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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2002
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from _______ to ________
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Commission File Number 1-14373
INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 56-2084290
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
200 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 984-8033
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
At August 9, 2002, the Registrant had 23,195,703 shares of common stock
outstanding.
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INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2002
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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 ......................... 2-3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001.................................... 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 and 2001........................... 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.......................... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations........................... 22
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk.................... 42
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings......................................................... 43
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders....................... 43
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................................... 44
SIGNATURES .............................................................................. 45
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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REVENUES
Real estate services $ 178,274 $ 170,262 $ 326,268 $ 345,359
Property operations 2,176 1,065 4,550 2,469
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180,450 171,327 330,818 347,828
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
Real estate services 161,961 155,342 301,574 311,971
Property operations 1,800 348 3,165 713
Administrative 3,801 2,982 6,583 6,382
Depreciation 4,248 3,805 8,541 7,284
Property depreciation 567 146 1,058 494
Amortization of intangibles 1,388 6,392 3,109 12,651
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173,765 169,015 324,030 339,495
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Operating income 6,685 2,312 6,788 8,333
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
Losses from Internet investments -- (2,639) -- (7,091)
Interest income 1,021 979 2,084 2,830
Interest expense (2,147) (3,743) (4,349) (6,623)
Property interest expense (390) (349) (951) (1,172)
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains (3) 282 13 339
Equity earnings in real estate ventures 534 630 1,446 1,054
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 5,700 (2,528) 5,031 (2,330)
Income tax (expense) benefit (2,525) 781 (2,264) 799
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Income (loss) from continuing operations 3,175 (1,747) 2,767 (1,531)
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operation,
net of applicable taxes -- 302 -- (2,448)
Adjustment to loss on disposal, net of applicable taxes -- -- 265 --
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Income (loss) before cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle 3,175 (1,445) 3,032 (3,979)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle, net of
applicable tax benefit -- -- (20,635) --
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Net income (loss) 3,175 (1,445) (17,603) (3,979)
Preferred stock dividends (323) (250) (573) (500)
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Net income (loss) available to common shareholders $ 2,852 $ (1,695) $ (18,176) $ (4,479)
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INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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PER SHARE AMOUNTS: Earnings per common share - basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ (0.09) $ 0.10 $ (0.09)
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations -- 0.01 0.01 (0.12)
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Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle -- -- (0.90) --
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Net income (loss) $ 0.12 $ (0.08) $ (0.79) $ (0.21)
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THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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PER SHARE AMOUNTS:
Earnings per common share -diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ (0.09) $ 0.09 $ (0.09)
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations -- 0.01 0.01 (0.12)
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Cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle -- -- (0.86) --
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Net income (loss) $ 0.12 $ (0.08) $ (0.76) $ (0.21)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding and assumed conversions:
- Basic 23,142 21,890 23,023 21,789
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- Assuming dilution 23,963 21,890 23,923 21,789
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2002 2001
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(Unaudited) (Note)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 82,605 $ 131,860
Receivables 141,407 176,120
Restricted cash 20,321 21,617
Property and equipment, net 56,829 62,198
Real estate investments 108,680 95,710
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization of $57,992 at December 31, 2001 279,362 288,353
Acquired intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $62,860 and
$57,145 at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively 19,398 21,462
Deferred taxes 42,199 43,132
Other assets 23,413 20,069
Assets of discontinued operation -- 57,822
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Total assets $ 774,214 $ 918,343
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 10,005 $ 12,876
Commissions payable 53,136 86,387
Accrued incentives 21,244 63,911
Accrued and sundry liabilities 88,867 100,863
Deferred taxes 9,908 12,636
Notes payable 134,179 169,972
Real estate mortgage notes payable 54,241 37,269
Liabilities of discontinued operation -- 34,572
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Total liabilities 371,580 518,486
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized 80,000,000 shares,
23,169,503 (2002) and 22,852,034 (2001) issued and outstanding shares, net
of 1,502,600 (2002 and 2001) shares held in treasury 232 229
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share - authorized 20,000,000 shares,
Series A, 250,000 (2002), Series B, 125,000 (2002) and 250,000 (2001)
issued and outstanding shares 4 3
Additional paid-in capital 436,843 422,309
Notes receivable for common stock (1,263) (1,882)
Accumulated deficit (30,148) (11,912)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,034) (8,890)
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Total stockholders' equity 402,634 399,857
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 774,214 $ 918,343
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NOTE: The Balance Sheet at December 31, 2001 has been derived from the
audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the
information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (GAAP) for complete financial statements.
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
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2002 2001
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 2,767 $ (1,531)
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) from continuing operations to net cash
used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 12,708 20,428
Equity earnings in real estate ventures (1,446) (1,054)
Foreign currency transaction gains (13) (339)
Losses from Internet investments -- 7,091
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 36,229 28,052
Other assets (1,530) (5,813)
Accrued incentives (42,908) (61,613)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (21,576) (20,734)
Commissions payable (34,396) (21,749)
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Net cash used in operating activities (50,165) (57,262)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Payments made for acquisition of businesses (6,155) (7,283)
Proceeds from sale of real estate 24,287 40,240
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operation 23,250 --
Investment in Internet-based businesses -- (3,085)
Investment in real estate (4,897) (7,215)
Distributions from real estate investments 6,653 4,000
Additions to property and equipment, net (2,841) (6,740)
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash 2,941 (19,454)
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Net cash provided by investing activities 43,238 463
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 547 953
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net 12,325 --
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 580 1,657
Preferred stock dividends (633) (750)
Proceeds from notes payable -- 143,999
Payment on notes payable (36,722) (134,264)
Payments on real estate mortgage notes payable (20,915) (33,143)
Debt issuance costs (866) (2,130)
Proceeds from real estate mortgage notes payable -- 569
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Net cash used in financing activities (45,684) (23,109)
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Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operation 1,715 (1,619)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 1,641 (1,548)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (49,255) (83,075)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 131,860 124,527
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 82,605 $ 41,452
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See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
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1. Business
Insignia Financial Group, Inc. ("Insignia" or the "Company"), a Delaware
corporation headquartered in New York, New York, is a leading provider of
international real estate and financial services with pre-eminent operations in
the United States, the United Kingdom and France as well as other operations in
continental Europe, Asia and Latin America. Insignia's principal executive
offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166, and its
telephone number is (212) 984-8033.
Insignia's real estate service businesses specialize in commercial leasing,
sales brokerage, corporate real estate consulting, property management, property
development and re-development, apartment brokerage and leasing, condominium and
cooperative apartment management, real estate-oriented financial services,
equity co-investment and other services. Insignia's primary real estate service
businesses include the following: Insignia/ESG (U.S. commercial real estate
services), Insignia Richard Ellis (U.K. commercial real estate services),
Insignia Bourdais (French commercial real estate services; acquired in December
2001), Insignia Douglas Elliman (apartment brokerage and leasing) and Insignia
Residential Group (condominium and cooperative apartment management).
Insignia also offers commercial real estate services in other key markets
throughout continental Europe, Asia and Latin America in the following
locations: Madrid, Spain; Frankfurt, Germany; Milan, Italy; Brussels, Belgium;;
Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai,
China; Bangkok, Thailand; Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi,
India; Manila, Philippines; and Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, the Company
holds 10% ownership interests in two commercial services businesses located in
Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland.
In addition to traditional real estate services, Insignia deploys its own
capital, together with the capital of third party investors, in principal real
estate oriented ventures, including co-investment in existing property assets,
real estate development and managed private investment funds. The Company's real
estate service operations and real estate principal investment activities are
more fully described below.
2. Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to
Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all
of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that
may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002. For further information,
refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.
3. Reclassifications
Certain amounts for the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the
2002 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net income.
4. Discontinued Operations
In late December 2001, Insignia entered into a contract to sell its Realty
One single-family home brokerage business and affiliated companies to Real
Living, Inc., effective as of December 31, 2001. Real Living, Inc. is a
privately held company formed by HER Realtors of Columbus, Ohio and Huff Realty
of Cincinnati, Ohio. The sale closed on January 31, 2002. Proceeds from the sale
potentially total $33.0 million, including approximately $29.0 million in cash
received at closing (before extinguishment of $5.5 million of Realty One debt)
and additional payments aggregating as much as $4 million. These additional
payments include the following: (i) a $1.0 million reimbursement, collected in
February 2002, for Realty One operating losses in January 2002; (ii) a potential
earn-out of as much as $2 million payable over the next two years (depending on
the performance of the Realty One business); and (iii) a $1 million operating
lease payable over four years for the use of proprietary software developed
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by Insignia for an Internet-based residential brokerage model. Remaining amounts
due Insignia under the terms of the sale of $2.9 million were included in the
Company's other assets at June 30, 2002. Insignia discontinued Realty One's
operations for financial reporting purposes and recognized a loss in connection
with the sale of Realty One of $17.6 million (net of applicable taxes of $4
million) for the year ended December 31, 2001. During the first six months of
2002, the Company reported net income of $265,000 (net of applicable tax of $1.8
million) in discontinued operations.
5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statements of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141, Business Combinations, and No.
142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS 141 replaces APB 16 and requires
the use of the purchase method for all business combinations initiated after
June 30, 2001. It also provides guidance on purchase accounting related to the
recognition of intangible assets. Under SFAS 142, goodwill and other intangible
assets deemed to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized but are subject
to impairment tests on an annual basis, at a minimum, or whenever events or
circumstances occur indicating goodwill might be impaired. Other acquired
intangible assets continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 141 for all business combinations completed
after June 30, 2001 and fully implemented SFAS No. 141 and SFAS No. 142
effective January 1, 2002. The Company has identified its reporting units and
has determined the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning assets and
liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those
units as of January 1, 2002 for purposes of performing a required transitional
goodwill impairment assessment within six months of adoption.
At December 31, 2001, the Company estimated goodwill impairment of between
$20.0 million and $50.0 million based on internal analyses of current industry
multiples and the carrying values of tangible and intangible assets of its
reporting units. Such internal analyses demonstrated that the value of the
Company's U.S. commercial operation significantly exceeded its carrying value
and that goodwill of the small Asian operation was impaired. These analyses also
indicated potential impairment in the Company's European operations and Insignia
Douglas Elliman. In early 2002, the Company engaged Standard & Poor's to value
the European and Insignia Douglas Elliman operations and those appraisals
indicated no impairment in the Company's European operations and partial
impairment in Insignia Douglas Elliman. The total impairment measured for
Insignia Douglas Elliman and the Asian operation aggregated $30.0 million before
applicable taxes. As a result of this evaluation, the Company reported a $20.6
million (net of tax benefit of $9.4 million) goodwill impairment charge in
earnings, as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle effective
January 1, 2002, for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The estimation of
business values for measuring goodwill impairment is highly subjective and
selections of different projected income levels and valuation multiples within
observed ranges can yield materially different results.
Amortization of goodwill totaled approximately $4.4 million and $8.5
million, respectively, for the second quarter and first half of 2001.
Elimination of this amortization would have improved income by approximately
$3.0 million and $5.9 million (net of applicable taxes), respectively, for those
periods of 2001. The following table provides pro forma information to reflect
the effect of adoption of SFAS No. 142 on earnings for the periods indicated.
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THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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(In thousands, except per share data)
Reported income (loss) from continuing operations $ 3,175 $ (1,747) $ 2,767 $ (1,531)
Less: Preferred stock dividend (323) (250) (573) (500)
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Income (loss) from continuing operations available to
common shareholders 2,852 (1,997) 2,194 (2,031)
Add:
Goodwill amortization, net of tax benefit -- 3,035 -- 5,900
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Adjusted income from continuing operations available to
common shareholders $ 2,852 $ 1,038 $ 2,194 $ 3,869
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Earnings per common share - basic:
Reported income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ (0.09) $ 0.10 $ (0.09)
Add:
Goodwill amortization, net of tax benefit -- 0.14 -- 0.27
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Adjusted income from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ 0.05 $ 0.10 $ 0.18
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Earnings per common share - assuming dilution:
Reported income (loss) from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ (0.09) $ 0.09 $ (0.09)
Add:
Goodwill amortization, net of tax benefit -- 0.13 -- 0.25
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Adjusted income from continuing operations $ 0.12 $ 0.04 $ 0.09 $ 0.16
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The Company incurred additional contingent purchase price of acquired
businesses totaling $12.6 million in the first half of 2002, which was recorded
as additional goodwill. Such additional purchase price consisted of the
following: (i) Insignia Bourdais earnout payment of $6.0 million (paid by
issuance of 131,480 shares of Insignia common stock and cash of $4.7 million);
(ii) accrual of a $4.0 million earnout for the prior Boston acquisition by
Insignia/ESG; (iii) accrual of a $2 million earnout related to Insignia Douglas
Elliman; and (iiii) payment of a $578,000 earnout related to the Company's
operations in the Netherlands. The table below reconciles the change in the
carrying amount of goodwill, by operating segment, for the period from December
31, 2001 to June 30, 2002.
GOODWILL COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL TOTAL
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(In thousands)
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001 $ 228,967 $ 59,386 $ 288,353
Additional purchase consideration 10,568 2,000 12,568
Reclassifications from other intangibles 287 -- 287
Goodwill related to sale of business unit -- (447) (447)
Goodwill impairment (3,201) (26,822) (30,023)
Foreign currency translation 8,624 -- 8,624
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BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2002 $ 245,245 $ 34,117 $ 279,362
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The following tables present certain information on the Company's acquired
intangible assets as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively.
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE GROSS
AMORTIZATION CARRYING ACCUMULATED
ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS PERIOD AMOUNT AMORTIZATION NET BALANCE
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(In thousands)
AS OF JUNE 30, 2002
Property management contracts 7 years $ 72,805 $ 58,691 $ 14,114
Favorable premises leases 8 years 4,699 1,378 3,321
Other 3 years 4,754 2,791 1,963
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Total $ 82,258 $ 62,860 $ 19,398
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AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001
Property management contracts 7 years $ 70,926 $ 54,049 $ 16,877
Favorable premises leases 8 years 4,453 1,099 3,354
Other 3 years 3,228 1,997 1,231
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Total $ 78,607 $ 57,145 $ 21,462
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All intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives
with no residual value. Intangibles included in "Other" consist of customer
backlog, non-compete agreements, franchise agreements and trade names. The
aggregate acquired intangible amortization expense for the six months ended June
30, 2002 and 2001 totaled $3.5 million and $4.1 million, respectively.
Intangible assets acquired in the Insignia Bourdais transaction contributed
$742,000 of amortization expense ($548,000 pertaining to customer backlog)
during the first half of 2002. This increase was offset by declines in
amortization in 2002 attributed to property management contracts that fully
amortized in 2001. Amortization of favorable premises leases, totaling
approximately $353,000 and $212,500 for the six month periods ending June 30,
2002 and 2001, respectively, is included in rental expense (included in real
estate services expenses) in the Company's statements of operations.
The estimated acquired intangible amortization expense, including amounts
reflected in rental expense, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 and
for the subsequent four fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 approximates $5.7
million, $2.8 million, $1.9 million, $1.3 million and $1.3 million,
respectively.
6. Real Estate Investments
The Company engages in real estate investment generally through: (i)
investment in operating properties through co-investments with various clients
or, in limited instances, by itself; (ii) investment in and development of
commercial real estate through co-investments with various clients; and (iii)
minority ownership in and management of private investment funds, whose
investments primarily consist of securitized real estate debt. As of June
30, 2002, the Company's real estate investments were $108.7 million, including
$54.4 million of carrying value of real estate attributed to three consolidated
properties. Insignia's equity investment in the consolidated properties totaled
$2.9 million at June 30, 2002.
Insignia provides incentives to certain employees, including executive
officers, through the participation, either through grants of either equity
interests (at the time investments are made) or contractual rights to proceeds,
in its real estate investments. Such grants generally consist of an aggregate
of 50% of proceeds after Insignia has recovered its investment plus a 10% per
annum return thereon. In addition, the Company generally makes discretionary
incentive payments, at the time of disposition, to certain employees of a
further 5% to 10% of proceeds in successful investments. The Company's senior
management does not participate in such additional discretionary incentive
payments. With respect to private investment funds, employees are collectively
entitled to share 55% to 60% of proceeds received by Insignia in respect of its
promoted profits interests in those funds. Employees do not share in any of
Insignia's earnings on its actual investment (before promoted interests). Gains
on sales of real estate and equity earnings for the six-month periods of 2002
and 2001 are recorded net of employee entitlements of $2.5 million and $695,000,
respectively, pursuant to these grants. The Company's principal investment
programs are more fully described below.
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Co-investment
The Company co-invests in the purchase of operating real estate assets
including office, retail, industrial, apartment and hotel properties. As of June
30, 2002, Insignia held investments totaling $27.2 million in 34 minority owned
property assets. These properties own over 9.5 million square feet of commercial
property, 952 multi-family apartment units and 877 hotel rooms. The gross
aggregate asset carrying value of these properties totaled approximately $1
billion at June 30, 2002. The Company's minority ownership interests in
co-investment property range from 1% to 30%. Gains realized from sales of real
estate by minority owned ventures totaled $649,000 in the second quarter of 2002
and $1.6 million for the first half of 2002, compared to $464,000 for the second
quarter and first half of 2001. The gains in 2002 were attributed to the second
quarter sale of 25% owned office building in California and first quarter sale
of a 10% owned office/retail property also located in California. In 2001, the
gain resulted from the sale of a 25% owned office building also located in
California.
Insignia also consolidates three properties, two of which are wholly owned
retail properties and the third of which is an apartment complex owned by a
limited partnership in which the Company owns a 1% controlling general partner
interest. Insignia is also entitled to approximately 45% of all distributions
after limited partner return of capital. In aggregate, these three properties
comprise approximately 300,000 square feet of commercial property and 420
multi-family apartment units. At June 30, 2002, the carrying amounts of net
assets of these three properties totaled $57.1 million, and real estate mortgage
debt encumbering the properties totaled $54.2 million. The mortgages are
non-recourse to Insignia, and the Company has no further obligations to the
properties or their creditors.
The consolidated apartment complex is owned by several multi-tiered
partnerships, in which Insignia has several different interests. Since 1999,
Insignia has held a 1% general partner interest in the limited partnership that
owns the property and a 1% general partner interest in the second tier limited
partnership that owns the 99% limited partner interest in the property-owning
partnership. In the first quarter of 2002, Insignia's intent with respect to its
ownership interests in the property changed from a passive role, in which its
primary objective was to retain the property management assignment for the
property, to an active role, in which it commenced an effort to refinance all of
the debt encumbering the property. Although Insignia's economic interest in the
property is nominal (until the limited partners have received a return of all of
their invested capital), the Company commenced consolidating this property in
its financial statements as of January 1, 2002 because (i) the partnership
agreement for the property-owning partnership grants the general partner
complete authority over the management and affairs of the partnership, including
any sale or refinancing of its sole asset without limited partner approval and
(ii) generally accepted accounting principles require consolidation on the basis
of voting control (regardless of the level of equity ownership). This property
had total real estate carrying value of $37.3 million and related debt of $38.3
million and is included in Insignia's consolidated balance sheet and statement
of operations at June 30, 2002. In July 2002, Insignia invested $1.2 million in
the second tier limited partnership pursuant to a $1.5 million equity financing,
with the balance invested by existing limited partners of the partnership.
Development
Insignia has an ownership interest in, and directs the development of, four
office developments. The Company also owns a parcel of land, located adjacent to
one of the developments, that is held for future development. The four
development properties have investment partners, with Insignia's ownership in
each ranging from 25% to 33%. The Company's obligations with respect to
development assets, beyond its investment, is limited to $8.9 million in partial
construction financing guarantees. The Company's investment in development
assets totaled $13.1 million at June 30, 2002. The operating status of the four
existing development projects at June 30, 2002 was as follows:
o Dallas office project - 95% leased
o Portland flex development - 60% leased
o Denver office project - 45% leased
o Portland downtown office project - Not yet leased
In July 2002, an 85% owned subsidiary of the Company acquired a mixed-use
development parcel. The purchase was funded with $18.5 million paid in cash at
closing and borrowings of $20.0 million by the property subsidiary against a
$40.0 million non-recourse loan facility provided by Lehman Brothers Holdings
LLC. The remaining availability under the loan will be utilized in future
development activities of the property. The Lehman facility is secured solely by
assets of the acquiring property subsidiary and non-recourse to other assets of
Insignia, subject only to specific recourse provisions which are standard in
real estate financings (including matters such as the misapplication of rents or
environmental liabilities).
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Private Investment Funds
At June 30, 2002, Insignia had invested approximately $11.0 million in two
private investment funds, Insignia Opportunity Trust ("IOT") and Insignia
Opportunity Partners II ("IOP II"), and had advanced a further $3 million to IOP
II which was repaid in August 2002. In addition, at June 30, 2002, the Company
had a commitment to invest an additional $4.0 million in IOP II, of which
approximately $1.7 million was called and $1.5 million funded in July 2002.
Insignia is the sponsor and general partner of these funds, the investment
objectives of both of which are to invest primarily in secured real estate debt
securities with a focus on below investment grade commercial mortgage-backed
securities. The gross carrying value of assets owned and managed by these two
funds totaled approximately $104.0 million as of June 30, 2002.
IOT has now commenced its liquidation phase, while IOP II commenced
investment activities in December 2001 and has called $27.0 million of the $50
million total capital commitment from all partners, including $16.5 million
called in July and August 2002. Three executive officers of the Company,
including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, have
committed $2.25 million, or 4.5%, of the capital to IOP II on the same basis as
all other investors. Insignia holds ownership interests of approximately 13% in
IOT and 10% in IOP II and is entitled to profits interests of 10% in IOT and 5%
in IOP II. Insignia's profits interests could increase to 30% in IOT and 50% in
IOP II, depending on the performance of the funds.
Insignia realized earnings from the two investment funds of approximately
$1.8 million and $1.3 million (after employee participation payments of $828,000
and $675,000) for the first half of 2002 and 2001, respectively. The 2002
earnings were enhanced by the pre-payment of principal on certain
mortgage-backed securities held in the investment portfolios of the two funds.
Proceeds from such pre-payments contributed approximately $353,000 to Insignia,
net of payments to employees.
7. Acquisitions
Groupe Bourdais
In late December 2001, Insignia completed the acquisition of Groupe
Bourdais, one of France's premier commercial real estate services companies.
Groupe Bourdais now operates under the Insignia Bourdais name. Founded in 1954,
Paris-based Insignia Bourdais has a total staff of 350 and operates eight
offices, including five in the Ile de France region (Greater Paris) and regional
offices in Lyon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille. Insignia Bourdais also has
strategic affiliations and franchise agreements with local companies in 20
markets throughout France.
The Insignia Bourdais purchase price consists of total potential
consideration of approximately $49.0 million, including an initial payment of
approximately $21.4 million in cash and stock (402,645 common shares) and
additional payments totaling up to approximately $28.0 million over the three
years ending December 31, 2004, depending on the performance of the Insignia
Bourdais operation. The Company recorded contingent consideration of $6.0
million to goodwill in 2002 on the basis of the performance of Insignia Bourdais
for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. The additional consideration was paid
by issuance of 131,480 shares of Insignia common stock and cash of $4.7 million.
The acquisition consisted substantially of specifically identified intangible
assets and goodwill and has been allocated based upon estimates of value for
such acquired intangibles. Identified intangible assets, which included customer
backlog, property management contracts, a non-compete agreement, franchise
agreements and a favorable premises lease have subjective values and such assets
rarely if ever are transferred for value apart from the sale of the entire
business. The values ascribed to such intangibles have been based on third party
appraisals. The results of Insignia Bourdais have been included in the Company's
financial statements since January 1, 2002.
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Other Information
The following table provides pro forma results of operations for the
periods indicated, assuming consummation of the Groupe Bourdais acquisition as
of January 1, 2001:
THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS
(In thousands, except per share data) ENDED ENDED
JUNE 30, 2001 JUNE 30, 2001
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Revenues $ 179,230 $ 367,051
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Loss from continuing operations (1,586) (579)
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Net loss (1,284) (3,027)
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Net loss per common share:
- Basic $ (0.07) $ (0.16)
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- Assuming dilution $ (0.07) $ (0.16)
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Pro forma results of operations for Baker Commercial and Brooke
International - India, each acquired in 2001, are not provided because the
impact of these acquisitions on the Company's results of operations was not
material.
8. Private Financing
On June 19, 2002, Insignia executed agreements for $50.0 million of new
capital through a private investment by funds affiliated with Blackacre Capital
Management, LLC. The investment consists of $12.5 million for 125,000 newly
issued shares of convertible preferred stock with a stated value of $100.00 per
share and a commitment to provide $37.5 million of subordinated debt. The
preferred stock carries an 8.5% annual dividend, payable quarterly at Insignia's
option in cash or in kind and is convertible into Insignia common stock at a
price of $15.40 per share, subject to adjustment. The preferred stock has a
perpetual term, although Insignia may call the preferred stock, at stated value,
after June 7, 2005. In February 2000, Blackacre purchased $25 million of
convertible preferred stock, which has now been exchanged for a new series of
convertible preferred stock with an 8.5% annual dividend and a conversion price
of $14.00 per share.
The Blackacre credit facility, which is subordinate to Insignia's senior
credit facility, bears interest at an annual rate of 11.25% to 12.25%, payable
quarterly, depending on the amount borrowed. Insignia may borrow in as many as
three tranches over the 18 month period ending in December 2003. The
subordinated debt matures in June 2009. In July 2002, Insignia borrowed $15.0
million under the credit facility. The proceeds were used to finance the $18.5
million investment in a development property described in Note 6 above.
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9. Earnings Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of the numerator and
denominator used to compute, basic and diluted earnings from continuing
operations per common share for the periods indicated. The potential dilutive
shares from the conversion of preferred stock and the exercise of options,
warrants and restricted stock is not assumed for the 2001 periods because the
inclusion of such shares would be antidilutive.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
---- ---- ---- ----
(In thousands)
NUMERATOR:
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ 3,175 $ (1,747) $ 2,767 $ (1,531)
Preferred stock dividends (323) (250) (573) (500)
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Income (loss) from continuing operations available to common
stockholders 2,852 (1,997) 2,194 (2,031)
Effect of dilutive securities:
Preferred stock dividends - - - -
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Numerator for diluted earnings per share - Income (loss) from
continuing operations available to common stockholders after
assumed conversions $ 2,852 $ (1,997) $ 2,194 $ (2,031)
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DENOMINATOR:
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average
common shares 23,142 21,890 23,023 21,789
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock 821 - 900 -
Convertible preferred stock - - - -
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Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted
average common shares and assumed conversions 23,963 21,890 23,923 21,789
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10. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June
30, 2002 totaled income of $10.4 million and loss of $11.7 million,
respectively. For the comparable 2001 periods, total comprehensive losses were
$1.8 million and $7.4 million, respectively. The following tables set forth the
components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the periods
indicated:
ACCUMULATED
MINIMUM UNREALIZED OTHER
PENSION FOREIGN CURRENCY GAINS ON COMPREHENSIVE
SIX MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2002 LIABILITY TRANSLATION SECURITIES INCOME (LOSS)
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(In thousands)
Balance - December 31, 2001 $ (900) $ (8,040) $ 50 $ (8,890)
Comprehensive (loss) income (90) 10,619 (7) 10,522
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain - - (82) (82)
Income tax benefit (provision) 29 (4,652) 39 (4,584)
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(61) 5,967 (50) 5,856
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BALANCE - JUNE 30, 2002 $ (961) $ (2,073) $ - $ (3,034)
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SIX MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2001
Balance - December 31, 2000 $ $ (6,007) $ 43 $ (5,964)
-
Comprehensive (loss) income - (6,067) 104 (5,963)
Income tax benefit (provision) - 2,574 (43) 2,531
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- (3,493) 61 (3,432)
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Balance - June 30, 2001 $ - $ (9,500) $ 104 $ (9,396)
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11. Industry Segment Data
Insignia's operating activities encompass two reportable segments that
include (i) commercial real estate services including principal investment
activities; and (ii) residential real estate services. The Company's reportable
segments are business units that offer similar products and services and are
managed separately because of the distinction between such services. The
accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those used in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
The commercial segment provides services including tenant representation,
property and asset management, agency leasing and brokerage, investment sales,
development and re-development, consulting and other services. The commercial
segment also includes the Company's principal real estate investment activities.
Insignia's commercial segment in 2002 comprises the operations of Insignia/ESG
in the U.S., Insignia Richard Ellis in the U.K., Insignia Bourdais in France
(which commenced operations in January 2002) and other businesses in continental
Europe, Asia and Latin America. The residential segment provides services
including apartment brokerage and leasing, rental brokerage; property management
and mortgage brokerage services and consists of the New York based operations of
Insignia Douglas Elliman and Insignia Residential Group. The Company's
unallocated administrative expenses and corporate assets, consisting primarily
of cash and property and equipment, are included in "Other" in the segment
reporting. The Company's Internet-based initiatives launched in 1999 were
terminated in 2001. The operating impact of Internet initiatives for the first
half of 2001 was limited solely to $7.1 million of write-downs on equity
Internet investments made predominantly in 1999 and 2000.
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The following tables summarize financial information by industry segment
for the periods indicated. In addition to financial measures defined by GAAP,
Insignia management monitors and evaluates its financial performance using a
primary supplemental measure. The primary measure, Net EBITDA, is defined as
income from continuing operations before depreciation, amortization, property
dispositions, Internet investment results and income taxes. This measure deducts
all interest expense and includes Funds From Operations ("FFO") from real estate
investments, which is defined as income or loss from real estate operations
before depreciation, gains or losses on sales of property and provisions for
impairment. Net EBITDA and Real estate FFO are measures that are not defined by
GAAP and Insignia's usage of these terms may differ from other companies' usage
of the same or similar terms. This financial information should be read in
conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations" included in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL OTHER TOTAL
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(In thousands)
THREE MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2002
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REVENUES:
Real estate services $ 136,518 $ 41,756 $ -- $ 178,274
Property operations 2,176 -- -- 2,176
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TOTAL REVENUES 138,694 41,756 -- 180,450
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 6,218 4,290 (3,823) 6,685
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:
Interest income 644 1 376 1,021
Interest expense (128) (6) (2,013) (2,147)
Property interest expense (390) -- -- (390)
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains (27) -- 24 (3)
Equity earnings in real estate ventures 534 -- -- 534
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES $ 6,851 $ 4,285 $ (5,436) $ 5,700
================================================
SIX MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2002
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REVENUES:
Real estate services $ 257,259 $ 69,009 $ -- $ 326,268
Property operations 4,550 -- -- 4,550
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TOTAL REVENUES 261,809 69,009 -- 330,818
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 8,192 5,224 (6,628) 6,788
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:
Interest income 1,185 3 896 2,084
Interest expense (294) (11) (4,044) (4,349)
Property interest expense (951) -- -- (951)
Foreign currency transaction (losses) gains (34) -- 47 13
Equity earnings in real estate ventures 1,446 -- -- 1,446
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES $ 9,544 $ 5,216 $ (9,729) $ 5,031
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Total assets $ 643,024 $ 64,032 $ 67,158 $ 774,214
Real estate investments 108,680 -- -- 108,680
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INTERNET
COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES OTHER TOTAL
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(In thousands)
THREE MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2001
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REVENUES:
Real estate services $ 138,770 $ 31,492 $ -- $ -- $ 170,262
Property operations 1,065 -- -- -- 1,065
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TOTAL REVENUES 139,835 31,492 -- -- 171,327
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 5,144 169 -- (3,001) 2,312
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:
Losses from Internet investments -- -- (2,639) -- (2,639)
Interest and other income 316 -- -- 663 979
Interest expense (150) (3) -- (3,590) (3,743)
Property interest expense (349) -- -- -- (349)
Foreign currency transaction gains -- -- -- 282 282
Equity earnings in real estate ventures 630 -- -- -- 630
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES $ 5,591 $ 166 $ (2,639) $ (5,646) $ (2,528)
=============================================================================
SIX MONTHS ENDED - JUNE 30, 2001
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REVENUES:
Real estate services $ 284,437 $ 60,922 $ -- $ -- $ 345,359
Property operations 2,469 -- -- -- 2,469
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TOTAL REVENUES 286,906 60,922 -- -- 347,828
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OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 14,514 237 -- (6,418) 8,333
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE:
Losses from Internet investments -- -- (7,091) -- (7,091)
Interest and other income 1,100 -- -- 1,730 2,830
Interest expense (311) (21) -- (6,291) (6,623)
Property interest expense (1,172) -- -- -- (1,172)
Foreign currency transaction gains -- -- -- 339 339
Equity earnings in real estate ventures 1,054 -- -- -- 1,054
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE
INCOME TAXES $ 15,185 $ 216 $ (7,091) $ (10,640) $ (2,330)
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Total assets $ 564,936 $ 174,151 $ 6,401 $ 40,831 $ 786,319
Real estate investments 69,477 -- -- -- 69,477
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Certain geographic information is as follows:
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2002 JUNE 30, 2001
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TOTAL LONG-LIVED TOTAL LONG-LIVED
REVENUES ASSETS REVENUES ASSETS
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(In thousands)
United States $255,207 $ 320,708 $ 290,966 $ 314,917
United Kingdom 49,939 112,138 49,986 105,936
Other countries 25,672 31,423 6,876 7,721
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$330,818 $ 464,269 $ 347,828 $ 428,574
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Long-lived assets are comprised of property and equipment, real estate
investments, goodwill and acquired intangible assets.
12. Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
The Company's real estate services revenues are generally recorded when the
related services are performed or at closing in the case of real estate sales.
Leasing commissions that are payable upon tenant occupancy, payment of rent or
other events beyond the Company's control are recognized upon the occurrence of
such events. As certain conditions to revenue recognition for leasing
commissions are outside of the Company's control and are not clearly defined,
judgment must be exercised in determining when such required events to
recognition have occurred. Revenues from tenant representation, agency leasing,
investment sales and residential brokerage, which collectively comprise a
substantial portion of Insignia's service revenues, are transactional in nature
and therefore subject to seasonality and changes in business and capital market
conditions. As a consequence, the timing of transactions and resulting revenue
recognition is difficult to predict.
Insignia's revenue from property management services is generally based
upon percentages of the revenue generated by the properties that it manages. In
conjunction with the providing of management services, the Company customarily
employs personnel (either directly or on behalf of the property owner) to
provide services solely to the properties managed. Insignia is reimbursed, by
the owners of managed properties, for all direct payroll related costs incurred
in the employment of property personnel. The aggregate amount of payroll costs
reimbursed approximates $40 million to $50 million annually. All such payroll
reimbursements are characterized in the Company's statements of operations as a
reduction of actual expenses incurred. This characterization is based on the
following factors: (i) the property owner generally has authority over hiring
practices and the approval of payroll prior to payment by the Company; (ii)
Insignia is the primary obligor with respect to the property personnel, but
bears little or no credit risk under the terms of the management contract; (iii)
reimbursement to the Company is generally completed simultaneous with payment of
payroll or soon thereafter; and (iv) the Company generally earns no margin in
the arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual cost incurred.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires
that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported
in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates and assumptions
are used in the evaluation and financial reporting for, among other things, bad
debts, self-insurance liabilities, intangibles and investment valuations,
deferred taxes and pension costs. Actual results could differ from those
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Real Estate Investments
In addition to providing real estate services, Insignia invests in real
estate assets and real estate debt. Generally, the Company's investment strategy
involves identifying investment opportunities and investing as a minority owner
in entities formed to acquire such assets. All principal investment activities
are managed as a unit within the Company's commercial operating segment. The
Company's minority-owned investments are accounted for under the equity method
of accounting due to the Company's influence over the operational decisions made
with respect to the real estate entities. The Company's portion of earnings in
these real estate entities is reported in equity earnings in real estate
ventures in its statements of operations, including gains on sales of property
and net of impairments.
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Conversely, income from dispositions of minority-owned development assets is
reported in real estate services revenues in the Company's statements of
operations. The Company's policy with respect to the timing of recognition of
promoted profit participation interests in its real estate investments is to
record such amounts upon collection.
Each entity in which the Company holds an investment is a single purpose
entity, the assets of which are subject to the obligations only of that entity.
Each entity's debt, except for limited and specific guarantees aggregating $16.4
million (see discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources in Item 2), is either
(i) non-recourse except to the real estate assets of the subject entity (subject
to carve-outs standard in such non-recourse financing, including the
misapplication of rents or environmental liabilities) or (ii) an obligation
solely of such limited liability entity and thus is non-recourse to other assets
of the Company.
The Company provides real estate services to and receives real estate
service fees from the entities comprising its principal investment activities.
Such fees generally include property management fees, asset management fees,
development management fees, leasing commissions, acquisition fees, sales
commissions or financing fees. With respect to fees that are currently recorded
as expense by the entities, the Company includes the fees in current income,
while its share as owner of such fee is reflected in the income or loss from the
investment entity. If the fee is capitalized by the investment entity, the
Company records only the portion of the fee attributable to third party
ownership and defers the portion attributable to its ownership.
The Company evaluates all real estate investments on a quarterly basis for
evidence of impairment. Impairment losses are recognized whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate declines in value of such investments below
carrying value and the related undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to
recover the assets carrying amount. Generally, Insignia relies upon the
expertise of its own property professionals to assess real estate values,
however, in certain circumstances where Insignia considers its expertise limited
with respect to a particular investment, third party valuations may also be
obtained. Property valuations and estimates of related future cash flows are by
nature subjective and will vary from actual results.
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which provides accounting guidance
for financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of
long-lived assets. Insignia early adopted SFAS No. 144 as of January 1, 2001.
SFAS No. 144 requires, in most cases, that gains/losses from dispositions of
investment properties and all earnings from such properties be reported as
"discontinued operations". SFAS No. 144 is silent with respect to treatment of
gains or losses from sales of investment property held in a joint venture. The
Company has concluded that, as a matter of policy, all gains and losses realized
from sales of minority owned property in its real estate co-investment program
constitute earnings from a continuing line of business. Therefore, operating
activity related to that investment program will continue to be classified as
income (loss) from continuing operations. However, SFAS No. 144 requires that
all gains or losses from sales of consolidated properties be reported as
discontinued operations. As a result, the Company's earnings from dispositions
of consolidated properties would be excluded from reported income from
continuing operations and included in discontinued operations.
Principles of Consolidation
Insignia's financial statements include the accounts of all majority-owned
subsidiaries and all entities over which the Company exercises voting control
over operating decisions. All significant intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated. Entities in which the Company owns less than the majority
interest and has substantial influence are recorded on the equity method of
accounting (net of payments to certain employees in respect of equity grants or
rights to proceeds).
In one instance, a minority-owned partnership (with additional promotional
interests in profits depending on performance) is consolidated by virtue of near
absolute control of the partnership. Since the limited partners' investment has
been fully depreciated, the assets, liabilities and operations of the
partnership are consolidated as if Insignia completely owned the asset, even
though economically Insignia only holds a small minority interest.
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Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are measured
using the local currency as the functional currency. The British pound and euro
represent the only foreign currencies of material operations, which collectively
generate 15% to 25% of the Company's annual revenues. All currencies other than
the British pound, euro and dollar have comprised less than 1% of annual
revenues. Revenues and expenses of such subsidiaries have been translated into
U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates prevailing during the periods. Assets
and liabilities have been translated at the rates of exchange at the balance
sheet date. Translation gains and losses are deferred as a separate component of
stockholders' equity in other comprehensive income, unless there is a sale or
complete liquidation of the underlying foreign investment. Gains and losses from
foreign currency transactions, such as those resulting from the settlement of
foreign receivables or payables, are included in the statement of operations in
determining net income. For the first half of 2002, the Company's European
operations have been translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates of
$1.45 to the pound and $0.90 to the euro. In the first half of 2001, European
operations were translated to dollars at average exchange rates of $1.43 and
$0.89 to the pound and euro, respectively. The assets and liabilities of the
Company's European operations have been translated at exchange rates of $1.53 to
the pound and $0.99 to the euro at June 30, 2002 and were translated at exchange
rates of $1.41 to the pound and $0.85 to the euro at June 30, 2001.
13. Seasonality
Seasonal factors affecting the Company are disclosed in Item 2 of this Form
10-Q, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations" under the caption "Nature of Operations".
14. Loans to Officers
In March 2002, Insignia made a loan in the amount of $1.5 million to its
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The variable interest rate on the loan is
the same as the interest rate applicable to funds borrowed by Insignia on its
revolving credit facility, which rate was approximately 4.5% at June 30, 2002.
The loan is payable on or before March 5, 2005. Quarterly interest payments due
on the loan are deducted currently from the Chairman's base compensation. The
loan and any accrued interest thereon would be forgiven in limited
circumstances, such as a significant transaction or change of control.
In June 2001, Insignia made a loan in the amount of $1.5 million to its
President. The variable interest rate on the loan is the same as the interest
rate applicable to funds borrowed by Insignia on its revolving credit facility,
which rate was approximately 4.5% at June 30, 2002. The loan becomes due upon
the earliest of (i) voluntary termination of the President's employment with
Insignia, (ii) the termination of the President's employment with Insignia for
cause or (iii) March 15, 2006. Insignia will forgive $375,000 of the principal
amount of the loan and accrued interest thereon on March 15 of the year
following each of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 to the extent that actual Net EBITDA
equals or exceeds 75% of annual budgeted Net EBITDA for any such year, as
approved by the Board of Directors. In addition, if aggregate actual Net EBITDA
for fiscal 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 equals or exceeds aggregate annual budgeted
EBITDA for such years, any outstanding principal amount of the loan and accrued
interest thereon, will be forgiven as of March 15, 2006.
In May 2002, Insignia made a loan in the amount of $270,000 to an Executive
Vice President of the Company. The variable interest rate on the loan is the
same as the interest rate applicable to funds borrowed by Insignia on its
revolving credit facility, which rate was approximately 4.5% at June 30, 2002.
Interest on the loan is payable to Insignia in cash on June 30 and December 31
of each year; provided, however, that until December 31, 2004 all interest
accrued and payable may, at the discretion of the employee, be added to the
outstanding principal balance of the loan instead of paid in cash. The loan is
repayable on the earlier of (i) June 30, 2005 or (ii) 30 days following a
termination of the employee's employment with Insignia for any reason. Beginning
on August 1, 2002, Insignia will withhold up to 50% of any distribution payable
to the employee, in respect of the employee's equity interest in the Company's
profits interest in Insignia Opportunity Partners, the operating partnership
subsidiary of Insignia Opportunity Trust, to be applied as a payment of accrued
interest and outstanding principal.
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Pursuant to the Company's Supplemental Stock Purchase and Loan Program,
Insignia has loans outstanding to seven employees, including three executive
officers, of the Company. These loans were originally made in 1998 and 1999 for
the purchase of 158,663 newly issued shares of Insignia's common stock at an
average share price of approximately $12.18. The loans require principal and
interest payments, at a fixed rate of 7.5%, in 40 equal quarterly installments
ending December 31, 2009. The notes are secured by the common shares and are
nonrecourse to the employee except to the extent of 25% of the outstanding
amount. At June 30, 2002, the loans outstanding totaled $1.3 million and are
presented as a reduction of stockholders' equity in the Company's condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
15. Material Contingencies
Ordinary Course of Business Claims
Insignia and certain subsidiaries are defendants in lawsuits arising in the
ordinary course of business. Management does not expect that the results of any
such lawsuits will have a significant adverse effect on the financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows of the Company. All contingencies including
unasserted claims or assessments, which are probable and the amount of loss can
be reasonably estimated, are accrued in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting
for Contingencies.
Indemnification
In 1998, the Company's former parent entered into a Merger Agreement with
Apartment Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO"), and one of AIMCO's
subsidiaries, pursuant to which the former parent was merged into AIMCO. Shortly
before the merger, the former parent distributed the stock of Insignia to its
shareholders in a spin-off transaction. As a requirement of the Merger
Agreement, Insignia entered into an Indemnification Agreement with AIMCO. In the
Indemnification Agreement, Insignia agreed generally to indemnify AIMCO against
all losses exceeding $9.1 million that result from: (i) breaches by the Company
or former parent of representations, warranties or covenants in the Merger
Agreement; (ii) actions taken by or on behalf of former parent prior to the
merger; and (iii) the spin-off.
In December 2001, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with
Real Living, Inc., the purchaser, that provided for the sale of 100% of the
stock of Realty One and its affiliated companies. Such affiliated companies
included First Ohio Mortgage Corporation, Inc., First Ohio Escrow Corporation,
Inc. and Insignia Relocation Management, Inc. As a part of sale, the Company
agreed generally to indemnify the purchaser against all losses up to the
purchase price (subject to certain deductible amounts), resulting from the
following: (i) breaches by the Company of any representations, warranties or
covenants in the stock purchase agreement; (ii) pre-disposition obligations for
goods, services, taxes or indebtedness except for those assumed by Real Living,
Inc.; (iii) change of control payments made to employees of Realty One; and (iv)
any third party losses arising or related to the period prior to the
disposition. In addition, the Company provided an indemnification for losses
incurred by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. ("Wells Fargo") and/or the purchaser
in respect of (i) mortgage loan files existing on the date of closing; (ii)
fraud in the conduct of its home mortgage business; and (iii) the failure to
follow standard industry practices in the home mortgage business. The aggregate
loss for which the Company is potentially liable to Wells Fargo is limited to
$10 million and the aggregate of any claims made by the purchaser and Wells
Fargo shall not exceed the purchase price. As of July 31, 2002, the Company was
not aware of any matters that would give rise to a material claim under these
warranties and indemnities.
Environmental
Under various federal and state environmental laws and regulations, a
current or previous owner or operator of real estate may be required to
investigate and remediate certain hazardous or toxic substances or
petroleum-product releases at the property, and may be held liable to a
governmental entity or to third parties for property damage and for
investigation and cleanup costs incurred by such parties in connection with
contamination. In addition, some environmental laws create a lien on the
contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and costs it incurs in
connection with the contamination. The owner or operator of a site may be liable
under common law to third parties for damages and injuries resulting from
environmental contamination emanating from or at the site, including the
presence of asbestos containing materials. Insurance for such matters may not be
available.
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The presence of contamination or the failure to remediate contamination may
adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or lease real estate or to borrow
using the real estate as collateral. There can be no assurance that Insignia, or
any assets owned or controlled by Insignia (as on-site property manager),
currently are in compliance with all of such laws and regulations or that
Insignia will not become subject to liabilities that arise in whole or in part
out of any such laws, rules or regulations. The liability may be imposed even if
the original actions were legal and Insignia did not know of, or was not
responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. Insignia
may also be solely responsible for the entire payment of any liability if it is
subject to joint and several liability with other responsible parties who are
unable to pay. Insignia may be subject to additional liability if it fails to
disclose environmental issues to a buyer or lessee of property. Management is
not currently aware of any environmental liabilities that are expected to have a
material adverse effect upon the operations or financial condition of the
Company.
16. Equity
During the six month period ended June 30, 2002, the Company had the
following changes in stockholders' equity:
a) Net loss of $17,603,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2002.
b) Issuance of 125,000 shares, or $12,500,000, of convertible preferred
stock (less $175,000 of issuance costs).
c) Exchange of 250,000 shares, or $25,000,000, of convertible preferred
stock, originally issued in February 2000, for a new series of
convertible preferred stock that carries an 8.5% annual dividend,
payable quarterly at Insignia's option in cash or in kind, and
convertible into Insignia common stock at a price of $14.00 per share.
d) Payments of $633,333 in preferred stock dividends.
e) Exercise of stock options to purchase 98,795 shares of Insignia common
stock at exercise prices ranging from $4.08 to $11.59 per share.
f) Sale of 53,864 shares of Insignia common stock, at an average price of
approximately $8.67, under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase
Program.
g) Issuance of 131,480 shares (valued at $1.3 million) of Insignia common
stock in connection with the Groupe Bourdais acquisition.
h) Issuance of 81,116 shares of Insignia common stock for vested
restricted stock awards.
i) Accrued compensation of $390,000 relating to restricted stock awards.
j) Payments of $77,000 on notes receivable for common stock. In addition,
the retired Chairman of the Company's U.K. subsidiary, Insignia Richard
Ellis and a Vice Chairman of Insignia/ESG, Inc. assigned to the
Company, for retirement, 47,786 shares of Insignia common stock with an
average market value of $11.35 per share. Such common shares were
retired in satisfaction of common stock purchase notes receivable of
$542,000
k) Other comprehensive income of $5,856,000, net of applicable taxes, for
the six months ended June 30, 2002, arising substantially from the
translation of European net assets at higher exchange rates
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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Overview of Business
Insignia is a leading provider of international real estate and financial
services with pre-eminent operations in the United States, the United Kingdom
and France, as well as other operations in continental Europe, Asia and Latin
America. Insignia also invests its own capital alongside strategic third-party
investors in principal real estate oriented ventures, including co-investment in
existing properties, real estate development and managed private investment
funds.
Insignia's businesses offer a diversified array of services including
commercial leasing, sales brokerage, corporate real estate consulting, property
management, property development and re-development, apartment brokerage and
leasing, condominium and cooperative apartment management, real estate oriented
financial services, equity co-investment and other services. Insignia's primary
real estate service businesses include Insignia/ESG (U.S. commercial real estate
services), Insignia Richard Ellis (U.K. commercial real estate services),
Insignia Bourdais (French commercial real estate services; acquired in December
2001), Insignia Douglas Elliman (apartment brokerage and leasing) and Insignia
Residential Group (condominium and cooperative apartment management). Insignia
also offers commercial real estate services in other key markets throughout
continental Europe, Asia and Latin America in the following locations: Madrid,
Spain; Frankfurt, Germany; Milan, Italy; Brussels, Belgium; Amsterdam, the
Netherlands; Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai, China; Bangkok,
Thailand; Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi, India; Manila,
Philippines; and Mexico City, Mexico. The Company also holds 10% ownership
interests in two commercial services businesses located in Dublin, Ireland and
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Insignia now enjoys a position of particular strength in the New
York-London-Paris axis. Insignia's December 2001 acquisition of Insignia
Bourdais (formerly Groupe Bourdais) in France added a third key link to the
Company's global service platform, joining the New York and London axis that
anchors the Company's network of strategic business centers around the globe.
New York, London and Paris each represent world financial capitals and key
centers for international capital flows and global corporate headquarters.
Insignia also enjoys a unique position in New York, where it is one of the
preeminent service providers of real estate services in New York City through
Insignia/ESG in commercial real estate services and Insignia Douglas Elliman and
Insignia Residential Group in residential real estate services.
Insignia was recently ranked as the number one "Most Powerful Brokerage
Firms" for 2001, as published in the April 16, 2002 issue of Commercial Property
News, and the number one brokerage firm in the U.S., according to a list
published in the July 2002 issue of National Real Estate Investor. On a
worldwide basis, the Company completed commercial transactions valued at over
$45.0 billion, substantially more than any other firm that reported 2001
results. The Company's real estate services operations and real estate principal
investment activities are more fully described below.
Commercial Real Estate Services
The Company's commercial real estate services are performed through
Insignia/ESG in the United States, Insignia Richard Ellis in the United Kingdom,
Insignia Bourdais in France and other Insignia subsidiaries in continental
Europe, Asia and Latin America. The Company's commercial services operations
generated aggregate service revenues of $257.3 million in the first half of
2002, representing 79% of the Company's total service revenues for the period.
United States
All commercial real estate services in the U.S. are rendered under the
Insignia/ESG brand. Through Insignia/ESG, the Company is among the leading
providers of commercial real estate services in the U.S. with a leadership
position in the New York metropolitan area and a significant presence in other
major markets, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
Atlanta, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Miami. Insignia/ESG's
U.S. commercial real estate services operation represents the Company's largest
business unit. For the first half of 2002, U.S. commercial services rendered by
Insignia/ESG generated revenues of $181.6 million, representing 56% of the
Company's total service revenues for the period.
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The Company provides a broad spectrum of commercial real estate services
throughout the U.S. to corporations and other major space users, property owners
and investors. These services include tenant representation, property leasing
and management, property acquisition and disposition services, investment sales,
mortgage financing, equity co-investment, development, redevelopment and
corporate real estate consulting services. The Company serves tenants, owners
and investors in office, industrial, retail, hospitality and mixed-use
properties. Insignia/ESG's major corporate sales/leasing clients include JP
Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, The New York Times Company, Marsh & McLennan,
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Deutsche Bank, Metropolitan Life Insurance, and
Credit Suisse First Boston. In addition, the Company provides property services
for approximately 280 million square feet of commercial real estate in the U.S.,
including office, industrial, retail and mixed-use properties. The Company's
clients include The Irvine Company, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Teachers
Insurance and Annuity Association, JP Morgan Chase, and UBS Brinson.
The Company prides itself on the consistent, high-quality delivery of its
services across geographic markets, property types and disciplines. The Company
has 56 U.S. offices, including markets in which it has affiliate relationships
with local service providers. Affiliate relationships are established in
secondary markets where Insignia wants to offer services for its multi-market
clients without owning the local operations. The Company currently has
affiliations in the Richmond, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Seattle markets. In
addition, specialized divisions within the U.S. commercial services business
include Capital Advisors (investment sales and financing activities), Hotel
Partners (hotel/hospitality brokerage services), Multi Housing Properties (sales
and financing of multifamily properties) and the Development Group (fee-based
development and redevelopment services).
Europe
The Company's European businesses consist of commercial real estate
operations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain,
Ireland and the Netherlands. For the first half of 2002, European operations
collectively produced service revenues of $72.9 million, accounting for 22% of
Insignia's total service revenues for the period.
The Company's U.K. subsidiary, London-based Insignia Richard Ellis, is among
the three leading commercial real estate service providers in the United
Kingdom. For 2001, Insignia Richard Ellis retained the number one position for
the second year in the highly competitive central London market for leasing and
acquisition services, according to a survey published in the March 9, 2002 issue
of Estates Gazette. During the first half of 2002, Insignia Richard Ellis
generated service revenues of approximately $49.9 million, or 15% of the
Company's total service revenues for the period.
Through Insignia Richard Ellis, the Company provides extensive coverage of
the entire United Kingdom market through full-service offices in London,
Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Jersey, and holds a
minority equity interest in an Irish real estate services company with offices
in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Company's U.K. operation
provides broad-ranging real estate services, including agency leasing, tenant
representation, investment sales and financing, consulting, project management,
appraisal, zoning and other general property services. The major income
components are agency leasing, tenant representation, investment sales and
financing and valuation consulting.
Through Insignia Bourdais, headquartered in Paris, the Company operates one
of France's premier real estate service companies. Based on a 2001 survey
published by L'Immobiliere d'enterprise Magazine, Insignia Bourdais commands
approximately a 20% market share of leasing and investment activity in France,
representing a number two ranking behind only Atis Real Auguste Thouard. During
the first half of 2002, Insignia Bourdais generated service revenues of
approximately $18.1 million, or 6% of the Company's total service revenues for
the period.
Insignia Bourdais has five offices in the greater Paris region and
maintains full-service offices in the Aix-en-Provence, Lyon and Marseille
markets. In addition, Insignia Bourdais maintains affiliate relationships in 20
additional markets throughout France. Major clients in France include Siemens,
GE Capital, France Telecom, Unibail, Renault and Groupe AMA.
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Asia and Latin America
The Company operates in Asia through 12 commercial service offices in the
following locations: Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong; Beijing and Shanghai, China;
Bangkok, Thailand; Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi, India; and
Manila, Philippines. The Company also has full service capabilities in Latin
America through Mexico City based Insignia/ESG de Mexico. Insignia/ESG de Mexico
serves clients throughout the major markets in Mexico and leading business
centers of South America, including Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
The Company's businesses in Asia and Latin America specialize in commercial
leasing, tenant representation, acquisition advisory and due diligence services,
project coordination and supervision, real estate valuations, tenant
representation, asset management and strategic advisory services. During the
first half of 2002, the Company's start-up operations in Asian and Latin
American - launched in 2001 - generated aggregate revenues of $2.7 million.
Residential Real Estate Services
The Company's residential real estate services are focused on the New York
City marketplace through the operations of Insignia Douglas Elliman and Insignia
Residential Group. Through these businesses, the Company provides apartment
brokerage and leasing and condominium and cooperative apartment management. The
Company's residential services operations generated aggregate service revenues
of $69.0 million in the first half of 2002, or approximately 21% of the
Company's total service revenues.
New York City Apartment Sales and Rentals
Through Insignia Douglas Elliman, Insignia provides sales and rental
services in the New York City residential cooperative, condominium and rental
apartment market. In addition to New York City, Insignia Douglas Elliman also
operates in upscale suburban markets in Long Island (Manhasset, Locust Valley
and Port Washington/Sands Point). Insignia Douglas Elliman commands the number
two position in New York City, according to the March 11, 2002 issue of Crain's
New York Business, with gross sales volume of approximately $2.4 billion in
2001. Insignia Douglas Elliman had been ranked number one in prior years; its
decline to the number two position in 2001 is attributable solely to the
combination of three competitors - the former Brown Harris Stevens,
Halstead/Feathered Nest and Halstead Property Co. under the ownership of Terra
Holdings. During the first half of 2002, Insignia Douglas Elliman generated
service revenues of approximately $55.7 million, or 17% of the Company's total
service revenues for the period.
New York City Apartment Management
Through Insignia Residential Group, the Company operates the largest
manager of cooperative, condominium and rental apartments in the New York
metropolitan area, according to a survey in the February 2002 issue of The
Cooperator. Insignia Residential Group provides full service third-party fee
management for more than 300 properties, comprising in excess of 60,000
residential units. Among the notable properties currently managed by Insignia
Residential Group in the New York metropolitan area are Stuyvesant Town/Peter
Cooper Village, Worldwide Plaza, and Horizon House. Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper
Village is an 11,000-unit residential community owned by Metropolitan Life that
represents one of the single largest property services assignments in New York
City.
Manhattan is the largest market for Insignia Residential Group, although it
also maintains a presence in three other boroughs of New York City as well as
Long Island, Westchester County and Northern New Jersey. In addition to property
management, Insignia Residential Group also offers mortgage brokerage services,
including resale and financing arrangements for cooperative and condominium
corporations through third-party financial institutions. Insignia Residential
Group generated total service revenues of $13.3 million in the first half of
2002.
Real Estate Principal Investment Activities
Insignia, through Insignia Financial Services, invests in real estate
assets and real estate debt. The Company's investment strategy generally
involves identifying investment opportunities and investing as a minority owner
or, in limited instances, by itself in the purchase of qualifying assets. The
Company's investments include operating properties, property acquired for
development and managed private investment funds that invest primarily in
secured real estate debt instruments. Insignia's co-investment partners include
the following notable business entities: Citigroup, GE Investments, ING Barings,
Blackacre Capital Management, Lennar, Praedium, Lone Star Opportunity Fund,
Prudential and Whitehall Street Real Estate.
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In addition to venture related investment returns, Insignia generates
revenues from fee-based services provided to the minority owned real estate
investment entities. Such revenues generally include property management fees,
asset management fees, development management fees, leasing commissions,
acquisition fees, sales commissions or financing fees.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Insignia's second quarter of 2002 benefited from a modest improvement in
the business activity over first quarter of 2002 consistent with the Company's
typical seasonal pattern of performance. In particular, the Company's
residential apartment brokerage and leasing unit, Insignia Douglas Elliman,
produced its strongest quarter ever and European commercial services operations
improved significantly from the first quarter of 2002. The Company's residential
property management operation, Insignia Residential Group, also benefited from a
re-engineering process and turned in a strong operating performance for the
second quarter of 2002 quarter (before a $1 million charge for the estimated
costs of a lease covering office space vacated in June 2002). Payments due under
this vacated lease, which expires in January 2009, total approximately $1.3
million annually. While U.S. commercial services operations performed better in
the second quarter of 2002, as compared with the first quarter of 2002, leasing
activity in virtually all U.S. markets remained soft. As a result, financial
performance of the U.S. commercial operation in the second quarter 2002 lagged
behind the same period of 2001.
Overall, Insignia's business reflects a balance between a very strong
residential New York market and a weak worldwide environment for commercial
leasing services as corporate clients remain slow to make commitments given the
uncertainty of the economy. As a consequence, the time needed to complete
transactions has lengthened materially. Compared with the accelerated pace of
activity in the late 1990s and 2000, office leases and property investment sales
including those in our co-investment portfolio -- are now taking as much as
twice as long to consummate. This will probably cause some of the transactions
that the Company might have expected to close in 2002 to be delayed until 2003.
For the second quarter of 2002, the Company reported income from continuing
operations of $3.2 million ($0.12 per diluted share), an improvement from a loss
of $1.7 million ($0.09 per diluted share) in the second quarter of 2001. Net
income for the second quarter of 2002 totaled $3.2 million ($0.12 per diluted
share) compared to a net loss of $1.4 million for the same period of 2001.
Earnings for the second quarter of 2001 were reduced by $2.6 million of pre-tax
losses on Internet-related investments as well as goodwill amortization of $4.4
million.
For the second quarter of 2002, Net EBITDA was $12.3 million ($0.46 per
diluted share) up 10% from $11.2 million ($0.44 per diluted share) in the second
quarter of 2001. Service revenues for the second quarter of 2002 totaled $178.3
million, an increase from $170.3 million for the same period in 2001. The
increase in revenues includes an $8.1 million contribution from the Company's
French business unit, Insignia Bourdais (acquired in late December 2001) and a
$10.4 million increase at Insignia Douglas Elliman, offset by a $11.9 million
decline in Insignia/ESG.
For the first six months of 2002, income from continuing operations totaled
$2.8 million ($0.09 per diluted share), an improvement from a loss of $1.5
million ($0.09 loss per diluted share) in the first six months of 2001. The 2001
results reflect pre-tax losses on Internet investments of $7.1 million and
goodwill amortization of $8.5 million. In addition, the cumulative effect of the
required change in accounting principle for goodwill in 2002 and the results of
the discontinued Realty One operation reduced net income, with a net loss of
$17.6 million for the first half of 2002 and $4.0 million for 2001.
For the first half of 2002, Net EBITDA totaled $18.3 million ($0.69 per
diluted share), down from $26.6 million ($1.06 per diluted share) for the same
period last year. For the first half of 2002, revenues reached $326.3 million,
down from $345.4 million for the 2001 period. The first half 2001 results were
bolstered by an unusually strong first quarter, the best in the Company's
history, while this year's first quarter was much weaker than in recent years.
Earnings per share for the 2002 periods was lowered by a 9% increase in
average diluted shares from a year ago. Increases approximated 900,000 shares
for the dilutive effect of options and warrants that were non-dilutive by virtue
of reported losses in 2001, approximately 500,000 shares issued to employees in
option exercises and stock plan purchases and approximately 534,000 shares
issued in connection with the Insignia Bourdais acquisition.
Insignia management monitors and evaluates its financial performance using
two primary measures - Net EBITDA and income from continuing operations. Net
EBITDA is defined as income from continuing operations
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before depreciation, amortization, property dispositions, Internet investment
results and income taxes. Net EBITDA deducts all interest expense and includes
Funds From Operations ("FFO") from real estate co-investments. Real estate FFO
is defined as income or loss from real estate operations before depreciation,
gains or losses on sales of property and provisions for impairment. Net EBITDA
and Real Estate FFO are supplemental measures that are not defined by GAAP and
Insignia's usage of these terms may differ from other companies' usage of the
same or similar terms.
The table below depicts the Company's operating results, in a format that
highlights the above measures, and reconciles them to GAAP net income, for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Operating
results for each period present all results related to the sold Realty One
business in discontinued operations. This information has been derived from the
Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations for the periods then
ended.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30 JUNE 30
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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(In thousands)
REAL ESTATE REVENUES
Commercial - United States $ 95,185 $ 107,036 $ 181,648 $ 227,575
Commercial - International 41,333 31,734 75,611 56,862
Residential 41,756 31,492 69,009 60,922
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Total real estate service revenues 178,274 170,262 326,268 345,359
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
Real estate services 161,961 155,342 301,574 311,971
Administrative 3,801 2,982 6,583 6,382
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EBITDA - REAL ESTATE SERVICES (1) 12,512 11,938 18,111 27,006
Real estate FFO (2) 891 1,703 2,412 3,023
Interest income 1,021 979 2,084 2,830
Foreign currency (losses) gains (3) 282 13 339
Interest expense (2,147) (3,743) (4,349) (6,623)
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NET EBITDA (1) 12,274 11,159 18,271 26,575
Net gains on sales of real estate 649 464 1,621 464
Depreciation -- FF&E (4,248) (3,805) (8,541) (7,284)
Amortization of intangibles (1,388) (6,392) (3,109) (12,651)
Property depreciation (3) (1,587) (1,315) (3,211) (2,343)
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INCOME FROM REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS 5,700 111 5,031 4,761
Losses from Internet investments -- (2,639) -- (7,091)
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES 5,700 (2,528) 5,031 (2,330)
Income tax (expense) benefit (2,525) 781 (2,264) 799
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INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS 3,175 (1,747) 2,767 (1,531)
Discontinued operations:
Operating loss, net of applicable taxes -- 302 -- (2,448)
Adjustment to loss on disposal, net of taxes -- -- 265 --
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INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF A
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE 3,175 (1,445) 3,032 (3,979)
Cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle, net of applicable tax benefit -- -- (20,635) --
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NET INCOME (LOSS) 3,175 (1,445) (17,603) (3,979)
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Preferred stock dividends (323) (250) (573) (500)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS $ 2,852 $ (1,695) $ (18,176) $ (4,479)
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(1) Neither EBITDA nor Net EBITDA, as disclosed above, should be construed to
represent cash provided by operations determined pursuant to GAAP. These
measures are not defined by GAAP and Insignia's usage of these terms may differ
from other companies' usage of the same or similar terms. As compared to net
income, the EBITDA and Net EBITDA measures effectively eliminate the impact of
non-cash charges for depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and other
charges. Management believes that the presentation of these supplemental
measures enhance a reader's understanding of the Company's operating performance
as they provide a measure of generated cash.
(2) Real estate FFO is defined as income or loss from real estate operations
before depreciation, gains or losses on sales of property and provisions for
impairment. This measure is not defined by GAAP and Insignia's usage of this
term may differ from other companies' usage of the same or similar terms.
Management uses this supplemental measure in the evaluation of principal real
estate investment activities and believes that it provides a measure of
generated cash flows for the Company's real estate operations.
(3) Property depreciation represents the depreciation attributed to the three
consolidated real estate properties as well as the portion of depreciation
expense of equity real estate investees attributed to Insignia's ownership.
Commercial Real Estate Services
Insignia's commercial real estate service operations include Insignia/ESG
in the United States, Insignia Richard Ellis in the United Kingdom, Insignia
Bourdais in France and other subsidiaries in Germany, Italy, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Asia and Latin America. Commercial real estate services operations
produced revenues of $136.5 million for the second quarter of 2002, compared
with $138.8 million for the same period last year. EBITDA totaled $10.9 million,
versus $13.0 million for the second quarter of 2001. For the first six months of
2002, revenues totaled $257.3 million in commercial real estate services,
compared with $284.4 million in the first half of 2001, while EBITDA reached
$17.3 million in the first half of this year, versus $29.8 million in the 2001
period.
United States
U.S. results for the second quarter and year-to-date 2002 reflect
continuing weak leasing transaction activity extending from a general lack of
corporate real estate decision-making begun in 2001. The current market
environment is marked by a sharp decline in leasing activity, higher vacancy
rates and a decrease in rent levels. U.S. commercial real estate services EBITDA
was $6.0 million for the second quarter, down from $8.0 million for the second
quarter of 2001. For the first half of 2002, U.S. commercial real estate
services posted EBITDA of $10.1 million, representing a 58% decline from $24.2
million for the first half of 2001. U.S. service revenues totaled $95.2 million
for the second quarter of 2002 and $181.6 million for the first half of 2002.
These results represented declines from $107.0 million and $227.6 million,
respectively, for the same periods of 2001. First half results in 2001 were
characterized by an unusually strong first quarter, the best in the Company's
history, higher levels of leasing activity nationwide and contributions of
development income of $4.6 million. There was no development income in the first
half of 2002. Conversely, the Company's fund management business (Insignia
Opportunity Trust and Insignia Opportunity Partners II) continued to contribute
positively to U.S. commercial performance. As evidence, Insignia generated
EBITDA of $1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, during the second quarter
and six months of 2002 from the two funds. During the three and six month
periods of 2001, the Company's fund management generated EBITDA of $800,000 and
$1.3 million, respectively. The 2002 fund management performance was bolstered
by the principal pre-payment of certain mortgages held in the investment
portfolios of one of the funds.
Europe
European EBITDA was $5.9 million for the second quarter of 2002, up modestly
from $5.8 million in the second quarter of 2001. European service revenues
totaled $39.8 million for the second quarter of 2002, up 30% from $30.7 million
in 2001. The 2002 second quarter included contributions from the Insignia
Bourdais business in France of $8.2 million of revenues and $429,000 of EBITDA,
which accounted for all of the year to year net change. Insignia's United
Kingdom operation, Insignia Richard Ellis, continues to capitalize on a
favorable environment for investment sales. For the first six months of 2002,
European EBITDA totaled $9.1 million, up from $7.2 million in the same period in
2001. European service revenues totaled $72.9 million for the first half of
2002, up 32% from $55.4 million in 2001. The strength of European operations in
the first half of 2002 is largely attributable to Insignia Bourdais. The
Insignia Bourdais operation in France, acquired in late December 2001,
contributed $18.1 million of revenues and $2.5 million of EBITDA in the first
half of 2002. Strength in the European investment sales
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sector in 2002 has been predominantly offset by weakness in most European
leasing markets (the primary exception being Paris), which suffer from activity
declines similar to that experienced in the U.S. thus far in 2002.
Insignia's European operating results in 2002 have been translated into
U.S. dollars at average exchange rates of $1.45 to the pound and $0.90 to the
euro. In 2001, European operating results were translated into U.S. dollars at
average exchange rates of $1.43 to the pound and $0.89 to the euro. Therefore,
the recent strength of the European currencies toward the end of the second
quarter and into the third quarter has not yet had much effect on U.S. dollar
reporting of European results.
Asia and Latin America
The Company's start-up operations in Asia and Latin America - launched in
2001 - incurred aggregate losses of $1 million for the second quarter of 2002
(on $1.5 million of services revenues) and $1.9 million for the first half of
2002 (on $2.7 million in services revenues). This poor 2002 performance compares
similarly to losses of approximately $800,000 and $1.6 million, respectively,
for the second quarter and six months of 2001. The performance of these
operations continues to disappoint primarily due to poor economic conditions
constraining business activity levels. The Company originally expected these
businesses to perform at a break-even level for 2002. However, the persistent
weakness in global commercial real estate markets has made this unlikely and
Insignia now expects an overall EBITDA loss from Asian and Latin American
operations for 2002.
Residential Real Estate Services
The Company's residential real estate services are provided through New
York-based Insignia Douglas Elliman and Insignia Residential Group. These
residential real estate services operations benefited from a strong New York
co-op and condo sales market as well as from market share gains and a corporate
re-engineering process initiated in 2001. In the second quarter of 2002,
residential service revenues totaled $41.8 million, an increase of 33% compared
with $31.5 million in the second quarter of 2001, and residential EBITDA
increased significantly to $5.4 million, a 188% gain over the second quarter
2001 and a 173% improvement from first quarter 2002. Insignia Douglas Elliman
generated service revenues and EBITDA of $35.0 million and $5.8 million,
respectively, during the 2002 second quarter, representing increases of 42% for
revenues and 262% (or $4.2 million) for EBITDA over the 2001 period. Insignia
Douglas Elliman's gross transaction volume totaled $921.8 million for the second
quarter, a 46% increase from the same period in 2001. The number of units sold
increased 53% for the quarter. The average sales price decreased by 2.4% from
2001 to approximately $788,000.
For the first six months of 2002, revenues from residential operations
climbed 13%, or $8.1 million, from a year ago to $69.0 million, while EBITDA
improved 107%, or $3.8 million, to $7.4 million. The New York residential sales
market is demonstrating strength on a number of levels since the current
recovery began in December 2001, exhibiting strength across the entire price
spectrum. This improvement reflects benefits derived from pent-up demand from
the late 2001 period when new contract signings came to a virtual standstill.
Insignia Douglas Elliman's performance in 2002 has out-paced the performance of
the New York City market as a whole, indicating an ability of the Company to
increase its market share. For the first half of 2002, Insignia Douglas Elliman
generated service revenues and EBITDA of $55.7 million and $7.4 million,
respectively, representing increases of 17% for revenues and 153% (or $4.5
million) for EBITDA over the 2001 period. For the first half of 2002, Insignia
Douglas Elliman's gross transaction volume totalled $1.5 billion, representing a
29% increase from the first half of 2001. The number of units sold during the
first half of 2002 also increased 29% over 2001, while the average sales price
declined a modest 1% from 2001 to approximately $818,000.
Residential EBITDA for the second quarter and first half of 2002 was
reduced by a $1.0 million charge for the estimated costs of subleasing excess
office space previously used by the Company's residential property management
subsidiary, Insignia Residential Group. The space became available as a result
of a 2001 reorganization plan that called for the termination of non-profitable
management assignments and corresponding reductions in related staff. The lease
charge was determined based on assumptions regarding the probable sublease of
the excess space, including passage of an estimated 12 months prior to receiving
rents from a subtenant. Aside from this lease charge, Insignia Residential Group
has benefited from operating efficiencies achieved from the termination of
unprofitable management assignments. Excluding this charge, Insignia Residential
Group's second quarter 2002 EBITDA increased 121% to $617,000 (from $279,000 in
2001) on service revenues of $6.7 million. For the first half of 2002, Insignia
Residential Group produced service revenues of $13.3 million, consistent with
2001, and EBITDA of $961,000 (excluding the $1 million charge), a 50%
improvement over 2001 ($637,000).
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Administrative
Corporate administrative expenses increased 27% to $3.8 million during the
second quarter of 2002 and 3% to $6.6 million for the first half of 2002. Higher
travel costs and contributions, as well as the timing of them, affect the
comparison. Insignia is also incurring higher professional fees, which trend
will further accelerate in the second half. Finally, contingent signing bonuses
provided by the employment agreements of two executive officers became payable
in the second quarter of 2002.
Other Items Included in the Determination of Net EBITDA
Interest income increased 4% to $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2002
and declined 26% to $2.1 million for the first half of 2002 compared to the same
periods of 2001. Lower interest rates and higher cash balances account for the
second quarter change. The 2001 first quarter benefited from interest income on
cash held for payment of the record level of year-end 2000 bonuses, which were
paid in March 2001.
Corporate interest expense decreased 43%, or $1.6 million, to $2.1 million
for the second quarter of 2002 and 34%, or $2.3 million, to $4.3 million for the
first half of 2002. The Company continues to benefit from lower interest rates
on its LIBOR based borrowings and reduced borrowing levels as a result of a $32
million pay-down of debt during the first quarter of 2002. The average interest
rate on the $117 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility was
approximately 4.5% for the first half of 2002, compared to an average of over 7%
for the same period of 2001.
Real Estate FFO from the Company's property investment portfolio declined
48% to $891,000 for the second quarter of 2002 (from $1.7 million in 2001) and
20% to $2.4 million for the six months of 2002 (from $3.0 million in 2001). The
primary reasons for the decline are (i) the sale of Fresh Meadows in late 2001,
which contributed FFO of $373,000 in the second quarter of 2001 and $375,000 in
the 2001 first half; (ii) $250,000 from a lease termination fee in the first
quarter of 2001; and (iii) negative FFO of $266,000 in the second quarter of
2002 and $167,000 for the 2002 first half of a consolidated apartment property
in which the Company holds a controlling minority interest.
Other Items Included in the Determination of Income from Continuing Operations
Gains realized from sales of real estate by minority owned ventures totaled
$649,000 for the second quarter of 2002 and $1.6 million for the first half of
2002. The second quarter gain was achieved from the sale of a 25% owned office
building in California. Gains for the first half of 2002 included the first
quarter sale of a 10% owned office/retail property located in California. The
2002 performance compares favorably to a gain of $464,000 for the second quarter
and six months of 2001 resulting from the sale of a 25% owned office building
also located in California. These gains are recorded after payments, totaling
$2.5 million in 2002 and $695,000 in 2001, made pursuant to employee
participation interests. Comparisons of this type of income do not reflect
performance of the investments for the comparative period, but rather the volume
of asset sales in the period and the cumulative value change of the investments
sold.
Depreciation of FF&E increased 12% to $4.3 million for the second quarter
of 2002, from $3.8 million for the comparable period of 2001. For the six
months, depreciation increased 17% to $8.5 million (over $7.3 million in 2001).
The increases are the result of capital spending of approximately $12 million
over the past year primarily for leasehold improvements (in connection with
addition or relocation of offices and software).
Amortization of intangibles declined 78%, or $4.0 million, in the second
quarter of 2002 and 75%, or $9.5 million, for the six months of 2002. The
adoption of new accounting standards requiring elimination of amortization of
goodwill, effective January 1, 2002, was responsible for $4.4 million of the
decrease in the second quarter of 2002 and $8.5 million of the decline for the
first half of 2002. The remainder of the decrease was attributed to property
management contracts that fully amortized in 2001. Amortization expense in 2002
relates primarily to acquired property management contracts, non-compete
agreements and the customer backlog existing at the time of the Groupe Bourdais
acquisition.
In 2001, the Company incurred pre-tax Internet losses of approximately $2.6
million during the second quarter and $7.1 million for the six-month period.
These losses represented impairment write-offs of certain third-party
Internet-based investments made predominantly in 1999 and 2000. Insignia had no
Internet-related activity during the second quarter or first half of 2002.
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Income taxes on continuing operations for the three and six months of 2002
totaled $2.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, as determined based on a
45% estimated consolidated effective tax rate. Conversely, the same periods of
2001 included income tax benefits due to the reported levels of pre-tax losses
for those periods. The income tax benefits for the second quarter and first half
of 2001 were lowered by the partial non-deductibility of certain Internet
losses.
Other Factors in the Determination of Net Income
Net income for the first half of 2002 was favorably impacted by income from
discontinued operations of $265,000 pertaining to contractual post closing
adjustments in conjunction with the Realty One sale. Financial results for 2001
included, in discontinued operations, operating income of $302,000 during the
second quarter and an operating loss of $2.4 million for the six-months related
to Realty One. Conversely, net earnings for the first half of 2002 were
adversely affected by a goodwill impairment charge of $20.6 million (net of tax
of $9.4 million) reported as the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principle.
With respect to the goodwill accounting change, the Company conducted
internal analyses in 2001 that indicated the U.S. commercial operation was not
impaired and that goodwill of the Asia operation was in fact impaired. The
Company also determined that there was a possibility of impairment in the
European operations and Insignia Douglas Elliman and engaged third-party
valuation consultants (Standard & Poor's) to appraise the businesses. Their
evaluations indicated no impairment in the European operations and Insignia
Douglas Elliman's impairment was calculated to be $26.8 million before taxes.
The total impairment charge of $30.0 million before taxes included approximately
$3.2 million related to goodwill of Insignia Brooke in Asia.
The Insignia Douglas Elliman impairment was derived based on an estimated
enterprise value of 5.5 times an estimated normalized annual EBITDA of $8.0
million. Such an estimate is highly subjective, and a small difference in
estimated valuation multiple or normalized income can produce a large difference
in estimated value. The Company recognizes that at the time the valuation was
performed, as of January 1, 2002, the normalized EBITDA a willing buyer would
conclude was a particularly difficult estimate. Insignia Douglas Elliman had
produced EBITDA of over $11.0 million in 2000, while only producing $4.7 million
in the unusual 2001 year. Subsequent to the January 1, 2002 valuation, Insignia
Douglas Elliman's operations in 2002 have performed at much higher level than
the normalized estimate on an annualized basis.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Insignia's liquidity and capital resources are available from its cash and
cash equivalents, unused capacity under its $230 million revolving credit
facility and $37.5 million senior subordinated debt facility, and cash generated
by operations. Historically, capital expenditures and investments in minority
ownership interests in real estate related investments have been funded through
cash from operations, and the revolving credit facility has been used to fund
the cash portion of acquisitions of businesses and, in 2000, certain e-commerce
investments.
Insignia's unrestricted cash at June 30, 2002 totaled $82.6 million,
representing a $49.3 million decline from $131.9 million at December 31, 2001.
The decline stems primarily from payment of 2001 incentive compensation of
approximately $50.0 million, and a $32.0 million pay-down on the senior
revolving credit facility, offset in part by $24.0 million in net proceeds from
the sale of Realty One.
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The Company uses Net EBITDA reduced by applicable income taxes as a proxy
for its cash flow from operations because this computation derives a measure of
working capital resources produced by operations, which is generally available
for real estate investment or other purposes. The table below summarizes Net
EBITDA less applicable income taxes and deductions for capital expenditures for
the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30,
2002 2001
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(In thousands)
NET EBITDA $ 18,271 $ 26,575
Income tax expense (2,264) (2,037)
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AFTER TAX NET EBITDA 16,007 24,538
Capital expenditures (2,841) (6,740)
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TOTAL $ 13,166 $ 17,798
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While this working capital measure differs from cash flow from operations
under GAAP, the GAAP measure differences tend to be temporary in Insignia's
businesses and by its construction matches incentives earned in the prior year
with current year operations. For example, cash used in operations during the
first half of 2002 totaling $50.2 million includes $50.0 million of incentive
payments for the preceding fiscal year as well as January 2002 commissions paid
to brokers attributed to high collections in December 2001. For the first half
of 2001, cash used in operating activities totaled $57.3 million, including
approximately $75.0 million of incentive compensation paid for the record 2000
year. The Company's operating cash flows also include certain real estate
interests and Internet activity, which Insignia views as non-operating
activities. Cash flow from operations as defined by GAAP is generally negative
during the first half of each year due to the payment of prior year incentives
and seasonal factors affecting transactional revenues.
Existing Debt
Insignia's total debt at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 consisted of
the following:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2002 2001
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(In thousands)
Outstanding amount under revolving credit facility $ 117,000 $ 149,000
Loan notes payable to sellers of acquired U.K.
businesses, secured by restricted cash holdings 17,179 20,972
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Notes payable 134,179 169,972
Real estate mortgage notes payable 54,241 37,269
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TOTAL DEBT $ 188,420 $ 207,241
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All U.K. acquisition loan notes are guaranteed by a bank as required by the
terms of the respective purchase agreements and the bank holds restricted cash
deposits sufficient to repay the notes in full when due. The acquisition loan
notes have a final maturity of April 2010 and are callable semi-annually at the
discretion of the note holder. The real estate mortgages are secured solely by
property assets owned by consolidated subsidiaries and are recourse only to the
applicable real estate asset. Such mortgage notes have maturities ranging from
December 2002 to October 2023. As a result of these circumstances, Insignia only
considers its credit facilities in its analysis of liquidity and capital
resources. Such facilities include the Company's $230 million revolving credit
facility and a $37.5 million subordinated credit facility entered into in June
2002 with Blackacre Capital Management, LLC ("Blackacre").
Insignia's $230 million revolving credit facility matures in May 2004. At
June 30, 2002, the amount outstanding on the revolving credit facility was
$117.0 million and the interest rate on amounts drawn was
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approximately 4.5%. In addition to the amount outstanding, Insignia had
outstanding letters of credit of $11.0 million ($10.4 million pertaining to real
estate investment obligations) at June 30, 2002 that are considered outstanding
amounts under the terms of the revolving credit facility. The unused commitment
at June 30, 2002 was approximately $102.0 million.
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus
a margin that varies according to the ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA,
adjusted for specified other costs. Insignia is vulnerable to increases in
interest rates as a result of either increases in the base rate or the variable
LIBOR margin. A 100 basis point increase in the effective interest rate would
increase interest expenses by more than $1.0 million on an annual basis. The
margin above LIBOR is currently 2.50%.
In June 2002, Insignia entered into an agreement with funds affiliated with
Blackacre for a commitment to provide a $37.5 million subordinated credit
facility. The Blackacre credit facility is subordinate to Insignia's senior
credit facility and bears interest, payable quarterly, at an annual rate of
11.25% to 12.25%, depending on the amount borrowed. Insignia may borrow the
$37.5 million at any time over the 18-month period ending December 2003. The
subordinated debt matures in June 2009. In conjunction with the subordinated
debt agreement, the Company negotiated an amendment to its $230 million senior
credit facility to permit borrowings on the Blackacre credit facility and to
allow for a broader range of principal investment activities. In July 2002,
Insignia borrowed $15.0 million on the subordinated credit facility.
The Company's senior and subordinated credit agreements contain covenants
concerning the maintenance of a minimum consolidated net worth, maximum total
debt, maximum leverage ratios and certain other financial ratios. The most
restrictive of these covenants are the leverage ratios, which are based on the
ratios of total debt and senior debt to consolidated EBITDA. Under these
covenants, the maximum amount of total debt outstanding cannot exceed 3.5 times
EBITDA for the trailing four quarters and senior debt (all debt excluding the
subordinated credit facility) outstanding cannot exceed 3.00 times EBITDA for
the trailing four quarters. In connection with amendments to the credit
facility, to mitigate availability declines caused by the third quarter of 2001
results and to accommodate the new senior subordinated debt, total applicable
debt (which excludes real estate mortgages and the UK loan notes) is limited to
no more than $195 million through September 30, 2002. At June 30, 2002, Insignia
had $56 million of availability under its covenants. The Company currently
maintains full compliance with all financial covenants.
Real Estate Investments and Related Obligations
Insignia invests in real estate assets and real estate related assets,
usually as a minority owner and asset manager or property manager, with third
party investors. These investments include operating real estate properties,
real estate under development and investment entities investing in below
investment grade or lower rated securitized real estate debt. Each of these
entities is debt financed. The real estate entities in which Insignia owns a
minority interest owned aggregate assets of over $1.0 billion and were obligated
on aggregate debt of over $695 million at June 30, 2002. Each entity is liable
only for its own debt, and such debt is substantially non-recourse other than to
the asset financed. At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, the
Company's real estate investments consisted of the following:
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31,
2002 2001
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(In thousands)
Minority interests in operating properties $ 27,229 $ 29,282
100% owned properties 17,184 41,788
Consolidated minority owned property 37,272 --
Minority interests in development properties 10,655 10,761
Land held for future development 2,426 2,308
Minority interests in real estate debt investment funds 13,914 11,571
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS $ 108,680 $ 95,710
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The real estate carrying amounts of consolidated owned properties were
financed by real estate mortgage notes totaling $54.2 million and $37.3 million
at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively. The minority owned
property partnership, consolidated by virtue of general partner control, is
financed by mortgage debt of $38.3 million
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at June 30, 2002. Insignia's equity at book value in all consolidated properties
totaled $2.9 million at June 30, 2002 and $5.5 million at December 31, 2001. The
Company has no further obligations to these properties or their creditors.
In March 2002, Insignia sold Shinsen Place, an office building in Tokyo,
Japan purchased in late 2001, which was consolidated at December 31, 2001.
Shinsen Place was purchased solely for resale to a client for a fee of
approximately $600,000. The sale of the property reduced the Company's real
estate investments and corresponding real estate mortgage notes by $24.3 million
and $21.4 million, respectively.
In July 2002, the Company acquired a mixed-use development parcel through
an 85% owned property subsidiary. The purchase was funded with $18.5 million
paid in cash at closing and borrowings of $20.0 million by the property
subsidiary against a $40.0 million non-recourse loan facility provided by Lehman
Brothers Holdings LLC. The remaining availability under the loan will be
utilized in future development activities of the property. The Lehman facility
is secured solely by assets of the acquiring property subsidiary and
non-recourse to other assets of Insignia, subject only to specific recourse
provisions which are standard in real estate financings (including matters such
as the misapplication of rents or environmental liabilities).
Apart from the potential loss of its equity investment, totaling $57.4
million at book value in all real estate entities at June 30, 2002, Insignia's
other assets are only at risk with respect to specific obligations it has
undertaken or to standard carve-outs in the mortgage lending industry from the
non-recourse provisions of mortgage loans. Each entity in which Insignia holds
an investment is a single purpose entity, the assets of which are subject to the
obligations only of that entity. Each entity's debt, except to the extent of the
letters of credit and other guarantees/commitments shown below, is either (i)
non-recourse except to the real estate assets of the subject entity (subject to
carve-outs standard in such non-recourse financing, including the misapplication
of rents or environmental liabilities) or (ii) an obligation solely of such
limited liability entity and thus is non-recourse to other assets of the
Company.
Insignia, as a matter of policy, would consider advancing funds to such an
entity beyond its obligation as a new investment requiring normal returns.
Insignia's aggregate obligations to all such real estate entities at June 30,
2002 consisted of the following:
AMOUNT
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(In thousands)
Letters of credit partially backing construction loans $ 8,900
Other letters of credit and guarantees of property debt 2,825
Future capital contributions for capital improvements 625
Future capital contributions for asset purchases 4,000
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TOTAL OBLIGATIONS $ 16,350
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Outstanding letters of credit generally have one-year terms to maturity and
bear standard renewal provisions. Other real estate obligations do not bear
formal maturity dates and remain outstanding until certain conditions (such as
final sale of property and funding of capital commitments) have been satisfied.
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Contingent Purchase Consideration
Insignia also has obligations for earnouts, or contingent purchase
consideration, with respect to certain past acquisitions. Two earnouts
aggregating a maximum amount of $7.4 million are believed extremely unlikely to
ever become payable. Other acquisition earnouts, excluding Insignia Bourdais,
are believed more likely than not of becoming payable, and the amounts payable
would be as follows:
YEAR AMOUNT
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(In thousands)
2002 $ 6,750
2003 3,000
2004 3,000
2005 500
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TOTAL EARNOUTS $ 13,250
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Of the 2002 estimated amount, $6.0 million was measured prior to June 30,
2002 and thus included in accrued and sundry liabilities at June 30, 2002.
Insignia expects to pay these amounts during 2002 from cash on hand.
With respect to Insignia Bourdais, $21.4 million was paid at closing in a
combination of cash and Insignia common stock. Based on the performance of
Insignia Bourdais for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2002, additional purchase
price of approximately $6.0 million was paid in June 2002 by issuance of 131,480
Insignia common shares and $4.7 million in cash. Contingent consideration may be
payable based on operating results for calendar years 2002, 2003 and 2004 of up
to $22 million. Payment of the full remaining earnout would require average
annual EBITDA over the three years of more than $10.0 million, while EBITDA
equal to or less than the results of the last twelve months ended March 31,
2002, of approximately $6.6 million, would not result in payment of any
additional consideration. All earnout calculations are based upon a multiple of
total purchase consideration to EBITDA of approximately 4.2. The Company is not
able to predict the amount of any future consideration payable under the
remaining earnout provision. All amounts that become payable are payable in
euros and the operating results that form the basis of calculation are measured
in euros. As a result, the dollar obligation, if any, will fluctuate with the
euro.
Other Material Commitments
Project Octane
In September 2000, the Company joined Project Octane ("Octane"), an
industry consortium comprised of Insignia, CB Richard Ellis, Inc., Jones Lang
LaSalle Incorporated and Trammell Crow Company formed to develop on-line
transaction platforms for commercial real estate services. In May 2001, the
consortium members entered into a software development cooperation agreement
that included a commitment of each member to contribute up to approximately $4.4
million to Octane through December 31, 2004. In 2001, approximately $850,000 of
the total commitment was called and funded by each member. Octane has been
inactive in 2002 and the Company does not currently anticipate being called upon
to fund under the remaining commitment, which totaled $3.5 million at June 30,
2002. Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, the Company would be
obligated to contribute additional proceeds only upon a request or capital call
of the Board of Managers for the consortium, which request requires the approval
of three of the four managers representing the four Octane members.
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Operating Leases
The Company leases office space and equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases. Minimum annual rentals under operating leases for fiscal years
2002 - 2006 and thereafter are as follows:
AMOUNT
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(In thousands)
2002 $ 34,912
2003 32,579
2004 29,290
2005 25,059
2006 22,211
Thereafter 76,310
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TOTAL MINIMUM PAYMENTS $ 220,361
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Certain of the leases are subject to renewal options and annual escalation
based on the Consumer Price Index or annual increases in operating expenses.
Preferred Stock
In June 2002, Insignia sold 125,000 shares of convertible preferred stock,
with a stated value of $100.00 per share, to investment funds affiliated with
Blackacre Capital Management LLC ("Blackacre") for an aggregate purchase price
of $12.5 million. The preferred stock carries an 8.5% annual dividend, payable
quarterly at Insignia's option in cash or in kind and is convertible into
Insignia common stock at a price of $15.40 per share, subject to adjustment. The
preferred stock has a perpetual term, although Insignia may call the preferred
stock, at stated value, after June 7, 2005.
In February 2000, Blackacre purchased 250,000 shares, or $25.0 million, of
convertible preferred stock. In June 2002, this preferred stock was exchanged
for a new series of convertible preferred stock that carries an 8.5% annual
dividend, payable quarterly at Insignia's option in cash or in kind, and
convertible into Insignia common stock at a price of $14.00 per share, subject
to adjustment. The Company paid cash dividends of $633,333 in the first half of
2002 on the existing $25.0 million of preferred stock based on a 4% annual
dividend rate, as required under the terms of the preferred stock issuance prior
to exchange. The preferred stock has a perpetual term, although Insignia may
call the preferred stock, at par, after June 7, 2005.
Capital Expenditures
Insignia's original capital expenditure estimate for 2002 totaled
approximately $15.0 million; however, approximately one-third of such
expenditures have been eliminated or deferred. As evidence, capital expenditures
totaled $2.8 million in the first half of 2002, compared with $6.7 million in
the first half of 2001. The Company expects to fund capital expenditures from
cash on hand and cash provided by operations. Capital expenditures during the
second half of 2002 should exceed the first half amounts, as several office
moves are being completed in the third quarter and new software licensing
agreements are to be concluded. Insignia currently expects aggregate capital
expenditures for the 2002 year to approximate $10.0 million, down 36% from $15.6
million in 2001. In addition, Insignia is currently evaluating its options
relating to its expiring headquarters lease in London. That lease expires in
June 2003, and any relocation would likely require significant capital
expenditure.
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GOVERNANCE INITIATIVES
The Company, acting through management, committees of the Board of
Directors or the full Board, has actively undertaken to review all matters of
corporate governance since the Company's proxy and first quarter Form 10-Q were
filed. The following initiatives have been undertaken or implemented:
o The Board has formed a Nominating and Governance Committee, which consists
entirely of outside directors. There are three members, with Robert J.
Denison serving as Chair;
o Counsel to the Company has prepared charters for the Nominating and
Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee, and has modified the
charter for the Audit Committee. The charters are being reviewed by the
three committees together with their outside compensation and legal
consultants. Each charter, as drafted, complies with the requirements of
the recently enacted Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the newly adopted New York
Stock Exchange rules. We anticipate that the Board will adopt these
charters in the near future.
o Management has recommended to the Nominating and Governance Committee that
it be charged with the task of reviewing, in advance, any political
contributions proposed to be made on behalf of the Company. The Nominating
and Governance Committee has agreed that it will do so;
o With respect to the Company's payment for use of a boat owned by the Chief
Executive Officer, the Company and the Chief Executive Officer previously
agreed earlier this year that the Company would no longer reimburse the
Chief Executive Officer for any Company usage of the boat. There have been
no payments by the Company for use of the boat in 2002.
o With respect to the Company's payment for use of a fractional interest in
an aircraft owned by the Chief Executive Officer and net leased by the
Company for its exclusive use, such lease and usage pursuant thereto by the
Company will terminate permanently no later than September 30, 2002;
o The Compensation Committee has recommended to the Nominating and Governance
Committee that the composition of the Compensation Committee be expanded by
the addition of a third independent director;
o The Compensation Committee has resolved that no non-employee director may
be permitted to invest in or be compensated through any of the Company's
investment activities;
o The Compensation Committee is continuing its review, with the assistance of
outside professionals retained by the committee, of the current equity
grant or "promote" program whereby employees, including executives,
participate in certain of the principal activities of the Company. While it
has not reached a final conclusion on structure, the Compensation Committee
has stated its view that promotes in future investments to executives
should be subject to executive co-investment or netting requirements. The
Compensation Committee is expected to report on the terms of the newly
structured program over the course of the next 45 days;
o Consistent with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Compensation Committee
has issued a prohibition against future loans to executive officers or
directors, and has prohibited any modifications or extensions of existing
loans that are beneficial to Company executives;
o While not directly related to corporate governance, the Company, acting
through management and its Board, has determined (a) to adopt the expense
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, on a prospective basis for all stock options granted on or
after January 1, 2002 (see further discussion below under "Change in
Accounting Principle"), and (b) to authorize, immediately following the
filing of this Form 10-Q, a stock repurchase program consistent with any
and all covenants contained within the Company's existing debt agreements.
o The Company will continue to review all of its practices related to
governance, compensation and expense reimbursement on an ongoing basis, and
will continue to report on any modifications adopted by the Company, its
Board and the respective Committees of the Board in connection therewith.
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
SFAS No. 145, which rescinds SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from
Extinguishment of Debt and SFAS No. 64, Extinguishments of Debt Made to Satisfy
Sinking-Fund Requirements (which amended SFAS No. 4), amends SFAS No. 13,
Accounting for Leases and makes certain technical corrections to other
accounting standards. The rescission of SFAS No. 4 and SFAS Statement No. 64
affects income statement classification of gains and losses from extinguishment
of debt.
SFAS No. 145 will be effective as of January 1, 2003. Upon adoption, prior
period items that do not meet the extraordinary item classification criteria in
APB 30 must be reclassified. Adoption of SFAS No. 145 is not expected to have
any effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. SFAS No. 144 provides accounting
guidance for financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal
of long-lived assets. While SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, Accounting for
the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of,
it retains the fundamental provisions of that Statement. It also supersedes the
accounting and reporting of APB Opinion No. 30, Reporting the Results of
Operations - Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and
Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions
related to the disposal of a segment of a business. However, it retains the
requirement in Opinion 30 to report separately discontinued operations and
extends that reporting to a component of an entity either disposed of or
classified as held for sale. SFAS No. 144 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2001. Insignia early adopted SFAS No. 144 as of
January 1, 2001.
SFAS No. 144 requires, in most cases, that gains/losses from dispositions
of investment properties and all earnings from such properties be reported as
"discontinued operations". SFAS No. 144 is silent with respect to treatment of
gains or losses from sales of investment property held in a joint venture. The
Company has concluded that, as a matter of policy, all gains or losses realized
from sales of minority owned property in its real estate co-investment program
constitute earnings from a continuing line of business. Therefore, operating
activity related to that investment program will continue to be classified as
income (loss) from continuing operations. However, SFAS No. 144 requires that
all gains or losses from sales of consolidated properties be reported as
discontinued operations. As a result, the Company's earnings from dispositions
of consolidated properties, which is an important component of what management
considers a continuing business, would be excluded from reported income from
continuing operations.
CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
The Company has previously followed Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock
Issued to Employees ("APB 25"), in accounting for employee stock based
compensation. Under APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized when the
exercise price of an employee stock option equals the market price at issuance.
The Company intends to change its method of accounting for employee stock
options - beginning in the third quarter of 2002 - to adopt the expense
recognition provisions provided in SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation. On August 7, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
("FASB") agreed to undertake a limited scope review project to amend the
transition provisions of SFAS No. 123. The FASB considered several transition
alternatives including the following: (i) prospective application (including the
unvested portion of prior awards); (ii) cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principle; (iii) retroactive restatement; and/or (iv) retain the
existing transition provisions in SFAS No. 123. Subject to further discussion
and issuance of a final statement, the FASB may permit companies to apply the
transition approach in any of alternatives (i), (iii) or (iv) discussed above.
The accounting change will result in the expensing of the estimated fair value
of employee stock options granted by the Company. The Company's evaluation of
the financial impact of the change has not been completed and the ultimate
impact on earnings will depend on the alternative selected and the number of
options issued in 2002 or in the future, as to which the Company has no specific
plan, and the estimated value of each option, which is a complex exercise likely
to vary considerably from one company to another. Thus far in 2002, Insignia has
issued 158,000 employee options. Assuming an option value of $3 per option, the
expected financial impact would be a reduction in quarterly net income of
approximately $25,000 (assuming a five-year vesting period). The quarterly
impact on net earnings would increase as additional employee options are issued.
While SFAS No. 123 provides many observations about valuation of employee stock
options, it does not contain specific valuation instructions. As a result, the
Company has commenced an evaluation of different accepted valuation alternatives
in an effort to determine the most appropriate and reliable means estimating the
value of its employee stock options. The Company believes that any and all
valuations its employee stock options will necessarily be estimates that can
only approximate actual value.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations is based upon the Company's condensed consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of
these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and assumptions that
are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form
the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Insignia believes the
following critical accounting policies affect its significant judgments and
estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company's real estate services revenues are generally recorded when the
related services are performed or at closing in the case of real estate sales.
Leasing commissions that are payable upon tenant occupancy, payment of rent or
other events beyond the Company's control are recognized upon the occurrence of
such events. As certain conditions to revenue recognition for leasing
commissions are outside of the Company's control and are not clearly defined,
judgment must be exercised in determining when such required events to
recognition have occurred. Revenues from tenant representation, agency leasing,
investment sales and residential brokerage, which collectively comprise a
substantial portion of Insignia's service revenues, are transactional in nature
and therefore subject to seasonality and changes in business and capital market
conditions. As a consequence, the timing of transactions and resulting revenue
recognition is difficult to predict.
Insignia's revenue from property management services is generally based
upon percentages of the revenue generated by the properties that it manages. In
conjunction with the providing of management services, the Company customarily
employs personnel (either directly or on behalf of the property owner) to
provide services solely to the properties managed. Insignia is reimbursed, by
the owners of managed properties, for all direct payroll related costs incurred
in the employment of property personnel. The aggregate amount of payroll costs
reimbursed approximates $40 million to $50 million annually. All such payroll
reimbursements are characterized in the Company's statements of operations as a
reduction of actual expenses incurred. This characterization is based on the
following factors: (i) the property owner generally has authority over hiring
practices and the approval of payroll prior to payment by the Company; (ii)
Insignia is the primary obligor with respect to the property personnel, but
bears little or no credit risk under the terms of the management contract; (iii)
reimbursement to the Company is generally completed prior to or simultaneous
with payment of payroll; and (iv) the Company generally earns no margin in the
arrangement, obtaining reimbursement only for actual cost incurred.
Principles of Consolidation
Insignia's financial statements include the accounts of all majority owned
subsidiaries and all entities over which the Company exercises voting control
over operating decisions. All significant intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated. Entities in which the Company owns less than the majority
interest and has substantial influence are recorded on the equity method of
accounting (net of payments to certain employees in respect of equity grants or
rights to proceeds).
In one instance, a property partnership in which the Company owns a nominal
minority interest (with additional promotional interests in profits depending on
performance) is consolidated by virtue of control of the partnership. Since the
limited partners' investment has been fully depreciated, the assets, liabilities
and operations of the partnership are consolidated as if Insignia completely
owned the asset, even though economically Insignia only holds a small minority
interest.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business combinations under the purchase
method of accounting. As such, the Company allocates the acquisition cost to the
identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective
fair values at date of acquisition. The excess of the cost of the acquired
company over the sum of the amounts assigned to identifiable assets acquired
less liabilities assumed is then allocated among identifiable intangible assets
and goodwill. The Company utilizes various methods customarily used in determine
the fair value
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of identifiable intangible assets. These methods include, but are not limited to
obtaining independent appraisals, preparing discounted cash flow analysis and
comparable sale analysis. The Company engaged third-party consultants to
determine the fair value of intangible assets identified in the Baker Commercial
(October 2001) and Groupe Bourdais (December 2001) acquisitions. Identified
intangible assets included property management contracts, customer backlog,
non-compete agreements, franchise agreements and trade names. Customer backlog,
the most significant of the acquired intangible assets, causes income to be
lower in the initial period subsequent to acquisition because of a very short
amortization period generally less than one year.
All contingent consideration determinable at the date of acquisition is
included in determining the cost of an acquired company. Consideration which is
due at the expiration of the contingency period or which is held in escrow
pending the outcome of the contingency is disclosed but not recorded as a
liability or as additional cost of the acquired company unless the outcome of
the contingency is determinable beyond a reasonable doubt.
Valuation of Investments
The Company reviews all real estate and other investments on a quarterly basis
for evidence of impairment. Impairment losses are recognized whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate declines in value of such investments below
carrying value and the related undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to
recover the assets carrying amount. Generally, Insignia relies upon the
expertise of its own property professionals to assess real estate values. When
such internal assessment is not deemed sufficiently reliable or Insignia
considers its expertise limited with respect to a particular investment, third
party valuations are generally obtained in instances where indicators of
possible impairment exist. Property valuations and estimates of related future
cash flows are by nature subjective and will vary from actual results.
Valuation of Intangibles
The Company's intangible assets substantially consist of goodwill, property
management contracts, favorable premises leases and other intangibles including
non-compete agreements, franchise agreements, customer backlog and trade names.
Through December 31, 2001, the Company used an undiscounted cash flow
methodology to determine whether underlying operating cash flows were sufficient
to recover the carrying amount of intangible assets. As of January 1, 2002,
goodwill is no longer amortized, but will be evaluated annually for impairment
based on a reporting unit fair value approach as required by SFAS No. 142. In
determining fair value of a reporting unit, the Company relies on third-party
appraisals as well as internal analyses based on the application of generally
accepted valuation approaches. Such valuation approaches include a market
approach, which includes both comparisons to other comparable publicly traded
businesses and recent transactions involving similar businesses, and an income
approach based on discounted cash flows. All such estimates are subjective and
selected from a range of observed valuation measures.
Valuation of Deferred Taxes
The Company records deferred income tax assets and liabilities to reflect
the tax consequences on future years of temporary differences of revenue and
expense items for financial statement and income tax purposes. The Company
periodically evaluates the realization of a deferred income tax asset by
considering the existence of sufficient taxable income of the appropriate
character and provides a reserve for any amounts that are unlikely to be
realized. The Company maintained aggregate reserves of approximately $10.0
million at June 30, 2002. Such valuation reserves included $5.0 million related
to capital losses incurred in connection with the January 2002 sale of Realty
One, which are deductible only to the extent of capital gains, and $5.0 million
pertaining to operating losses in certain foreign jurisdictions, which are
deductible only to the extent of income. These amounts would only become
deductible if and when sufficient taxable income is generated of the appropriate
character or in the appropriate reporting jurisdiction.
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Bad Debts
Insignia does not traditionally incur significant bad debts or encounter
significant credit issues. This is in part because a portion of commissions are
generally paid at closing, which is also when revenue is recognized, unless
significant contingencies exist with respect to contract fulfillment. Also,
leasing commissions that are payable only upon the occurrence of certain events
such as tenant occupancy or payment of rent are generally recorded simultaneous
with the occurrence of those events. Not withstanding, Insignia does carry
receivables that it must monitor for collectibility. The Company monitors its
receivables on a continual basis and maintains an allowance for bad debts
typically estimated in a range of 2% to 3% of total receivables. Credit losses
have historically been insignificant and within the Company's estimates;
however, estimating credit losses requires significant judgment, and conditions
may change or new information may become known after any periodic evaluation. As
a result, actual credit losses will differ from the Company's estimates.
Defined Benefit Plan
The Company's U.K. subsidiary, Insignia Richard Ellis, maintains a defined
benefit plan for certain of its employees. This plan is not open to new
participants, as persons not already in this plan may only participate in the
Company's defined contribution plans. The Company obtains independent actuarial
valuations in measuring the annual funded status and net periodic pension cost
of the plan in accordance with GAAP. A critical assumption in periodic pension
expense is the expected asset return, which was 7% as of December 31, 2000 and
6.5% as of December 31, 2001. The actual return on plan assets was negative for
2001 and the first half of 2002. To the extent that returns over extended
periods are less than the expected return, pension costs would increase.
IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CHANGING PRICES
Inflation has not had a significant impact on the results of operations of
Insignia in recent years and is not anticipated to have a significant impact in
the foreseeable future. Insignia's exposure to market risk from changing prices
consists primarily of fluctuations in rental rates of commercial and residential
properties, market interest rates on residential mortgages and debt obligations,
real estate property values and foreign currency fluctuations affecting
operating results in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
The revenues associated with the commercial services businesses are
impacted by fluctuations in interest rates, lease rates, real property values
and the availability of space and competition in the market place. Commercial
service revenues are derived from a broad range of services that are primarily
transaction driven and are therefore volatile in nature and highly competitive.
The revenues of property management operations with respect to rental
properties are highly dependent upon market rents of the properties managed,
which are affected by rental rates and building occupancy rates. Rental rate
increases are dependent upon market conditions and the competitive environments
in the respective locations of the properties. Employee compensation is the
principal cost element of property management. Changes in market interest rates
and real property values impact the revenues of the Company's New York-based
co-op and condo brokerage and apartment leasing business.
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NATURE OF OPERATIONS
The Company's revenues derived from tenant representation, agency leasing,
investment sales and residential brokerage, which collectively comprise a
substantial portion of Insignia's service revenues, are transactional in nature
and therefore subject to seasonality and changes in business and capital market
conditions. A significant portion of the expenses associated with these
transactional activities is directly correlated to revenue.
Consistent with the industry in general, Insignia's operating income and
earnings have historically been lower during the first three calendar quarters
than in the fourth quarter. The reasons for the concentration of earnings in the
fourth quarter include a general, industry-wide focus on completing transactions
by calendar year end, as well as the constant nature of the Company's
non-variable expenses throughout the year versus the seasonality of its
revenues. This phenomenon has generally produced a historical pattern of higher
revenues and income in the last half of the year and a gradual slowdown in
transactional activity and corresponding operating results during the first
quarter.
Over the last two years, the Company's quarterly results have not followed
the traditional seasonal pattern. As evidence, in 2001 the Company realized its
best ever first quarter, yet produced much lower second and third quarters than
the preceding year due to the effects of the global economic slowdown and the
tragic events of September 11th. Market disruptions like that of the third
quarter of 2001 can alter the effect of "normal" seasonality. Also, certain
conditions to revenue recognition for leasing commissions are outside of the
Company's control and as a result the impact of leasing revenues on income
seasonality is unpredictable. Consequently, quarter-to-quarter comparisons may
be difficult to interpret.
The Company plans its capital and operating expenditures based on its
expectations of future revenues. If revenues are below expectations in any given
quarter, the Company may be unable to adjust expenditures to compensate for any
unexpected revenue shortfall. The Company's business could suffer as a
consequence.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain items discussed in this Report constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and, as such, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the
Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You can
identify such statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. Statements that make reference to the expectations
or beliefs of the Company or any of its management are such forward-looking
statements. These statements use words such as "believe", "expect", "should" and
"anticipate". Such information includes, without limitation, statements
regarding the results of litigation, Insignia's future financial performance,
cash flows, expansion plans, estimated capital expenditures and statements
concerning the performance of the U.S. and international commercial and
residential brokerage markets. Actual results will be affected by a variety of
risks and factors, including, without limitation, international, national and
local economic conditions and real estate and financing risks, as well as those
set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in Item 1 of Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001.
All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
Report. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates of revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto
or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement
is based.
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ITEM 3 - QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE OF MARKET RISK
The real estate market tends to be cyclical and related to the condition of
the economy as a whole and to public perception of the economic outlook. In
addition, capital availability tends to also be cyclical, leading to periods of
excess supply or shortages. When supply is constrained or the economic outlook
is poor, leasing and sales volumes may decline. When capital is constrained or
there is excess supply, property investment volume may decline.
Periods of economic slowdown or recession, rising interest rates, inflation
or declining demand for real estate will adversely affect Insignia's business
and may cause, among other things: (i) declines in leasing activity; (ii)
declines in the availability of capital for investment in and mortgage financing
for commercial real estate; (iii) declines in consumer demand for New York
co-ops and condominiums; and (iv) declines in rental rates and property values,
with a commensurate decline in real estate service revenues.
Insignia is exposed to a variety of market risks, including foreign currency
fluctuations and changes in interest rates. In addition to the United States,
the Company conducts business in foreign jurisdictions throughout Europe, Asia
and Latin America. However, currencies other than the British pound, euro and
dollar have comprised less than 1% of annual revenues. The Company's European
operations, which are conducted using the pound and euro currencies, generally
have produced 15% to 25% of the Company's total service revenues. With the
addition of Insignia Bourdais in France, revenue contributions in pounds and
euros are expected to increase. During the first half of 2002, $72.9 million, or
22%, of total services revenues were conducted using these currencies.
Because the pound and euro have declined over the last three years (before
the recent partial recovery that began too late to have a material impact on the
average for the first half of 2002), the Company's reported revenues and
earnings from its foreign operations have been adversely affected when
translated to dollars. Continued changes in the value of such currencies against
the US Dollar will affect the Company's reported results. As evidence, a 10%
change in the pound and euro could have an annual impact of approximately $15
million on revenues.
The Company's residential brokerage and leasing business may be affected by
changes in the general level of market interest rates, among other factors.
Consumer buying habits related to co-op and condo properties in New York are
influenced to some degree by mortgage interest rates, particularly at the lower
end of the spectrum of sales prices. Changes in interest rates also affect the
interest earned on the Company's cash and equivalents as well as interest paid
on credit facility borrowings. Interest rates are sensitive to many factors,
including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international
economic and political considerations and other factors that are beyond the
Company's control. A 100 basis point change in interest rates on the Company's
LIBOR based revolving credit facility borrowings, totaling $117.0 million at
June 30, 2002 would affect interest expense by more than $1 million on an annual
basis. However, the Company's cash holdings bear interest at rates that
generally fluctuate directly with LIBOR, thereby mitigating the impact of
interest rate changes on credit facility borrowings.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 15 - "Material Contingencies" in Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements, Part I, Item 1, of this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 15, 2002,
at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, to vote on the following items:
1. Election of two nominees for election to the Company's Board of Directors,
each for a term of three years expiring in 2005, all of which were elected.
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF % OF VOTES CAST
NAME SHARES APPROVING SHARES WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES
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Alan C. Froggatt 15,866,234 3,855,324 -- 80.5%
Robert G. Koen 16,311,702 3,409,856 -- 82.7%
2. Approval of an amendment to the Insignia Financial Group, Inc. 1998 Stock
Incentive Plan.
NUMBER OF % OF VOTES
SHARES CAST
---------------------------------
For 12,541,414 63.6%
Against 7,021,717
Withheld 158,427
Broker Non-Votes --
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19,721,558
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3. Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent
auditors for the year ending December 31, 2002.
NUMBER OF % OF VOTES
SHARES CAST
---------------------------------
For 19,648,380 99.6%
Against 62,073
Withheld 11,105
Broker Non-Votes --
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19,721,558
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There were no other matters brought to a vote before the security holders.
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ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a) Exhibits
10.2(a) Promissory Note, dated as of May 6, 2002, between Insignia
and Jeffrey P. Cohen.
10.2(b) Promissory Note, dated as of March 2, 2002, between Insignia
and Andrew Lawrence Farkas.
10.2(c) Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of March 14,
2002, by and between Insignia and Frank M. Garrison.
10.3 Insignia Financial Group, Inc. Amended and Restated (as of
April 8, 2002) 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.4 Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7,
2002, by and among Insignia, as borrower, the Lenders
referred to therein, Wachovia Bank, National Association
(f/k/a First Union National Bank), as Administrative Agent,
Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as Syndication Agent and Bank
of America, N.A., as Documentation Agent.
10.6(a) Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 9, 2002.
(portions of this exhibit have been omitted and were filed
separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to a request for confidential treatment)
10.6(b) Loan Agreement, dated as of July 10, 2002. (portions of
this exhibit have been omitted and were filed separately
with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a
request for confidential treatment)
99.1 Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).
b) Reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended June 30, 2002:
1. Form 8-K dated April 8, 2002 and filed April 12, 2002, disclosing
the Company's dismissal of Ernst & Young, LLP and retaining KPMG LLP
as its principal independent accountant effective April 11, 2002.
2. Form 8-K/A dated April 8, 2002 and filed April 18, 2002, amending
Form 8-K filed on April 12, 2002 to include as an exhibit a revised
letter from Ernst & Young LLP confirming its agreement with the
information contained in form 8-K dated April 8, 2002 and filed
April 12, 2002.
3. Form 8-K dated April 8, 2002 and filed June 26, 2002, disclosing the
Company's dismissal of Ernst & Young, LLP and retaining KPMG LLP as
its principal independent accountant of Insignia Financial Group,
Inc. 401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan effective April 11, 2002.
4. Form 8-K dated June 18, 2002 and filed June 27, 2002, disclosing the
sale of 125,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and
the closing of a $37.5 million Senior Subordinated Credit Agreement
with Madeleine LLC (fund affiliate of Blackacre Capital Management
LLC).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Andrew L. Farkas
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Andrew L. Farkas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/James A. Aston
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James A. Aston
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: August 14, 2002
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INSIGNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
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Andrew L. Farkas
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
By:
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James A. Aston
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: August 14, 2002