10-K405: Annual report [Sections 13 and 15(d), S-K Item 405]
Published on March 3, 2000
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
OR
/ / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 1-11314
LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND 71-0720518
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
300 Esplanade Drive, Suite 1860
Oxnard, California 93030
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (805) 981-8655
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the Company (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 Company
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this 10-K or any amendment to this Form
10-K. /X/
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Company is approximately $145,150,000 as of February 23, 2000.
26,009,254
(Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2000)
Part III is incorporated by reference from the Company's definitive proxy
statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 22, 2000.
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
GENERAL
LTC Properties, Inc., a health care real estate investment trust (a "REIT"), was
organized on May 12, 1992 in the State of Maryland and commenced operations on
August 25, 1992. We invest primarily in long-term care and other health care
related facilities through mortgage loans, facility lease transactions and other
investments. During 1998, we began making investments in the education industry
by investing in private and charter schools from pre-school through eighth
grade. Our primary objective is to provide current income for distribution to
stockholders through real estate investments in long-term care facilities and
other health care related facilities managed by experienced operators providing
quality care. To meet this objective, we attempt to invest in properties that
provide opportunity for additional returns to our stockholders and diversify our
investment portfolio by geographic location, operator and form of investment.
In accordance with "plain English" guidelines provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, whenever we refer to "our company" or to "us," or use the
terms "we" or "our," we are referring to LTC Properties, Inc. and its
subsidiaries.
We were organized to qualify, and intend to continue to qualify, as a REIT. So
long as we qualify, with limited exceptions, we may deduct distributions to our
stockholders from our taxable income. We have made distributions, and intend to
continue to make distributions to our stockholders, in order to eliminate any
federal tax liability.
At December 31, 1999, we had a gross investment portfolio (adjusted to include
mortgage loans to third parties underlying our investment in REMIC certificates)
of $923,701,000. Our investment portfolio consisted of $611,437,000 in 266
skilled nursing facilities with 30,304 beds, $280,747,000 in 96 assisted living
facilities with 4,553 units and $31,517,000 in six schools. The properties in
our portfolio are operated by 71 healthcare providers and two education
providers in 36 states.
OWNED PROPERTIES. During 1999, we acquired seven skilled nursing facilities with
a total of 804 beds, three assisted living residences with a total of 169 units
and one rehabilitation hospital with 84 beds for a gross purchase price of
$36,453,000 and invested approximately $8,797,000 in the expansion and
improvement of existing properties. Mortgage loans with outstanding principal
balances totaling $47,554,000 that were secured by 15 long-term care facilities
with 1,116 beds/units and one educational facility were converted into owned
properties. As of December 31, 1999, our investment in owned properties
consisted of 69 skilled nursing facilities with a total of 8,193 beds, 85
assisted living facilities with a total of 3,894 units and six schools in 26
states, representing a net investment of approximately $494,913,000.
Our long-term care facilities are leased to operators pursuant to long-term
operating leases that generally have an initial term of 10 to 12 years and
provide for increases in the rent based upon specified rent increases, increases
in revenues over defined base periods, or increases based on consumer price
indices. Each lease is a triple net lease that requires the lessee to pay all
taxes, insurance, maintenance and other costs of the facilities.
MORTGAGE LOANS. As part of our strategy of making long-term investments in
properties used in the provision of long-term health care services, we provide
mortgage financing on such properties based on our established investment
underwriting criteria. (See "Investment and Other Policies" in this Section.) We
also provide construction loans that by their terms convert into purchase/lease
transactions or permanent financing mortgage loans upon completion of
construction. During 1999, we originated mortgage loans of $6,678,000 secured by
three assisted living facilities with 106 units and advanced $1,890,000 for
renovation and expansion under a mortgage loan previously provided on an
educational facility. At December 31, 1999, we had 56 mortgage
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loans secured by first mortgages on 54 skilled nursing facilities with a total
of 5,982 beds and 11 assisted living residences with 659 units located in 23
states.
We maintain a long-term investment interest in mortgages we originate either
through the direct retention of the mortgages or through the retention of REMIC
certificates originated in our securitizations. We are a REIT and, as such, make
our investments with the intent to hold them for long-term purposes. However, we
may securitize a portion of our mortgage loan portfolio when a securitization
provides us with the best available form of capital to fund additional long-term
investments. In addition, we believe that the REMIC certificates we retain from
our securitizations provide our stockholders with a more diverse real estate
investment while maintaining the returns we desire.
REMIC CERTIFICATES. We complete a securitization by transferring mortgage loans
to a newly created Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit ("REMIC") which, in
turn, issues mortgage pass-through certificates aggregating approximately the
same amount. A portion of the REMIC certificates are sold to third parties and a
portion of the REMIC certificates are retained by us. The REMIC certificates we
retain are subordinated in right of payment to the REMIC certificates sold to
third parties and a portion of the REMIC certificates we retain are
interest-only certificates which have no principal amount and entitle us to
receive cash flows designated as interest. At December 31, 1999, we had
investments in REMIC certificates with a carrying value of $97,605,000 and an
estimated fair value of approximately $89,349,000.
FINANCING AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. During 1999, we obtained a $25,000,000 term
loan that bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.25% and matures on October 2, 2000.
Five of the skilled nursing facilities acquired during 1999 were acquired
subject to the assumption of existing non-recourse mortgage debt of $10,595,000
that bears interest at a weighted average rate of 11.4% and two of the skilled
nursing facilities and the rehabilitation hospital were acquired with
non-recourse mortgage financing of $6,500,000 from a third-party lender that
bears interest at the prime rate of interest. During 1999, we also obtained
non-recourse mortgage financing secured by 10 existing assisted living
facilities totaling $18,485,000 and bearing interest at 8.81% from a third-party
lender.
We have a $170,000,000 Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit that expires on
October 3, 2000. As of December 31, 1999 borrowings of $135,000,000 bearing
interest at LIBOR plus 1.25% were outstanding under the revolving credit
facility.
INVESTMENT AND OTHER POLICIES
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES. We currently invest primarily in income-producing
long-term care facilities. Our investments consist of:
- mortgage loans secured by long-term care facilities;
- fee ownership of long-term care facilities which are leased to
operators; or
- participation in such investments indirectly through investments in
partnerships, joint ventures or other entities that themselves make
direct investments in such loans or facilities.
In evaluating potential investments, we consider such factors as:
- type of property;
- the location;
- construction quality, condition and design of the property;
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- the property's current and anticipated cash flow and its adequacy to
meet operational needs and lease obligations or debt service
obligations;
- the quality, reputation and solvency of the property's operator;
- the payor mix of private, Medicare and Medicaid patients;
- the growth, tax and regulatory environments of the communities in
which the properties are located;
- the occupancy and demand for similar facilities in the area
surrounding the property, and
- the Medicaid reimbursement policies and plans of the state in which
the property is located.
We place primary emphasis on investing in long-term care facilities that have
low investment per bed/unit ratios and do not have to rely on the provision of
ancillary services to cover debt service or lease obligations. In addition, with
respect to skilled nursing facilities, we attempt to invest in facilities that
do not have to rely on a high percentage of private pay patients. We seek to
invest in facilities that are located in suburban and rural areas of states with
improving reimbursement climates. Prior to every investment, we conduct a
facility site review to assess the general physical condition of the facility,
the potential of additional sub-acute services and the quality of care the
operator provides. In addition, we review the environmental reports, state
survey and financial statements of the facility before the investment is made.
We prefer to invest in a facility that has a significant market presence in its
community and where state licensing procedures limit the entry of competing
facilities. Historically, the majority of our investments consisted of mortgage
loans secured by skilled nursing facilities. Due to our belief that assisted
living facilities are an increasingly important sector in the long-term care
market, the majority of our investments in recent years has consisted of direct
ownership of assisted living facilities. We believe that assisted living
facilities represent a lower cost long-term care alternative for senior adults
than skilled nursing facilities. We invest primarily in assisted living
facilities that attract the moderate-income private pay patients in smaller
communities, preferably in states that have adopted Medicaid waiver programs or
are in the process of adopting or reviewing their policies and reimbursement
program to provide funding for assisted living residences. We believe that
locating residences in a state with a favorable regulatory and reimbursement
climate should provide a stable source of residents eligible for Medicaid
reimbursement to the extent private-pay residents are not available, and should
provide alternative sources of income for residents when their private funds are
depleted and they become Medicaid eligible.
The terms of our existing revolving credit facility limit our investments in
the education and child care industry to $37.5 million and limit our
investments outside of health care real estate and the education and child
care industry to $20 million. There are no other formal restrictions imposed
in our investment in any single type of property or joint venture however,
difficult capital market conditions in the health care industry have limited
our access to traditional forms of growth capital. As a result of the tight
capital markets for the health care industry, we reduced our investment
activity in 1999 and intend to continue to limit our investment activity in
2000. At December 31, 1999, we had no outstanding commitments to provide
mortgage or sale/leaseback financing.
BORROWING POLICIES. We may incur additional indebtedness when, in the opinion of
our Board of Directors, it is advisable. We may incur such indebtedness to make
investments in additional long-term care facilities or to meet the distribution
requirements imposed upon REITs under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. For other short-term purposes, we may, from time to time, negotiate
lines of credit, or arrange for other short-term borrowings from banks or
otherwise. We may also arrange for long-term borrowings through public offerings
or from institutional investors.
In addition, we may incur mortgage indebtedness on real estate which we have
acquired through purchase, foreclosure or otherwise. We may also obtain mortgage
financing for unleveraged or underleveraged properties in which we have invested
or may refinance properties acquired on a leveraged basis. There is no
limitation on
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the number or amount of mortgages that may be placed on any one property, and we
have no policy with respect to limitations on borrowing, whether secured or
unsecured.
PROHIBITED INVESTMENTS AND ACTIVITIES. Our policies, which are subject to change
by our Board of Directors without stockholder approval, impose certain
prohibitions and restrictions on various of our investment practices or
activities including prohibitions against:
- acquiring any real property unless the consideration paid for such
real property is based on the fair market value of the property;
- investing in any junior mortgage loan unless by appraisal or other
method, the directors determine that
(a) the capital invested in any such loan is adequately secured on
the basis of the equity of the borrower in the property
underlying such investment and the ability of the borrower to
repay the mortgage loan; or
(b) such loan is a financing device we enter into to establish the
priority of our capital investment over the capital invested by
others investing with us in a real estate project;
- investing in commodities or commodity futures contracts (other than
interest rate futures, when used solely for hedging purposes);
- investing more than 1% of our total assets in contracts for sale of
real estate unless such contracts are recordable in the chain of
title;
- holding equity investments in unimproved, non-income producing real
property, except such properties as are currently undergoing
development or are presently intended to be developed within one year,
together with mortgage loans on such property (other than first
mortgage development loans), aggregating to more than 10% of our
assets.
COMPETITION
In the healthcare industry, we compete for real property investments with
healthcare providers, other healthcare related REITS, real estate partnerships,
banks, insurance companies and other investors. Many of our competitors are
significantly larger and have greater financial resources and lower cost of
capital than we have available to us. Our ability to compete successfully for
real property investments will be determined by numerous factors, including our
ability to identify suitable acquisition targets, our ability to negotiate
acceptable terms for any such acquisition and the availability and cost of
capital. Difficult capital market conditions for the health care industry have
limited our access to traditional forms of growth capital. As a result of the
tight capital markets for the health care industry, we reduced our investment
activity in 1999 and intend to continue to limit our investment activity in
2000.
The operators of our healthcare properties compete on a local, regional and, in
some instances, national basis with other healthcare operators. The ability of
our operators to compete successfully for patients at our facilities depends
upon several factors, including the quality of care and services provided at the
facilities, the operational reputation of the providers, physician referral
patterns, physical appearances of the facilities, family preferences, financial
condition of the operator and other competitive systems of healthcare delivery
within the community, population and demographics.
DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY MAJOR OPERATORS
The regulatory and reimbursement environments in which nursing homes operate
have experienced significant adverse changes in recent months. See
"GOVERNMENT FINANCING AND REGULATION OF HEALTH CARE". Given the negative
impact of these changes on the financial performance of operators of
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nursing homes and assisted living facilities, we evaluated our real estate
investment portfolio during the fourth quarter of 1999. As a result of our
analysis, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge and costs of foreclosure
and lease terminations on certain properties in our real estate investment
portfolio totaling approximately $14.9 million. See "Item 8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS- NOTE 5. IMPAIRMENT CHARGE."
SUN HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. During October 1999, Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.
("Sun") filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Prior to Sun's filing for bankruptcy protection, we initiated negotiations
with Sun that resulted in the restructuring and reduction of our investment
in properties operated by Sun. During 1999, Sun was replaced as the operator
of 18 properties. In addition, mortgage loans on two facilities leased to Sun
were repaid by the borrower. In addition to the above, we further reduced our
investment in properties operated by Sun by terminating the lease on two
properties, converting a mortgage loan into an owned property, consenting to
the acquisition of one property for the amount of the debt that was
outstanding by LTC Healthcare and acquiring five properties for the amount of
debt that was outstanding. Eight properties have, in turn, been leased to LTC
Healthcare, Inc. ("LTC Healthcare"). As a result, at December 31, 1999, Sun
operated 41 facilities representing approximately 12% ($111.6 million) of our
gross real estate investment portfolio. The facilities operated by Sun at
December 31, 1999 consisted of the following:
- - approximately $39.4 million invested in long-term care facilities leased
directly to Sun;
- - approximately $11.9 million of mortgage loans secured by long-term care
facilities that are owned and operated by Sun;
- - approximately $9.9 million of mortgage loans payable to the REMIC pools
underlying our investment in REMIC certificates that are secured by
long-term care facilities owned and operated by Sun;
- - approximately $3.5 million of mortgage loans secured by long-term care
facilities that are owned by independent parties who lease the property to
Sun;
- - approximately $46.9 million of mortgage loans payable to the REMIC pools
underlying our investment in REMIC certificates that are secured by
long-term care facilities owned by independent parties who lease the
property to Sun.
Sun is currently operating its business as a debtor-in-possession subject to the
jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court. Effective December 1, 1999, two mortgage
loans secured by five skilled nursing facilities with aggregate outstanding
principal of $9,047,000 and a weighted average interest rate of 11.1% were
placed on temporary non-accrual due to non-payment pending the outcome of our
current negotiations with Sun.
INTEGRATED HEALTH SERVICES, INC. During February 2000, Integrated Health
Services, Inc. ("Integrated Health") filed for reorganization under Chapter 11
of the Bankruptcy Code. At December 31, 1999, Integrated Health operated 16
facilities representing approximately 4.6% ($42.6 million) of our gross real
estate investment portfolio. The facilities operated by Integrated Health at
December 31, 1999 consisted of the following:
- - a mortgage loan of approximately $2.7 million payable to a REMIC pool
underlying our investment in REMIC certificates that is secured by a
skilled nursing facility that is owned and operated by Integrated Health;
- - approximately $15.1 million of mortgage loans secured by skilled nursing
facilities that are owned by independent parties who lease the property to
Integrated Health;
- - approximately $24.8 million of mortgage loans payable to the REMIC pools
underlying our investment in REMIC certificates that are secured by skilled
nursing facilities owned by independent parties who lease the property to
Integrated Health.
Integrated Health is currently operating its business as a debtor-in-possession
subject to the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court. All payments due on our
investments with Integrated Health are current.
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RETIREMENT GROUP, L.L.C. At December 31, 1999, we had three mortgage loans to
Retirement Group, L.L.C. ("Retirement Group") secured by three skilled nursing
facilities with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $8.5 million. In
addition, the mortgage loans securing the 1998-1 REMIC pool included one
mortgage loan to Retirement Group secured by two skilled nursing facilities with
an outstanding principal balance of $8.6 million. Retirement Group had leased
the properties securing the loans to Sun who, due to a dispute between Sun and
Retirement Group, was offsetting the lease payments due to Retirement Group
against certain alleged obligations of Retirement Group to Sun. Since Retirement
Group was not receiving the lease payments from Sun they were not making the
mortgage payments due to us or the 1998-1 REMIC pool. We initiated foreclosure
proceedings against Retirement Group; however, in May 1999 Retirement Group
filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and
the Bankruptcy Court placed a temporary stay on the foreclosure proceedings.
Subsequently, we entered into a stipulation with Retirement Group whereby, upon
confirmation of a plan of reorganization by the Bankruptcy Court, Retirement
Group will pay all unpaid pre-petition and post-petition interest by December
31, 2000. Concurrent with the stipulation we entered into with Retirement Group,
Retirement Group terminated the leases with Sun and four of the properties are
now operated by other long-term care providers. The remaining facility has been
temporarily closed. Retirement Group resumed principal and interest payments
beginning September 1, 1999.
SENSITIVE CARE, INC. During January 1999, the state of Texas took control of the
operations of five skilled nursing facilities that were leased to Sensitive
Care, Inc. ("Sensitive Care"). In response to the actions taken by the state of
Texas, on March 1, 1999, we leased the five skilled nursing facilities to
another of our Texas-based operators. Prior to licensure for the five
facilities, the new operator was operating the properties under trustee
supervision and Medicaid payments were placed on hold. During 1999, we provided
this operator with a line of credit secured by patient receivables to fund
working capital requirements while Medicaid payments were on hold.
Beginning January 1, 2000, LTC Healthcare began operating these five facilities.
NEWCARE HEALTH CORP. On June 22, 1999, Newcare Health Corp. ("Newcare") filed
for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At the time of
the bankruptcy filing we leased two skilled nursing facilities and one
assisted living facility to Newcare and had mortgage loans to Newcare secured
by three skilled nursing facilities. On September 30, 1999, in an auction
held by the Bankruptcy Court, we purchased the three skilled nursing
facilities for the amount of the outstanding mortgage loans and the two
skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living facility were leased to
another operator. On October 1, 1999, the three skilled nursing facilities
acquired in the auction were leased to LTC Healthcare. On January 1, 2000 LTC
Healthcare began leasing the two skilled nursing facilities that were
previously leased to another operator.
Other than Sun, no long-term care provider operated over 10% of our adjusted
gross real estate investment portfolio. Sun is a publicly traded company, and as
such is subject to the filing requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Our financial position and our ability to make distributions may be
adversely affected by financial difficulties experienced by Sun, or any of our
other operators, including bankruptcy, insolvency or general downturn in
business of any such operator, or in the event any such operator does not renew
and/or extend its relationship with us or our borrowers when it expires. See
"Exhibit 99 -RISK FACTORS" for a more comprehensive discussion of risks and
uncertainties.
LTC HEALTHCARE
During 1998, we acquired 4,002 shares of LTC Healthcare, Inc. ("LTC Healthcare")
non-voting common stock for $2,001,000 in cash. We also contributed net assets
with a book value of $21,619,000 in exchange for 36,000 additional shares of LTC
Healthcare non-voting common stock a note receivable from LTC
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Healthcare. On September 30, 1998, the 40,002 shares of LTC Healthcare
non-voting common stock held by us were converted into 3,335,882 shares of
LTC Healthcare voting common stock. Concurrently, we completed the spin-off
of all LTC Healthcare voting common stock through a taxable dividend
distribution to the holders of our common stock, Cumulative Convertible
Series C Preferred Stock and Convertible Subordinated Debentures. We incurred
costs of approximately $500,000 in connection with the distribution. Upon
completion of the distribution, LTC Healthcare began operating as a separate
public company.
As of December 31,1999, 17 of our skilled nursing facilities with a gross
carrying value of $36,055,000 were leased to Healthcare. Also, as of December
31, 1999, Healthcare had mortgage loans secured by eight skilled nursing
facilities with total outstanding principal of $30,424,000 and a weighted
average interest rate of 9.18% payable to REMIC pools originated by us. Two
of the skilled nursing facilities securing the mortgage loans payable to the
REMIC pools are operated by Healthcare and the remaining six skilled nursing
facilities are leased to third party operators. Effective January 1, 2000,
Healthcare began operating an additional 13 facilities with a gross carrying
value of $40,009,000 owned by us. Leases on 19 of the facilities operated by
Healthcare with current annual base rents totaling $4,118,000 will expire in
2000. The terms of these leases will be renegotiated prior to their
expiration; however, there can be no assurance that the leases will be
renewed or that if renewed, the annual base rents will remain at the current
level. Current annual base rents on the remaining 11 facilities leased to LTC
Healthcare are approximately $3,979,000. As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, we
owned 239,900 and 299,900 shares, respectively, of LTC Healthcare common
stock.
EMPLOYEES
We currently employ 21 persons.
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION
GENERAL. The operators of our healthcare properties derive a substantial portion
of their revenue from third party payors, including the Medicare and Medicaid
programs. The Medicare program was enacted in 1965 to provide a nationwide,
federally funded health insurance program for the elderly and certain disabled
persons. The Medicaid program is a joint federal-state cooperative arrangement
established for the purpose of enabling states to furnish medical assistance on
behalf of aged, blind or disabled individuals, and members of families with
dependent children, whose income and resources are insufficient to meet the
costs of necessary medical services. Within the Medicare and Medicaid statutory
framework, there are substantial areas subject to administrative regulations and
rulings, interpretation and discretion which may affect payments made to
providers under these programs. The amounts of program payments received by our
operators can be changed by legislative or regulatory actions and by
determinations made by fiscal intermediaries and other payment agents acting on
behalf of the programs.
COST BASED REIMBURSEMENT. The Medicare program historically utilized a
cost-based retrospective reimbursement system for nursing facilities. These
facilities were reimbursed for reasonable direct and indirect allowable costs
incurred in providing "routine services" (as defined by the program and subject
to certain limits) as well as capital costs and ancillary costs. Pursuant to the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (the "Balanced Budget Act") discussed below,
Medicare is phasing in a prospective payment system ("PPS") for skilled nursing
facilities starting with cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1,
1998.
BALANCED BUDGET ACT - MEDICARE. The Balanced Budget Act, enacted on August 5,
1997, made numerous changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs which affect
operators of our healthcare properties. With respect to the Medicare program,
the law required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
("HHS") to establish a PPS system for Medicare Part A skilled nursing facility
services, under which facilities are paid a federal per diem rate for virtually
all covered services. The PPS system is being
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phased in over three cost reporting periods, and started with cost reporting
periods beginning on or after July 1, 1998. Subsequent legislation (see
discussion below on the Balanced Budget Refinement Act) will increase the per
diem rate for certain higher-acuity patients.
All of our operators of skilled nursing facilities that participate in the
Medicare program are operating under PPS. PPS has resulted in more intense price
competition and lower margins for operators. There can be no assurance that
operators will be successful in reducing costs of services below the PPS
reimbursement rates, or that the failure of operators to do so will not have a
material adverse effect on their liquidity, financial condition and results of
operations which in turn could affect adversely their ability to make rental
payments or mortgage payments to us.
BALANCED BUDGET REFINEMENT ACT - MEDICARE. The Balanced Budget Refinement Act,
enacted November 29, 1999, is a legislative response to mitigate some of the
effects of the Balanced Budget Act. With respect to skilled nursing facilities,
the law temporarily increases the PPS per diem rates by 20 percent for 15
patient categories (based on acuity). This payment increase is intended to
compensate skilled nursing facilities for the provision of care to medically
complex patients, pending appropriate refinements to the PPS system. Facilities
providing care to patients falling within every non-rehabilitation patient
category above the presumptive (rebuttable) Medicare eligibility line will
benefit from this increase. Three patient categories falling within the "high"
and "medium" rehabilitation category also are subject to the increase. The
increased payments will begin on April 1, 2000, and end before the later of (1)
October 1, 2000, or (2) the date the Health Care Financing Administration
("HCFA") implements a refined PPS system that better accounts for
medically-complex patients. The law also provides for a four percent increase in
the federal per diem payment rates for all patient acuity categories in both
fiscal years 2001 and 2002. This increase is calculated exclusive of the 20
percent rate increase for the 15 acuity categories subject to direct
adjustments. The 20 percent rate increase for medical complexity will not be
built into the base payment rates, however, and therefore future updates to the
federal payment rates will be calculated from the initial base rate. The law
also provides for a one-time waiver for skilled nursing facilities which elect
to immediately transition to the full federal rate (rather than a blend of the
federal rate and a facility-specific rate during the three year transition
period) on or after December 15, 1999, for cost reporting periods beginning on
or after January 1, 2000. In addition to the per diem rate increases for certain
patient categories, the Balanced Budget Refinement Act temporarily suspended for
years 2000 and 2001 the reimbursement caps on Part B therapy services imposed by
the Balanced Budget Act.
BALANCED BUDGET ACT - MEDICAID. The Balanced Budget Act also contains a
number of changes affecting the Medicaid program. Among other things, the law
repealed the Boren Amendment, which required state Medicaid programs to
reimburse nursing facilities for the costs that are incurred by efficiently
and economically operated nursing homes. It is unclear at this time whether
state Medicaid programs will adopt changes in their Medicaid reimbursement
systems, or, if adopted and implemented, what effect such initiatives would
have on operators. In any event, there can be no assurance that future
changes in Medicaid reimbursement rates to nursing facilities will not have
an adverse effect on the operators, and thus, us. Further, the Balanced
Budget Act allows states to mandate enrollment in managed care systems
without seeking approval from the Secretary of HHS for waivers from certain
Medicaid requirements as long as certain standards are met. These managed
care programs have historically exempted institutional care although some
states have instituted pilot programs to provide such care under managed care
programs. Effective for Medicaid services provided on or after October 1,
1997, states have considerable flexibility in establishing payment rates. We
are not able to predict whether any states' waiver provisions will change the
Medicaid reimbursement systems for long-term care facilities from cost-based
or fee-for-service to managed care negotiated or capitated rates or otherwise
affect the level of payments to operators. Significant limits on the scope of
services reimbursed and on rates of reimbursement under the Medicaid program
could have a material adverse effect on the operators' liquidity, financial
condition and results of operations which in turn could affect adversely
their ability to make rental payments or mortgage payments to us.
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FUTURE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. We expect Congress to continue to consider measures
to reduce the growth in Medicare and Medicaid expenditures. Both the Medicare
and Medicaid programs are subject to statutory and regulatory changes,
administrative rulings, interpretations of policy, intermediary determinations
and governmental funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or
decrease the rate of program reimbursement to healthcare facilities. We cannot
predict at this time whether any additional measures will be adopted or if
adopted and implemented, what effect such proposals would have on operators of
our healthcare properties. There can be no assurance that payments under state
and federal governmental programs will remain at levels comparable to present
levels or will be sufficient to cover the costs of patients eligible for
reimbursement pursuant to the programs.
Certain states are currently evaluating various proposals to restructure
healthcare delivery within their respective jurisdictions. It is uncertain at
this time what legislation of this type will ultimately be enacted and
implemented or whether other changes in the administration or interpretation of
governmental healthcare programs will occur. We anticipate that state
legislatures will continue to review and assess various healthcare reform
proposals and alternative healthcare systems and payment methodologies. We are
unable to predict the ultimate impact of any future state restructuring of the
healthcare delivery system, but such changes could have a material adverse
effect on the operators' liquidity, financial condition and results of
operations which in turn could affect adversely their ability to make rental
payments or mortgage payments to us.
LICENSURE. Our healthcare properties are subject to extensive state and local
laws and regulations relating to licensure, conduct of operations, ownership of
facilities, and services provided within the facilities. The nursing facilities
of our operators are subject to regulation and licensing by state and local
health and social services agencies and other regulatory authorities. In order
to maintain their operating licenses, healthcare facilities must comply with
standards concerning medical care, equipment and hygiene. Although regulatory
requirements vary from state to state, these requirements generally address
among other things: personnel education and training; staffing levels; patient
records; facility services; quality of care provided; physical residence
specifications; food and housekeeping services; and residents' rights and
responsibilities. These facilities are subject to periodic survey and inspection
by governmental authorities. Our facilities are also subject to various state
and local building codes and other ordinances, including zoning and safety
codes.
CERTIFICATE OF NEED. Certificate of Need ("CON") statutes and regulations
control the development and expansion of healthcare services and facilities in
certain states. The CON process is intended to promote quality healthcare and to
avoid the unnecessary duplication of services, equipment and facilities. CON or
similar laws generally require that approval be obtained from the designated
state health planning agency for certain acquisitions and capital expenditures,
and that such agency determine that a need exists prior to the expansion of
existing facilities, construction of new facilities, addition of beds,
acquisition of major items of equipment or introduction of new services.
Additionally, several states have instituted moratoria on new CONs or the
approval of new beds. CONs or other similar approvals may be required in
connection with our future acquisitions and/or expansions. There can be no
assurance that we or our operators will be able to obtain the CONs or other
approvals necessary for any or all such projects.
SURVEY AND CERTIFICATION. Long-term care facilities must comply with certain
requirements to participate either as a skilled nursing facility under
Medicare or a nursing facility under Medicaid. Regulations promulgated
pursuant to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 obligate facilities
to demonstrate compliance with requirements relating to resident rights,
resident assessment, quality of care, quality of life, physician services,
nursing services, pharmacy services, dietary services, rehabilitation
services, infection control, physical environment and administration.
Regulations governing survey, certification, and enforcement procedures to be
used by state and federal survey agencies to determine facilities' level of
compliance with the participation requirements for Medicare and Medicaid were
adopted by HCFA effective
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July 1, 1995. These regulations require that surveys focus on resident
outcomes. They also state that all deviations from participation requirements
will be considered deficiencies, but a facility may have certain minor
deficiencies and be in substantial compliance with the regulations. The
regulations identify various remedies that may be imposed against facilities
and specify the categories of deficiencies for which they will be applied.
These remedies include, but are not limited to: civil money penalties of up
to $10,000 per day or "per instance"; facility closure and/or transfer of
residents in emergencies; denial of payment for new or all admissions;
directed plans of correction; and directed in-service training. Failure to
comply with applicable requirements for participation may also result in
termination of the provider's Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements.
Termination of an operator's Medicare or Medicaid provider agreement could
have a material adverse effect on the operator's liquidity, financial
condition and results of operations which, in turn, could affect adversely
its ability to make rental payments or mortgage payments to us.
President Clinton has announced initiatives designed to improve the quality of
care in nursing homes and to reduce fraud in the Medicare program. These
initiatives include tougher enforcement measures by state surveying authorities,
empowering specialized contractors to track down Medicare scams and program
waste, and the creation of a Medicare financial management team made up of 100
"fraud fighters" to be located in the offices of every Medicare contractor
nationwide.
REFERRAL RESTRICTIONS AND FRAUD AND ABUSE. The Medicare and Medicaid
anti-kickback statute, 42 U.S.C. Section 1320a-7b(b), prohibits the knowing and
willful solicitation or receipt of any remuneration "in return for" referring an
individual, or for recommending or arranging for the purchase, lease, or
ordering, of any item or service for which payment may be made under Medicare or
a state healthcare program. In addition, the statute prohibits the offer or
payment of remuneration "to induce" a person to refer an individual, or to
recommend or arrange for the purchase, lease, or ordering of any item or service
for which payment may be made under the Medicare or state healthcare programs.
The statute and the so-called safe harbor regulations establish numerous
exceptions by defining conduct which is not subject to prosecution or other
enforcement remedies. Violation of the anti-kickback statute could result in
criminal conviction, as well as civil money penalties and exclusions.
The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act ("Stark I"), effective January 1, 1992,
generally prohibits physicians from referring Medicare patients to clinical
laboratories for testing if the referring physician (or a member of the
physician's immediate family) has a "financial relationship," through ownership
or compensation, with the laboratory. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 contains provisions commonly known as "Stark II" ("Stark II") expanding
Stark I by prohibiting physicians from referring Medicare and Medicaid patients
to an entity with which a physician has a "financial relationship" for the
furnishing of certain items set forth in a list of "designated health services,"
including physical therapy, occupational therapy, home health services, and
other services. Subject to certain exceptions, if such a financial relationship
exists, the entity is generally prohibited from claiming payment for such
services under the Medicare or Medicaid programs, and civil monetary penalties
may be assessed for each prohibited claim submitted.
Other provisions in the Social Security Act and in other federal and state laws
authorize the imposition of penalties, including criminal and civil fines and
exclusions from participation in Medicare and Medicaid, for false claims,
improper billing and other offenses.
We are unable to predict the effect of future administrative or judicial
interpretations of the laws discussed above, or whether other legislation or
regulations on the federal or state level in any of these areas will be adopted,
what form such legislation or regulations may take, or their impact on operators
of our healthcare properties. We endeavor to structure our arrangements with our
facilities' operators and others to comply with applicable regulatory
requirements, but there can be no assurance that statutory or regulatory
changes, or subsequent administrative rulings or interpretations, will not
require us to modify or restructure certain arrangements, or that we will not be
required to expend significant amounts to maintain compliance.
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DRAFT COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. On October 28, 1999, the Office of Inspector General
of HHS ("OIG") issued draft guidance to help nursing facilities design effective
voluntary compliance programs to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in health care
programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. The draft guidance, COMPLIANCE
PROGRAM GUIDANCE FOR NURSING FACILITIES, was published as a notice in the
FEDERAL REGISTER. After reviewing and incorporating comments received during a
comment period, as appropriate, the OIG will publish a final version of the
voluntary compliance guidance in the FEDERAL REGISTER, which is expected in
Spring 2000.
TAXATION OF OUR COMPANY
GENERAL. Our management believes that we have been organized and have operated
in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under Sections 856 to 860
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with our taxable
year ended December 31, 1992, and we intend to continue to operate in such a
manner. No assurance can be given that we have operated or will be able to
continue to operate in a manner so as to qualify or to remain so qualified. This
summary is qualified in its entirety by the applicable Internal Revenue Code
provisions, rules and regulations, and administrative and judicial
interpretations.
If we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we will generally not be subject to
federal corporate income taxes on our net income that is currently distributed
to stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the "double taxation"
(I.E., at the corporate and stockholder levels) that generally results from
investment in a corporation. However, we will continue to be subject to federal
income tax under certain circumstances.
REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION. The Internal Revenue Code defines a REIT as a
corporation, trust or association:
(1) which is managed by one or more trustees or directors;
(2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares,
or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;
(3) which would be taxable, but for Sections 856 through 860 of the
Internal Revenue Code, as a domestic corporation;
(4) which is neither a financial institution; nor, an insurance company
subject to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code;
(5) the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons;
(6) during the last half of each taxable year not more than 50% in value
of the outstanding stock of which is owned, actually or
constructively, by five or fewer individuals (including specified
entities); and
(7) which meets certain other tests, described below, regarding the amount
of its distributions and the nature of its income and assets.
The Internal Revenue Code provides that conditions (1) to (4), inclusive, must
be met during the entire taxable year and that condition (5) must be met during
at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part
of a taxable year of less than 12 months.
INCOME TESTS. There presently are two gross income requirements that we must
satisfy to qualify as a REIT:
- First, at least 75% of our gross income (excluding gross income
from "prohibited transactions," as defined below) for each
taxable year must be derived directly or indirectly from
investments relating to real property or mortgages on real
property,
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including rents from real property, or from certain types of
temporary investment income.
- Second, at least 95% of our gross income (excluding gross income
from prohibited transactions) for each taxable year must be
derived from income that qualifies under the 75% test and all
other dividends, interest and gain from the sale or other
disposition of stock or securities.
Cancellation of indebtedness income generated by us is not taken into account in
applying the 75% and 95% income tests discussed above. A "prohibited
transaction" is a sale or other disposition of property (other than foreclosure
property) held for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business. Any
gain realized from a prohibited transaction is subject to a 100% penalty tax.
ASSET TESTS. We, at the close of each quarter of our taxable year, must also
satisfy four tests relating to the nature of our assets.
- First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must be
represented by real estate assets (including stock or debt
instruments held for not more than one year purchased with the
proceeds of a stock offering or long-term (at least five years)
public debt offering of our company), cash, cash items and
government securities.
- Second, not more than 25% of our total assets may be represented
by securities other than those in the 75% asset class.
- Third, of the investments included in the 25% asset class, the
value of any one issuer's securities owned by us may not exceed
5% of the value of our total assets and we may not own more than
10% of any one issuer's outstanding voting securities.
- Fourth, the recently enacted Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999
("99 Act"), provides that, subject to certain exceptions, for
taxable years commencing after December 31, 2000, we may not own
more than 10 percent of the total value of the securities of any
corporation. See the 99 Act description contained at page 14.
OWNERSHIP OF A PARTNERSHIP INTEREST OR STOCK IN A CORPORATION. We own
interests in various partnerships. In the case of a REIT that is a partner in
a partnership, Treasury regulations provide that for purposes of the REIT
income and asset tests the REIT will be deemed to own its proportionate share
of the assets of the partnership, and will be deemed to be entitled to the
income of the partnership attributable to such share. The ownership of an
interest in a partnership by a REIT may involve special tax risks, including
the challenge by the Internal Revenue Service of the allocations of income
and expense items of the partnership, which would affect the computation of
taxable income of the REIT, and the status of the partnership as a
partnership (as opposed to an association taxable as a corporation) for
federal income tax purposes.
We also own interests in a number of subsidiaries which are intended to be
treated as qualified real estate investment trust subsidiaries. The Internal
Revenue Code provides that such subsidiaries will be ignored for federal
income tax purposes and all assets, liabilities and items of income,
deduction and credit of such subsidiaries will be treated as assets,
liabilities and such items of our company.
If any partnership or qualified real estate investment trust subsidiary in
which we own an interest were treated as a regular corporation (and not as a
partnership or qualified real estate investment trust subsidiary) for federal
income tax purposes, we would likely fail to satisfy the REIT asset test
prohibiting a REIT from owning greater than 10% of the voting power of the
stock of any issuer, as described above, and would therefore fail to qualify
as a REIT. We believe that each of the partnerships and subsidiaries in which
we own an interest will be treated for tax purposes as a partnership or
qualified real estate investment trust
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subsidiary, respectively, although no assurance can be given that the
Internal Revenue Service will not successfully challenge the status of any
such organization.
REMIC. A regular or residual interest in a REMIC will be treated as a real
estate asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, and income derived with
respect to such interest will be treated as interest on an obligation secured by
a mortgage on real property, assuming that at least 95% of the assets of the
REMIC are real estate assets. If less than 95% of the assets of the REMIC are
real estate assets, only a proportionate share of the assets of and income
derived from the REMIC will be treated as qualifying under the REIT asset and
income tests. We believe that our REMIC interests fully qualify for purposes of
the REIT income and asset tests.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required
to distribute dividends (other than capital gain dividends) to our stockholders
annually in an amount at least equal to
(1) the sum of:
(A) 95% (90% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000) of
our "real estate investment trust taxable income" (computed without
regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain); and
(B) 95% (90% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000) of
the net income, if any (after tax), from foreclosure property; minus
(2) the excess of certain items of non-cash income over 5% of our real
estate investment trust taxable income.
These annual distributions must be paid in the taxable year to which they
relate, or in the following taxable year if they are:
- declared before we timely file our tax return for such year;
- paid on or before the first regular dividend payment date after
such declaration; and
- elected by us and we specify the dollar amount in our tax return.
Amounts distributed must not be preferential; that is, every stockholder of the
class of stock with respect to which a distribution is made must be treated the
same as every other stockholder of that class, and no class of stock may be
treated otherwise than in accordance with its dividend rights as a class.
To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net long-term capital gain
or distribute at least 95% (90% for taxable years beginning after December
31, 2000), but less than 100%, of our "real estate investment trust taxable
income," as adjusted, it will be subject to tax on such amounts at regular
corporate tax rates. Furthermore, if we should fail to distribute during each
calendar year (or, in the case of distributions with declaration and record
dates in the last three months of the calendar year, by the end of the
following January) at least the sum of:
(1) 85% of our real estate investment trust ordinary income for such year;
(2) 95% (90% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000) of our
real estate investment trust capital gain income for such year; and
(3) any undistributed taxable income from prior periods;
we would be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of such required
distributions over the amounts actually distributed. Any real estate investment
trust taxable income and net capital gain on which this excise tax is imposed
for any year is treated as an amount distributed during that year for purposes
of calculating such tax.
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FAILURE TO QUALIFY. If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable
year, and certain relief provisions do not apply, we will be subject to tax
(including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at
regular corporate rates. Distributions to stockholders in any year in which we
fail to qualify as a REIT will not be deductible by us, nor will any
distributions be required to be made. Unless entitled to relief under specific
statutory provisions, we will also be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for
the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost.
It is not possible to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to
the statutory relief. Failure to qualify for even one year could substantially
reduce distributions to stockholders and could result in our incurring
substantial indebtedness (to the extent borrowings are feasible) or liquidating
substantial investments in order to pay the resulting taxes.
99 ACT. The 99 Act has made a number of substantial changes to the qualification
and tax treatment of REITS. The REIT changes are generally effective for taxable
years commencing after December 31, 2000. The following is a brief summary of
certain of the significant REIT provisions contained in the 99 Act.
1) INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS AND TAXABLE REIT SUBSIDIARIES
The 99 Act modifies the REIT asset test by adding a requirement that except for
(I) "Safe Harbor Debt" and (II) the ownership of stock in "taxable REIT
subsidiaries", a REIT can not own more than 10 percent of the total value of the
securities of any corporation ("10% Rule"). The 10% Rule becomes effective for
taxable years commencing after December 31, 2000. "Safe Harbor debt" is
non-contingent, non-convertible debt ("straight-debt") which satisfies one of
the following three requirements: (a) the straight-debt is issued by an
individual, or (b) all of the securities of the issuer owned by the REIT is
"straight debt" or (c) the issuer is a partnership in which the REIT owns at
least 20 percent of its profits.
For a corporation to qualify as a taxable REIT subsidiary the following
requirements must be satisfied.
(1) The REIT must own stock in the subsidiary corporation.
(2) Both the REIT and the subsidiary corporation must join in an election
that the subsidiary corporation be treated as a "taxable REIT
subsidiary" of the REIT.
(3) The subsidiary corporation can not directly or indirectly operate or
manage a healthcare facility.
(4) The subsidiary corporation generally cannot provide to any person
rights to any brand name under which hotels or healthcare facilities
are operated.
A taxable REIT subsidiary can provide a limited amount of services to tenants of
REIT property (even if such services were not considered customarily furnished
in connection with the rental of real property) and can manage or operate
properties, generally for third parties, without causing the rents received by
the REIT from such parties not to be treated as rent from real properties. The
rule that rents paid to a REIT do not qualify as rental from real property if
the REIT owns more than 10 percent of the corporation paying the rent is
modified by excepting rents paid by taxable REIT subsidiaries provided that 90
percent of the space is leased to third parties at comparable rents for
comparable space.
Interest paid by a taxable REIT subsidiary to the related REIT is subject to the
earnings stripping rules contained in Section 163(j) of the Code and therefore
the taxable REIT subsidiary cannot deduct interest in any year that would exceed
50 percent of the subsidiary's adjusted gross income. If any amount of interest,
rent, or other deductions of the taxable REIT subsidiary to be paid to the REIT
is determined not to be at
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arm's length, an excise tax of 100 percent is imposed on the portion that is
determined to be excessive. However, rent received by a REIT shall not fail
to qualify as rents from real property by reason of the fact that all or any
portion of such rent is redetermined for purposes of the excise tax.
The Act permits a REIT to own up to 100 percent of the stock of a "taxable REIT
subsidiary". However, the value of all of the securities of taxable REIT
subsidiaries owned by the REIT can not exceed 20 percent of the value of the
REIT's assets.
The 10% Rule generally will not apply to securities owned by a REIT on July 12,
1999 ("Transition Rule"). However, the Transition Rule would cease to apply to
securities of a corporation if such corporation after July 12, 1999 engages in a
substantial new line of business, or acquires any substantial assets, other than
in a reorganization or in a transaction qualifying under Section 1031 or 1033 of
the Code.
2) OWNERSHIP OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. The 99 Act permits a REIT to own and
operate a healthcare facility for at least two years, and treat it as
permitted "foreclosure" property, if the facility is acquired by the
termination or expiration of a lease of the property.
3) REIT DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. The 99 Act reduces the requirement that a
REIT must distribute at least 95 percent of its income as deductible
dividends to 90 percent of its income.
4) RENTS FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY. A REIT may treat rent from personal property
as rent from real property so long as the rent from personal property does
not exceed 15 percent of the total rent from both real and personal
property for the taxable year. This rule is currently determined by
comparing the basis of the personal property to the total basis of the real
and personal property. The Act provides that this determination will be
made by comparing the fair market value of the personal property to the
fair market value of the real and personal property.
STATE AND LOCAL TAXATION. We may be subject to state or local taxation in
various state or local jurisdictions, including those in which we transact
business or reside. The state and local tax treatment of our company may not
conform to the federal income tax consequences discussed above.
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING DISCLOSURE
Certain information contained in this annual report includes forward looking
statements, which can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology
such as "may", "will", "expect", "should" or comparable terms or negatives of
those terms. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the
statements. These risks and uncertainties include (without limitation) the
following: the effect of economic and market conditions and changes in
interest rates, government policy relating to the health care industry
including changes in reimbursement levels under the Medicare and Medicaid
programs, changes in reimbursement by other third party payors, the financial
strength of the operators of our facilities as it affects the continuing
ability of such operators to meet their obligations to us under the terms of
our agreements with our borrowers and operators, the amount and the timing of
additional investments, access to capital markets and changes in tax laws and
regulations affecting real estate investment trusts. Exhibit 99 to this
annual report contains a more comprehensive discussion of risks and
uncertainties associated with our business.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
At December 31, 1999, our real estate investment portfolio consisted of
investments in 266 skilled nursing facilities with 30,304 beds, 96 assisted
living facilities with 4,553 units and six schools in 36 states. We had
approximately $494,913,000 (before accumulated depreciation of $39,975,000)
invested in facilities we own and lease to operators, approximately $132,443,000
invested in mortgage loans (before allowance for doubtful accounts of
$1,250,000), and investments in REMIC certificates with a carrying value of
approximately $97,605,000.
Skilled nursing facilities provide restorative, rehabilitative and nursing care
for people not requiring the more extensive and sophisticated treatment
available at acute care hospitals. Many skilled nursing facilities provide
ancillary services that include occupational, speech, physical, respiratory and
IV therapies, as well as provide sub-acute care services which are paid either
by the patient, the patient's family, or through federal Medicare or state
Medicaid programs. Assisted living facilities serve elderly persons who require
assistance with activities of daily living, but do not require the constant
supervision skilled nursing facilities provide. Services are usually available
24-hours a day and include personal supervision and assistance with eating,
bathing, grooming and administering medication. The facilities provide a
combination of housing, supportive services, personalized assistance and health
care designed to respond to individual needs.
The schools in our real estate investment portfolio are charter and private
schools. Charter schools provide an alternative to the traditional public
school. Charter schools are generally autonomous entities authorized by the
state or locality to conduct operations independent from the surrounding public
school district. Laws vary by state, but generally charters are granted by state
boards of education either directly or in conjunction with local school
districts or public universities. Operators are granted charters to establish
and operate schools based on the goals and objectives set forth in the charter.
Upon receipt of a charter, schools receive an annuity from the state for each
student enrolled. Unlike public or charter schools, private schools receive a
majority of their revenues from the students' parents.
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OWNED PROPERTIES. At December 31, 1999, we owned 69 skilled nursing
facilities with a total of 8,193 beds, 85 assisted living facilities with a
total of 3,894 units and six schools in 26 states, representing a gross
investment of approximately $494,913,000. With the exception of certain
properties leased to LTC Healthcare under one year or month-to-month leases,
the properties are leased pursuant to non-cancelable leases generally with an
initial term of 10 to 12 years. Many of the leases contain renewal options
and some contain options that permit the operators to purchase the facilities.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our owned
properties as of December 31, 1999:
(1) Consists of: i) $90,536,000 of non-recourse mortgages payable by the
Company secured by 34 skilled nursing facilities containing a total of
4,069 beds, 10 assisted living facilities with 420 units and one
rehabilitation hospital with 84 beds, ii) $7,815,000 of tax-exempt bonds
secured by 5 assisted living facilities in Washington with 184 units, iii)
$5,119,000 of capital lease obligations on 4 assisted living facilities in
Kansas with 134 units, and iv) $4,162,000 of multi-unit housing tax-exempt
revenue bonds on one assisted living facility in Oregon with 112 units. As
of December 31, 1999, the Company's gross investment in encumbered
properties was $154,355,000.
(2) Of the total purchase price, $211,010,000 relates to investments in skilled
nursing facilities, $252,386,000 relates to investments in assisted living
facilities and $31,517,000 relates to investments in schools.
(3) Number of beds/units applies to skilled nursing facilities and assisted
living residences only.
(4) Weighted average remaining months in lease term.
The leases provide for a fixed minimum base rent during the initial and
renewal periods. Most of the leases provide for annual fixed rent increases
or increases based on consumer price indices over the term of the lease. In
addition, certain of the Company's leases provide for additional rent through
revenue participation (as defined in the lease agreement) in incremental
revenues generated by the facilities, over a defined base period, effective
at various times during the term of the lease. Each lease is a triple net
lease which requires the lessee to pay additional charges including all
taxes, insurance, assessments, maintenance and repair (capital and
non-capital expenditures), and other costs necessary in the operation of the
facility.
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MORTGAGE LOANS. At December 31, 1999, we had 56 mortgage loans secured by first
mortgages on 54 skilled nursing facilities with a total of 5,982 beds and 11
assisted living residences with 659 units located in 23 states. At December 31,
1999, the mortgage loans had a weighted average interest rate of 11.56%,
generally have 25-year amortization schedules, have balloon payments due from
2000 to 2018 and provide for certain facility fees. The majority of the mortgage
loans provide for annual increases in the interest rate based upon a specified
increase of 10 to 25 basis points.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our mortgage loans
as of December 31, 1999:
(1) Includes principal and interest payments.
(2) Of the total current principal balance, $104,082,000 and $28,361,000
relates to investments in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living
facilities, respectively.
In general, the mortgage loans may not be prepaid except in the event of the
sale of the collateral facility to a third party that is not affiliated with
the borrower, although partial prepayments (including the prepayment premium)
are often permitted where a mortgage loan is secured by more than one
facility upon a sale of one or more, but not all, of the collateral
facilities to a third party which is not an affiliate of the borrower. The
terms of the mortgage loans generally impose a premium upon prepayment of the
loans depending upon the period in which the prepayment occurs, whether such
prepayment was permitted or required, and certain other conditions such as
upon the sale of the facility under pre-existing purchase option, destruction
or condemnation, or other circumstances as approved by us. On certain loans,
such prepayment amount is based upon a percentage of the then outstanding
balance of the loan, usually declining ratably each year. For other loans,
the prepayment premium is based on a yield maintenance formula. In addition
to a lien on the mortgaged property, the loans are generally secured by
certain non-real estate assets of the facilities and contain certain other
security provisions in the form of letters of credit, pledged collateral
accounts, security deposits, cross-default and cross-collateralization
features and certain guarantees.
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REMIC CERTIFICATES. At December 31, 1999, the carrying value of the REMIC
certificate investments was $97,605,000 ($98,670,000, at amortized cost). The
REMIC certificates we retain are subordinate in rank and right of payment to the
REMIC certificates sold to third-party investors and as such would bear the
first risk of loss in the event of an impairment to any of the underlying
mortgages. The REMIC certificates are collateralized by four pools consisting of
111 first mortgage loans secured by 175 skilled nursing facilities with a total
of 20,051 beds in 24 states. Each mortgage loan, all of which we originated, is
evidenced by a promissory note and secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or
other similar instrument that creates a first mortgage lien on a fee simple
estate in real property. The $361,896,000 current principal amount of mortgage
loans represented by the REMIC certificates have a weighted average interest
rate of approximately 11.10%, and scheduled maturities ranging from 2000 to
2028.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the mortgage loans
securing the REMIC certificates as of December 31, 1999:
(1) Included in the balances of the mortgages underlying the REMIC certificates
are $65,551,000 of non-recourse mortgages payable by our subsidiaries. We
originated these mortgages which were subsequently transferred to the
REMIC. The properties and the mortgage debt are reflected in our balance
sheet.
The mortgage loans underlying the REMIC certificates generally have 25-year
amortization schedules with final maturities due from 2000 to 2028, unless
prepaid prior thereto. Contractual principal and interest distributions with
respect to the $98,670,000 amortized cost basis of REMIC certificates
(excluding unrealized losses on changes in estimated fair value of
$1,065,000) we retained are subordinated to distributions of interest and
principal with respect to the $279,234,000 of REMIC certificates held by
third parties. Thus, based on the terms of the underlying mortgages and
assuming no unscheduled prepayments occur, contractual principal reductions
on the REMIC certificates we retained will commence in August 2003 with final
maturity in April
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2028. Distributions on any of the REMIC certificates will depend, in large
part, on the amount and timing of payments, collections, delinquencies and
defaults with respect to the mortgage loans represented by the REMIC
certificates, including the exercise of certain purchase options under
existing facility leases or the sale of the mortgaged properties. Each of the
mortgage loans securing the REMIC certificates contain similar prepayment and
security provisions as our mortgage loans.
As part of the REMIC transactions discussed above, we serve as the sub-servicer
and, in such capacity, are responsible for performing substantially all of the
servicing duties relating to the mortgage loans represented by the REMIC
certificates. We receive monthly fees equal to a fixed percentage of the then
outstanding mortgage loan balance in the REMIC which, in management's opinion,
represent currently prevailing terms for similar transactions. In addition, we
will act as the special servicer to restructure any mortgage loans in the REMIC
that default.
At December 31, 1999, the REMIC certificates we held had an effective interest
rate of approximately 17.35% based on the expected future cash flows with no
unscheduled prepayments.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are a party to various claims and lawsuits arising in
the ordinary course of business which, in our opinion, are not singularly
or in the aggregate material to our results of operations or financial
condition.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 4a. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Mr. Dimitriadis founded LTC in 1992 and was employed by Beverly Enterprises,
Inc., an owner/operator of long-term care facilities, retirement living
facilities and pharmacies, from October 1989 to May 1992, where he served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was
employed by American Medical International, Inc., an owner/operator of
hospitals, from 1985 to 1989, where he served as Executive Vice President -
Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Director. Mr. Dimitriadis is a member of
the board of Magellan Health Services.
Mr. Pieczynski has served as President and Director since September 1997 and
Chief Financial Officer of LTC since May 1994. From May 1994 to September 1997,
he also served as Senior Vice President of LTC. He joined LTC in December 1993
as Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to that, he was employed by American
Medical International, Inc., an owner/operator of hospitals, from May 1990 to
December 1993, where he served as Assistant Controller and Director of
Development.
Mr. Ishikawa has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
since September 1997. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Treasurer
of LTC since April 1995. Prior to joining LTC, he was employed by MetroBank from
December 1991 to March 1995, where he served as First Vice President and
Controller. From December 1989 to November 1991, he was employed by Mercantile
National Bank where he served as Assistant Treasurer.
Ms. Kopta has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel since January
1, 2000. Prior to that, she served as Special Counsel to the Chief Executive
Officer of Coram Healthcare Corporation from September 1999 through November
1999. From October 1993 to October 1997, she served as Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Transitional Hospital Corporation.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE COMPANY'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
(a) Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Set forth below
are the high and low reported sale prices for our common stock as reported
on the NYSE.
(b) As of December 31, 1999 we had approximately 872 stockholders of record of
our common stock.
(c) We declared total cash distributions as set forth below:
In addition, in connection with our distribution of our investment in LTC
Healthcare common stock to our common stockholders, Series C preferred
stockholders and convertible debenture holders on September 30, 1998, we
declared a stock dividend in the form of LTC Healthcare common stock
equal to $0.469 per share.
We intend to distribute to our stockholders a majority of our funds from
operations and, in any event, an amount at least sufficient to satisfy
the distribution requirements of a REIT. Cash flows from operating
activities available for distribution to stockholders will be derived
primarily from interest and rental payments from its real estate
investments. All distributions will be made subject to approval of the
Board of Directors and will depend on the earnings of LTC, its financial
condition and such other factors as the Board of Directors deem relevant.
In order to qualify for the beneficial tax treatment accorded to REITs by
Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, we are required to
make distributions to holders of our shares equal to at least 95% (90%
for years ending after December 31, 2000) of our "REIT taxable income."
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following table of selected financial information should be read in
conjunction with LTC's financial statements and related notes thereto included
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
OPERATING RESULTS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 1999 were $87,662,000 compared to
$89,391,000 for the same period in 1998. The net decrease in revenues resulted
from decreases in interest from mortgage loans and notes receivable of
$3,524,000 and interest and other income of $1,410,000 which was offset by
increases in rental income of $2,552,000 and interest income from REMIC
certificates of $653,000.
Rental income increased $7,478,000 as a result of property acquisitions and the
conversion of mortgage loans into owned properties. "Same-store" rents decreased
$1,144,000 due to the transitional impact of the change in operators for certain
skilled nursing facilities. The decrease in rental income due to the change of
operators was somewhat mitigated by the receipt of contingent rents and rental
increases as provided for in the lease agreements. Also reducing the net
increase in rental income were decreases of $3,301,000 related to the
contribution of properties to LTC Healthcare in September 1998 and $481,000
resulting from the disposition of properties. Interest income from mortgage
loans and notes receivable decreased due to the sale of mortgage loans in
connection with a REMIC securitization that was completed in May 1998 and the
conversion of mortgage loans into owned properties. The decrease in interest
income from mortgage loans and notes receivable was partially offset by interest
income on the unsecured line of credit provided to LTC Healthcare. Partially
reducing the decrease in interest income from mortgage loans was an increase in
interest income from REMIC certificates from the retention of certificates
originated in the May 1998 securitization. Interest and other income also
decreased due to a reduction in commitment fees.
During 1999, the Company performed a comprehensive evaluation of its real estate
investment portfolio. As a result of recent adverse changes in the long-term
care industry, the Company identified certain investments in skilled nursing
facilities that it determined to be impaired. During the fourth quarter of 1999,
the Company recorded an impairment charge of $14,939,000 See "Item 8. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS- NOTE 5. IMPAIRMENT CHARGE." Excluding the impairment charge, total
expenses as a percent of total revenues were 48% in 1999 compared to 47% in
1998. Depreciation and amortization increased as a result of a larger average
investment base in owned properties in 1999 as compared to 1998. The increase in
general and administrative expenses is due to the reorganization of the
Company's legal department and the settlement of an employee related dispute.
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company repurchased an aggregate of
$21,590,000 face amount of its convertible subordinated debentures at a discount
on the open market. A gain of $1,304,000 on the repurchase is included in other
non-operating income. Other non-operating income for the year ended December 31,
1998 includes a gain of approximately $9,926,000 on the sale of three skilled
nursing facilities. Offsetting the increase in other income attributable to the
gain on the sale of real estate was a decrease in the estimated fair value of
REMIC certificates that resulted in an unrealized loss of $6,797,000.
On January 1, 1999, in accordance with recently issued accounting standards, the
Company reclassified its investment in REMIC certificates from trading
securities to available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities. As a result of
the change in accounting for REMIC certificates, the Company no longer
recognizes unrealized gains or losses on changes in their fair value in current
period earnings.
Preferred dividends increased as a result of dividends on the Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock which was issued in September 1998.
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Net income available to common shareholders decreased to $16,740,000 for the
year ended December 31, 1999 from $37,697,000 for the same period in 1998.
Excluding the impairment charge and the gain on the repurchase of convertible
subordinated debentures recorded in 1999 and the gain on the sale of real estate
investments and the unrealized loss on REMIC Certificates recorded in 1998, net
income available to common shareholders was $30,375,000 for the year ended
December 31, 1999 compared to $34,568,000 for the year ended December 31, 1998.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 1998 increased $15,957,000 or 22% to
$89,391,000 from $73,434,000 in 1997. The increase in revenues resulted from
increased rental income of $11,732,000, increased interest income from REMIC
certificates of $2,756,000 and an increase in interest and other income of
$4,381,000. Partially offsetting the above increases was a decrease of
approximately $2,912,000 in interest income on mortgage loans.
Rental income increased $5,814,000 as a result of property acquisitions
completed during 1997 and $7,941,000 due to property acquisitions completed
during 1998. "Same-store" rents increased $955,000 due to the receipt of
contingent rents and rental increases as provided for in the lease agreements.
Partially offsetting the above increases in rental income was a decrease of
$2,978,000 resulting from the sale of properties. During May 1998, the Company
completed its fourth securitization transaction resulting in an increase in
interest income from REMIC certificates and a decrease in interest income on
mortgage loans. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations -Liquidity and Capital Resources." Increased interest
and other income for 1998 resulted primarily from interest income on notes
receivable from stockholders and increased commitment fees.
During 1997, the Company evaluated three skilled nursing facilities located in
Kansas for impairment and as a result recorded a non-cash impairment charge of
$1,866,000. See "Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- NOTE 5. IMPAIRMENT CHARGE."
Excluding the impairment charge, total expenses for the year ended December 31,
1998 decreased to 47% of net revenues compared to 53% in 1997. The decrease was
primarily due to a decrease in total interest expense as a result of the
conversion of subordinated debentures. Depreciation and amortization increased
due the larger investment base of owned properties in 1998 versus 1997. During
1998, a $600,000 provision for loan losses was recorded for two loans that are
currently on non-accrual status. The increase in operating and other expenses is
due to increased salaries and benefits attributable to an increase in the number
of full time employees.
Other income for the year ended December 31, 1998 includes a gain of
approximately $9,926,000 on the sale of three skilled nursing facilities.
Offsetting the increase in other income attributable to the gain on the sale of
real estate was a decrease in the estimated fair value of REMIC certificates
that resulted in an unrealized loss of $6,797,000 during the current period as
compared to the prior period's unrealized gain of $57,000.
During the year ended December 31, 1998, the Company declared cash dividends
of $41,837,000 ($1.535 per share) and a stock dividend in the form of LTC
Healthcare common stock of $10,724,000 (fair value of $0.469 per share,
unaudited) on its common stock and dividends on its preferred stock totaling
$12,896,000. The dividends on the preferred stock represent the regular
annual dividend of $2.375 per share on the Series A Cumulative Preferred
Stock and $2.25 per share on the Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock and a
partial dividend on its Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (issued in
September 1998). Dividends declared during the year ended December 31, 1997
represent a partial dividend for the month of March 1997 and the regular
monthly dividend for the remainder of the year on the Series A Cumulative
Preferred Stock (issued in March 1997) and a partial dividend for the month
of December 1997 on the Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (issued in
December 1997).
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As a result of the changes in revenues and expenses discussed above, net income
available to common stockholders increased $8,009,000 to $37,697,000 for the
year ended December 31, 1998 from $29,688,000 in 1997.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At December 31, 1999, the Company's real estate investment portfolio (before
accumulated depreciation and allowance for doubtful accounts) consisted of
$494,913,000 invested primarily in owned long-term care facilities, mortgage
loans of approximately $132,443,000 and subordinated REMIC certificates of
approximately $97,605,000 with a weighted average effective yield of 17.35%. At
December 31, 1999, the outstanding certificate principal balance and the
weighted average pass-through rate for the senior REMIC certificates (all held
by outside third parties) was $279,234,000 and 7.21%.
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company had net cash provided by
operations of $60,785,000. In addition, the Company obtained a $25,000,000 term
loan and had net borrowings of $35,000,000 under its unsecured revolving credit
facility. During 1999, the Company obtained non-recourse mortgage financing of
$18,485,000 from a third-party lender. The mortgage loan is secured by 10
assisted living facilities, bears interest at 8.81% and matures in December
2009. Proceeds from the mortgage loan were used to repay outstanding borrowings
under the unsecured revolving credit facility.
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company invested $6,678,000 in
mortgage loans secured by three assisted living facilities ("ALFs") and advanced
$1,890,000 for renovation and expansion under a mortgage loan previously
provided on an educational facility. During 1999, the Company acquired seven
skilled nursing facilities, three assisted living residences and one
rehabilitation hospital for a gross purchase price of $36,453,000 and invested
approximately $8,797,000 in the expansion and improvement of existing
properties. Mortgage loans with outstanding principal balances totaling
$47,554,000 that were secured by 15 long-term care facilities and one
educational facility were converted into owned properties. Five of the skilled
nursing facilities acquired during 1999 were acquired subject to the assumption
of existing non-recourse mortgage debt of $10,595,000 that bears interest at a
weighted average rate of 11.4% and two of the skilled nursing facilities and the
rehabilitation hospital were acquired with non-recourse mortgage financing of
$6,500,000 from a third-party lender that bears interest at the prime rate of
interest.
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company purchased $4,195,000
face amount of Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. ("ALC") 5.625% convertible
subordinated debentures and $15,645,000 face amount of ALC 6.0% convertible
subordinated debentures for an aggregate purchase price of $13,097,000. The
ALC convertible subordinated debentures have a weighted average cash yield of
8.3% and a weighted average effective yield of 19.1%.
During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Company repurchased and retired
649,800 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$7,039,000. On September 30, 1999, $10,000,000 in outstanding principal amount
of 8.25% convertible subordinated debentures matured and was repaid. During the
year ended December 31, 1999, the Company repurchased an aggregate of
$21,590,000 face amount of its convertible subordinated debentures on the open
market for an aggregate purchase price of $19,992,000.
During the same period, the Company declared and paid cash dividends on its
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred
Stock totaling $7,314,000, $4,500,000 and $3,273,000, respectively. In
addition, the Company paid quarterly cash dividends on its common stock
totaling $42,626,000.
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As of December 31, 1999, borrowing capacity of $35,000,000 was available under
the Company's $170,000,000 unsecured revolving credit facility which matures in
October 2000. The revolving credit facility had pricing of LIBOR plus 1.25% at
December 31, 1999. After giving effect to borrowing base requirements for
outstanding bank borrowings, the Company had $324,752,000 of available
unencumbered real estate investments at December 31, 1999. Available
unencumbered real estate investments consisted of $183,316,000 in owned
properties (before accumulated depreciation), $43,831,000 of mortgage loans
(before allowance for doubtful accounts) and $97,605,000 of REMIC certificates.
The Company expects its future income and ability to make distributions from
cash flows from operations to depend on the collectibility of its mortgage loans
receivable, REMIC Certificates and rents. The collection of these loans,
certificates and rents will be dependent, in large part, upon the successful
operation by the operators of the skilled nursing facilities, assisted living
residences and schools owned by or pledged to the Company. The operating results
of the facilities will depend on various factors over which the operators/owners
may have no control. Those factors include, without limitation, the status of
the economy, changes in supply of or demand for competing long-term care
facilities, ability to control rising operating costs, and the potential for
significant reforms in the long-term care industry. In addition, the Company's
future growth in net income and cash flow may be adversely impacted by various
proposals for changes in the governmental regulations and financing of the
long-term care industry. The Company cannot presently predict what impact these
proposals may have, if any. The Company believes that an adequate provision has
been made for the possibility of loans proving uncollectible but will
continually evaluate the status of the operations of the skilled nursing
facilities, assisted living facilities and schools. In addition, the Company
will monitor its borrowers and the underlying collateral for mortgage loans and
will make future revisions to the provision, if considered necessary.
The Company's investments, principally its investments in mortgage loans,
REMIC Certificates, and owned properties, are subject to the possibility of
loss of their carrying values as a result of changes in market prices,
interest rates and inflationary expectations. The effects on interest rates
may affect the Company's costs of financing its operations and the fair
market value of its financial assets. The Company generally makes loans which
have predetermined increases in interest rates and leases which have agreed
upon annual increases. In as much as the Company initially funds its
investments with its Revolving Credit Facility, the Company is at risk of net
interest margin deterioration if medium and long-term rates were to increase
between the time the Company originates the investment and replaces the
short-term variable rate borrowings with a fixed rate financing.
The REMIC certificates retained by the Company are subordinate in rank and right
of payment to the certificates sold to third-party investors and as such would,
in most cases, bear the first risk of loss in the event of an impairment to any
of the underlying mortgages. The returns on the Company's investment in REMIC
certificates are subject to certain uncertainties and contingencies including,
without limitation, the level of prepayments, estimated future credit losses,
prevailing interest rates, and the timing and magnitude of credit losses on the
underlying mortgages collateralizing the securities that are a result of the
general condition of the real estate market or long-term care industry. As these
uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to
future events that may alter management's estimations and assumptions, no
assurance can be given that current yields will not vary significantly in future
periods. To minimize the impact of prepayments, the mortgage loans underlying
the REMIC certificates generally prohibit prepayment unless the property is sold
to an unaffiliated third party (with respect to the borrower).
Certain of the REMIC certificates retained by the Company have designated
certificate principal balances and a stated certificate interest
"pass-through" rate. These REMIC certificates are subject to credit risk to
the extent that there are estimated or realized credit losses on the
underlying mortgages, and as such their effective yield would be negatively
impacted by such losses. The Company also retains the interest-only
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(I/O) Certificates, which provide cash flow (interest-only) payments that
result from the difference between the interest collected from the underlying
mortgages and interest paid on all the outstanding pass-through rate
certificates. In addition to the risk from credit losses, the I/O
Certificates are also subject to prepayment risk, in that prepayments of the
underlying mortgages reduce future interest payments of which a portion flows
to the I/O Certificates, thus, reducing their effective yield. The
Certificates' fair values are estimated, in part, based on a spread over the
applicable U.S Treasury rate, and consequently, are inversely affected by
increases or decreases in such interest rates. There is no active market in
these securities from which to readily determine their value. The estimated
fair values of both classes of Certificates are subject to change based on
the estimate of future prepayments and credit losses, as well as fluctuations
in interest rates and market risk. Although the Company is required to report
its REMIC Certificate investments at fair value, many of the factors
considered in estimating their fair value are difficult to predict and are
beyond the control of the Company's management, consequently, changes in the
reported fair values may vary widely and may not be indicative of amounts
immediately realizable if the Company was forced to liquidate any of the
Certificates. See "Exhibit 99 -RISK FACTORS" for a more comprehensive
discussion of risks and uncertainties.
The Company believes that its current cash flow from operations available for
distribution or reinvestment and its current borrowing capacity are
sufficient to provide for payment of its operating costs and provide funds
for distribution to its stockholders. Difficult capital market conditions in
the health care industry have limited the Company's access to traditional
forms of growth capital. As a result of the tight capital markets for the
health care industry, the Company has reduced its investment activity in 1999
and intends to continue to limit its investment activity in 2000. At December
31, 1999, the Company had $160,000,000 outstanding under unsecured credit
agreements that mature in October 2000 and convertible subordinated
debentures maturing in 2001 totaling $22,234,000. The Company expects to
refinance the borrowings outstanding under its unsecured credit agreements
and utilize cash from operations and additional borrowings under the
refinanced unsecured credit agreements to repay the convertible subordinated
debentures at maturity. If prevailing interest rates or other factors at the
time of refinancing (such as the reluctance of lenders to make commercial
real estate loans) result in higher rates upon refinancing, the interest
expense relating to the refinanced indebtedness would increase adversely
affecting our financial condition and results of operations.
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FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
The Company has adopted the definition of Funds From Operations ("FFO")
prescribed by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
("NAREIT"). FFO is defined as net income applicable to common stockholders
(computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains (or losses) from debt
restructuring and sales of property, plus depreciation of real property and
after adjustments for unconsolidated entities in which a REIT holds an interest.
In addition, the Company excludes any unrealized gains or losses resulting from
temporary changes in the estimated fair value of its REMIC Certificates from the
computation of FFO.
The Company believes that FFO is an important supplemental measure of operating
performance. FFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any
other GAAP measurement of performance as indicator of operating performance or
as an alternative to cash flows from operations, investing or financing
activities as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes that FFO is helpful
in evaluating a real estate investment portfolio's overall performance
considering the fact that historical cost accounting implicitly assumes that the
value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. FFO provides an
alternative measurement criteria, exclusive of certain non-cash charges included
in GAAP income, by which to evaluate the performance of such investments. FFO,
as used by the Company in accordance with the NAREIT definition may not be
comparable to similarly entitled items reported by other REITs that have not
adopted the NAREIT definition.
The following table reconciles net income available to common stockholders to
FFO available to common stockholders (in thousands, except per share amounts):
YEAR 2000
In prior years, we discussed the nature and progress of our plans to become Year
2000 ready. In late 1999, we completed the remediation and testing of our
systems. As a result of our planning and implementation efforts, we experienced
no significant disruptions in mission critical information technology and
non-information technology systems and we believe our systems successfully
responded to the Year 2000 date change. We are not aware of any significant
adverse effects on our operators computer systems or operations
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resulting from Year 2000 date change. We will continue to monitor our mission
critical computer applications and those of our operators throughout the year
2000 to ensure that any latent Year 2000 matters that may arise are addressed
promptly.
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING DISCLOSURE
Certain information contained in this annual report includes statements that are
not purely historical and are "forward looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding our
expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All
statements other than historical facts contained in this annual report are
forward looking statements. These forward looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties. All forward looking statements included in this press
release are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we
assume no obligation to update such forward looking statements. Although we
believe that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward looking
statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will
prove to have been correct. The actual results achieved by us may differ
materially from any forward looking statements due to the risks and
uncertainties of such statements. Exhibit 99 to this annual report contains a
more comprehensive discussion of risks and uncertainties associated with our
business.
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ITEM 7a. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Readers are cautioned that statements contained in this section "Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" are forward looking and should be
read in conjunction with the disclosure under the heading "-Statement Regarding
Forward Looking Disclosure" set forth above.
We are exposed to market risks associated with changes in interest rates as they
relate to our mortgage loans receivable, investments in REMIC certificates and
debt. Interest rate risk is sensitive to many factors, including governmental
monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political
considerations and other factors that are beyond our control.
To modify and manage the interest characteristics of our outstanding debt and
limit the effects of interest rates on our operations, we may utilize a variety
of financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, caps, floors and other
interest rate exchange contracts. The use of these types of instruments to hedge
our exposure to changes in interest rates carries additional risks such as
counter-party credit risk and legal enforceability of hedging contracts. We do
not enter into any transactions for speculative or trading purposes.
Our future earnings, cash flows and estimated fair values relating to financial
instruments are dependent upon prevalent market rates of interest, such as LIBOR
or term rates of U.S. Treasury Notes. Changes in interest rates generally impact
the fair value, but not future earnings or cash flows, of mortgage loans
receivable, our investment in REMIC certificates and fixed rate debt. For
variable rate debt, such as our revolving line of credit, changes in interest
rates generally do not impact the fair value, but do affect future earnings and
cash flows.
At December 31, 1999, based on the prevailing interest rates for comparable
loans and estimates made by management, the fair value of our mortgage loans
receivable was approximately $132.9 million. A 1% increase in such rates would
decrease the estimated fair value of our mortgage loans by approximately $6.1
million while a 1% decrease in such rates would increase their estimated fair
value by approximately $6.6 million. A 1% increase or decrease in applicable
interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of our
investment in REMIC certificates or fixed rate debt.
Assuming the borrowings outstanding under our revolving line of credit at
December 31, 1999 remain constant, a 1% increase in interest rates would
increase annual interest expense on our revolving line of credit by
approximately $1,600,000. Conversely, a 1% decrease in interest rates would
decrease annual interest expense on our revolving line of credit by $1,600,000.
These estimated impact of changes in interest rates discussed above are
determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on our
borrowing costs, interest rate swap agreement, lending rates and current U.S.
Treasury rates from which our financial instruments may be priced. We do not
believe that future market rate risks related to our financial instruments will
be material to our financial position or results of operations. These analyses
do not consider the effects of industry specific events, changes in the real
estate markets, or other overall economic activities that could increase or
decrease the fair value of our financial instruments. If such events or changes
were to occur, we would consider taking actions to mitigate and/or reduce any
negative exposure to such changes. However, due to the uncertainty of the
specific actions that would be taken and their possible effects, the sensitivity
analysis assumes no changes in our capital structure.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
LTC Properties, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LTC
Properties, Inc. as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the related
consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules
listed in the index at Item 14(a). These financial statements and financial
statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial statement schedules based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on
a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the consolidated financial position of LTC Properties,
Inc. at December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement
schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken
as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2000
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LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts)
See accompanying notes
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
See accompanying notes
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
See accompanying notes
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
See accompanying notes
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1. THE COMPANY
LTC Properties, Inc. (the "Company"), a Maryland corporation, commenced
operations on August 25, 1992. The Company is a real estate investment trust
("REIT") that invests primarily in long-term care facilities through mortgage
loans, facility lease transactions and other investments.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION. The accompanying consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its
controlled partnerships. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to the
prior period financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.
USE OF ESTIMATES. Preparation of the consolidated financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could
differ from those estimates.
CASH EQUIVALENTS. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with a
maturity of three months or less and are stated at cost which approximates
market.
LAND, BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS. Land, buildings and improvements are recorded
at cost. Impairment losses are recorded when events or changes in circumstances
indicate the asset is impaired and the estimated undiscounted cash flows to be
generated by the asset are less than its carrying amount. Management assesses
the impairment of properties individually and impairment losses are calculated
as the excess of the carrying amount of the real estate over its fair value.
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of the assets ranging from 7 years for equipment to 40 years for
buildings.
SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONS. The Company is a REIT and, as such, makes its
investments with the intent to hold them for long-term purposes. However,
mortgage loans may be transferred to a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
("REMIC"), a qualifying special-purpose entity, when a securitization provides
the Company with the best available form of capital to fund additional long-term
investments. When contemplating a securitization, consideration is given to the
Company's current and expected future interest rate posture and liquidity and
leverage position, as well as overall economic and financial market trends.
A securitization is completed in a two-step process. First, a wholly owned
special-purpose bankruptcy remote corporation (the "REMIC Corp.") is formed and
selected mortgage loans are sold to the REMIC Corp. without recourse. Second,
the REMIC Corp. transfers the loans to a trust (the "REMIC Trust") in exchange
for commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (the "REMIC Certificates")
which represent beneficial ownership interests in the REMIC Trust assets (the
underlying mortgage loans). The REMIC Certificates include various levels of
senior, subordinated, interest only and residual classes. The subordinated REMIC
Certificates generally provide a level of credit enhancement to the senior REMIC
Certificates. The senior and residual REMIC Certificates (which historically
have represented between 66% and 81% of the total REMIC Certificates) are then
sold to outside third-party investors through a private placement under Rule
144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The subordinated REMIC
Certificates along with the cash proceeds from the sale of the senior REMIC
Certificates are retained by the REMIC Corp. as consideration for the initial
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transfer of the mortgage loans to the REMIC Trust. Neither the Company nor the
REMIC Corp. is obligated to purchase any of the REMIC Trust assets or assume any
liabilities.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 125 provides specific
criteria for determining whether a transfer of assets is a sale or a secured
borrowing. To qualify as a sale, the following conditions must be met: 1) the
transferred assets must be isolated from the transferor, 2) the transferee
obtains the right free of any conditional constraints to pledge or exchange the
assets, or is a qualifying special purpose entity of which the holders of the
beneficial interests have the right free of any conditional constraints to
pledge or exchange those interests, and 3) the transferor does not maintain
effective control over the transferred assets. Management believes the structure
of its securitization transactions meets the sales accounting standards
established by SFAS No. 125. To the extent that recent or future interpretations
of SFAS No. 125 would require modification to the structure of the
securitization transactions, the Company would make the necessary modifications
to allow future securitizations to be accounted for as sales.
Transfers of mortgage loans to a REMIC are accounted for as a sale and any gain
or loss is recorded in earnings. The gain or loss is equal to the excess or
deficiency of the cash proceeds and fair market value of any subordinated
certificates received when compared with the carrying value of the mortgages
sold, net of any transaction costs incurred and any gains or losses associated
with an underlying hedge. Subordinated certificates received by the Company are
recorded at their fair value at the date of the transaction. The Company has no
controlling interest in the REMIC since the majority of the beneficial ownership
interests (in the form of REMIC Certificates) are sold to third-party investors.
Consequently, the financial statements of the REMIC Trust are not consolidated
with those of the Company for financial reporting purposes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE REMIC CERTIFICATES. REMIC Certificates represent
beneficial ownership interests in the REMIC Trust and can be grouped into
three categories; senior, subordinated and subordinated interest-only
("I/O"). The REMIC Certificates sold to third-party investors are the senior
certificates and those retained by the Company are the subordinated
certificates. The senior and the subordinated certificates have stated
principal balances and stated interest rates ("pass-through rates"). The I/O
REMIC Certificates have no stated principal but are entitled to interest
distributions. Interest distributions on the I/O REMIC Certificates are
typically based on the spread between the monthly interest received by the
REMIC Trust on the underlying mortgage collateral and the monthly
pass-through interest paid by the REMIC Trust on the outstanding pass-through
rate REMIC Certificates. After payment of the pass-through interest on the
outstanding REMIC Certificates and interest distributions on the I/O
Certificates, the REMIC Trust distributes the balance of the payments
received on the underlying mortgages as a distribution of principal. Interest
and principal distributions are made in order of REMIC Certificate seniority.
As such, to the extent there are defaults or unrecoverable losses on the
underlying mortgages resulting in reduced cash flows, the subordinated
certificates held by the Company would in general bear the first risk of loss.
On January 1, 1999, the Company adopted SFAS No. 134 "ACCOUNTING FOR
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES RETAINED AFTER THE SECURITIZATION OF MORTGAGE LOANS
HELD FOR SALE BY A MORTGAGE BANKING ENTERPRISE". Upon adoption of SFAS No. 134,
the Company, based on its ability and intent to hold its investments in REMIC
Certificates, transferred its I/O REMIC Certificates and certificates with an
investment rating of "BB" or higher from the trading category to the
available-for-sale category and its certificates with an investment rating of
"B" or lower to the held-to-maturity category. The transfer was recorded at fair
value on the date of the transfer.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
MORTGAGE LOANS RECEIVABLE. Historically, the Company has sold its mortgage loans
solely in connection with its REMIC securitizations and does not anticipate
selling any mortgage loans other than in the course of completing future
securitizations. Since certain mortgage loans may be securitized in the future,
direct investments in mortgage loans are classified as held for sale and carried
at the lower of cost or market. If the mortgage loans aggregate cost basis
exceeds their aggregate market value, a valuation allowance is established and
the resulting amount is included in the determination of net income. Changes in
the valuation allowance are included in current period earnings. In determining
the estimated market value for mortgage loans, the Company considers estimated
prices and yields, based in part on a spread over the applicable U.S. Treasury
Note Rate, sought by qualified institutional buyers of the REMIC Certificates
originated in the Company's securitizations.
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS. The Company sub-services mortgage loans that are
collateral for REMIC Certificates issued in its securitization transactions for
which it receives servicing fees, based on market rates for such services at the
time the securitization is completed, equal to a fixed percentage of the
outstanding principal on the collateral loans. A separate asset for servicing
rights is not recognized since the servicing fees received only adequately
compensate the Company for the cost of servicing the loans. The fair value of
servicing rights for mortgage loans originated and retained by the Company are
estimated based on the fees received for servicing mortgage loans that serve as
collateral for REMIC Certificates. All costs to originate mortgage loans are
allocated to the mortgage loans since the fair value of servicing rights only
sufficiently covers the servicing costs.
INTEREST RATE CONTRACTS. Firm commitments subject the Company to interest rate
risk to the extent that debt or other fixed rate financing will be used to
finance the commitments. The Company may elect to enter into interest rate
contracts to hedge such financing thereby reducing its exposure to interest rate
risk. Interest rate contracts are designated as hedges of assets intended for
securitization when the significant characteristics and expected terms of the
securitization are identified and it is probable the securitization will occur.
These contracts are entered into in notional amounts that generally correspond
to the principal amount of the assets to be securitized. The Company effectively
locks in its net interest margin on the securitization when the interest rate
contract is entered into since changes in the market value of these contracts
respond inversely to changes in the market value of the hedged assets. Gains or
losses on interest rate contracts designated as hedges of assets to be
securitized are deferred and recognized upon the completion of the
securitization. The Company may also manage interest rate risk by entering into
interest rate swap agreements whereby the Company effectively fixes the interest
rate on variable rate debt. The differential between interest paid and received
on interest rate swaps is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense.
REVENUE RECOGNITION. Interest income on mortgage loans and REMIC Certificates is
recognized using the effective interest method. Base rent under operating leases
are accrued as earned over the terms of the leases. Contingent rental income,
equal to a percentage of increased revenue over defined base period revenue of
the long-term care facility operations, is recognized when the stated conditions
upon which contingent rent is based occur.
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. The Company qualifies as a REIT under the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as such, no provision for Federal income
taxes has been made. A REIT may deduct distributions to its stockholders from
its taxable income. If at least 100% of a REIT's taxable income is
distributed to its stockholders and it complies with other Internal Revenue
Code requirements, a REIT generally is not subject to Federal income taxation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
For Federal tax purposes, depreciation is generally calculated at a rate of 3.6%
based on the assets' tax basis (which approximates cost) using the straight-line
method over a period of 27.5 years. Earnings and profits, which determine the
taxability of dividends to stockholders, differ from net income for financial
statement purposes due to the treatment of certain interest income and expense
items and depreciable lives and basis of assets under the Internal Revenue Code.
CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISKS. Financial instruments which potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash
equivalents, REMIC Certificates, mortgage loans receivable, operating leases on
owned properties and interest rate swaps. The Company's financial instruments,
principally REMIC Certificates, mortgage loans receivable and operating leases,
are subject to the possibility of loss of carrying value as a result of the
failure of other parties to perform according to their contractual obligations
or changes in market prices which may make the instrument less valuable. The
Company obtains various collateral and other protective rights, and continually
monitors these rights, in order to reduce such possibilities of loss. In
addition, the Company provides reserves for potential losses based upon
management's periodic review of its portfolio.
The Company's REMIC Certificates are subordinate in rank and right of payment to
the certificates sold to third-party investors and as such, in most cases, would
bear the first risk of loss in the event of an impairment to any of the
underlying mortgages. The returns on the REMIC Certificates are subject to
certain uncertainties and contingencies including, without limitation, the level
of prepayment, prevailing interest rates and the timing and magnitude of credit
losses on the mortgages underlying the securities that are a result of the
general condition of the real estate market or long-term care industry. These
uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to
future events that may alter management's estimations and assumptions therefore,
no assurance can be given that current yields will not vary significantly in
future periods. To minimize the impact of prepayments, the mortgage loans
underlying the REMIC Certificates generally prohibit prepayment unless the
property is sold to an unaffiliated third party (with respect to the borrower).
Certain of the REMIC Certificates retained by the Company have designated
certificate principal balances and a stated certificate interest "pass-through"
rate. These REMIC Certificates are subject to credit risk to the extent that
there are estimated or realized credit losses on the underlying mortgages, and
as such their effective yield would be negatively impacted by such losses. The
Company also retains the I/O REMIC Certificates. In addition to the risk from
credit losses, the I/O REMIC Certificates are also subject to prepayment risk,
in that prepayments of the underlying mortgages reduce future interest payments
of which a portion flows to the I/O REMIC Certificates, thus, reducing their
effective yield. The I/O REMIC Certificates' fair values are estimated, in part,
based on a spread over the applicable U.S Treasury rate, and consequently, are
inversely affected by increases or decreases in such interest rates. There is no
active market in these securities from which to readily determine their value.
The estimated fair values of both classes of certificates are subject to change
based on the estimate of future prepayments and credit losses, as well as
fluctuations in interest rates and market risk.
NET INCOME PER SHARE. Basic earnings per share is calculated using the weighted
average shares of common stock outstanding during the period excluding common
stock equivalents. Diluted earnings per share includes the effect of all
dilutive common stock equivalents.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. The Company has adopted the disclosure requirements of
SFAS No. 123, "ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION" but continues to account
for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB
Opinion No. 25, as permitted by SFAS No. 123.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS. In 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
("FASB") issued SFAS No. 133, "ACCOUNTING FOR DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING
ACTIVITIES". In June 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137 "DEFERRAL OF EFFECTIVE
DATE OF FASB STATEMENT 133" which defers the effective date for SFAS No. 133 to
all quarters of all fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. SFAS No. 133
requires all derivatives to be recorded at fair value and establishes unique
accounting for fair value hedges. Because of the Company's limited use of
derivatives, management does not anticipate that the adoption of SFAS No. 133
will have a significant effect on the Company's financial position or results of
operations.
3. MAJOR OPERATORS
In October 1999, Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. ("Sun") filed for reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Prior to Sun's filing for bankruptcy
protection, the Company initiated negotiations with Sun that resulted in the
restructuring and reduction of its investment in properties operated by Sun.
During 1999, Sun was replaced as the operator of 18 properties. In addition,
mortgage loans on two facilities leased to Sun were repaid by the borrower.
The Company further reduced its investment in properties operated by Sun by
terminating the lease on two properties, converting a mortgage loan to an
owned property consenting to the acquisition of one property for the amount
of the debt that was outstanding by LTC Healthcare and acquiring five
properties for the amount of debt that was outstanding. Eight properties
have, in turn, been leased to LTC Healthcare, Inc. As a result, at December
31, 1999, Sun operated 41 facilities representing approximately 12% ($111.6
million) of the Company's gross real estate investment portfolio. The
facilities operated by Sun at December 31, 1999 consisted of approximately
$61.2 million of direct investments to Sun and approximately $50.4 million of
investments in facilities owned by independent parties that lease the
property to Sun or contract with Sun to manage the property. Sun is currently
operating its business as a debtor-in-possession subject to the jurisdiction
of the Bankruptcy Court.
Other than Sun, no long-term care provider operated over 10% of the Company's
adjusted gross real estate investment portfolio. Sun is a publicly traded
company, and as such is subject to the filing requirements of the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Company's financial position and its ability to make
distributions may be adversely affected by financial difficulties experienced by
Sun, or any of its other major operators, including bankruptcy, insolvency or
general downturn in business of any such operator, or in the event any such
operator does not renew and/or extend its relationship with us or the Company's
borrowers when it expires.
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4. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
5. IMPAIRMENT CHARGE
During 1999, the Company performed a comprehensive evaluation of its real estate
investment portfolio. The long-term care industry has experienced significant
adverse changes which have resulted in continued operating losses by certain of
the Company's operators and in some instances the filing of bankruptcy
protection. As a result of the adverse changes in the long-term care industry,
the Company identified certain investments in skilled nursing facilities that it
determined to be impaired. These assets were determined to be impaired since the
expected future cash flows to be received from these investments are not
expected to recover the carrying values of the investments. During the fourth
quarter of 1999, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $14,939,000. The
impairment charge included the write down of the carrying value to the estimated
fair value of owned skilled nursing facilities of $7,428,000, mortgage loans
secured by skilled nursing facilities of $2,806,000, notes receivable of
$3,329,000 and other assets and the cost of foreclosure and lease terminations
of approximately $1,376,000. The fair values were based on current appraisals or
other third-party opinions of value and other estimates of fair value such as
estimated undiscounted future cash flows.
During 1998, the Company performed a comprehensive evaluation of its real estate
investment portfolio. Based on this review, no assets were deemed to be
impaired. During 1997, the Company evaluated three skilled nursing facilities
located in Kansas for impairment and as a result recorded a non-cash impairment
charge of $1,866,000. Impairment was due to adverse changes in local market
conditions resulting in current operating losses, anticipated future losses and
inadequate cash flows. The impairment charge was determined based on
undiscounted cash flows of each facility.
6. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
MORTGAGE LOANS. During 1999, the Company originated mortgage loans of $6,678,000
secured by three assisted living facilities with 106 beds and advanced
$1,890,000 for renovation and expansion under a mortgage loan previously
provided on an educational facility. Mortgage loans with outstanding principal
balances totaling $47,554,000 that were secured by 15 long-term care facilities
with 1,116 beds/units and one educational facility were converted into owned
properties. Prepayments totaling $5,178,000 on two mortgage loans originally
scheduled to mature in 2000 and 2006 and scheduled principal payments of
$1,551,000 were received.
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At December 31, 1999, the Company had 56 mortgage loans secured by first
mortgages on 54 skilled nursing facilities with a total of 5,982 beds, 11
assisted living residences with 659 units located in 23 states. At December 31,
1999, the mortgage loans had a interest rates ranging from 9.0% to 13.5% and
maturities ranging from 2000 to 2018. In addition, the loans contain certain
guarantees, provide for certain facility fees and generally have 25-year
amortization schedules. The majority of the mortgage loans provide for annual
increases in the interest rate based upon a specified increase of 10 to 25 basis
points. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the fair value of mortgage loans was
approximately $132,912,000 and $181,666,000, respectively. Scheduled principal
payments on mortgage loans are $4,508,000, $7,964,000, $1,794,000, $14,322,000,
$9,717,000 and $94,138,000 in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and thereafter.
OWNED PROPERTIES AND LEASE COMMITMENTS. During 1999, in addition to the
$47,554,000 of mortgage loans that converted into owned properties, the Company
acquired seven skilled nursing facilities with a total of 804 beds, three
assisted living residences with a total of 169 units and one rehabilitation
hospital with 84 beds for a gross purchase price of $36,453,000 and invested
approximately $8,797,000 in the expansion and improvement of existing
properties.
With the exception of certain properties leased to LTC Healthare, Inc. under
month-to-month or one year leases, owned facilities are leased pursuant to
non-cancelable operating leases generally with an initial term of ten to twelve
years. Many of the leases contain renewal options and some contain options that
permit the operators to purchase the facilities. The leases provide for fixed
minimum base rent during the initial and renewal periods. Most of the leases
provide for annual fixed rent increases or increases based on increases in
consumer price indices over the term of the lease. Certain of the leases provide
for additional rent through revenue participation (as defined in the lease
agreements) in incremental revenues generated by the facilities, over a defined
base period, effective at various times during the term of the lease. Each lease
is a triple net lease which requires the lessee to pay all taxes, insurance,
maintenance and repairs, capital and non-capital expenditures and other costs
necessary in the operations of the facilities. Contingent rent income for the
years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 was not significant in relation to
contractual base rent income.
Depreciation expense on buildings and improvements, including facilities owned
under capital leases, was $13,237,000, $11,959,000 and $9,041,000 for the years
ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997.
Future minimum base rents receivable under the remaining non-cancelable terms of
operating leases are: $44,751,000, $41,522,000, $41,452,000, $41,376,000,
$37,823,000 and $187,745,000 for the years ending December 31, 2000, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004 and thereafter.
REMIC TRANSACTIONS. In May 1998, the Company completed a securitization of
approximately $129,300,000 of mortgage loans with a weighted average interest
rate of 10.2% and $26,400,000 face amount ($20,700,000 carrying value) of
subordinated certificates, retained from a securitization completed in 1993,
with an interest rate of 9.78% on the face value (15.16% on the amortized
cost) (the "1998-1 Pool"). In the securitization, the Company sold
approximately $121,400,000 face amount of senior certificates at a weighted
average pass-through rate of 6.3% and retained $34,300,000 face amount of
subordinated certificates along with the I/O REMIC Certificates. The
subordinated and I/O REMIC Certificates retained by the Company had an
aggregate fair value of approximately $41,400,000 at the time of the
securitization and a weighted average effective yield of 18.9%. Included in
the 1998-1 Pool were 40 mortgage loans, including mortgage loans of
approximately $25,741,000 with a weighted average interest rate of
approximately 8.7% provided to wholly owned subsidiaries and limited
partnerships of the Company. Net proceeds of approximately
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$108,613,000 from the above securitization were used to repay borrowings
outstanding under the Company's line of credit.
REMIC CERTIFICATES. The outstanding principal balance and the weighted-average
pass through rate for the senior certificates (held by third parties) and the
carrying value of the subordinated certificates (held by the Company) as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 were as follows:
Included in the total assets securing the 1998-1 Pool is a senior certificate
from the 1993-1 Pool with principal of $26,382,000 and an interest rate of
9.78%. In June 1997, the Company sold $11,811,000 face amount of subordinated
certificates from the 1996-1 Pool and recognized a gain of $1,231,000 which is
recorded in other income, net in the accompanying income statement.
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the aggregate effective yield of the subordinated
certificates, based on expected future cash flows with no unscheduled
prepayments, was 17.35% and 17.8%, respectively. Income on the subordinated
certificates was as follows for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and
1997:
As sub-servicer for all of the above REMIC pools, the Company is responsible for
performing substantially all of the servicing duties relating to the mortgage
loans underlying the REMIC Certificates and will act as the special servicer to
restructure any mortgage loans that default.
As of December 31, 1999, available-for-sale certificates were recorded at
their fair value of approximately $45,651,000. Unrealized holding losses on
available-for-sale certificates of $1,065,000 were included in comprehensive
income for the year ended December 31, 1999. At December 31, 1999
held-to-maturity certificates had a book value of $51,954,000 and a fair
value of $43,698,000. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 134, the Company
classified its investment in REMIC Certificates as trading securities and
recorded unrealized holding gains and losses as a component of other income,
net in the accompanying income statement. For the year ended December 31,
1998, the Company recorded an unrealized holding loss of $6,797,000 and for
the year ended December 31, 1997 the Company recorded an unrealized holding
gain of $57,000.
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7. LTC HEALTHCARE, INC.
During 1998, the Company acquired 4,002 shares of LTC Healthcare, Inc.
("Healthcare") non-voting common stock for $2,001,000 in cash. The Company also
contributed net assets with a book value of $21,619,000 in exchange for 36,000
additional shares of Healthcare non-voting common stock and a note receivable
from Healthcare. On September 30, 1998, the 40,002 shares of Healthcare
non-voting common stock held by the Company were converted into 3,335,882 shares
of Healthcare voting common stock. Concurrently, the Company completed the
spin-off of all Healthcare voting common stock through a taxable dividend
distribution to the holders of Company common stock, Cumulative Convertible
Series C Preferred Stock and Convertible Subordinated Debentures. The Company
incurred costs of approximately $500,000 in connection with the distribution.
For book purposes, no gain was recognized on the distribution of Healthcare
common stock which had a net book value of approximately $10,724,000. The
distribution was a taxable dividend distribution and accordingly, for tax
purposes, the net assets were transferred at their net fair market value of
approximately $15,650,000 ($4.69 per share of Healthcare common stock -
unaudited) which resulted in a taxable gain to the Company of approximately
$4,900,000 (unaudited). Upon completion of the distribution, Healthcare began
operating as a separate public company.
In addition, the Company provided Healthcare with a $20.0 million unsecured line
of credit that bears interest at 10% and matures in March 2008. As of December
31,1999 and 1998 $6,337,000 and $16,528,000, respectively, was outstanding under
the line of credit. During 1999 and 1998, the Company recorded interest income
related to the unsecured line of credit of $1,514,000 and $711,000,
respectively. During 1999 and 1998, Healthcare reimbursed the Company $740,000
and $350,000, respectively for administrative and management advisory services
as provided for under the administrative services agreement. During 1999, the
Company acquired 100% of the stock of a company that owns two assisted living
facilities leased to a third-party operator from LTC Healthcare for a total
purchase price of $16,050,000. LTC Healthcare used the proceeds to repay
borrowings under the unsecured line of credit.
As of December 31,1999, 17 skilled nursing facilities with a gross carrying
value of $36,055,000 were leased to Healthcare. Also, as of December 31, 1999,
Healthcare had mortgage loans secured by eight skilled nursing facilities with
total outstanding principal of $30,424,000 and a weighted average interest rate
of 9.18% payable to the Company's REMIC pools. During 1999, the Company recorded
rental income of approximately $779,000 on properties leased to Healthcare. Two
of the skilled nursing facilities securing the mortgage loans payable to the
Company's REMIC pools are operated by Healthcare and the remaining six skilled
nursing facilities are leased to third party operators. Effective January 1,
2000, Healthcare will begin operating an additional 13 facilities with a gross
carrying value of $40,009,000 that are owned by the Company. Leases on 19 of the
facilities operated by Healthcare will expire in 2000 and the remaining 11 lease
expirations range from 2004 to 2013. The terms of these leases will be
renegotiated prior to their expiration; however, there can be no assurance that
the leases will be renewed or that if renewed, the annual base rents will remain
at the current level.
As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company owned 239,900 and 299,900 shares,
respectively, of Healthcare common stock. At December 31 1999, the Company's
investment in Healthcare common stock is recorded at its fair value of $480,000
and $787,000, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheet. An unrealized
holding loss of $181,000 is included in comprehensive income for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
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8. OTHER ASSETS
During 1999, the Company acquired $4,195,000 face amount of Assisted Living
Concepts, Inc. ("ALC") 5.625% convertible subordinated debentures due May
2003 and $15,645,000 face amount of ALC 6.0% convertible subordinated
debentures due November 2002 for an aggregate purchase price of $13,097,000.
As of December 31, 1999, our investment in ALC convertible debentures had a
weighted average cash yield of 8.3% and a weighted average effective yield of
19.1%. The Company accounts for its investment in ALC convertible
subordinated debentures at amortized cost as held-to-maturity securities. At
December 31, 1999, the Company's investment in ALC convertible subordinated
debentures had an amortized cost of $14,190,000 and a fair value of
$12,207,000.
During 1999, the Company provided one of its operators with a line of credit
secured by patient accounts receivable to fund working capital requirements.
The line of credit bears interest at the prime rate of interest plus 2% and
matures in February 2004. The Company performed a comprehensive evaluation of
the accounts receivable securing the line of credit and determined that
approximately $3,329,000 of the amounts advanced were not recoverable. See
Note. 5- Impairment Charge. At December 31, 1999, advances of $4,954,000 were
estimated to be recoverable.
During 1997, the Company acquired non-voting common stock of Home and
Community Care, Inc. ("HCI"), an owner, operator and developer of assisted
living residences, for $5,000,000. Subsequently, the Company received a
distribution of $5,000,000 representing a return of investment and ALC
acquired all of the outstanding common stock of HCI for which the Company
received gross proceeds of $2,000,000. During 1997, a net gain of $1,015,000
was recorded on the sale and is included in other income, net. During 1999
and 1998, the Company received additional payments of $623,000 and $698,000,
respectively for units under development by HCI at the date of the
acquisition.
9. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
BANK BORROWINGS. As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, $135,000,000 and
$100,000,000, respectively, was outstanding under the Company's $170,000,000
Senior Unsecured Revolving Line of Credit (the "Revolving Credit Facility")
which expires on October 3, 2000. The Revolving Credit Facility pricing
varies between LIBOR plus 1.25% and LIBOR plus 1.5% depending on the
Company's leverage ratio. During the year ended December 31, 1999, pricing
under the Revolving Credit Facility was LIBOR plus 1.25%. The Revolving
Credit Facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to,
maximum leverage ratios, minimum debt service coverage ratios, cash flow
coverage ratios and minimum consolidated tangible net worth. During 1999, the
Company obtained a $25,000,000 term loan that bears interest at LIBOR plus
1.25% and matures October 2, 2000.
On November 2, 1998, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement
whereby the Company effectively fixed the interest rate on LIBOR based
variable rate debt. Under this agreement, which expires in November 2000, the
Company was credited interest at three month LIBOR and paid interest at a
fixed rate of 4.74% on a notional amount of $50,000,000. The differential
paid or received on the interest rate swap was recognized as an adjustment to
interest expense. During 1999, the Company received $657,000 upon early
termination of the interest rate swap which is being amortized over the term
of the original swap agreement.
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CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES.
On September 30, 1999, $10,000,000 outstanding principal amount of 8.25%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures matured and were repaid. During 1999, the
Company repurchased an aggregate of $21,590,000 face amount of its
convertible debentures on the open market for an aggregate purchase price of
$19,992,000. A gain of $1,304,000 on the repurchase of convertible debentures
is included in other income, net in the accompanying income statement. During
1998, the Company redeemed the outstanding $90,000 principal amount of its
8.5% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2000 and $20,000 principal
amount of its 9.75% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2004. The 8.5%
debentures due 2001 and the 8.25% debentures due 2001 are not redeemable by
the Company. The 7.75% debentures are not redeemable by the Company prior to
January 1, 2001.
As of December 31, 1999, the convertible subordinated debentures outstanding
were convertible into 1,512,420 shares of common stock. Based on quoted
market prices the fair value of the debentures approximated $21,907,000 and
$58,388,000 at December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.
MORTGAGE LOANS PAYABLE. During 1999, the Company acquired five skilled
nursing facilities that were subject to non-recourse mortgage loans of
approximately $10,595,000. These mortgage loans have a current weighted
average interest rate of 11.4%, have maturities ranging from November 2003 to
January 2005 and are payable to the 1994-1 and 1996-1 REMIC pools. Two
skilled nursing facilities and the rehabilitation hospital acquired in 1999
were acquired with non-recourse mortgage financing of $6,500,000 provided by
a third-party lender that bears interest at the prime rate of interest and
matures in December 2002. During 1999, the Company obtained non-recourse
mortgage financing of $18,485,000 from a third-party lender. The mortgage
loan is secured by 10 assisted living facilities, bears interest at 8.81% and
matures in December 2009. Proceeds from the mortgage loan were used to repay
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Mortgage loans and weighted average interest rates for loans payable to
REMIC's formed by the Company were:
As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, the aggregate carrying value of real estate
properties securing the Company's mortgage loans payable was $128,636,000 and
$84,676,000, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
BONDS PAYABLE AND CAPITAL LEASES. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company
had outstanding principal of $7,815,000 and $8,065,000, respectively on
multifamily tax-exempt revenue bonds. These bonds bear interest at a variable
rate that is reset weekly and mature during 2015. For the year ended December
31, 1999, the weighted average interest rate, including letter of credit
fees, on the outstanding bonds was 6.0%. At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the
Company had outstanding principal of $4,162,000 and $4,191,000, respectively
on a multi-unit housing tax-exempt revenue bond that bears interest at 10.9%
and matures in 2025.
At December 31, 1999 and 1998, the Company had outstanding principal of
$5,119,000 and $5,340,000, respectively, under capital lease obligations. The
capital leases are secured by four assisted living residences, have a
weighted average interest rate of 7.6% and mature at various dates through
2013.
As of December 31, 1999 and 1998, the aggregate carrying value of real estate
properties securing the Company's bonds payable and capital leases was
$25,719,000.
SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. Total scheduled principal payments for the
mortgage loans payable, bonds payable and capital lease obligations as of
December 31, 1999 were $1,637,000, $1,506,000, $9,385,000, $17,163,000,
$5,254,000 and $72,687,000 in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and thereafter.
10. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
ISSUANCE OF STOCK. On September 2, 1998, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares
of 8.5% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock")
at $19.25 per share for net proceeds of $37,605,000. The Series C Preferred
Stock is convertible into 2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, has
a liquidation value of $19.25 per share and has an annual coupon of 8.5%,
payable quarterly.
During 1997, the Company completed public offerings for 2,000,000 shares of
common stock resulting in aggregate net proceeds of $35,065,000. In addition,
the Company issued 3,080,000 shares of 9.5% Series A Cumulative Preferred
Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") and 2,000,000 shares of 9.0% Series B
Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred Stock") for net proceeds of
$121,600,000. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issue and are
payable monthly to stockholders of record on the first day of each month.
Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock
accrue at 9.5% and 9.0% per annum, respectively, on the $25 liquidation
preference per share (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $2.375 and $2.25
per share, respectively). The Series A Preferred Stock is not redeemable
prior to April 1, 2001 and the Series B Preferred Stock is not redeemable
prior to January 1, 2002, except in certain circumstances relating to
preservation of the Company's qualification as a REIT. The net proceeds from
these offerings were used to repay short-term borrowings outstanding under
the Company's lines of credit.
REPURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK. During 1999 and 1998 the Company repurchased and
retired 649,800 and 200,000 shares of common stock, respectively, for an
aggregate purchase price of $7,039,000 and $3,345,000, respectively.
Subsequent to December 31, 1999, the Company repurchased and retired an
additional 996,600 (unaudited) shares of common stock for an aggregate
purchase price of $7,917,000 (unaudited).
STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS. During 1998, the Company adopted and its
stockholders approved the 1998 Equity Participation Plan under which 500,000
shares of common stock have been reserved for
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
stock based compensation awards. The 1998 Equity Participation Plan and the
Company's Restated 1992 Stock Option Plan under which 500,000 shares of
common stock were reserved (collectively "the Plans") provide for the
issuance of incentive and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock and
other stock based awards to officers, employees, non-employee directors and
consultants. The terms of awards granted under the Plans are set by the
Company's compensation committee at its discretion however, in the case of
incentive stock options, the term may not exceed ten years from the date of
grant. Total shares available for grant under the Plans as of December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997 were 507,040, 507,000 and 31,000, respectively. All
options outstanding as of December 31, 1999 vest over three years from the
original date of grant. Unexercised options expire seven years after the date
of vesting.
Nonqualified stock option activity for the years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997 was as follows:
Restricted stock activity for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997
was as follows:
In March 1999, all outstanding shares of restricted stock were cancelled.
Subsequently, restricted stock awards aggregating 448,800 shares with a
weighted average fair value on the date of grant of $11.50 per share were
granted to employees and non-employee directors. Each grantee will vest
shares equal to 10% of their total grant per year if the Company meets
certain financial objectives and the grantee remains employed by the Company.
If, in any given year, the Company does not meet the stated financial
objectives then the shares scheduled to vest in that year will not vest and
the vesting period will be extended by one year. Dividends are payable on the
restricted shares to the extent and on the same date as dividends are paid on
all of the Company's common stock. During 1999, certain recipients of
restricted stock awarded in 1999 immediately vested in a portion of such
shares. Compensation expense related to the vested shares approximated
compensation expense recognized in prior years on the unvested shares that
were cancelled in 1999. Future compensation expense will be recognized over
the service period at the market price per share on the date of vesting.
As of December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997, there were 18,000, 18,000 and 31,000
options outstanding, respectively, subject to the disclosure requirements of
SFAS No. 123. The fair value of these options was estimated utilizing the
Black-Scholes valuation model and assumptions as of each respective grant
date. In determining the estimated fair values for the options granted in
1997, the weighted average
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
expected life assumption was three years, the weighted average volatility was
.16 and the weighted average risk free interest rate was 6.6%. The weighted
average fair value of the options granted was estimated to be $.67. There was
no material pro-forma effect on net income or earnings per share for the year
ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997. The weighted average exercise price
of the options was $15.65, $15.65 and $14.99 and the weighted average
remaining contractual life was 5.9, 6.9 and 7.6 years as of December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM STOCKHOLDERS. In 1997, the Board of Directors adopted a
loan program designed to encourage executives, key employees, consultants and
directors to acquire common stock through the exercise of options. Under the
program, the Company may make full recourse, secured loans to participants
equal to the exercise price of vested options plus up to 50% of the taxable
income resulting from the exercise of options. Such loans will bear interest
at the then current Applicable Federal Rate and are payable in quarterly
installments over nine years. For the first five years the principal due each
quarter will be equal to 50% of the difference between the cash dividends
received on the shares purchased and the quarterly interest due. In addition,
25% of cash bonuses and 50% of the dividends on restricted stock originally
granted in 1997 received by the borrower must be used to reduce the principal
balance. The loans will convert to fully amortizing loans with 16 quarterly
payments beginning in year six. Unless the Board of Directors approves
otherwise, loans must be repaid within 90 days after termination of
employment for any reason, other than in connection with a change in control
of the Company. In 1998 and 1997, the Company's management, consultants and
directors purchased 146,500 and 686,500 shares, respectively, of the
Company's common stock under the loan program. At December 31, 1999 and 1998,
loans totaling $10,258,000 and $11,200,000 bearing interest at rates ranging
from 5.77% to 6.63% per annum were outstanding. These loans are secured by a
pledge of the shares of common stock acquired through the exercise of options
and are full recourse to the borrower. The market value of the common stock
securing these loans was $6,691,000 at December 31, 1999.
11. DISTRIBUTIONS
The Company must distribute at least 95% (90% for years ending after December
31, 2000) of its taxable income in order to continue to qualify as a REIT.
Annual distributions may exceed the Company's earnings and profits due to
non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization. Under special tax
rules for REITs, dividends declared in the last quarter of the calendar year
and paid by January 31 of the following year are treated as paid on December
31 of the year declared. Distributions for 1999 and 1997 were cash
distributions. The 1998 distribution consisted of $1.535 per share in cash
and $.469 per share (unaudited) in the form of Healthcare common stock.
The Federal income tax classification of the per share common stock
distributions are as follows (unaudited):
On February 9, 2000, the Company declared a dividend of $0.29 per share on
its common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2000.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
12. NET INCOME PER SHARE
Basic and diluted net income per share were as follows (in thousands, except per
share amounts):
The conversion of subordinated debentures and stock options were
anti-dilutive in 1999 and 1997.
13. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
(1) Includes an impairment charge of $14.9 million. See Note 5. Impairment
Charge.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
Not Applicable.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 22, 2000, to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 22, 2000, to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 22, 2000, to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 22, 2000, to be filed
pursuant to Regulation 14A.
ITEM 14. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) Financial Statement Schedules
The financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index to
financial statement schedules are filed as part of this annual report.
(b) Exhibits
The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed as
part of this annual report.
(c) Reports on Form 8-K
None.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(ITEM 14(a))
All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is not
present or not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the
schedule.
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SCHEDULE VII
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)
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SCHEDULE XI
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
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SCHEDULE XI
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
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SCHEDULE XI
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
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SCHEDULE XI
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
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SCHEDULE XI
REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
(in thousands)
(1) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes.
(2) Depreciation for building is calculated using a 35 year life for skilled
nursing facilities and 40 year life for assisted living residences and
additions to facilities. Depreciation for furniture and fixtures is
calculated based on a 7 year life for all facilities.
(3) Single note backed by five facilities in Alabama.
(4) Single note backed by two facilities in Washington.
(5) Single note backed by six facilities in Iowa and one facility in Texas.
(6) Single note backed by two facilities in Alabama.
(7) Single note backed by two facilities in Texas.
(8) Single note backed by five facilities in Washington.
(9) Single note backed by two facilities in Texas.
(10) Single note backed by two facilities in Texas.
(11) Single note backed by two facilities in Georgia
(12) Single note backed by three facilities in Colorado
(13) Single note backed by one facility in Florida, three facilities in
Oklahoma, and three facilities in Texas
(14) Single note backed by one facility in Kansas and two facilities in Georgia
(15) An impairment charge totaling $7,662,000 was taken against 8 facilities.
Activity for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 is as follows:
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SCHEDULE XII
MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
(1) Represents current stated interest rate. Generally, the loans have 25 year
amortization with principal and interest payable at varying amounts over
the life to maturity with annual interest adjustments through specified
fixed rate increases effective either on the first anniversary or calendar
year of the loan.
(2) Balloon payment is due upon maturity, generally the 10th year of the loan,
with various prepayment penalties (as defined in the loan agreement).
(3) The carrying amount equals the aggregate cost for federal income tax
purposes. No loan has any prior liens.
(4) Includes 56 first-lien mortgage loans as follows:
Activity for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1998 and 1999 is as follows:
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(ITEM 14(b))
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS (CONTINUED)
(ITEM 14(b))
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS (CONTINUED)
(ITEM 14(b))
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS (CONTINUED)
(ITEM 14(b))
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the securities Exchange
Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LTC Properties, Inc.
Registrant
Dated: March 3, 2000 By: /s/ JAMES J. PIECZYNSKI
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JAMES J. PIECZYNSKI
President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
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