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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| CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC. | ||||||
| By | /s/ Robert H. Eder
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| President and Principal Executive Officer | ||||||
| By | /s/ Barbara J. Dreyer | |||||
| Barbara J. Dreyer | ||||||
| Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | ||||||
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